Genetic Risk Factors for Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke.

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia in the general population. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the psychological aspects of AF, compiling evidence from epidemiological, clinical, and basic research sources. RECENT FINDINGS:Findings from large-scale pop...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Ladwig KH,Goette A,Atasoy S,Johar H

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of chronic stable angina has undergone considerable evolution over the past two decades. This article highlights the need for a comprehensive approach to management that includes carefully identifying cardiac risk factors, using therapeutic lifestyle interventions, aggressive, multifaceted medical thera...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Eid F,Boden WE

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several next generation sequencing platforms allow for a DNA-to-diagnosis protocol to identify the molecular basis of monogenic dyslipidemias. However, recent reports of the application of whole genome or whole exome sequencing in families with severe dyslipidemias have largely identified genetic variants in known lip...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Farhan SM,Hegele RA

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The development of biventricular repair and conversion pathways for patients with borderline hypoplastic heart disease represents an area of recent inquiry and innovation. This review summarizes emerging techniques and novel treatment algorithms for borderline hypoplastic heart disease with a focus on...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Andersen ND,Scherba JC,Turek JW

更新日期：2020-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been known for many decades that multiple abnormalities of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) are present in heart failure (HF). Moreover, many of the effective therapies currently used to treat HF have either direct or indirect effects on the ANS. While therapies that block over-activity of the sympathetic ner...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Dunlap ME,Bhardwaj A,Hauptman PJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although overall stroke incidence has been declining in developed countries, there is evidence that stroke in the young is increasing. Increasing incidence may be particularly pronounced among minorities in whom historically a higher burden of stroke has been reported. Compared with older adults, time spent with disab...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Sultan S,Elkind MS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The burgeoning ranks of patients with heart failure, the limited number of organs available for heart transplant, and technological improvements have made ventricular assist devices (VADs) important therapeutic options for patients with acute and chronic cardiac decompensation. The increased use of VADs is paralleled ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Kirkpatrick JN,Wiegers SE,Lang RM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review describes the effects of psychological stress on the physiology of the entire vascular system, from individual cellular components to macrovascular and microvascular responses, and highlights the importance of the vascular system in the context of current limitations in cardiac imaging for...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Shah SM,Meadows JL,Burg MM,Pfau S,Soufer R

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthesized as an antianginal compound 40 years ago, amiodarone has emerged as a uniquely effective antiarrhythmic compound in recent years. It has numerous properties, the most prominent being the ability to lengthen repolarization in the atria and ventricles associated with bradycardia without the significant potent...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Singh BN

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although advanced heart failure has been considered the main indication for heart transplantation, the increasing number of candidates and shortage of organs for transplantation, with accumulating waiting lists, has originated another look into more conventional surgery, previously considered of prohibitive risk. In f...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Ferrão de Oliveira J,Antunes MJ

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long QT syndrome (LQTS) and the Brugada syndrome (BrS) are the most common genetic causes of malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in young patients with normal cardiac morphology. To date, more than 250 different mutations in seven genes have been identified as causing LQTS, whereas the only ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Goldenberg I,Moss AJ,Zareba W

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To examine the utility and methods of coronary artery disease (CAD) assessment in patients with new-onset heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) of unclear etiology. Moreover, we sought to review the role and techniques of assessing myocardial viability to guide coronary revascularizatio...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Kassab K,Kattoor AJ,Doukky R

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldosterone is known to have multiple adverse cardiovascular effects that are reminiscent of but independent from angiotensin II. These effects include endothelial dysfunction, heightened thrombogenicity, inflammation, and reparative fibrosis, and have been described in experimental and human models of aldosterone exc...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Meier DJ,Pitt B,Rajagopalan S

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper reviews the double-kiss crush (DK crush) technique in coronary artery bifurcation lesions. The technical aspects of the procedure and the clinical data supporting its use are summarized. RECENT FINDINGS:Randomized studies support the adoption of DK technique in complex bifurcation lesions for both l...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Lynn BS,Hermiller JB

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A natural extension of current imaging paradigms for diagnosing coronary artery disease may well be the integration of CT with myocardial perfusion single-photon CT (SPECT). Although there is a wealth of clinical information regarding the utility of SPECT, the value of CT in the cardiology arena has only recently been...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Mahmarian JJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies that causes long-term damage of various organs including the cardiovascular system. A consistent observation shows that DM amplifies the risk of cardiovascular events by 4- to 6-fold. Since coronary artery disease (CAD) in diabetic patients exhibits...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Soran O

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decline in the use of sodium channel blockers has led to an expanding use of b-blockers and complex class III agents such as sotalol and amiodarone for controlling cardiac arrhythmias. Success with these agents in the context of their side effects has spurred the development of compounds with simpler ion channel-b...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Singh BN,Sarma JS

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been considerable attention in recent years to the intriguing hypothesis that coronary heart disease and other atherosclerotic diseases may be caused by infection with pathogens such as Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, and cytomegalovirus. Supporting this hypothesis are studies that localize bacter...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： O'Donnell CJ,Levy D

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews the latest data on unprotected left main (ULM) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, with a focus on the NOBLE and EXCEL trials. RECENT FINDINGS:In EXCEL trial, the primary endpoint at 3 years was 15.4% in the PCI group and 1...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Taha Y,Patel RAG,Bagai J,Sachdeva R,Kumar G,Prasad A,Nathan S,Paul TK

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Coronary artery bypass grafting is a preferred strategy for complete coronary revascularization in patients who have multi-vessel coronary artery disease, left ventricular dysfunction, and/or diabetes. Both arterial (internal thoracic artery/radial artery) and venous grafts are utilized to bypass the ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Virk HUH,Lakhter V,Ahmed M,O' Murchu B,Chatterjee S

更新日期：2019-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials in the last decade have improved the quality of evidence to support preventive medical strategies to reduce the risk of recurrences after pericarditis. There are essentially three main strategies: (1) to use full anti-inflammatory doses for the treatment of each attack of pericarditis till symptoms res...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Imazio M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with adjunctive glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor therapy administered in the cardiac catheterization laboratory is the optimal reperfusion strategy for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Most available data regarding these agents are from tri...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Tamhane UU,Gurm HS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deformation imaging by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) are emerging clinical methods. TDI- and STE-derived parameters, such as myocardial strain and strain rate, as well as torsion and twist, provide detailed information about myocardial function and are associated with cardiov...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Opdahl A,Helle-Valle T,Skulstad H,Smiseth OA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Innovation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has transformed a medically complex treatment into a standardized procedure. While Edwards SAPIEN and Medtronic CoreValve occupy the market for TAVR in the United States (US), additional valve systems are being developed. The Boston Scientif...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Seigerman ME,Nathan A,Anwaruddin S

更新日期：2019-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant progress in research has been made in the areas of sex-specific aspects of cardiovascular disease. Despite these advances, coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death of women in the Western world. Over the past decade, the focused research on women at risk for ischemic heart disease has he...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Phillips LM,Mieres JH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The goal of this paper is to review present knowledge regarding biological pacemakers created by somatic reprogramming as a platform for mechanistic and metabolic understanding of the rare subpopulation of pacemaker cells, with the ultimate goal of creating biological alternatives to electronic pacing...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Xiao A,Cho HC

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The last 40 years of clinical research in interventional cardiology were extraordinarily innovative. This article will review the most promising up and coming interventional cardiovascular therapies, with a primary focus on the treatment of coronary artery disease. RECENT FINDINGS:From the first sten...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Kerneis M,Nafee T,Yee MK,Kazmi HA,Datta S,Zeitouni M,Afzal MK,Jafarizade M,Walia SS,Qamar I,Pitliya A,Kalayci A,Al Khalfan F,Gibson CM

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomized clinical trials have established that lipid- lowering pharmacologic therapy can substantially reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with known coronary artery disease (CAD). Researchers are now working to define the role of lipid-lowering agents in the primary prevention of CAD to extend their benefit ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Nass CM,Wiviott SD,Allen JK,Post WS,Blumenthal aR

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of its superior soft tissue imaging, MRI has become a valuable diagnostic tool in cardiovascular disease. These strengths make MRI attractive to guide therapeutic catheter-based procedures, both conventional and novel. We review how to configure an interventional MRI suite, how MRI catheter devices differ from...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Raman VK,Lederman RJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As more and more patients receive complex implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), profound knowledge about the incidence of inappropriate device therapy, the reasons it happens, and the possibilities for prevention is crucial. In this article, the most important prevention algorithms incorporated in current IC...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Schaer B,Osswald S

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00