Sleep and Cardio-Metabolic Disease.

abstract：:Controlled clinical trials, performed in more than 13,000 patients, have consistently shown the beneficial effects of long-term beta-blocker therapy in patients with chronic heart failure. However, it is not clear whether this is a class effect or if it is specific only for some agents. Beneficial effects on the progn...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Metra M,Nodari S,Boldi E,Dei Cas L

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers are commonly used anti-hypertensive medications in a number of clinical settings. They are often used interchangeably, but we pose the provocative question as to whether they should be. We review the literature to evaluate for ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Turner JM,Kodali R

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review, we summarise the evidence on the association between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cognitive impairment and explore the role of the nitric oxide (NO) pathway as a causal mechanism. RECENT FINDINGS:Evidence from epidemiological studies suggests that the presence of CVD and its risk ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Stephan BCM,Harrison SL,Keage HAD,Babateen A,Robinson L,Siervo M

更新日期：2017-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic stenosis affects many people worldwide with a significant impact on morbidity and mortality with uncorrected, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis carrying mortality of 50% at one year. Degenerative calcific pathology, the most common cause of aortic stenosis, increases in prevalence with age; estimated prevalence...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Halim SA,Kiefer TL,Hughes GC,Hurwitz LM,Harrison JK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article title in the original publication contains a mistake. ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Edelson JB,Genuardi MV,Santangeli P,Birati EY

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Frailty is increasingly recognized in older adults with cardiovascular disease, particularly in those with heart failure (HF). A growing body of evidence has shown that frailty has a negative effect on survival, hospitalizations, disability, and quality of life. Beyond frailty, additional domains captured by a compreh...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Goldfarb M,Sheppard R,Afilalo J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congestive heart failure increasingly contributes to the overall morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease. Although significant advances in therapies allow patients to feel better and have improved functional status and survival, not all patients respond equally to these therapies. Moreover, for ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Chen GP,Caldwell JH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe lipid abnormalities in diabetes, when they occur and the evidence base for lipid management with established and new drugs to prevent diabetes complications. We also discuss how to manage statin intolerance. RECENT FINDINGS:Statins remain first-line therapy in patients with diabetes, thou...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Sillars A,Sattar N

更新日期：2019-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the genetic risk factors for stroke is an essential step to decipher the underlying mechanisms, facilitate the identification of novel therapeutic targets, and optimize the design of prevention strategies. A very small proportion of strokes are attributable to monogenic conditions, the vast majority bein...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Chauhan G,Debette S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an important etiology of nonatherosclerotic acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, and sudden death. Innovations in the catheterization laboratory including optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound have enhanced the ability to visualize intimal disrup...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Tweet MS,Gulati R,Hayes SN

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins are first line therapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Only 30 %-70 % of high risk patients will attain standard low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targets. Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia and genetic mixed hyperlipidemias do not meet goals with standard therapy. Patients with ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Barnett J,Viljoen A,Wierzbicki AS

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise training is beneficial in healthy adults as well as patients with acquired cardiovascular disease such as coronary artery disease and heart failure. While a reduced exercise capacity is common in adults with congenital heart disease, it is not clear if these patients stand to benefit from exercise training or...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Tutarel O,Gabriel H,Diller GP

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common primary valve disorder in the elderly with an increasing prevalence. It is increasingly clear that it is also a disease of the left ventricle (LV) rather than purely the aortic valve. The transition from left ventricular hypertrophy to fibrosis results in the eventual adverse ef...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Badiani S,van Zalen J,Treibel TA,Bhattacharyya S,Moon JC,Lloyd G

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:Diastolic dysfunction in patients with hypertension may present as asymptomatic findings on noninvasive testing, or as fulminant pulmonary edema, despite normal left ventricular systolic function. Up to 40% of hypertensive patients presenting with clinical signs of congestive heart failure have normal systolic left ve...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Phillips RA,Diamond JA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has enabled non-invasive myocardial tissue characterization in a wide range of cardiovascular diseases by quantifying several tissue specific parameters such as T1, T2, and T2* relaxation times. Simultaneous assessment of these parameters has recently gained interest t...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Cruz G,Jaubert O,Botnar RM,Prieto C

更新日期：2019-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of severe chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) in severe heart failure is challenging. There are controversies over the efficacy of surgical correction of MR in the presence of severely depressed left ventricular (LV) function. The etiology of MR plays an important role in clinical decision making. In organic ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Pu M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periprocedural thromboembolic and hemorrhagic events are complications of percutaneous radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) of atrial fibrillation (AF). The management of anticoagulation before and after RFA could play an important role in the prevention of these complications. The incidence of thromboembolic events...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Viles-Gonzalez JF,Mehta D

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Despite the critical importance of plasma lipoproteins in the development of atherosclerosis, varying degrees of evidence surround the causal associations of lipoproteins with coronary artery disease (CAD). These causal contributions can be assessed by employing genetic variants as unbiased proxies for lipid levels. A...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Keenan TE,Rader DJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) are two important categories of AI algorithms. Nowadays, AI technology has been gradually applied to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI), covering the fields of myocardial contrast enhancement (MCE) pattern and automatic ventricular segmentation. This...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Tang F,Bai C,Zhao XX,Yuan WF

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Acute pulmonary embolism is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the USA and throughout the world. This review will summarize recent developments in short- and long-term mortality risk assessment after an acute pulmonary embolism. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent guidelines have emphasized risk stratifi...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Gupta R,Fortman DD,Morgenstern DR,Cooper CJ

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The goal was to evaluate published data on the incidence, diagnosis, and management of symptomatic combined mitral and aortic valvular disease. Furthermore, to identify the role of treatment using contemporary transcatheter techniques. RECENT FINDINGS:Up to a quarter of symptomatic adult valvular dis...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： De Palma R,O'Sullivan CJ,Settergren M

更新日期：2019-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Several interrelated mechanisms promote the development of hypertension in obesity, often contributing to end organ damage including cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. RECENT FINDINGS:The treatment of hypertension in obesity is complicated by a high prevalence of resistant hypertensio...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Cohen JB

更新日期：2017-08-24 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:Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect and acquired heart disease is the leading cause of death in adults. Understanding the mechanisms that drive cardiomyocyte proliferation and differentiation has the potential to advance the understanding and potentially the treatment of different...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Yester JW,Kühn B

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The present review aims to discuss the recent advances in surgical management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), safety and efficacy of minimally invasive surgical techniques, and the existing evidence supporting their use. RECENT FINDINGS:Newer surgical techniques, collectively referred ...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Bhatia K,Hepburn M,Ziu E,Siddiq F,Qureshi AI

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides an update on rheumatic mitral stenosis. Acute rheumatic fever (RF), the sequela of group A β-hemolytic streptococcal infection, is the major etiology for mitral stenosis (MS). RECENT FINDINGS:While the incidence of acute RF in the Western world had substantially declined over the...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Wunderlich NC,Dalvi B,Ho SY,Küx H,Siegel RJ

更新日期：2019-02-28 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：:Cardiovascular mortality continues to be high and events continue to occur in patients taking antiplatelet medications. Aspirin and clopidogrel have become integral parts of management in patients with coronary artery disease and after percutaneous angioplasty. However, the platelet responses to aspirin and clopidogre...

journal_title：Current cardiology reports

authors： Guthikonda S,Lev EI,Kleiman NS

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00