Severe Hypoglycemia and Risk of Subsequent Cardiovascular Events: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

abstract：:Underlying causes, risk factors, and precipitating causes of heart failure (HF) should be treated. Drugs known to precipitate or aggravate HF such as nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs should be stopped. Patients with HF and a low left ventricular ejection fraction (systolic heart failure) or normal ejection fraction...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Aronow WS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eisenmenger syndrome is characterized by elevated pulmonary vascular resistance and right-to-left shunting of blood through a systemic to pulmonary circulation connection. Treatment requires either lung transplantation with intracardiac repair or heart-lung transplantation. There are inadequate data regarding treatmen...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Okyay K,Cemri M,Boyac B,Yalcn R,Cengel A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis develops and rapidly progresses in saphenous veins grafts after coronary bypass surgery. In contrast to native coronary artery, percutaneous revascularization does not impede the progression of saphenous vein atherosclerosis and saphenous vein graft failure commonly ensues. The protracted patency of ar...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Motwani A,Ayinapudi K,Singh T,Maini R,Hendel R,Le Jemtel TH

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverse redistribution is a well-known pattern found when performing thallium myocardial scintigraphy, and it has been implicated as an indicator of myocardial ischemia. Much more rarely, when using technetium compounds, which do not redistribute, a similar pattern is noted after the second injection of the radiotrace...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Antonopoulos A,Galanopoulou K,Katsafados I,Siantos E

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for approximately 60% of total mortality in 2002. There is evidence that race and ethnicity is a risk factor for atherothrombotic events. Blacks have a greater risk of complications from coronary heart disease and unstable angina, wi...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Saunders E,Ofili E

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renovascular hypertension caused by renal artery stenosis accounts for a small portion of overall hypertension but remains important as the most common potentially curable form of high blood pressure. Diagnosis depends on developing an index of suspicion for renovascular hypertension based on the history and physical ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Klassen PS,Svetkey LP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cost of medical care in the United States continues to spiral upward, partly as a result of new technological breakthroughs that promise improved length of life and quality of life for patients. But how good are these treatments in everyday practice? How do we make policies for adopting innovations that improve ou...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Heidenreich PA,Lee TT

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a heart disease characterized by hypertrophy of the left ventricular myocardium and is most often caused by mutations in sarcomere genes. The structural and functional abnormalities are not explained by flow-limiting coronary artery disease or loading conditions. The disease affect...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Adamczak DM,Oko-Sarnowska Z

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia with significant morbidity and public health cost. Because of limitations of efficacy and safety of conventional antiarrhythmic agents, alternative therapies for AF are needed. The potential antiarrhythmic properties of lipid-altering therapy, including the 3-hyd...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Bachmann JM,Majmudar M,Tompkins C,Blumenthal RS,Marine JE

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular (LV) remodeling is the most common term used to describe the functional, structural, myocellular, and interstitial changes that occur in response to myocardial injury and/or chronic changes in myocardial loading conditions. Progression of LV remodeling over time in response to neurohormonal activation...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Saraon T,Katz SD

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disorder with a poor prognosis. It is characterized by sustained elevation of pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). It is defined hemodynamically by a mean PAP over 25 mm Hg, a pulmonary arterial wedge pressure of 15 mm Hg or les...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： De Marco T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of durable left ventricular assist devices has advanced dramatically since its introduction into the clinical realm. From the first-generation pulsatile HeartMate XVE device to the second-generation continuous axial flow HeartMate-2 to the current third-generation centrifugal flow devices, the left ventricul...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Levine A,Gass A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the United States. The pathophysiology of heart failure involves the activation of complex neurohormonal pathways, many of which mediate not only hypertrophy and fibrosis within ventricular myocardium and interstitium, but also activat...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Carazo M,Berger JS,Reyentovich A,Katz SD

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human intestine contains the largest and most diverse ecosystem of microbes. The main function of the intestinal bacterial flora is to limit the growth of potentially pathogenic microorganisms. However, the intestinal microbiota is increasingly emerging as a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseas...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Anselmi G,Gagliardi L,Egidi G,Leone S,Gasbarrini A,Miggiano GAD,Galiuto L

更新日期：2020-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Evacetrapib is a cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor that has been recently studied as a cholesterol modifying agent to reduce cardiovascular risk and mortality in high risk cardiovascular disease patients. Evacetrapib acts to decrease lipid exchange through CETP inhibition. CETP acts to transfer chole...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Eyvazian VA,Frishman WH

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This literature review examines the association of social and psychologic characteristics among women with a) the risk of developing coronary heart disease and b) prognosis and recovery after disease has become manifest. Studies of psychosocial risk factors are often conflicting. These divergent findings can result fr...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Eaker ED

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) has evolved at an unprecedented pace over the past decade, during which time it has proven to be an accurate and effective tool for imaging of the heart in a growing list of clinical applications. However, the rapid growth in the use of CT imaging in general has prompted...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Entrikin DW,Leipsic JA,Carr JJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decision-tree analysis was used to estimate the average cost per patient using the direct thrombin inhibitor argatroban for early treatment (<48 hours after thrombocytopenia onset) compared with delayed treatment (> or =48 hours after thrombocytopenia onset) of immune-mediated heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Arnold RJ,Kim R,Tang B

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST) is an uncommon form of arrhythmia characterized by an increased heart rate that is out of proportion to a normal physiologic demand. The etiology of IST remains ill-defined and controversial. Clinical presentation of IST is highly variable, from isolated to sustained palpitations,...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Femenía F,Baranchuk A,Morillo CA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptogenic stroke (CS) accounts for 20% to 40% of ischemic strokes. CS is defined as a cortical infarct suggestive of an embolic stroke with no identifiable cardiac etiology, large vessel occlusive disease, or small vessel lacunar stroke. The likely etiologies for CS are patent foramen ovale (PFO) and paroxysmal atri...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Marks SJ,Khera S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly patients with valvular aortic stenosis have an increased prevalence of coronary risk factors, of coronary artery disease, and evidence of other atherosclerotic vascular diseases. Statins may reduce the progression of aortic stenosis (AS). Angina pectoris, syncope or near syncope, and congestive heart failure a...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Aronow WS

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Care of pregnant patients with congenital heart disease requires understanding of the specific congenital defect, the nature of previous surgical correction, and the residua and sequelae. General risks and principles can be adduced in management decisions. In addition, lesion- and patient-specific details are importan...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Colman JM,Sermer M,Seaward PG,Siu SC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells have the capability of defending themselves from various stressors by activating a genetic program with the production of substances known as heat shock proteins and their regulatory partners, the heat shock transcription factors. In this article, heat shock proteins are discussed, including their roles in patho...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Gupta M,Vavasis C,Frishman WH

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is a sequela of a number of disparate diseases, often with a fatal consequence. Endothelial dysfunction is considered to be an early event during the development of PAH. Impaired availability of bioactive nitric oxide (NO) is a key underlying feature in most forms of clinical and ex...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Mathew R,Huang J,Gewitz MH

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging is a commonly used modality to evaluate patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. The dual isotope rest thallium-201/stress technetium-99m sestamibi gated single-photon emission computed tomography protocol has gained increasing popularity for these appl...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Hachamovitch R

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic is a ubiquitously dispersed metalloid that has been implicated as the cause of various adverse health effects. Human exposure to arsenic primarily occurs through contaminated drinking water and dietary intake of rice and grains, posing a great public health risk to millions of people worldwide. High levels of ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Kononenko M,Frishman WH

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at risk for dyslipidemia as a result of the disease itself and from certain classes of antiretroviral therapy. The protease inhibitors and non-nucleoside reverse transcription inhibitors have been associated with elevated triglycerides, total, and low-den...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Ray GM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saphenous vein graft (SVG) disease after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) occurs in three phases: thrombosis, intimal hyperplasia, and atherosclerosis. Within the first month, thrombosis plays a major role. From month 1 to month 12, intimal hyperplasia occurs. Beyond 12 months, atherosclerosis becomes the primar...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Kim FY,Marhefka G,Ruggiero NJ,Adams S,Whellan DJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (AICDs) were implanted in 378 men and 95 women, mean age 69 +/- 12 years. At 3.6-year follow up, survival was 76% in patients who had an AICD because of cardiac arrest as a result of ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia not resulting from a transient or ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Aronow WS,Sorbera C,Chagarlamudi A,Tabandeh H,Gupta S,Cohen M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a class of transmembrane molecules that have important functions in both innate and acquired immunity. As part of the body's normal immune defense against microbial pathogens, stimulation of these receptors will trigger the inflammatory response cascade and the release of cytokines. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in review

authors： Erickson B,Sperber K,Frishman WH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00