Update on cardiac catheterization and coronary arteriography.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Radiofrequency ablation techniques to cure cardiac arrhythmias have focused on destroying myocardial tissue involved in abnormal excitation or conduction. This review will address recent basic and clinical studies which suggest that targeting autonomic nerves and ganglia on the large vessels and the h...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Scherlag BJ,Po S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:C-reactive protein, a nonspecific marker of inflammation, has recently been proposed both as a marker of low-grade inflammation involved in atherogenesis and as a predictor of disease progression. RECENT FINDINGS:The physiologic functions of C-reactive protein as an anti-inflammatory scavenger molecu...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Sepulveda JL,Mehta JL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence indicates that infections or a pathogen burden contribute to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. While the mechanism of infection contributing to the pathogenesis is not fully elucidated, I hypothesize that heat shock proteins may be a link between infections and atherosclerosis. Heat s...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Xu Q

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although activation of the endocrine renin-angiotensin system with consequent vasoconstriction and salt retention have long been known as the hallmarks of the early phase of renovascular hypertension, the recent recognition of a local vascular angiotensin system and the understanding of the process of vascular remodel...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Ma AO,Gibbons GH

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence, and in many cases the regulated synthesis, of components of the renin-angiotensin system have been demonstrated in multiple tissues, indicating the existence of tissue angiotensin-generating systems. These vary with respect to which renin-angiotensin system components are synthesized locally and which ar...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Re RN

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of the hemodynamic response in heart failure is a useful adjunct in clinical management. Invasive monitoring has been the accepted gold standard of hemodynamic assessment but carries with it significant associated risks. Noninvasive hemodynamic assessment in heart failure previously has been either unreliab...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Rosenberg P,Yancy CW

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of congenital valvular heart disease has not significantly altered in recent decades. Major factors contributing to altered profiles of acquired valvular heart disease in the past few decades include an increased elderly segment of the population and increasing recognition of nonrheumatic forms of valvul...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Rose AG

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fewer than 50 pediatric lung transplants are performed each year. Surgical advances in the field have resulted in improved operative outcomes and in technical innovations that have broadened both the target population and the donor pool. At the same time, late referral of critically ill patients and shortage of donor ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Bridges ND

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With 550,000 new cases each year, congestive heart failure is a major medical problem. Several medical therapies, including digoxin, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and beta-blockers, have reduced the number of re-hospitalizations and slowed the progression of congestive heart failure. Angiotensin-converting...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Luck JC,Wolbrette DL,Boehmer JP,Ulsh PJ,Silber D,Naccarelli GV

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional echocardiography depicts the heart and its structures in their realistic forms. This capability decreases variability both in the quality and the interpretation of complex pathology, among investigators. Therefore, it is likely that the method will become the standard echocardiography examination in ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Roelandt JR,Yao J,Kasprzak JD

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Implantation of circulatory assist devices as a permanent alternative to heart transplantation, so-called Destination Therapy, has become a promising new option for treatment of patients with advanced heart failure who are not candidates for heart transplantation. RECENT FINDINGS:The landmark REMATCH...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Lietz K,Miller LW

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Heart failure is a major chronic illness with no definitive cure. With improving healthcare and with an aging population in many countries, heart failure has become a common disease of the elderly. Pharmacological management of heart failure in the elderly remains a challenge. The syndrome of heart fa...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Alghamdi F,Chan M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review current controversies in the transcatheter device closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defects (ASD). RECENT FINDINGS:Transcatheter device closure of ASD (TC-ASD) has well established efficacy and safety. For most individual patients with suitable anatomy, TC-ASD is the preferred method...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： O'Byrne ML,Glatz AC,Gillespie MJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Malperfusion is present in up to 40% of acute type A aortic dissections (ATAADs) and results in increased morbidity and mortality. This review presents different management strategies in patients with ATAAD and malperfusion to improve outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS:While the ideal management strategy of A...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Norton EL,Khaja MS,Williams DM,Yang B

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Advanced heart failure is a chronic, systemic disease, which affects other organs in ways that are incompletely understood. Patients with advanced heart failure commonly develop congestive hepatopathy, which may lead to progressive hepatic injury and fibrosis. Because the independent adverse effects o...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Maltais S,Stulak JM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased carotid intima media thickness (IMT) is relatively simple, inexpensive, and reproducible noninvasive marker of global atherosclerotic disease. It is a frequently used experimental tool in epidemiologic studies to identify and follow cardiovascular disease. There is evidence that early detection of atheroscle...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Sinha AK,Eigenbrodt M,Mehta JL

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an update on the management of patients with diabetes mellitus and requiring coronary revascularization. RECENT FINDINGS:Evidence continues to show that patients with diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease represent a very high-risk group of patients. Choice of stent appears importan...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Mancini GBJ,Farkouh M,Verma S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although antiplatelet agents are frequently prescribed to patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD), there is an overall lack of consensus among published evidence and guidelines with respect to this practice. RECENT FINDINGS:Antiplatelet agents are prescribed to patients with PAD...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Banerjee S,Sarode K,Vinas A,Banerjee A,Mohammad A,Brilakis ES

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Heart failure and diabetes mellitus are frequently associated, and diabetes appears to potentiate the clinical presentation of heart failure related to other causes. The purpose of this review is to examine recent advances in the application of tissue Doppler imaging for the assessment of diabetic hea...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Marwick TH

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation is a promising new treatment modality for patients with aortic-valve disease, where it may revolutionize the treatment of elderly and high-risk patients. RECENT FINDINGS:The two devices currently available, the Edwards Sapien valve and the Medtronic CoreValve s...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Ruel M,Labinaz M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Our understanding of the interactions of genes and pathways during heart development continues to expand with our knowledge of the genetic basis of congenital heart disease. Along with the discovery of specific genes that cause lesions, recent research has focused on the interactions of some previousl...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Wolf M,Basson CT

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Dyslipidaemias are noted in all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Currently most evidence for their treatment comes from secondary retrospective analyses of patient subgroups with CKD recruited into clinical trials powered of hypertensive and dyslipideamic cohorts powered for cardiovascular endp...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Jenkins M,Goldsmith D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this review is to discuss the impact of antibody sensitization on heart transplant recipients. RECENT FINDINGS:We will discuss the current state of antibody identification, antibody strength and potential antibody pathogenicity. The prevalence of antibody sensitization has increased with i...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Chang DH,Kobashigawa JA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac supraventricular arrhythmia, affects more than 5 million people worldwide. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation, and multiple genes responsible for atrial fibrillation ha...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Hong K,Xiong Q

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Heart failure is a worldwide epidemic. Aggressive treatment of patients at risk for heart failure is important. There are no trials targeting primary prevention of heart failure. However, there is trial data demonstrating that treatment of patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease, hypertension, ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Dupree CS

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) has been used as a cardiac assist device in various clinical situations since 1968 on the basis of the physiological principles and observational data, with little randomized data until recently. RECENT FINDINGS:Recently published randomized controlled trials (RCT...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Ihdayhid AR,Chopra S,Rankin J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe the electrophysiological profile and the clinical portfolio of dronedarone, a new multichannel-blocking antiarrhythmic drug developed for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. RECENT FINDINGS:Dronedarone is a derivative of amiodarone that is free of iodine and less lipophilic. The drug ha...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Duray GZ,Ehrlich JR,Hohnloser SH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Natriuretic peptides, high-sensitivity cardiac troponins, and suppression of tumorigenicity 2 are novel biomarkers that reflect the intricate pathophysiology of heart failure and can thus be used for the diagnosis, management, and prognosis of heart failure. RECENT FINDINGS:This review article descri...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Ghashghaei R,Arbit B,Maisel AS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data have emerged to help guide the use of implantable pacemakers and implantable defibrillators in patients who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Controlled studies of the use of dual chamber pacemakers to treat outflow tract obstruction in HCM have shown little benefit, and have raised the possibility t...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Freedman RA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an up to date review of the most recent randomized clinical trials in the field of antithrombotic drugs for cardiovascular diseases. RECENT FINDINGS:In 2017, low-dose anti-Xa treatment added to aspirin proved to be more efficacious than either treatment alone in patients with stable athero...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Ibrahim H,Rondina M,Welt FGP

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00