Pulmonary vein ablation: role in preventing atrial fibrillation.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To compare the potential of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and apolipoprotein (apo) A-I, the major protein in HDL particles, in predicting cardiovascular risk. Pros and cons for using these risk markers are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS:Both HDL cholesterol and apoA-I are in most clinical co...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Walldius G,Jungner I

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pulmonary hypertension is a progressive disease of the pulmonary vasculature characterized by increased vascular resistance and pressure overload of the right ventricle. This review aims to describe the diagnostic and prognostic role of echocardiography in pulmonary hypertension with particular consid...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Bossone E,Ferrara F,Grünig E

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though tachyarrhythmias occur commonly in patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, many patients remain asymptomatic. Recent studies suggest that routine electrophysiologic testing in these individuals is of limited value. However, electrophysiologic testing remains very helpful in the symptomatic patient fo...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Wharton JM,Prystowsky EN

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Venous thromboembolism, including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, represents a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide. Most acutely ill medical patients are at risk for venous thromboembolism, and prophylaxis is recommended. However, acutely ill m...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Michota FA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The review summarizes recent literature on standardization of care in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), with particular attention to the impact of standardization on outcomes and resource utilization. RECENT FINDINGS:An increasing number of studies have demonstrated potential advantages to stan...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Kilic A,Whitman GJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize changing paradigms and perceptions in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies have shown that arterial inflammation probably plays a key role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis, that acute myocardial infarctions often evol...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Franklin BA,Trivax JE,Vanhecke TE

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The ability of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to reverse atherosclerosis and reduce cardiovascular disease has been shown in several randomized controlled trials. One mechanism by which high-density lipoprotein cholesterol protects the vascular system includes hemorheology, the study of blood fl...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Moriarty PM,Gibson CA

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors are promising therapies that inhibit the degradation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors in the hepatocyte and thus increase LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) uptake from the blood. This review summarizes main findings in the field of PCSK9...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Eisen A,Giugliano RP

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical work in cardiac transplantation has focused on combating the major complications of this procedure, namely graft rejection and infection. Retrospective analyses suggest that prospective HLA typing, as is done in renal transplantation, may improve patient survival. Trials using FK 506 in cardiac transplantati...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Nisco SJ,Reitz BA

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review trends in practice for mitral valve surgery in the US over the past decade. RECENT FINDINGS:Advances in the understanding of mitral valve pathophysiology and the technology involved with mitral valve surgery have led to significant changes of the current practice for mitral valve surgery, w...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Ad N,Barnett SD,Speir AM,Massimiano PS

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:On the very solid background of experimental and clinical studies pointing to the cardiovascular risks associated with depressed vagal reflexes and supported by specific experiments in animal models of heart failure, we are witnessing a rapidly growing interest in the very untraditional approach to th...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Schwartz PJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review I concentrate on issues related to prosthetic valves themselves: their development, performance, and durability. For example, mechanical failure or tissue deterioration appear to be intrinsic properties of the valve and are therefore central to my topic, whereas the development, diagnosis, and managemen...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Treasure T

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The presence of tricuspid regurgitation in the setting of right ventricular dysfunction is associated with poor prognosis. The purpose of this review is to describe the pathophysiology of functional tricuspid regurgitation, summarize the current reports favoring a more aggressive approach toward tricu...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Pinney SP

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:New data have emerged over the last few years about the role of fibrates in treatment of microvascular and macrovascular disease. RECENT FINDINGS:Endpoint studies have been conducted with fibrates in coronary heart disease (CHD) since 1971 and initial results were contradictory. Fibrates later showed benefits ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Wierzbicki AS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Statins significantly reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with and without coronary heart disease. Recently, much debate has focused on use of statins for primary prevention following a class-wide safety label change by the US Food and Drug Administration amidst concerns of worse...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Minder CM,Blumenthal RS,Blaha MJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：: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：: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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Troponins are a cornerstone for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction, assessment of risk and prognosis, and determination of antithrombotic and a revascularization strategy in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Newer assays with higher precision for detection of troponin levels are about to ent...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： White HD

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Health professionals are presented with the challenge of prescribing physical activity that is likely to be sustained by the sedentary majority. Walking is eminently suited to physical activity prescription for inactive individuals as it is accessible to men and women of all ages and social groups and...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Murtagh EM,Murphy MH,Boone-Heinonen J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent episodes of unexplained syncope are among the most frequent of complaints referred to physicians for evaluation. Traditional methods of evaluation were both time consuming and expensive and left many patients without a diagnosis. Although neurocardiogenically mediated episodes of hypotension and bradycardia ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Grubb BP,Kosinski D

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe recent advancements in cardiovascular genetics made possible by leveraging next-generation sequencing (NGS), and to provide a framework for practical applications of genetic testing for hypertrophic (HCM), dilated (DCM), and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathies (ARVC). RECENT...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Wilcox JE,Hershberger RE

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Resistant hypertension is defined as blood pressure above patient goal despite three different antihypertensive agents at optimal dose including a diuretic. Resistant hypertension is increasingly common issue in clinical practice and it is a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease. RECENT FINDING...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Hasan MA,Stewart MH,Lavie CJ,Ventura HO

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unusual forms and causes of ischemic heart disease include angina pectoris in the presence of normal coronary arteries (syndrome X), congenital coronary abnormalities, vasculitic disorders, and graft atherosclerosis after cardiac transplantation. There is now evidence that endothelial dysfunction of coronary resistanc...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Drexler H,Schroeder JS

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The safety and efficiency of trans catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been clearly demonstrated. In high-risk patients, the number of procedures is constantly increasing and in western European countries this procedure is employed in more than 30% of isolated aortic valve replacements. The ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Berdajs D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been an intensive effort in the past year to identify immunologic and nonimmunologic factors in the pathogenesis of cardiac allograft vasculopathy. Significant progress has been made regarding cell proliferation and cell death, with particular focus on cell growth factors, cell death factors, and their recep...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Dong C,Redenbach D,Wood S,Battistini B,Wilson JE,McManus BM

更新日期：1996-03-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite progressive improvement in surgical results, hypoplastic left heart syndrome remains one of the congenital heart abnormalities with the greatest morbidity and mortality. Hybrid approaches to management, combining surgical and interventional catheterization procedures, have been introduced to m...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Gutgesell HP,Lim DS

更新日期：2007-03-01 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