Three-dimensional echocardiography for assessment of mitral valve stenosis.

abstract：:Assessment of the pulmonary circulation and right ventricular function is a cornerstone in the evaluation of the patient as a potential heart transplant recipient. The importance of pulmonary hypertension is linked to outcomes in the posttransplant period. Preoperative pulmonary vascular resistance is an independent r...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Natale ME,Piña IL

更新日期：2003-03-01 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:Bleeding has recently been identified as a major adverse outcome in patients with acute coronary syndromes. In this review, the importance of the association of bleeding with mortality and strategies to reduce bleeding with percutaneous coronary intervention are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS:Nine trials...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： White HD

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently 14 million individuals in the United States have coronary disease. Within the next 2 decades, this number is expected to increase to 21 million persons. To minimize the excessive risk of recurrent cardiac events in these people, evidence-based, cost-effective prevention strategies must be developed. This rev...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Blazing MA,O'Connor CM

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an overview on the most recent evidence for the use of extracorporeal and peritoneal ultrafiltration in heart failure, focusing on the major publications from the last few years. RECENT FINDINGS:There have been several studies investigating the possible use of extracorporeal and peritoneal...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Marenzi G,Kazory A,Agostoni P

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:The normal myocardium is composed of a variety of cells: cardiac myocytes and noncardiomyocytes, which include endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts. Hypertensive heart disease involves a structural remodeling of muscular and nonmuscular compartments. It is not the quantity but rather the qualit...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Weber KT

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Open aortic arch surgery is highly invasive and may result in significant morbidity. Recent innovations in thoracic stent-graft technology have facilitated methods of replacing the aortic arch without deep hypothermic circulatory arrest or even cardiopulmonary bypass. We present a review of the curren...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Desai ND,Szeto WY

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The review is designed to outline the major developments in genetic testing in the cardiovascular arena in the past year or so. This is an exciting time in genetic testing as whole exome and whole genome approaches finally reach the clinic. These new approaches offer insight into disease causation in ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Arndt AK,MacRae CA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an overview of recent clinical trial findings relevant to cardiovascular risk management in patients with diabetes. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent trial evidence has demonstrated benefits of routine blood pressure (BP) lowering, regardless of initial BP levels, in people with type 2 diabetes. In a...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Patel A,Joshi R,de Galan B

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduces morbidity and mortality in patients with mild-to-severe heart failure. However, up to 40% of CRT recipients are nonresponders. This review addresses important aspects with regard to the identification and management of CRT nonresponders. RECENT FINDINGS...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Zhang Q,Zhou Y,Yu CM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large databases are being used for outcome prediction analysis with increasing frequency. This review examines four separate databases used to provide risk analysis in the cardiac surgery population. Populations in the databases range in size from 3500 to over 116,000 patients. All of the databases were applied on ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Park SE,Cmolik BL,Clark RE

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hypertension and dyslipidemia frequently coexist, and endothelial dysfunction is associated with the pathophysiology of both atherosclerosis and hypertension. Evidence is convincing for an overlapping role of oxidative stress, renin-angiotensin system activation, and dyslipidemia in the genesis of end...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Sarkar K,Sinha AK,Mehta JL

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review examines the application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies in the identification of the causation of nonsyndromic genetic cardiomyopathies. RECENT FINDINGS:NGS sequencing of the entire genetic coding sequence (the exome) has successfully identified five novel genes and caus...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Norton N,Li D,Hershberger RE

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Coarctation of the aorta is the discrete narrowing of the proximal descending aorta and is the sixth most common lesion in congenital heart disease. Repair of the coarctation can relieve the obstruction, but recurrent coarctation and future aneurysm formation can occur, and a heightened risk of vascul...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Tanous D,Benson LN,Horlick EM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) is an emerging technique in which microbubble contrast agents are visualized in the coronary microvasculature. MCE is an ideal modality for the noninvasive evaluation of acute coronary syndromes because it provides portable, simultaneous assessment of regional wall motion and...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Ward RP,Lang RM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial protection seems to be evolving toward simplified techniques, among which the use of minimally diluted tepid blood cardioplegia delivered retrograde or in a combined fashion is gaining wider clinical acceptance. In the future, agents that can duplicate the cardioprotective effects of ischemic preconditionin...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Menasché P

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Frequent media reports of sudden cardiac arrest or death (SCA/SCD) keep alive a debate as to how best to prevent these tragedies. Several new studies in the past 2 years serve as an impetus to reframe the debate into a reasonable discussion that seeks to obtain more evidence wherever needed and to dev...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Vetter VL,Dugan NP

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Vitamin D deficiency is common throughout the world, with a particularly high prevalence in northern latitudes and colder climates. Although the best known sequelae of vitamin D deficiency involve the musculoskeletal system, a growing body of evidence suggests that vitamin D status may influence cardi...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Swales HH,Wang TJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Valvular heart disease is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Surgical treatment of stenotic or regurgitant valvular lesions can alter the natural history of the disease process, yielding excellent short and long-term results, meaning that this has been accepted as the gold stan...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Sinha AK,Kini AS,Sharma SK

更新日期：2007-09-01 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: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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The role of cardiac catheterization in pediatric cardiology has changed significantly in the past 10-15 years. As interventional procedures dominate the field, it is important to examine the recent advances in non-interventional pediatric cardiac catheterization. RECENT FINDINGS:Meaningful and accura...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Kanter JP,Hellenbrand WE

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Infective endocarditis continues to pose major challenges in diagnosis and management despite advances in understanding the epidemiology, microbiology, and pathology of the disease. The purpose of this article is to provide a review of diagnosis, microbiology, and treatment of infective endocarditis, ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Devlin RK,Andrews MM,von Reyn CF

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous graft disease is a thromboproliferative process and places a serious limitation on the symptom-free survival of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting. The efficacy of antithrombotics, especially during the first year after surgery, is suggested by an understanding of the four described phases of diseas...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Schussheim AE,Fuster V

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite numerous advances in coronary interventional techniques, the frequent occurrence of restenosis continues to plague interventional cardiology. With the widespread use of drug-eluting stents, there is a need to reexamine critically the roles of the various interventional techniques currently ava...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Karthikeyan G,Bhargava B

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several investigators have identified the pulmonary vein as the most common initiator of atrial fibrillation, and isolation of the pulmonary vein from atrial tissue can cure approximately 70% of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Ongoing trials of a new device may increase the success rate and decrease the ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Tsai CF,Tai CT,Chen SA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this study, we review the evidence for both long-standing and newer oral antiplatelet agents as secondary prevention in coronary artery disease, and give our opinion on where each agent's treatment role lies. RECENT FINDINGS:Platelets play a pathological role in acute coronary syndromes and are th...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Behan MW,Chew DP,Aylward PE

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Primary cardiac tumors are a rare disease, which may have severe clinical consequences. Malignant tumors may be misdiagnosed as mixomas, with improper treatment. The aim of this review is to report how to make a differential diagnosis using old and modern tools, the latest trends in tumor classificati...

journal_title：Current opinion in cardiology

authors： Lestuzzi C

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00