Systolic dysfunction in heart failure with normal ejection fraction: speckle-tracking echocardiography.

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality with annual costs of care exceeding 300 billion US dollars. Although screening tools are advocated for many cancers, the use of subclinical disease tests for cardiovascular disease are considered controversial. Health care payers and many governmen...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Shaw LJ,Raggi P,Berman DS,Callister TQ

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multimorbidity is the most common chronic health condition in adults and is associated with poor health outcomes. Optimal care for people with multimorbidity requires a person-centred approach that considers goals and preferences, improves quality of life and coordinates care across services. Because care is focused o...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Holland AE,Lee AL

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to heart transplantation, little effort has been made to estimate the economic implications of mechanical cardiac assistance from either a procedure- or a program-level perspective. With annual direct and indirect expenditures for the treatment of coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure now ex...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Evans RW

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because not all laboratories use the monitoring and stimulation protocols used in the Electrophysiologic Study Versus Electrocardiographic Monitoring (ESVEM) trial, we reanalyzed the ESVEM patients' data using alternative, commonly used Holter monitor (HM) and programmed stimulation efficacy criteria to determine if d...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Reiffel JA,Reiter MJ,Freedman RA,Mann D,Huang SK,Hahn E,Hartz V,Mason J,ESVEM Investigators.

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In heart failure (HF) management, noninvasive quantification of left ventricular (LV) function is rapidly evolving. Deformation parameters, such as strain, continue to challenge the central role of ejection fraction (EF) in diagnosis and prognostication of LV dysfunction in HF. The increasing recognition and use of de...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Harbo MB,Nordén ES,Narula J,Sjaastad I,Espe EKS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of drug trials for prevention of restenosis have been conducted with many showing little or conflicting benefit. Antiplatelets such as aspirin, ticlopidine and thromboxane A2 receptor inhibitors have not shown a clear benefit. Similarly, antithrombotics, either acting indirectly such as heparin, or as d...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Lefkovits J,Topol EJ

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular (LV) dysfunction has been shown to be significantly related to ongoing myocardial ischemia, hibernation, and thus, coronary artery disease. Current treatments for patients with LV dysfunction and concomitant coronary artery disease center around the potential benefit of coronary revascularization, in ...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Lim MJ,White CJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two central concepts of human hypertensive disease remain poorly understood: (1) elevated blood pressure as merely one component of an underlying systemic condition, characterized by multiple defects in diverse tissues (eg, "Syndrome X"), and (2) the heterogeneity of hypertension, in which different and even opposite ...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Resnick L

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of noninvasive stress cardiac imaging for stratifying risk in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease is growing as a tool for identification of the subgroup most likely to benefit from the expense and risk of more invasive procedures, including cardiac catheterization and coronary revasculari...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Brown KA,Rosman DR,Dave RM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valvular heart disease (VHD) carries documented risks for active individuals. At the same time, many individuals with intermediate degrees of valve disease can safely exercise and even participate in competitive athletics. Unfortunately for clinicians caring for these patients, data are scarce. Understanding the patho...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Parker MW,Thompson PD

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiovascular disease (CVD) pandemic has placed considerable strain on healthcare systems, quality of life, and physical function, while remaining the leading cause of death globally. Decades of scientific investigations have fortified the protective effects of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), exercise training, ...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Ozemek C,Laddu DR,Lavie CJ,Claeys H,Kaminsky LA,Ross R,Wisloff U,Arena R,Blair SN

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the exception of the pain of acute aortic dissection, the thoracic aorta is not usually considered as a pain-producing organ. However, nineteenth century clinicians considered the aorta as a source of cardiovascular pain in the presence of autopsy-documented inflammatory aortitis, aortic aneurysms, and arterial h...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Wooley CF,Sparks EH,Boudoulas H

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) patients are at increased risk of valve dysfunction and ascending aorta aneurysm. Imaging techniques are essential to establish diagnosis, identify complications and indicate surgical treatment. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the imaging technique of choice to diagnose BAV, valve m...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Galian-Gay L,Rodríguez-Palomares J,Guala A,Michelena HI,Evangelista A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) is the treatment of choice for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Patients with STEMI frequently have obstructive non-culprit lesions. In addition, STEMI patients with multivessel disease are at increased risk of major adverse cardiac events. However, current gu...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Qamar A,Bhatt DL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a number of difficulties inherent in the analysis of such a large and diverse quantity of data. In a substantial number of clinical trials, there is no significant effort made to evaluate prosthetic performance as a function of preoperative cardiac anatomy. Hemodynamics have not been systematically studied i...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： McClung JA,Stein JH,Ambrose JA,Herman MV,Reed GE

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first step in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected syncope begins with an "initial evaluation" consisting of careful history taking, physical examination including orthostatic blood pressure measurement and electrocardiogram. However, even in expert centers the diagnostic yield of this "initial eva...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Blanc JJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our review of the current literature and experience in caring for pacemaker patients suggests that a consideration of hemodynamics is a logical way to approach pacemaker selection and programming. Multiple clinical factors enter into the selection of a pacemaker or pacemaker programming settings in each case. It appea...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Buckingham TA,Janosik DL,Pearson AC

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform a pilot evaluation of a pharmacist-led, multidisciplinary transitional care clinic for heart failure (HF) patients. BACKGROUND:Transitions of care in HF should include: medication reconciliation, multidisciplinary care, early post-discharge follow-up, and prompt intervention on HF signs and sympto...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Milfred-LaForest SK,Gee JA,Pugacz AM,Piña IL,Hoover DM,Wenzell RC,Felton A,Guttenberg E,Ortiz J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with diabetes mellitus have an increased prevalence of hypertension and associated cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary and cerebrovascular disease. The risk of an individual of developing CVD is much greater when both diseases coexist and is further magnified by their frequent association with dy...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Guzmán CB,Sowers JR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Key questions concerning strategies for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of heart disease in women remain unanswered. Thrombolytic therapy has been shown to reduce mortality similarly in men and women. In addition, percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes is as effective in women as in men. ...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Xhyheri B,Bugiardini R

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People are at risk from noncommunicable diseases (NCD) and poor health habits, with interventions like medications and surgery carrying further risk of adverse effects. This paper addresses ways people are increasingly moving to healthy living medicine (HLM) to mitigate such health threats. HLM-seekers increasingly le...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Faiola A,Holden RJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiography is a valuable technique for the diagnosis and serial follow-up of patients with impaired cardiac function. It is subject to certain limitations due to the assumptions inherent in deriving ventricular volume from a one-dimensional measurement and must be interpreted with caution in cases of suspected r...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Mason SJ,Fortuin NJ

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cells are potential agents for the treatment of myocardial infarcts among other heart diseases. Over the past decade, the scientific community has extensively used a wide variety of cells and examined their capacity to both regenerate the infarcted myocardium and improve functionally the diseased hearts. Some of ...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Christoforou N,Gearhart JD

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several randomized trials and meta-analyses have shown that primary angioplasty is superior to thrombolysis in the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) in terms of death, reinfarction, and stroke. However, primary angioplasty should be regarded as the preferred strategy as long as it can not be...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： De Luca G,Suryapranata H,Marino P

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nearly 800,000 strokes occur in the United States each year, and stroke is the leading cause of preventable permanent disability. Timely recognition and treatment are imperative to reduce stroke-related morbidity and mortality. Given the evidence supporting intravenous thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy for isch...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Zweifler RM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent advent of an entirely subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (ICD) has provided a relevant contribution to the debate concerning the use of ICD therapy in patients at high risk for death. Although conventional transvenous ICDs have proven very effective during the past 23 years, they still appear to be limi...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Lupo PP,Pelissero G,Ali H,Sanghera R,Cappato R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, risk stratification for survivors of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has centered on 3 principles: assessment of left ventricular function, detection of residual myocardial ischemia, and estimation of the risk for sudden cardiac death. Although these factors still have important prognostic implications...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Michaels AD,Goldschlager N

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible methods of preventing myocardial infarction have been discussed. The desirability of prevention in the total problem of myocardial infarction is stressed. The methods consist of the prevention of the underlying coronary atherosclerosis, and the secondary prevention of myocardial ischemia contributed by ot...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Dawber TR,Thomas HE Jr

更新日期：1971-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial Doppler ultrasound allows noninvasive monitoring of the large intracranial vessels. Microembolic signals (MES) have been observed under a variety of circumstances, especially in symptomatic carotid stenosis, high-risk cardiac conditions, and surgical procedures (such as carotid endarterectomy and cardiopu...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Gorman M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in sub-Saharan Africa is unique among world regions, with about half of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) due to causes other than atherosclerosis. CVD epidemiology data are sparse and of uneven quality in sub-Saharan Africa. Using the available data, the Global Burden of Disea...

journal_title：Progress in cardiovascular diseases

authors： Moran A,Forouzanfar M,Sampson U,Chugh S,Feigin V,Mensah G

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00