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Diretriz Brasileira de Valvopatias - SBC 2011/ I Diretriz Interamericana de Valvopatias - SIAC 2011
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(Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia)
Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Hypertension major risk factor for mortality in JapanEmail this article to a colleague.
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High blood pressure and tobacco smoking are the two major risk factors for adult mortality from noncommunicable diseases and injuries in Japan, researchers say. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Endurance training improves diastolic function in heart failure patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Endurance training significantly improves left ventricular diastolic function in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Heart Failure)
Source: MedWire News - Heart Failure - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Black tea lowers BPEmail this article to a colleague.
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Regular consumption of black tea significantly lowers systolic blood pressure and diastolic BP, researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Pericardial DiseasesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article presents the anatomy and physiology of pericardial disease and the clinical approach for diagnosis and treatment. (Source: Current Problems in Cardiology)
Source: Current Problems in Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: David M. Dudzinski, Gary S. Mak, Judy W. Hung Source Type: research
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The pericardium is an important and essential part of the heart for its proper function. It is involved in many cardiac and other medical and surgical diseases. Its involvement may be frequently silent and it is essential to make an early diagnosis of the disorder and to treat it promptly. (Source: Current Problems in Cardiology)
Source: Current Problems in Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola Source Type: research
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Source: Current Problems in Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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Source: Current Problems in Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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Source: Current Problems in Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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(Source: The American Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: research
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(Source: The American Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: research
Long-Term Mortality and Role of Troponin Elevation in Hypertensive EmergenciesEmail this article to a colleague.
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We read with great interest the report “Effect of Joint National Committee VII Report on Hospitalizations for Hypertensive Emergencies in the United States” by Deshmukh et al. The investigators provided a comprehensive overview of trends in hospitalizations and inpatient mortality for hypertensive emergencies before and after the publication of the Seventh Joint National Committee report on the prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure. They reported an average increase in hospitalizations of 1.11% and a decrease in inpatient mortality from 2.8% to 2.6% (after the publication of the report...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Apurva Badheka, Maithili Shenoy, Ankit Rathod, Tushar Tuliani, Luis Afonso Tags: Readers' Comments Source Type: research
Conquering Atherosclerosis Starts With Improving Medical EducationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services recently launched the Million Hearts initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next 5 years by implementing proved, effective, and inexpensive interventions. But why stop at a million? We already have all the information we need to eradicate atherosclerotic disease, which is a food-borne illness. Coronary artery disease is virtually nonexistent in large populations of individuals who consume plant-based nutrition. Some of the most renowned cardiovascular pathologists in the world have stated that maintaining a total cholesterol level >150 mg...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michael A. Kadoch Tags: Readers' Comments Source Type: research
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Left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction (LVHT/NC) is characterized by trabeculations in the inner core of myocardium and a thinner than usual external compact myocardial core. Dr. Madias assumes changes in the depth distribution and/or extent of the Purkinje ventricular conduction network in patients with LVHT/NC and altered intraventricular conduction. He asks for data on QRS durations, QT and corrected QT (QTc) intervals, and PR intervals on the electrocardiograms of our patients with LVHT/NC. (Source: The American Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Claudia Stöllberger, Daniel Gerger, Christian Wegner, Josef Finsterer Tags: Readers' Comments Source Type: research
Electrocardiogram in Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation/NoncompactionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The report by Stöllberger et al in the October 1, 2011, issue of The American Journal of Cardiology on the frequency of stroke and embolism in 144 patients with left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction, a cardiac abnormality of unknown origin, was based on a retrograde analysis of baseline clinical, echocardiographic, and electrocardiographic data. In reference to electrocardiographic information, the investigators reported on the prevalence of normal findings, left bundle branch block, pathologic Q waves, and atrial fibrillation. Left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction is characterized by trabeculation...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: John E. Madias Tags: Readers' Comments Source Type: research
The Editor's Roundtable: Medical Management of Atrial FibrillationEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article is supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis U.S., Bridgewater, New Jersey. Readers are requested to go to www.ajconline.org to participate in a survey. (Source: The American Journal of Cardiology)
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vincent E. Friedewald, Robert C. Kowal, Brian Olshansky, Clyde W. Yancy, William C. Roberts Tags: Roundtable Discussion Source Type: research
What is the Evidence for the use of Adrenaline in the Treatment of Neonatal Hypotension?Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents))
Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents) - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mahoney, LiamCrook, DavidN Walter, KerstinSherman, EllaRabe, Heike Tags: Articles Source Type: research
30 Years Lost in Anesthesia TheoryEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents))
Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents) - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: S Coleman, Lewis Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Cardiovascular Aspect of Beta-ThalassaemiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents))
Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents) - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Taksande, AmarPrabhu, ShakuntalaVenkatesh, Sumitra Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Experience with Multiplex ARMS (MARMS)-PCR for the Detection of Common Thalassemia Mutations in IndiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents))
Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents) - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Thakur Mahadik, Chitra Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Community Expansion and Gene Geography of Sickle Cell Trait and G6PD Deficiency, and Natural Selection against Malaria: Experience from Tribal Land of IndiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents))
Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents) - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: S Balgir, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Editorial from Guest Editor [ Hot Topic:Current Status of Therapeutics and Preventive Measures for Patients with Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell Disease (Guest Editor: P.H. Reddy)]Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents))
Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents) - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hemachandra Reddy, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Microalbuminuria and Left Ventricular Mass in Overweight and Obese Hypertensive Patients: Role of the Metabolic SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: High Blood Pressure)
Source: High Blood Pressure - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Guerra, FedericoMancinelli, LuciaBuglioni, AlessiaPierini, ValentinaRappelli, AlessandroDessi-Fulgheri, PaoloSarzani, Riccardo Tags: Original Research Articles Source Type: research
Role of Tissue Doppler Imaging for Detection of Diastolic Dysfunction in the Elderly: A Study in Clinical PracticeEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: High Blood Pressure)
Source: High Blood Pressure - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Negri, FrancescaSala, CarlaValerio, CristianaMancia, GiuseppeCuspidi, Cesare Tags: Original Research Articles Source Type: research
Prevalence of Hypertension and Sociodemographic Factors within the Scheduled Caste Community of the District Nadia, West Bengal, IndiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: High Blood Pressure)
Source: High Blood Pressure - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Biswas, MaharajChanchal Kumar Manna, Tags: Original Research Articles Source Type: research
How to Assess Microvascular Structure in HumansEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: High Blood Pressure - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rizzoni, DamianoAalkjaer, ChristianCarolina De Ciuceis,Porteri, EnzoRossini, ClaudiaClaudia Agabiti Rosei,Sarkar, AnnamariaEnrico Agabiti Rosei, Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research
Inside This IssueEmail this article to a colleague.
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553 Andrew J. Einstein (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: research
Intracardiac Electrogram and Ischemia AlertEmail this article to a colleague.
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In an elegant study, Fischell et al. () employed an implantable intracardiac ischemia detection device for continuous surveillance for ST-segmental shifts as a warning system. During a median follow-up of 1.5 years, shifts exceeding 3 SDs were an accurate marker for thrombotic coronary occlusion, allowing for a median alert-to-door time of (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Myrvin H. Ellestad, John Messenger, Brenda Montgomery, Nikiah Nudell, Jagat Narula Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Differences in Treatment Patterns and Outcomes Between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites Treated for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Results From the NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTGEmail this article to a colleague.
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To the Editor: Ethnic disparities in contemporary ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) management have not been well characterized (). The National Cardiovascular Data Registry Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcome Network–Get With The Guidelines Registry (ACTION Registry–GWTG) is the largest national database including consecutive acute coronary syndrome patients from all U.S. geographic regions and therefore provides a unique opportunity to compare contemporary treatment patterns and outcomes between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white STEMI patients. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Luis A. Guzman, Shuang Li, Tracy Y. Wang, Martha L. Daviglus, Jose Exaire, Carlos J. Rodriguez, Vilma I. Torres, Marjorie Funk, Jorge Saucedo, Chris Granger, Ileana L. Piña, Mauricio G. Cohen Tags: Research Correspondence Source Type: research
President's Page: A Transformational TroikaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Irrespective of the field, be it religion (the 3 main Abrahamic religions, Hinduism, or Buddhism), philosophy (Hegel's dialectic), physics (baryon), chemistry (atomic constituents), or anatomy (human light perception), the underlying structure of 3's has been accorded considerable attention. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: David R. Holmes, Michael J. Mack Tags: FROM THE ACC Source Type: research
Thrombotic Obstruction of Mechanical Prosthetic Valve in Mitral Position: The Old “X-Ray” Fights the New 3-Dimensional Transesophageal EchocardiographyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A 34-year-old man with recent mitral valve replacement (Sorin Bicarbon prosthesis, Milan, Italy) was referred as the result of an abnormal color flow signal localized in only 1 hemidisc with a significantly increased gradient across the prosthesis during routine transthoracic echocardiography (A). He was asymptomatic, and oral anticoagulation was not adequate. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ilaria Armellini, Vladimir Rubimbura, Giorgio Morocutti, Marzia De Biasio, Pasquale Gianfagna, Alessandro Proclemer Tags: IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY Source Type: research
Stent in the HeartEmail this article to a colleague.
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A 56-year-old man who was admitted with acute myocardial infarction developed severe heart failure following stent placement in the left anterior descending artery. Ventricular septal perforation (VSP) was diagnosed. Conventional septal closure was considered high risk due to severe heart and multiple organ failure. We decided to place a stent graft in the left ventricle to exclude the VSP (A and B). The stent was placed retrograde from the ascending aorta through the aortic valve into the left ventricle, and the tip was stabilized to the apex. After stent placement, right ventricular free-wall bulging decreased markedly. ...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Go Watanabe, Hiroshi Ohtake, Shigeyuki Tomita, Shojiro Yamaguchi, Kenji Iino Tags: IMAGES IN CARDIOLOGY Source Type: research
In Vivo Detection of Oxidation-Specific Epitopes in Atherosclerotic Lesions Using Biocompatible Manganese Molecular Magnetic Imaging ProbesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study demonstrates that biocompatible multimodal Mn-based molecular imaging probes detect OSE within atherosclerotic plaques and may facilitate clinical translation of noninvasive imaging of human atherosclerosis. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Karen C. Briley-Saebo, Tuyen Hoang Nguyen, Alexander M. Saeboe, Young-Seok Cho, Sung Kee Ryu, Eugenia Volkava, Stephen Dickson, Gregor Leibundgut, Philipp Weisner, Simone Green, Florence Casanada, Yury I. Miller, Walter Shaw, Joseph L. Witztum, Zahi A. Fa Tags: PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH Source Type: research
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Children With Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy RegistryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to establish the incidence of and risk factors for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).
Background:
The incidence of SCD in children with DCM is unknown. The ability to predict patients at high risk of SCD will help to define who may benefit most from implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
Methods:
The cohort was 1,803 children in the PCMR (Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry) with a diagnosis of DCM from 1990 to 2009. Cumulative incidence competing-risks event rates were estimated. We achieved risk stratification using Classification and Regre...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Elfriede Pahl, Lynn A. Sleeper, Charles E. Canter, Daphne T. Hsu, Minmin Lu, Steven A. Webber, Steven D. Colan, Paul F. Kantor, Melanie D. Everitt, Jeffrey A. Towbin, John L. Jefferies, Beth D. Kaufman, James D. Wilkinson, Steven E. Lipshultz, PCMR (Pedia Tags: Pediatric Cardiology Source Type: research
Atrial Conduction Slows Immediately Before the Onset of Human Atrial Fibrillation: A Bi-Atrial Contact Mapping Study of Transitions to Atrial FibrillationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Acceleration-dependent slowing of atrial conduction (CV restitution) precedes AF initiation, whereas absence of CV restitution identifies inability to induce AF. Conduction restitution, but not fractionated electrograms, may thus track the functional milieu enabling AF initiation and has implications for guiding AF ablation and pharmacological therapy. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gautam G. Lalani, Amir Schricker, Michael Gibson, Armand Rostamian, David E. Krummen, Sanjiv M. Narayan Tags: Heart Rhythm Disorders Source Type: research
Bile Salts for the Treatment of Heart Failure: Out on a Limb for a Gut Feeling?⁎Email this article to a colleague.
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In 1984, Warren and Marshall () presented indirect evidence of a putative microbial etiology for peptic ulcer disease. In the decades to follow, >37,000 scholarly articles have been published on Helicobacter pylori (). Unlike the discovery of the role of H pylori in peptic ulcer disease, enthusiasm for infectious causes of all manner of cardiovascular disease has been largely unsubstantiated (). Nevertheless, the robust relationship between inflammation and cardiovascular events lends biological plausibility to the possible association between infectious processes and cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure (). ...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: James M. McCabe, John R. Teerlink Tags: Heart Failure: Editorial Comment Source Type: research
Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover TrialEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study sought to assess the effects of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) on endothelial function and inflammatory markers in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
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Endothelial dysfunction is commonly observed in patients with CHF, and it contributes to the limitation in exercise capacity that accompanies this condition. Bacterial lipopolysaccharide may trigger proinflammatory cytokine release and promote further endothelial dysfunction. UDCA, a bile acid used in the treatment of cholestatic liver disease, has anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective properties and may contribute to the formation of mixed micell...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Stephan von Haehling, Joerg C. Schefold, Ewa A. Jankowska, Jochen Springer, Ali Vazir, Paul R. Kalra, Anja Sandek, Günter Fauler, Tatjana Stojakovic, Michael Trauner, Piotr Ponikowski, Hans-Dieter Volk, Wolfram Doehner, Andrew J.S. Coats, Philip A. Poole Tags: Heart Failure Source Type: research
Controversy and Consensus About Statin Use: It Is Not About the Sex⁎Email this article to a colleague.
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If statistics is a science of probability then Sir William Osler expressed the limitations of its applications when he articulated “Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability” (). Despite widespread consensus about statin use for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in both sexes, there has been substantial debate with regard to the use of statins for primary prevention among women. Much of the discourse has centered on the fact that women have not participated in primary prevention trials to that extent that men have; therefore, less-definitive conclusions can be drawn about the...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lori Mosca Tags: Lipid Lowering in Women: Editorial Comment Source Type: research
Meta-Analysis of Statin Effects in Women Versus MenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Statin therapy is associated with significant decreases in cardiovascular events and in all-cause mortality in women and men. Statin therapy should be used in appropriate patients without regard to sex. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: William J. Kostis, Jerry Q. Cheng, Jeanne M. Dobrzynski, Javier Cabrera, John B. Kostis Tags: Lipid Lowering in Women Source Type: research
Sex-Related Differences in Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Severe Aortic StenosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Female sex is associated with better baseline clinical characteristics and improved survival, and is identified as a predictor of midterm survival after TAVI. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kentaro Hayashida, Marie-Claude Morice, Bernard Chevalier, Thomas Hovasse, Mauro Romano, Philippe Garot, Arnaud Farge, Patrick Donzeau-Gouge, Erik Bouvier, Bertrand Cormier, Thierry Lefèvre Tags: Interventional Cardiology Source Type: research
Effects of Radiation Exposure From Cardiac Imaging: How Good Are the Data?Email this article to a colleague.
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Concerns about medical exposure to ionizing radiation have become heightened in recent years as a result of rapid growth in procedure volumes and the high radiation doses incurred from some procedures. This paper summarizes the evidence base undergirding concerns about radiation exposure in cardiac imaging. After classifying radiation effects, explaining terminology used to quantify the radiation received by patients, and describing typical doses from cardiac imaging procedures, this paper will address the major epidemiological studies having bearing on radiation effects at doses comparable to those received by patients un...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Andrew J. Einstein Tags: STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER Source Type: research
Summaries of Key Journal ArticlesEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kim A. Eagle, Christopher P. Cannon, William F. Armstrong, David S. Bach, Ragavendra R. Baliga, Anna M. Booher, Timothy B. Cotts, Jennifer Cowger, Daniel T. Eitzman, James B. Froehlich, Caren S. Goldberg, Hitinder S. Gurm, Jennifer C. Hirsch, Elizabeth An Tags: SCANNING THE LITERATURE Source Type: research
Acute Infection May Trigger Stroke in a Few Children (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Acute infection appears to be associated with an increased likelihood of ischemic stroke in children, although the rarity of pediatric stroke means that most parents shouldn't worry, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Thin‐layer chromatography immunostaining in detecting anti‐phospholipid antibodies in seronegative anti‐phospholipid syndromeEmail this article to a colleague.
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SummaryIn clinical practice it is possible to find patients with clinical signs suggestive of anti‐phospholipid syndrome (APS) who are persistently negative for the routinely used anti‐phospholipid antibodies (aPL). Therefore, the term proposed for these cases was seronegative APS (SN‐APS). We investigated the clinical usefulness of thin‐layer chromatography (TLC) immunostaining in detecting serum aPL in patients presenting clinical features of SN‐APS. Sera from 36 patients with SN‐APS, 19 patients with APS, 18 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 20 anti‐hepatitis C virus (HCV)‐positive subjec...
Source: Clinical and Experimental Immunology - February 2, 2012 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: F. ContiC. AlessandriM. SoriceA. CapozziA. LongoT. GarofaloR. MisasiD. BompaneG. R. V. HughesM. A. KhamashtaG. Valesini Source Type: research
Public Health Burden Could Be Eased By Societal Control Of SugarEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Non-communicable diseases now pose a greater health burden worldwide than infectious diseases, according to the United Nations. In the United States, 75 percent of health care dollars are spent treating these diseases and their associated disabilities. In the Feb... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Leading Medical Groups Collaborate To Ensure Consistent, Responsible Uptake Of Transcatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementEmail this article to a colleague.
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With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients with aortic valvular stenosis, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), along with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), today released an expert consensus document to provide important guidance on its use... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Potential Link Between Daily Consumption Of Diet Soft Drinks And Risk Of Vascular EventsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Individuals who drink diet soft drinks on a daily basis may be at increased risk of suffering vascular events such as stroke, heart attack, and vascular death. This is according to a new study by Hannah Gardener and her colleagues from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and at Columbia University Medical Center. However, in contrast, they found that regular soft drink consumption and a more moderate intake of diet soft drinks do not appear to be linked to a higher risk of vascular events... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 2, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Experimental Drug Might Beat Aspirin in Preventing Repeat Strokes: StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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It's not yet FDA-approved, but apixaban cut clot risk caused by abnormal heartbeat (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Cardiology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Cardiology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Hematology, Neurology, Nursing, Pharmacy, Research, News, Source Type: news
The possible role of ribosomal protein S6 kinase 4 in the senescence of endothelial progenitor cells in diabetes mellitusEmail this article to a colleague.
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Background:
The decrease and dysfunction of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) has been assumed as an important cause/consequence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications, in which the senescence of EPCs induced by hyperglycemia may play an immensurable role. However, the mechanisms of EPCs senescence has not been fully investigated. Recently, ribosomal protein S6 kinase 4 (RSK4), a member of serine/threomine (Ser/Thr) kinase family and p53-related gene, is reported to regulate the replicative and stress-induced senescence of different cells.Presentation of the hypothesisThese above lead to consideration of an evid...
Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - February 2, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zhiyong YinLinni FanGaosheng HuangHaichang WangZhe Wang Source Type: research
