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WEBHeart. is an international journal from BMJ and BCS publishing important research and reviews in cardiovascular disease. Heart is an international peer reviewed journal that keeps cardiologists up to date with important research advances in cardiovascular disease. New scientific developments are highlighted in editorials and put in context with ...
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WEBHeart is an international peer reviewed journal that keeps cardiologists up to date with important research advances in cardiovascular disease. New scientific developments are highlighted in editorials and put in context with concise review articles. There is one free Editor’s Choice article in each issue, with open access options available to authors for all articles. Education in Heart ...
Calcium, vitamin D and aortic valve calcification: to the bone or to ...
WEBCalcification is the cardinal process driving a vicious cycle that propagates aortic valve (AV) stiffness and obstruction. 3 Disruption of the endothelial layer promotes the uptake of oxidised lipids and immune cells, promoting an inflammation–calcification loop with fibrotic remodelling of the aortic leaflets. 4 Activation of the valvular ...
Bradyarrhythmias in patients with atrial fibrillation | Heart
WEBThe increasing burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) and significant morbidity/mortality associated with this arrhythmia encourage screening it in clinical practice, as recommended in current guidelines. It means opportunistic screening (in patients over 65 years) or systematic screening (in people above 75 years) by using clinical examination, followed by an ECG, 24-hour ECG monitoring or ...
Assessment and management of peripheral arterial disease: what …
WEB### Learning objectives Peripheral artery disease (PAD) typically refers to atherosclerotic narrowing and/or occlusion of all arterial disease other than coronary arteries and the aorta (carotid and vertebral arteries, coeliac and mesenteric arteries, renal arteries and upper and lower limb arteries) (figure 1). As a manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis, PAD is associated with greatly ...
Update on management of atrial fibrillation in heart failure: a focus ...
WEBBoth diseases have seen tremendous rises in incidence in recent years. In general, the treatment of atrial fibrillation is focused on relieving patients from atrial fibrillation-related symptoms and risk reduction for thromboembolism and the occurrence or worsening of heart failure. Symptomatic relief may be accomplished by either (non ...
Atrial fibrillation: classification, pathophysiology, mechanisms and ...
WEBThe prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF), already the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is constantly rising, even after adjusting for age and presence of structural heart disease. AF increases the risk of stroke sixfold and is associated with a twofold increase in mortality, which remains above 1.5-fold after adjusting for co-morbidity, predominantly caused by cerebrovascular events ...
WEBAtrial fibrillation ablation has been performed in patients without overt heart failure successfully for many years. However, in recent years, attempts have been made for patients with heart failure as well. In this review, we discuss the current literature describing the treatment of atrial fibrillation in heart failure.
Differential effects of balloon pulmonary angioplasty on chronic ...
WEBBackground Decreased diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLco) is associated with microvascular damage in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is an effective treatment for CTEPH, but the efficacy of BPA in patients with CTEPH with low DLco remains unclear because BPA does not directly address microvascular damage. This ...
Introduction: Coronary angiography (CAG) in the 2020s - Heart
WEBThe role of ‘stand-alone’ coronary angiography (CAG) in the management of patients with chronic coronary syndromes is the subject of debate, with arguments for its replacement with CT angiography on the one hand and its confinement to the interventional cardiac catheter laboratory on the other. Nevertheless, it remains the standard of care in most centres. Recently, computational methods ...