Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal 
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Conclusion: Education reduces the risk of heart disease better among non-Hispanic Whites than for Hispanics and Blacks. Therefore, we may expect a disproportionately higher than expected risk of heart disease in Hispanics and Blacks with high educational attainment. Future research should test if the presence of high levels of environmental and behavioral risk factors contribute to the high risk of heart disease in highly educated Black and Hispanic Americans. Policymakers should not reduce health inequalities to just gaps in SES because disparities are present across SES levels, with high SES Blacks and Hispanics remainin...
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - May 14, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Ischaemic Foot Ulcers in Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinical Trial.
Conclusion: Adjunctive HBOT appears to improve wound healing in ischaemic DFUs and merits further study.
PMID: 30258500 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - September 29, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
Biomarkers and Gene Polymorphisms in Members of Long- and Short-lived Families: A Longevity Study.
Conclusion: Increase serum TGs, UA and GL concentrations were higher in the middle-aged individuals compared with their children in families independently of their lifespan. The serum adiponectin concentration was the highest in the oldest old individuals implying beneficial influence on lifespan. Independently of family's lifespan history, the youngest individuals with CETPB2B2 genotype, compared with individuals with CETPB1B1 genotypes, had lower serum CETP concentrations. The knowledge of the unfavourable gene(s)influencing human lifespan may be helpful in encouraging individuals to follow healthier lifestyle habits and...
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - September 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
Trends of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Relation to Population Aging in Greece (1956 - 2015).
Conclusion: Population aging is a historically unprecedented event that cannot be avoided, deterred or alleviated. Its negative effects act cumulatively with the recent increases in cardiovascular mortality, especially in the light of the ongoing economic crisis which is expected to further exacerbate the existing contrasts. A possible way to successfully cope with the new demographic realities is to unlock an, up till now largely overlooked, opportunity named "healthy aging".
PMID: 30159093 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - September 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
False Positive Troponin I Rendering Two Admissions for "Recurrent Acute Myopericarditis".
Conclusion: Troponin I was found to be a false positive and alkaline phosphatase interference was proved to have been the responsible for this.
PMID: 30069255 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - August 3, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
A Very Rare Cause of Lower Limb Ischemia in Young People: Popliteal Artery Entrapment.
Conclusions: PAES can result in lower limb ischemia due to chronic vascular trauma in young healthy patients. The use of diagnostic tools such as US, a non-invasive method, and MRA are effective diagnostic tools for early diagnosis. With their combined approach, exact and early diagnosis can be achieved. PA release, alone or with arterial bypass using RA, is a viable treatment option when intervention is necessary to prevent limb loss in the early stages of the disease.
PMID: 29785211 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - May 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
Reduction of Vascular Inflammation, LDL-C, or Both for the Protection from Cardiovascular Events?
Conclusion: Both LDL-C and inflammation reduction are beneficial to the reduction of CVD risk. However, canakinumab is a very expensive drug that only induced a 15% reduction in CVD events, thus drastically reducing the possibility for it to be used in clinical practice. Besides, canakinumab is associated with increased infections, some fatal. A potent statin with anti-inflammatory effects is probably the best choice for the majority of those needing hypolipidaemic drug therapy.
PMID: 29785212 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - May 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity among Tabuk Citizens in Saudi Arabia.
Conclusion: Public awareness may help in reducing the prevalence of CVD.
PMID: 29755600 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - May 15, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
A Practical Approach to the Percutaneous Treatment of Iatrogenic Aorto-coronary Dissection.
Authors: Kassimis G, Raina T
Abstract
Catheter-induced aortic dissection during coronary angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) is a relatively infrequent, but potentially life-threatening complication. Patients who suffer this complication may require emergency aortic surgery. More recently, reports of treating the ostium of the dissected coronary artery have emerged as an alternative therapeutic option. In this article we describe two cases of extensive guide catheter induced dissection and their successful treatment using PCI and provide a concise overview of the available literature.
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Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - May 15, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
Electrocardiogram Changes with Acute Alcohol Intoxication: A Systematic Review.
Conclusion: The most common ECG changes associated with acute alcohol intoxication are (in decreasing order of frequency) P-wave and QTc prolongation, followed by T-wave abnormalities and QRS complex prolongation. Mostly, these changes are completely reversible.
PMID: 29541259 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - March 16, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
Risk Stratification and in Hospital Morality in Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) in Bahrain.
Conclusion: Patients with STEMI compared with NSTEMI and UA were of younger age. There was higher in-hospital mortality in STEMI compared with NSTEMI and UA patients. The most significant predictors of death or cardiac events on admission in ACS were DM, GRACE Score >170, systolic hypertension >180 mmHg, positive serum troponin and HR >90 bpm.
PMID: 29541260 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - March 16, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
Insulin Sensitivity and Insulin Resistance in Non-Diabetic Middle-Aged Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome.
Conclusions: An independent association between OSAS and IR in patients without pre-existing diabetes mellitus was observed. Recurrent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation in OSAS are associated with IR in these patients.
PMID: 29399212 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - February 7, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
The Role of Echocardiography in the Optimization of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives.
Conclusion: LV ejection fraction along with specific electrocardiographic criteria remains the cornerstone of CRT patient selection. Echocardiography is a non-invasive, cost-effective, highly reproducible method with certain limitations and accuracy that is affected by measurement errors. Echocardiography can assist with the identification of the appropriate electromechanical substrate of CRT response and LV lead placement. The targeted approach can improve the haemodynamic response, as also the patient-specific parameters estimation.
PMID: 29387277 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - February 3, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
Khat (Catha Edulis) as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Conclusion: We showed that khat chewing could significantly affect the cardiovascular system through its effect on heart rate and blood pressure. Therefore, health promotion should be aimed to encourage quitting khat chewing.
PMID: 29387278 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - February 3, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension and Related Complications Associated to Left Atrial Myxoma.
Authors: Centurión OA, García LB
PMID: 29387279 [PubMed] (Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal)
Source: Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal - February 3, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Open Cardiovasc Med J Source Type: research
