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Applying Antithrombotic Therapies to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract: Approximately 15% to 25% or 75,000 ischemic strokes are attributed to atrial fibrillation annually within the United States. Atrial fibrillation is the most frequently diagnosed cardiac arrhythmia and affects more than 2.66 million Americans. Moreover, atrial fibrillation is associated with a 1.5 to 1.9-fold higher risk of death due to its strong correlation with thromboembolic events. Because of the attributed increased morbidity and mortality, challenges that concern identification of patients at risk for thromboembolic events from atrial fibrillation must be addressed. These challenges include compliance to pe...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - August 1, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Chris Cannon, Michael D. Ezekowitz, Christopher Granger Tags: Multimedia Activities Source Type: research
Hypertension-related diseases as a common cause of hospital mortality in Tanzania: a 3-year prospective study
Conclusion: NCDs account for half of all deaths, admissions and hospital days at our Tanzanian hospital and hypertension-related diseases were the most common NCD. Hypertension accounted for 34% of NCD deaths and 15% of all deaths. Hypertension was the second most common cause of death overall and the leading cause of death in patients more than 50 years old. More than half of hypertension-related deaths occurred before retirement age. These findings have important implications for public health and medical education in sub-Saharan Africa, wherein hypertension and related diseases have not traditionally been given a high priority.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - August 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Cognitive impairment after appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy for ventricular fibrillation.
CONCLUSIONS: The short periods of out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation converted by implantable cardioverter-defibrillator are associated with cognitive impairment in the recipients of primary prevention ICD.
PMID: 23990235 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Polish Heart Journal - August 30, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hałas K, Krzyżanowski K, Krzyżanowska E, Smurzyński P, Ryczek R, Michałkiewicz D, Orski Z, Makowski K, Wierzbowski R, Gielerak G Tags: Kardiol Pol Source Type: research
Asymptomatic cervicocerebral atherosclerosis, intracranial vascular resistance and cognition: The AsIA-Neuropsychology Study
Conclusions: Carotid plaques and increased intracranial vascular resistance are independently associated with low cognitive functioning in Caucasian stroke and dementia-free subjects. We failed to find an independent association of intracranial large vessel stenosis with cognitive performance.Highlights:
Source: Atherosclerosis - September 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jorge López-Olóriz, Elena López-Cancio, Juan F. Arenillas, María Hernández, Marta Jiménez, Laura Dorado, Maite Barrios, Juan José Soriano-Raya, Júlia Miralbell, Cynthia Cáceres, Rosa Forés, Guillem Pera, Antoni Dávalos, Maria Mataró Tags: Clinical & Population Research - Imaging Measurement of Vessel Health Source Type: research
President's Page: An Urgent Call to Action: Graduate Medical Education Funding and the Future of Health Care
Cardiovascular medicine is experiencing a confluence of events that pose a significant threat to the future health of the nation. By 2030, it is predicted that more than 40% of adult Americans will have some form of cardiovascular disease. In addition, current projections indicate a 25% increase in the prevalence of both heart failure and stroke over the next 20 years—a result of an aging U.S. population . To make matters more complicated, an additional 30 million Americans will be seeking healthcare services beginning as early as next year as a result of the Affordable Care Act .
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - October 2, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: John Gordon Harold, Patrick T. O'Gara, Joseph A. Hill, Marvin A. Konstam Tags: FROM THE ACC Source Type: research
Subclinical atherosclerotic calcification and cognitive functioning in middle-aged adults: The CARDIA study
We examined the association of coronary artery and abdominal aortic calcified plaque (CAC and AAC, respectively) with cognitive functioning in middle-aged adults.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 2510 black and white adults (age: 43–55 years) without heart disease or stroke who completed a year 25 follow-up exam (2010–11) as part of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study. CAC and AAC were measured with non-contrast computed tomography. Cognition was assessed with the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) (psychomotor speed), Stroop Test (executive function), and Rey Auditory Verbal Learni...
Source: Atherosclerosis - October 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jared P. Reis, Lenore J. Launer, James G. Terry, Catherine M. Loria, Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri, Stephen Sidney, Kristine Yaffe, David R. Jacobs, Christopher T. Whitlow, Na Zhu, J. Jeffrey Carr Tags: Clinical & Population Research - Epidemiology, Biomarkers, Nutrition Source Type: research
Is a patient's knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors better after the occurrence of a major ischemic event? Survey of 135 cases and 260 controls.
CONCLUSION: Our results show that after a major ischemic event, cases' knowledge of risk factors is better than the rest of the population without improved rules lifestyle changes. This suggests the usefulness of evaluating a therapeutic education program for atheromatous disease.
PMID: 24211108 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal des Maladies Vasculaires - November 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lensel AS, Lermusiaux P, Boileau C, Feugier P, Sérusclat A, Zerbib Y, Ninet J Tags: J Mal Vasc Source Type: research
Therapeutic education in coronary heart disease: Position paper from the Working Group of Exercise Rehabilitation and Sport (GERS) and the Therapeutic Education Commission of the French Society of Cardiology.
Abstract
Cardiovascular mortality has decreased over the past 25 years, largely because of acute coronary syndrome care and preventive actions. Nevertheless, the rate of coronary heart disease remains high, with an annual risk of 4.7% (cardiac mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke). Cardiovascular risk factor management must be a priority in primary and secondary prevention, to improve the prognosis of this severe disease, in which absence of symptoms does not mean benignity. The current goals of therapeutic patient education are smoking cessation, regular physical activity, a cardioprotective (Mediterranean) d...
Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases - November 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pavy B, Barbet R, Carré F, Champion C, Iliou MC, Jourdain P, Juillière Y, Monpère C, Brion R Tags: Arch Cardiovasc Dis Source Type: research
Measures of Health and Disease in Africa: Are Current Methods Giving Us Useful Information About Trends in Cardiovascular Diseases?
Abstract: An enormous burst of interest in the public health burden from chronic disease in Africa has emerged as a consequence of efforts to estimate global population health. Detailed estimates are now published for Africa as a whole and each country on the continent. These data have formed the basis for warnings about sharp increases in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the coming decades. In this essay we briefly examine the trajectory of social development on the continent and its consequences for the epidemiology of CVD and potential control strategies. Since full vital registration has only been implemented in segment...
Source: Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - November 1, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Richard S. Cooper, Pascal Bovet Source Type: research
IQ in childhood and atherosclerosis in middle-age: 40 Year follow-up of the Newcastle Thousand Families Cohort Study
Conclusions: In the present study, higher childhood IQ scores were associated with a lower degree of atherosclerosis by middle-age.
Source: Atherosclerosis - November 25, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Beverly A. Roberts, G. David Batty, Catharine R. Gale, Ian J. Deary, Louise Parker, Mark S. Pearce Tags: Clinical & Population Research - Epidemiology, Biomarkers, Nutrition Source Type: research
Hypertension in Haiti: The Challenge of Best Possible Practice
On the fourth anniversary, it is impossible to discuss hypertension in Haiti without acknowledging the almost incalculable negative impact of the January 12, 2010 earthquake. It was catastrophic not only in terms of death and physical injury, but also the widespread destruction of a tenuous infrastructure and public health system. Yet, paradoxically, this virtual blank slate could be an opportunity to develop an innovative pragmatic approach to the equally devastating problem of hypertension as the most common contributing cause of death in Haiti. Rising Phoenix‐like literally from the ashes and rubble, there are lessons...
Source: The Journal of Clinical Hypertension - January 1, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: John G. Kenerson Tags: Review Paper Source Type: research
President's Page: Heart Month and the American College of Cardiology: A Lesson in Partnerships, Member Values, and Patient Education
The global statistics surrounding cardiovascular disease speak for themselves. Not only is cardiovascular disease the number 1 cause of death globally, but this trend is also expected to continue well into the future. According to the World Health Organization, the number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases, mainly from heart disease and stroke, is expected to reach 23.3 million by 2030 .
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 3, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: John Gordon Harold Tags: FROM THE ACC Source Type: research
Efficacy of a long-term secondary prevention programme following inpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation on risk and health-related quality of life in a low-education cohort: a randomized controlled study
Conclusion
This long-term secondary prevention programme with inpatient rehabilitation at the beginning and telephone reminder for a 3-year period was successful. There were significant differences in health-related quality of life between the IG and CG, despite the relatively positive outcomes in the CG. In this low-education (predominantly male), middle-aged cohort, the positive impact on cardiovascular risk was pronounced in the high-risk subgroup (PROCAM 10-year risk 10–40%).
Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - January 30, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mayer-Berger, W., Simic, D., Mahmoodzad, J., Burtscher, R., Kohlmeyer, M., Schwitalla, B., Redaelli, M. Tags: Original scientific papers Source Type: research
Use of antithrombotics in atrial fibrillation in Africa, Europe, Asia and South America: Insights from the International RealiseAF Survey.
CONCLUSION: There is substantial deviation from international guidelines in antithrombotic use for AF in routine clinical practice, with overuse and underuse of antithrombotics in about 50% of the cases and important geographical differences. These findings emphasize the need for improved medical education worldwide and a better understanding of geographical disparities in the implementation of guidelines.
PMID: 24556189 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases - February 17, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gamra H, Murin J, Chiang CE, Naditch-Brûlé L, Brette S, Steg PG, RealiseAF investigators Tags: Arch Cardiovasc Dis Source Type: research
The relationship between insulin-sensitive obesity and cardiovascular diseases in a Chinese population: Results of the REACTION study
Conclusion: Both general and abdominal obesity were associated with elevated prevalent cardiovascular diseases and 10-year CHD risk, regardless of the presence or absence of insulin resistance.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - February 6, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jieli Lu, Yufang Bi, Tiange Wang, Weiqing Wang, Yiming Mu, Jiajun Zhao, Chao Liu, Lulu Chen, Lixin Shi, Qiang Li, Qin Wan, Shengli Wu, Guijun Qin, Tao Yang, Li Yan, Yan Liu, Guixia Wang, Zuojie Luo, Xulei Tang, Gang Chen, Yanan Huo, Zhengnan Gao, Qing Su, Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
