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Stroke and bleeding risk assessment in atrial fibrillation: when, how, and why?
The objective of this review article is to provide an overview of stroke and bleeding risk assessment in AF. There would be particular emphasis on when, how, and why to use these risk stratification schemes, with a specific focus on the CHADS2 [congestive heart failure, hypertension, age, diabetes, stroke (doubled)], CHA2DS2-VASc [congestive heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction, hypertension, age ≥75 (doubled), diabetes, stroke (doubled)-vascular disease, age 65–74 and sex category (female)], and HAS-BLED [hypertension (i.e. uncontrolled blood pressure), abnormal renal/liver function, stroke, bleeding his...
Source: European Heart Journal - April 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lip, G. Y. H. Tags: REVIEWS Source Type: research

Alcohol-Mediated Changes in Left Atrial Size in Coronary Heart Disease Patients
Epidemiologic studies of the relationship between alcohol use and risk of cardiovascular outcomes in non–coronary heart disease (non-CHD)–specific populations have typically identified a U-shaped relationship. A consistent finding among these studies is that light to moderate alcohol consumption is inversely associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Additional potentially beneficial effects identified include favorable changes in levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fibrinogen, platelet aggregation, and lipoprotein(a). Conversely, alcohol use is well known to increase blood pressure, itself a r...
Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - March 1, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Usha B. Tedrow Tags: Editorial Comment Source Type: research

Behavioral Mechanisms, Elevated Depressive Symptoms, and the Risk for Myocardial Infarction or Death in Individuals With Coronary Heart Disease The REGARDS (Reason for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) Study
ConclusionsOur findings suggest potential roles for behavioral interventions targeting smoking and physical inactivity in patients with CHD and comorbid depression.
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - February 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Associations of Plasma Phospholipid and Dietary Alpha Linolenic Acid With Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Conclusions Results from this prospective cohort study of older adults indicate no association of plasma phospholipid or dietary ALA and incident AF.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - January 31, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fretts, A. M., Mozaffarian, D., Siscovick, D. S., Heckbert, S. R., McKnight, B., King, I. B., Rimm, E. B., Psaty, B. M., Sacks, F. M., Song, X., Spiegelman, D., Lemaitre, R. N. Tags: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Source Type: research

The contributions of unhealthy lifestyle factors to apparent resistant hypertension: findings from the Reasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study
Conclusions: Unhealthy lifestyle factors did not have independent associations with aTRH among individuals taking three or more antihypertensive medication classes.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - January 11, 2013 Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Resistant hypertension Source Type: research

Behavioral Mechanisms, Elevated Depressive Symptoms, and the Risk for Myocardial Infarction or Death in Individuals With Coronary Heart Disease: The REGARDS (Reason for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) Study
Conclusions: Our findings suggest potential roles for behavioral interventions targeting smoking and physical inactivity in patients with CHD and comorbid depression.
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - January 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Siqin Ye, Paul Muntner, Daichi Shimbo, Suzanne E. Judd, Joshua Richman, Karina W. Davidson, Monika M. Safford Tags: Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research

Alcohol and the heart: To abstain or not to abstain?
Abstract: Alcohol has been consumed by most societies over the last 7000years. Abraham Lincoln said “It has long been recognized that the problems with alcohol relate not to the use of a bad thing, but to the abuse of a good thing.” Light to moderate alcohol consumption reduces the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD), ischemic stroke, peripheral arterial disease, CHD mortality, and all-cause mortality, especially in the western populations. However, heavy alcohol consumption is detrimental causing cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrhythmias, hepatic cirrhosis, pancreatitis, and hemorrhagic stroke. In this article, we rev...
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - February 15, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rajesh Movva, Vincent M. Figueredo Tags: Reviews Source Type: research

Interaction of smoking and metabolic syndrome on cardiovascular risk in a Chinese cohort
Conclusions: Both cigarette smoking and MS are strong risk factors of CVD in the Chinese population. Moreover, this study further demonstrates an additive interaction of current smoking and MS on cardiovascular risk.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - January 16, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lijun Zhang, Zhirong Guo, Ming Wu, Xiaoshu Hu, Yanying Xu, Zhengyuan Zhou Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome among hypertensive population: Ten years' trend of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Conclusion: MetS prevalence among hypertensives was much higher than expected. Moreover, MetS increased target organ damage in hypertensives. Investigation of metabolic status when initiating hypertension control could help establish more effective overall risk control.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - December 22, 2011 Category: Cardiology Authors: So-Ryoung Lee, Myung-Jin Cha, Do-Yoon Kang, Kyu-Chul Oh, Dong-Ho Shin, Hae-Young Lee Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research