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The role of calcium handling mechanisms in reperfusion injury.
Abstract Cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) remain the major cause of death and disability worldwide. However, the mortality of MI has declined dramatically over the past several decades because of advances in medicines (thrombolytic agents, antiplatelet drugs, beta blockers, and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors) and approaches to restore tissue perfusion(percutaneous coronary intervention and cardiopulmonary bypass). Animals studies have been shown that these treatments have been effective in reducing acute myocardial ischemic injury and limiting MI size. The paradox is...
Source: Current Pharmaceutical Design - November 20, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Pittas K, Vrachatis DA, Angelidis C, Tsoucala S, Giannopoulos G, Defteros S Tags: Curr Pharm Des Source Type: research

Add-On Antihypertensive Medications to Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockers in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with thiazide diuretics, calcium channel blockers were associated with a lower risk of significant kidney events and a similar risk of cardiovascular events. PODCAST: This article contains a podcast at https://www.asn-online.org/media/podcast/CJASN/2018_03_23_CJASNPodcast_18_5_S.mp3. PMID: 29572286 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - March 23, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Schroeder EB, Chonchol M, Shetterly SM, Powers JD, Adams JL, Schmittdiel JA, Nichols GA, O'Connor PJ, Steiner JF Tags: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Source Type: research

Aortic Root Calcification Score as an Independent Factor for Predicting Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
CONCLUSIONS: ARC was significantly associated with future MACE in Japanese patients with heterozygous FH. ARC may start to develop, on average, at 17.4 and 19.7 years of age in males and females, respectively, with heterozygous FH. PMID: 29321389 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - January 14, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Atheroscler Thromb Source Type: research

Prognostic Analysis for Cardiogenic Shock in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Receiving Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Abstract Cardiogenic shock (CS) is uncommon in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Long-term outcome and adverse predictors for outcomes in AMI patients with CS receiving percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are unclear. A total of 482 AMI patients who received PCI were collected, including 53 CS and 429 non-CS. Predictors for AMI patients with CS including recurrent MI, cardiovascular (CV) mortality, all-cause mortality, and repeated-PCI were analyzed. The CS group had a lower central systolic pressure and central diastolic pressure (both P < 0.001). AMI patients with hypertension h...
Source: Biomed Res - March 4, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Lin MJ, Chen CY, Lin HD, Wu HP Tags: Biomed Res Int Source Type: research

Predictors of permanent work disability among ≤50-year-old patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Conclusions Patients ≤50 years old undergoing PCI are at a high risk for subsequent permanent disability for cardiac diagnoses. This finding underscores the need for reinforcing adherence to secondary prevention by cardiac rehabilitation and early collaboration with occupational health care professionals. by Gunn J, Kiviniemi T, Biancari F, Kajander O, Mäkikallio T, Eskola M, Ilveskoski E, Korpilahti K, Wistbacka J-O, Anttila V, Heikkinen J, Airaksinen J. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3507
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - June 17, 2015 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Predictors of permanent work disability among ≤50-year-old patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
CONCLUSIONS: Patients ≤50 years old undergoing PCI are at a high risk for subsequent permanent disability for cardiac diagnoses. This finding underscores the need for reinforcing adherence to secondary prevention by cardiac rehabilitation and early collaboration with occupational health care professionals. PMID: 26079321 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - June 17, 2015 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gunn J, Kiviniemi T, Biancari F, Kajander O, Mäkikallio T, Eskola M, Ilveskoski E, Korpilahti K, Wistbacka JO, Anttila V, Heikkinen J, Airaksinen J Tags: Scand J Work Environ Health Source Type: research