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Author(s): Michael H Picard Added: 3 years ago
Non-invasive imaging of the heart continues to evolve and improve. Cardiovascular ultrasound (echocardiography) continues to play an important role in the diagnosis and assessment of responses to therapy of many cardiac conditions. Even as the clinical applications of newer techniques such as cardiac computed tomography (CT) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) increase, the role of… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics
Cardio-oncology A-Z: Radiation Induced Heart Disease With Dr Joshua Mitchell
Author(s): Joshua Mitchell Added: 1 year ago
In this video we asked, Dr Joshua Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine and the Director of our Cardio-Oncology Centre Of Excellence, to summarise the topic of radiation induced heart disease. Dr Mitchell's clinical interests include cardiotoxicity from cancer therapy and cancer survivorship. Discussion Points: 1. Types of Radiation Induced Heart… View more

CV Disease in Special Populations
Author(s): Sara C Martinez , Sharonne N Hayes Added: 3 years ago
Pregnancy is a physiologic challenge, with significant hormonal, metabolic, and hemodynamic changes. Cardiac output is objectively increased by the fifth week after the last menstrual period and continues to grow by approximately 45 % by 24 weeks in the normal, singleton pregnancy. This is facilitated by elevations in heart rate and stroke volume and a decrease in systemic vascular resistance… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Michael F Morris , Philip A Araoz Added: 3 years ago
Mitral valve dysfunction is the most common cause of valvular disease in the US.1 Although echocardiography is the primary non-invasive modality for visualizing the mitral valve, advances in technology continue to allow for improved evaluation of mitral disease with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT).2,3 Currently, the role for MRI and CT assessment of the mitral valve… View more

Vascular Disease and Surgery

Imaging & Diagnostics
Non-surgical Alternatives in the Treatment of Congenital Heart Defects
Author(s): William E Hellenbrand Added: 3 years ago
Interventional Techniques to Treat Congenital Heart Disease Congenital heart disease has been traditionally treated with surgery; however, with the development of interventional cardiology, patients are now benefiting from minimally invasive techniques. Traditionally, open-heart surgery was performed to treat congenital stenoses and perform device closures for septal defects and other vascular… View more

Intervention

Heterogeneous Populations
Author(s): Glenn I Fishman , Richard I Levin Added: 3 years ago
Abstract Recently, we had the opportunity to review the progress that has been made in the field of cardiovascular disease over the past century in The FASEB Journal and, based on those thoughts, in this article we predict what may transpire in this 'century of biology'. Although it is true that 'the best way to predict the future is to invent it', we gaze through the prism of modern… View more

Heart Failure
Author(s): Marsha M Neumyer , Bill Bertolino Added: 3 years ago
There are numerous non-invasive tests available to assess lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD), but there remains some confusion among practitioners as to which non-invasive study should be performed on a given patient. A patient presenting with critical limb ischemia may warrant a different initial examination from a patient presenting with intermittent claudication or an… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Management of Cardiovascular Disease During Pregnancy
Author(s): Nandita S Scott Added: 3 years ago
The US has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, at an estimated 26.4 deaths per 100,000 live births. This rate is rising, although it is falling in other wealthy nations.1 Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of maternal death, so cardiologists need to build on their knowledge and enhance their proficiency on the management of cardiovascular disease during pregnancy.2 … View more

Demographic

Heterogeneous Populations
Author(s): Shubhayan Sanatani Added: 3 years ago
In children and young adults, sudden cardiac death (SCD) occurs in approximately 1-2 per 100,000 population.1,2 While the overwhelming majority of occurrences of SCD occur in the adult population and are due to ischemic heart disease, very few cases in a pediatric population are. Pediatric SCD is a relatively uncommon occurrence whose underlying etiology often remains elusive. A long list of… View more

Heart Failure
Author(s): Stuart W Jamieson Added: 3 years ago
Pulmonary endarterectomy for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension from chronic thromboembolic disease is an uncommonly employed surgical procedure. However, this operation provides immediate and permanent relief of the pulmonary hypertension associated with the sequelae of unresolved pulmonary thromboembolic disease. Patients are generally not referred for operation because of a lack of… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions