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Author(s): Frédéric Michard Added: 3 years ago
Volume expansion is one of the most common therapeutic procedures in intensive care units (ICUs). There is no doubt that in some cases (e.g. hemorrhage or severe diarrhea) care-givers can reasonably rely on clinical examination to identify patients who will benefit from fluid loading. However, in more complex—but not uncommon—situations (e.g. septic shock), both clinical examination and… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Stuart D Katz Added: 3 years ago
A recent study reported the clinical characteristics and outcomes of 43 non-edematous ambulatory patients with congestive heart failure, in whom clinical volume status was categorized by a direct measurement of blood volume by a radioisotope technique.1 Despite on-going treatment with high doses of loop diuretics and few physical signs of congestion, 65% of the subjects in this cohort were found… View more

Heart Failure
Author(s): Alexandra Gonçalves , Carla Sousa , José Alberto de Agustín , et al Added: 3 years ago
Valvular disease is the most prevalent structural heart disease among adults and its burden is growing along with the increase in life expectancy.1 Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the second most frequent valvular disease, after aortic stenosis. Its natural history is very variable and highly dependent on the presence of symptoms. However, even in asymptomatic patients, the prognosis of severe MR is… View more

Vascular Disease and Surgery

Imaging & Diagnostics
EP 80: AHA’s Scientific Sessions: Science, Innovation and Community With Dr Manesh Patel
Author(s): Ankur Kalra , Manesh R Patel Added: 1 year ago
This week’s episode is dedicated to one of the biggest cardiovascular meetings, AHA’s Scientific Sessions. Dr Ankur Kalra’s guest is Dr Manesh Patel, chair of the AHA Committee on Scientific Sessions and Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Co-Director of the Heart Center at Duke University. Year on year, the organisers of the Scientific Sessions aim to give platform to cardiovascular science… View more

Vascular Disease and Surgery

Standards & Guidelines
Author(s): Ronan J Curtin , Milind Y Desai Added: 3 years ago
Accurate quantification of ventricular volumes and function is important for the assessment and management of patients with suspected ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathies. 2D echocardiography is widely used for qualitative and semi-quantitative assessment of cardiac size and function. However, 2D echocardiography has limited accuracy, particularly in patients with regional variability in… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics
Author(s): Mitchell T Saltzberg Added: 3 years ago
Volume Overload in Heart Failure The burden of heart failure (HF) remains formidable in the US, with nearly one million annual hospital admissions and frequent outpatient visits to a variety of care providers.1 While HF outcomes have improved modestly over the past several decades, many patients still struggle to maintain a satisfactory quality of life.2 Implantable cardioverter–defibrillators… View more

Heart Failure

Intervention
Impact of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on the Correlation between Congestion Biomarkers and Blood Volume Measurements in Heart Failure
Author(s): Veraprapas Kittipibul , Marat Fudim Added: 4 months ago
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Job title: Director of the Departments of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Personal History Dr Benjamin O'Brien was born in 1973 and has Irish, German and British nationality. He is the senior physician at the Clinic for Cardiac Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the German Heart Center Berlin (DHZB), while also working as Charité Professor of Anaesthesiology for the Charité Clinic for Cardiac Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.1, 2 … View more
Author(s): Richard E Katholi Added: 3 years ago
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) represents an increasing healthcare burden and challenge as the frequency of diagnostic imaging and interventional studies increase, particularly among populations at risk of developing CIN. As the population ages, decreased renal function and increased atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease become more prevalent. Increasing levels of obesity with resultant… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
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