ECR - Volume 9 Issue 2 Winter 2014

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Prof Juan Carlos Kaski and the Editorial Board present Volume 9 Issue 2 of European Cardiology Review.

This issue comprises a range of reviews and expert opinion articles covering extremely important topics in cardiovascular medicine. Topics covered include the emerging role of PCSK9 inhibitors in preventive cardiology, diagnosis and risk stratification in Brugada syndrome, the role of renal denervation, gaps in heart failure guidelines and the management of familial hypercholesterolaemia.

 
 
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Foreword

Foreword
Juan Carlos Kaski , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):64.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014:9:2:64
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Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

The Emerging Role of PCSK9 Inhibitors in Preventive Cardiology
Reynaria N Pitts ,  Robert H Eckel , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):65–70
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014.9.2.65
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Statins: Practical Considerations – A Review
Kazeen Abdullah ,  Anand Rohatgi , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):71–5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014.9.2.71
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Current Treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Cameron T Lambert ,  Pratik Sandesara ,  Ijeoma Isiadinso ,  Maria Carolina Gongora ,  Danny Eapen ,  Neal Bhatia ,  Jefferson T Baer ,  Laurence S Sperling , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):76–81
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014.9.2.76
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Risk Assessment and Management

The Brugada Syndrome – Diagnosis, Clinical Implications and Risk Stratification
Velislav N Batchvarov , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):82–7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014.9.2.82
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Evaluation and Management of ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction and Shock
Lee Chang ,  Robert Yeh , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):88–91
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014.9.2.88
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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis – Normal Flow and Low Flow Scenarios
Ian G Burwash , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):92–9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014.9.2.92
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Heart Failure

Update on Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy for Heart Failure
David D Daly Jr ,  Michael R Gold , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):100–3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014.9.2.100
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Gaps in the Heart Failure Guidelines
Bao Tran ,  Gregg C Fonarow , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):104–9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014.9.2.104
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Hypertension

Renal Denervation After Symplicity HTN-3 – Back to Basics. Review of the Evidence
Alexandre Persu ,  Fadl Elmula M Fadl Elmula ,  Yu Jin ,  Ingrid Os ,  Sverre E Kjeldsen ,  Jan A Staessen , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):110–4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014.9.2.110
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Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease – Role of Arterial Calcification and Impact on Treatment
Olivier Phan ,  Michel Burnier ,  Grégoire Wuerzner , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):115–20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014.9.2.115
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Supported Contribution – Opinion

Rhythm Management of the Atrial Fibrillation Patient: Practical Implementation of the 2012 ESC Guidelines
Katrina Mountfort ,  Karl-Heinz Kuck ,  Richard Schilling , 
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2014;9(2):120–2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2014.9.2.120
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