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Author(s):
María Pilar Resano-Barrio
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Ramón Arroyo-Espliguero
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María Carmen Viana-Llamas
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et al
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3 years ago
The WHO has established that coronary artery and cerebrovascular disease represent the main causes of premature death and disability in developed countries.1 However, the incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease is also increasing in developing countries as a result of population ageing and changes in lifestyle. For these reasons, the prevention and treatment of…
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Author(s):
Jack Wei Chieh Tan
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Leong Chai Leow
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Serene Wong
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et al
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1 year ago
Transvenous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation - A Novel Therapy for Central Sleep Apnoea in Heart Failure
Author(s):
Sitaramesh Emani
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William T Abraham
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3 years ago
Article
A Review of Sleep Apnoea and its Treatment in Cardiovascular Disease - An important Intervention in…
Author(s):
Holger Woehrle
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Jochen Müller-Ehmsen
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Erland Erdmann
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3 years ago
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Sleep-disordered Breathing and Heart Failure - Insights from Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Author(s):
Masaaki Takeuchi
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Nobuhiko Haruki
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Yutaka Otsuji
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3 years ago
Article
Author(s):
Philip Adamson
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3 years ago
A growing appreciation of the prevalence of sleep breathing disorders, especially as co-morbidities of disease syndromes such as chronic heart failure, has increased interest in screening, diagnosis and treatment of obstructive and central sleep apnoea. Sleep apnoea diagnosis currently requires an overnight polysomnograhic evaluation in which the disease is defined as the number of times per hour…
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Author(s):
Francesco P Cappuccio
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3 years ago
Hypertension is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) diseases, including cardiac death, coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke and chronic kidney disease. Therefore, early diagnosis, prevention and optimal management of hypertension is essential.1 Hypertension poses a growing public health burden: the number of adults with elevated blood pressure (BP) increased from 594…
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Author(s):
Thomas Kahan
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3 years ago
High blood pressure is the major risk factor for disease and premature death worldwide.1 The associations between blood pressure and fatal coronary artery disease and fatal stroke have been well demonstrated.2 Also, associations between blood pressure and morbidity and mortality on specific cardiovascular disease conditions in different age groups, and results concerning the lifetime risk for…
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Author(s):
Simon G Pearse
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Martin R Cowie
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Rakesh Sharma
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et al
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3 years ago
Despite advances in therapy, heart failure (HF) continues to be a leading cause of hospitalisation in those over 65.1 Around 2 % of people in Europe live with HF and as many as 10 % of those over 75 years are affected.2 Prognosis continues to be poor, with approximately half of patients dying within 5 years of first hospitalisation,3 a more severe prognosis than many malignancies.4
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Author(s):
Anandita Agarwala
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Michael D Shapiro
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3 years ago
Atherogenic dyslipidaemia encompasses a broad variety of lipid phenotypes. While LDL cholesterol is a well-known risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), there are additional atherogenic lipoproteins that may be targeted to further reduce ASCVD risk.
In their comprehensive review, Lorenzatti and Toth emphasise that, even when LDL cholesterol levels are optimised, ASCVD…
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