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Author(s): Isla S Mackenzie , Thomas M MacDonald Added: 3 years ago
Hypertension becomes more common with increasing age. As we gradually move towards having a higher proportion of elderly people in the population, greater numbers of octogenarians are being treated for hypertension. In this article we describe the main features of hypertension in the elderly and describe some of the particular issues that affect elderly patients. We also discuss the results of… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Santo Dellegrottaglie , Pierluigi Costanzo , Stefania Paolillo , et al Added: 3 years ago
In Europe, subjects >65 years of age currently constitute 17% of the entire population, with some variations between countries (see Figure 1).1 More importantly, as a consequence of the ageing population, elderly subjects are expected to account for 30% of the European population by 2050. Currently, cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in Europe (~20% of all causes) and more than… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics
Age and Sex Impact on Intervention For Aortic Stenosis
Author(s): Nina Rashedi , Catherine M Otto Added: 1 year ago

Imaging & Diagnostics
Management of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome in the Elderly
Author(s): Béatrice Brembilla-Perrot Added: 3 years ago
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is associated with atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia, but a patient showing a pre-excitation syndrome on electrocardiogram (ECG) may remain asymptomatic. The main problem is that some of these asymptomatic patients or patients with re-entrant tachycardia are at risk of sudden death.1 The studies of patients with aborted sudden death indicated that in… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Helen O'Brien , Rose Anne Kenny Added: 3 years ago
One of the greatest achievements of public health in the twentieth century has been the almost doubling of life expectancy in the Western world. Yet this now ageing population brings new challenges, as the prevalence of little-understood geriatric conditions increases, together with the rising prevalence of age-related disorders, such as syncope. The definition of syncope, as outlined by the… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Ethical Issues in Decision-making Regarding the Elderly Affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Expert Opinion
Author(s): David Martínez-Sellés , Helena Martínez-Sellés , Manuel Martinez-Sellés Added: 3 years ago
Nearly every country is now affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The disease is spreading rapidly and is taxing the global healthcare system, particularly intensive care units (ICUs). Physicians are faced with ethical decisions regarding the allocation of these precious resources, especially ventilators. Although only a few of those infected with severe acute respiratory… View more

COVID-19
Author(s): Nadzeya Kuzniatsova , Gregory YH Lip Added: 3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac rhythm disorder in everyday clinical practice, affecting 1–2% of the general population. The prevalence of AF is strongly age-dependent, increasing from <1% in patients under 60 years of age to almost 10% in patients 80 years of age or older1 and 17.8% in those 85 years of age and above.2 Population-based studies have shown lifetime risks for… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
MicroRNAs as Potential Predictors of Postoperative AF
Author(s): Chiara Vavassori , Eleonora Cipriani , Gualtiero Ivanoe Colombo Added: 2 years ago

Vascular Disease and Surgery

Heart Failure
Cardiovascular Disease and COVID-19 Vaccines
Author(s): Abdulrhman Khaity , Ala’ Abdala Mohamad Rababah , Omar A Abdelwahab , et al Added: 7 months ago

COVID-19

CV Disease in Special Populations
ENVISAGE-TAVI AF: Edoxaban noninferior to warfarin for adverse events after TAVI
Author(s): George D Dangas Added: 2 years ago
In this short video, Dr George Dangas (Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, US) shares the findings from the ENVISAGE-TAVI AF hot line trial presented at ESC Congress 2021. ENVISAGE-TAVI AF (Daiichi-Sankyo) compared the safety and efficacy of the DOAC edoxaban with VKAs (warfarin and its analogues) in atrial fibrillation patients with an indication for oral anticoagulation after successful TAVI. … View more

Anticoagulation

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia