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Author(s): Michael Hecht Olsen Added: 3 years ago
Shortcomings of Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors Many years of epidemiological and clinical cardiovascular research has taught us which risk factors typically lead to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Since the damaging effects of these traditional cardiovascular risk factors are partly additive, researchers have developed different tools to assess cardiovascular risk in… View more

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Prevention & Chronic Conditions
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Thomas Kahan
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Dr Thomas Kahan is Senior consultant in cardiolgy at the Department of cardiology, Danderyd University Hospital Dr Kahan is on the Editorial Board of European Cardiology Review. Research Interests Neurohormonal control of blood pressure and cardiac function in man. Specifically, we study how the sympatho-adrenal mechanisms and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system influence… View more
Author(s): Lars Rydén , Linda Mellbin , Klas Malmberg Added: 3 years ago
The worldwide prevalence of diabetes in 2010 is already at epidemic proportions with an estimated 284.6 million adults (aged 20–79 years), representing 6.4% of the global adult population.1 However, more worryingly, the prevalence has increased by 15% since 20072 and projections estimate that 438.4 million adults will have diabetes in 2030, a 54% increase on 2010 figures.1 This drastic rise in… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Ron Blankstein
Job title: Cardiology Specialist
Personal History Dr Ron Blankstein is a Clinical Cardiologist, Researcher and Professor of Medicine affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Academic History Dr Blankstein received his Medical Degree from Rush Medical College in 2001. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency (2002 - 2004) and a Cardiology Fellowship (2004 - 2007) at the University… View more
Author(s): Koji Hasegawa Added: 3 years ago
Myocardial infarction is often caused by the rupture of unstable plaque in atherosclerosis with mild-to-moderate stenosis. Research has revealed that local tissue inflammation is closely involved in the rupture of atherosclerotic plaque.1 Stabilization of atherosclerotic plaque by strictly managing the risk factors for coronary artery disease is a crucial strategy to prevent the recurrence of… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Sourbha S Dani
Job title: Section Editor (Electrophysiology)
Dr Sourbha Dani is a Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology) Specialist in Bangor, Maine. He graduated with honors in 2003. Having more than 16 years of diverse experiences, especially in CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY), Dr. Sourbha Satish Dani affiliates with many hospitals including Eastern Maine Medical Center, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, St… View more
Catherine R Weinberg
Job title: Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program and High Risk Cardiovascular Obstetrics
Personal History Dr Catherine Ruth Weinberg is the Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease Cardiology and High Risk Cardiovascular Obstetrics Cardiology in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital. She specializes in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine. She is based in the New York area. Academic History Dr Weinberg earned her Bachelor’s in… View more
Telmisartan in High Cardiovascular Risk Patients
Author(s): Roland Asmar Added: 3 years ago
The greatest burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is due to non-fatal morbidity and its consequences; whereas CVD accounts for approximately 17 million deaths each year worldwide, current estimates indicate that CVD associated with asymptomatic disease and target organ damage as a result of undetected cardiovascular risk factors affects 128 million people worldwide.1,2 Moreover, the worldwide… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Sophie Mavrogeni , George Markousis-Mavrogenis , Genovefa Kolovou Added: 3 years ago
Rheumatoid arthritis, the spondyloarthropathies, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic vasculitides, inflammatory myopathies, systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disease are autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) with high incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD).1 CVD is usually underestimated in patients with rheumatic diseases, because the main focus of rheumatologists is the signs… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics