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Heart failure (HF) is currently achieving epidemic proportions, representing the single fastest-growing diagnosis among patients aged >65 years of age and the most common cause for hospitalisation in these patients.1 In addition to having a high incidence and prevalence, HF is associated with substandard clinical outcomes and with high rates of hospitalisation and death.1 Accordingly, great…
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Despite recent advances in therapy, heart failure (HF) remains a major cardiovascular epidemic worldwide. The increasing prevalence of the syndrome demands further improvement in practice and management to curb the economic and morbidity burden.
Current Dilemmas in Heart Failure Diagnosis and Care
Heart failure is a condition characterised by non-specific symptoms and unremarkable physical…
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In 1981, de Bold et al.1 provided the definitive demonstration of the endocrine function of the heart by the description of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP). This was followed by the identification of brain natriuretic peptide, or B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), in 1988.2,3 This natriuretic peptide (NP) was originally discovered in the porcine brain, but it is synthesised, stored and released…
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Catheter ablation has become the curative treatment for various cardiac arrhythmias. Extending the indications from simple supraventricular tachycardias to complex arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia or atrial fibrillation (AF) has led to more challenging procedures. These procedures have prolonged fluoroscopy exposure and the need for stable and reproducible catheter movement. Therefore,…
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) due to atherosclerosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Early prevention of atherothrombotic disease with a healthy lifestyle (diet, exercise, optimal body weight and no smoking) is considered the best method of “treating” CAD, although increasing age remains associated with significant cardiovascular events.
When coronary atherothrombotic disease…
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Heart Failure – A Major Global Health Problem
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries and its burden is progressively increasing.1–4 Coronary artery disease (CAD) and other conditions, such as hypertensive heart disease or diabetes mellitus, are rated among the foremost reasons for morbi-mortality worldwide.1–4 In this context,…
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Transvenous catheter ablation has become a curative treatment for many arrhythmias. Knowing the precise catheter location in relation to true cardiac anatomy will benefit catheter ablation procedures. A novel electroanatomic mapping system (CartoMerge™, Biosense Webster) with the capability of integrating pre-procedural computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) images with…
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ESC 2023 — Dr Jozine Ter Maaten (University Medical Centre Groningen, NL) joins us to outline the findings from the PUSH-AHF Study (NCT04606927).
PUSH-AHF (University Medical Center Groningen) aimed to assess the effect of natriuresis-guided therapy in patients with acute heart failure to improve diagnostic response, decongestion and clinical outcomes. 310 patients with a primary diagnosis of…
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