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Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Prevention of Cardiovascular Risk
Author(s): María Pilar Resano-Barrio , Ramón Arroyo-Espliguero , María Carmen Viana-Llamas , et al Added: 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… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
APSC Consensus on OSA in CVD Patients
Author(s): Jack Wei Chieh Tan , Leong Chai Leow , Serene Wong , et al Added: 1 year ago

Prevention & Chronic Conditions

CV Disease in Special Populations
Author(s): Sitaramesh Emani , William T Abraham Added: 3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is a growing epidemiological challenge in the US and worldwide. In the US, it is estimated that at least 5 million people are affected by it, with more than a half-million new diagnosis being made each year.1 Despite major improvements in the treatment of HF, almost 30 % of patients treated for acute HF require readmission within 30 days.2,3 These sobering statistics underscore… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Holger Woehrle , Jochen Müller-Ehmsen , Erland Erdmann Added: 3 years ago
Abstract Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a common finding in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). SDB can cause negative effects on the cardiovascular system and can contribute to the worsening of the underlying disease. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a major independent risk factor for the manifestation and progression of cardiovascular diseases, whereas central sleep apnoea (CSA)… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Masaaki Takeuchi , Nobuhiko Haruki , Yutaka Otsuji Added: 3 years ago
More than half of the patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) have associated sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), which consists of either obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) or central sleep apnoea (CSA).1,2 SDB has deleterious effects on systolic and diastolic ventricular function. In patients with CHF, the presence of SDB results in a poorer prognosis;3,4 thus, its early recognition and adequate… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Heart Failure
Author(s): Philip Adamson Added: 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… View more

Heart Failure
The Role of Nocturnal Blood Pressure and Sleep Quality in Hypertension Management
Author(s): Francesco P Cappuccio Added: 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… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Thomas Kahan Added: 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… View more

Standards & Guidelines

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Simon G Pearse , Martin R Cowie , Rakesh Sharma , et al Added: 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 Sleep… View more

Heart Failure
Emerging Strategies for the Management of Atherogenic Dyslipidaemia
Author(s): Anandita Agarwala , Michael D Shapiro Added: 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… View more

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