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Author(s):
Antoni Bayés-Genís
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Christian Muñoz-Guijosa
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Evelyn Santiago-Vacas
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3 years ago
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
– Martin Luther King Jr (1929–1968)
Heart failure (HF) has increased at a fast pace during the 21st century to become the main cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with cardiovascular disorders in developed nations, leading to increasing healthcare costs and declining quality of life. The expected prevalence of HF was ~25 million in 2011,…
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Author(s):
Felipe Martínez
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Eduardo Perna
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Sergio V Perrone
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et al
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3 years ago
Chagas disease was initially described as an endemic health problem in a few countries in South America – mainly Argentina and Brazil – and one of the consequences of the disease, heart damage, made it an interesting issue for healthcare professionals, from epidemiologists to cardiologists.1 Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCM) is now recognised as a cardiovascular disorder, diagnosed and treated not…
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Featuring: Josep Brugada
Author(s):
Josep Brugada
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3 years ago
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Author(s):
Patricia Fonseca
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Anna F Dominiczak
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Stephen Harrap
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et al
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3 years ago
Abstract
Early combination therapy is more effective for hypertension control in high-risk patients than monotherapy, and current guidelines recommend the use of either an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) for first-line therapy in patients younger than 55 years. Recent evidence shows that ACEIs reduce mortality, whereas ARBs show no apparent…
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Author(s):
Antonio J Vallejo-Vaz
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3 years ago
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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Author(s):
Roland Asmar
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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…
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Author(s):
Amalia Peix
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Aylen Perez
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Ana Maria Barreda
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1 year ago