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Author(s): Leif Erhardt , Jean-Jacques Mourad Added: 3 years ago
According to data provided by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), life expectancy in the US increased by six years between 1970 and 2000.1,2 Much of this increase can be attributed to reductions in mortality due to cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD).2 Similarly, the incidence of CVD-related mortality and morbidity has been falling steadily across the EU since the early 1980s, in… View more

Anticoagulation

Demographic
Stable Angina Medical Therapy
Author(s): Talla A Rousan , Udho Thadani Added: 3 years ago
Background Definition of Stable Angina Angina pectoris was first defined by William Heberden in 1768. He described it as a smothering sensation or tightness across the front of the chest which may radiate to the left arm or to both arms as well as the jaw or back. It is usually triggered by exercise or emotional stress and it may be aggravated by the ingestion of a heavy meal.1 The pain usually… View more

Standards & Guidelines

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Heather Currie , Christine Williams Added: 3 years ago
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in both men and women, yet the extent of the problem in women is frequently underestimated and, compared with men, women are less likely to be offered interventions, are less likely to be represented in clinical trials and have a worse prognosis. This article aims to examine the extent of the problem of CVD in women, summarise the… View more

Demographic

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
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Article

Author(s): Alberto Cuocolo Added: 3 years ago
European Cardiovascular Disease 2006 includes the point of views of many recognised experts in the field. The publication provides a forum of discussion and share of knowledge for medical doctors that work in cardiology in Europe and offers the opportunity to follow what is happening in this rapidly evolving area of medicine. The content of this edition is of excellent quality and helps to… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Foreword

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Author(s): Juan Carlos Kaski Added: 3 years ago
The readership of European Cardiovascular Review continues to increase rapidly as a result of the excellent quality of the articles submitted by our contributors and the hard work of our editorial board. The current issue offers an array of extremely important manuscripts, grouped under three main sections – ischaemic heart disease, heart failure and cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. In the heart… View more

Heart Failure
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s): Anne Mirjam Kerola , Silvia Rollefstad , Anne Grete Semb Added: 2 years ago

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Dysphagia and the Management of Patients in Need of Lipid-Lowering
Author(s): Yassir Javaid , , Added: 1 year ago
This virtual round table series focuses on dysphagia and the management of patients in need of lipid-lowering medications. The first three sessions of this video series are presented by Dr Yassir Javaid (Northamptonshire CCG, UK), Prof Nina Barnett (London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, UK) and Mr Paresh Parmar (London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, UK) followed by session four, a… View more

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Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Slow Coronary Blood Flow: Pathogenesis and Clinical Implications
Author(s): Andrea Aparicio , Javier Cuevas , César Morís , et al Added: 2 years ago

Vascular Disease and Surgery
Author(s): Derek V Exner Added: 3 years ago
Why Do We Need Risk Stratification Tools? Sudden death accounts for between 300,000 and 500,000 deaths each year in North America.1 Patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) have a four-fold higher risk of sudden death than those without such a history. Most sudden deaths in ambulatory populations result from life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias that lead to a cardiac arrest.2… View more

MI/ACS
Author(s): Peter Libby Added: 3 years ago
In the Cardiology Masters section of European Cardiology Review, we bring you an insight into the career of a key contributor to the field of cardiology. In this edition, we feature Dr Peter Libby, Mallinckrodt Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; and Cardiovascular Specialist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. From Berkeley to Boston As the founding chairman of the department of… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions