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Job title: MD
Author(s): Franz H Messerli , Georg Noll , Lars H Lindholm , et al Added: 3 years ago
Recent evidence supports a central role for calcium channel blockers (CCBs), and in particular the dihydropyridine (DHP) agents, in the treatment of hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We review here the findings of recent trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses that rebut those of the single, yet widely-publicised, earlier unfavourable meta-analysis.1 In these latest reports,… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
EHRA 2019: EHRA Type 2 Definition
Author(s): Line Melgaard Added: 5 years ago
Dr Line Melgaard (Aalborg University, Aalborg, DK) discusses the thromboembolic risk in patients with atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease according to the EHRA Type 2 definition. Filmed on site at EHRA 2019 by Radcliffe Cardiology Questions: 1. What was the need to evaluate atrial fibrillation patients specifically with valvular heart disease? 2. How was the study set up to… View more

Anticoagulation

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Piotr Ponikowski
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Job title: Head of the Department of Heart Diseases
Piotr Ponikowski is Head of the Department of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University and Head of the Cardiology Department at the Center for Heart Diseases at 4th Military Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland. His research interests mainly include heart failure (HF), coronary artery disease and cardiac arrhythmias. He has been involved in numerous research projects, such as the benefits of physical… View more
Job title: Director of External Affairs
Career Overview Professor Ben Freedman is the Director of External Affairs at the Heart Research Institute at the Charles Perkins Centre, and Group Leader of the Heart rhythm and Stroke Prevention Group. He is an Honorary Professor of Cardiology at the University of Sydney, and an adjunct professor in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. He is the… View more
Author(s): Giuliano Tocci , Lorenzo Castello , Massimo Volpe Added: 3 years ago
The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) has a key role in the maintenance of cardiovascular (CV) homeostasis, and water and electrolyte metabolism in healthy subjects.1 By contrast, the excess of angiotensin II in several diseases represents a pathophysiological mechanism that can promote or even accelerate atherosclerotic processes, cardiac and vascular hypertrophy, and kidney disease.1 In particular… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Job title: Physicians
Author(s): Frédéric Michard Added: 3 years ago
Volume expansion is one of the most common therapeutic procedures in intensive care units (ICUs). There is no doubt that in some cases (e.g. hemorrhage or severe diarrhea) care-givers can reasonably rely on clinical examination to identify patients who will benefit from fluid loading. However, in more complex—but not uncommon—situations (e.g. septic shock), both clinical examination and… View more

Anticoagulation

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia