Treating Atrial Fibrillation Is a Tricky Thing; New Heart Association Guidelines Discuss Benefits and Drawbacks of Treatment OptionsSally Squires
Five decades of research have illuminated the role of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) in the pathogenesis of stroke, heart failure, dementia, and premature death. Given the often-asymptomatic nature of the arrhythmia and the clear benefit of premorbid interventions including anticoagulation for st...
Metabolic syndrome and risk of development of atrial fibrillation: the Niigata preventive medicine study. Circulation 2008; 117: 1255–1260. OS 157 Muiesan ML, Salvetti M, Monteduro C, Bonzi B, Paini A, Viola S, Poisa P, Rizzoni D, Castellano M, Agabiti-Rosei E. Left ventricular ...
The contents described in this chapter are more significant for treating old-old elderly persons. Age-related physiological/pathological changes associated with blood pressure control in hypertensive patients are presented: Cardiovascular system: Atherosclerosis/reduction of vascular elasticity, left ...
Commentary on a GWAS: HDAC9 and the risk for ischaemic stroke Modifiable risk factors like obesity, hypertension, smoking, physical inactivity or atrial fibrillation account for a significant proportion of the risk fo... W Hacke,C Grond-Ginsbach - 《Bmc Medicine》 被引量: 13发表: 2012年 加载...
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), atrial fibrillation (AF) impacts between 2.7 and 6.1 million Americans, frequently resulting in heart-related complications and a fivefold increase in the risk of stroke. To address this significant health concern, the American College of Cardiology...
Starting at age 3 years, at every visit with a pediatrician or other PHCP, children and adolescents with overweight or obesity should be assessed for hypertension via blood pressure measurement In treating overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, pediatricians and other PHCPs should follow...
For patients with valvular heart disease and atrial fibrillation (except for patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis or a mechanical prosthesis), the decision to use oral anticoagulation to prevent thromboembolic events, with either a vitamin K antagonist or a non–vitamin K antagonist anticoagulant, sh...
select article Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines Research articleAbstract only Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Antithrombotic Therapy and Preventi...
8) Aldosterone antagonists and potassium-sparing diuretics Aldosterone antagonists such as spironolactone and eplerenone may be particularly effective for low renin hypertension, and are also useful for treating resistant hypertension.498 As aldosterone affects the cardiovascular system, aldosterone antagonists ...