However, changes in B-type natriuretic peptide levels in pregnancy, and their prognostic impact in pregnant women with heart disease, remain the subject of debate.13 The majority of pregnant women have a normal electrocardiogram (ECG), but elevation of the diaphragm by the pregnant uterus can ...
Striking Variation in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in the United States among Black and White Women Aged 45-54 by State. Striking variation in coronary heart disease mortality in the United States among black and white women aged 45-54 by state. J Women Health Gender Based... Sekikawa,...
,like genetics,age,the amount of movement you get on a daily basis,and your diet,with many researchers believing that diet is the most crucial way to prevent these diseases.But how exactly do food and your daily diet impact your heart health and risk of disease?(2)...
Heart disease is any structural (microscopic or macroscopic) abnormality of the heart that may or may not result in heart failure. • Heart failure is the pathophysiologic state that occurs when the heart is unable to function at a level commensurate with the requirements of the metabolizing tis...
In this special issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C, we focus on the "State of Congenital Heart Disease." We anticipate that after viewing this journal, the reader will be up-to-date on the epidemiology of congenital heart disease (CHD), the genetic basis of CHD, ...
As the overlap between heart disease and cancer patients increases as cancer-specific mortality is decreasing and the surviving population is aging, it is necessary to identify cancer patients who are at an increased risk of death from heart disease. The
Depression is prevalent in the general population, and even more common among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) Depression is a risk factor for incident CHD, and for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with established CHD Potential biological and behavioural mechanisms for this...
For many patients with heart failure and underlying cardiomyopathy, the presence of significant functional MR, instead of a ‘bystander’ disease, actually becomes the dominant driver of symptoms and compounds the low cardiac out...
Atheromas in advanced disease almost always undergo patchy or massive calcification, and atherosclerotic lesions cause clinical disease by one of the following mechanisms: slow narrowing of the intima that results in ischemia of the tissues perfused by the involved vessels; sudden occlusion of the lume...
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common type of birth defects and a major cause of children’s morbidity and mortality1,2. Early and accurate identification of affected pediatric patients is crucial for timely intervention and effective surgical outcomes3,4,5,6. However, commonl...