Employing strategies that earn points or a small amount of money motivates people at high risk of heart disease or stroke to walk more each day than they would otherwise.
Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.
Ischemia without obstructive coronary artery disease can be difficult to identify. In this case, the patient presented with recurrent syncope which was caused by coronary artery spasm microvascular dysfunction and effectively treated.
A mediastinal angiosarcoma presented mimicking signs of constrictive pericarditis, aortic dissection, and coronary artery disease. The correct diagnosis only was made measurement of hyaluronic acid concentration in the pleural fluid.
The case of acute coronary syndrome presenting with an ECG displaying Aslanger’s pattern. Severe stenosis of the distal left main coronary artery and the proximal segment of the left anterior descending artery was observed via coronary angiography.
The definition of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) requires the presence of hepatic steatosis (more than 5% of hepatocytes by histology or > 5.6% by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy or H1-MRS) without significant alcohol …
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a common type of cardiovascular disease (CVD) that has been on the rise in terms of both incidence and mortality worldwide, presenting a significant threat to human health. An increasing body of studies has shown …
Cushing’s Syndrome (CS) is clinically defined as the symptoms and signs associated with long-term glucocorticoid (GC) excess of either endogenous or exogenous origin. Exogenous CS is caused by intake of oral, parenteral, inhaled or topical …
The occurrence and development of coronary heart disease (CHD) are closely linked to fluctuations in blood glucose levels. While the efficacy of intensified treatment guided by HbA1c levels remains uncertain for individuals with diabetes and CHD …
An expert-led symposium exploring the most pertinent issues in cardio-oncology, with a focus on the new ESC guidelines. Highlights include preventative approaches in cardio-oncology, toxicity risk-stratification strategies, the clinical management of myocarditis as an adverse effect of immune checkpoint inhibitor-treatments, and the utility of biomarkers in long-term follow-up of cardiovascular disease risk in cancer patients.
The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is linked to a variety of factors, including: an ageing population, smoking, obesity, hypertension, or as a secondary condition to other cardiac diseases/dysfunction (Morseth et al. 2021 ; Morillo et al.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), namely Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are conditions of chronic immune-mediated inflammation affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Individuals with IBD may also experience systemic inflammatory activity …
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in both the USA and the world [ 1 ]. According to the American Heart Association, by 2035, nearly 45% of the American population will have some form of heart disease [ 2 ]. The prevalence …
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), one of the leading non-communicable diseases in the middle-aged population worldwide, is largely attributed to recent changes in diets and lifestyles [ 1 , 2 ]. As estimated by the International Diabetes Federation …
