Managing patients with acute or chronic HFpEF and concurrent hypertension is difficult. Make sure you're confident prescribing the optimal drug combination.
SAMS are the main reason statins are discontinued, but they range in severity and persistence. Learn about self-limited and autoimmune statin myopathy, the factors that impact them, and available treatment strategies.
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.
A case of extreme hypotension that could have been prevented or mitigated with awareness of the underlying hypothyroidism related to nivolumab treatment.
Hypertensive urgency and echolalia were the most striking symptoms of memantine overdose in an elderly man with mild dementia and hypertension. Early medication review with caregivers of people with dementia is key.
A panel of experts examine the differential diagnosis for secondary hypertension in a young child, and the eventual diagnosis and management of generalized arterial calcification in infants.
During surgery, various haemodynamic variables are monitored and optimised to maintain organ perfusion pressure and oxygen delivery – and to eventually improve outcomes. Important haemodynamic variables that provide an understanding of most …
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by symptoms such as tremor, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability [ 1 ]. It is the predominant movement disorder among the elderly …
The International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) defines “probiotics” as “microorganisms that, when consumed in adequate doses or concentrations, can benefit the consumer’s health” and comprise both bacteria (e.g. …
Open AccessEchocardiographyEchocardiography (JM Gardin and AH Waller, Section Editors)
Left ventricular (LV) strain is widely used in the detection of subclinical LV dysfunction (e.g., cancer treatment-related cardiac dysfunction), heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the assessment of LV diastolic dysfunction …
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.
During surgery, various haemodynamic variables are monitored and optimised to maintain organ perfusion pressure and oxygen delivery – and to eventually improve outcomes. Important haemodynamic variables that provide an understanding of most …
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer and accounts for approximately 90% of cases [ 1 ]. Recently, the therapeutic armamentarium available for the systemic treatment of this disease has expanded. Sorafenib …
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by symptoms such as tremor, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability [ 1 ]. It is the predominant movement disorder among the elderly …
Open AccessEchocardiographyEchocardiography (JM Gardin and AH Waller, Section Editors)
Left ventricular (LV) strain is widely used in the detection of subclinical LV dysfunction (e.g., cancer treatment-related cardiac dysfunction), heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the assessment of LV diastolic dysfunction …
