Artificial Intelligence Applications to Improve Risk Prediction Tools in ElectrophysiologyCurrent Cardiovascular Risk Reports - Tập 14 - Trang 1-9 - 2020
Gurukripa N. Kowlgi, Fatima M. Ezzeddine, Suraj Kapa
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an aspect of computer technology that imitates the ability of the human mind to analyze data. Over the last few years, there has been a paradigm shift in the utilization of AI in clinical practice. It is imperative for the clinical electrophysiologist to understand the basics of AI, and its potential applications in the field as new applications are developed and im...... hiện toàn bộ
Childhood Psychosocial Determinants of Cardiovascular HealthCurrent Cardiovascular Risk Reports - Tập 10 - Trang 1-8 - 2016
Erica Sood, Samuel S. Gidding
Understanding risk and protective factors that impact cardiovascular health is of utmost importance. There is ample evidence that cardiovascular health begins in childhood, tracks over time, and is subject to adverse social influences. This paper reviews key studies examining the relations of psychosocial factors in childhood to cardiovascular health in adulthood. The existing literature provides ...... hiện toàn bộ
Women’s Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Trials: New Insights on Cardiovascular Disease from Additional Years of Follow upCurrent Cardiovascular Risk Reports - Tập 7 - Trang 196-202 - 2013
Virginia M. Miller, JoAnn E. Manson
Debate and controversy surrounding the benefits and risks of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) for prevention of cardiovascular disease has continued in the decade since the cessation of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) hormone therapy interventions. As a result, many women and their physicians have been reluctant to turn to MHT for relief of vasomotor and other menopausal symptoms. However, sev...... hiện toàn bộ
A New Tool Needed for Identifying and Characterizing ObesityCurrent Cardiovascular Risk Reports - Tập 7 - Trang 85-87 - 2013
Goutham Rao
Obesity is a highly prevalent condition across the world with serious medical, psychological, and social consequences. Unfortunately, widely used simple tools to identify obesity or excess adiposity such as body mass index and waist circumference have serious shortcomings including lack of accuracy and accepted standards associated with increased health risk. Furthermore, many people with excess a...... hiện toàn bộ
Genetic Predispositions to Heart FailureCurrent Cardiovascular Risk Reports - Tập 10 - Trang 1-6 - 2016
Wonshill Koh, Christina Wong, W. H. Wilson Tang
Heart failure can be caused by either acquired or inherited cardiovascular diseases. With the rising incidence of heart failure (HF), there is a need to further understand the molecular pathogenesis of HF. There has been growing interest in the role of genetic predisposition for developing HF, not only in inherited cardiomyopathies but also in acquired cardiovascular diseases. There have been expa...... hiện toàn bộ
Bariatric Surgery to Prevent and Treat DiabetesCurrent Cardiovascular Risk Reports - - 2011
Richdeep S. Gill, Kevin Whitlock, Ravneet K. Sandhu, Daniel W. Birch, Shahzeer Karmali
The obesity epidemic has become a significant issue worldwide. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is related and its prevalence is also on the rise. Bariatric surgery as part of a comprehensive weight management strategy is highly efficacious in treating obese individuals and promoting weight loss. The resultant loss of excess body weight is frequently associated with improvement of comorbid factors ...... hiện toàn bộ
Managing Hypertension in the Elderly: What is Different, What is the Same?Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports - Tập 11 Số 8 - Trang 1-9 - 2017
Aronow, Wilbert S.
The goal is to discuss management of hypertension in the elderly. At 3.14-year follow-up of 2636 persons ≥75 years in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT), compared with a systolic blood pressure (SBP) goal of <140 mmHg, a SBP goal of <120 mmHg reduced the primary endpoint of myocardial infarction, other acute coronary syndrome, stroke, heart failure, or car...... hiện toàn bộ