BACKGROUND The long-term downward national U.S. trend in heart disease-related mortality slowed substantially during 2011-2014 before turning upward in 2015. Examining mortality trends in the major subgroups of heart disease may provide insight into potentially more targeted and effective prevention and treatment approaches to promote favorable trajectories. We examined national trends between ...

The indication for aortic valve replacement (AVR) combined left ventricular (LV) plasty in the patient with aortic valve stenosis (AS) complicated by ischemic heart disease is controversial. We describe a case of AS with ischemic heart disease of a patient who underwent a successful surgical treatment, AVR combined with the endoventricular patch technique. The patient was an 82-year-old woman w...

1024x768 normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa background : heart failure is a common health problem with poor prognosis. the gold standard for diagnosis is echocardiography but it is not always reachable, especially in emergency conditions. nt-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (nt-probnp) is a novel indicator for the diagnosis of heart failure and is being used in routine tests in emergency r...

Abstract Introduction Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are an emerging class of non-coding originating from the splicing and circularization pre-mRNAs long RNAs. CircRNAs can regulate transcription splicing, sequester microRNAs acting as “sponge” inducing respective targets, bind to RNA binding proteins. have been found deregulated in several cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure (HF). Howev...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Knowledge about the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Spain is limited, particularly about emergent conditions such as peripheral arterial disease and heart failure. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of these conditions in a primary care setting. METHODS A prospective population-based cohort study was carried out in two health centers ...