Search results for "heart disease"

Assisted Reproductive Techniques and Risk of Congenital Heart Diseases in Children: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2023

AbstractInfertility is a growing phenomenon and leads to an increased use of assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs). In recent years, concerns about the safety of these procedures emerged and ARTs were hypothesized to be a risk factor for developing congenital heart diseases (CHDs) in offspring. Our aim is to investigate the association between ART and CHD, specifying results according to various subtypes of defects. We performed a systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis following the PRISMA guidelines. MEDLINE and Google Scholar were searched from January 2011 to May 2022. Data about incidence of CHD in ART were tabulated and extracted from all the studies included. Twenty-four…

Evaluation of the Haemorheological Determinants in Coronary Heart Disease

1984

Increased blood viscosity has been described in patients with coronary artery disease (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).

Ischemic Heart Disease, CT

2008

What is new for an old molecule? : Systematic review and recommendations on the use of resveratrol

2011

BackgroundResveratrol is a natural compound suggested to have beneficial health effects. However, people are consuming resveratrol for this reason without having the adequate scientific evidence for its effects in humans. Therefore, scientific valid recommendations concerning the human intake of resveratrol based on available published scientific data are necessary. Such recommendations were formulated after the Resveratrol 2010 conference, held in September 2010 in Helsingør, Denmark.MethodologyLiterature search in databases as PUBMED and ISI Web of Science in combination with manual search was used to answer the following five questions: (1)Can resveratrol be recommended in the prevention…

BRAINSTEM AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIALS AND VISUAL POTENTIALS IN KAWASAKI DISEASE: EXPRESSION OF CNS VASCULITIS?

2015

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limited vasculitis of infants and children that is nowadays the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children. Transient sensorineural hearing loss (20 to 35 dB) is a possible complication of acute phase KD and may be related to salicylate toxicity in some patients.

Periphere arterielle Verschlusskrankheit: Wann ist ein PCSK9-Inhibitor sinnvoll?

2018

ZusammenfassungDie Leitlinie der Europäischen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie empfiehlt bei Patienten mit manifester peripherer arterieller Verschlusskrankheit (PAVK) ebenso wie bei KHK oder zerebrovaskulärer Erkrankung einen LDL-C-Zielwert < 70 mg/dL oder eine Reduktion um 50 %, wenn der Ausgangswert zwischen 70 und 135 mg/dL liegt. Die Applikation eines PCSK9-Inhibitors ermöglicht die Zielwerterreichung für viele Patienten, die dies unter einer maximalen Statintherapie in Kombination mit Ezetemib nicht erreichen. In der Fourier-Studie konnte für Patienten mit PAVK, die bei Studieneinschluss weder einen Myokardinfarkt noch einen Apoplex erlitten hatten, eine deutliche Risikoreduktion (RR) …

Local Application of Leptin Antagonist Attenuates Angiotensin II–Induced Ascending Aortic Aneurysm and Cardiac Remodeling

2016

Background Ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm ( ATAA ) is driven by angiotensin II (Ang II ) and contributes to the development of left ventricular ( LV ) remodeling through aortoventricular coupling. We previously showed that locally available leptin augments Ang II ‐induced abdominal aortic aneurysms in apolipoprotein E–deficient mice. We hypothesized that locally synthesized leptin mediates Ang II ‐induced ATAA . Methods and Results Following demonstration of leptin synthesis in samples of human ATAA associated with different etiologies, we modeled in situ leptin expression in apolipoprotein E–deficient mice by applying exogenous leptin on the surface of the ascending aorta. This treatm…

Visceral adiposity in patients with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis alone and its relationship with metabolic and cardiovascular risk

2020

Abstract Background Fat mass distribution, especially in the abdominal visceral region, has been rarely evaluated in patients with PsA or psoriasis (PsO). Methods Patients with PsA and patients with PsO alone were evaluated and compared with control subjects (1:1 ratio in each patient group) matched for age, sex and BMI category. Body composition and fat distribution (android and visceral fat) were evaluated by DXA. Anthropometric measurements, disease activity and the systematic coronary risk evaluation (SCORE) cardiovascular risk were assessed. Metabolic parameters (insulin, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance), serum adipokines [total and high-molecular-weight adiponectin…

Staphylococcal alpha-toxin provokes neutrophil-dependent cardiac dysfunction: role of ICAM-1 and cys-leukotrienes.

2002

The role of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) in septic myocardial dysfunction is presently unknown. Staphylococcus aureus infections are frequently associated with septic sequelae. Therefore, we perfused isolated rat hearts with low doses of α-toxin, the major staphylococcal exotoxin, followed by application of human PMN, N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine, and arachidonic acid. In contrast to sham-perfused hearts (no α-toxin), a rise in coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) and a reduction of contractile function were noted, and cardiac expression of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 was detected by immunohistochemical methods and real-time PCR. Histological analysis and myelope…

Use of Anesthetics Associated to Vasoconstrictors for Dentistry in Patients With Cardiopathies. Review of the Literature Published in the Last Decade

2012

Objective: The use of local anesthetics associated to vasoconstrictor agents in dentistry is thoroughly justified and is widely extended, but we cannot ignore the fact that anesthetic infiltration poses risk of complications throughout the dental treatment period. The objective of the present review is to document the reported effects the use of the local anesthetics most widely employed in dentistry, with or without association to vasoconstrictor agents may have in patients with any sort of cardiopathy. Study Design: We have searched for randomized clinical trials on the assessment of the cardiovascular effects of local anesthetics used in dentistry, without limits as regards age or sex, c…