Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women during their reproductive life
By América Torres Photo: Looksutdio/Freepik Besides the already known cardiovascular disease (CVD) factors, women face additional risks during their reproductive stage and pregnancy. The paper "Pregnancy and Reproductive Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Women" by Anna C. O’Kelly et al.summarizes the available evidence that some stages and aspects of female reproductive life, may increase […]
Sudden cardiac death in athletes: what we know so far
By América Torres Photo Rawpixel/Freepik Sudden cardiac death in athletes is a complex issue. Many sports medicine specialists from various regions of the world have worked to try to identify risk factors and quantify incidence, to try to be able to predict risk and create treatments that help reduce this phenomenon. In this article we […]
Stress tests: physiological effects in soccer players
By América Torres master1305/Freepik Stress tests are used in sports and occupational medicine to detect latent diseases, monitor treatment effectiveness, and measure patients’ physical performance capacity. Ergometry is essential as it is a clinical diagnostic method that allows early recognition of a disease in order to monitor it over time and to provide individual […]
Therapeutic technological advances for cardiac patients
By América Torres Photo: rawpixel.com /Freepik The battle of doctors and researchers to take care of the heart does not cease. The different areas that are dedicated to taking care of this organ attack the diseases that affect it from different sides. This has resulted in new therapies that significantly improve the results of […]
Blood pressure hyperreactivity when standing can predict cardiovascular and renal events in young hypertensive patients
By América Torres Photo: wavebreakmedia_micro / Freepik When standing the blood travels under the heart, so there is a decrease in venous return. That causes the heartbeat to decrease and, therefore, the blood pressure falls. This sympathetic failure detonates the defensive mechanism of the organism, which is why postural hypotension (orthostatic hypotension) occurs, which can […]
ESC 2022 Highlights: TIME, DELIVER, REVIVED, INVICTUS, SECURE
By América Torres Photo: Freepik The 2022 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology brought together just over 30,000 cardiovascular health professionals from 174 countries. A total of 36 studies were presented with topic such as imaging, digital health and artificial intelligence aimed at antithrombotic therapy, invasive cardiology, and of course, the impact of COVID-19 […]
Summary of 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
By América Torres Photo: Freepik The “2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure”), by The American Heart Association (AHA), The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) contains substantial changes to prevent, diagnose and manage patients with heart failure (HF). This document replaces the “2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline […]
Some relevant aspects of the 2022 Guide for the management of patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association have just published the "2022 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage". This document makes substantial changes to its previous editions; for example, it points out that traditional in-hospital therapies, such treatment with anticonvulsants or steroids confer either no benefit or harm. In […]
Research Opportunities in the Autonomic Neural Mechanisms of Cardiopulmonary Regulation
This blog is a summary of some of the findings reached during a workshop organized by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (September 2020). The topics to be discussed were the still unknown aspects about the autonomous neural mechanisms of cardiopulmonary regulation. The objective was to bring together an international multidisciplinary group to define […]
Effects of salt substitutes on cardiovascular events and death
Although salt substitutes reduced in sodium and added with potassium have been shown to be effective in reducing blood pressure, their effects on patients’ cardiovascular system and safety were unclear. During the 2021 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, the Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS) was presented; it was published under the name […]
