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William Wijns
Other affiliations: Cleveland Clinic, Charles University in Prague, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc ...read more
Bio: William Wijns is an academic researcher from National University of Ireland, Galway. The author has contributed to research in topics: Percutaneous coronary intervention & Coronary artery disease. The author has an hindex of 127, co-authored 752 publications receiving 95517 citations. Previous affiliations of William Wijns include Cleveland Clinic & Charles University in Prague.
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TL;DR: In this article, a randomized controlled trial of Aliskiren in the Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events in Elderly people was presented. But the authors did not discuss the effect of the combination therapy in patients living with systolic hypertension.
Abstract: ABCD
: Appropriate Blood pressure Control in Diabetes
ABI
: ankle–brachial index
ABPM
: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
ACCESS
: Acute Candesartan Cilexetil Therapy in Stroke Survival
ACCOMPLISH
: Avoiding Cardiovascular Events in Combination Therapy in Patients Living with Systolic Hypertension
ACCORD
: Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes
ACE
: angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACTIVE I
: Atrial Fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial with Irbesartan for Prevention of Vascular Events
ADVANCE
: Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron-MR Controlled Evaluation
AHEAD
: Action for HEAlth in Diabetes
ALLHAT
: Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart ATtack
ALTITUDE
: ALiskiren Trial In Type 2 Diabetes Using Cardio-renal Endpoints
ANTIPAF
: ANgioTensin II Antagonist In Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
APOLLO
: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Aliskiren in the Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events in Elderly People
ARB
: angiotensin receptor blocker
ARIC
: Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities
ARR
: aldosterone renin ratio
ASCOT
: Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial
ASCOT-LLA
: Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial—Lipid Lowering Arm
ASTRAL
: Angioplasty and STenting for Renal Artery Lesions
A-V
: atrioventricular
BB
: beta-blocker
BMI
: body mass index
BP
: blood pressure
BSA
: body surface area
CA
: calcium antagonist
CABG
: coronary artery bypass graft
CAPPP
: CAPtopril Prevention Project
CAPRAF
: CAndesartan in the Prevention of Relapsing Atrial Fibrillation
CHD
: coronary heart disease
CHHIPS
: Controlling Hypertension and Hypertension Immediately Post-Stroke
CKD
: chronic kidney disease
CKD-EPI
: Chronic Kidney Disease—EPIdemiology collaboration
CONVINCE
: Controlled ONset Verapamil INvestigation of CV Endpoints
CT
: computed tomography
CV
: cardiovascular
CVD
: cardiovascular disease
D
: diuretic
DASH
: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
DBP
: diastolic blood pressure
DCCT
: Diabetes Control and Complications Study
DIRECT
: DIabetic REtinopathy Candesartan Trials
DM
: diabetes mellitus
DPP-4
: dipeptidyl peptidase 4
EAS
: European Atherosclerosis Society
EASD
: European Association for the Study of Diabetes
ECG
: electrocardiogram
EF
: ejection fraction
eGFR
: estimated glomerular filtration rate
ELSA
: European Lacidipine Study on Atherosclerosis
ESC
: European Society of Cardiology
ESH
: European Society of Hypertension
ESRD
: end-stage renal disease
EXPLOR
: Amlodipine–Valsartan Combination Decreases Central Systolic Blood Pressure more Effectively than the Amlodipine–Atenolol Combination
FDA
: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FEVER
: Felodipine EVent Reduction study
GISSI-AF
: Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell'Infarto Miocardico-Atrial Fibrillation
HbA1c
: glycated haemoglobin
HBPM
: home blood pressure monitoring
HOPE
: Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation
HOT
: Hypertension Optimal Treatment
HRT
: hormone replacement therapy
HT
: hypertension
HYVET
: HYpertension in the Very Elderly Trial
IMT
: intima-media thickness
I-PRESERVE
: Irbesartan in Heart Failure with Preserved Systolic Function
INTERHEART
: Effect of Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors associated with Myocardial Infarction in 52 Countries
INVEST
: INternational VErapamil SR/T Trandolapril
ISH
: Isolated systolic hypertension
JNC
: Joint National Committee
JUPITER
: Justification for the Use of Statins in Primary Prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin
LAVi
: left atrial volume index
LIFE
: Losartan Intervention For Endpoint Reduction in Hypertensives
LV
: left ventricle/left ventricular
LVH
: left ventricular hypertrophy
LVM
: left ventricular mass
MDRD
: Modification of Diet in Renal Disease
MRFIT
: Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
MRI
: magnetic resonance imaging
NORDIL
: The Nordic Diltiazem Intervention study
OC
: oral contraceptive
OD
: organ damage
ONTARGET
: ONgoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination with Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial
PAD
: peripheral artery disease
PATHS
: Prevention And Treatment of Hypertension Study
PCI
: percutaneous coronary intervention
PPAR
: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PREVEND
: Prevention of REnal and Vascular ENdstage Disease
PROFESS
: Prevention Regimen for Effectively Avoiding Secondary Strokes
PROGRESS
: Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke Study
PWV
: pulse wave velocity
QALY
: Quality adjusted life years
RAA
: renin-angiotensin-aldosterone
RAS
: renin-angiotensin system
RCT
: randomized controlled trials
RF
: risk factor
ROADMAP
: Randomized Olmesartan And Diabetes MicroAlbuminuria Prevention
SBP
: systolic blood pressure
SCAST
: Angiotensin-Receptor Blocker Candesartan for Treatment of Acute STroke
SCOPE
: Study on COgnition and Prognosis in the Elderly
SCORE
: Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation
SHEP
: Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program
STOP
: Swedish Trials in Old Patients with Hypertension
STOP-2
: The second Swedish Trial in Old Patients with Hypertension
SYSTCHINA
: SYSTolic Hypertension in the Elderly: Chinese trial
SYSTEUR
: SYSTolic Hypertension in Europe
TIA
: transient ischaemic attack
TOHP
: Trials Of Hypertension Prevention
TRANSCEND
: Telmisartan Randomised AssessmeNt Study in ACE iNtolerant subjects with cardiovascular Disease
UKPDS
: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study
VADT
: Veterans' Affairs Diabetes Trial
VALUE
: Valsartan Antihypertensive Long-term Use Evaluation
WHO
: World Health Organization
### 1.1 Principles
The 2013 guidelines on hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology …
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TL;DR: The If Inhibitor Ivabradine in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction is evaluated as well as patients with Diabetes mellitus for Optimal management of Multivessel disease.
Abstract: 99mTc
: technetium-99m
201TI
: thallium 201
ABCB1
: ATP-binding cassette sub-family B member 1
ABI
: ankle-brachial index
ACC
: American College of Cardiology
ACCF
: American College of Cardiology Foundation
ACCOMPLISH
: Avoiding Cardiovascular Events Through Combination Therapy in Patients Living With Systolic Hypertension
ACE
: angiotensin converting enzyme
ACIP
: Asymptomatic Cardiac Ischaemia Pilot
ACS
: acute coronary syndrome
ADA
: American Diabetes Association
ADP
: adenosine diphosphate
AHA
: American Heart Association
ARB
: angiotensin II receptor antagonist
ART
: Arterial Revascularization Trial
ASCOT
: Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial
ASSERT
: Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation and Stroke Evaluation in pacemaker patients and the atrial fibrillation Reduction atrial pacing Trial
AV
: atrioventricular
BARI 2D
: Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes
BEAUTIFUL
: Morbidity-Mortality Evaluation of the If Inhibitor Ivabradine in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction
BIMA
: bilateral internal mammary artery
BMI
: body mass index
BMS
: bare metal stent
BNP
: B-type natriuretic peptide
BP
: blood pressure
b.p.m.
: beats per minute
CABG
: coronary artery bypass graft
CAD
: coronary artery disease
CAPRIE
: Clopidogrel vs. Aspirin in Patients at Risk of Ischaemic Events
CASS
: Coronary Artery Surgery Study
CCB
: calcium channel blocker
CCS
: Canadian Cardiovascular Society
CFR
: coronary flow reserve
CHARISMA
: Clopidogrel for High Atherothrombotic Risk and Ischaemic Stabilization, Management and Avoidance
CI
: confidence interval
CKD
: chronic kidney disease
CKD-EPI
: Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration
CMR
: cardiac magnetic resonance
CORONARY
: The CABG Off or On Pump Revascularization Study
COURAGE
: Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation
COX-1
: cyclooxygenase-1
COX-2
: cyclooxygenase-2
CPG
: Committee for Practice Guidelines
CT
: computed tomography
CTA
: computed tomography angiography
CV
: cardiovascular
CVD
: cardiovascular disease
CXR
: chest X-ray
CYP2C19*2
: cytochrome P450 2C19
CYP3A
: cytochrome P3A
CYP3A4
: cytochrome P450 3A4
CYP450
: cytochrome P450
DANAMI
: Danish trial in Acute Myocardial Infarction
DAPT
: dual antiplatelet therapy
DBP
: diastolic blood pressure
DECOPI
: Desobstruction Coronaire en Post-Infarctus
DES
: drug-eluting stents
DHP
: dihydropyridine
DSE
: dobutamine stress echocardiography
EACTS
: European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery
EECP
: enhanced external counterpulsation
EMA
: European Medicines Agency
EASD
: European Association for the Study of Diabetes
ECG
: electrocardiogram
Echo
: echocardiogram
ED
: erectile dysfunction
EF
: ejection fraction
ESC
: European Society of Cardiology
EXCEL
: Evaluation of XIENCE PRIME or XIENCE V vs. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization
FAME
: Fractional Flow Reserve vs. Angiography for Multivessel Evaluation
FDA
: Food & Drug Administration (USA)
FFR
: fractional flow reserve
FREEDOM
: Design of the Future Revascularization Evaluation in patients with Diabetes mellitus: Optimal management of Multivessel disease
GFR
: glomerular filtration rate
HbA1c
: glycated haemoglobin
HDL
: high density lipoprotein
HDL-C
: high density lipoprotein cholesterol
HR
: hazard ratio
HRT
: hormone replacement therapy
hs-CRP
: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
HU
: Hounsfield units
ICA
: invasive coronary angiography
IMA
: internal mammary artery
IONA
: Impact Of Nicorandil in Angina
ISCHEMIA
: International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches
IVUS
: intravascular ultrasound
JSAP
: Japanese Stable Angina Pectoris
KATP
: ATP-sensitive potassium channels
LAD
: left anterior descending
LBBB
: left bundle branch block
LIMA
: Left internal mammary artery
LDL
: low density lipoprotein
LDL-C
: low density lipoprotein cholesterol
LM
: left main
LMS
: left main stem
LV
: left ventricular
LVEF
: left ventricular ejection fraction
LVH
: left ventricular hypertrophy
MACE
: major adverse cardiac events
MASS
: Medical, Angioplasty, or Surgery Study
MDRD
: Modification of Diet in Renal Disease
MERLIN
: Metabolic Efficiency with Ranolazine for Less Ischaemia in Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
MERLIN-TIMI 36
: Metabolic Efficiency with Ranolazine for Less Ischemia in Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction
MET
: metabolic equivalents
MI
: myocardial infarction
MICRO-HOPE
: Microalbuminuria, cardiovascular and renal sub-study of the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation study
MPI
: myocardial perfusion imaging
MRI
: magnetic resonance imaging
NO
: nitric oxide
NSAIDs
: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
NSTE-ACS
: non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome
NYHA
: New York Heart Association
OAT
: Occluded Artery Trial
OCT
: optical coherence tomography
OMT
: optimal medical therapy
PAR-1
: protease activated receptor type 1
PCI
: percutaneous coronary intervention
PDE5
: phosphodiesterase type 5
PES
: paclitaxel-eluting stents
PET
: positron emission tomography
PRECOMBAT
: Premier of Randomized Comparison of Bypass Surgery vs. Angioplasty Using Sirolimus-Eluting Stent in Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
PTP
: pre-test probability
PUFA
: polyunsaturated fatty acid
PVD
: peripheral vascular disease
QoL
: quality of life
RBBB
: right bundle branch block
REACH
: Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health
RITA-2
: Second Randomized Intervention Treatment of Angina
ROOBY
: Veterans Affairs Randomized On/Off Bypass
SAPT
: single antiplatelet therapy
SBP
: systolic blood pressure
SCAD
: stable coronary artery disease
SCORE
: Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation
SCS
: spinal cord stimulation
SES
: sirolimus-eluting stents
SIMA
: single internal mammary artery
SPECT
: single photon emission computed tomography
STICH
: Surgical Treatment for Ischaemic Heart Failure
SWISSI II
: Swiss Interventional Study on Silent Ischaemia Type II
SYNTAX
: SYNergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with TAXus and cardiac surgery
TC
: total cholesterol
TENS
: transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation
TERISA
: Type 2 Diabetes Evaluation of Ranolazine in Subjects With Chronic Stable Angina
TIME
: Trial of Invasive vs. Medical therapy
TIMI
: Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction
TMR
: transmyocardial laser revascularization
TOAT
: The Open Artery Trial
WOEST
: What is the Optimal antiplatElet and anticoagulant therapy in patients with oral anticoagulation and coronary StenTing
Guidelines summarize and evaluate all evidence available, at the time of the writing process, on a particular issue with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual patient with a given condition, taking into account the impact on outcome, as well …
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TL;DR: Neumann et al. as discussed by the authors proposed a task force to evaluate the EACTS Review Co-ordinator's work on gender equality in the context of women's reproductive health.
Abstract: Authors/Task Force Members: Franz-Josef Neumann* (ESC Chairperson) (Germany), Miguel Sousa-Uva* (EACTS Chairperson) (Portugal), Anders Ahlsson (Sweden), Fernando Alfonso (Spain), Adrian P. Banning (UK), Umberto Benedetto (UK), Robert A. Byrne (Germany), Jean-Philippe Collet (France), Volkmar Falk (Germany), Stuart J. Head (The Netherlands), Peter Jüni (Canada), Adnan Kastrati (Germany), Akos Koller (Hungary), Steen D. Kristensen (Denmark), Josef Niebauer (Austria), Dimitrios J. Richter (Greece), Petar M. Seferovi c (Serbia), Dirk Sibbing (Germany), Giulio G. Stefanini (Italy), Stephan Windecker (Switzerland), Rashmi Yadav (UK), Michael O. Zembala (Poland) Document Reviewers: William Wijns (ESC Review Co-ordinator) (Ireland), David Glineur (EACTS Review Co-ordinator) (Canada), Victor Aboyans (France), Stephan Achenbach (Germany), Stefan Agewall (Norway), Felicita Andreotti (Italy), Emanuele Barbato (Italy), Andreas Baumbach (UK), James Brophy (Canada), Héctor Bueno (Spain), Patrick A. Calvert (UK), Davide Capodanno (Italy), Piroze M. Davierwala
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TL;DR: This paper presents a Randomized Assessment of Acute Coronary Syndrome Treatment of Intracoronary Stenting With Antithrombotic Regimen and Harmonizing Outcomes with RevasculariZatiON and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Abstract: ABOARD
: Angioplasty to Blunt the Rise of Troponin in Acute Coronary Syndromes Randomized for an Immediate or Delayed Intervention
ACC
: American College of Cardiology
ACE
: angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACS
: acute coronary syndromes
ACT
: activated clotting time
ACUITY
: Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY
AF
: atrial fibrillation
AHA
: American Heart Association
APPRAISE
: Apixaban for Prevention of Acute Ischemic Events
aPTT
: activated partial thromboplastin time
ARB
: angiotensin receptor blocker
ARC
: Academic Research Consortium
ATLAS
: Anti-Xa Therapy to Lower Cardiovascular Events in Addition to Aspirin With or Without Thienopyridine Therapy in Subjects with Acute Coronary Syndrome
BARI-2D
: Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes
BMS
: bare-metal stent
BNP
: brain natriuretic peptide
CABG
: coronary bypass graft
CAD
: coronary artery disease
CI
: confidence interval
CK
: creatinine kinase
CKD
: chronic kidney disease
CK-MB
: creatinine kinase myocardial band
COX
: cyclo-oxygenase
CMR
: cardiac magnetic resonance
COMMIT
: Clopidogrel and Metoprolol in Myocardial Infarction Trial
CPG
: Committee for Practice Guidelines
CrCl
: creatinine clearance
CRP
: C-reactive protein
CRUSADE
: Can Rapid risk stratification of Unstable angina patients Suppress ADverse outcomes with Early implementation of the ACC/AHA guidelines
CT
: computed tomography
CURE
: Clopidogrel in Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent Events
CURRENT
: Clopidogrel Optimal Loading Dose Usage to Reduce Recurrent Events
CYP
: cytochrome P450
DAPT
: dual (oral) antiplatelet therapy
DAVIT
: Danish Study Group on Verapamil in Myocardial Infarction Trial
DES
: drug-eluting stent
DTI
: direct thrombin inhibitor
DIGAMI
: Diabetes, Insulin Glucose Infusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction
EARLY-ACS
: Early Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibition in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
ECG
: electrocardiogram
eGFR
: estimated glomerular filtration rate
ELISA
: Early or Late Intervention in unStable Angina
ESC
: European Society of Cardiology
Factor Xa
: activated factor X
FFR
: fractional flow reserve
FRISC
: Fragmin during Instability in Coronary Artery Disease
GP IIb/IIIa
: glycoprotein IIb/IIIa
GRACE
: Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
HINT
: Holland Interuniversity Nifedipine/Metoprolol Trial
HIT
: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
HORIZONS
: Harmonizing Outcomes with RevasculariZatiON and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction
HR
: hazard ratio
hsCRP
: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
ICTUS
: Invasive vs. Conservative Treatment in Unstable coronary Syndromes
INR
: international normalized ratio
INTERACT
: Integrilin and Enoxaparin Randomized Assessment of Acute Coronary Syndrome Treatment
ISAR-COOL
: Intracoronary Stenting With Antithrombotic Regimen Cooling Off
ISAR-REACT
: Intracoronary stenting and Antithrombotic Regimen- Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment
i.v.
: intravenous
LDL-C
: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LMWH
: low molecular weight heparin
LV
: left ventricular
LVEF
: left ventricular ejection fraction
MB
: myocardial band
MDRD
: Modification of Diet in Renal Disease
MERLIN
: Metabolic Efficiency With Ranolazine for Less Ischemia in Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
MI
: myocardial infarction
MINAP
: Myocardial Infarction National Audit Project
MRI
: magnetic resonance imaging
NNT
: numbers needed to treat
NSAID
: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSTE-ACS
: non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes
NSTEMI
: non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
NT-proBNP
: N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide
OASIS
: Organization to Assess Strategies for Ischaemic Syndromes
OPTIMA
: Optimal Timing of PCI in Unstable Angina
OR
: odds ratio
PCI
: percutaneous coronary intervention
PENTUA
: Pentasaccharide in Unstable Angina
PLATO
: PLATelet inhibition and patient Outcomes
PURSUIT
: Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa in Unstable Angina: Receptor Suppression Using Integrilin Therapy
RCT
: randomized controlled trial
RE-DEEM
: Randomized Dabigatran Etexilate Dose Finding Study In Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) Post Index Event With Additional Risk Factors For Cardiovascular Complications Also Receiving Aspirin And Clopidogrel
REPLACE-2
: Randomized Evaluation of PCI Linking Angiomax to reduced Clinical Events
RIKS-HIA
: Register of Information and Knowledge about Swedish Heart Intensive care Admissions
RITA
: Research Group in Instability in Coronary Artery Disease trial
RR
: relative risk
RRR
: relative risk reduction
STE-ACS
: ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome
STEMI
: ST-elevation myocardial infarction
SYNERGY
: Superior Yield of the New Strategy of Enoxaparin, Revascularization and Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors trial
SYNTAX
: SYNergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with TAXus and cardiac surgery
TACTICS
: Treat angina with Aggrastat and determine Cost of Therapy with an Invasive or Conservative Strategy
TARGET
: Do Tirofiban and ReoPro Give Similar Efficacy Outcomes Trial
TIMACS
: Timing of Intervention in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
TIMI
: Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction
TRITON
: TRial to Assess Improvement in Therapeutic Outcomes by Optimizing Platelet InhibitioN with Prasugrel–Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction
UFH
: unfractionated heparin
VKA
: vitamin K antagonist
VTE
: venous thrombo-embolism
Guidelines summarize and evaluate all available evidence, at the time of the writing process, on a particular issue with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual patient, with a given condition, taking into account the impact on outcome, as well as the risk–benefit ratio of particular diagnostic or therapeutic means. Guidelines are no substitutes but are complements for textbooks and cover the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Core Curriculum topics. Guidelines and recommendations should help the physicians to make decisions in their daily practice. However, the final decisions concerning an individual patient must be made by the responsible physician(s).
A great number of Guidelines have been issued in recent years by the ESC as well as by other societies and organizations. Because of the impact on clinical practice, quality criteria for the development of guidelines have been established in order to make all decisions transparent to the user. The recommendations for formulating and issuing ESC Guidelines can be found on the ESC website (http://www.escardio.org/guidelines-surveys/esc-guidelines/about/Pages/rules-writing.aspx). ESC Guidelines represent the official position of the ESC on a given topic and are regularly updated.
Members of this Task Force were selected by the ESC to represent professionals involved with the medical care of patients with this pathology. Selected experts in the field undertook a comprehensive review of the published evidence for diagnosis, management, and/or prevention of a given condition according to ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG) policy. A critical evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures was performed including assessment of the risk–benefit ratio. Estimates of expected health outcomes for larger populations were included, where data exist. The level of evidence and the strength of recommendation of particular treatment options were weighed and graded according to pre-defined scales, as outlined in Tables 1 and 2 . …
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Turku University Hospital1, National University of Ireland, Galway2, University of Catania3, University of Naples Federico II4, University of Paris5, Bispebjerg Hospital6, University of Sheffield7, University of Cambridge8, Stavanger University Hospital9, Oslo University Hospital10, Hospital Clínico San Carlos11, Mayo Clinic12, University of Western Brittany13, Rabin Medical Center14, Slovak Medical University15, Saarland University16, University of Barcelona17, University of Brescia18, University of Bern19, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg20, Leiden University Medical Center21
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present guidelines for the management of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), which is a pathological process characterized by atherosclerotic plaque accumulation in the epicardial arteries.
Abstract: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a pathological process characterized by atherosclerotic plaque accumulation in the epicardial arteries, whether obstructive or non-obstructive. This process can be modified by lifestyle adjustments, pharmacological therapies, and invasive interventions designed to achieve disease stabilization or regression. The disease can have long, stable periods but can also become unstable at any time, typically due to an acute atherothrombotic event caused by plaque rupture or erosion. However, the disease is chronic, most often progressive, and hence serious, even in clinically apparently silent periods. The dynamic nature of the CAD process results in various clinical presentations, which can be conveniently categorized as either acute coronary syndromes (ACS) or chronic coronary syndromes (CCS). The Guidelines presented here refer to the management of patients with CCS. The natural history of CCS is illustrated in Figure 1.
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TL;DR: Authors/Task Force Members: Piotr Ponikowski* (Chairperson) (Poland), Adriaan A. Voors* (Co-Chair person) (The Netherlands), Stefan D. Anker (Germany), Héctor Bueno (Spain), John G. F. Cleland (UK), Andrew J. S. Coats (UK)
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TL;DR: 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension : The Task Force for the management of Arterspertension of the European Society ofhypertension (ESH) and of theEuropean Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Abstract: 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension : The Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
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TL;DR: Although considerable improvement has occurred in the process of care for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), room for improvement exists as discussed by the authors, and the purpose of the present guideline is to focus on the numerous advances in the diagnosis and management of patients
Abstract: Although considerable improvement has occurred in the process of care for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), room for improvement exists.[1–3][1][][2][][3] The purpose of the present guideline is to focus on the numerous advances in the diagnosis and management of patients
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TL;DR: The once-in-a-lifetime treatment with Abciximab Intracoronary for acute coronary syndrome and a second dose intravenously for atrial fibrillation is recommended for adults with high blood pressure.
Abstract: ACE
: angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACS
: acute coronary syndrome
ADP
: adenosine diphosphate
AF
: atrial fibrillation
AMI
: acute myocardial infarction
AV
: atrioventricular
AIDA-4
: Abciximab Intracoronary vs. intravenously Drug Application
APACHE II
: Acute Physiology Aand Chronic
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TL;DR: ACCF/AHAIAI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor as discussed by the authors, angio-catabolizing enzyme inhibitor inhibitor inhibitor (ACS inhibitor) is a drug that is used to prevent atrial fibrillation.
Abstract: ACC/AHA
: American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
ACCF/AHA
: American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association
ACE
: angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACEI
: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
ACS
: acute coronary syndrome
AF
: atrial fibrillation
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