Choosing the appropriate catheter and wire in peripheral intervention.

Endovascular treatment is becoming more common in managing patients with peripheral arterial disease. A carefully planned procedure is crucial for the outcome of the procedure. Several steps are necessary when performing endovascular procedures, including preplanning with vascular imaging using computed tomography angiography (CTA) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), choosing the right access and technique, and using the right devices (guidewires, sheaths, catheters).

Understanding Pacemaker-Induced Cardiomyopathy Incidence and Predictors in Patients with Right Ventricular Pacing: A Systematic Review.

This study aimed to figure out the incidence and predictors of pacemaker-induced cardiomyopathy (PICM) in patients with right ventricular (RV) pacing. We systematically searched in PubMed on March 18, 2020, for English language abstract and full-article journals, using the following criteria: pacemaker induced cardiomyopathy AND right ventricular AND pacemaker AND patients AND human NOT implantable cardioverter defibrillator NOT ICD NOT animal. Four studies were included in this review after filtering 35 studies through year of publication and abstract selection.

Abnormal Sleep Duration as Predictor for Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review of Prospective Studies.

Methods: We searched the online database PubMed on 30 August 2020 for our data collection. We used the following keywords: sleep duration AND (cardiovascular disease OR cardiovascular event) AND (cohort OR prospective OR retrospective). We identified 653 studies, and after excluding studies that were published before 2015, we obtained 306 studies.

Metabolic syndrome and heart failure: mechanism and management.

Heart failure (HF) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are syndromes that affect a large proportion of the world population. MetS is known to be one of the risk factors of HF, and it can also act as comorbidity in HF. This review aims to further discuss the mechanism of MetS in causing HF, the management of MetS in order to prevent HF, and the management of MetS in HF patients.

Highlighting Exosomes' Function in Cardiovascular Diseases.

Exosomes, as one of the extracellular vesicles' subgroups, played an important role in the cell to cell communication. The cargos and surface protein of exosomes have been known to affect the cardiovascular system both positively and negatively in chronic heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and atherosclerosis. There have been several exosomes that emerged as potential diagnostic and prognostic markers in cardiovascular patients.