Common Cardiovascular Diseases in Women.

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death for women in the United States. This article encompasses the epidemiology/etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic assessment, management, and prognosis of some common cardiovascular disorders seen in women with a special focus on pregnancy.

Mitral Annular Calcification Related Infective Endocarditis: A Contemporary Systematic Review.

Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a chronic degenerative process often found incidentally on imaging. MAC is associated with elevated risk of atherosclerosis and stroke. The association between MAC and the risk of infective endocarditis (IE) is less well known.

Acute Cardiac Emergencies.

Acute cardiac emergencies are life threatening. The initial responses to acute cardiac emergencies must be rapid, efficient, skillful, and well-planned. The goal of this article is to provide information that can be used to facilitate the prompt recognition and treatment of the most common acute cardiac emergencies.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement-Associated Infective Endocarditis: Comparison of Early, Intermediate, and Late-Onset Cases.

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement-associated infective endocarditis (TAVR-IE) is a relatively rare complication of TAVR. Little is known about the characteristics of early, intermediate, and late-onset TAVR-IE.

Methods: We studied the risk factors, microbiological patterns, and diagnostic and treatment strategies in patients with early (<60 days), intermediate (60-365 days), and late-onset (>1 year) TAVR-IE.

Radiation induced cardiovascular disease: An odyssey of bedside-bench-bedside approach.

The journey to Mars will be an ambitious, yet arduous task as it will entail culmination of all the information we have gathered over many decades. While the mission is of utmost importance, preservation of astronaut's well-being is paramount also. To that end, mitigation of radiation risk especially afflicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) is of great interest and challenge.

Topoisomerase 2B Decrease Results in Diastolic Dysfunction p53 and Akt: A Novel Pathway.

Diastolic dysfunction is condition of a stiff ventricle and a function of aging. It causes significant cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, and in fact, three million Americans are currently suffering from this condition. To date, all the pharmacological clinical trials have been negative.

A Contemporary 20-Year Cleveland Clinic Experience of Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: Etiology, Echocardiographic Imaging, Management, and Outcomes.

Background: Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis, or marantic endocarditis, is rare. Contemporary data on the etiology, echocardiographic evaluation, and management of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis are limited.

Methods: A single-center retrospective cohort study was performed.

Risperidone induced angioedema with concurrent EPS symptoms: a case report and review of literature.

Angioedema has recently been reported as a side effect associated with the antipsychotic risperidone. We report a case of dystonia with concurrent angioedema due to risperidone. A 40-year-old male with a history of schizophrenia was started on 3 mg of risperidone BID and developed perioral and periorbital edema along with increased muscle rigidity and hand tremor within 24 h of initial administration.