Publications by authors named "Hector Garcia-Pardo"
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- * Effective management of NSTE-ACS requires personalized treatment plans, including specific diagnosis, antithrombotic therapies, and timely invasive interventions, particularly for vulnerable groups like the elderly and those with chronic kidney disease.
- * Emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach, the review underscores the importance of cardiac rehabilitation and managing cardiovascular risk factors as key components for improving outcomes and preventing future issues in NSTE-ACS patients.
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- - Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of illness and death in older adults, with conditions like coronary artery disease and heart failure being particularly prevalent.
- - Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is critical for secondary prevention, improving heart health, quality of life, and management of cardiovascular risk factors in elderly patients.
- - Despite its benefits, elderly patients are less frequently referred to CR following cardiovascular events, highlighting the need for personalized care strategies tailored to this unique population.
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- Life expectancy has risen significantly, highlighting the need for targeted health interventions to improve outcomes for elderly patients with cardiovascular issues.
- Current clinical guidelines lack specific recommendations for older adults due to their low representation in clinical trials.
- This document focuses on preventative care for patients aged 75 and older, addressing treatment options, physical exercise, and the importance of considering geriatric syndromes and comorbidities in their management.
Frailty and prognosis of older patients with chronic heart failure.
Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed)
December 2022
Introduction And Objectives: Heart failure (HF) is prevalent in advanced ages. Our objective was to assess the impact of frailty on 1-year mortality in older patients with ambulatory HF.
Methods: Our data come from the FRAGIC study (Spanish acronym for "Study of the impact of frailty and other geriatric syndromes on the clinical management and prognosis of elderly outpatients with heart failure"), a multicenter prospective registry conducted in 16 Spanish hospitals including outpatients ≥ 75 years with HF followed up by cardiology services in Spain.
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- Age increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, which is the top cause of serious health issues and death in older adults.
- The review covers key cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly, as well as diagnosis and treatment methods, emphasizing the need for effective prevention and management.
- It also explores the connection between cardiovascular disease and other common age-related conditions, including frailty and genetic factors, highlighting the complexity of cardiovascular health in the aging population.
Background And Objectives: The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ischaemic heart disease (IHC) increases with age. They coexist in up to 20% of octogenarian patients, a situation that poses a therapeutic challenge. Trials that have addressed this scenario, which included a low percentage of octogenarians, showed that double therapy (single antiplatelet + anticoagulation) compared to triple therapy (double antiplatelet + anticoagulation) was associated with less bleeding events, especially with direct oral anticoagulants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImprovements in survival among cancer patients have revealed the clinical impact of cardiotoxicity on both cardiovascular and hematological and oncological outcomes, especially when it leads to the interruption of highly effective antitumor therapies. Atrial fibrillation is a common complication in patients with active cancer and its treatment poses a major challenge. These patients have an increased thromboembolic and hemorrhagic risk but standard stroke prediction scores have not been validated in this population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/objetctives: Mitral regurgitation (MR)after an acute coronary syndrome is associated with a poor prognosis. However,the prognostic impact of MR in elderly patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardialinfarction (NSTEMI) has not been well addressed.
Design: Prospective registry.
Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis on transcatheter aortic valves.
Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed)
August 2012