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Dietary sodium and health: more than just blood pressure.
J Am Coll Cardiol
March 2015
Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Christiana Care Outcomes Research Center, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware. Electronic address:
Sodium is essential for cellular homeostasis and physiological function. Excess dietary sodium has been linked to elevations in blood pressure (BP). Salt sensitivity of BP varies widely, but certain subgroups tend to be more salt sensitive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFrequency of severe valvular disease caused by mediastinal radiation among patients undergoing valve surgery in a community-based, regional academic medical center.
Clin Cardiol
April 2013
Department of Medicine/Section of Cardiology, Christiana Care Outcomes Research Center, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware 19718, USA.
Background: Our goal was to define the prevalence of radiation-induced valvular heart (RIVD) disease among patients undergoing cardiac valve surgery in a community-based, regional academic medical center. Mediastinal radiation is a treatment modality for various hematologic and solid malignancies; however, long-term cardiac complications, including radiation-induced valvular heart disease, can occur years after the radiation treatments.
Hypothesis: Mediastinal radiation exposure is an independent risk factor for valvular heart disease often necessitating valve replacement in patients without other risk factors for valve disease.