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Dabigatran in elderly patients - Dr John W Eikelboom
Author(s): John Eikelboom Added: 4 years ago
Dr John W Eikelboom - McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CA View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Helen O'Brien , Rose Anne Kenny Added: 3 years ago
One of the greatest achievements of public health in the twentieth century has been the almost doubling of life expectancy in the Western world. Yet this now ageing population brings new challenges, as the prevalence of little-understood geriatric conditions increases, together with the rising prevalence of age-related disorders, such as syncope. The definition of syncope, as outlined by the… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
ESC 2020: Edoxaban for Elderly AF Patients — Dr Ken Okumura
Author(s): Ken Okumura Added: 3 years ago
Dr Ken Okumura (Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, JP) discusses the rationale and results behind ELDERCARE-AF, which investigates low dose Edoxaban for elderly Japanese AF patients ineligible for standard anticoagulant therapy. Questions: 1. What is the rationale for this study? 2. What were the objectives of this study, and its design? 3. What patients were included in the study? 4. What… View more

Anticoagulation

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
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Author(s): Gianluigi Savarese Added: 5 years ago
Dr Gianluigi Savarese (Solna, SE) discusses RASi in elderly patients with HFrEF -Association between renin-angiotensin system inhibitor use and mortality/morbidity in elderly patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a prospective propensity score-matched cohort. Filmed by Radcliffe Cardiology on site at HFA 2018 in Vienna, AT. View more

Heart Failure

CV Disease in Special Populations
Management of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome in the Elderly
Author(s): Béatrice Brembilla-Perrot Added: 3 years ago
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is associated with atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia, but a patient showing a pre-excitation syndrome on electrocardiogram (ECG) may remain asymptomatic. The main problem is that some of these asymptomatic patients or patients with re-entrant tachycardia are at risk of sudden death.1 The studies of patients with aborted sudden death indicated that in… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Added: 3 years ago
Rome, Italy – 28 Aug 2016: Heart failure in the elderly is set to triple by 2060, according to new data from the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES) - Reykjavík study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.1 “Heart failure is a common condition worldwide and increases with age,” said lead author Professor Ragnar Danielsen, a cardiologist at Landspitali University Hospital in Reykjavik,… View more
Unexplained Syncope & Response To Ajmaline in the Elderly
Author(s): Giulio Conte , Pier D Lambiase , Angelo Auricchio Added: 3 years ago
In this video presentation and discussion, Prof Angelo Auricchio (Cardiocentro Ticino, Switzerland) and Prof Pier Lambiase (Barts Heart Centre, London, UK) meet with Dr Giulio Conte to discuss hisrecently published case study on Arrhythmia Academy. They examine and discuss the issues surrounding the unusual presentation in this real-life case as experienced by Dr Conte. They review the… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Implantable Cardiac Electronic Devices in the Elderly Population
Author(s): Wei-Yao Lim , Sandeep Prabhu Added: 3 years ago
The number of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) has been increasing year-on-year.1 This, coupled with improvements in life expectancy,2 means that more elderly patients will meet the criteria for a CIED. National and international guidelines set out clear criteria and make recommendations for CIED use based on available evidence.3–6 However, the majority of clinical trials include few… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): David A Bertovic , Anthony M Dart Added: 3 years ago
Arterial pulse pressure (PP) is defined as the absolute difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Its relationship to other cardiovascular variables and its strong predictive value for clinical vascular events has resulted in PP becoming the focus of much research into the mechanisms that underlie its generation, as it is an attractive target for both non-drug and pharmacological… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Added: 3 years ago
By David Ramsey, Heart Failure 2015, Seville, Spain New research presented today at Heart Failure 2015 reveals that patients with cognitive impairment have a 7.5 times greater risk of call cause death and heart failure readmission. The data presented by Hiroshi Saito, a physiotherapist at Kameda Medical Centre in Kamogawa, Japan, explained that heart failure patients with cognitive impairment may… View more