Clinical Cardiology, Geriatric Cardiology, Heart Failure, and Transplantation 2015: A Selection of Topical Issues.

Update for 2014 on clinical cardiology, geriatric cardiology, and heart failure and transplantation.

In the present article, we review publications from the previous year in the following 3 areas: clinical cardiology, geriatric cardiology, and heart failure and transplantation. Among the new developments in clinical cardiology are several contributions from Spanish groups on tricuspid and aortic regurgitation, developments in atrial fibrillation, syncope, and the clinical characteristics of he...

Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum Presenting as Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease A Rare Case Report

  Cor triatriatum is an acyanotic congenital heart disease. We present a rare case of cor triatriatum sinistrum in a 6-month-old female infant who was presented with cyanosis and failure to thrive. The 2D transthoracic echocardiography and the Doppler color flow imaging showed a proximal venous chamber communicating to the distal left atrium  through restrictive opening to the low-pressure, dis...

New challenges of geriatric cardiology: from clinical to preclinical research

The field of geriatric cardiology reflects the evolving medical approaches tailored to address the needs of the growing population of oldest old with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The burden of CVD is expected to increase particularly for the most common types of chronic heart disease of the elderly including coronary artery disease, heart failure and atrial fibrillation. In this context of dr...

Concise Guide to the Management of Heart Failure - World Health Organization/Council on Geriatric Cardiology Task Force on Heart Failure Education.

Essentials of cardiovascular care for older adults: extending a US-based educational resource for collaboration with our China colleagues

Throughout most of the world, people are living substantially longer. As a result, there is a rapidly expanding population of older adults who did not previously survive into old age. These adults are exposed to advanced aging processes that did not previously occur. Physiological changes of age predispose to cardiovascular diseases. Ironically, coronary heart disease, heart failure, valvular h...