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Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology.
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is an independent non-profit, non-governmental professional association that works to advance the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and improve scientific understanding of the heart and vascular system. [2]
International Journal of Cardiology. Int. J. Cardiol. The International Journal of Cardiology is a peer-reviewed medical journal that publishes research articles about the study and management of cardiac diseases. The journal is affiliated with the International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease.
Major adverse cardiovascular events. Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE, or major adverse cardiac events) is a composite endpoint frequently used in cardiovascular research. [1][2] Despite widespread use of the term in clinical trials, the definitions of MACE can differ, which makes comparison of similar studies difficult.
Nature Reviews Cardiology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio. It was established in 2004 as Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine, but change name in April 2009. [1][2][3] The editor-in-chief is Gregory Lim. [4] Coverage includes: genetics and public health.
Aspirin, beta blockers, nitroglycerin, statins [ 10 ] Frequency. 110 million (2015) [ 11 ] Deaths. 8.9 million (2015) [ 12 ] Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), or ischemic heart disease (IHD), [ 13 ] is a type of heart disease involving the reduction of blood flow to the cardiac muscle due to build-up of ...
Specialty. Cardiology. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a syndrome (a set of signs and symptoms) due to decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries such that part of the heart muscle is unable to function properly or dies. [ 1 ] The most common symptom is centrally located pressure-like chest pain, often radiating to the left shoulder [ 2 ...
Journal homepage. Cardiology: International Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Pathology and Pharmacology is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Karger. The editor is Dan Atar. [1] It was established in 1937 as Cardiologia by Bruno Kisch and Wilhelm Löffler. From 1971, the journal was published under the name ...