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[The year in cardiology : 2018]

Panagiotis Antiochos1, Nicolas Barras1, Julien Regamey1

  • 1Service de cardiologie, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne.

Revue Medicale Suisse
|January 11, 2019
PubMed

Insights

This review highlights 2018 cardiology advances in interventional treatments, prevention, heart failure, and imaging. Key insights into heart disease pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Medical Research

Background:

  • Cardiology saw significant advancements in 2018.
  • Understanding of cardiovascular diseases evolved rapidly.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive overview of key 2018 cardiology innovations.
  • To summarize critical findings in cardiovascular pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Review of major cardiology articles published in 2018.
  • Synthesis of novelties across sub-disciplines including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, and imaging.

Main Results:

  • Significant progress in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular prevention.
  • New insights into heart failure, rhythm disorders, and cardiomyopathies.
  • Advances in non-invasive cardiovascular imaging techniques.

Conclusions:

  • 2018 brought crucial developments in understanding and managing ischemic and valvular heart disease.
  • The review consolidates the most impactful research from the year for clinicians and researchers.

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