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Рабочая группа по реваскуляризации миокарда Европейского общества кардиологов (esc) и Европейской ассоциации кардиоторакальных хирургов (eActs) Разработаны с участием Европейской ассоциации по чрескожным сердечно-сосудистым вмешательствам (eApcI) Авторы/члены Рабочей группы: stephan Windecker* (Председатель esc) (Швейцария), philippe Kolh* (Председатель eActs) (Бельгия), Fernando Alfonso (Испания), Jean-philippe collet (Франция), Jochen cremer (Германия), Volkmar Falk (Швейцария), Gerasimos Filippatos (Греция), christian Hamm (Германия), stuart J. Head (Нидерланды), peter Jüni (Швейцария), A. pieter Kappetein (Нидерланды), Adnan Kastrati (Германия), Juhani Knuuti (Финляндия), Ulf Landmesser (Швейцария), Günther Laufer (Австрия), Franz-Josef Neumann (Германия), Dimitrios J. Richter (Греция), patrick schauerte (Германия), Miguel sousa Uva (Португалия), Giulio G. stefanini (Швейцария), David paul taggart (Соединённое Королевство), Lucia torracca (Италия), Marco Valgimigli (Италия), William Wijns (Бельгия), and Adam Witkowski (Польша). В подготовке данных рекомендаций приняли участие следующие подразделе-ния esc: Ассоциации esc: Ассоциация специалистов по острой сердечно-сосудистой помощи (Acute cardiovascular care Association; AccA), Европейская ассоциа-ция специалистов по методам визуализации сердечно-сосудистой системы (european Association of cardiovascular Imaging; eAcVI), Европейская ассоциа-ция специалистов по сердечно-сосудистой профилактике и реабилитации (european Association for cardiovascular prevention & Rehabilitation; eAcpR), Европейская ассоциация аритмологов (european Heart Rhythm Association; eHRA), Ассоциация специалистов по сердечной недостаточности (Heart Failure Association; HFA). КомитетРабочие группы esc: Сердечно-сосудистая клеточная электрофизиология, Магнитная резонансная томография сердечно-сосудистой системы, Сер-дечно-сосудистая фармакология и медикаментозная терапия, Сердечно-сосудистая хирургия, Коронарная патофизиология и микроциркуляция, Ядер-ная кардиология и КТ сердца, Периферическая циркуляция, Тромбоз, Коро-нарная болезнь сердца.Советы esc: Кардиологическая практика, Первичная сердечно-сосудистая помощь, Уход за сердечно-сосудистыми больными, Смежные профессии.Содержание данных рекомендаций, подготовленных Европейским Общест-вом Кардиологов (european society of cardiology, esc) опубликовано исклю-чительно для использования в личных и образовательных целях. Не допуска-ется коммерческое использование содержания рекомендаций. Рекомендации esc не могут быть переведены на другие языки либо воспроизведены, полно-стью или частично, без письменного согласия esc. Для получения данного согласия письменная заявка должна быть направлена в oxford University press -организацию, издающую european Heart Journal и официально упол-номоченную esc, рассматривать подобные заявки.Отказ от ответственности. Рекомендации esc отражают взгляды esc и осно-ваны на тщательном анализе научных данных, доступных во время подготовки данных рекомендаций. Медицинским работникам следует придер живаться данных реко...

Objective To investigate whether revascularisation improves prognosis compared with medical treatment among patients with stable coronary artery disease.Design Bayesian network meta-analyses to combine direct within trial comparisons between treatments with indirect evidence from other trials while maintaining randomisation.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies A strategy of initial medical treatment compared with revascularisation by coronary artery bypass grafting or Food and Drug Administration approved techniques for percutaneous revascularization: balloon angioplasty, bare metal stent, early generation paclitaxel eluting stent, sirolimus eluting stent, and zotarolimus eluting (Endeavor) stent, and new generation everolimus eluting stent, and zotarolimus eluting (Resolute) stent among patients with stable coronary artery disease. Data sources ConclusionAmong patients with stable coronary artery disease, coronary artery bypass grafting reduces the risk of death, myocardial infarction, and subsequent revascularisation compared with medical treatment. All stent based coronary revascularisation technologies reduce the need for revascularisation to a variable degree. Our results provide evidence for improved survival with new generation drug eluting stents but no other percutaneous revascularisation technology compared with medical treatment.

Implantation of the EDWARDS INTUITY Valve System is feasible, safe, and efficacious for aortic valve replacement. Aortic crossclamp and cardiopulmonary bypass times were reduced compared with those for conventional aortic valve replacement. Early hemodynamic performance was excellent and remained so up to 1 year.

Objectives-Although cadmium (Cd) is an important and common environmental pollutant and has been linked to cardiovascular diseases, little is known about its effects in initial stages of atherosclerosis. Methods and Results-In the 195 young healthy women of the Atherosclerosis Risk Factors in Female Youngsters(ARFY) study, cadmium (Cd) level was independently associated with early atherosclerotic vessel wall thickening (intima-media thickness exceeding the 90th percentile of the distribution; multivariable OR 1.6[1.1.-2.3], Pϭ0.016). In line, Cd-fed ApoE knockout mice yielded a significantly increased aortic plaque surface compared to controls (9.5 versus 26.0 mm 2 , PϽ0.004). In vitro results indicate that physiological doses of Cd increase vascular endothelial permeability up to 6-fold by (1) inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation, and (2) induction of a caspase-independent but Bcl-xL-inhibitable form of cell death more than 72 hours after Cd addition. Both phenomena are preceded by Cd-induced DNA strand breaks and a cellular DNA damage response. Zinc showed a potent protective effect against deleterious effects of Cd both in the in vitro and human studies. Conclusion-Our research suggests Cd has promoting effects on early human and murine atherosclerosis, which were partly offset by high Zn concentrations. Key Words: cadmium, zinc Ⅲ endothelial Ⅲ dysfunction Ⅲ injury Ⅲ permeability Ⅲ necrosis Ⅲ ApoE Ⅲ atherosclerosis Ⅲ vascular Ⅲ pathophysiology Ⅲ risk factor Ⅲ intima media thickness Ⅲ apoptosis Ⅲ cell death S ince the use of Cd in manifold industrial applications, sources for and the amount of Cd uptake by humans has increased dramatically. Cd is, for example, released into the air through the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil) and the incineration of municipal waste (Environmental Protection Agency, 2000). The most relevant sources for Cd uptake by humans are, however, cigarette smoking (one cigarette contains Ϸ1 to 2 g; daily uptake of Cd Ϸ1 to 3 g per pack smoked) and food for nonsmokers (daily intake Ϸ30 g; daily uptake Ϸ1 to 3 g), as well as exhaust gases (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1999). After inhalation or ingestion of Cd, it is transferred into the bloodstream (whole blood and serum Cd concentrations range between Ϸ0.2 and Ϸ20 nmol/L 1,2 ), where Cd is transported either as a free ion or protein-bound, eg, attached to albumin or metallothioneins. Cd is taken up by cells of Cd target organs (liver, kidneys, and testis) via solute carriers, calcium and manganese channels, and iron transporters. [3][4][5] In 2001, Abu-Hayyeh et al 6 demonstrated that the aortic vessel wall is another under-recognized target organ for Cd accumulation (aortic wall concentrations of Cd are up to 20 mol/ L). Epidemiologically, high Cd level was found to be associated with hypertension, stroke, and cardiac arrest, 7-9 but confirmatory data are sparse and the mechanistic basis for these interactions remains unclear. Houtman et al observed a higher than expected frequency of atherosclerosis in a...

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