Thursday, Apr. 19, 2012
Science News from the World Heart Federation's World Congress on Cardiology
WCC 2012 | Apr. 18-21, 2012 | Dubai
Video: Rheumatic Fever Around the World
Kathryn A. Taubert, PhD, FAHA, Michael Gewitz, MD, Larry Baddour, MD, and Craig Sable, MD provide an overview of the Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Programming to be presented at the World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai in 2012.
WCC 2012 Oral Abstracts in Circulation
WCC 2012 Poster Abstracts in Circulation
| Innovations in Treatment of Aortic Valve disease | |
 | Clinical outcome in octogenarians following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for symptomatic aortic stenosis. A 12-month follow-up Antonio Grimaldi, MD, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy Presentation slides | Abstract |
| Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease around the world | |
 | INSPIRE: Methods and preliminary results of a large stroke registry from India Denis Xavier, MD, St. John's Medical College and Research Institute, Banglaore, India Presentation slides | Abstract |
| Psychological Factors and cardiovascular diseases | |
 | Depressive and mixed anxiety-depressive symptoms predict fatal and nonfatal end-points in arterial hypertension and coronary heart disease patients Nana Pogosova, National Research Center for Preventive Medicine, Moscow, Russian Federation Abstract |
| Adult Congenital Heart disease | |
 | Transcatheter interventions for multiple lesions in adults with congenital heart disease Tahir Hamid, M.R.C.P, Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, University of Central Manchester NHS foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom Abstract |
Related Statistics:
- On average, every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke.
- Of all strokes, 87% are ischemic and 10% are intracerebral hemorrhagic strokes, whereas 3% are subarachnoid hemorrhage strokes.
- Approximately 69% of people who have a first heart attack, 77% of those who have a first stroke, and 74% of those who have heart failure have blood pressure greater than 140/90 mm Hg.
- Hypertension is associated with shorter overall life expectancy, shorter life expectancy free of CVD, and more years lived with CVD.
- Learn more in Heart Disease & Stroke Statistics: 2012 Update
