Current Cardiology Reviews - Volume 17, Issue 2, 2021

Over recent years, social media use has substantially expanded not only for millennials, but across all generations. Today, it no longer remains a means for simple social networking. It has evolved into a powerful tool that can be used for career development, continued professional development and global scientific engagement. Medical professionals, have employed social media platforms to search for job opportun Read More

The use of Twitter or other social media platforms for research can transcend current limitations in the dissemination of research and present new opportunities for research networking by connecting researchers, clinicians, policymakers, the public, and other stakeholders on a global scale. As social media influence continues to expand, it becomes increasingly important for cardiovascular researchers to employ social media st Read More

Social Media includes different forms of online communication from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, podcasts, YouTube etc. and has advanced how information is exchanged. A notable use is engaging on Twitter at medical conferences, both for those attending the conference and the global audience who are not able to attend. It is also increasingly used as an educational tool similar to e-learning. The objective of t Read More

This review addresses the demographics of social media users and their relative health literacy. Means of overcoming health inequities via social media and the role of social media in patient education and engagement are explored. This review discusses forms of appropriate patient engagement, including the pitfalls of social media use.

Digital and social media have transformed the field of medicine. They are powerful tools that academic and non-academic physicians and healthcare providers are using to influence others, promote ideas, obtain knowledge, disseminate research and communicate with others. The history of advocacy for women in medicine and the role of social media in influencing the choice of women to choose Cardiology as a ca Read More

Social Media is a rising influence in the global world of cardiovascular medicine, allowing for a dynamic approach to physician education, research dissemination and collaborative discussion. The visual nature of social media platforms, particularly Twitter, lends itself particularly well to the tremendous advances and stunning visuals of cardiac imaging. The hashtag “#cardiotwitter” provides around the clock, asynchronous, Read More

Traditional means to stay current in cardiology have been subscription journals and both local and national symposiums. More recently, social media has facilitated a two-way interactive sharing of information. With the use of social media platforms including Twitter, case discussions, educational quizzes and procedural demonstrations can now be shared in a conversation with unlimited parties and represents an excell Read More

Background: Among social media (SoMe) platforms, Twitter and YouTube have gained popularity, facilitating communication between cardiovascular professionals and patients. Objective: This mixed-methods systematic review aimed to assess the source profile and content of Twitter and YouTube posts about heart failure (HF). Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase and Medline using the terms “cardiology,” “ Read More

Purpose of Review: The purpose of the current mini-review is to describe the importance of surface ECG for the diagnosis of conduction disorder. Methods: The MEDLINE/PubMed database was used, with the keywords "ECG" and "conduction disorders": over the past 10 years. Other documents were included because of their relevance. Main Findings: Data on the anatomy and function of the cardiac electrical system have been d Read More

Hydralazine, an arterial vasodilator, is a widely used medication for the management of hypertension and heart failure, especially for patients who cannot tolerate the use of ACEIs or ARBs. It is generally well-tolerated and has a safe profile in pregnancy. However, hydralazine can induce immune-mediated side effects, such as hydralazine-induced lupus and less commonly hydralazine- induced ANCA vasculitis. The latter m Read More

The purpose of the review is the analysis of clinical and experimental data on the etiology and pathogenesis of takotsubo syndrome (TS). TS is characterized by contractile dysfunction, which usually affects the apical region of the heart without obstruction of coronary artery, moderate increase in myocardial necrosis markers, prolonged QTc interval (in 50% of patients), sometimes elevation of ST segment (in 19% of pati Read More

Background: Biliary pericardial tamponade (BPT) is a rare form of pericardial tamponade, characterized by yellowish-greenish pericardial fluid upon pericardiocentesis. Historically, BPT reported to occur in the setting of an associated pericardiobiliary fistula. However, BPT in the absence of a detectable fistula is extremely rare. Learning objective: A biliary pericardial tamponade is a rare form of tamponade warranting a prom Read More

Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a congenital pathology that directly affects the lining walls of myocardial tissue, causing trabeculations with blood filling in the inner wall of the heart, concomitantly with the development of a mesocardial thinning. Although LVNC was described for the first time as long ago as 1984, our understanding of the disease with regard to its genetic pattern, diagnosis, clinical presentation and tr Read More

Atrial fibrillation is the most common supraventricular arrhythmia affecting an increasing proportion of the population in which mainstream therapy, i.e. catheter ablation, provides freedom from arrhythmia in only a limited number of patients. Understanding the mechanism is key in order to find more effective therapies and to improve patient selection. In this review, the structural and electrophysiological changes of Read More