© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015David Goldsmith, Adrian Covic and Jonas Spaak (eds.)Cardio-Renal Clinical Challenges10.1007/978-3-319-09162-4_15 15. How to Use Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Patients with CKD and Heart Failure Dan Gaiţă1 , Svetlana Moşteoru1 and Liviu Segall2 (1)…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015David Goldsmith, Adrian Covic and Jonas Spaak (eds.)Cardio-Renal Clinical Challenges10.1007/978-3-319-09162-4_2 2. Small Vessel Disease in CKD, Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension Reza Aghamohammadzadeh1 , Emma C. Wylie2 and Anthony M. Heagerty1 (1) Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, The University…
28. Pereira MA, Fulgoni III VL. Consumption of 100% fruit juice and risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome: findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey 1999–2004. J Am…
Fig. 12.1 Summary of the main findings regarding BNP and NT pro-BNP in CKD patients Theoretically, overhydration increases parietal stress and secretion of BNP and NTproBNP; therefore, BNP and NTproBNP…
Imaging modality Description Advantages Disadvantages Special consideration with CKD CT angiography of the coronary arteries Contrast CT angiography Non-invasive, high negative predictive value Radiation and contrast exposure Contrast nephropathy; often…
Fig. 14.1 Electrocardiogram (ECG) demonstrating complete heart block After the endomyocardial biopsy results returned indicating myocardial sarcoidosis, he was started on prednisone 60 mg daily which was tapered down to…
Fig. 5.1 Typical cardiac MRI protocol/sequences for imaging for cardiac sarcoidosis, including: scout images; dark blood; T2 weighted; inversion recovery; cinematic (cine) short axis (SA), horizontal long axis (HLA), and…
Fig. 7.1 The role of imaging in cardiac sarcoidosis 1. Diagnosis – Establish the presence or absence of cardiac involvement. 2. Prognosis – Identify patients who have a high…
Prevalence in study series (%) Atrioventricular block 26–67 Bundle branch block 12–61 Atrial arrhythmias 23–25 Ventricular arrhythmias 11–73 Sudden cardiac death 12–65 Congestive heart failure 10–30 Conduction System Disease…
Variable Technique What it means in cardiac sarcoidosis? Resting myocardial perfusion imaging Can be performed by either SPECT or PET myocardial perfusion imaging Resting perfusion defects can be due to…
