Cardiology and cardiovascular disease Archives - Page 7 of 9

Combination therapy in the treatment of hypertension

Carolina Guerrero-García MD, Alberto Francisco Rubio-Guerra PhD

Article Type

Review

Published

06 Jun 2018

This article reviews the latest information available regarding the treatment of hypertension with combination therapy.

Cardiac myosin activators for heart failure therapy: focus on omecamtiv mecarbil

Edgardo Kaplinsky MD, Gordon Mallarkey PhD

Article Type

Review

Published

23 Apr 2018

This article examines omecamtiv mecarbil, which is a first-in-class cardiac myosin activator used in the treatment of heart failure.

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) functionality and its relevance to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Constantine E Kosmas MD, PhD, Ian Martinez MD, Andreas Sourlas, Kyriaki V Bouza MD, Frederick N Campos MD, Verenisse Torres MD, Peter D Montan MD, Eliscer Guzman MD

Article Type

Review

Published

28 Mar 2018

This review aims to present and discuss the current clinical and scientific evidence pertaining to the significance of HDL functionality over the actual HDL-C concentration in mediating the favorable effects on the cardiovascular system.