Foreword to Current Issue
Foreword The measurement of biomarkers is an essential part of everyday clinical practice. It is a pivotal diagnostic step in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. However, there are problems: (1) many other clinical situations are associated with elevated troponins; and (2) normal athletes.
Current Topic
Troponin— Past, Present, and Future Cardiac troponin is the analyte of choice for the diagnosis of cardiac injury. It is highly specific for the heart and much more sensitive than prior biomarkers. Because of this increased sensitivity, clinicians have had to struggle with elevations in novel clinical situations. We have developed new understandings about coronary artery disease but also have begun to appreciate that many other entities as well can result in cardiac injury. As assays have increased in sensitivity over time, this trend has, if anything, accelerated. This review attempts to put the past, the present, and the future into a clinical perspective that will help clinicians.
Last Month's Topic
Cervical Carotid Artery Stenosis: Latest Update on Diagnosis and Management Carotid atherosclerotic disease is implicated in 15% to 30% of all ischemic strokes. Carotid endarterectomy has been the standard treatment for carotid artery atherosclerosis, but carotid angioplasty and stenting have emerged as a less-invasive treatment alternative. In this article, we review the recent literature on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, investigations, and treatment for atherosclerotic carotid artery disease, focusing on the role of carotid endarterectomy and carotid angioplasty and stenting in the treatment of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid lesions.
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Imaging for Atrial FibrillationJanuary 2012 (Vol. 37 | No. 1 | Pages 7-33)
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Pericardial DiseasesMarch 2012 (Vol. 37 | No. 3 | Pages 75-118)
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Table of ContentsMarch 2012 (Vol. 37 | No. 3 | Pages 71-72)
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Percutanenous Therapies for Mitral RegurgitationFebruary 2012 (Vol. 37 | No. 2 | Pages 42-68)
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Table of ContentsApril 2012 (Vol. 37 | No. 4 | Pages 121-122)
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