Clinical Focus ›› 2016, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 123-130.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2016.02.002

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The Year in cardiology 2015

Cui Wei   

  1. First Department of Cardiology, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University and the Institute of Cardiocerebrovascular Disease of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050000,China
  • Received:2016-01-13 Online:2016-02-05 Published:2016-04-18
  • Contact: Cui Wei,Email: cuiwei21c@163.com

Abstract: A lot of advances in cardiology occurred in the year 2015, especially in the respects of hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease, lipid lowering, cardiac arrhythmias, and deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism. This review focuses on the blood pressure control, treatment of chronic heart failure and coronary artery disease, new drugs in lipid lowering, treatment strategies for cardiac arrhythmias and pulmonary embolism.

Key words: hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease, lipid, cardiac arrhythmia, deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism, diagnosis, treatment, guideline

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