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The year in cardiology 2016

  

  1. First Department of Cardiology, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University and the Institute of
    Cardiocerebrovascular Disease of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050000,China
  • Online:2017-02-05 Published:2017-02-08
  • Contact: Corresponding author:Cui Wei,Email: cuiwei21c@163.com

Abstract: Many guidelines and a lot of progresses in cardiology have been changed in 2016, especially in hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease, lipid lowering, and cardiac arrhythmias. This review focuses on the target of hypertension control, drug treatment of chronic heart failure and coronary artery disease, pleiotropic effects of statins in cardiovascular disease, and device treatment for cardiac arrhythmias.

Key words: hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease, lipid, cardiac arrhythmia, diagnosis, treatment, guideline