Angioplasty,also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty,is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins,typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis is a pattern of the disease arteriosclerosis,characterized by development of abnormalities called lesions in walls of arteries. This is a chronic inflammatory disease involving many different cell types and driven by elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood. These lesions may lead to narrowing of the arterial walls due to buildup of atheromatous plaques. At the onset there are usually no symptoms,but if they develop,symptoms generally begin around middle age. In severe cases,it can result in coronary artery disease,stroke,peripheral artery disease,or kidney disorders,depending on which body part(s) the affected arteries are located in the body.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes:coronary artery diseases,heart failure,hypertensive heart disease,rheumatic heart disease,cardiomyopathy,arrhythmia,congenital heart disease,valvular heart disease,carditis,aortic aneurysms,peripheral artery disease,thromboembolic disease,and venous thrombosis.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) (French:Institut de cardiologie de l'Universitéd'Ottawa ) is Canada's largest cardiovascular health centre. It is located in Ottawa,Ontario,Canada. It began as a department in The Ottawa Hospital,and since has evolved into a complete cardiac centre,encompassing prevention,diagnosis,treatment,rehabilitation,research,and education.
Paul M. Ridker is a cardiovascular epidemiologist and biomedical researcher. He is currently the Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital,where he directs the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Ridker also holds an appointment as Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The Libin Cardiovascular Institute is an entity of Alberta Health Services and the University of Calgary. It connects all cardiovascular research,education and patient care in Southern Alberta,serving a population of about two million. Its more than 1,500 members include physicians,clinicians and other health professionals,researchers and trainees.
Mary Ann McLaughlin is an American cardiologist,the author of multiple book chapters and an associate professor at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
Annapoorna Kini is an American cardiologist. She is Professor of Cardiology and Interventional Director of Structural Heart Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
Jeremiah Stamler was an American scientist specializing in preventive cardiology and the study of the influence of various risk factors on coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases,and the role of salt and other nutrients in the etiology of hypertension and coronary heart disease. Stamler is credited with introducing the term "risk factors" into the field of cardiology. In 1988,he was awarded the Donald Reid Medal given by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine for his contributions to epidemiology. He was professor emeritus of preventive medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago,Illinois. After his retirement from active teaching,he continued his research with his wife Rose until her death in 1998;in his later years he divided his time between Manhattan,Long Island,Chicago,and Pioppi in Southern Italy.
Jean-Claude Tardif is the Director of the Research Center at the Montreal Heart Institute and Professor of Medicine at the University of Montreal. He received his medical degree (MD) in 1987 from the University of Montreal and specialized in cardiology and research in Montreal and Boston until 1994. Dr. Tardif holds the Canada Research Chair in personalized medicine and the University of Montreal endowed research chair in atherosclerosis. He is also the Scientific Director of the Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (MHICC).
Salim Yusuf is an Indian-born Canadian physician,the Marion W. Burke Chair in Cardiovascular Disease at McMaster University Medical School. He is a cardiologist and epidemiologist,and is well known for his cardiology-related clinical trial research. He also formerly served as president of the World Heart Federation. Yusuf has criticized the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and disputes the scientific consensus on dietary sodium and saturated fat intake.
Rhian Merry Touyz Koppel is a Canadian medical researcher. She is currently serving as the Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal,Canada,since 2021. A clinician scientist,her research primarily focuses on hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
Karen A. Matthews is an American health psychologist known for her research on the epidemiology and risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease,early signs of coronary heart disease risk in children,women's health and menopause,and connections between socioeconomic status and health. She is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychiatry and Professor Emerita of Psychology and Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Robert Roberts,is a cardiologist,geneticist,academic,and medical researcher.
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo is an American epidemiologist and physician. She is the 17th Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the JAMA Network. She is Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Lee Goldman,MD Endowed Professor of Medicine at University of California,San Francisco. She is a general internist and attending physician at San Francisco General Hospital.
V. Ramankutty is an Indian health economist,and epidemiologist,currently research director of Amala Cancer Research Centre,Amala Institute of Medical Sciences,Thrissur and an emeritus professor at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology. He is the son of former chief minister of Kerala,C. Achutha Menon.
Kathryn J. Moore is a Canadian-born American biomedical scientist and cell biologist. She is the Jean and David Blechman Professor of Cardiology and the founding director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine. Moore's research considers the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis,with a focus on the identification of novel therapeutic targets. She was elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences in 2021.
Gemma Alexandra Figtree is an Interventional Cardiologist at Royal North Shore Hospital,Professor in Medicine at the University of Sydney,chair of the Federal Government's 10-year Mission for Cardiovascular Health,and co-leader of the Cardiovascular Theme for Sydney Health Partners.
Philip James Devereaux is a Canadian cardiologist,clinical epidemiologist,and perioperative care physician. Devereaux conducts clinical research within cardiac and perioperative fields,with a focus on vascular surgical complications.
Sanjay Rajagopalan is the Herman Hellerstein Professor of Medicine and Chief Scientific and Medical Officer at the Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute,University Hospitals and Professor Medicine and Director of Cardiovascular Research Institute at the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland,Ohio. He holds secondary appointments in the Case Western Reserve University Departments of Physiology,Radiology and Biomedical Engineering. Much of his research has been on using technology to guide the detection and treatment of heart disease and more recently on the impact of environmental exposures and climate change on cardiovascular health.
