title: [New therapeutic guidelines in cardiology].
abstract: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in the so-called industrial countries. An appropriate management is mandatory and its modalities should be known and applied by physicians. European and American recommendations are regularly published and updated. They are available on the web sites of the European Society of Cardiology (www.escardio.org), the American Heart Association (www.aha.org) and the American College of Cardiology (www.acc.org This article describes the recent therapeutic options of some cardiovascular diseases, especially coronary artery disease, valvular diseases, atrial fibrillation and implantable defibrillator, but is far to be exhaustive.
authors.affiliation: CHU Sart-Tilman, Liège.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Legrand
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lancellotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waleffe
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piérard
mesh_terms: D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans