title: Update for 2014 on clinical cardiology, geriatric cardiology, and heart failure and transplantation.
abstract: In the present article, we review publications from the previous year in the following 3 areas: clinical cardiology, geriatric cardiology, and heart failure and transplantation. Among the new developments in clinical cardiology are several contributions from Spanish groups on tricuspid and aortic regurgitation, developments in atrial fibrillation, syncope, and the clinical characteristics of heart disease, as well as various studies on familial heart disease and chronic ischemic heart disease. In geriatric cardiology, the most relevant studies published in 2014 involve heart failure, degenerative aortic stenosis, and data on atrial fibrillation in the geriatric population. In heart failure and transplantation, the most noteworthy developments concern the importance of multidisciplinary units and patients with preserved systolic function. Other notable publications were those related to iron deficiency, new drugs, and new devices and biomarkers. Finally, we review studies on acute heart failure and transplantation, such as inotropic drugs and ventricular assist devices.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. Electronic address: gbaron@jet.es.
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barón-Esquivias
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manito
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Insuficiencia Cardiaca y Trasplante Cardiaco, Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López Díaz
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital de Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martín Santana
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García Pinilla
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gómez Doblas
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez Bueno
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Vivencio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barrios Alonso
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo Asturias, Spain.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology; D005853:Geriatrics; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Cardiología clínica; Cardiología geriátrica; Clinical cardiology; Geriatric cardiology; Heart failure; Heart transplantation; Insuficiencia cardiaca; Trasplante cardiaco