Summary Background Previous studies have evaluated return to work after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated medically, after bypass surgery or after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for stable coronary…
Summary Background Residual dyslipidaemia in patients treated with statins needs to be addressed to reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in primary and secondary care. Aims To estimate the prevalence…
Summary Background Previous studies indicate that mortality from acute coronary syndromes is higher in women than in men, especially in case of interventional strategy. Aim To assess whether the in-hospital…
Summary Background Compared with administration in the catheterization laboratory, early treatment with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors provides benefits to patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who undergo primary percutaneous intervention. Whether…
Abstract Digoxin therapy is used to treat heart failure patients for more than 200 years. However, absence of effect on overall mortality found in the DIG study associated with frequent…
A 37-year-old woman presented in 1993 with unstable angina. She had a history of hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, tobacco use and family history of cardiovascular disease. She underwent a coronary angiogram (CA)…
An 81-year-old hypertensive woman underwent dual chamber permanent pacemaker implantation for sinus node disease at another hospital. Both atrial and ventricular leads were active fixation leads (Tendril ST Optim 1888TC,…
A 62-year-old man presented with severe pacemaker endocarditis after conservative treatment (pacemaker replacement and partial system removal, contralateral pacemaker implantation) in the context of pocket infection. This strategy leads to…
A 24-year-old man was admitted with stab wounds to the left anterior chest and profuse blood loss. Clinical examination revealed hypotension and tachycardia related to cardiac tamponade. He presented a…
Summary The prevalence of congenital heart disease among adults in Europe, or in any country in Europe, is not known. This is due to a lack of agreement on the…
