Summary Background Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves clinical outcome in selected patients with advanced congestive heart failure. The Overlay Ref technique may facilitate the procedure for implanting left ventricular (LV)…
Summary Background High-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays have improved the detection of acute coronary syndrome. Aim To examine the possible incremental value of copeptin in the detection of acute coronary syndrome….
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the second most frequent valvular disease among referred patients in Europe . Indications for surgery are well defined in the guidelines for organic MR, but their…
A 67-year-old man, with known coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency and hypertension, had undergone quadruple bypass surgery 7 years earlier for three-vessel disease, with internal mammary artery graft…
A 55-year-old man was referred to our department with antero-septo-apical ST-elevation myocardial infarction ( Fig. 1 Panel A ). No history (personal or family) was reported, except a smoking habit….
A 64-year-old Taiwanese woman living in France was referred to the emergency department for recent onset fever. Past medical history included mitral valve replacement (Starr-Edwards prosthesis) in 1980 for rheumatoid mitral…
A 65-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and diabetes was evaluated for progressive dyspnoea. Her blood pressure was 150/90 mmHg. Examination revealed pulmonary crackles and leg oedema. The results…
Summary Operated acute DeBakey type I aortic dissection has to be considered as a chronic aortic disease with the potential of late distal dilatation with aneurysm formation and need for…
Summary The prevalence of atrial fibrillation is steadily increasing throughout the world because of ageing populations and better management of coronary heart disease. An international literature review was conducted to…
Summary Background The AntiPlatelet Therapy Observational Registry (APTOR) was a prospective observational study of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in France, Spain, and the UK….
