Summary Background Healthcare workers often are unsatisfied with their working conditions despite declaring to like their jobs. Psychosocial constraints in the workplace have increased recently due to changes in work…
Summary Background The prognosis for patients aged over 75 years who receive a pacemaker in the context of sinus node dysfunction is unclear. Aims We sought to evaluate the incidences of…
Summary Background Sex hormones and gender differences are associated with the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias. Aim To investigate the relationship between sex hormones and idiopathic outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias (IOTVA),…
Summary Background Extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis is a risk factor for perioperative stroke in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CAB). Although selective and non-selective methods of preoperative carotid…
Summary Background Systematic use of a 28 mm balloon has been proposed for pulmonary vein cryoisolation in patients with atrial fibrillation. Objective To assess the results of a dual balloon…
Heart rate is recognized as a strong predictor of mortality and morbidity in the general population as well as in a broad spectrum of cardiovascular disorders including hypertension, myocardial infarction,…
A 45-year-old man with chronic myeloid leukaemia was referred for cardiac evaluation before allogeneic bone-marrow transplantation. His medical history included isolated right ventricle (RV) dilatation discovered 10 years earlier, with…
A 19-year-old man with a history of successful end-to-end anastomosis surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta was admitted to our institution for a murmur evaluation before applying for a…
A 73-year-old woman without previous medical history was admitted for suspected persistent thoracic anginal pain following a violent suffocating cough. On admission, results of physical examination and per-critical electrocardiogram were…
A 65-year-old woman visited our institution due to recurrent mild atypical chest pain and dizziness. The patient denied having any systemic disease in the past. Twelve-lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG) showed…
