Prevalence, incidence, predictive factors and prognosis of silent myocardial infarction: A review of the literature
Summary The prevalence, incidence, risk factors and prognosis of silent myocardial infarction are less well known than those of silent myocardial ischaemia. The aims of this article are to evaluate…
Validation of a new bedside echoscopic heart examination resulting in an improvement in echo-lab workflow
Summary Background In daily cardiology practice, porters are usually required to transfer inpatients who need an echocardiogram to the echocardiographic department (echo-lab). Aims To assess echo-lab personnel workflow and patient…
Diagnostic contributions of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients presenting with elevated troponin, acute chest pain syndrome and unobstructed coronary arteries
Summary Aims Myocardial infarction with unobstructed coronary artery disease represents a serious diagnostic challenge. The role of cardiac magnetic resonance in the management of cardiomyopathies is increasing. We examined the…
Spatial distribution of neo-intimal hyperplasia 6 months after zotarolimus-eluting stent implantation, analysed by optical coherence tomography
Summary Background Optical coherence tomography is a high-resolution imaging technology that allows in vivo assessment of neointimal hyperplasia and strut coverage after coronary stenting. Aim Assessment of spatial distribution of…
Early single clinical experience with the new Figulla ASD Occluder for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect in adults
Summary Background Recently, the Occlutech Figulla ASD Occluder (FSO) has been introduced for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects. This device can be used for transcatheter closure of small as…
The virtues of observational medicine. Lessons from the French Acute ST-elevation and non-ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (FAST-MI) registry
Registries have become extremely fashionable in cardiology: a PubMed search with the terms “acute myocardial infarction” and “registry” retrieved only 18 articles in 1995, compared with 112 in 2010. One…
Left ventricular systolic function is not accurately evaluated by left ventricular ejection fraction after a long distance running
Background and objectives .– Left ventricular (LV) systolic function evaluated by LV ejection fraction (LVEF) is depressed after a long distance running for some studies, not for others. These discrepancies…
Analysis of right ventricular global strain by 2d speckle imaging in patients with myocardial infarction
Right ventricular (RV) myocardial strain (ε) is a new useful tool to evaluate RV function. The aim of our study was to use 2D speckle imaging (2DSI) on the different…
Echocardiographic assessement of left atrial function in paroxystic atrial fibrillation
Objectives .– The conduct of anticoagulation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is still disputed based on scores adopted by learned societies. Can we rely on echocardiographic study of atrial function to…
