A healthy 21-year-old man attended the clinic complaining of palpitations. Laboratory investigation and physical examination were unremarkable. His 12-lead electrocardiogram ( Fig. 1 ) demonstrated three distinct populations of QRS…
Summary Background An ageing population and the extension of indications will in all probability result in an increasing number of cardiac device implantations. Methods Patients implanted in 2008 and 2009…
Summary Background A programme for quality assurance and prevention of infection risk during implantation of cardiac medical devices (pacemakers and defibrillators) was set up in our hospital. Aim We sought…
Summary Background Microvascular reflow is crucial for myocyte survival during ischaemia/reperfusion injury. Aims We aimed to assess if salvianolate, a highly purified aqueous extract from Radix salviae miltiorrhizae , could…
Summary Background Premature discontinuation of and reduced adherence to antiplatelet therapy have been identified as major risk factors for stent thrombosis and poor prognosis after acute coronary syndrome. Aim We…
Background For the past two decades, circulatory assistance in paediatrics has much improved and is evolving from classical extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to pulsatile assistance. ECMO is still widely used…
A 60-year-old male cigarette smoker with hypertension and hyperlipidaemia underwent coronary artery bypass surgery after hospitalization for unstable angina. An in situ, pedicled, left internal mammary artery (LIMA) was grafted…
A 59-year-old woman with a history of hypertension was hospitalized for increasing dyspnoea for 3 days, basithoracic pain and one episode of lipothymia. Clinical examination showed no sign of shock,…
A 60-year-old woman presented with worsening exertional dyspnoea. She had been having intermittent right heart failure symptoms for 2 years prior to our assessment; however, her functional capacity had recently…
Abbreviations ICD implantable cardioverter defibrillator LVNC left ventricular noncompaction We report the case of a 33-month-old boy, who was referred to our emergency care unit because he presented with syncope…
