Summary Background The accuracy and reproducibility of stress echocardiography (SE) for the detection of coronary artery lesions requires improvement, particularly in the left circumflex artery (LCx). Aims To evaluate the…
The new consensus statement on the care of hyperglycaemic and diabetic patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) represents a considerable effort to provide clinician cardiologists with guidance in the…
Summary Myocardial late enhancement, an imaging technique acquired after gadolinium administration, has become an integral part of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging over the past decade. Initially principally utilized for imaging…
Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumours and often become symptomatic depending on their size and location in the heart. We report a 78-year-old woman with a giant myxoma…
A 34-year-old woman was referred to the emergency department for right lower quadrant abdominal pain. She had no cardiovascular risk factors or medical history, except for four previous general anaesthesias…
Background “Cardiovascular rehabilitation is the sum of activities required to favourably influence the underlying causes of the disease, as well as to ensure the patients the best possible physical, mental…
Summary The growing interest in dyssynchrony and cardiac resynchronization therapy has opened the field of cardiac stimulation to new haemodynamic indications. French investigators have played a key role in the…
Summary Background Cardiac amyloidosis due to familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) includes restrictive cardiomyopathy, thickened cardiac walls, conduction disorders and cardiac denervation. Impaired blood pressure variability has been documented in FAP…
Summary Background Several studies have shown gender differences in the management of cardiovascular risk factors and diseases. Whether the management of hypertension by cardiologists in France differs according to patient…
Summary Background Guidelines emphasize the implementation of local networks with prehospital emergency medical systems to improve the management of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); they also define the…
