Summary Background The outcome of coronary diseases is influenced by lifestyle and diet. Among dietary factors, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reduce mortality from cardiovascular diseases. Aims To evaluate the impact…
Summary Background Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular events after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The impact of suboptimal risk-factor control and drug prescription…
Summary Background Cigarette smoking, raised blood pressure, unfavourable lipid concentrations, diabetes and – more indirectly – obesity, are responsible for most coronary heart disease events in developed and developing countries….
Summary Background Several patterns of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) have been described recently. Aims To assess the prevalence and characteristics of an apical-sparing variant of TTC. Methods This study included consecutive…
Summary Background Limited data are available describing paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension. Aims To characterize the epidemiology, management and impact on quality of life and outcome of paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension,…
Statins are very potent at lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. In patients with established coronary artery disease, this reduction has been associated with consistent clinical benefit across the many large…
A newborn baby, born prematurely at 34 weeks’ gestation, had a neonatal diagnosis of aortopulmonary window after respiratory distress at 6 days of life, with a systolic heart murmur. He…
A 69-year-old man, with a history of moderate aortic regurgitation, was admitted to our hospital with symptoms of congestive heart failure. He had undergone implantation of a permanent DDD-pacemaker 2…
A 38-year-old man was admitted to the cardiology emergency department for palpitations. He had been diagnosed 3 years earlier with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and was receiving chronic treatment with beta-blockers and…
A 53-year-old man was admitted with progressive exercise intolerance and presyncope. He had no history of congenital heart disease, but had reported these symptoms since childhood. Cardiovascular examination revealed completely…
