Summary Background Atrial flutter (AFL) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are “fellow-travellers”. AF may be a stable, “isolated” rhythm, a bridge between sinus rhythm and AF, or both arrhythmias can coexist….
Summary Background Heart-fatty acid binding protein (h-FABP) has been proposed as a cardiac marker for the early detection of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In a study of 677 patients admitted…
Summary Background Haemodialysis patients often have impaired vascular function that can contribute to mortality. Endothelial-dependent and -independent vascular function can be assessed using the brachial artery reactivity (BAR) technique that…
Summary Background Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with normal coronary angiography is a frequent clinical situation with an uncertain prognosis. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) is a powerful tool for differential…
Summary Background Acute heart failure (HF) carries high hospital mortality rates in older patients; a multimarker strategy may help identify patients at high risk. Aims To investigate prospectively the prognostic…
Summary Background Venous thromboembolism is a common and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. There is a lack of data on the distribution of risk factors and…
Several drugs have been associated with an increased risk of heart valve disease. Numerous reports have shown an unquestionable association between fibrotic valve disease and the following drugs: rye ergot…
A 65-year-old woman was referred to our cardiology unit because of tamponade due to important pericardial effusion, which was surgically evacuated. Neither virus serology nor pericardial biopsy found a specific…
A 37-year-old woman with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome had experienced atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardias for 3 years. The standard ECG showed a shortened PQ interval, a positive delta wave in leads I, II…
CP may involve only portions of the pericardium. In such cases, the condition is named ‘localized CP’. Imaging methodologies play an important role in the diagnosis of this condition. A…
