A 75-year-old man with ischaemic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, left bundle branch block and New York Heart Association class III underwent an uneventful implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)…
In view of the considerable progress made in recent years in the interpretation, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, promoting endocardial ablation to the rank of first or second treatment…
Summary Over the last three decades, knowledge about fundamental and clinical aspects of the ductus arteriosus has substantially improved, leading to considerable progress in the management of various cardiac diseases…
Summary Background Despite the increased number of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recipients and the frequent need for device upgrading and/or occurrence of lead malfunction, the optimal approach to managing abandoned…
Summary Background Cystatin C, which has long been regarded as a biomarker that indicates kidney functions, has recently been recognized as an inflammatory marker in the human body. Aim To…
Summary Background Elevated blood pressure is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Aim To evaluate blood pressure management in Côte d’Ivoire. Methods A retrospective study…
Introduction Cardiovascular mortality in France has decreased from 300,000 cases per year 40 years ago to 150,000 cases per year nowadays . Cardiologists played a major role in this improvement,…
Summary Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) share risk factors and impair each other’s prognosis. Aims To assess the prevalence of airflow limitation (AL) compatible with…
Foreign bodies in the heart may confront a clinician as a result of trauma or gun-shot injury, or may be secondary to the iatrogenic introduction of wires, catheters etc., or…
We report the case of a 37-year-old man with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Echocardiography showed a left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) on the septal area (25 mm), without intraventricular obstruction or systolic anterior…
