Direct visualization of myocardial fibrosis in vivo remains a challenge. In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myocardial fibrosis is usually imaged by late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (LGE-CMR), with major prognostic implications….
We report the case of a 4-year-old girl for whom a CAF between the left coronary artery and the right atrium ( Fig. 1A , Video 1 ) was diagnosed…
Summary Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAs) – inhibitors of thrombin or factor-Xa – are expected to replace vitamin K antagonists in most of their indications. Patients receiving long-term treatment with DOAs…
Summary Cardiovascular diseases remain a major public health problem. The involvement of several occupational factors has recently been discussed, notably the organization of work schedules, e.g. shift work. To analyse…
Summary In the past 10 years, stent implantation has become a real alternative to surgery in the management of both native and recurrent coarctation of the aorta in adolescents and…
Summary Background Primary systemic amyloidosis is a severe plasma cell disorder characterized by the extracellular deposition of amyloid fibrils in different organs. Echocardiography is usually performed to assess cardiac involvement….
Summary Background It is unknown whether the efficacy and safety of drug-eluting stents (DES) apply in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Aims To compare DES with bare metal stents…
Introduction As a consequence of great advances in the pharmacological environment, in the devices used, and in refinements in technique, PCI has become the most common form of coronary revascularization….
A 1-month-old boy was referred to our unit for discrete cyanosis during breastfeeding. There was no familial history of congenital heart disease. He was born at 34 weeks of gestation…
Summary The care of patients with heart failure can be challenging, with few objective tools available to assist in therapy decision-making. Natriuretic peptides are powerfully prognostic biomarkers in patients with…
