Summary Deficient neurological disorders after heart surgery are destructive and affect vital prognosis. They concern between 3% to 9% of patients and are related mainly to embolic episodes or brain…
Summary Three-dimensional echocardiography of colour Doppler flow developed quickly with the advent of three-dimensional echocardiography. An increasing amount of research has shown that three-dimensional echocardiography of colour Doppler flow is…
A 57-year-old woman was referred for dyspnoea during mild exercise, especially during the past year. Electrocardiogram and chest X-ray demonstrated no significant anomaly. Nt-pro brain natriuretic peptide was moderately elevated…
A 75-year-old man underwent transoesophageal echocardiography after having several transient ischaemic attacks. Cardiac examination was unremarkable. The transverse view of the descending thoracic aorta by conventional two-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography (…
A 14-year-old boy was referred to our institution for evaluation of heart failure potentially related to a tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. The condition was first diagnosed at the age of 7 years, because…
A 34-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a 9-month history of exertional dyspnoea and fatigue. She was a long-distance runner but over the preceding 9 months had developed progressive…
Summary Background Recent studies have demonstrated that blockade of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor with losartan decreases aortic damage in an animal model of Marfan syndrome (a KI mouse…
Summary Background Previous studies have evaluated return to work after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated medically, after bypass surgery or after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for stable coronary…
Summary Background Residual dyslipidaemia in patients treated with statins needs to be addressed to reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in primary and secondary care. Aims To estimate the prevalence…
Summary Background Previous studies indicate that mortality from acute coronary syndromes is higher in women than in men, especially in case of interventional strategy. Aim To assess whether the in-hospital…
