A 48-year-old man was referred to our institution for follow-up echocardiography. Five years previously, he underwent a coronary artery bypass graft and a mitral valve annuloplasty for severe symptomatic functional…
Summary Congenital malformations of the mitral valve may be encountered in isolation or in association with other congenital heart defects. Each level of the mitral valve complex may be affected,…
A 44-year-old woman was hospitalized with syncope involving a serious fall. Twenty-eight years earlier, she had undergone cervical radiotherapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. For 6 months, she had presented numerous episodes…
TMJ dislocation is an unusual complication of TEE. We report a case of bilateral TMJ dislocation in a 70-year-old man prior to direct current cardioversion for atrial fibrillation. Shortly after…
We describe the case of a 66-year-old man admitted to our intensive care unit after successful resuscitation associated with ventricular fibrillation. The patient’s medical history was marked by paroxysmal atrial…
Summary Aim Cardiogenic shock is associated with high mortality. We report our experience with the short-term left ventricular axial pump Impella LP5.0 in nine patients with severe ischaemic heart failure….
Summary Background Pericardial effusion (PE) can occur during or after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, and may induce atrial arrhythmia. Aim To characterize the impact of PE on arrhythmia recurrences following…
Summary Background Alcohol septal ablation (ASA) is a therapeutic catheter-based option and an alternative to surgical myectomy in the treatment of patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Although the safety of…
Summary Background The association between admission pulse pressure (PP) and cardiovascular outcomes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is not well defined. Aim To explore the prognostic value of initial PP…
Summary Background European guidelines recommend that antihypertensive management should be graded as a function of total cardiovascular risk. Aims To examine the multilevel (patient- and physician-level) determinants of blood pressure…
