An 86-year-old woman was referred to our institution for pacemaker dysfunction (right ventricular complete lead fracture; Fig. 1 ). She had had double-chamber pacemakers (three device replacements) for complete atrioventricular…
Summary Accurate knowledge of normal cardiac development is essential for properly understanding the morphogenesis of congenital cardiac malformations that represent the most common congenital anomaly in newborns. The heart is…
A 64-year-old man was admitted to our department because of recent onset of weakness and shortness of breath. He had undergone a surgical mitral commissurotomy in 1977 and a bioprosthetic…
Summary Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated the atheroprotective roles of high density lipoproteins (HDL), so that HDL is established as an independent negative risk factor. The protective effect of HDL…
Summary Background Large interindividual variability exists in clopidogrel response. Clopidogrel low response correlates with poor prognosis after percutaneous coronary intervention. Some authors also suggest intraindividual variability over time. Aim To…
Summary Background Few recent studies have examined the characteristics of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) among elderly patients managed in emergency departments (EDs). Aims To describe the clinical characteristics and…
Summary Background The incidence of heart failure (HF) is stable in industrialized countries, but its prevalence continues to increase, especially due to the ageing of the population, and mortality remains…
Summary Background Defibrillation testing (DT) is usually performed during implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation. Aims We conducted a multicentre prospective study to determine the DT procedures used in everyday practice,…
Summary Background Drug-eluting stents (DES) are more effective than bare-metal stents (BMS) in small coronary vessel disease. Whether this is true in elderly patients, it is unclear, as frailty and…
Background Despite significant progress in the past decade in our understanding of the molecular pathways involved in the atherosclerotic cascade, cardiovascular disease due to atherosclerosis remains the leading cause of…
