Summary The need to inform patients using validated scientific data is acknowledged internationally. The obligation to inform patients is based on a fundamental principle of French law: the principle of…
Prosthetic valve leaks are rare, mainly mitral, and difficult to treat due to possible refractory heart failure and anemia. In case a new surgical operation is too risky, percutaneaous closure…
Background .– Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy is a stress-induced cardiomyopathy and is characterized by transient left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. During the hospitalization, recovery may rapidly occur with a partial increased of…
Objectives .– Among patients presenting with chest pain, troponin elevation and non obstructed coronary arteries, diagnosis is important for prognostic stratification and treatment. However, many conditions can lead to this…
A 62-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Two years earlier, he had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention at another institution; two sirolimus-eluting stents…
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The 20th edition of the international meeting of the French working group on Echocardiography, a group of the French Society of Cardiology, has been renamed ‘PARIS-ECHO’,…
A 27-year-old man presented to our department with palpitations; he had no other cardiac symptoms and his medical record was unremarkable. Physical examination was normal except for a 3/6 systolic…
Summary Background Cardiovascular disease is the primary cause of mortality and morbidity among patients with chronic kidney disease. Aims To investigate whether echocardiography can predict the occurrence of major cardiovascular…
Summary Background Currently, several anatomical approaches and intervention sites can be used to perform transcatheter aortic valve implantations (TAVIs), often with no clinical indications for choosing one or another. While…
Summary Background Congenital left coronary artery abnormalities such as ostial stenosis or atresia are extremely rare. Diagnosis in the neonate has not been reported. Aims To describe five neonates with…
