Dear editor, We appreciate the pertinent comment from Dr Tripodi on the proposals of the Working Group on Perioperative Haemostasis, regarding management of major bleeding and emergency surgery in patients…
We read with interest the proposal of the Working Group on Perioperative Haemostasis (GIHP), published in a recent issue of Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases by Pernod et al. . One…
A 60-year-old asymptomatic man was referred for assessment of an intracardiac mass. He had a history of bladder cancer and surgery for subcutaneous lipoma. Computed tomography of the chest performed…
We describe an unusual case of acute myocardial infarction of the non-dominant left circumflex artery, which resulted in posterior papillary muscle rupture. A 50-year-old man with a history of hypertension…
Summary Therapeutic patient education programmes on heart failure have been widely proposed for many years for heart failure patients, but their efficiency remains questionable, partly because most articles lack a…
Summary Exercise testing for cardiac disease in children differs in many aspects from the tests performed in adults; their cardiovascular response to exercise presents different characteristics, which are essential for…
Summary Defibrillator shocks, appropriate or not, are associated with significant morbidity, as they decrease quality of life, can be involved in depression and anxiety, and are known to be proarrhythmic….
Summary Background Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a recently recognized biomarker of adverse outcome in a number of acute…
Summary Background Gender differences in presentation, management and outcome in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have been reported. Aim To determine whether female gender is associated with higher…
Summary Background Several clinical trials have shown inconsistent results regarding the effect of electrode positions on the success of electrical cardioversion. Aims The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate…
