Summary Eosinophilia may be responsible for cardiac injuries of widely varying severity, from acute myocarditis to endomyocardial fibrosis. In this review, we present both the molecular mechanisms that are responsible…
Summary Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic conditions and its prevalence has increased continuously over the past decades, primarily due to the obesity epidemic. Atrial…
Summary Background The benefits of vascular closure devices (VCDs) in the prevention of vascular complications after femoral intervention remain controversial. Aim To evaluate the efficiency of collagen plug-based VCDs in…
Summary Background While occasional reports of mitral valve chordal rupture have been described in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the exact prevalence and characteristics of this event in a large medical cohort have…
Summary Background The ideal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is under debate. Lesion length is a well-recognized predictor of PCI complexity and long-term outcome….
Summary Background The finger-toe pathway could be a good alternative for assessing arterial stiffness conveniently. Aim To evaluate the accuracy of the pOpmètre ® – a new device that measures finger-toe…
Summary Background The small diameter Sprint Fidelis defibrillation lead has not been implanted in patients since 2007 due to its unusually high rate of fracture. Predictors of lead fracture risk…
Non-valvular new onset supraventricular arrhythmia (SVA; atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrial tachysystolia) is the most frequent rhythm disorder in surgical and non-surgical intensive care units (ICUs), occurring in 4.5% to…
