06 2008 - 7 articles
Coronary CT angiography (CTA) is emerging as a highly effective alternative imaging technique for the assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD). The rapid evolution of multidetector CT scanners has lead to major improvement in temporal resolution o...
Background: Since 1987, a nationwide survey of percutaneous cardiac interventions is performed annually in Switzerland, which allows recognition of contemporary trends and comparison with other countries. Methods: Volume and type of procedures perfor...
Computerised tomography (CT) was first used to screen for coronary artery disease (CAD) by using a calcium score produced by electron beam computerised tomography (EBCT). After an initial boom, the interest waned until CT angiography became available...
Die ärztliche Ethik hat sich seit Hippokrates erheblich verändert: Es geht nicht mehr nur darum, nicht zu schaden (primum nil nocere), sondern dem Patienten die bestmögliche, das heisst evidenzbasierte Medizin zuteil werden zu lassen.[...]
A 25-year-old Caucasian woman presented to our hospital in April 2005, complaining of exertional dyspnoea, palpitations and fatigue since three weeks.[...]
A67-year-old patient with complete right bundle block in the 12-lead ECG underwent an ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring (AEM) in order to exclude relevant arrhythmias after a syncope.[...]
Over the past several years, developmental efforts to achieve percutaneous catheter-based therapies for valvular heart disease have allowed the first pulmonic and aortic transcatheter valve replacement respectively in year 2000 and 2002. Regarding mi...
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