Cardiovascular Medicine

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by Barbara E. Stähli and Patrick Hilti

Cardiovasc. Med. 2009, 12(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2009.01380 - 23 Jan 2009

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Syncopes: dangerous or not? Based on a case report of a patient with syncope and incomplete trifascicular block we would like to give a brief overview of pathophysiological and clinical aspects of syncope focussing on three considerations of syncope management: risk stratification in [...] Read more.

Syncopes: dangerous or not? Based on a case report of a patient with syncope and incomplete trifascicular block we would like to give a brief overview of pathophysiological and clinical aspects of syncope focussing on three considerations of syncope management: risk stratification in the emergency department, syncope in the setting of bi- and trifascicular block, and driving recommendations after a syncope. Syncopes account for up to 3% of emergency department visits. Owing to the heterogenous nature of underlying causes, initial evaluation and management of syncope is essential, but may be challenging. Identification of patients at increased risk for arrhythmias or death is crucial. Hence, predictors of worse outcome available at presentation to the emergency department have been identified and risk stratification scores validated which may be useful prognostic tools for an efficient initial triage of patients presenting after a syncopal event. Patients with syncope and bifascicular block are at increased risk for transient complete AV block, which has even been observed in the setting of negative electrophysiological studies. Hence, pacemaker implantation is indicated not only in patients with bifascicular block and documented intermittent high-grade AV block (class I), but also in the setting of bifascicular block and high suspicion of cardiac syncope (class IIa). Patients with unexplained syncope should be advised not to drive for six months. However, driving recommendations are difficult to translate into practice. Full article

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Cardiovasc. Med. 2009, 12(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2009.01389 - 23 Jan 2009

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The Cardiovascular Medicine Editorial Board Wishes to Express Warmest Gratitude to the Many Referees for Their Invaluable Assistance [...] Full article

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La Pratique de L’échocardiographie en Suisse

by Andres Jaussi, René Lerch, Christian Seiler and Cédric Vuille

Cardiovasc. Med. 2009, 12(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2009.01383 - 23 Jan 2009

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Comment maintenir un haut niveau de qualité? L’échocardiographie est l’examen cardiologique le plus fréquemment réalisé [...] Full article

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Bekanntmachungen/Informations

by The Cardiovascular Medicine Editorial Board

Cardiovasc. Med. 2009, 12(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2009.01388 - 23 Jan 2009

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Regelmässige Veranstaltungen kardiologischer Abteilungen/Colloques des Services de cardiologie [...] Full article

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Rapport Annuel 2007 du Groupe de Travail «Lipides et Athérosclérose» (GSLA)

by Rubino Mordasini

Cardiovasc. Med. 2009, 12(1), 25; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2009.01387 - 23 Jan 2009

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La XVe Rencontre des lipidologues qui avait lieu les 4 et 5 mai 2007 à Lugano a réuni des experts de trois pays grâce à la participation des sociétés allemande et française [...] Full article

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Jahresbericht 2007 der Arbeitsgruppe «Herzschrittmacher und Elektrophysiologie»

by Urs Bauersfeld

Cardiovasc. Med. 2009, 12(1), 24; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2009.01381 - 23 Jan 2009

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Tätigkeiten der Arbeitsgruppe. Die Arbeitsgruppe Herzschrittmacher und Elektrophysiologie verzeichnete im Berichtsjahr einen weiteren erfreulichen Mitgliederzuwachs auf nun 186 Mitglieder [...] Full article

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Recommendations for Quality Maintenance in Echocardiography

by Cédric Vuille, Christina Attenhofer Jost, Peter Buser, Xavier Jeanrenaud, René Lerch, Christian Seiler, Pedro Trigo Trindade, Michel Zuber and Writing Committee for the Swiss Society of Cardiology

Cardiovasc. Med. 2009, 12(1), 22; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2009.01384 - 23 Jan 2009

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Introduction. Echocardiography is one of the most frequently performed examinations in cardiology, both in ambulatory care and in hospitals [...] Full article

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Flottierender Thrombus in der Aorta Descendens

by Fritz Widmer and Attila Szönyi

Cardiovasc. Med. 2009, 12(1), 20; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2009.01386 - 23 Jan 2009

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1995 hat die 63-jährige Frau eine tiefe Venenthrombose und einen zerebrovaskulären Insult mit Hemisyndrom links erlitten [...] Full article

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Osborn Waves Due to Severe Hypothermia

by Chan-Il Park and Haran Burri

Cardiovasc. Med. 2009, 12(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2009.01385 - 23 Jan 2009

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A 60-year-old woman, known for illicit drug use and treated for severe depression was found unconscious at her home with a body temperature 24.5 °C due to intoxication of opiates and multiple psychotropic drugs (flurazepam, citalopram, levomepromazinum, clonazepam) [...] Full article

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Pulse: From Very Young to Very Old

by Jean-Pierre Pfammatter

Cardiovasc. Med. 2009, 12(1), 13; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2009.01382 - 23 Jan 2009

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Types of arrhythmias are the same throughout all age groups. There are however differences with regard to the epidemiology of arrhythmias, clinical tolerance, therapeutic strategies and comorbidities. One typical difference is the predominance of accessory pathways as the causative mechanism for supraventricular tachycardias [...] Read more.

Types of arrhythmias are the same throughout all age groups. There are however differences with regard to the epidemiology of arrhythmias, clinical tolerance, therapeutic strategies and comorbidities. One typical difference is the predominance of accessory pathways as the causative mechanism for supraventricular tachycardias in infancy and early childhood compared to the clear preponderance of AV-nodal re-entrant tachycardias in adult patients. Another important difference is the rarity of ventricular arrhythmias in children whereas in adults, ventricular tachycardias largely predominate, mainly due to an increase in the incidence of coronary artery disease. The overall prognosis of arrhythmias is better in children first due to the relative rarity of ventricular arrhythmias and second due to an improved clinical tolerance to arrhythmias in children because of the lack of the multiple comorbid conditions typically found in adult patients. Full article

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