Cardiovascular Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 5

A 59-year-old male patient presented with chest pain and electrocardiographic features of an acute inferolateral myocardial infarction [...]

Imatinib mesylate, a selective inhibitor of tyrosine kinases, has excellent efficacy in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST). Inducing durable responses and achieving prolonged survival, it has b...

Background: Most randomised controlled trials (RCT) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) exclude patients with significant comorbidities. This may lead to misconceptions regarding applicable treatment modalities and hospital outcomes. The objective of t...

Background: Various studies show that multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes including physical training, nutritional counselling and risk factor management for patients with cardiac disease result in behavioural change and improve both quality...

We describe a case series of five patients who were referred to our cardiac rehabilitation department after mitral or aortic valve replacement, and whose transthoracic echocardiographic studies showed postoperative muscular septal defects.

The Swiss Heart Foundation (SHF) awards an annual prize of 20 000 Swiss francs for one or more outstanding scientific research publications/accepted manuscripts in the field of prevention [...]

A considerable number of patients with implanted pacemakers or ICDs (implantable cardioverter-defibrillators) undergo surgical procedures, which exposes them to different mechanical and electromagnetic threats [...]

A 78-year-old male retired mathematician with severe aortic stenosis, persistant atrial fibrillation, reluctance to accept oral anticoagulation, and with suspected coronary artery disease was referred for further management [...]