Cardiovascular Medicine

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Cardiology Update 2013 Feiert das 20. Jubiläum. Davos, 10.–15. Februar 2013

by Ruth Amstein

Cardiovasc. Med. 2012, 15(9), 268; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01696 - 26 Sep 2012

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Cardiology Update feiert im nächsten Februar in Davos sein 20. Jubiläum mit einem hochaktuellen Programm sowie einem neuen Tagesablauf, der den Compliance- Anforderungen und Richtlinien der SAMW an wissenschaftliche Kongresse entspricht. Der Kongress richtet sich an Fachärzte der Kardiologie und Inneren Medizin und [...] Read more.

Cardiology Update feiert im nächsten Februar in Davos sein 20. Jubiläum mit einem hochaktuellen Programm sowie einem neuen Tagesablauf, der den Compliance- Anforderungen und Richtlinien der SAMW an wissenschaftliche Kongresse entspricht. Der Kongress richtet sich an Fachärzte der Kardiologie und Inneren Medizin und bietet i n einem intensiven Wochenprogramm einen Überblick über neueste Entwicklungen und Trends auf allen wichtigen Gebieten der Kardiologie, angefangen bei den Risikofaktoren, i hrer Prävention, hin zur koronaren Herzkrankheit, dem akuten Koronarsyndrom und Revaskularisationsstrategien bis zu neuen perkutanen Klappeninterventionen, neuen diagnostischen Imaging-Methoden, Arrhythmien, Herzinsuffizienz und der Stammzelltherapie. Hochkarätige Referenten und Meinungsbildner aus Europa und Nordamerika sprechen über die neuesten Erkenntnisse aus der klinischen Forschung sowie Innovationen in der medikamentösen und interventionellen Therapie [...] Full article

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« Bizarre…You Said Bizarre…»

by Marc Zimmermann

Cardiovasc. Med. 2012, 15(9), 266; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01690 - 26 Sep 2012

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A 76-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency room for dyspnoea, cyanosis and chest discomfort [...] Full article

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Bachmann Bundle Block Occurring During Radiofrequency Ablation at the Inter-Atrial Septum

by Fabio Rigamonti and Dipen Shah

Cardiovasc. Med. 2012, 15(9), 263; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01689 - 26 Sep 2012

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A 69-year-old woman was admitted for an elective radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, without concomitant structural heart disease except for mild left atrial dilatation [...] Full article

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Dyspnoea and Impaired Ventricular Filling Due to Infiltration of the Left Atrium with a Lung Adenocarcinoma

by Federico Moccetti, Björn Müller-Edenborn, Walter Weder and Urs Eriksson

Cardiovasc. Med. 2012, 15(9), 261; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01691 - 26 Sep 2012

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A 59-year-old patient without a history of heart failure complained of progressive dyspnoea of two weeks’ duration [...] Full article

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Waiting for Evidence Seems to Make Sense—Except for the One Providing the Evidence

by Thomas Pilgrim, Rolf Vogel and Bernhard Meier

Cardiovasc. Med. 2012, 15(9), 258; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01697 - 26 Sep 2012

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A 58-year-old male presented with a history of two prior transient ischaemic attacks and was found to have a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the absence of atrial fibrillation or relevant carotid atheromatosis. PFO closure was deferred at this stage due to the [...] Read more.

A 58-year-old male presented with a history of two prior transient ischaemic attacks and was found to have a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the absence of atrial fibrillation or relevant carotid atheromatosis. PFO closure was deferred at this stage due to the lack of clinical evidence. Three years later the patient was re-admitted after a major stroke with residual symptoms and finally underwent PFO closure in a minimally invasive procedure using an Amplatzer PFO Occluder. Full article

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Does Hyperthyroidism Cause Coronary Vasospasms?

by Stefan Toggweiler and Ronald G. Carere

Cardiovasc. Med. 2012, 15(9), 256; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01694 - 26 Sep 2012

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We report a 62-year-old women with atypical chest pain who had catheter-induced vasospasms during which she experienced the same type of chest pain she had before hospital admission. In addition, she was found to have hyperthyroidism and was discharged on methamizole and a [...] Read more.

We report a 62-year-old women with atypical chest pain who had catheter-induced vasospasms during which she experienced the same type of chest pain she had before hospital admission. In addition, she was found to have hyperthyroidism and was discharged on methamizole and a beta blocker. Within a few weeks, TSH, fT3, and fT4 normalised, and she did not have recurrent chest pain. Summarising our case report and the existing literature, it appears likely that hyperthyroidism causes coronary vasospasms at least in a subset of patients and therefore, we believe that hyperthyroidism should be ruled out in patients with chest pain that is thought to be secondary to vasospasms. Full article

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Triple Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure

by Fabien Praz, Andreas Wahl and Bernhard Meier

Cardiovasc. Med. 2012, 15(9), 253; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01692 - 26 Sep 2012

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Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is mainly performed for secondary prevention of presumed paradoxical embolism. Since a residual shunt has been associated with recurrent events, complete PFO closure is desirable. We report the first case of ultimately successful percutaneous PFO closure using [...] Read more.

Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is mainly performed for secondary prevention of presumed paradoxical embolism. Since a residual shunt has been associated with recurrent events, complete PFO closure is desirable. We report the first case of ultimately successful percutaneous PFO closure using successively 3 Amplatzer PFO devices. Full article

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Transcatheter Prosthetic Paravalvular Leak Closure

by Stéphane Noble, Arsène Basmadjian and Réda Ibrahim

Cardiovasc. Med. 2012, 15(9), 245; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01695 - 26 Sep 2012

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Paravalvular leak affects up to 27% of all prosthetic heart valves implanted by conventional surgery. Patients with paravalvular regurgitation can be asymptomatic or may present with symptoms of congestive heart failure and/or haemolytic anaemia. Assessment and quantification of these paravalvular leaks are difficult [...] Read more.

Paravalvular leak affects up to 27% of all prosthetic heart valves implanted by conventional surgery. Patients with paravalvular regurgitation can be asymptomatic or may present with symptoms of congestive heart failure and/or haemolytic anaemia. Assessment and quantification of these paravalvular leaks are difficult since transthoracic c olour flow Doppler images may be obscured by annular calcifications and prosthetic material. Surgical re-intervention is the conventional treatment of choice for severe cases but is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and is not always successful because of underlying tissue fragility. Over the last decade, transcatheter treatment of paravalvular leaks has emerged as an attractive alternative to surgery for high-risk patients and is now favoured as the initial approach in some experienced centres. Transcatheter repair is technically feasible in 60 to 90% of cases according to different published series. Technical success is associated with clinical improvement in 50 to 90% of the cases. Full article

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Bureaucracy and Medicine, an Unholy Marriage

by Giuseppe Cocco

Cardiovasc. Med. 2012, 15(9), 243; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2012.01693 - 26 Sep 2012

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It is said that every people has the Government it deserves [...] Full article

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