2012 09 - 9 articles
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 du...
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...
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. Ass...
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 discharg...
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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 ca...
A 59-year-old patient without a history of heart failure complained of progressive dyspnoea of two weeks’ duration [...]
A 76-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency room for dyspnoea, cyanosis and chest discomfort [...]
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 [...]
