01 2016 - 8 articles
After many years of service, René A. Lerch, former Professor of Cardiology at the University of Geneva and President of the Swiss Society of Cardiology stepped down as editor-in-chief Romandie for Cardiovascular Medicine at the end of 2015 [...]
In western countries patients with a Trypanosoma cruzi infection and with Chagas cardiomyopathy are rare. We report the case of a patient with Chagas cardiomyopathy in Switzerland. Methods: The family history was consistent with a possible T. cruzi i...
A 77-year-old woman with a history of short palpitations lasting seconds, syncope, and one (undocumented) episode of tachycardia lasting 2 hours was referred for electrophysiologic testing [...]
Despite early management of ST elevation myocardial infarction, prompt coronary revascularization and potent dual antiplatelet therapy, left ventricular thrombus still remains a dreaded complication especially in anterior STEMI. Little is known about...
Background: Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure has been shown to be safe and feasible with a variety of devices, and its clinical efficacy appears favourable compared with medical treatment alone. However, long-term follow-up remains lar...
Many patients undergoing elective or emergency surgery have a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED), and their number continues to grow. This joint position paper of the Swiss Working Group on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology of the Swiss...
Several surveys demonstrated in the past a large heterogeneity of cardiology training and education in European countries. Taking into consideration the reality of the free movement of doctors and patients across borders, the cardiology community fee...
The foramen ovale is a door-like opening of the interatrial septum framed by the septum primum and septum secundum [...]
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