10 2016 - 6 articles
Background: Several studies have shown that inhibitors of proprotein convertase kexin 9 (PCSK9 ) efficiently lowered levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), especially in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia, intolerant of stat...
19 October 2016
The medical history of beta-blockers is interesting. Even in patients with heart failure, for whom beta-blockers are now standard of care, they were considered contraindicated for a long time. In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, b...
Iatrogenic left main coronary artery dissection is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of invasive coronary procedures, which requires prompt recognition and management. We present cases of two patients with type C guiding catheter-i...
Objectives: Robot-assisted coronary revascularisation is a relatively new strategy. By performing a minimally invasive left internal thoracic artery (LITA) to left anterior descending (LAD) artery bypass, we are taking advantage of the survival benef...
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Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is an inherited cardiac arrhythmia in the absence of structural cardiopathy with a strong potential for sudden cardiac death (SCD). A patient with a worrisome family history of SCD and gene...
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