Cardiovascular Medicine, Volume 19, Issue 4

Case report. A 67-year-old patient was admitted because of sudden onset of dyspnoea during physical exertion [...]

This case of cardiac sarcoidosis started with manifestation of a complete atrioventricular block in a 42-year-old female without other cardiac dysfunction. Two years later, the patient presented with acute heart failure symptoms at the Emergency Depa...

We present the case of a 72-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease and an inferior myocardial infarction 19 years previously, when the occluded right coronary artery was percutaneously revascularised [...]

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the 5-year prognostic value of multidetector coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in patients with normal coronary arteries. Background: Use of CCTA is increasing in patients with suspected c...

A 2-year-old boy was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukaemia [...]

Patients under double antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) waiting for cardiac surgery need careful multidisci plinary evaluation by the heart team. The decisions on if and when to stop oral DAPT and if, how and for how long to proceed to a bridge therapy, ha...

Annually over 200 million adults undergo noncardiac surgery worldwide. Myocardial ischaemia is a frequent cause of perioperative cardiac morbidity and mortality. Approximately 8 million patients will suffer a myocardial injury after noncardiac surger...

The subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) has recently been introduced as an alternative to transvenous devices. The system preserves venous access and reduces risk of lead issues and of systemic infection. However, pacing for antitachycardia, antibradycardia and...