2017 03 - 8 articles
A 74-year-old man with a long history of ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy and a severely depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 15% went to the hospital because of dyspnoea and epigastric discomfort for six days, triggered by an emoti...
With pleasure we read the letter to the Editor by Kühne et al. [...]
15 March 2017
With great interest we read the article by Ghenzi et al. on “The evolving role of le atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion” published in the November 16th issue of Cardiovascular Medicine [...]
15 March 2017
A 79-year-old female was diagnosed with a pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC) of the left lower lobe (stage IB) and underwent an open lobectomy and systematic lymph node dissection. Because of the early tumour stage, the molecular genetic character...
Berufung von PD Dr. Ronald K. Binder als Chefarzt Kardiologie am Universitären Lehrkrankenhaus Wels- Grieskirchen [...]
In chronic dyspnoea, cardiac and pulmonary aetiologies predominate, but multiple causes are present in up to one third of patients. Because of the multiple possible aetiologies, the evaluation of chronic dyspnoea remains challenging. Initial diagnost...
Left ventricular assist devices are increasingly used to treat selected advanced heart failure patients, because of the limited number of donors available for heart transplantation. Newer generation devices portend a lower complication rate, and outc...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a general term that describes the short- or long-term support of the heart and/or lungs in neonates, children and adults. It offers a treatment option for severe cardiac and/or respiratory failure from ne...
