Cardiovascular Medicine, Volume 25, Issue 3

Ein «Educational Gap» Jungen Ärztinnen und Ärzten, welche sich in verschiedenen Disziplinen der Medizin und Chirurgie weiterbilden, kommt in der Schweiz ausgezeichnete Weiterbildung zu [...]

Schulungsprogramme für Patientinnen und Patienten mit Herzinsuffizienz sind in der Schweiz nicht reglementiert und unterliegen den starken Einflüssen von zur Verfügung stehenden finanziellen Ressourcen, vorhandenem Personal und den involvierten Stake...

For almost 35 years, the Swiss Working Group for Interventional Cardiology of the Swiss Society of Cardiology has evaluated and assessed the invasive diagnostic and therapeutic heart interventions performed annually in Switzerland. The aim of this su...

We report a modified surgical access for subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation to preserve an artistic tattoo providing uncompromised device positioning and function in a 35-year-old patient with Brugada syndrome.

We present the case of a 76-year-old man referred for dual chamber pacemaker implantation for high-grade atrioventricular block. Prior to dual-chamber pacemaker implantation, the following contrast venograms are obtained. How do you proceed [...]

We present the first case of implantation of a novel singlechamber leadless pacemaker capable of atrioventricular (AV) synchronous pacing in a patient with COVID-19 and complete AV block. This device not only promotes AV synchrony, but also eliminate...