2024 03 - 7 articles
The development of prosthetic heart valves has allowed to drastically improve the quality of life and the life expectancy in patients who would otherwise have succumbed to the inevitable course of the disease. While prosthetic heart valves are invalu...
Background: Dental clearance is routinely performed before cardiac surgery, as it is thought to be essential in reducing postoperative bacteremia and endocarditis. However, there is a lack of evidence supporting this routine.
Complete heart block (CHB) is a rare complication during left ventriculography. We present a case of transient CHB without ventricular escape rhythm in a patient with an incomplete trifascicular block.
Dose-dependent statin-related myotoxicity (SRM) is a rare adverse effect of statin treatment. Differences in the pharmacokinetics and interactions with environmental and genetic factors constitute important risk factors for the development of SRM. We...
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Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a fatal rare inherited cardiac channelopathy. Affected patients are susceptible to develop deadly ventricular arrythmias after physical or emotional stress. The typical arrhythmia presen...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has become the most common arrhythmia worldwide and its incidence is increasing. Treatment strategies for symptomatic patients include stroke prevention, management of cardiovascular comorbidities, and direct treatment of AF...
