Cardiovascular Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 3

Fall Der 70-jährige Patient stellte sich 2020 bei uns infolge Pensionierung des behandelnden Kar diologen vor. Er klagte über eine kardiale Leistungseinbusse und ausserdem über Prob- leme mit dem Bewegungsapparat [...]

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a type of stress cardiomyopathy that is usually seen in postmenopausal patients and can be triggered by emotional stress, hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, and surgery. A patient post cardiac surgery can present with multiple...

We present the case of a young male presenting with a wide complex tachycardia. The diagnostic approach based on the electrocardiogram findings is discussed. The final diagnosis could be made following an adenosine challenge at baseline, underlying t...

Vor einigen Jahren wurde meine damalige Klinik am Inselspital von einer deutschen Beratungs Unternehmung durchleuchtet [...]

His bundle pacing is the most physiological form of pacing as it replicates the patient’s natural ventricular activation. Its adoption has significantly grown over the last years. However, the technique has several limitations, including suboptimal t...

Bempedoic acid is a fairly small molecule acting as a prodrug which is converted into the active compound bempedoyl-CoA in the liver. This active metabolite of bempedoic acid inhibits the enzyme ATP citrate lyase leading to low-density lipoprotein (L...

Dear Readers, In this issue of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bashir Alaour and Thomas Pilgrim take on the demanding task of summarizing the challenges involved in the management of patients with [...]

Despite an extensive body of literature, there are still many gaps in the evidence surrounding the lifetime management of aortic stenosis (AS) and upstream interventions to prevent or slow down the progression of the disease are yet to be developed....