Cardiovascular Medicine

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European Society of Cardiology: Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

by Georg Noll

Cardiovasc. Med. 2006, 9(12), 441; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01216 - 29 Dec 2006

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Die Europäische Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (ESC) hat als erste Fachgesellschaft ein europäisches Lehrbuch über die gesamte kardiovaskuläre Medizin herausgegeben[...] Full article

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Accessory Mitral Valve Tissue

by Anja Faeh, Pablo Anabitarte and Jürgen Frielingsdorf

Cardiovasc. Med. 2006, 9(12), 439; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01215 - 29 Dec 2006

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Accessory mitral valve tissue is a rare congenital malformation. It can be found isolated or in combination with other cardiac anomalies and is usually detected in early childhood. We describe the case of a 74-year-old asymptomatic patient who was referred to our clinic [...] Read more.

Accessory mitral valve tissue is a rare congenital malformation. It can be found isolated or in combination with other cardiac anomalies and is usually detected in early childhood. We describe the case of a 74-year-old asymptomatic patient who was referred to our clinic for the evaluation of a heart murmur. Full article

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Douleurs Précordiales Récidivantes

by Jürg Schläpfer

Cardiovasc. Med. 2006, 9(12), 438; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01217 - 29 Dec 2006

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Description du cas. Patient de 57 ans, hypertendu sous bétabloquant, hypercholéstérolémique, présentant des douleurs précordiales typiques récidivantes disparaissant à la prise de trinitrine [...] Full article

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Ein Gebrochenes Herz nach einem Streit mit der Schwiegermutter: Die Stressinduzierte Kardiomyopathie

by Lukas Spieker, Peter Burger, Thomas Ritschard, Christof Noti and Roberto Corti

Cardiovasc. Med. 2006, 9(12), 433; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01214 - 29 Dec 2006

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A 59-year-old woman with chest pain after a controversy with her mother-in-law, ECG changes and positive troponine was transferred to our clinic for emergency coronary angiography. Angiography showed open coronary arteries and midventricular akinesia of the left ventricle. These findings are typical for [...] Read more.

A 59-year-old woman with chest pain after a controversy with her mother-in-law, ECG changes and positive troponine was transferred to our clinic for emergency coronary angiography. Angiography showed open coronary arteries and midventricular akinesia of the left ventricle. These findings are typical for stressinduced cardiomyopathy. This entity is also named Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy and has gained attention as a differential diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome. Typically, akinetic zones cannot be attributed to a single coronary territory. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms may include microvascular spasm induced by excessive catecholamine release. Characteristically, only minimal increases of myocardial damage is documented by biochemical markers (CK, troponine). This is in contrast to often extensive ventricular akinetic regions possibly resulting in haemodynamic instability and need for inotropic support. Typically the myocardium remains viable, as can be shown by cardiac magnetic resonance tomography, and impaired ventricular function completely recovers over weeks. Full article

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ICD-Kontroverse: Braucht Jeder Patient Mit Einer Linksventrikulären Auswurffraktion unter 35% einen ICD?

by Richard Kobza, Paul Erne, Christoph Scharf and Firat Duru

Cardiovasc. Med. 2006, 9(12), 426; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01213 - 29 Dec 2006

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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major healthcare problem worldwide. The left ventricular ejection fraction is the most important predictor of SCD in patients with ischaemic and nonischaemic cardiomyopathy. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy prevents SCD in specific patient populations and various studies [...] Read more.

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major healthcare problem worldwide. The left ventricular ejection fraction is the most important predictor of SCD in patients with ischaemic and nonischaemic cardiomyopathy. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy prevents SCD in specific patient populations and various studies have analysed the efficacy of the ICD to prevent SCD. The purpose of this article is to describe the evidence supporting the use of ICD therapy and to discuss, whether all patients with an ejection fraction ≤35% should receive an ICD. Full article

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Programmation Optimale des Stimulateurs Multisites et Suivi des Patients Après Thérapie de Resynchronisation Cardiaque

by Grégoire Girod, Andreï Forclaz and Xavier Lyon

Cardiovasc. Med. 2006, 9(12), 418; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01219 - 29 Dec 2006

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While substantial progress has been made over the past decade in the medical treatment of heart failure, certain patients fail to respond to optimal treatment despite the availability of excellent drugs. Cardiac resynchronisation therapy, or multisite pacing, appears to offer great hope for [...] Read more.

While substantial progress has been made over the past decade in the medical treatment of heart failure, certain patients fail to respond to optimal treatment despite the availability of excellent drugs. Cardiac resynchronisation therapy, or multisite pacing, appears to offer great hope for certain patients with dilated cardiomyopathy of idiopathic or ischaemic origin with signs of cardiac dyssynchrony, usually in the form of a widened QRS complex on the surface ECG. This new therapy has been shown to produce definite beneficial effects on the symptoms of patients, improving the functional class and walking distance in particular, and also prolonging survival. The optimal programming of the multisite pacemaker is a crucial aspect of this new treatment and requires a meticulous approach, the practical implications of which are addressed in this article. Full article

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Drug-Eluting Stent-Thrombosen—Unterschätztes Problem Oder Übertriebene Angst?

by Jan Steffel, Franz R. Eberli, Felix C. Tanner and Thomas F. Lüscher

Cardiovasc. Med. 2006, 9(12), 413; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2006.01218 - 29 Dec 2006

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Einleitung. Die koronare Herzkrankheit und der akute Myokardinfarkt (AMI) gehen mit einer hohen Morbidität und Mortalität einher [1]; die perkutane Koronarintervention (PCI) stellt die bevorzugte Behandlungsmethode des AMI dar [2] [...] Full article

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