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February 2012
Heart failure is common. It affects at least 15 million Europeans and has a prevalence between 2 and 4%, rising to between 10 and 20% in the over 70s. Moreover, it's prevalence is increasing as populations age and with improved treatment and prevention (primary and secondary) of coronary artery disease....
by Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine 2012
Angiographic string sign (SS), slim sign, or pseudo-occlusion is defined as a high-grade internal carotid artery (ICA) lesion associated with the angiographic appearance of a tapering poststenotic segment with reduced caliber and flow . Preocclusive atherosclerosis is the most common cause of angiographic...
by Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2011
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common acute cardiovascular disease after myocardial infarction and stroke. Imaging is a key component in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected PE, as clinical findings alone are neither sufficiently sensitive nor specific. The prompt diagnosis,...
by Cardiology in Review 2012
Ex vivo studies suggest a cutoff of 65 μm to define a fibrous‐cap (FC) thickness prone to rupture. On the contrary, in vivo studies, by means of intravascular optical coherence tomography (iOCT), revealed a wide range of FC thicknesses associated with plaque rupture . iOCT is currently the only...
January 2012
A specialist discusses the 2011 appropriate-use criteria for echocardiography, and their application in day-to-day cardiology practice.
by Excerpta Medica
In this four-minute video interview conducted at the Arab Health Congress, Dr Ravi Nair reports that the potential for stem cell transplantation to be employed routinely in the repair of myocardium damaged by ischemic events remains substantial. However, there are also many challenges, making imminent routine use of this strategy unlikely.
by Excerpta Medica
A 37‐year‐old man, who was a farmer, came to our hospital for health checkup. Physical examination revealed no audible cardiac murmur. ECG showed regular sinus rhythm with normal QRS axis, shape, and duration. Transthoracic echocardiography found an abnormally configured left ventricle (LV)...
by Echocardiography 2011
Guidelines describe the current state of the art by formulating the current evidence base and recommendations for their application in clinical practice. On the basis of this premise, we reviewed the latest European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines ...
by Heart 2012
Congenital vascular variants involving the middle ear are rare. Patients may present with pulsatile tinnitus or conductive hearing loss, but many remain asymptomatic. The patients are at great risk of injury during myringotomy or stapes surgery, if these variants are not...
by Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 2011
Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) into dysfunctional right ventricular (RV) to pulmonary artery (PA) conduits is being increasingly performed in many European and North American centers with satisfactory results and low complication rates .t...
by Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2011