(0.41MB). For patient evaluation, advanced imaging techniques play a relevant role, including strain-rate imaging and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), with different techniques to study structural ...

La declaración PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses), publicada en 2009, se diseñó para ayudar a los autores de revisiones sistemáticas a documentar de manera ...

The aim of this editorial is to present the most relevant and innovative aspects of the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2020 Guidelines for the Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease ...

Ahead of print articles are peer reviewed, accepted articles to be published in this publication. When the final article is assigned to volumes/issues of the publication, the ahead of print article ...

Cardiac pacing has been incorporated into so many areas and can be used to treat such a range of clinical conditions, that it has become a pillar of cardiology practice. Technological advances in ...

The new version of the European Society of Cardiology clinical practice guidelines on atrial fibrillation (AF) provides a comprehensive review of the state of the art in the diagnosis, prevention, and ...

The previous recommendations on fitness and sports activity in athletes with cardiovascular disease (CVD) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) were published in 2005. Aimed at competitive ...

The recently published European Society of Cardiology (ESC) hypertension guidelines feature several updates and changes, including a new title. The title now includes a new “diagnostic” ...

Se observa una captura intermitente del electrodo del marcapasos que ha quedado suelto en el tracto de salida del ventrículo derecho, que muestra un QRS de eje inferior en los latidos capturados y ...

Según la definición original publicada por Rahimtoola en 1978, «puede considerarse que existe un desajuste cuando el área efectiva de la prótesis valvular, tras su implantación en el paciente, es ...

El objetivo fue evaluar las alteraciones ecocardiográficas en una muestra de ancianos y analizar las diferencias entre normotensos, hipertensos de bata blanca e hipertensos permanentemente. La ...

La enfermedad de Chagas es frecuente en Latinoamérica y la causa Trypanosoma cruzi. Suele asociarse a miocardiopatía crónica, cuya progresión podría relacionarse con factores genéticos. Dado que se ...