Novelties in the clinical use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin – new assays, prediction of myocardial infarction by single measurements, and its use in the elderly

Biomarker research and especially the field of hs-cTn is progressing fast. The introduction of new hs-cTn assays may have important clinical implications for clinical laboratories that choose to use hs-cTn assays in practice.

Pulmonale Druckmessung mit CardioMEMS(TM) HF System

Das CardioMEMS™ HF System ist ein dauerhaft implantierbarer pulmonal-arterieller Drucksensor, dessen klinische Effektivität in der CHAMPION-Studie untersucht wurde. In diesem Übersichtsartikel werden die aktuelle Datenlage, der klinische Nutzen, die Kosteneffektivität sowie die Limitationen der Druckmessung mit diesem System diskutiert.

Arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse

Two important echocardiographic signs for risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias with mitral valve prolapse.

Gender aspects in cardiac imaging

This article reviews existing gender differences in cardiac imaging in terms of extra-cardiac anatomy, cardiac anatomy, myocardium remodelling and cardiac response to injury. It underlines the need for “gender medicine”, where gender differences and female patients’ representation are taken into account in cardiovascular research and clinical trials, as a first step toward tailored therapies and health care.

Congenital left ventricular diverticulum in an asymptomatic patient: multi-modal evaluation

Congenital left ventricular diverticula are rare cardiac malformations. In our case a diverticular apical lesion of the left ventricle was accidentally found on a thoracic CT scan, acutely performed to rule out abdominal aortic rupture.

Successful implantation of an implantable loop recorder in a patient with bilateral silicone breast implants leading to a diagnosis explaining repeated syncopal events

Silicone breast implants are no contraindication to subcutaneous implantable loop recorder implantation, if indicated.

Sinus venosus and unroofed coronary sinus defects: two cases diagnosed and treated in adulthood

Interatrial communications are the most frequent congenital heart malformation in adulthood. We report typical examples of sinus venosus and unroofed coronary sinus defects associated with anomalous pulmonary venous return.

The virtual university: the Massive Open Online Course on myocardial infarction reaches over 23,500 users worldwide

ESC Congress 2019: a very special event for Switzerland

The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine wins the 2019 British Medical Association award