Assisted reproduction: a novel cardiovascular risk factor

There is abundant evidence indicating that pathological events during early life predispose to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases later in life. Recent evidence suggests that assisted reproductive technologies represent a novel important example of this problem.

Gastroenterologische Kontraindikationen der transösophagealen Echokardiographie

Die TEE ist eine sichere Untersuchung und führt nur selten zu ernsthaften gastrointestinalen Komplikationen. Diverse vorwiegend gastroenterologische Pathologien können aber das Komplikationsrisiko erhöhen.

Consensus guidelines on the cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

A Swiss expert group consisting of cardiologists and rheumatologists ­elaborated user-optimised consensus recommendations on cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Axillary vein puncture for device implantation and use of 4F catheter-delivered pacing leads in children

A safe and effective method for pacemaker implantation in children.

A valve-in-valve approach for Ebstein's anomaly

Percutaneous valve replacement is an additional option for patients with degenerated right-sided bioprostheses in atrioventriuclar position, potentially reducing the need for re-do surgeries in adults with congenital heart disease.

A curious case of "tachy-brady" syndrome

Grown-up congenital heart disease: Recommendations for standards of care

Grown-up congenital heart disease is a rapidly growing field in adult cardiology with specific needs.

What is a standard transthoracic echocardiogram performed by a cardiologist?

The Board of the Swiss Society of Cardiology, pursuing a new quality strategy, mandated the Working Group of Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging to redefine the standards of an adult trans-thoracic echocardiographic examination performed by a cardiologist.

Cardiology Update 2015 – Another Chapter of Postgraduate Education