Collection 2019/3

Start date : 01.05.2019

Minireview

Saner H

70 years of cardiac rehabilitation in Switzerland and Europe – from history to new horizons

Cardiovasc Med. 2019;22:w02034

Cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programmes aim to reach out to persons at risk and patients with established disease, and to help achieve long-term maintenance of a healthy lifestyle.

Eser P, Wilhelm M

Exercise and cancer

Cardiovasc Med. 2019;22:w02032

Evidence for the effectiveness of exercise to improve physical functioning, body composition, fatigue and quality of life in cancer patients is promising and, in general, exercise is safe and feasible throughout the course of cancer care.

The interesting ECG

Vivekanantham H, Praz F, Baldinger SH

A case of myocardial infarction with conduction abnormalities

Cardiovasc Med. 2019;22:w02033

A 56-year-old man with history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2 and chronic kidney disease is evaluated in the emergency department because of nausea, abdominal pain, excessive sudation and light-headedness for the past 4 hours.

Baier P, Kühne M, Altmann D

Incessant narrow-complex tachycardia in a patient with heart failure – what is the mechanism?

Cardiovasc Med. 2019;22:w02031

The authors present the case of a 68-year-old woman without any relevant prior medical history who was admitted to the emergency department because of worsening dyspnoea and hypotension.

Images in cardiovascular medicine

Fischer J, Joha C, Niemann T

Left atrial appendage stenosis

Cardiovasc Med. 2019;22:w02029

A rare entity that should be recognised by both cardiologists and radiologists to avoid misinterpretation in cardiac imaging.

Meyer M, Nietlispach F, Tanner FC

Echocardiographic grading of aortic valve stenosis: impact of right parasternal view

Cardiovasc Med. 2019;22:w02030

This case demonstrates the importance of using all available echocardiographic windows for assessing valve function, particularly in the case of unequivocal results regarding the clinical presentation and/or reduced image quality.

Official communications

Buser M, Christen S, Schaer B, Fellay M, Pfäffli M

Fahreignung und kardiovaskuläre Erkrankungen: gemeinsame Richtlinien der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie und der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin

Cardiovasc Med. 2019;22:w02023

News

Lüscher TF

Cardiology Update London 2018

Cardiovasc Med. 2019;22:w02026

For the second time last December experts from the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States reviewed the year in cardiology at the Royal Society of Medicine in the heart of London. This novel course, supported by the European Society of Cardiology and organised by Zurich Heart House, has grown impressively.