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Cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019)

…patients with cardiovascular disease. The highest mortality rate was observed in patients with elevated TnT levels who had underlying cardiovascular disease, of which 69.4…

Pericardial Effusion & Cardiac tamponade

…may affect hemodynamics and the underlying cause is often serious (e. g. malignancy, amyloidosis). In case of suspicion of pericardial disease, in the first place…

Introduction to pediatric & neonatal ECG interpretation

…pediatric and neonatal care must have knowledge of age related variations in the ECG, as well as cardiac diseases that may affect infants and children…

Introduction to cardiac arrest

…deaths are the first manifestation of cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, sudden cardiac arrests account for 50% of all years of life lost due to cardiovascular disease …

Introduction to pediatric & neonatal ECG interpretation

…pediatric and neonatal care must have knowledge of age related variations in the ECG, as well as cardiac diseases that may affect infants and children…

Cardiac arrest due to hypoxia and asphyxia

…sickness Aspiration Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Bronchospasm (asthma) Other : Coma Central hypoventilation syndromes Neuromuscular diseases Anemia The natural course of asphyxia Should ventilation be…

Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…abruption Pregnancy loss Polycystic ovary syndrome Functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea Fertility therapy and assisted reproductive technology The extent to which these conditions confer risk independently of…

Aortic regurgitation

…rheumatic diseases Ehlers Danlos syndrome (may also cause aortic dissection) Subaortic membrane Endocarditis Echocardiography in aortic regurgitation 2D Echocardiography The images are acquired in PLAX…

Familial and Genetic Screening in Premature Cardiovascular Disease

…in the first decade, rises progressively through adulthood and becomes less steep in later life, although diagnoses may still occur after the age of 65…

Cardiovascular Risk in Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disease

…may be the first clinically important manifestation of an otherwise unrecognized inflammatory disease. Epidemiology and disease specific patterns Patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease have a…

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