Isolated right ventricular myocardial infarction (iRVMI) is a rare condition and can be potentially overlooked. The prognosis of such an event can be poor, irrespective of the involvement of the left ventricle, potentially leading to lethal arrhythmic and mechanical complications. This report describes the rare case of an iRVMI due to an acute ostial occlusion of a small right ventricular branch, which triggered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
SGLT-2 inhibitors are the first medication class ever to have beneficial effects in patients with HFmrEF and HFpEF. The benefits are mainly driven by a decrease in HF hospitalizations.
This article presents two sisters with focal atrial arrhythmias originating from the right and left interatrial septum. The diagnosis of Lamin A/C mutation was made years after the intervention.
Der Arztberuf ist auch heute noch eine Berufung und eine Passion. Aber die Gesellschaft und die Zeiten haben sich geändert. Der Beruf muss sich diesen Veränderungen anpassen und sich modernisieren.
An infrequently diagnosed case of atrial infarction which occurred in conjunction with left ventricular myocardial infarction is presented.
The case of a 50-year-old woman with a chemotherapeutically treated primary mediastinal lymphoma and circumferential pericardial effusion, whose echocardiogram revealed unusual intrapericardial colour and pulsed-wave Doppler flow signals.
