Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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A rare case of cardiac involvement in Bechet syndrome
Anno:
2025
A 76-year-old man comes to our attention transported by 118 for an episode of a fall to the ground with loss of consciousness, undergoing cardiac massage and defibrillation.  The ECG shows extensive signs of necrosis in the anterior region. The echocardiogram shows a left ventricle with a large apical…
pickering syndrome: a case report
Anno:
2025
Clinical Description A 74-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department at Careggi University Hospital in May 2024 with worsening dyspnea and was diagnosed with acute pulmonary edema. Her medical history included ischemic-valvular heart disease, for which she had undergone aortic-coronary bypass surgery and aortic valve replacement with a biological…
LDL CHOLESTEROL IN PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE: A REAL WORD REGISTRY.
Anno:
2025
Aim: Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and peripheral arteriopathy. Our aim is to present a real-world analysis of lipid profile and lipid-lowering therapy in patients admitted to our vascular surgery department, for invasive treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD). Methods: We enrolled…
A case of prosthetic valve endocarditis: when pneumonia is not the right answer
Anno:
2025
A 71 year-old man presented to our ED with a 10-day history of fever with chills, dyspnea and tachycardia. His past medical history incuded arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, prostatic hyperplasia, a TURB procedure for urothelial cancer and surgery for a pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Six months before admission he underwent a…
Suppressive Antibiotic Therapy: New Frontiers in the Management of High Surgical Risk Infective Endocarditis
Anno:
2025
Background and aim Suppressive antibiotic therapy (SAT) is a palliative, non-curative approach for managing infective endocarditis (IE) in selected patients. This retrospective observational descriptive study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SAT in IE patients ineligible for cardiac surgery. Methods We analyzed 14 IE patients treated with SAT between…
Type of delivery in patients with maternal heart disease: multidisciplinary management of a single center
Anno:
2025
Introduction The risk of cardiovascular disease during pregnancy has progressively increased due to the rise in the average age of the first conception as well as the ever-growing number of women with congenital heart disease able to face a pregnancy. The choice of delivery in a woman with heart…
A CASE OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA HYPORESPONDER TO iPCSK9 – CASE REPORT
Anno:
2025
Introduction: The expected response to iPCSK9 therapy in terms of LDL-C reduction is around 60% in monotherapy. In this clinical case we present an example of hyporesponse to therapy with monoclonal antibody (alirocumab) used in monotherapy. Presentation of the case: Patient F, 77 years old, hospitalized in march 2018 for lateral…
A RARE CASE OF RIGHT-SIDED ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO DISLOCATED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER STENT IN A HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT
Anno:
2025
A 52-year-old male with a history hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated by diabetic foot, and stage V chronic kidney disease, has been undergoing thrice-weekly hemodialysis via a central venous catheter (CVC) placed in the left jugular vein since 2022. During this time, he experienced recurrent episodes of post-dialysis…
ADHERENCE AND PERSISTENCE TO STATIN THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME ON TRIPLE LIPID-LOWERING THERAPY: REAL-WORLD DATA.
Anno:
2025
IntroductionThe poor adherence (A) and persistence (P) to statin therapy, represents the main problem of long-term therapy in patients at high and very high cardiovascular (CV) risk, leading to an increased risk of CV events (death, ACS recurrence, ischemic stroke, new hospitalization) and healthcare costs. Patients with acute coronary…
Rothia dentocariosa and Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection: Rare Involvement of a Typically Non-Pathogenic Bacterium in a Pediatric Case of Pompe Disease. What is the Appropriate Treatment?
Anno:
2025
Background Rothia dentocariosa is a commensal organism of the oral cavity that rarely becomes pathogenic, typically affecting immunocompromised patients or those with indwelling medical devices. This case describes a Rothia dentocariosa infection in a central venous catheter in an 18 months old girl with Pompe disease, providing an opportunity…