CONGRESS ABSTRACT

Anomalous coronary arteries (ACA) represent an anomalous location of the coronary ostium and/or vascular course. Although most individuals with ACA are asymptomatic, some ACA variants are leading to symptoms and adverse cardiac events. In particular, isolated single coronary artery (iSCA) arising from the right sinus of Valsalva, is a…

Background and purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) has a progressive nature, leading to structural, functional, and electrical changes in the left atrium (LA). The effect of catheter ablation (CA) on LA volume and function in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) has not been extensively investigated. This study aimed to…

The passive leg raising (PLR) manoeuvre is an accepted method for assessing fluid responsiveness without the risks associated with direct fluid infusion. The present study aimed to investigate whether two consecutive PLR manoeuvres could influence fluid response, measured in terms of the diameter and collapsibility of the inferior vena…

Case report: A 21-year-old female patient was admitted to the Hospital with nausea and fatigue appeared immediately after a verbal and physical aggression. She reported a story of pediatric long QT and a family medical history of long QT syndrome. The electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded negative T waves from V1…

CLINICAL CASE Remote medical history 48 years old, male. Regular non-competitive sports activity (cycling) with good exercise tolerance. Untreated dyslipidemia, at last laboratory check-up in September 2021 LDL cholesterol 153 mg/dl. Positive family history of carotid vasculopathy (father underwent left carotid revascularization). Recent medical history From about 5 days…

A 65-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with fever for several weeks. The patient had a history of hypertension and chronic renal failure, currently undergoing renal replacement therapy via dialysis using a central venous catheter placed in the right internal jugular vein. Blood tests revealed a marked increase…

Interventricular septum aneurysm is a rare, tipically non-syndromic, congenital heart malformation characterized by the presence of an aneurysm of the membranous portion of the interventricular septum. Some case reports associate interventricular septal aneurysms with rupture, thromboembolism, conduction defects but it is often asymptomatic. We present the case  of an…

Case Report: A 52-year-old patient with a congenital heart defect, an atrial septal defect (ASD) surgically corrected at age 27, presents with newly diagnosed pulmonary hypertension. The patient's medical history includes previous unsuccessful catheter ablation attempts for supraventricular arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation and atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia. Recent clinical…