Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a hereditary cardiac disorder characterized by fibro-fatty replacement of the right ventricular myocardium, and a predilection to potentially fatal…
Category: Diagnostic criteria
Infective endocarditis. Diagnostic criteria for infective endocarditis
Infective endocarditis (IE) is defined as an infection of the endocardial surfaces of the heart—primarily of 1 or more heart valves, the mural endocardium, or…
Pericarditis: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Case presentation A 55-year-old woman presents with chest pain. She reports the chest pain started several days ago and describes it as sharp and brief.…