Interventional Cardiology

Cardiac cavernous haemangiomas are rare benign tumours more commonly seen in the right heart; this case demonstrated a LAA cavernous haemangioma, which was unusual.

Primary intracardiac tumours are very rare, with an incidence of 0.02% of which myxomas are the most common.1,2 Commonly affecting the mid-aged female population, myxomas are typically located within the atrium (93%) and rarely within the ventricular systems (6–8%).

Transcatheter valve embolisation and migration (TVEM) into the left ventricle (LV) is especially significant and requires conversion to an emergency surgical technique, with unusually high mortality reported.

I guess there have been two significant advances in the field of device therapy while I have been practising. Firstly, the advent of complex device therapy…

Obesity is a pandemic. The prevalence of obesity (BMI >30) and morbid obesity (BMI >40) among American adults is approximately 30%…

Emerging evidence supports cardiac rehabilitation for transient ischaemic attack (TIA)/non-disabling stroke secondary prevention. This study compares…

Years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, plaque formation or graft degeneration is a major concern. Saphenous vein grafts (SVG) are vulnerable…

Transcatheter aortic valve insertion (TAVI) has dramatically altered the treatment of patients with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis and is currently…