[New therapeutic guidelines in cardiology].

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in the so-called industrial countries. An appropriate management is mandatory and its modalities should be known and applied by physicians. European and American recommendations are regularly published and updated.

[Treatment of recurrent pericarditis: case report and review of literature].

Benign acute pericarditis is a common disorder. Recurrence is probably the most troublesome complication, characterized by a return of pericardial pain after recovery from an episode of typical acute pericarditis. Treatment of recurrence is often difficult and the guidelines issued by scientific societies remain vague.

[Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia].

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia is an unfrequent disease that associates ventricular tachycardia with left bundle branch block morphology and right ventricular fibro-fatty degeneration. The etiology, pathogenesis, criteria for diagnosis and treatment are discussed.

Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on functional mitral regurgitation in heart failure.

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduces functional mitral regurgitation (MR) at rest. This study assessed exercise-induced changes in MR in patients with heart failure who were helped by CRT. The determinants of these exercise-induced changes in MR were analyzed in asynchronous and resynchronized left ventricles.