Prognostic Value of Serial ST2 Measurements in Patients With Acute Heart Failure.

Background: Several clinical studies have evaluated the association between ST2 and outcome in patients with heart failure (HF). However, little is known about the predictive value of frequently measured ST2 levels in patients with acute HF.

Objectives: This study sought to describe the prognostic value of baseline and repeated ST2 measurements in patients with acute HF.

Trans-vessel gradient of myeloperoxidase in coronary artery disease.

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) may reflect generalized inflammation. We evaluated leucocyte activation in subjects with and without CAD in different vascular compartments.

Materials And Methods: Patients were divided in two groups; subjects without CAD (controls; n = 25) and with stable CAD (n = 52) based on coronary angiography.

Complete AV-block secondary to lithium-clozapine therapy and relapsing multiple sclerosis in a bipolar patient.

A complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) can be a lethal complication when it is not treated directly with isoprenaline and pacemaker therapy. The overall incidence of CAVB varies between 4 to 8 per cent with a mortality OR of 3.2 within 30 days if untreated.