The effect of age on mechanisms of exercise tolerance: Reduced arteriovenous oxygen difference causes lower oxygen consumption in older people.

Objective: To assess the effect of age on mechanisms of exercise tolerance.

Methods: Prospective observational study recruited 71 healthy individuals divided into two groups according to their age i.e.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in an orthotopic heart transplant recipient with bicuspid aortic valve.

Increasing longevity of heart transplantation recipients and aging donor population accompanied by the older age at transplantation led to an increase in the prevalence of degenerative valvular disease in particular aortic stenosis. TAVI is considered a safe and feasible alternative compared to conventional SAVR in this high-risk population.

Age is not a bar to PCI: Insights from the long-term outcomes from off-site PCI in a real-world setting.

Objectives: We sought to analyze the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes of very elderly patients (V. Eld. group, age >80 years) and compare their outcomes to a less elderly cohort (Eld.

Direct transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation without balloon pre-dilatation using the Edwards Sapien XT valve.

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of direct transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) by the transfemoral approach without balloon pre-dilatation using the Edwards SapienXT valve.

Background: TAVI is established in selected high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) is recommended prior to valve implantation, but may contribute to procedural risk.

Neurocardiogenic syncope: a rare presentation of pharyngeal lymphoma.

Syncope is a common symptom of patients attending emergency departments, yet presents significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We present a rare cause of recurrent vasovagal syncope with predominant cardioinhibitory response due to lymphoma surrounding and compressing the carotid artery treated successfully with radiotherapy.