Publications by authors named "Elisabeth A A de Groot"
Article Synopsis
- Coronary artery spasms can cause serious heart issues like ischaemia and infarction, particularly in younger individuals, affecting both genders equally.
- A case study highlighted two sisters who suffered heart attacks during menstruation due to catamenial coronary spasms, leading to significant complications for one sister, including heart failure and a heart transplant.
- Increased awareness and understanding of catamenial coronary spasms, particularly their link to fluctuating hormone levels, is crucial for proper diagnosis and treatment involving medications that promote blood vessel dilation.
Purpose: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) is a myocardial disease that predominantly affects the right ventricle (RV). Its hallmark feature is fibro-fatty replacement of RV myocardium. However, patchy inflammatory infiltrates in the RV are also consistently reported using autopsy and myocardial biopsy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ventricular arrhythmia occurrence during exercise is reported in Brugada syndrome (BrS). Accordingly, experimental studies suggest that BrS-linked SCN5A mutations reduce sodium current more at fast heart rates. Yet, the effects of exercise on the BrS ECG phenotype have not been studied.
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