[Electrical storm in patients with Automatic Implantable Defibrillator : A single Center study].

Background: Electrical storms (ES) are serious cardiac emergencies associated with increased short-term mortality. The true incidence of ES in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is still difficult to estimate because of the heterogeneous definition. The clinical presentation is variable and its management is multidisciplinary.

[Current limits of the long duration rhythmic holter: A real life study].

Background: Syncope or stroke remain frequently without any explained diagnosis. Long duration holter ECG is an available tool to diagnose arrhythmias. However, this tool is subject to availability of the recorders.

[Asymptomatic Brugada syndrome: From diagnosis to treatment].

Brugada syndrome management may be a difficult question. This article reviews diagnosis, prognosis evaluation, current and investigated treatments.

[Long term results of patients implanted with CRT-D: Results of a monocentric study].

Implantable cardiac defibrillators and resynchronization devices (CRT-D) are frequently used for heart failure patients. This is a retrospective study which included 50 patients with a CRT-D. The objective was to evaluate the prevalence of cardiac events (death, hospitalization for acute heart failure, ventricular arrhythmias).

[Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome: A case of hypoxemia associated with a patent foramen ovale].

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare disease characterized by dyspnea and oxygen desaturation in the upright position with improvement in the supine position. We report a case of an 87-year-old woman with a recent history of traumatic hip, spine deformity and vertebral compression fracture, referred due to dyspnea oxygen desaturation. Thoracic tomodensitometry excluded the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.