[Paradox of obesity in heart failure: results from the Spanish RICA Registry].

Background And Objectives: Obesity is a risk factor for heart failure (HF). Paradoxically, it has been described that body mass index (BMI) is inversely associated with mortality. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between BMI and mortality in a cohort of patients with HF.

Acute pulmonary edema secondary to myocardial damage after electrical cardioversion.

Direct cardioversion used in the treatment of various cardiac arrhythmias is a highly effective and simple procedure with infrequent complications. An uncommon complication is the occurrence of pulmonary edema. This report describes a 68-year-old woman with normal coronary arteries who experienced pulmonary edema following cardioversion secondary to myocardial injury demonstrated by ECG changes and elevation of troponin T.