Prognosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae endocarditis in France, a multicenter observational study (2000-2015).

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for <2% of infective endocarditis (IE). The aim of this study was to assess the prognosis of pneumococcal IE.

Methods: This multicentric observational retrospective study included adult patients presenting with definite S.

Real three-dimensional assessment of left atrial and left atrial appendage volumes by 64-slice spiral computed tomography in individuals with or without cardiovascular disease.

Context: Left atrial (LA) volume is a prognosis factor of cardiovascular morbidity in patients with cardiovascular disease (CD). Recent developments of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) have made non invasive coronary angiography reliable for selected patients and new software facilitates truly volume measurements without geometrical assumptions.

Objective: To define, by using MSCT, LA and left atrial appendage (LAA) volumes in patients with or without CD.

Major clinical vascular events and aspirin-resistance status as determined by the PFA-100 method among patients with stable coronary artery disease: a prospective study.

Aspirin inhibits platelet activation and reduces major vascular events in patients with stable coronary artery disease. The extent of platelet inhibition, denoted as aspirin resistance, however, is not always sufficient. A correlation between aspirin resistance as measured by aggregometry and adverse clinical events has been demonstrated.

A new method for measurement of left atrial volumes using 64-slice spiral computed tomography: comparison with two-dimensional echocardiographic techniques.

Background: Left atrial (LA) volume, is related to cardiovascular morbidity. LA enlargement is usually assessed using trans-thoracic echocardiography (TTE). The association of modern multislice computed tomography (MSCT) imaging and new 3D reconstruction software, allows direct cardiac chamber volume measurement without geometrical assumptions.