Motivational counselling for physical activity in patients with coronary artery disease not participating in cardiac rehabilitation.

Background: Many patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) fail to attend cardiac rehabilitation following acute coronary events because they lack motivation to exercise. Theory-based approaches to promote physical activity among non-participants in cardiac rehabilitation are required.

Design: A randomized trial comparing physical activity levels at baseline, 6, and 12 months between a motivational counselling (MC) intervention group and a usual care (UC) control group.

Man's best friend? Infective endocarditis due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus.

Infective endocarditis caused by zoonotic microorganisms is an uncommon clinical entity. A 55-year-old man was diagnosed with endocarditis due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus, a commensal bacterium contained in the saliva of dogs, that involved the aortic and tricuspid valves and was complicated by a para-aortic valve abscess and aorta-to-right atrial fistula. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy and surgical intervention.

Determinants of physical activity after hospitalization for coronary artery disease: the Tracking Exercise After Cardiac Hospitalization (TEACH) Study.

Background: Little is known about physical activity levels in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who are not engaged in cardiac rehabilitation. We explored the trajectory of physical activity after hospitalization for CAD, and examined the effects of demographic, medical, and activity-related factors on the trajectory.

Design: A prospective cohort study.

Acute myocardial infarction in a young man with dilated cardiomyopathy: clinicopathological correlation.

Cardiac involvement is commonly described in autopsy examinations of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, only a small percentage have clinically significant cardiac disease. Dilated cardiomyopathy is one of the most common HIV-related heart diseases.