Publications by authors named "Paul Gael Silance"
Objectives: To assess feasibility and short-term clinical outcomes associated with resorbable magnesium scaffold (RMS) implantation in the setting of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Background: RMS implantation has demonstrated favorable clinical outcomes in stable coronary artery disease patients. However, to date, data are lacking in the setting of STEMI.
Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and mostly affects poor rural populations of central and south America. It is mainly acquired by bugs (triatoma) but also by ingestion of the parasite (fresh fruit juices) or by foetal-maternal blood passing. Despite an important decrease in transmission during the last decades in several countries, millions of patients are still chronically infected and most of them are asymptomatic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis is a rare case of Aspergillus myocardial abscess in 19-year-old woman with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated by chemotherapy. During pancytopenia she developed invasive aspergillosis with myocardial abscess. The presence of specific antigen in the pericardial effusion was diagnostic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The apical ballooning syndrome is precipitated by emotional or physical stress but the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. The contribution of myocardial bridging on the aetiology and the onset of the syndrome is not known.
Methods: We observed 8 patients with chest pain, T-wave inversion in several leads of the ECG, transient left ventricular apical ballooning and no significant angiographic stenosis.