The Heart Team during the Pandemic: A Case Report of Bio-Prosthesis Degeneration Treated with Valve in Valve Implantation.

The pandemic changed the type of patients. The concept of "patient at the center" became concrete. The execution of simple consultancy was overcome to create effective collaboration and fruitful exchanges between specialists.

Kidney function and risk factors for left ventricular hypertrophy in untreated uncomplicated essential hypertension.

Background: Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and decreased kidney function are well-established cardiovascular risk factors in hypertensive patients.

Study Design: We investigated the relationship between creatinine level, creatinine clearance, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with LV mass (LVM) in a cross-sectional study.

Predictors: eGFR and serum creatinine level.

Interaction between vascular dysfunction and cardiac mass increases the risk of cardiovascular outcomes in essential hypertension.

Aims: To investigate the additive prognostic impact of both forearm endothelial dysfunction and left ventricular mass (LVM) for future cardiovascular events.

Methods And Results: We enrolled 324 Caucasian, never treated, hypertensive outpatients. Endothelial function, by intra-arterial infusion of acetylcholine (ACh), and echocardiographic LVM were investigated.