Abstract Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), a viral respiratory illness caused by the
severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), may predispose patients …

Health professionals are encouraged to take the Guidelines fully into account when
exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the implementation of …

Background Several countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have reported a
substantial drop in the number of patients attending the emergency department with acute …

Aims To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient admissions to Italian
cardiac care units (CCUs). Methods and Results We conducted a multicentre, observational …

Health professionals are encouraged to take the ESC Guidelines fully into account when
exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the implementation of …

Background Current guidelines recommend potent platelet inhibition with ticagrelor or
prasugrel in patients after an acute coronary syndrome. However, data about optimal …

More than 50 years have passed since Kawasaki disease (KD) was first reported. 1
According to a nationwide survey, the number of patients with KD who became adults was …

In 2019, the Japanese Circulation Society published 2 guidelines in the field of coronary
artery disease (CAD):(1) a guideline for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) that integrated …

Pericarditis refers to the inflammation of the pericardial layers, resulting from a variety of
stimuli triggering a stereotyped immune response, and characterized by chest pain …

Aims: To determine the frequency and pattern of cardiac complications in patients
hospitalised with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Methods and results: CAPACITY-COVID …