cardiac arrest

Sports cardiology is a relatively 'young' branch of cardiology that has become increasingly well known in recent years, not least because of media events such as the case of Christian Eriksen, the Danish player who suffered a cardiac arrest…

Myocardial bridging, is a congenital condition of the heart characterised by the presence of a bridge of muscle fibres passing over the segment of a coronary artery

Anaphylactic shock is a particularly severe and sudden-onset allergic reaction that must be recognised and treated promptly because it can be life-threatening

Silent Heart Attacks: nearly half of all heart attacks have no symptoms at all — but that doesn’t mean they’re any less deadly than heart attacks with symptoms

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): before going into the details of what a chest compressor is, let's try to understand the product and its application, which will help you decide when purchasing a CPR machine

No one wants to be in the situation of having to save an infant’s life, but it could happen. Infants can and do choke, usually caused by breathing in a small object they accidentally placed in their mouth, such as a coin, small toys, and…

Mitral valve prolapse syndrome is a condition characterised by the alteration of one of the heart valves, the mitral valve

The term bradyarrhythmia is used to define heart rate disorders characterized by a reduction in heart rate

The resting cardiac echocolordoppler (or echocardiogram) is a test through which the doctor can visualise the heart on a special computer, called an echocardiograph, thanks to the ultrasound transmitted by the probe that is placed on the…

Echocardiography is a method by which the heart and blood flow through the valves are studied using ultrasound