by Salvo Tribastone | May 18, 2025 | The Heart
ABPM helps evaluate blood pressure trends during normal daily activities and sleep for 24 hours
by Salvo Tribastone | May 16, 2025 | The Heart
Holter ECG is used to detect heart rhythm abnormalities that may not appear during a standard ECG, which records only a few seconds.
by Salvatore Tribastone | Aug 3, 2024 | The Heart
Introduction Hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure, is a medical condition characterized by a persistent increase in blood pressure in the arteries. It is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular diseases, strokes, and kidney failure, representing a...
by Salvatore Tribastone | Aug 2, 2024 | The Heart
Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating Introduction Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is a congenital heart condition characterized by the persistence of an opening in the interatrial septum, a membrane that separates the right atrium and the left atrium of the heart. This...
by Pietro Di Gregorio | Oct 7, 2023 | The Heart
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a pathology which, despite the progress made in the diagnostic and therapeutic fields, is still burdened today by high mortality and serious complications; therefore, the need for a coordinated approach involving the general...
by Margherita Ministeri | Jul 21, 2019 | The Heart
Echocardiography is a non-invasive test, which through the use of ultrasound in a frequency range of 2 to 10 MHz allows us to explore the anatomy and function of the heart. The exam consists of several phases (one-dimensional, two-dimensional, three-dimensional, doppler and colordoppler analysis) which together provide complete information allowing to perform detailed measurements and analysis of cardiac structures.