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Introduction Table 1. Summary of general dermatological signs Dermatological sign Cardiac disorder Xanthomata Hyperlipidaemia Acanthosis nigricans Obesity, diabetes, hyperinsulinaemia, metabolic syndrome Male-pattern baldness Coronary heart disease Premature hair greying Coronary heart disease, hyperlipidaemia Earlobe crease Coronary heart disease Livedo reticularis Cholesterol embolisation syndrome, anti-phospholipid syndrome/systemic lupus erythematosus, endocarditis, rheumatic fever, diabetes Cyanosis Congenital heart disease, heart failure Clubbing Congenital heart disease, endocarditis, cardiac myxoma Cardiac cond

Case 1 A 49-year-old woman with an unremarkable past medical history presented to her local hospital with irregular palpitations and two syncopal episodes. On both occasions she had regained consciousness without any neurological features, neither as prodrome nor in recovery. Examination revealed a diastolic murmur. Electrocardiogram (ECG) and chest X-ray were normal. A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) revealed a 2–3 cm mass in a non-dilated left atrium. Her transoesophageal echocardiogram showed the mass to be located close to the right, lower pulmonary vein but suggested the point of attachment to be the posterior wall rather than the a

State-of-the-art virtual simulators The Institute offers more than 70 courses on cardiac and vascular treatment and is able to gain CME accreditation for the majority of these. Since the Institute was founded, over 7,000 healthcare professionals have been familiarised with new cardiovascular and vascular therapy techniques, whilst over 13,000 have participated in the international and multilingual environment of the Crossroads Institute overall. As cardiac and vascular disease management rapidly evolve, the Institute hopes to explore and respond to the most important unmet needs in medical education through the development of specialist cours

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