Unusual complication after infective endocarditis: pseudo-aneurysm of the left ventricle.

stantial rebate on their health insurance rates. Exceptions would have to be made, of course for patients with physical handicaps. In addition, as recently stated by Joyner in an editorial comment, deconditioning should become a recognized syndrome or diagnosis. This would definitively facilitate the education of the general population as well as the medical community about the beneficial effects of ET as treatment options for several diseases. In conclusion, physical activity is one of the most fundamental factors necessary for maintaining health and warding-off risk factors; long-term compliance, however, is poor in the vast majority of patients. Until today, all strategies to improve adherence significantly have failed and long-term trends seem to point the wrong direction. New concepts need to be contemplated, borrowing from successful fights against other risk factors.