LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH PACING OF PROXIMAL LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH AND SEPTAL FASCICLE PRODUCES MORE PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVATION COMPARED TO PACING OF THE ANTERIOR FASCICLE

Background:Left bundle branch pacing is defined as the pacing of the trunk or its proximal fascicles. It is unknown, whether...

DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: CARDIAC PHENOTYPE AS A RESULT OF DNA DAMAGE-INDUCED CHANGE OF STEM CELL FATE.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by impaired dystrophin. Majority of the DMD patients suffer from cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, and heart...

MYOCARDIAL INVOLVEMENT DETECTED USING CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS – A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Introduction and objectives: Cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients affects mortality. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is capable of detecting...

ROLE OF MYOCARDIAL DEFORMATION ANALYZED BY 3D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN FABRY DISEASE

Introduction: Fabry disease is a multisystemic lysosomal storage disorder caused by a defect in the gene coding the alpha-galactosidase A...

HEART FAILURE IN FABRY DISEASE REVISITED: APPLICATION OF CURRENT HEART FAILURE GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Aims: Fabry disease (FD) is often associated with heart failure (HF). However, data on HF prevalence, prognosis, and applicability of...

NATION-WIDE SCREENING OF FABRY DISEASE IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY IN CZECH REPUBLIC (BY DRY BLOOD SPOT METHOD)

Aims: Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked genetic disorder caused by -galactosidase A (AGALA) deficiency. While "classic" variant has...

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-RELATED APOPTOSIS-INDUCING LIGAND (TRAIL) IS ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIAC INJURY AND STROKE SEVERITY IN PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE

Stroke is accompanied by pathological disturbances leading to autonomic dysfunction and systemic inflammation. Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is...

TRANSOESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY FINDINGS IN YOUNG PATIENTS WITH CRYPTOGENIC ISCHEMIC STROKE

Background and purpose: The cause of ischemic stroke (IS) remains often unclear in young patients. Relevant structural heart abnormities with...

CATHETER THROMBECTOMY FOR ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE IN CARDIOLOGY CATH LAB: 10 YEARS RESULTS

Background and aim Acute ischemic stroke is a devastating disease with high mortality and frequent permanent severe functional disability. Catheter...

CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS ADMITTED FOR ACUTE HEART FAILURE IN A SINGLE CENTRE STUDY

Aims: Acute heart failure represents a medical condition with very high mortality. The aim of our study was to characterise...

STRESS PULMONARY CIRCULATION PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS AFTER A HEART TRANSPLANT AND CANCER SURVIVORS: A CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE STUDY

BackgroundPulmonary circulation parameters such as pulmonary transit time (PTT), heart rate corrected PTT (PTTc) and pulmonary transit beats (PTB) can...

METFORMIN TREATMENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND ADVANCED HEART FAILURE (HFREF)

Background: The role of metformin (MET) in the treatment of patients with advanced HFrEF and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM)...

LV SIZE NEEDS TO BE INCORPORATED IN LV FUNCTION ASSESSMENT IN HFREF PATIENTS

Background: Left ventricular (LV) size is associated with outcome in HFrEF patients, but neglected in the assessment of LV performance. We...

SGC STIMULATOR (BAY 41-8543) FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE WITH REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION (HFREF) AND CARDIO-RENAL SYNDROME

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is considered to be one of the major epidemics of the 21st century....

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF MICROCIRCULATION IN TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY – A PILOT STUDY

Background: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a severe disorder with an increasing incidence that often mimics acute coronary syndrome. Both of...

EXCESS ISCHEMIC TACHYARRHYTHMIAS TRIGGER PROTECTION AGAINST MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE RATS.

Increased level of C-reactive protein (CRP) is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction and hypertension. Here, we...

PARAMETERS OF ALLERGIC REACTION AFTER IMPLANTATION OF DIFFERENT PATENT FORAMEN OVALE OCCLUDERS - A PILOT PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY

Primary endpointTo compare parameters of the allergic response after transcatheter closure of the patent foramen ovale (PFO) using three different...

COMBINED STRATEGY FOR LARGE-BORE ARTERIOTOMY CLOSURE AFTER TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION

Backround: The vascular complications remain a relevant following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). They are frequently associated with vascular closure...

ROSS PROCEDURE PROVIDES SURVIVAL BENEFIT OVER MECHANICAL VALVE IN ADULTS: A PROPENSITY-MATCHED NATIONWIDE ANALYSIS

ObjectivesThe choice of optimal surgical treatment for young and middle-aged adults with aortic valve disease remains a challenge. Mechanical aortic...

21 YEARS FOLLOW-UP OF LIVER FUNCTION IN PATIENTS AFTER FONTAN OPERATION

IntroductionFontan circulation is associated with suboptimal outcome due to chronic venous congestion. The aim of this longitudinal study was to...

REVERZNÍ REMODELACE JAKO SUROGÁTNÍ TERAPEUTICKÝ CÍL V LÉČBĚ SRDEČNÍHO SELHÁNÍ

PERCUTANEOUS ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF HEARTMATE II OUTFLOW CANNULA OBSTRUCTION DUE TO LATE KINKING

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