KAZUISTIKA 1: RARITNÍ KAZUISTIKA Z TŘINCE

Úvod:Prezentujeme raritní případ purulentní perikarditidy s pneumoperikardem vzniklé na podkladě píštěle mezi tračníkem vtlačeným v hiátové hernii a perikardem. Přímá...

INZULINOVÁ REZISTENCE U AKUTNÍHO INFARKTU MYOKARDU: PREVALENCE, PREDIKTORY A SOUVISLOST S MYOKARDIÁLNÍM POŠKOZENÍM

Úvod: Inzulinová rezistence (IR) je známým rizikovým faktorem kardiovaskulárních onemocnění, ale její role u akutního infarktu myokardu (AIM) není plně...

ARYTMOGENNÍ PROLAPS MITRÁLNÍ CHLOPNĚ A MITRÁLNÍ ANULÁRNÍ DISJUNKCE

Arytmogenní prolaps mitrální chlopně, resp. mitrální anulární disjunkce představuje vzácnější klinickou jednotku, která je asociovaná s rozvojem maligních arytmií i...

MOLECULAR TARGETS FOR DRUG DEVELOPMENT FOR THE THERAPY OF HEART FAILURE

THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT PLANT EXTRACTS ON CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: FOCUS ON OXIDATIVE STRESS

SACOMERIC MYOSIN AS A PHARMACOLOGICAL TARGET IN CARDIOLOGY

EVALUATING THE RIGHT VENTRICLE AND TRICUSPID VALVE IN HEART FAILURE

THE IKS ACTIVATOR DHA CAN NORMALIZE REPOLARIZATION IN CONGENITAL LONG QT TYPE 2 TRANSGENIC RABBIT MODELS IN A GENOTYPE-SPECIFIC FASHION

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES AND POSSIBLE INCEASED PROARRHYTMIC RISK AFTER ENDURANCE TRAINING IN DOG

MARKERS OF HAEMOLYSIS AND RENAL TUBULAR INJURY AFTER CATHETER ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION USING PULSED FIELD AND RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGY

Background: Pulsed field ablation (PFA) represents a novel non-thermal alternative in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, infrequent cases...

EARLY MOBILIZATION AFTER PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION (EMAPI).

Aim: This trial aimed to assess the safety and feasibility of early mobilisation and posibility of same-day discharge following permanent...

DNA BREAKS AND ELECTRIC CARDIOVERSION

Background. The electric cardioversion (ECV) is a strong external stress factor, despite its protective effect to restore sinus rhythm is...

INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIES – INTERIM ANALYSIS OF A RANDOMIZED BICENTRIC STUDY

Aim: It is supposed that calcification in arterial plaques may reduce an antiproliferative effect of drug-coated balloons (DCB) causing a...

RENAL DENERVATION IMPROVES RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RESTORES NOREPINEPHRINE LEVELS, AND REVERSES VENTRICULAR SPECIFICITY OF SELECTED MARKERS IN HYPERTENSIVE RATS WITH HEART FAILURE INDUCED BY VOLUME OVERLOAD

AimDespite the known antihypertensive effect of renal denervation (RDN), its influence on thecardiac function, particularly of right ventricle (RV) and...

SMARTBAND - FEASIBILITY STUDY OF INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING AFTER PROXIMAL AND DISTAL TRANSRADIAL CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND INTERVENTION VIA AN ARTERIAL CANNULA INSERTED UNDER THE TR BAND

AbstractPatients with acute coronary syndrome complicated by heart failure and patients after cardiac arrest usually undergo an urgent coronary catheterization...

CURRENT USE AND OUTCOMES OF CORONARY LITHOTRIPSY IN A REAL-WORLD, ALL-COMERS REGISTRY (BENELUX-IVL)

Aim:The aim was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) across an unselected in real-world patient cohort.Sample...

TEN-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF PATIENTS WITH UNEXPLAINED LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION EVALUATED BY ENDOMYOCARDIAL BIOPSY

Background and aims: The long-term prognosis of patients with recent-onset left ventricular dysfunction (LVSD) is variable. The role of endomyocardial...

HIF-1α AND MITOCHONDRIA IN CARDIOPROTECTION INDUCED BY ADAPTATION TO CHRONIC HYPOXIA

Transcriptional factor HIF-1α is known to contribute to cardioprotection against ischemia/reperfusion injury. Adaptation to chronic hypoxia (CH) is a cardioprotective...

PRIMARY VERSUS SECONDARY TYPE OF TAKOTSUBO SYNDROME

AimTakotsubo syndrome (TTS) often develop subsequently after initial hospitalization for serious non-cardiac disease. The incidence of such „secondary“ TTS is...

PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND RIGHT VENTRICULAR-PULMONARY ARTERIAL COUPLING IN CHRONIC HEMODIALYSIS POPULATION

Aims: 1. To analyze the relations of PH and RV-PA coupling with arteriovenous fistula (AVF) flow and current hydration 2. To analyze...

IMPACT OF AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION ON CARDIAC PERFORMANCE IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS

Aim:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disorder with frequent cardiac involvement. Autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) showed to improve symptoms...

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY: A NATIONAL PROSPECTIVE STUDY USING HIGHLY AUTOMATED 3-D OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANALYSIS

AbstractAim: There is conflicting evidence on the role of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) use in the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy...

RISK STRATIFICATION AND CORONARY OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FINDINGS IN ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS

AIM: Regarding cardiovascular (CV) risk, patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) are a heterogeneous population with CV risk ranging...

LONG-TERM SURVIVAL AFTER AN ISCHEMIC STROKE. THE ESH-STROKE SURVEY

Background Identification of factors affecting long-term survival following ischemic stroke is of utmost importance. The aim of the present study...

THE OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND PRE-EXISTING AORTIC STENOSIS.

Pre-existing significant aortic stenosis(sAS) in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest(OHCA) may lead to ineffective chest compressions due to hemodynamic of...

IMPACT OF MITRAL VALVE REPAIR ON REGIONAL AND GLOBAL LV REMODELING IN BARLOW’S DISEASE

Aims: To assess the left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling 1.5 years after mitral surgery in patients with Barlow's disease. Sample...

EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTEMPORARY RISK STRATIFICATION IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: A PILOT STUDY

Risk stratification and primary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a challenging discipline....

PREVALENCE OF TRANSTHYRETIN AMYLOIDOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS UNDERGOING TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT – PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

ContextAortic stenosis (AS) and transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) are diseases with increased prevalence at higher age. We report our single centre...

GENETIC BASIS FOR CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A REPRESENTATIVE COHORT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Aim: Inherited cardiomyopathies are an important cause of heart failure in patients < 50 years. Our study aims to assess...

THE IMPORTANCE OF SEX DIFFERENCES IN LEFT VENTRICULAR REMODELING FOR RISK STRATIFICATION OF PATIENTS WITH AORTIC REGURGITATION

Background: Left ventricular(LV) dilatation is an established prognosticator in aortic regurgitation(AR). Current guidelines recommend using LV end-systolic diameter index (LVESDi)...