PREDICTING LONG-TERM SURVIVAL AFTER AN ISCHEMIC STROKE

Background: To identify factors influencing long-term survival after ischemic stroke is of utmost importance. The aim of the present study...

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...

LONG-TERM CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND LEFT VENTRICULAR REVERSE REMODELING IN PATIENTS WITH RECENTLY DIAGNOSED UNEXPLAINED DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY

Background: Left ventricular reverse remodelling (LVRR) and favourable prognosis of patients with recently diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) have been documented...

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....

ACUTE SEVERE HEART FAILURE IMMEDIATELY REDUCES HEART RATE VARIABILITY: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN PORCINE MODEL.

Background: There are substantial differences in autonomic nervous system activation among heart failure (HF) patients and immediate effect of acute...

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...

CARDIAC TOLERANCE TO ISCHEMIA: DEVELOPMENTAL AND SEX DIFFERENCES

Age and sex play essential role in the cardiac tolerance to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury: cardiac resistance significantly decreases during postnatal...

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...

RETROSPECTIVE COMPARISON OF AORTIC VALVE ANNULUS EVALUATION IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS IN PATIENTS PLANNED FOR TAVI PROCEDURE

Aim of study: To compare aortic annulus evaluation using echocardiography 2D or 3D reconstruction versus MDCT examination using dedicated 3...

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...

KAZUISTIKA Č. 2

Prezentován je případ 70letého muže referovaného do Centra pro choroby myokardu a perikardu VFN k dovyšetření suspektní hypertrofické kardiomyopatie pravé...

CLINICAL AND PROGNOSTIC IMPLICATIONS OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY AND HOLTER MONITORING IN PATIENTS WITH AL CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS

Aim: Cardiac involvement in AL amyloidosis (AL-CA) represents an infiltrative heart disease with poor prognosis. Aim of the study was...

SOUČASNÁ DETEKCE AL I TTR AMYLOIDÓZY U PACIENTA SE SRDEČNÍM SELHÁNÍM

Úvod:Amyloidóza je vzácné systémové onemocnění podmíněné depozicí amyloidu v řadě orgánů. Součástí klinického obrazu amyloidózy je i kardiální postižení, které...

AKUTNÍ STEMI INFARKT MYOKARDU, FORMACE NITROKOMOROVÉHO TROMBU A RIZIKO EMBOLIZACE DO CNS

Úvod: Formace trombu v dutině levé komory (LKT) představuje potenciálně závažnou komplikaci akutního infarktu myokardu, zejména v lokalizaci přední stěny....

IKTUS U MLADÉ ŽENY A DEFEKT SEPTA SÍNÍ – STAČÍ NÁM VŽDY TEE?

Pacientka, ročník 75, byla přijata pro ischemickou cévní mozkou příhodu s takřka kompletní regresí neurologického deficitu. Následná magnetická rezonance mozku...

TWO- AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPECKLE-TRACKING GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN ARE STRONGLY CORRELATED, IN GENERAL BUT NOT PER SEGMENT, ACCORDING TO THE 17-SEGMENT AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MODEL

Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) enables assessment of myocardial function. Here, we examined the agreement between 2D...

ZÁVAŽNÁ AORTÁLNÍ REGURGITACE U ČTYŘCÍPÉ CHLOPNĚ – ECHOGRAFICKÁ KAZUISTIKA.

58letá zdravotní sestra s kolísavou hypertenzí, prediabetem, dyslipidemií, stabilním myeloproliferativním onemocněním, normálním EKG a mírnou elevací NT-proBNP byla odeslána k...

3D VOLUMETRIE PRAVÉ KOMORY - CÍL NEBO JEN NOVÝ ZAČÁTEK?

Úvod:Hodnocení pravé komory (PK) je slabou stránkou echokardiografie, naděje vzbuzuje 3D ECHO: volumetrie PK, analýza její deformace i interakce s...

MÉNĚ ČASTÁ PŘÍČINA DUŠNOSTI, HYPOXÉMIE A POLYCYTÉMIE: VROZENÁ CÉVNÍ ANOMÁLIE - ANOMÁLNÍ VĚTEV PLICNICE ÚSTÍCÍ DO LEVÉ SÍNĚ

Úvod: Diferenciální diagnostika hypoxémie a polycytémie vyžaduje interdisciplinární kooperaci hematologa, pneumologa a kardiologa. Po vyloučení běžných příčin je nutné myslet...

VYUŽITÍ MAGNETICKÉ RESONANCE SRDCE V DETEKCI POSTIŽENÍ SRDCE U NEMOCNÝCH S NOVĚ ZJIŠTĚNOU EXTRAKARDIÁLNÍ FORMOU SARKOIDÓZY

Úvod: Sarkoidóza je zánětlivé onemocnění ne zcela jasné etiologie charakterizované tvorbou nekasefikujících granulomů, které může postihovat jakýkoliv orgán těla. Postižení...

REVERZNÍ REMODELACE JAKO SUROGÁTNÍ TERAPEUTICKÝ CÍL V LÉČBĚ SRDEČNÍHO SELHÁNÍ