SPINAL CORD STIMULATION IN THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY ANGINA PECTORIS: 25-YEAR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AT A SINGLE CENTER

Background: The efficacy of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in refractory angina pectoris (RAP) has been proven by several smaller randomized...

IRON DEFICIENCY AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

IntroductionIron deficiency (ID) is a common comorbidity of cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction (MI). However, the data on the clinical...

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH MULTIVESSEL DISEASE. DOES PRESENCE OF CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION MAKES A DIFFERENCE?

Aim:To analyze clinical characteristics, presenting symptoms, and survival of patients with myocardial infarction (MI), multivessel disease (MVD), and the possible...

PRETREATMENT WITH DUAL ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Background. Combined antithrombotic therapy prevents thrombus progression and its components embolization, and thus, it has an essential role in coronary...

THE HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES IN A SEPTIC PORCINE MODEL.

Introduction: Infectious diseases, which frequently lead to life-threatening sepsis and septic shock, represent a significant global health challenge. The pursuit...

THE TIME-DEPENDENT YIELD OF INVASIVE VS. STANDARD RESUSCITATION STRATEGIES: A SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE PRAGUE OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST STUDY

Background: It is unclear how invasive resuscitative protocols may impact the time-dependent prognosis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) resuscitations, or...

CARDIAC RHYTHM CONVERSIONS AND THE OUTCOME IN REFRACTORY OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST. COMPARISON OF EXTRACORPOREAL VS. CONVENTIONAL CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.

Background: Whether cardiac rhythm conversions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in refractory out-of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) affect outcome is not...

OPTIMISING VENOARTERIAL ECMO CARE: INSIGHTS FROM A CARDIAC CENTRE WITHOUT ON-SITE CARDIOSURGICAL EXPERTISE.

Introduction: This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of VA-ECMO in a cardiology center without on-site cardiac surgery, focusing on...

EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION IN THE THERAPY OF CARDIOGENIC SHOCK: ONE-YEAR OUTCOMES OF THE MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED ECMO-CS TRIAL

Background and aims: Among patients with cardiogenic shock, immediate initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) did not demonstrate any benefit...

PREDICTORS AND PROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF EARLY ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK: RESULTS FROM A MONOCENTRIC, PROSPECTIVE REGISTRY

Introduction: The presence of acute kidney injury (AKI) was shown to increase the risk of mortality following acute myocardial infarction...

PULSED FIELD ABLATION INDUCES HEMOLYSIS IN VITRO DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH OF THE ELECTRIC FIELD

Aim:Several cases of renal failure due to intravascular hemolysis after pulsed field ablation (PFA) has been observed. Red blood cell...

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SCAR BORDER ZONE FOR CHARACTERISTICS OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA AND ABLATION OUTCOME IN POST MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS

Introduction: Post-myocardial infarction (MI) ventricular tachycardias (VT) are typically related to fixed conduction block in transmural or sub-endocardial scars. However,...

GENOTYPE, PHENOTYPE AND OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY REFERRED FOR ABLATION OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA.

Background:Sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (SMVT) is the most common ventricular arrhythmia (VA) subtype in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients with ICD....

INHERITED LONG QT SYNDROME – RECENT ADVANCES

Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is one of the inherited arrhythmic conditions, where affected individuals may be asymptomatic or may present...

INFLAMMATORY PATHWAYS ARE INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PULMONARY VASCULOPATHY IN HEART FAILURE: TRANSPULMONARY PROTEOMICS STUDY

Background: Some, but not all, patients with heart failure (HF) develop pulmonary vascular disease (PVD), which contributes to poor prognosis. Mechanisms...

NATIVE QRS DURATION AND OUTCOMES IN HEART FAILURE WITH MILDLY REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION: RESULTS FROM A LARGE-SCALED REGISTRY

Objective: The study investigates the prognostic impact of the native QRS duration in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced...

LEFT ATRIAL STRAIN INDEX IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION

Background. In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction(HFpEF), assessment of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) is crucial but...

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