ARRHYTHMOGENIC CARDIAC VENTRICULAR REMODELING IN A LARGE ANIMAL MODEL OF CHRONIC ENDURANCE EXERCISE

THE CARDIOGENIC SHOCK TEAM

LIFESTYLE WALKING INTERVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE WITH REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION: THE WATCHFUL TRIAL

PREDIABETES IN STEMI PATIENTS – INCIDENCE AND POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS

Introduction. Prediabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by a disorder of glucose homeostasis. Despite the growing evidence of an increased...

PREDICTORS OF PROGNOSIS IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK COMPLICATING INITIALLY ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Despite modern treatment methods, cardiogenic shock mortality complicating acute myocardial infarction (CS-AMI) remains high.The study of factors affecting CS-AMI outcomes...

BIVENTRICULAR INVOLVEMENT IN ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY

Background:Despite Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) being a predominant right ventricle (RV) disease, concomitant left ventricle (LV) involvement has been...

ELECTROPORATION OF CARDIOMYOCYTES IN-VITRO IN 2-D CULTURE (YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD COMPETITION)

AimElectroporation is a bioelectrical technique that applies short electrical pulses to create pores in the cytoplasmic membrane of cells. This...

RISK OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITALISATION ONE YEAR AFTER DISCHARGE FOR COVID-19

Objective: To evaluate the incidence of atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular hospitalisation during one year after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus...

ACUTE CHANGE OF CARDIAC AUTONOMIC REGULATIONS AFTER THERMAL AND NON-THERMAL PULMONARY VEIN ABLATION (YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD COMPETITION)

Background: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) by thermal energy results in collateral ganglionic plexi ablation. On the contrary, pulsed electric field...

NATURAL HISTORY OF NON-SURGICAL COMPLETE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK IN CHILDREN AND PREDICTORS OF PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION (YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD COMPETITION)

ObjectivesWe aimed to evaluate natural course and predictors of pacemaker (PM) implantation in a nation-wide cohort of pediatric patients with...

MORTALITY OF PATIENTS WITH IMPLANTED PACEMAKER: LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP DATA FROM CZECH NATIONAL PACEMAKER REGISTRY (REPACE).

Aim: The aim is the long-term continuous monitoring of patients with an implanted pacemaker (PM) regarding real mortality and morbidity...

PLASMA NUCLEIC ACIDS AS POTENTIAL PREDICTORS OF STATIN ASSOCIATED MUSCLE SYMPTOMS

Introduction Statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS) are the most common undesirable side effect (USE) of widely indicated statin therapy. So far,...

EFFECTS OF SELECTIVE ENDOTHELIN TYPE A RECEPTOR BLOCKADE IN EXPERIMENTAL HEART AND RENAL FAILURE: STUDIES ON RATS WITH AORTO-CAVAL FISTULA AND 5/6 NEPHRECTOMY

Purpose: Evaluation of the effect of selective endothelin type A (ETA) receptor blockade on the course of (1) volume-overload heart failure...

THE ATTICUS RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

BACKGROUNDRivaroxaban and dabigatran were not superior to aspirin in patients with embolic strokeof undetermined source (ESUS). It is unknown whether...

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HIGH-INTENSITY LIPID-LOWERING THERAPY AND ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE CONTENT CHANGES ASSESSED BY IMAP-IVUS AND NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY IN PATIENTS WITH PREMATURE ATHEROSCLEROSIS

BackgroundThe benefits of high-intensity lipid lowering therapy including PCSK9 inhibitors treatment have been well-established by randomized, controlled trials. Intravascular imaging...

VALIDATION OF THE CARDIOMETABOLIC-BASED CHRONIC DISEASE (CMBCD) MODEL IN U.S. ADULTS.

Background: The Cardiometabolic-Based Chronic Disease (CMBCD) model is a four-stage driver and complication-based chronic approach. It was designed as an actionable...

ANTITHROMBOTIC MEDICATION AND COMPLICATIONS DURING ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF POSTERIOR CIRCULATION STROKE

Cévní mozková příhoda v zadním povodí patří mezi jedno z nejsmrtelnějších onemocnění. Efekt samotné systémové trombolýzy je minimální a mechanická...

LONG-TERM CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES AFTER SEVERE BURN INJURY

BackgroundSevere burn injury (BI) leads to hypermetabolic response which can persist for several years and cause many late complications including...

STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ALTERATIONS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM IN PARKINSON´S DISEASE

Background: The known influence of the Parkinson´s disease (PD) on the cardiovascular system is mainly the autonomic dysfunction which is...

IMMUNE SYSTEM CHANGES AFTER COVID-19 CORRELATES WITH MARKERS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DAMAGE

COVID-19 is associated with strong immune response leading to inflammation, subsequently affecting multiple organs including cardiovascular system. Dysregulated immune response can...

PULMONARY PERFUSION IN LONG-TERM SURVIVORS OF COVID-19 RELATED SEVERE ARDS TREATED BY EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION

Pulmonary perfusion in long-term survivors of COVID-19 related severe ARDS treated by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Introduction. COVID-19 is considered to be...

SEX-LINKED DIFFERENCES IN CARDIAC ATROPHY AFTER MECHANICAL UNLOADING INDUCED BY HETEROTOPIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION. (YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD COMPETITION)

There is no information about possible sex-related differences in unloading-induced cardiac atrophy. We aimed to compare the course of unloading-induced...

MONITORING OF VOLUME STATUS USING A NOVEL SENSOR FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF INFERIOR VENA CAVA AREA AND COLLAPSIBILITY IN A PATIENT WITH HFREF RECEIVING ADVANCED HEART FAILURE THERAPIES

Background: A novel sensor designed to measure inferior vena cava (IVC) area over time was used in this study (FIRE1)....

CLINICAL AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE FUNCTIONAL MITRAL REGURGITATION

Background: Significant functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is associated with worse prognosis. However, data for moderate FMR alone is lacking. We...

PROGNOSTIC USEFULNESS OF NONINVASIVELY ASSESSED RIGHT VENTRICULAR-PULMONARY ARTERY COUPLING IN PATIENTS WITH RECENTLY DIAGNOSED UNEXPLAINED LV SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION.

Introduction: The ratio of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion/systolic pulmonary artery pressure (TAPSE/PASP) measured by echocardiography has been proposed as...

MUTATION IN PDGFRΒ: A POTENTIAL NEW PATHOGENIC VARIANT FOR MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE

Background:Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) due to myxomatous degeneration is characterized by familial clustering, but few pathogenic genes have been identified....

EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY ON THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN INSULIN-TREATED AND NON-TREATED DIABETIC RATS

Background: This study explored the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on the cardiovascular system and oxidative stress in streptozotocin-induced...

THE ANTIDIABETIC DRUGS AND MAO-RELATED OXIDATIVE STRESS: MAKE NEW FRIENDS BUT KEEP THE OLD

  The global burden of cardiometabolic pathologies is expected to increase in the near future with most of related cardiovascular deaths...

DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS OF CARDIAC ADAPTATION TO INCREASED WORKLOAD

  Ostadal B.,1*Kolar F.,1 Ostadalova I.,1 Sedmera D.,1,2 Olejnickova V.,1,2 Hlavackova M.,1 Alanova P.1 1Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of...

ROUTINE ULTRASOUND USE IN CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS CATHETERIZED VIA DISTAL RADIAL ACCESS

Distal radial access (DRA) in cardiac catheterizations is alternative to conventional radial access (cTRA). It has distinct advantages over cTRA....