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...

CATHETER ABLATION IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK TREATED BY A MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT

Background: Mechanical circulatory supports (MCS) including VA ECMO and Impella devices provide hemodynamic stability for selected cardiogenic shock (CS) patients. Even...

SALBUTAMOL ATTENUATES THE ARRHYTHMOGENIC EFFECT OF AMINOPHYLLINE IN CARDIAC ORGANOIDS EXPERIMENTAL MODEL

Background: The combination of aminophylline and salbutamol is used in the treatment of obstructive lung diseases. Side effects (including arrhythmias)...

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...

CHANGES IN RIGHT VENTRICLE AND RIGHT ATRIUM FUNCTION FOLLOWING MITRAL VALVE REPAIR FOR PRIMARY MITRAL REGURGITATION

Background:The assessment of right heart function following cardiac surgery remains a challenge. Aims:To assess changes in echocardiographic measures of the right...

COMPARISON OF PULMONARY CIRCULATION PARAMETERS ACQUIRED BY CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE WITH RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH RECENT-ONSET DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY

AimPulmonary circulation parameters (PCP) are a relatively new technique with the potential for complex evaluation of the cardio-pulmonary system as...

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...

DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT TRICUSPID REGURGITATION AFTER PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION: ASSOCIATION WITH RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION

  Aim: Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a common complication after pacemaker implantation (PMI). However, its association with right ventricular (RV) function remains...

CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND LONG-TERM SURVIVAL OF CHRONIC THROMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION (CTEPH) PATIENTS TREATED WITH MULTIMODAL THERAPY - DATA FROM NATIONWIDE DATABASE

Introduction: CTEPH is a rare complication of acute pulmonary embolism. Management of CTEPH has significantly changed and is now multimodal...

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...

DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE OF AI-QCTISCHEMIA FOR ABNORMAL FFR ACROSS VARIOUS PLAQUE TYPES AND BURDENS

Aim: Quantitative evaluation of coronary plaque and vascular morphology using coronary CT angiography (CCTA), enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI-QCTISCHEMIA), offers reliable...

THE ACCURACY OF DETAILED ANALYSIS OF OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IN DETECTION OF PLAQUE LIPID CONTENT: DUAL-IMAGING STUDY WITH OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY

Aim: Lipid-rich plaque covered by a thin fibrous cap (FC) has been identified as a frequent morphological substrate for the...

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...

IDENTIFYING PATIENTS AT RISK FOR LATE-ONSET CARDIOTOXICITY THROUGH GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN –TIME FOR INTEGRATION INTO FOLLOW-UP GUIDELINES?

Background:Malignant lymphoma survivors are at a heightened risk of chronic cardiotoxicity. While multiple studies have established global longitudinal strain (GLS)...

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 IMPACT OF EARLY USE OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PERFORMED BY NON-CARDIOLOGIST IN PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN - THE ENDEMIC STUDY

Background: Echocardiography is well-established method in management of chest pain at Emergencydepartment (ED). However, evidence on the optimal scope of...

GLOBAL LONGITUDINAL STRAIN PREDICTS CLINICAL OUTCOME IN PATIENTS AFTER ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE WITHOUT LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION.

Background: Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a sensitive marker of myocardial dysfunction that could help predict adverse outcomes.Purpose: We assessed...

THE IMPLANTATION OF LVAD CAUSES CHANGES IN THE AORTIC MIRNOME AND PROTEOME

Background: Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) have been widely used and accepted to treat patients with end-stage heart failure (HF)....

SECRETONEURIN AND ITS ABILITY TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS AFTER OHCA VERSUS PATIENTS WITHOUT A HISTORY OF VENTRICULARARRHYTHMIA

Introduction:The incidence of OHCA (Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest) has strong local variability. The reported global averageis 55 adult patients...

WILD-TYPE TRANSTHYRETIN CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS: THE JOURNEY TO DIAGNOSIS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. THE RESEARCH PROJECT OF THE CZECH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY

Background and aim of the study: Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTRwt-CA) is an increasingly recognized cause of heart failure (HF)...