EXTENDING THE LIMITS OF CATHETER INTERVENTIONS IN CONGENTIAL HEART DISEASE

AORTIC BALLOON VALVULOPLASTY IN THE COURSE OF TIME

HOW TODEAL WITH THE EUROPEAN MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATION AS A TRANSCATHETER INTERVENTIONALIST - AN OUTLOOK ON NEW PROCEDURES

CURRENT ROLE OF CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN PAEDIATRICS

IMAGING THE HEART: REAL, SURREAL AND VIRTUAL

FETAL CARDIAC INTERVENTIONS

PULSED FIELD ABLATION - REAL REVOLUTION IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

TRANSGENIC RABBIT MODELS OF LONG QT SYNDROMES: IMPLICATIONS FOR ARRHYTMIA PREDICTION AND TESTING NOVEL THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES

PŘÍPRAVA PACIENTA S KV ONEMOCNĚNÍM K NEKARDIÁLNÍM VÝKONŮM

KARDIONKOLOGIE

KOMOROVÉ TACHYKARDIE A NÁHLÁ SMRT

PLICNÍ HYPERTENZE

THE PROGRESSION AND TRANSLATION OF A CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH PROJECT FROM BASIC SCIENCE TO CLINICAL TRIAL WITH A NUTRITIONAL EMPHASIS

SPECIFIC TREATMENT OF CARDIOMYOPATHIES

DIURETIC USE IN HEART FAILURE

THE ROLE OF THE CARDIOLOGIST ON THE STROKE UNIT

CARDIAC MYOFILAMENTS AS TARGETS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE

PERFLUOROCARBON BASED BLOOD SUBSTITUTE PERFTORAN IN ANIMAL MODEL OF ISCHEMIA - REPERFUSION INJURY

ANTIPLATELET AGENTS AS A NOVEL THERAPY OF HEART FAILURE DUE TO MYOCARDIOAL INFRACTION

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IS INFERIOR TO COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN PREDICTING BALLOON EXPANDABLE TRANSCUTANEOUS IMPLANTATION VALVE SIZE IN ROUTINE CLINICAL SETTING-SINGLE CENTRE STUDY

BIOMECHANICAL RUPTURE RISK ASSESSMENT IN MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Background:The acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic requires a redefinition of healthcare system to increase the number of available intensive...

L-LACTATE AND ISCHEMIA-MODIFIED ALBUMIN AS MARKERS OF INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA AFTER ABDOMINAL AORTIC SURGERY

IntroductionPostoperative intestinal ischemia (PII) is a severe complication in abdominal aortic surgery. Early diagnosis is needed to commence the treatment...

THE SECURE STUDY, A TRIAL WITH SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC.

Backgrounds:A polypill with key medications associated with improved outcomes (aspirin, ACE inhibitor, and statin) has been proposed as a simple...

LONGITUDINAL TRENDS IN BLOOD PRESSURE, PREVALENCE, AWARENESS, TREATMENT, AND CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION IN THE CZECH POPULATION. ARE THERE ANY SEX DIFFERENCES?

Background: Hypertension is the most common CVD increasimg CV morbidity and mortality. Despite the broad availability of antihypertensive medication, control...

HOME BLOOD PRESSURE TELEMONITORING (HBPTM) WITH CONCURRENT MEASUREMENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COMPARED TO DAYTIME AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING (ABPMD) – HOW ARE THE RESULTS OF APPLIED RESEARCH USED?

ObjectiveDespite the comparability of both methods in majority of cases (ESH 2021), physicians do not trust their patients to measure...

GDF-15 LEVEL CHANGES IN EARLY AND LATE PERIOD AFTER CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Introduction: GDF-15 (growth differentiation factor 15) is protein from transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) cytokine family. In patients with atrial...

RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER DENERVATION OF SINUS NODE BY TARGETTING THE RIGHT ANTERIOR GANGLIONATED PLEXUS: TOWARDS MINIMIZING THE LESIONS SET

Background: Radiofrequency catheter (RF) ablation of the superior ganglionated plexus (RAGP) that modifies parasympathetic innervation of the sinus node (SAN)...

PULMONARY VEIN MORPHOLOGY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Variations in the anatomy of pulmonary veins (PVs) can influence selection of approaches of atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation. Therefore,...

CATHETER ABLATION OF PATIENTS WITH NON-PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BY FOCAL AND ROTATIONAL ACTIVITY MAPPING USING CARTO FINDER SOFTWARE

Introduction: Catheter ablation in patients with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) still doesn´t give satisfactory results. One of the last developed...

THE HEMODYNAMIC EFFECT OF SIMULATED ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ON LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in humans. The onset of the arrhythmia can significantly impair...