Musiałek
1st International Conference on Rare Cardiovascular Diseases (Krakow, October 18–19, 2012) Piotr Musiałek Full Text: PDF Abstract Doctors, like other academic professionals, know very well that there is no better place than a live conference to share knowledge and experience or to interact with people of similar interests. Encouraged by the success of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases (RCD) […]
Kanazirev
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum – rare hereditary disease with coronary and organ calcifications (RCD code: I-2.A.0) Branimir Kanazirev, D Konstantinova, G Tomov, S Kovachev Full Text: PDF Abstract Background: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare hereditary disease with estimated prevalence of 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 100,000 with cutaneous lesions and organ calcifications. Methods and results: We report a case […]
Wrotniak
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (RCD code: II-3C.0) Leszek Wrotniak, Grzegorz Kopeć, Lidia Tomkiewicz‑Pająk, Leszek Drabik, Anna Kabłak‑Ziembicka, Tadeusz Przewłocki, Piotr Podolec Full Text: PDF Abstract A 48-year-old woman was admitted to our institution with a year’s history of uncharacteristic chest pain episodes and decrease in exercise tolerance. A CT lung scan performed nine months earlier revealed […]
Drabik
Rapid progressive idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (RCD code: II-1A.1) Leszek Drabik, Grzegorz Kopeć, Piotr Podolec Full Text: PDF Abstract A 48-year-old woman was admitted to our centre with symptoms of right heart failure. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was diagnosed. The patient’s general condition deteriorated despiteinitiation of sequential PAH specific therapy and hemodynamic support. Coexisting […]
Poręba
A 39-year-old woman with atypical variant of Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome and progressive thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, successfully treated by pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (RCD code: II-1A.5) Małgorzata Poręba, Marcin Misztal, Andrzej Biederman, Agnieska Skrzypek, Piotr Szatkowski, Ewelina Pirsztuk, Danuta Czernecka-Mroczek, Andrzej Gackowski, Jadwiga Nessler Full Text: PDF Abstract We present a case of 39-year old female with Klippel-Trenaunay […]
Podolec
Classification of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases (RCD Classification), Krakow 2013 Piotr Podolec Full Text: PDF Abstract Almost every day brings new reports of a “rare” (“orphan”) disease – a disease that requires multidisciplinary knowledge and particular caution in making diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The Classification of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases (RCD) is aimed at (1)facilitating recognition of […]
Mizia-Stec
Growth differentiation factor 15 and arterial remodeling in adult patients after succesful repair of aortic coarctation (RCD code: IV-5.A.1) Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Maciej Wybraniec, Olga Trojnarska, Jerzy Chudek Full Text: PDF Abstract Background: Coarctation of aorta (CoAo) is a congenital heart anomaly associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality attributable to vascular remodeling in adult survivors […]
Podolec
Facilitating recognition and grouping the expertise in the main fields of rare cardiovascular diseases Piotr Podolec Full Text: PDF Abstract Dear Friends and Colleagues, Dear Readers, We are pleased to deliver at your hands the second issue of your quarterly Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases. The feedback we have received, after launching the Journal in October 2012, has […]
