Wiśniowska‑Śmiałek
Highlights from EuroEcho-Imaging 2016 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, Leipzig, Germany. Sylwia Wiśniowska‑Śmiałek Full Text: PDF Abstract EuroEcho-Imaging is the annual meeting of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), that attracts participants from all over the world with all modalities of cardiovascular non-invasive imaging. This time Congress was held in Leipzig in Germany, […]
Sarnecka
Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect with muscular VSD occluder after infective endocarditis in a patient with previous primum atrial septal defect closure, prosthetic aortic and mitral valves replacement. (RCD code IV‑2B.3) Agnieszka Sarnecka, Piotr Weryński, Piotr Wilkołek, Lidia Tomkiewicz‑Pająk, Mateusz Brózda, Piotr Podolec Full Text: PDF Abstract Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most […]
Hamza
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection secondary to intimal fibromuscular dysplasia (RCD code: I‑1C.O) Tariq Hamza, Francis Sharkey Full Text: PDF Abstract Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a nonatherosclerotic, noninflammatory arterial disease of unknown etiology. Histologically, FMD is classified on the basis of arterial layer involved into intimal, medial and perimedial types. The medial form represents approximately 80% of the cases […]
Różewicz-Juraszek
Case report on aortic valve replacement in adult woman with systemic mastocytosis (RCD code: VIII) Monika Różewicz-Juraszek, Tomasz Hryniewiecki, Katarzyna Faber, Elżbieta Abramczuk, Ewa Orlowska-Baranowska, Piotr Szymański Full Text: PDF Abstract We present a case of a 50 year-old woman who was referred to our department with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis and systemic mastocytosis. Conventional mechanical aortic valve […]
Gierba
Clinically silent, right and left ventricular outflow tract obstructions in an adult patient (RCD code: IV‑3A) Mariusz Gierba, Ewa Kwiecien, Leszek Drabik, Paweł Heród, Monika Dzieciuch-Rojek, Paweł Iwaszczuk, Wojciech Płazak Full Text: PDF Abstract Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction is a narrowing of the way that conducts blood from the right ventricle to the pulmonary ar‑ tery. Left ventricular […]
Kazimierczyk
The pilot study of role of electrical cardiometry in non‑invasive assessment of hemodynamic parameters in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (RCD code: II‑1A.1) Kazimierczyk R, Jasiewicz M, Marcinkiewicz-Siemion M, Knapp M, Lisowska A, , Sobkowicz B, , Grzywna R, Full Text: PDF Abstract Background: Electrical cardiometry (EC) technique could estimate cardiac output (CO), cardiac index (CI) […]
Błaut‑Jurkowska
Cardiac sarcoidosis – management and prognosis (RCD code: III‑3A.3) Justyna Błaut‑Jurkowska, Magdalena Kaźnica‑Wiatr, Klaudia Knap, Lidia Tomkiewicz‑Pająk, Piotr Podolec, Maria Olszowska Full Text: PDF Abstract Sarcoidosis is a systemic, granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Cardiac involvement in the course of sarcoidosis occurs in 5% of patients. However, about 25% of patient with systemic/pulmonary sarcoidosis might […]
Podolec
“A rare day to put rare diseases in the spotlight!” “With research possibilities are limitless” Piotr Podolec Full Text: PDF Abstract Mottos of the Rare Disease Day Dear Readers, Just few days ago, on 28th February, the tenth edition of Rare Disease Day was launched by EURORDIS and its Council for National Alliances to attract […]
