Dziewięcka
A 34‐year‐old man with non‐obstructive apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (RCD code: III‐2A.1) Ewa Dziewięcka, Paweł Rubiś, Sylwia Wiśniowska‑Śmiałek, Katarzyn Holcman, Agata Leśniak‑Sobelga, Marta Hlawaty, Magdalena Kostkiewicz, Piotr Podolec Full Text: PDF Abstract Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary disease of the myocardium that is defined by the presence of regional (more frequent) or global myocardial hypertrophy, […]
Tariq
Doxorubicin cardiomyopathy – case report and review of histopathologic findings (RCD code: III‐1B.5a) Hamza Tariq, Urooj Zahra Full Text: PDF Abstract The anthracycline anticancer drug Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) is an effective and frequently used chemotherapeutic agent for various malignancies. The use of doxorubicin is limited by its major adverse effect, cardiotoxicity. Doxorubicin cardiomyopathy, once developed, carries […]
Iwaszczuk
Concussion of an athlete ́s heart – a case report of blunt chest trauma‐associated loss of consciousness in a professional soccer player (RCD code: V-4O) Paweł Iwaszczuk, Felipe Haupenthal, Rogério da Silva Logrado Júnior, Monika Smaś-Suska, Piotr Podolec, Lidia Tomkiewicz-Pająk Full Text: PDF Abstract We present a case of cardiac concussion (commotio cordis) resulting from […]
Kwiecień
Left atrial myxoma as a cause of multiple cerebral microembolization (RCD code: VI‐1A.1) Ewa Kwiecień, Mariusz Kafara, Leszek Drabik, Wojciech Płazak Full Text: PDF Abstract We report a case of a 56-year-old female after breast cancer treatment, who was diagnosed with left atrial myxoma as a rare cause of cerebral and cerebellar stroke.JRCD 2017; 3 […]
Sawicka
Right ventricular free wall motion abnormalities as a simple method of assessment in patients with pulmonary hypertension (RCD code: II‐1A.O) Emilia Sawicka, Katarzyna Ptaszyńska‑Kopczyńska, Anna Krentowska, Anna Skoneczny, Włodzimierz Jerzy Musiał, Bożena Sobkowicz, Karol Adam Kamiński Full Text: PDF Abstract Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a cardiovascular pathology leading to right-sided heart failure. A qualitative […]
Matusik
Brugada syndrome: new concepts and algorithms in management (RCD code: V‐1A.1) Paweł Tomasz Matusik, Anna Rydlewska, Joanna Pudło, Jakub Podolec, Jacek Lelakowski, Piotr Podolec Full Text: PDF Abstract Clinical manifestation of Brugada syndrome (BrS) mainly results from polymorphic ventricular arrhythmias and includes sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The Brugada sign, besides being present in true BrS, […]
Tomkiewicz-Pająk
Common problems in rare congenital heart diseases Lidia Tomkiewicz-Pająk Full Text: PDF Abstract Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common developmental anomaly and is found in about 1% of all live-born children. Recent progress in cardiac surgery and pediatric cardiology has resulted in large numbers of adult patients who have undergone surgical correction of […]
Podolec
JRCD in the European Heart Journal Piotr Podolec Full Text: PDF Abstract We present to you the fourth and final issue of Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases (JRCD) for 2017. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20418%2Fjrcd.vol3no5.317 Refbacks There are currently no refbacks.
