Cardiology Journal 2009, tom 16, nr 4

We present the case of a young patient with severe congenital musculoskeletal abnormalities. Associated with different pathologies, with involvement of the arterial tree on both the systemic and pulmonary circulation, and involvement of the lungs due to thoracic hypoplasia. The presence of such extensive pathology raises the question of the suitability of such patients toundergo major corrective cardiac surgery procedures...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding due to colonic angiodysplasias can be associated with calcifying aortic stenosis (AS). GI angiodysplasias and AS are defined as chronic degenerative disorders, and the prevalence of both diseases increases with age...

The commonest medical conditions following menopause are osteoporosis and atherosclerotic disease. This review considers the safety of pharmacotherapy of osteoporosis in cardiology patients...

At the dawn of the 20th century, when the electrocardiograph (ECG) had just been invented by Willem Einthoven and his colleagues, the mechanism by which four cardiac chambers contract synchronously as a cohesive unit remained unknown. Two theories predominated: the myogenic theory and the neurogenic theory [1–4]...

The long-term success of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is dependent on graft patency after the operation. Early occlusion (within the first week) affects the long-term results. Therefore, we sought to determine pre-operative, intraoperative, and perioperative factors associated with early coronary graft patency...

Global cerebral hypoperfusion resulting in syncope, and asynchronous discharge of cerebral neurons leading to seizure, are two major mechanisms of transient loss of consciousness. They both have a lot in common in clinical and historical settings, although with a high prevalence of incorrect diagnosis, even by well-trained staff..

This study addresses the safety, feasibility, and interpretability of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in excluding significant coronary artery disease in end-stage renal disease patients on dialysis undergoing pre-renal transplant cardiac risk evaluation.

Methods: Twenty nine patients (55.5 ± 10.2 years) undergoing cardiac risk assessment prior to renal transplantation, underwent research CCTA with calcium scoring and formed the study group...

We implemented an ECG data-warehousing project to promote cross-fertilization of scientific knowledge, resources and ideas that will advance the understanding of quantitative ECG and cardiac safety...

Brugada syndrome (BS) is a chanelopathy, with no apparent heart disease, ‘coved’ or ‘saddle-back’ type ST-segment elevation in the right precordial leads of electrocardiogram (ECG) and propensity for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Recently, a variant (atypical) type of BS has been reported, with downsloping ST-segment elevation in the inferior leads, sometimes associated with myocardial infarct, cocaine abuse, mediastinal tumor, hyperkalemia or hypothermia...

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is a well-established tool for clinical and prognostic assessment of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Recently, a new parameter of this examination — oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) — has been described and proposed as a new prognostic factor in patients with CHF. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is an established prognostic factor in CHF. The purpose of the study was to assess OUES in patients with CHF in relation to other cardiopulmonary parameters and BNP levels...