8 articles in this issue
Podolec P
And yet again, summer solstice is just behind the cor- ner. As the time passes so quickly, do we really have a chance to use it profitability? One way is to study hard and be up-to-date. Then we know new and com- plex syndromes or fancy and... see more
Podolec J,Baran J,,Guzik B,Zmudka K
Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most frequent type of valvular heart disease. Clinically, it presents as calcific and congenital AS. Calcific AS is often age dependent and affects 2–7% of people over 65 years of age. Many clinical studies proved hig... see more
Kaznica-Wiatr M,Lesniak-Sobelga A,Kopec G,Blaszczak P,Frynas K,Olszowska M,Rytlewski K,Kasprzak J,Podolec P
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease leading to right ventricular failure and death, if not treated adequately. Pregnancy in women with PAH is associated with significantly high mortality, thus current guidelines strongly re... see more
Holcman K,Rubis P,Wisniowska-Smialek S,Biernacka-Fialkowska B,Hlawaty M,Lesniak–Sobelga A,Karkowski G,Bednarek J,Lelakowski J,Kostkiewicz M,Podolec P
Brugada syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disease with variable expression characterized by abnormal electrocardiographic findings – right bundle branch block and ST-segment elevation in the anterior precordial leads, without evidence of... see more
Stettner-Leonkiewicz D,Tomaszewski A,Wysokinski A,Stazka J,Czajkowski M,Tomaszewski M
Myxomas are one of the most common cardiac tumors. In 70–80% of cases they are located in the left atrium, 10–20% in the right atrium and in less than 10% in ventricles. We report a case of a 60-year-old patient after myocardial infarction of the posterio... see more
Wisniowska-Smialek S,Rubis P,Holcman K,Biernacka--Fijalkowska B,Lesniak-Sobelga A,Kopec G,Kostkiewicz M,Podolec P
Short QT (SQTS) syndrome is a rare inherited autosomal dominant cardiac channelopathy associated with malignant ventricular and atrial arrhythmias. It is the severest form of the major channelopathies, with cardiac arrest or sudden car... see more
Dzierwa K,Rubis P,Rudnicka-Sosin L,Tekieli L,Pieniazek P
Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare form of myocardial inflammation that may lead to heart failure and death, if left untreated. A previously healthy 26-year-old man was admitted to the department with chest pain and dyspnoea, that started t... see more
Rubis P
Having visited several European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congresses, this time the plan was to explore famous American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual Congress. For a long time American way of making science dominated over not only Europe but the re... see more