Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases: After one year of life we are growing out from infancy
Journal Title: Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 5
Abstract
Dear Readers, Dear Friends and Colleagues, The fifth issue of the Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases is now ready. At the end of the year 2013, being at the same time, the very first year of the Journal’s life, I want to give thanks first to all the authors and reviewers, who shared their time and resources to support this idea of creating a comprehensive mean for exchanging knowledge and experience on orpahn cardiovascular diseases. By your invaluable contribution the Journal is becoming a more and more audible voice in this field, the field of neglected diseases. Special thanks I direct to the team of the editorial office. Your dedication and enthusiasm make it all happening, and happening outstandingly. After this year of various ups and downs, turns and twists we are stronger and ready… for the next one to come. Introducing to you this issue containing a great deal of interesting articles and case reports, we are hopeing it will not only be a good way to expand your knowledge on rare cardiovascular dieseases but will also inspire you to share your experience in this Journal. First dr Marcin Waligóra et al. in the review article is focusing on the rythm disorders in the group of patients with pulmonary hypertension. It introduces an important topic, which is otherwise insubstantially represented in the literature. To highlight the importance of this article one should realize that as many as 80% of clinical deteriorations in patients with PAH are related to various types of arrhythmia. Dr Leszek Wrotniak et al. present a study of 20 patients with Takayasu arteritis undergoing endovascular procedures. They show that up to 70% of these patients have significant stenosis or occlusion in more than one major arterial territory. Majority of this lesions can safely be treated percutaneously, however close follow‑up has to be maintained since the restenosis may occure.
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Piotr Podolec
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- DOI 10.20418/jrcd.vol1no5.128
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