Determinants of physical fitness in males with systolic heart failure.

Heart failure (HF) is a systemic disease which affects mainly older adults. The main symptom of HF is exercise intolerance which in the course of disease can cause limitations in independent functioning. So far no study...

Association between 22 cytokine gene polymorphisms and dilated cardiomyopathy in Macedonian patients.

Background: Inflammation is an important component in the pathogenesis of many cardiovascular diseases and one of the commonest mechanisms in cardiomyopathy. There have been several studies on the cytokine polymorphism a...

Availability of automated external defibrillators in the city of Warsaw - status for May 2009.

The most frequent cause of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. Despite many efforts the prognosis in this patient group is poor. According to the European Resuscitation Co...

Rekomendacje 2011 Sekcji Echokardiografii Polskiego Towarzystwa Kardiologicznego dotyczące zastosowania echokardiografii obciążeniowej w praktyce klinicznej.

[Mechanical valve replacement in tricuspid (systemic) position in a patient with corrected transposition of the great arteries].

The authors report a case of a 55 year-old male with corrected transposition of the great arteries and severe tricuspid (systemic) regurgitation treated with anatomical mechanical tricuspid valve replacement.