Invasive treatment of coronary artery disease in dialysis patients

Safety of percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy in patients with thrombus in the left atrial appendage

Percutaneous mitral balloon commissurotomy (PMC) is an effective therapeutic method of treatment for patients with symptomatic mitral stenosis. The presence of a left atrial thrombus is generally considered as contraindi...

Prediction of left ventricular remodelling in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (prediction of remodelling)

Background: Fast and complete restoration of infarct related artery patency does not mean achievement of tissue perfusion, lack of which promotes remodelling and adversely affects left ventricular function. Aim of the s...

Zabiegi koronarografii i przezskórnej angioplastyki wieńcowej w Polsce w latach 1993–2004. Analiza z perspektywy przewodniczących Sekcji Kardiologii Inwazyjnej Polskiego Towarzystwa Kardiologicznego

Long-term follow-up of rapamycin-eluting stent implantation in patients with coronary artery disease

Restenosis remains the major limitation of percutanoues coronary interventions (PCI). Widespread use of conventional intracoronary stents has lowered its frequency. However, repeat narrowing of a coronary artery can st...