The role of C-reactive protein as a cardiovascular risk predictor

A wealth of evidence supports the concept of inflammation playing a pivotal role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive acute-phase inflammatory marker for the deve...

50-lecie kardiochirurgii we Wrocławiu

Therapeutic management in acute coronary syndromes without ST elevation

Following new definition of myocardial infarction the new concept of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and NSTEACS (non-ST elevation ACS) was established. In the contrary to patients with STEMI (ST elevation myocardial in...

Tissue engineering methods as a potential instrument used in treatment of circulatory system diseases

Tissue engineering as well as the cell culture techniques seem to be the promising perspective of alternative treatment of circulatory system diseases. Quite recently, mentioned methods have been still only in the phase...

Rola kardiochirurgii w leczeniu ostrych zespołów wieńcowych bez uniesienia odcinka ST

Wprowadzenie nowej definicji i podziału ostrych zespołów wieńcowych powoduje zmiany w strategii leczenia. W poniższej pracy przedstawiamy aktualne zalecenia ekspertów dotyczące stosowania metod chirurgicznych w leczeni...