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...

[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.

The role of tissue factor and tissue factor pathway inhibitor in blood coagulation and in thrombotic complications

[Simultaneous subacute thrombosis in bare metal stents implanted into right coronary artery and left anterior descending artery without coexistence of resistance to antiplatelet therapy].

In-stent thrombosis is a rare but devastating complication of coronary stent implantation, occurring in 0.5% to 1.9% of patients with bare metal stents (BMS). The most frequent clinical manifestation of stent thrombosis...

Complete atrioventricular block due to hyperkalemia caused by rhabdomyolysis during treatment with statin

Complete atrioventricular block can occur, among others, in case of hyperkalemia, that is a life-threatening complication of rhabdomyolysis. Statins constitute the medication group that is especially associated with a po...