Combined renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms and outcomes in coronary artery disease - a preliminary report.

Background: Common variants of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) genes have been linked to a higher risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and its complications. Aim: To determine the prognostic significance of a combina...

[Cardio-renal syndrome in patients with heart failure: pathophysiology, epidemiology and clinical significance.]

Prevalence and predictors of pulmonary hypertension in elderly patients with isolated diastolic heart failure.

Despite the growing recognition that pulmonary hypertension can develop in diastolic heart failure; its clinical significance remains poorly defined.

Polish forum for prevention guidelines on metabolic syndrome.

[Aneurysm of the anterior mitral leaflet - echocardiographic description].

Aneurysm of the anterior mitral leaflet is a rare complication of infective aortic valve endocarditis. The natural history of which is generally its rupture, with subsequent acute and severe mitral regurgitation. We desc...