[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...

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...

[Recurrent syncope in a male patient with bicuspid aortic valve].

We present a case of a 31 year-old male patient with a congenital heart disease - bicuspid aortic valve with secondary aortic valve insufficiency, in whom recurrent syncope associated with episodes of complete atrioventr...

Termowizja jako metoda diagnostyczna stosowana w kardiologii.

Changes in secondary prevention of coronary artery disease in the post-discharge period over the decade 1997-2007. Results of the Cracovian Program for Secondary Prevention of Ischaemic Heart Disease and Polish parts of the EUROASPIRE II and III surveys.

Both in the European and Polish guidelines, the highest priority for preventive cardiology was given to patients with established coronary artery disease (CAD). The Cracovian Program for Secondary Prevention of Ischaemic...