Rekomendacje 2011 Sekcji Echokardiografii Polskiego Towarzystwa Kardiologicznego dotyczące zastosowania echokardiografii obciążeniowej w praktyce klinicznej.

Radial vs femoral approach with StarClose clip placement for primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. RADIAMI II: a prospective, randomised, single centre trial.

Background: Compared to the transfemoral approach (TFA), the transradial approach (TRA) for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with less risk of access site complications, greater patient comf...

Determinants of physical fitness in males with systolic heart failure.

Heart failure (HF) is a systemic disease which affects mainly older adults. The main symptom of HF is exercise intolerance which in the course of disease can cause limitations in independent functioning. So far no study...

Asymmetric dimethylarginine levels in patients with coronary artery ectasia.

Endothelial dysfunction might be one of the pathophysiological mechanisms in the development of coronary artery ectasia (CAE) although the exact mechanisms have not yet been demonstrated. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADM...

[The professional athlete with the ventricular septum defect].

The ventricular septum defect (VSD) is one of the congenital heart diseases that in developed countries can be rarely found in adults. We present a case of young athlete, member of the Polish Olympic Team, diagnosed with...