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Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1) | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2007.013  

Redakční rada děkuje všem uvedeným spolupracovníkům, kteří se v roce 2006 podíleli na posuzování rukopisů poslaných do Cor et Vasa

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1) | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2007.014  

Česká kardiologie v roce 2006, výzvy roku 2007

Michael Aschermann

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):7-8 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2007.006  

Radiofrequency thoracic sympathetic denervation a new option in the treatment of ischemic upper limb conditions

Pavel Michálek, Tomáš Gabrhelík, Libor Doleček, Petr Štádler, Pavel Šebesta, Karel Roztočil

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):13-18 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2007.008  

Background:The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the success rate of percutaneous radiofrequency thermolesion in the treatment of ischemic upper limb conditions. Methods:Twenty selected patients underwent radiofrequency thermolesion of the upper thoracic sympathetic chain using controlled lesion at the level of T2 and T3. The success rate of the procedure was evaluated using both subjective andobjective methods as well as the frequency of complications. Results:Ninety percent of patients reported improvement of upper extremity peripheral circulation in the acute phase. Twenty-eight percent of patients...

The incidence, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary embolism in a department of medicine. Part 2. Treatment, mortality and a comparison with a group of patients treated in the 1996-1998 period

Jan Mrózek, Vladimír Srp, Kamil Novobílský, Petr Černý

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):19-24 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2007.009  

Background and methods:These are described in the first part of our article (CV 2006;48/12/:433-440). Results:Unfractionated heparin (UFH) was administered to 76 patients (55.8%), low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) (enoxaparin) s.c. to 55 patients (45.8%). Because of contraindications or bleeding complications, 18 patients (15%) could not receive anticoagulation and/or anticoagulation had to be discontinued. These patients had appreciably higher mortality rates (50%). Thrombolysis was administered to 14 (11.7%) patients, a vena cava inferior venous filter was implanted in 15 patients (12.5%), 19 patients (15.8%) were hospitalized...

Pulmonary hypertension in chronic lung disease

Jiří Widimský

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):25-33 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2007.010  

Unlike pulmonary arterial hypertension, pulmonary hypertension in chronic lung diseases is defined by a mean pulmonary artery pressure ≥ 20 mmHg (being ≥ 25 mm Hg in pulmonary arterial hypertension) and a capillary wedge pressure below 12 mmHg. The estimated prevalence and incidence of pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases is 2-6/1,000 patients and 1-3/10,000 patients, respectively; the latter being a 100-fold of the incidence of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.Pulmonary hypertension in the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is caused by alveolar hypoventilation leading to alveolar hypoxia and pulmonary...

Cardiac pacing in some Prague-based hospitals in recent years

Jiří Spáčil, Jan Petrášek

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):35-36 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2007.011  

Studies conducted in recent years have shown that double-chamber cardiac pacing, as compared with single-chamber cardiac pacing, in patients with sick sinus syndrome and major atrioventricular conduction disorders, does not decrease mortality or the incidence of cardiac insufficiency. The ratio of primary implantations of double-chamber and single-chamber pacemakers in large Prague-based hospitals in 2004 and 2005 varied over a big range of 3.4 to 0.2. The difference can hardly be solely explained by the specialization of centers. Implantation criteria should be revised and their implementation reviewed.

Neobvyklý útvar v dutině levé komory srdeční

Michael Želízko

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):11 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2007.007  

Dokážeme skutečně využít vysoké úrovně klinické kardiologie k prospěchu celé populace?

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):K2  

Medaile profesora Libenského pro Milana Šamánka

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):K35  

Zápis ze schůze výboru ČKS, konané dne 23. 11. 2006 v Praze

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):K36  

Schůze výboru pracovní skupiny Ošetřovatelství (PSO), 23. 11. 2006, Praha, Nemocnice Na Homolce

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):K36  

Doporučení pro diagnostiku a léčbu chronického srdečního selhání ČKS 2006

Cor Vasa 2007, 49(1):K5