Catheter-based endovenous laser ablation of saphenous veins in the treatment of symptomatic venous reflux: Early results

Tomáš Honěk, Martin Horváth, Vojtěch Horváth, Marek Šlais, Tomáš Kneifl, Jakub Honěk, Andrea Havlínová, Miroslav Vítovec, Vratislav Fabián, Petr Slovák

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):e525-e529 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2016.11.002  

Introduction: Catheter-based endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) is a widely used alternative to surgery and is slowly becoming a state of the art method in the treatment of varicose veins. In this observational study we sought to determine whether the method is safe and feasible in an unselected population of patients and if it can be used on more vein segments during one procedure.Methods and results: From February 2010 to March 2016 EVLA was performed in 1209 venous segments in 1117 consecutive patients (74% women) with venous reflux. Mean diameter of ablated segments was 9.3 mm (range 5-25 mm). All procedures were performed on an out-patient basis...

Middle-term stability of epicardial left ventricular electrodes for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Marián Fedorco, Alan Bulava, Petr Šantavý, Aleš Mokráček, Vladimír Lonský, Ladislav Dušek, Miloš Táborský

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):e530-e539 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2016.12.010  

Introduction: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is currently considered an effective and safe way to treat patients with severe heart failure. Unsuccessful attempts at endovascular insertion of the left ventricular (LV) electrode should prompt a consideration of having the electrode implanted by a cardiac surgeon.Aims: The aims of our work were to evaluate the electric parameters of CS-implanted LV electrodes and to compare them with transvenous implanted electrodes, identify the causes of endovascular implantation failure, compare the clinical and echocardiographic resynchronization effects, and compare the safety of both approaches.Methods...

Echocardiographic assessment of the left ventricular diastolic function in patients with non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis

Heba Farouk, Taha Al-Maimoony, Abdo Nasr, Magdy El-Serafy, Mohamed Abdel Ghany

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):e540-e545 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2016.12.011  

Aim: To assess the left ventricular diastolic function in patients with non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis and correlate the degree of diastolic dysfunction to the severity of liver impairment.Methods: Thirty-five patients with non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis in addition to 16 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were studied. Severity of liver impairment was assessed using the Child-Pugh score. All participants were subjected to echocardiographic assessment using both the conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography. The left ventricular filling pressure was derived from the transmitral and mitral annular velocities.Results: Patients with non-alcoholic...

Public stroke education: Current status worldwide and projects to increase awareness in the Czech Republic

Lucie Vondráčková, Robert Mikulík

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):e546-e552 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2016.12.004  

Background: Immediate response to stroke symptoms by a stroke victim or bystander is the first and most critical step for short onset to treatment time, and thus for effective acute stroke treatments. Different campaigns to increase the stroke awareness have been implemented worldwide, but their impact is unclear.Methods: Two databases were explored for papers evaluating stroke educational campaigns. Later, three more papers evaluating campaigns targeted to children were added. All of these papers were evaluated to gain a complex picture and context to introduce Czech educational program HOBIT.Results: Thirty-nine studies were involved into...

HIV as a risk factor of coronary artery disease and of acute coronary syndrome

Petra Kupková, Marcel Heczko, Vladimír Kaučák, Radim Kryza

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):e553-e556 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2016.12.009  

The number of HIV positive patients in the developed countries is ever growing. Apart from the obvious implications of HIV such as AIDS development, other potentially lethal complications may arise, one of which is the effect of HIV affliction on the coronary system. HIV patients may develop coronary artery disease at a very young age and the myocardial infarction in these patients can be hard to correctly diagnose at the beginning due to the often confusing clinical picture. This paper summarizes the current knowledge on the association between HIV and coronary artery disease and illustrates it on two case reports.

Pulmonary valvular and pulmonary arterial myxomas

Shi-Min Yuan

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):e557-e561 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2017.01.008  

Background: Cardiac myxomas are rarely arising from the pulmonary valve or pulmonary artery.Materials and methods: An extensive literature search generated 22 articles with 22 patients, which were taken as the material of this comprehensive review.Results: Most patients manifested as circulatory system symptoms. A heart murmur was noted in 17 (94.4%) patients. Pulmonary valve and pulmonary artery myxoma was misdiagnosed in 4 (22.2%) patients. Pulmonary myxoma was misdiagnosed in 5 (22.7%) patients. It was misdiagnosed as pulmonary valve stenosis in 2 (40%), as pulmonary artery embolism in 2 (40%), and as pulmonary valve vegetation or cardiac...

2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease: Summary prepared by the Czech Society of Cardiology

Kateřina Linhartová, Radka Kočková, Hana Línková

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):e562-e591 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2017.10.006  

2017 ESC focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease developed in collaboration with EACTS. Summary of the document prepared by the Czech Society of Cardiology

Zuzana Moťovská, Ivo Varvařovský, Petr Ošťádal

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):e592-e612 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2017.10.007  

2017 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation: Summary of the document prepared by the Czech Society of Cardiology

Petr Kala, Martin Mates, Michael Želízko, Richard Rokyta, Petr Ošťádal

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):e613-e644 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2017.10.008  

Provádění diagnostických a intervenčních koronárních výkonů (PCI) u pacientů s trvalou indikací k perorální antikoagulační léčbě (OAC). Odborné stanovisko České asociace intervenční kardiologie a České kardiologické společnosti

Ivo Varvařovský, Martin Mates, Ivo Bernát, Marian Branny, Pavel Červinka, David Horák, Petr Kala, Petr Kmoníček, Viktor Kočka, Tomáš Kovárník, Ladislav Pešl, Josef Šťásek, Michael Želízko

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):738-742  

Provádění transkatétrových implantací aortální chlopně (TAVI) v České republice

Marian Branny, Martin Mates, Ivo Bernát, Pavel Červinka, David Horák, Petr Kala, Petr Kmoníček, Viktor Kočka, Tomáš Kovárník, Ladislav Pešl, Josef Šťásek, Ivo Varvařovský, Michael Želízko

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):743-748  

Používání invazivních zobrazovacích (optická koherenční tomografie, intravaskulární ultrazvuk) a funkčních (frakční průtoková rezerva) metod v intervenční kardiologii

Tomáš Kovárník, Pavel Červinka, Martin Mates, Ivo Bernát, Marian Branny, David Horák, Petr Kala, Petr Kmoníček, Viktor Kočka, Ladislav Pešl, Josef Šťásek, Ivo Varvařovský, Michael Želízko

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):749-751  

15. konference České asociace akutní kardiologie

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):753-764  

Miloš Táborský, Josef Kautzner, Aleš Linhart et al.: Kardiologie

Prof. MUDr. Jan Petrášek, DrSc.

Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):752  

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Cor Vasa 2017, 59(6):i | DOI: 10.1016/S0010-8650(17)30188-1