To Close, Observe, or Reconstruct: The Third Way of Managing Dialysis Fistula Aneurysms in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Background: The management of patent dialysis fistulas in patients after kidney transplantation (KTx) is controversial-the options that are usually considered are the fistula's closure or observation. Many complications of dialysis fistulas occur in patients after KTx, and immunosuppression increases the risk of fistula aneurysms and hyperkinetic flow. This study aimed to evaluate the results of dialysis fistula aneurysm treatment in patients after KTx and to compare them to procedures performed in an end-stage renal disease (ESRD) dialyzed population.

Effects of renal sympathetic denervation on blood pressure and glycaemic control in patients with true resistant hypertension: results of Polish Renal Denervation Registry (RDN-POL Registry).

Background And Aim: The assessment of percutaneous renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) efficacy in patients with true-resistant hypertension (true-RH) in a newly established net of Polish centres (RDN-POL Registry).

Methods And Results: Forty-four patients with true-RH (23 men, mean age 52.3 years) with daytime systolic blood pressure (SBP) in ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) ≥ 135 mm Hg, on ≥ three antihypertensive agents, including diuretic, underwent RDN and completed 12-month follow-up.

[Right ventricular and tricuspid insufficiency following two ventricular pacemaker implantation].

A case of a 76-year-old woman with a right ventricular failure and severe tricuspid insufficiency following permanent pacemaker implantation is presented.

[Acute myocardial infarction in pregnant woman].

The article presents a case of 30-year-old patient at her 30th week of pregnancy who was admitted to our clinic with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction resulting from coronary artery embolism. A successful recanalisation of the occluded artery by balloon angioplasty was performed.

[Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with obstruction].

A 74 year-old patient was admitted to Invasive Cardiology Department. Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction was suspected. Patient has typical chest pain after strong stress.

Comparative analysis of conservative, percutaneous, and surgical treatment outcomes in patients with significant stenosis of the left main coronary artery during five-year follow-up.

Background And Aim: Significant left main coronary artery stenosis (LMS) conveys adverse prognosis and until recently its treatment has been restricted to surgical intervention. We evaluated the long term outcome of patients with LMS treated using different approaches i.e.

[The Bland-White-Garland syndrome detected during qualification for surgery, due to significant mitral regurgitation].

A case of a 57-year-old patient admitted to the hospital due to aggravation of heart failure symptoms is presented. In ECHO examination severe mitral insufficiency was found. During coronary angiography ostium of left coronary artery from pulmonary trunk was found.

[Acute coronary syndrome in a female patient with multilevel atherosclerosis].

A case of 74-years-old woman who was admitted to Department of Interventional Cardiology due to acute coronary syndrome is presented. The multilevel atherosclerosis was diagnosed. The patient was successfully treated with two-stage percutaneous coronary and peripheral revascularisation.

[Suspected acute coronary syndrome in a patient with systemic scleroderma].

We present a case of a 53-year-old female with systemic scleroderma who was admitted to the hospital due to suspected acute coronary syndrome. Coronary angiography revealed normal coronary arteries.

[The floating structure connected with endocavitary electrode--thrombus or bacterial vegetation?].

A case of a 52-year-old woman with complete atrioventricular block, treated with pacemaker implantation, is presented. During the control transthoracic echo exam we observed floating structure connected with the endocavitary electrode. After diagnostic examinations bacterial vegetation was excluded and thrombus was diagnosed.

Coronary aneurysms.

Coronary aneurysms represent anomalies identified in 0.15-4.9% of patients undergoing coronary angiography.

[Borreliosis--simultaneous Lyme carditis and psychiatric disorders--case report].

Borreliosis is a multisystemic disease transmitted by ticks. Its diagnosis still remains a challenge because of the varied clinical picture and of difficulties in detection of the etiological agent (Borrelia burgdorferi). We report a case of a 53-years-old woman admitted to the Clinic of Cardiology due to life-threatening arhythmias with simultaneous deficits in concentration and memory.

[Lyme carditis--a bitter lesson or a delayed diagnostic success--a case report].

Lyme carditis is a well known disorder; however, its diagnosis still remains a challenge because of varied clinical picture, low incidence rate and difficulties in detection of the aetiological agent (Borrelia burgdorferi). We report a case of a 60-year-old man with a 2.5-year history of dilated cardiomyopathy, recurring episodes of acute heart failure and arrhythmias which finally were diagnosed as Lyme carditis.

[Comparative analysis of atherosclerotic plaque distribution in the left main coronary artery and proximal segments of left anterior descending and left circumflex arteries in patients qualified for percutaneous coronary angioplasty].

Purpose: The most frequent cause of ischemic heart disease is atherosclerosis. The atherosclerotic process is responsible for lumen stenosis in coronary arteries leading to impaired blood flow and reduced perfusion. The most important human epicardial artery is the left main coronary stem (LMS) which divides into two "daughter" branches: left anterior descending artery (LAD) and left circumflex artery (LCX).