The Relationship of Metabolic Syndrome with Stress, Coronary Heart Disease and Pulmonary Function--An Occupational Cohort-Based Study.

Background And Aims: Higher levels of stress impact the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and coronary heart disease. The association between MetS, impaired pulmonary function and low level of physical activity is still pending assessment in the subjects exposed to stress. The study aimed to examine whether higher levels of stress might be related to MetS and the plaque presence, as well as whether MetS might affect pulmonary function.

Anomalous origin of the coronary artery from the wrong coronary sinus evaluated with computed tomography: "high-risk" anatomy and its clinical relevance.

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess coronary arteries arising from the wrong coronary sinus, including CT-evaluated high-risk anatomic features, clinical symptoms and cardiac events during follow-up.

Methods: A total of 7,115 patients scheduled for 64-slice or dual-source cardiac CT were screened for the presence of isolated anomalous origin of the coronary artery from the wrong coronary sinus.

Results: Anomalous origin of the coronary artery was found in 54 (0.

Computed tomography characteristics of coronary artery atherosclerosis in subjects with lower extremity peripheral artery disease and no cardiac symptoms.

Introduction:  Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) enables noninvasive evaluation of coronary artery atherosclerosis. However, its value to assess coronary artery disease (CAD) in subjects with lower‑extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) and no cardiac symptoms is unknown. Moreover, the relationship between coronary artery plaque characteristics and severity of peripheral atherosclerosis in this group of patients was not sufficiently elucidated.

[Anomalous right upper pulmonary venous drainage into the superior vena cava with coexistence sinus venosus atrial septal defect (ASD)].

Article presents a case of a 71-year old woman with pulmonary right upper venous drainage into the superior vena cava and with coexistence sinus venous type Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) which was revealed as interesting finding in multislices computed tomography angiography during estimation of coronary arteries.

[Cystic lesion in the topography of occluded aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass].

Article presents a case of a 66-year old manwith a pericardial cyst, localized in tlhe topography of an occluded aorto-ccoronary saphenous vein graft. The lesion was revealed in computed tomogrnaphy and also evaluated in the subsequently performed magnetic resonance.

[Physical activity and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic middle-aged men].

Introduction: Few studies have examined the effect of physical activity (PA) on subclinical atherosclerosis. Those that have been conducted were not based on longitudinal observation of lifestyle and objective measures of cardiorespiratory fitness.

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the influence of PA level on subclinical atherosclerosis in a long-term prospective observation (mean 17.

The use of a novel type of distal protection system (FiberNet®) in the percutaneous management of saphenous vein graft disease.

Percutaneous intervention in saphenous vein grafts is associated with a high risk of distal embolisation by plaque material, 'no flow' phenomenon and clinical complications such as myocardial infarction or death. According to randomised trial evidence, intervention in a degenerated vein graft should be performed using an embolic protection device (EPD), since this strategy significantly reduces periprocedural and 30 day adverse event rate. FiberNet® is a novel distal protection system with unique characteristics of a low crossing profile (0.

[Assessment of coronary artery stents in computed tomography: state of the art].

Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) with stent implantation play an important role in the revascularization therapy of coronary artery disease. Introduction of drug eluting stents (DES) diminished problem of restenosis but brought several new major problems like i.e.