FIRST APPLICATION OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILATOR IN SERBIA - CASE REPORT.

Introduction: Sudden cardiac death is an unexpected natural death from cardiac causes. It is the most common and first manifestation of coronary artery disease. It accounts for 50% of mortality from cardiovascular disease in the United States of America and other developed countries, so measures that can reduce it are an important medical task.

Double heart rupture after acute myocardial infarction: a case report.

Introduction: Double heart rupture is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction with high mortality.

Case Report: We presented a 67-year-old female patient with symptoms and signs of myocardial infarction, diagnosed with echocardiography, rupture of the septum, the presence of a thrombus and a small pericardial effusion. Soon after admission the patient died.

[Streptococcus bovis endocarditis as a sign of colon cancer: case report].

Introduction: Streptococcus bovis is labeled in the literature as a cause of bacteremia and endocarditis, which are often associated with gastrointestinal malignancy.

Case Outline: In our paper we present a patient with endocarditis induced by Streptococcus bovis who was also, after completed cardiologic examination and treatment, diagnosed colon cancer in situ by targeted endoscopy. Owing to the timely diagnosis, and after successful cardiologic surgery with implantation of an artificial aortic valve, patient underwent surgery of the colon, and is now asymptomatic and in good health.

Effect of serum lipid level change on 10-year coronary heart risk distribution estimated by means of seven different coronary risk scores during one-year treatment.

Introduction: This study was done in order to evaluate the effect of serum levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol on 10-year coronary heart disease risk distribution change.

Material And Methods: This study included 110 subjects of both genders (71 female and 39 male), aged 29 to 73, treated at the Outpatient Department of Atherosclerosis Prevention, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Centre Vojvodina. The 10-year coronary heart disease risk was estimated on first examination and after one-year treatment by means of Framingham, PROCAM and SCORE coronary risk scores and their modifications (Framingham Adult Treatment Panel III, Framingham Weibul, PROCAM NS and PROCAM Cox Hazards).

Electrocardiographic signs of acute myocardial infarction in left bundle branch block.

Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction is characterized by typical chest pain, electrocardiographic changes in terms of lesion and/or myocardial ischemia and increased cardiac enzymes. It is often difficult to make diagnosis in the presence of non-specific chest pain, the short duration of symptoms and electrocardiographic signs of a complete left bundle branch block.

Literature Review: Many authors have tried to set the electrocardiographic criteria that can increase the possibility of correct diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in such situations.

Myopericarditis--diagnostic dilemmas in relation to acute myocardial infarction.

Introduction: Myopericarditis with clinical presentation of chest pain, electrocardiographic changes and positive cardio specific enzymes is often a differential diagnostic dilemma in relation to acute myocardial infarction. Literature data are very scarce and only case reports or small series of patients can be found in the literature so each case is a significant contribution to this issue.

Case Report: A 19-year-old patient was admitted to the intensive care unit, with chest pain, electrocardiographic signs of suspected myocardial lesion and highly positive cardio specific enzymes.

Vojvodinascore--local system for cardiac operative risk evaluation.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate the prognostic value, sensitivity and specificity of both the logistic and additive European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (as well as the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II and to assess the necessity for developing a local outcome prediction model in cardiac surgery.

Material And Methods: The research included 406 consecutive patients who had undergone cardiac surgical procedures at Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Vojvodina from January 2012 to July 2012. The authors compared the predicted mortality according to the additive and logistic European Systems for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation, the new European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II and the observed mortality (30 days after surgery).

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with metabolic syndrome.

Metabolic syndrome (MetS), which is a cluster of medical disorders, is common and it is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between characteristics of metabolic syndrome and the grade of diastolic dysfunction. The study included 72 patients (29 male and 43 female), who had central obesity and at least two of the other four characteristics of metabolic syndrome according to IDF (International Diabetes Federation) criteria.

[Statins in aortic stenosis].

Patients with any degree of aortic-valve disease have increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The active inflammatory component of calcific aortic valve disease has been recognized, and similarities with atherosclerotic disease have been identified. Both calcific aortic valve disease and atherosclerosis are characterized by lipid infiltration, inflammation, neoangiogenesis, calcification, and endothelial dysfunction.

[Correlation between acute coronary syndrome, hyperlipoproteinemia and statins].

Atherosclerosis is defined as a chronic, progressive, proliferative and inflammatory process developed as a response of blood vessel endothelium to the numerous noxious factors. The definition, which is only an approximate one, shows that one of the terms to carry definition is progression. In other words, it is a well-known fact today that atherosclerosis is a progressive process.

[Wall tension or stress in ischemic heart disease].

Introduction: Wall stress or wall tension is a conception derived from physics (Laplace's law) and represents the systolic force or work per surface unit. It is the systolic force made by myocardial tissues. Stress increase indicates enlargement of the left ventricle or increase of intracavitary pressure.

[Mitral valve prolapse].

Introduction: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common finding in everyday clinical practice. However, despite simple diagnostics, clinicians remain interested in it due to its undetermined prevalence, various etiology, clinical features and echocardiographic findings.

Etiology And Prevalence: MVP exists as a primary condition and is commonly associated with tissue diseases of familial origin.

[Terminology and diagnostic criteria for non-Q wave myocardial infarct].

Introduction: Non-Q myocardial infarction represents a specific entity of infarction. Many studies have shown that non-Q myocardial infarction differs from Q myocardial infarction not only electrocardiographically, but also from pathophysiological, histological, clinical and prognostic points of view. NON-Q MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION-TERMINOLOGY: Until 1980's, anatomical terminology depending on ECG changes was used in the literature.

Autopsy material analysis at the Cardiology Clinic in 1999.

Clinico-pathological studies serve as a valuable source of information in everyday practice of most medical institutions. The aim of this study was to correlate the clinical and pathological diagnoses of principal disease and cause of death after autopsy in patients who died during 1999 at the Cardiology Clinic, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sremska Kamenica, Yugoslavia. Medical histories and autopsy reports of dead patients were analyzed: 255 (8.

[Specificity of lipid and lipoprotein status in healthy students at the University of Novi Sad].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of hyperlipoproteinemias and normolipidemic dyslipoproteinemias, and distribution of desirable, borderline and high-risk values of certain lipid status parameters in healthy young individuals.

Material And Methods: In this investigation we examined 213 students of the University of Novi Sad of both genders, 20-30 years of age. Standard biochemical methods were used to determine values of total serum cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and lipoproteins by cellulose acetate electrophoresis.

[The first non-Q myocardial infarct as a clinical manifestationn of acute coronary syndrome].

Introduction: Non-Q myocardial infarction is only one of the possible clinical manifestations of acute coronary syndromes. Acute coronary syndrome is the most frequent cause of hospitalization in everyday cardiological practice.

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[Evaluation of ejection fraction and end-diastolic volume using one-dimensional and two-dimensional echocardiography].

A group of 30 healthy persons and 120 coronary patients were investigated by one and two-dimensional echocardiography and digital subtraction angiography. End-diastolic volume and ejection fraction were estimated. Patients with coronary disease had greater volumes than healthy persons and smaller ejection fraction as well.