Relevance of the TAS'/PASP Ratio as a Predictor of Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure with a Reduced Ejection Fraction.

Background: There is evidence that right ventricular (RV) contractile function, especially its coupling with the pulmonary circulation, has an important prognostic value in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

Aims: This study aimed to identify the best echocardiographic parameters of RV function and pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) alone or in the form of the index of right ventricular-pulmonary artery coupling (RV-PA coupling) to determine the best predictor of 1-year major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), which were defined as cardiovascular death and cardiac decompensation in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

Methods And Results: The study enrolled 191 HFrEF patients (mean age 62.

Management and outcomes of spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a systematic review of the literature.

Background: Contemporary management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is still controversial. This systematic review of the literature aims to explore outcomes in the patients treated with conservative management vs. invasive strategy.

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Occurring Simultaneously with Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Introduction: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a reversible form of cardiomyopathy characterized by transient regional systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle.

Case Outline: A 78-year-old woman was admitted to the general hospital due to acute inferior STEMI late presentation. Two days after admission, the patient reported intense chest pain and an ECG registered diffuse ST-segment elevation in all leads with ST-segment denivelation in aVR.

Prediction parameters of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction improvement in patients after acute coronary syndrome.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CCR) in patients after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) resolved by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and to extract the parameters that have the greatest influence on LVDD improvement.

Methods: The study included 85 subjects who were divided into intervention (N = 56) and control (N = 29) groups depending on CCR attendance. Initially and after 12 weeks, patients of both groups were subjected to echocardiography to assess LVDD, as well as CPET to assess improvement in functional capacity.

Asymptomatic Giant Aneurysm of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

The most common cause of coronary artery aneurysms is atherosclerosis, which is associated with over 50% of all aneurysms diagnosed in adults. Although patients can be asymptomatic throughout their lives, giant coronary artery aneurysms can manifest themselves as myocardial infarction, aneurysmal rupture, and sudden cardiac death as well. Herein, we describe an asymptomatic patient with numerous risk factors and a positive cardiopulmonary exercise test who was admitted to the cardiology clinic for coronary angiography.