[Side effects during dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with aortic stenosis].

The purpose of the study was to assess the safety of the dobutamine stress echocardiography (DASE) in patients with aortic stenosis (AS). 161 patients (mean age 59 +/- 13 years) with AS were prospectively studied with DASE. There were 58 female and 103 male.

[Side effects during dobutamine stress echocardiography: analysis of 582 studies].

The purpose of the study was to assess the safety, adverse effects and complications of the dobutamine stress echocardiography (ED). 582 patients without previous infarction were prospectively studied with ED. There were 196 female and 368 male, age varied from 27 to 74 years, mean 52.

[Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy occurring in the family. Rare coexistence with oligophrenia. Clinical examinations, cytogenetic and HLA system].

Familial hereditary ventricular hypertrophy (HCM) is classified as a genetically determined disease (autosomal dominant trait) characterized by generalized ventricular hypertrophy, specific heart sounds and echocardiography images, characteristic ECG changes. Sudden death occurs in some cases. Clinical data and laboratory findings in a family of twelve, in which three brothers (aged 17, 21 and 25) displayed typical features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, are presented.

[The Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) and Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) in the diagnosis of Alzheimer type dementia].

Described are two scales for the diagnosis of dementia of the Alzheimer type and for identifying its following stages solely on the basis of social functioning and on daily activity level of the patient. The authors of the scale, Resiberg et al. based their findings on the conclusion that dementia of the Alzheimer type is a rare clinical syndrome with a characteristic onset and development which are identical in over 90% of patients.

[Localization of myocardial infarction with the help of EKG and two-dimensional echocardiography. Controversies].

A multicentre study of the localization of myocardial infarction (MI) using ECG and 2-dimensional echocardiography (Echo-2D) was performed on the 21st day of the onset of MI. The study population consisted of 650 pts (mean age 55.0 years), 553 males and 97 females.