The 'peptide for life' initiative in the emergency department study.

Aims: Natriuretic peptide (NP) uptake varies in Emergency Departments (EDs) across Europe. The 'Peptide for Life' (P4L) initiative, led by Heart Failure Association, aims to enhance NP utilization for early diagnosis of heart failure (HF). We tested the hypothesis that implementing an educational campaign in Western Balkan countries would significantly increase NP adoption rates in the ED.

Women leaders in Cardiology. Contemporary profile of the WHO European region.

Aims: Women's participation is steadily growing in medical schools, but they are still not sufficiently represented in cardiology, particularly in cardiology leadership positions. We present the contemporary distribution of women leaders in cardiology departments in the World Health Organization European region.

Methods And Results: Between August and December 2020, we applied purposive sampling to collect data and analyse gender distribution of heads of cardiology department in university/third level hospitals in 23 countries: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the UK.

Echocardiographic findings on aortic stenosis: an observational, prospective, and multi-center registry.

Background: The aim of this aortic stenosis registry was to investigate the changes of routine echocardiographic indices and strain in patients with moderate-to-severe aortic stenosis over a 6-month follow-up period.

Methods: Our aortic stenosis registry is observational, prospective, multicenter registry of nine countries, with 197 patients with aortic valve area less than 1.5 cm.

Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Ischemia Detection in High-Risk Asymptomatic Patients: Correlation with Coronary Calcium Score and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein.

Background: The association between myocardial ischemia in high-risk patients with coronary calcium score (CCS) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is not well established.

Aims: We evaluated the correlation between hs-CRP, CCS, and myocardial ischemia in asymptomatic high-risk patients without known coronary artery disease (CAD).

Materials And Methods: We prospectively assessed 68 asymptomatic high-risk outpatients without known CAD.

Does the Presence of Diabetes Mellitus Make a Difference in Pharmacological Stress Echocardiography Outcome Results?

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with diabetes (DM).

Aim: The aim of our study was to analyse the ability of pharmacological SE to risk stratify patients with DM using qualitative and quantitative assessment of LV function.

Methods: We prospectively assessed 105 consecutive patients (58.

Electrocardiographic Parameters as Predictors of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.

Introduction: Although strict selection criteria are used to select patients for cardiac resynchronisation therapy, up to 30% of patients do not have a positive clinical response.

Patients: A total of 102 consecutive patients who had biventricular pacemaker/defibrillator (CRT-P or CRT-D) implanted were enrolled in this prospective observational study.

Results: During the average follow-up period of 24.

Prognostic implications of myocardial perfusion imaging and coronary calcium score in a Macedonian cohort of asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes.

Aim: Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for coronary artery disease; however, a number of studies have shown that patients are asymptomatic for coronary artery disease. The presence of coronary artery disease in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes was evaluated to determine its impact on management decision and prognosis.

Methods: A total of 75 patients underwent single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging for detection of suspected coronary artery disease.

Ischaemia-driven optimal therapeutic approach in asymptomatic patients with high cardiovascular risk: the value of clinical, laboratory and myocardial spect imaging findings.

Background: We wanted to evaluate the presense of myocardial ischaemia in asymptomatic patients with high cardiovascular risk, the influencing clinical and laboratory factors and the impact of ischaemia on final management decision.

Material And Methods: We evaluated 60 asymptomatic patients with high CV risk, who underwent SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for detection of suspected CAD. We used the 17 segment model for quantitative and semiquantitative scan perfusion and function analysis using perfusion scores.