Management and clinical outcome of myocardial infarction in Kosovo: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: Myocardial infarction (MI) is cause of mortality worldwide, irrespective of its presentation as non-ST-segment elevation MI (NSTEMI) or ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI). The objective of this study was to assess national results of management and clinical outcome of acute MI patients in Kosovo.

Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study, conducted at the Clinic of Cardiology of the University Clinical Center of Kosovo, in Prishtina, included all patients hospitalized with acute MI over a period of 7 years (2014-2020).

Multiplane transesophageal echocardiography for multiclinical dilemmas.

Introduction: Transesophageal echocardiography was introduced 4 decades ago. Its use have had very limited clinical indication. Now it has become very useful clinical tool.

Late detection of noncompaction of the myocardium in an adult with complete interventricular septal defect.

Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (NVM) is a morphogenetic anomaly that leads to the development of cardiomyopathy. It is often associated with other congenital cardiac malformations. Common clinical presentations of NVM involve heart failure symptoms, ventricular tachyarrhythmias, and thromboembolic events.

Predictors of mortality in medically treated patients with congestive heart failure of nonrheumatic etiology and reduced systolic function.

Objective: We investigated the prognostic value of various parameters on the mortality of patients with nonrheumatic chronic heart failure and left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction.

Methods: This study included 132 consecutive patients with congestive heart failure and reduced LV systolic function without rheumatic valve disease. The primary outcome was mortality.

Giant left atrial myxoma in an elderly patient: natural history over a 7-year period.

We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with a 7-year history of a giant left atrial myxoma. The myxoma was attached to the atrial septum and occupied almost the entire left atrial cavity. The patient was hospitalized 4 times because of dyspnea on exertion, palpitations, fatigue, general asthenia, and weight loss.