Publications by authors named "K Kunicka"
Background: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a major healthcare problem. However, there are no epidemiological studies assessing the prevalence of CHF in the general population with diagnosis based on algorithms recommended for clinical practice.
Aim: The aim of the HF-Pomorskie survey was to assess the prevalence of three basic components of the 2016 ESC diagnostic algorithm for CHF (symptoms, N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide [NT-proBNP], and abnormalities on echocardiography) and to determine whether this algorithm may be applicable to studies in general population samples.
In recent years, research has emphasized the significance of mild clinical and biochemical presentations of primary aldosteronism (PA) that do not meet current diagnostic criteria of the syndrome. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of autonomous aldosterone (Ald) secretion (AAS), defined as a positive (>1.2 ng/dL/mIU/L) Ald-to-renin ratio (ADRR) combined with unsuppressed Ald (>4 ng/dL), and its associations with blood pressure (BP), cardiac function, and common carotid artery (CCA) intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with incidentally discovered adrenal adenomas (AI), who were either normo- or hypertensive but had no other cardiovascular disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the course of hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction develop very often and may progress toward heart failure. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between abnormalities of retinal microcirculation and cardiac damage defined as left ventricular hypertrophy and/or diastolic dysfunction. The study comprised 88 patients with essential hypertension.
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- - The study aimed to investigate whether changes in large arteries (macrovascular) are linked to microvascular remodeling and reduced blood flow in the retina among patients with high blood pressure.
- - A comparison was made between 88 hypertensive patients and 32 healthy controls, using advanced techniques to assess both retinal microcirculation and macrovascular changes related to arterial stiffness and pressure measurements.
- - Findings revealed a significant inverse relationship between arterial stiffness and retinal capillary blood flow in hypertensive patients, suggesting a connection between large and small blood vessel health, both structurally and functionally.