Clinical valuation of ST changes in a group of patients with ventricular arrhythmias: The inSighT Study.

Background: The inSighT study was designed to determine the prevalence of ischemic changes as recorded by implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) ST deviations in intracardiac electrocardiograms (EGM) over the 24 h preceding malignant ventricular arrhythmias (VT/VF).

Methods: The study enrolled patients with known coronary artery disease (CAD) or high risk of future development of CAD implanted with an ICD equipped with an ST monitoring feature (Ellipse™/Fortify Assura™, St. Jude Medical).

Conventional and alternative preimplantation ECG screening for subcutaneous ICD in high risk hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients.

Introduction: Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) relatively often fail preimplantation ECG screening for subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD). We aimed to evaluate impact of conventional and alternative ECG electrodes placement on eligibility for S-ICD implantation in HCM patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). We hypothesized that modified electrodes placement will influence QRS-T morphology and thus it will increase S-ICD eligibility in the screening process.

Severe atrial fibrosis as a cause of significant intraatrial conduction delay in a patient with scleromyositis.

Scleromyositis is an autoimmune disease and an overlap syndrome of scleroderma and poly/dermatomyositis. It is characterized by frequent cardiovascular involvement including heart failure, arrhythmias and conduction disturbances. We present a case of a 73-year old female patient who required an upgrade from a DDD pacemaker to cardiac resynchronization therapy due left ventricular dysfunction and permanent ventricular pacing.

Repolarization abnormalities in carbon monoxide poisoning - a case report.

Unlabelled: Each year a notable number of fatal intoxications with carbon monoxide (CO) is reported worldwide. Carbon monoxide binds with hemoglobin, decreases oxygen supply and leads to hypoxia and lactic acidosis. Myocardium, being particularly vulnerable to hypoxia, is one of the most damaged organs in course of CO intoxication.

Self-terminating ventricular fibrillation recorded by an implantable loop recorder as a cause of syncope - A case report.

Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is the most common arrhythmia leading to sudden cardiac death, but in rare cases VF can manifest as a syncope, provided that it will self-terminate. We present a case of a 45-year old female with a history of unexplained syncopal episodes despite exhaustive diagnostics. Implantable loop recorder documented an episode of idiopathic, self-terminating VF as a cause of syncope.

Beneficial effects of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with incomplete revascularization after primary coronary angioplasty.

Background: There are no reliable data concerning the safety and benefits of physical rehabilitation in patients with a two-vessel disease before the second stage of angioplasty. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of early cardiac rehabilitation in patients with acute coronary syndromes and with angiographically significant residual coronary artery stenosis after a successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) into the culprit lesion.

Design: Retrospective analysis of the results of coronary angiograms and exercise tests of patients who underwent stationary rehabilitation after their first ACS and first PCI.

[Study of obligate anaerobic bacterial sensitivity to tinidazole and metronidazole (determination of minimal inhibiting concentration--MIC)].

Comparative susceptibility testing of 428 strains of obligate anaerobic bacteria belonging to genera Propionibacterium, Arachnia, Actinomyces, Bacteroides, Prevotella, Porphyromonas, Anaerorhabdus, Fibrobacter, Fusobacterium, Peptostreptococcus and Clostridium to metronidazole and tinidazole was performed. The study of the susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria was carried out by the method of serial dilution in Brucella agar according to Finegold and Sutter (1972). Strains of B.

[Rapid preliminary diagnosis of anaerobic bacterial infections. II. Investigation of the presence of volatile and non-volatile fatty acids (C1-C6) in pus, purulent fluids and dressing by application of gas chromatography].

Studies were performed in the years 1986-1990 and dealing with 405 clinical materials originating from infections within the abdominal cavity, maxilla, reproductive organ, post-operative wounds as well as dressings, extremities, blood, bile and other types of material and usefulness of analysis by gas chromatography of presence of lower fatty acids in materials for rapid and preliminary diagnostics with strictly anaerobic bacteria was confirmed. Presence in chromatograms of isobutyric, butyric isovaleric, valeric, isocaproic and caproic acid, and partly of propionic acid, is a good indication of infection with strictly anaerobic bacteria. Moreover, presence of succinic acid may suggest presence of anaerobic infection, similarly as presence in chromatograms of three or more various lower fatty acids.

[Rapid preliminary diagnosis of anaerobic bacterial infections. I. Natural fluorescence of pus, purulent fluids and dressing under UV radiation].

For evaluation of usefulness of natural fluorescence of clinical materials in UV radiation as rapid diagnostic method of infections with anaerobes, 405 samples of pus, bloody-purulent fluids, blood, wound secretions, dressings and other materials were investigated. Occurrence of red-brick UV fluorescence of clinical materials was compared with results of culture aimed at isolation of non-sporeforming anaerobes from "B. melaninogenicus group (P.

[Sterinole and cetylpirydine chloride influence on non-sporulated anaerobic bacteria of oral cavity].

Sensibility (MBC--Minimal Bactericidal Concentration) of 97 strains of non-sporulated anaerobic bacteria separated from clinical material from oral cavity to Sterinole (Polfa) and cetylpirydine chloride has been examined. Experiments have been carried out by means of suspension method adapted appropriately to the tests on non-sporulated anaerobes. 72 hours' cultures of strains containing 10(9) of live bacterial cells in 1 ml have been used as inoculum.