Implementation of recommendations on the check of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in patients undergoing coronary re-interventions.

Method: The study involved 905 patients after coronary interventions, qualified for invasive diagnosis due to symptomatic coronary disease.

Aim: The aim of this study was to check the implementation of recommendations on the control of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in patients undergoing re-interventions.

Results: Compared to elderly persons, younger people more often increased their physical activity (62 vs.

Use of transthoracic impedance cardiography and tissue Doppler echocardiography in the cardiovascular assessment of atrial fibrillation patients subjected to electroversion.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest complex cardiac arrhythmia, affecting approximately 2% of the general population.

Aim: To describe cardiovascular changes in tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) and impedance cardiography (ICG) in AF patients subjected to cardioversion.

Methods: Forty-one patients (22 males and 19 females) with acute or persistent AF were examined by means of TDE and transthoracic ICG before electroversion, and then one week following the restoration of sinus rhythm.