Assessment of atrial strain variations in amateur runners: A 10-week unsupervised training program and half-Marathon impact study using 2D and speckle-tracking echocardiography.

Background: Competitive running leads to cardiac remodeling and functional changes in cardiovascular haemodynamics in professional runners. Data on atrial changes in amateur runners completing a half-marathon are limited. The study sought to analyze the impact of training and a 21.

Myocardial Work Indices in Patients Recently Recovered from Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19.

: Persistent cardiovascular issues are common in COVID-19 survivors, making the detection of subtle myocardial injuries critical. This study evaluates myocardial work (MW) indices in patients recently recovering from mild-to-moderate COVID-19. A total of 105 recently recovered COVID-19 patients (who had a mean age of 52 years) underwent comprehensive laboratory testing and advanced echocardiographic assessments.

Evaluation of early left-sided cardiac reverse remodeling under combined therapy of sacubitril-valsartan and spironolactone compared with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and spironolactone.

Unlabelled: We aimed to compare therapies of sacubitril/valsartan + spironolactone (S/V + S) with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors + spironolactone (ACEI + S) on the left-sided cardiac reverse remodeling (L-CRR). The second objective was to analyze the usefulness of GLS and LVEF in response to therapy.

Methods: 78 patients (mean age 63.

Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Long-Duration Type 1 Diabetes-25 Years of Experience.

Aims: Our study aimed to examine the pregnancy outcomes (maternal and fetal) concerning different models of antenatal care across a period of over 25 years (1993-2018) in 459 women with type 1 diabetes. Data from patients with a history of the condition lasting at least 15 years were considered eligible for analysis.

Methods: The study group was divided into three cohorts based on the different models of treatment used in Poznan University Hospital, Poland: 1993-2000 (cohort I, = 91), 2001-2005 (cohort II, = 83), 2006-2018 (cohort III, = 284).

Long-term results of irrigated bipolar radiofrequency ablation in patients with recurrent arrhythmia after failed unipolar ablation.

Introduction: The RF ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) or atrial flutter (AFl) can be unsuccessful due to lack of lesion transmurality. Bipolar ablation (BA) is more successful than unipolar ablation (UA). The purpose of our study was to investigate the long-term effect of BA ablation in patients after failed UA.

Perinatal and cardiovascular outcomes in a pregnant patient with Marfan syndrome.

A 25-year-old primigravida with Marfan syndrome (MFS) was admitted at 36 weeks of gestation (WOG).

Bipolar irrigated radiofrequency ablation of resistant ventricular tachycardia with a septal intramural origin: the initial experience and a description of the method.

Bipolar radiofrequency (RF) ablation is effective in treatment of ventricular tachycardia originating from thick interventricular septum. The RF generator and CARTO system can be used to precisely and safely perform ablation. Standard ablation catheter can be used with indifferent ablation electrode connected to the electrode receptacle in RF generator with custom-made cable.

Pregnancy in diabetic woman with coexisting hypothyroidism, coronary artery disease and with early onset nephrotic syndrome--a case report.

We present a case of pregnancy in 28-years old nulliparous woman with an over 20-years long history of diabetes, hypothyroidism, diabetic nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome, retinopathy and coronary artery disease treated with PCA prior the pregnancy (class H diabetes, according to White classification).

[Usefulness of Tco99m-IBI myocardial perfusion SPECT in coronary artery disease diagnosis in women].

Unlabelled: Coronary artery disease (CAD) in women remains a difficult diagnostic problem. The usefulness of exercise electrocardiography (EXT) in these patients is limited. The value of other noninvasive tests including Tc99m-MIBI single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), is still to be determined.

Usefulness of ambulatory ECG in the diagnosis of sleep-related breathing disorders.

Background: Sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) are the additional factor related to poor prognosis in patients with cardiovascular disorders. The apnoea/hypopnoea index (AHI), describing the number of apnoea and hypopnoea episodes per one hour of sleep, has been used as a marker of severity of the disorder. The disease is present in 4% of men and 2% of women above 40 years of age.