Predictors of Premature Ventricular Contractions Development in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Background: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive patients often develop atrial fibrillation, premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), and conduction disorders. The manifestation of ventricular cardiac arrhythmias accentuates the risk of sudden cardiac death.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on the cohort of 1,614 patients admitted for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Pararenal Fat and Renal Dysfunction in Patients without Significant Cardiovascular Disease.

Introduction: Accumulation of fat tissue around the kidneys is considered to be a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). The objective of the study was to investigate the association of pararenal fat tissue (PRFT) and renal dysfunction in patients without clinically significant cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

Methods: The study included 320 patients without CVDs (mean age 63.

Metastasis of Testicular Choriocarcinoma in the Stomach, Complicated by the Development of Choriocarcinoma Syndrome.

Choriocarcinoma (CC) is a very rare and aggressive neoplasm. The characteristic feature of this disease is a rapid hematogenous spread, mainly to the lungs and brain, which largely defines clinical signs of the disease and complicates the diagnosis. Gastrointestinal metastases are rare, and of those, only few cases with gastric location have been reported.

Transforming Growth Factor-β1, Arterial Stiffness and Vascular Age in Patients With Uncontrolled Arterial Hypertension.

Background: Lack of blood pressure control leads to a higher incidence of hypertension-mediated target organ damage (HMOD). One of the markers of HMOD is an increased arterial stiffness, an independent predictor of cardiovascular complications. However, abstract numbers showing the level of arterial stiffness do not give patients a clear understanding of the risk of their condition.

Relationship of Pericardial Fat Tissue With Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients Without Cardiovascular Diseases.

Obesity and related cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are important public health problems. The role of visceral ectopic fat remains contested. We studied the relationship between pericardial fat tissue (PFT) volume and CVD risk factors.

Case Report: A 64-Year-Old Man with 10-Year History of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis with Bronchiectasis and Severe Klebsiella pneumonia.

BACKGROUND Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare and severe progressive disease with multiple clinical manifestations and organ damage. Usually, it requires long-term monitoring of the state of many organs due to the gradual character of its manifestations. CASE REPORT We report a case of a long-term follow-up of a patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis with emphasis on specific clinical features in this patient.

Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Pancreas: Clinical and Morphological Characteristics.

Anaplastic pancreatic carcinoma is a very rare histological subtype of pancreatic cancer, which is characterized by a more aggressive course than for conventional ductal adenocarcinoma. In this article, we consider the features of the clinical course, the difficulties of diagnosis in connection with the absence of pathognomonic signs of pancreatic cancer, and the morphological picture of this disease in a patient 60 years of age. This clinical case clearly demonstrates the complexities of the pancreatic carcinoma diagnosis, fast disease progression, and extremely unfavorable prognosis.

Relation between Tobacco Smoking/Electronic Smoking and Albuminuria/Vascular Stiffness in Young People without Cardiovascular Diseases.

Introduction/objective: Tobacco smoking is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular and renal diseases. In recent years, alternative types of smoking, including vaping, have been becoming popular. The contribution of vape to vascular and renal injury is not known.

Central and peripheral hemodynamic effects of losartan and in combination with hydrochlorothiazide in mild to moderate essential hypertension.

Background: Angiotensin II antagonists have proved to be effective antihypertensive agents with organoprotective properties. We aimed to clarify the effects of losartan and its combination with hydrochlorothiazide on 24-h blood pressures (BPs), central hemodynamics and microcirculation in essential hypertension (EH).

Methods: Forty patients with mild to moderate EH were randomly allocated to receive losartan 50 mg (group I) or losartan 50 mg in combination with hydrochlorothiazide, 12.