ASSOCIATION OF FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE WITH CLINICAL AND ANGIOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH STABLE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.

Objective: The aim: To identify clinical and angiographic factors, associated with fractional flow reserve (FFR), in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) patients.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The study consecutively enrolled 68 patients with stable CAD (mean age (63±8,0) ys) and angiographically intermediate coronary lesions (diameter stenosis 50-90 %), with FFR assessment. Stable angina of CCS classes II and III was diagnosed in 42 (62 %) and 15 (22 %) patients, respectively; left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) - 27 (40 %); severe coronary stenosis (SCS) (70-90 %) - 46 (68 %).

ASSOCIATION OF LEFT ATRIAL SPONTANEOUS ECHO CONTRAST WITH CLINICAL AND HEMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH LONG-TERM EPISODES OF PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION.

Objective: The aim: To identify clinical and hemodynamic factors, associated with left atrial spontaneous echo contrast (LASEC) (LASEC in general, and the dense LASEC), in non-valvular persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with the duration of AF episode ≥90 days.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The cross-sectional study consecutively enrolled 115 persistent AF patients with the duration of its episode ≥90 days (82 (71,3 %) males; mean age 59 ± 11 years). Transthoracic (TEE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) were performed.

Orthotopic Heart Transplant with Concurrent Supracoronary Ascending Aortic Replacement.

Background: We report a case of successful orthotopic heart transplant with concurrent supracoronary ascending aortic replacement (SCAAR) using a vascular conduit.

Case Presentation: An orthotopic heart transplant was performed on a 29-year-old White man with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and reduced ejection fraction (20%). During the revision of the donor heart, a wall defect was detected in the ascending part of the donor aorta that could not be corrected.

HEART FAILURE WITH MID-RANGE LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION.

Objective: The aim of the publication was to review available data on epidemiology, pathophysiological and clinical aspects of HFmrEF as a specific HF pattern.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: We carried out the analysis of the publications that appeared during last decade, related to the different aspects of HFmrEF. The literature search was conducted by use of Google Web Search and PubMed search engines by the following key words: heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction, mid-range, as well as their combinations.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has become an effective method in the treatment of adults and children with severe cardiac and pulmonary dysfunction that is resistant to conventional therapy. The aim of this article was to summarize an experience of ECMO usage for cardiac dysfunction, which develops in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The study comprised a retrospective, single-center analysis of 23 patients with CHD (19 men and four women, average age 65.

The role of basic pharmacotherapy in the prevention of late adverse events after elective coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objective: The aim: To determine the role of adherence to the guidelines on basic pharmacotherapy in prevention of late major adverse clinical events (MAEs) in patients with stable CAD for three years following isolated CABG.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: A prospective single-centre study included 251 consecutive patients with stable CAD (mean age (61±9) years, 218 (86.9%) males), after isolated CABG.