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Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is a rare congenital heart disease. It constitutes about 0.14%-1.5% of congenital heart surgery cases. Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva can be asymptomatic for many years. Only rupture of the sinus of Valsalva aneurysm leads to hemodynamic disturbances which in turn causes rapid deterioration of patient clinical condition. Some of the congenital heart diseases can be complicated by of infective endocarditis. This case report concerns the rupture of the sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in a 45 year old woman, which caused infective endocarditis on the tricuspid valve, which has been initially diagnosed as a complication of congenital heart disease in the form of the intraventricular defect.
Kardiol Pol 2006 Jan
PMID:[Rupture of the sinus of Valsalva aneurysm complicated by infective endocarditis -- diagnosis difficulties]. 1644 38

Cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis may be incidentally discovered without any symptoms of the disease. When undiagnosed and untreated it is potentially fatal. Although there is no recommended strategy for the diagnosis, the introduction of newer technology is promising and may be useful for early diagnosis of sarcoid heart disease and for the evaluation of response to therapy. We present a case of 53-years old woman, with asymptomatic cardiac arrhythmias and x-ray chest picture changes without any respiratory symptoms. Further assessment and the use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging allowed a diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis to be made.
Pneumonol Alergol Pol 2007
PMID:[Cardiac sarcoidosis -- own experiences]. 1754 19

Every patient after heart valve replacement belongs to the risk group of infective endocarditis (IE). Some of the laryngological procedures are related to the transient bacteriaemia and consequently IE. Patients after heart valve replacement need a proper care before some laryngological procedures. The proper cooperation of cardiologist, cardiac surgeon, and laryngologist can decrease the risk of IE. In the paper the laryngological procedures for which prophylaxis against infective endocarditis is recommended have been identified. The standarts therapy for prophylaxis have been presented. The specificity of prophylaxis in the case of some other laryngological procedures have been shown. The other cardiac conditions predisposing to endocarditis demanding prophylaxis before laryngological procedures have been mentioned. Every patient after heart valve replacement in Silesian Center of Heart Disease in Zabrze obtains Identity Card of the Patient with Artificial Heart Valve. It contains a list of procedures, including laryngological ones, for which prophylaxis against IE is recommended.
Otolaryngol Pol 2007
PMID:[Prevention of infective endocarditis in patients after heart valve replacement, undergoing laryngological procedure]. 1760 26

Over the last 40 years, we have witnessed an impressive revolution in the management of congenital heart disease (CHD). The major factors contributing to this advance include: enhanced diagnostic abilities, improved surgical procedures, sophisticated intensive care and finally better understanding of natural history of CHD. Recent epidemiological studies have documented that although CHD still remains the principal cause o death among infants, a significant increase in the number of patients with heart defects who survive into the adulthood have been observed. Nowadays, for the first time, the number of adults with CHD equals the numbe of children with this defect. Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is one of the most frequent congenital cyanotic heart diseases treated with either corrective or palliative surgical techniques. Successful operation followed by specialized care enable patients to have almost normal life expectancy. In the current paper, we have provided the update on the management, diagnostic approach and treatment of adult patients after the TOF correction. Figures present typical problems related to the echocardiographic evaluation.
Pol Arch Med Wewn 2007 Apr
PMID:[Adult patient after correction of tetralogy of Fallot--diagnostic and therapeutic issues]. 1772 74

The paper presents a case of a 20-year-old student with a history of cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation. The episode of cardiac arrest occurred when the patient did not complain of any health problems, and there was no visible structural heart disease. Consequently, permanent anoxaemic brain damage was observed. Based on ECG examination, the Brugada syndrome was diagnosed as the cause of cardiac arrest. The ajmaline challenge test was performed in the members of the patient's family.
Kardiol Pol 2007 Aug
PMID:[Cardiac arrest with subsequent permanent anoxaemic brain damage in a patient with the Brugada syndrome]. 1785 20

Thyroid hormones are essential to maintain normal function of many systems including the cardiovascular system. Their excess or deficiency may upset human body homeostasis. Hyperthyroidism leads to cardiovascular system's hyperdynamic status which is characterized by tachycardia, increased difference between systolic and diastolic arterial pressure, significant increase of the stroke volume and improvement of the left ventricular diastolic function. Long-lasting thyrotoxicosis in patient with heart disease may result in atrial fibrillation, deterioration of angina pectoris or congestive heart failure. Hypothyroidism leads to hemodynamic disturbances which are quite different than those observed in hyperthyroidism, but cardiac symptoms are scant in clinical practice. Hypothyroidism's clinical significance is limited to atherosclerosis progression and intensification of ischaemic heart disease symptoms. Both leads to symptomatic cardiovascular system failure or its deterioration. We should emphasize that cardiovascular system dysfunction associated with thyrometabolic disturbances subsides when euthyreosis is restored. It sounds promising that there are reports suggesting a potential advantage of thyroxin treatment in patients with acute or chronic cardiovascular system diseases. These hypotheses result from the observations that heart dysfunction in hypothyroidism is similar to that observed in heart failure.
Endokrynol Pol
PMID:[Thyrometabolic disorders and heart failure]. 1794 Sep 89

The paper presents some basic data on sexual activity in patients with heart disease. The most typical problems of people with stable angina or after myocardial infarction connected with sexual intercourse have been presented. Modulation of risk of heart attack during sexual activity and main problems of sexual dysfunction after acute coronary syndromes have been described.
Pol Merkur Lekarski 2007 Aug
PMID:[Problems connected with sexual activity in patients with heart disease]. 1804 49

Echocardiography is a valuable tool for the evaluation of systolic and diastolic cardiac function. A high correlation between measurements of diastolic mitral inflow parameters analyzed with Doppler echocardiography and invasive methods makes the former valuable. The aim of this study was to ascertain if significant differences occur in diastolic myocardial parameters between dogs with no heart disease and dogs with subclinical or clinical dilated cardiomyopathy. Furthermore the aim of the study was to determine whether heart failure in dilated cardiomypathy is a result of systolic dysfunction alone or both systolic and diastolic dysfunction. Eleven parameters were analyzed: E wave, E-AT, E-DT, E time, A wave, A-AT, A-DT, A time, E+A time, E/A ratio, and IVRT. The study confirmed the value of noninvasive echocardiographic assessment of diastolic function in dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy. Significant differences were found in E wave, E-AT, E time, E/A ratio and IVRT between healthy dogs and dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy. All are characterized by a significant decrease compared to healthy dogs after taking into account age and body weight except for the E/A ratio, which significantly increased in value. There were no significant changes in any of the Doppler parameters for diastolic evaluation in subclinical cases of DCM. Advanced heart failure in dilated cardiomyopathy entails systolic and diastolic dysfunction.
Pol J Vet Sci 2007
PMID:Echocardiographic evaluation of diastolic parameters in dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy. 1819 36

We describe a case of a 45-year-old man admitted with symptoms of infective endocarditis on tricuspid valve. At this time complex congenital heart disease was first time diagnosed. Differential diagnosis between tetralogy of Fallot and double-chambered right ventricle is discussed. At surgical exploration tetralogy of Fallot was confirmed. The patient underwent successful total surgical correction.
Kardiol Pol 2008 Apr
PMID:[Complex congenital heart disease in adult complicated by endocarditis. Diagnostic difficulties]. 1847 72

Double tachycardia (DT) is a coincidence of two arrhythmias. We described the coincidence of frequent and symptomatic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) from the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) and atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). 54-years-old woman had no organic heart disease and 24 hours ECG Holter monitoring showed paroxysm of tachycardia and more than five thousands of PVCs. The patient was selected to invasive electrophysiology study (EPS) and radiofrequency (RF) ablation. The EPS confirmed induction of AVNRT and the presence of PVCs originating from RVOT The modification of slow pathway of AVNRT using RF ablation was performed. The ablation of PVCs was unsuccessful. After the ablation, ventricular arrhythmia remained symptomatic and patient underwent second session of RF ablation. With applications of RF current in RVOT only the reduction of PVCs was obtained but after 24 hours PVCs disappeared. During 12-month follow-up the patient remained free of any arrhythmias and palpitations.
Pol Merkur Lekarski 2008 May
PMID:[Double tachycardia. One heart with two arrhythmias. Difficulties in diagnosis and treatment with radiofrequency ablation--case report]. 1863 86


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