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Usefulness of Reynolds Risk Score in men with stable angina
Recently several risk scores have been proposed that, beyond traditional risk factors, also include additional inflammatory biomarkers underlying atherothrombosis. The Reynolds Risk Score (RRS) is a point scal...
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Atrial fibrillation and prognosis in patients 80+ years old with chronic heart failure
It is well known that the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) increases with age. The purpose was to evaluate the impact of AF at the 1-year outcome of patients aged 80+ who suffered from chronic heart fail...
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StudHeart-diabetes mellitus t.2 risk factors in senior medical students
Introduction. StudHeart research was performed to evaluate the risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) amongst the senior medical students. Material and methods. The research involved 506 students aged 22–27 (...
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Open AccessGenetic Polymorphisms and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Patients Under 45 Years of Age
This study investigates the potential role of 17 chosen polymorphisms in 15 candidate genes and the risk of myocardial infarction in patients under 45 years of age. The study consists of 271 patients with myoc...
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Prognosis of elderly patients hospitalized in the cardiac ward
Introduction Cardiovascular diseases affect nearly 80% of the elderly, and they are the major cause of death in this population. The aim was to evaluate the clinical profile and prognostic factors for patients...
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Arterial hypertension in degenerative non-severe aortic stenosis
Degenerative aortic stenosis (AS) is an active inflammatory process similar to that in atherosclerosis plaque. The aim was to evaluate the atherosclerotic risk factors, concomitant diseases and risk of cardiov...
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Young syncopal man and decision about permanent cardiac pacing
A 20-year old man experienced recurrent syncope, that suggested a partially neutrally-mediated mechanism, but in some cases were without a prodrome. The tilt test was negative. The 12-lead ECG and electrophysi...
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Treatment questions in POTS with hypertension and syncope
A 27-year old man experienced recurrent syncope with prodromal palpitations and resultant injury. The features of these episodes suggested a potentially neurally-mediated mechanism. Head-up tilt test revealed ...
