Cardiologia Croatica. 2017;12(9-10):341-408.

Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):341-408.

Naslovnica / Cover.
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Sadržaj / Table of Contents.
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5th Cardiology Highlights – the ESC Update Meeting,
In collaboration with the Croatian Cardiac Society
and under the patronage of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
Dubrovnik, Hotel Sheraton, October 19-22, 2017

 

Congress Directors and Faculty.
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Davor Miličić.
5th Cardiology Highlights – the ESC Update Meeting.
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Acute Coronary Syndromes

Ana Đuzel, Marin Pavlov, Zdravko Babić.
The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Network in Croatia.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):345.
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Jasmina Ćatić, Ivana Jurin, Marko Lucijanić, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Tomislava Bodrožić Džakić Poljak, Robert Blažeković.
Correlation between red cell distribution width, systolic function and atrial fibrillation occurrence in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):346.
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Ivana Jurin, Mario Sičaja, Tomo Svaguša, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Diana Rudan, Irzal Hadžibegović, Boris Starčević.
ST segment elevation myocardial infarction caused by distal right coronary artery embolism due to atrial fibrillation: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):347.
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Miroslav Krpan, Marijan Pašalić, Jure Samardžić, Davor Miličić.
Long-term parallel tailoring of dual antiplatelet treatment with acetyl-salicylic acid and clopidogrel in patients with acute myocardial infarction and high on-treatment platelet reactivity:
impact on clinical outcomes.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):348.
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Daniel Lovrić, Marijan Pašalić, Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Kristina Gašparović, Dejan Došen, Jana Ljubas Maček, Zvonimir Ostojić, Marija Brestovac, Davor Miličić, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Prediction of regional coronary perfusion abnormalities using regional two-dimensional strain in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):349-350.
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Acute and Chronic Heart Failure

Denis Došen, Dubravko Došen, Dejan Došen, Dora Fabijanović, Maja Čikeš, Davor Miličić.
Results of a 6-month intensive outpatient management programme for patients with chronic heart failure – a pilot study.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):351-352.
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Azra Durak-Nalbantić, Mirza Dilić, Faris Zvizdić, Alen Džubur, Marina Vučijak, Nerma Resić.
Difference in biomarker profiles in heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):353.
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Ivana Jurin, Mirjana Kardum Pejić, Vanja Ivanović Mihajlović, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Irzal Hadžibegović.
Left heart failure as the first presentation of primary hyperaldosteronism.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):354.
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Gloria Lekšić, Jasmina Hranjec, Marijan Pašalić, Boško Skorić, Jure Samardžić, Jana Ljubas Maček, Daniel Lovrić, Hrvoje Jurin, Ivo Planinc, Dora Fabijanović, Nina Jakuš, Davor Miličić, Maja Čikeš.
Cardiomyopathy etiologies and survival analysis in a cohort of patients with chronic heart failure.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):355-356.
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Filip Lončarić, Dora Fabijanović, Vedran Velagić, Nina Jakuš, Marijan Pašalić, Ivo Planinc, Davor Miličić, Maja Čikeš.
Advanced interatrial block may be a useful parameter for determining a clinically relevant subgroup of heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction – a pilot study.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):357-358.
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Marijan Pašalić, Gloria Lekšić, Jasmina Hranjec, Boško Skorić, Jure Samardžić, Jana Ljubas Maček, Daniel Lovrić, Hrvoje Jurin, Ivo Planinc, Dora Fabijanović, Nina Jakuš, Maja Čikeš, Davor Miličić.
Echocardiographic parameters as predictors of survival in patients with chronic heart failure: the relevance of “classic” parameters in the modern era.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):359-360.
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Saša Pavasović, Ana Reschner, Marijan Pašalić, Davor Miličić.
Early experience with sacubitril/valsartan at University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):361.
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Teodora Zaninović Jurjević, Štefica Dvornik, Nikolina Jurjević, Andrica Lekić, Luka Zaputović.
The correlation between body mass index, routine clinical and laboratory parameters and in-hospital survival in patients with acutely decompensated heart failure.
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Advanced Heart Failure: Heart Transplantation & MCS

Kristina Gašparović, Dora Fabijanović, Daniel Lovrić, Maja Čikeš, Boško Skorić, Hrvoje Jurin, Jana Ljubas Maček, Jure Samardžić, Nina Jakuš, Davor Miličić.
Successful thrombolysis in an asymptomatic patient with left ventricular assist device thrombosis.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):363.
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Nina Jakuš, Ivo Planinc, Dora Fabijanović, Boško Skorić, Daniel Lovrić, Hrvoje Jurin, Jure Samardžić, Jana Ljubas Maček, Hrvoje Gašparović, Bojan Biočina, Davor Miličić, Maja Čikeš.
Is there a difference in postoperative diuresis and renal function between patients with axial and centrifugal left ventricular assist devices?
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):364.
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Jana Ljubas Maček, Boško Skorić, Marijan Pašalić, Hrvoje Gašparović, Daniel Lovrić, Maja Čikeš, Jure Samardžić, Hrvoje Jurin, Ana Reschner, Davor Miličić.
Signifcance of right ventricle function assessment and pulmonary vascular resistance after heart transplantation.
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Ivo Planinc, Dora Fabijanović, Jana Ljubas Maček, Boško Skorić, Hrvoje Jurin, Jure Samardžić, Nina Jakuš, Hrvoje Gašparović, Maja Čikeš, Davor Miličić.
Recipient age as a modifer of outcomes and risk factor for complications following heart transplantation.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):367.
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Boško Skorić, Dora Fabijanović, Maja Čikeš, Hrvoje Jurin, Daniel Lovrić, Jana Ljubas Maček, Jure Samardžić, Nina Jakuš, Marijan Pašalić, Ivo Planinc, Davor Miličić.
7-year experience of our centre in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):368.
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Cardiac Surgery and hybrid procedures

Josip Varvodić, Savica Gjorgjievska, Marko Kušurin, Mislav Planinc, Daniel Unić, Davor Barić, Robert Blažeković, Željko Sutlić, Igor Rudež.
Remodeling technique of aortic valve repair with root replacement and extraaortic ring.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):369.
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Cardiac imaging in various settings

Siniša Roginić, Krešimir Štambuk, Stanko Belina.
Two cases of accidentally discovered aortic dissection.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):370-371.
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Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation − state of the art

Dario Dilber, Đivo Ljubičić, Mario Slatki, Jasna Čerkez Habek.
Peripheral artery disease and cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Interventional Arrhythmology/Electrophysiology

Karlo Golubić, Petra Angebrandt, Irena Ivanac Vranešić, Viktorija Ana Buljević, Josip Kuharić, Ivana Jonjić, Ivana Ježić, Nikola Bulj, Diana Delić-Brkljačić, Anton Šmalcelj, Martina Lovrić Benčić.
Seasonal variation in the effectiveness of anticoagulation therapy of adults with atrial fibrillation: is the international normalized ratio value higher in summer time?
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):373.
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Ivana Jurin, Tomislav Letilović, Irzal Hadžibegović, Diana Rudan, Vanja Ivanović Mihajlović, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Jasmina Ćatić, Petra Vitlov, Mario Sičaja, Boris Starčević.
Inflammatory and clinical predictors of permanent atrial fibrillation.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):374.
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Jure Samardžić, Vedran Velagić, Boško Skorić, Saša Pavasović, Marijan Pašalić, Hrvoje Jurin, Ivo Planinc, Maja Čikeš, Davor Puljević, Davor Miličić.
Cryoablation decreases platelet reactivity in patients with atrial fibrillation compared with radiofrequency ablation: results from the Sparelife Project.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):375.
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Interventional Cardiology: state of the art and new challenges in coronary interventions

Bruno Lovreković, Mario Stipinović, Tomislav Letilović, Darko Počanić, Njetočka Gredelj Šimec, Helena Jerkić.
Early complications of venous port catheter implantation by a cardiologist: a single centre experience.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):376.
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Zvonimir Ostojić, Zoran Miovski, Marija Brestovac, Joško Bulum.
Contrast induced nephropathy in elective versus urgent non-diabetic patients.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):377.
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New advances in Cardiac Pacing & AICD, CRT

Lada Bradić, Marina Mihajlović, Arijana Crevar, Gregor Eder, Kristina Krželj, Tena Jukić, Ivan Bitunjac, Martina Lovrić Benčić.
Tilt-table testing in syncope – our results.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):378.
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Mario Stipinović, Sofya Andreykanich, Darko Počanić, Tomislav Letilović, Bojana Aćamović Stipinović, Matija Marković, Ivica Premužić Meštrović, Helena Jerkić.
The incidence of malignant arrhythmia and death outcomes in patients with ischemic and nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy with implantable cardioverter defbrillator – results of a single center.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):379.
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Peripheral vascular diseases: diagnostics and treatment.

Duška Glavaš, Lovre Bojić, Ratko Ermacora, Bruna Bojić.
Endothelial function in patients with glaucoma.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):380.
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Irzal Hadžibegović, Ivana Jurin, Vanja Ivanović Mihajlović, Mario Sičaja, Boris Starčević.
Short and long-term mortality in acute pulmonary embolism: do new predictors beat old risk scores?
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):381.
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Ljiljana Banfć, Jasmina Hranjac, Majda Vrkić Kirhmajer, Zoran Miovski, Dražen Perkov, Savko Dobrota, Ana Marija Alduk, Ranko Smiljanić.
Peripheral artery disease: one-year single-centre overview.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):382.
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Mislav Puljević, Zoran Miovski, Majda Vrkić Kirhmajer, Krešimir Putarek, Ljiljana Banfć.
Croatian Registry of Patients with deep vein thrombosis – single centre data update.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):383.
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Majda Vrkić Kirhmajer, Ljiljana Banfć, Eduard Margetić, Irena Ivanac Vranešić, Milan Milošević.
The severity of lower extremity artery disease is associated with arterial stiffness parameters measured on the carotid artery.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):384.
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Ersel Onrat, Sezgin Barlak, Serap Tutgun Onrat, İsmet Dogan, Hayri Demirbas, Serkan Gokaslan, Cigdem Gokaslan, Alaettin Avsar.
The effect of hereditary thrombophilia on the formation of carotid artery disease: a pilot study.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):385.
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Interactive clinical cases

Vedrana Baraban, Joško Bulum, Hrvoje Roguljić, Dražen Mlinarević, Livija Sušić, Zorin Makarović.
Thoracic aortic dissection – typical and atypical symptoms.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):386.
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Tomislava Bodrožić Džakić Poljak, Diana Rudan, Miroslav Raguž, Jasmina Ćatić.
Prinzmetal’s angina or/and ectatic atherosclerotic coronary artery disease?
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):387-388.
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Ivana Lukić Milinković, Silvija Canecki Varžić, Ivana Prpić-Križevac, Luka Švitek.
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in adrenocortical insuffciency: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):389.
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Diversity of Croatia

Rosanda Mulić, Iris Jerončić Tomić.
Does the Mediterranean way of life affect death rates from cardiovascular diseases in Croatia?
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):390.
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Vedran Radonić, Damir Kozmar, Darko Počanić, Helena Jerkić, Ivan Bohaček, Tomislav Letilović.
Mortality and causes of death in male Croatian Olympic medalists.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):391.
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Filip Lončarić, Dora Fabijanović, Nina Jakuš, Petra Mjehović, Dorja Sabljak, Antonija Mišković, Dominik Oroz, Maja Čikeš, Davor Miličić.
Factors associated with worse outcomes in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: experience in seks differences from the Croatian Branch of the ISACS-CT Registry.
Cardiol Croat. 2017;12(9-10):392-393.
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KAZALO / INDEX

Index of Authors.
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STRANICA SPONZORA / SPONSOR’S PAGE

Diana Rudan.
Uloga rosuvastatina u primarnoj i sekundarnoj prevenciji kardiovaskularnih događaja i utjecaj na suradljivost bolesnika.
The Role of Rosuvastatin in Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events and Influence on Patient Compliance.
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