The widespread introduction of fibrinolytics and recently also PTCA in the treatment of myocardial infarction has changed the picture of modern cardiology. But this therapy also raises new problems… (More)
BACKGROUND
GRACE, TIMI, Zwolle, and CADILLAC are risk scores designed for predicting short-term outcome after acute coronary syndromes. The aim of our study was to test their utility for a prognosis… (More)
BACKGROUND
We aimed to assess apelin-novel endogenous ligand for the angiotensin-like 1 receptor in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and to compare its value with B-type… (More)
INTRODUCTION
To investigate the hypothesis that atorvastatin decreases blood pressure (BP) values and improves endothelial function assessed by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in normolipidaemic… (More)
Background: Intravenous glycoprotein GP IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists administered to patients with acute coronary syndromes limit platelet-dependent thrombus formation and vasoconstriction and lower… (More)
BACKGROUND
Inflammation may play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We evaluated the concentrations of serum sTWEAK, its scavenger receptor sCD163 and… (More)
To date, only animal studies have been concerned with apelin involvement in acute myocardial ischemia. The aim of this study was to investigate apelin measurements in low-risk patients with first… (More)
HYPOTHESIS
The recent Dialysis Outcome Quality Initiative publication on the evaluation, classification and stratification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) states that individuals with a reduced… (More)
UNLABELLED
Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine involved in both inflammatory reaction and myocardial response to stress. Its effects largely depend on the concentration of the soluble… (More)
Heart failure (HF) is a complex syndrome representing a final stage of various cardiovascular diseases. Despite significant improvement in the diagnosis and treatment (e.g. ACE-inhibitors,… (More)