Does contrast agent injection during trans-catheter aortic valve implantation negatively affect kidney function?

Trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has recently emerged as an alternative to conventional surgery in high-risk surgical patients with haemodynamically significant aortic valve stenosis. However, patients ref...

[Comment to article Czy już powinniśmy zmienić obowiązujący pogląd na temat oceny żywotności przed zabiegiem rewaskularyzacji?].

[Multivessel coronary disease's optimal treatment based on fractional flow reserve. Is 'full revascularisation' always positive for the patient?].

[Mechanical valve replacement in tricuspid (systemic) position in a patient with corrected transposition of the great arteries].

The authors report a case of a 55 year-old male with corrected transposition of the great arteries and severe tricuspid (systemic) regurgitation treated with anatomical mechanical tricuspid valve replacement.

[Differentiation between vegetation and lead associated thrombus - role of PET scan in difficult diagnostic process].

We report a case of a 59 year-old man with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who developed a pathological structure attached to the lead of cardioverter-defibrillator that has been detected by echocardiography. The authors des...