Piotr Kukla

..There are, however, few publications dealing with the effects of ST segment elevation shape in STEMI patients on their clinical course and prognosis...

..In the postpartum period, 3 months after delivery she had syncopal episodes. Holter monitoring showed polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. The cardioverter-defibrillator was implanted...

..The 3 months follow-up ECG showed normalisation to positive T waves. The patient was in NYHA class I and he stayed on the anticoagulation therapy...

..The magnetic resonance of the heart confirmed the echocardiography findings...

..The case we described reminds that EW could be enhancing by F-ECG leads and f-QRS by using higher right precodial leads...

..3% of the young athletes and in 2.7% young, professional athletes. The repolarisation abnormalities described in our patient belong to electrocardiographic spectrum of the early repolarisation pattern mainly seen in black, young athletes...

..Recent publications change the benign character of ERS. It was suggested that ERS can be associated with sudden cardiac death, idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. This article described history and evolution of ERS...

..Patients with inferior wall ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are considered to be at lower risk than patients with anterior wall STEMI. Nonetheless, 30-40% of all acute inferior wall MI cases have a poor prognosis...

..The pacemaker was implanted and antiepileptic therapy with valproic acid chrono (1800 mg/d.) was continued. We review in this article present data on arrhythmic epilepsy...

..After stabilisation patient underwent coronarography which showed normal coronary arteries. The final diagnosis was acute myopericarditis complicated with acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock...

..We propose that such 'arrhythmogenic' ST elevation might result more from systolic rather than diastolic current of injury during AMI. We discuss genetic predispositions (latent channellopathies) for VF during AMI...

..Mortality in APE still remains very high in spite of progress in diagnostic tools. Mortality rate is about 30% in patients with unrecognised APE. APE is one of the main causes of in-hospital mortality...

..During 24-month follow-up fast VT was observed in sister of proband. We review electrocardiographic changes in HCM and their correlation with magnetic resonance...

..We describe a patient with acute coronary syndrome and pseudo-Wellens syndrome as a cause of vasospastic angina. These ECG abnormalities need differentiation with acute pulmonary embolism...

..The adrenaline infusion provoked bidirectional nonsustained VT and the U wave amplitude augmentation. Betablocker was initiated (bisoprolol). The patient is free of symptoms, only single PVC is observed...

..In 50% of patients, APE is accompanied by chest pain and in 30-50% of the patients markers of myocardial injury are elevated...

..Both patients had symptoms resembling acute coronary syndrome and received cardioverter-defibrillator due to recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia...

..Aim: To assess the prevalence of STE in aVR in patients with APE and its correlation with clinical course as well as other ECG parameters recorded at admission...

..The electrocardiogram (ECG) is characterised by little sensitivity and specificity in the diagnostic evaluation of acute pulmonary embolism (APE)...

..This ECG pattern resembles the ST segment elevation shape in the type 1C Brugada syndrome. The 'lambda-like' ST segment elevation in AMI may identify patients with increased risk of VF or SCD...

..To assess the influence of electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern on prognosis and complications of patients hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism (APE)...

..Right ventricular infarction (RVI) is most commonly associated with inferior wall infarction (20-50% of cases). Clinical presentation of RVI may vary...

..v. infusion. After this regimen PMVT/VF did not recur and QT was normalized. Additionally successful PCI of LAD with 80% stenosis was performed. The paper discusses the problem of PMVT in the settings of AMI...

..Repeated tomography and echocardiography revealed progression of pulmonary embolism. The patient was transferred to a cardiosurgical department where successful embolectomy was performed...

..Because of these findings and typical echocardiographic picture, a transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome (the tako-tsubo syndrome) was diagnosed...

..Fast episodes of TdP were preceded by faster baseline rhythm before TdP. Faster TdP more frequently degenerated into VF than slower episodes...

..The U wave disappeared 9 minutes afterwards. The ajmaline test was positive for the Brugada syndrome. The patient received ICD and sotalol, and during 6-month follow-up she remains asymptomatic...

..Coronary angiography was normal. Therapy with calcium channel blockers was effective. Difficulties in the treatment of patients with variant angina are discussed...

..Beta-blocker, lidocaine and, in two patients, tosylate bretylate were effective. All patients survived to hospital discharge, however, one patient died four months later...

..Persistent ST segment elevations in inferior leads can be a marker of variant Brugada syndrome...

..This treatment was complicated by a massive bleeding due to the rupture of the uterus. She underwent hysterectomy and recovered thereafter...

..The present report is the first to describe a J-wave-associated VF as another possible mechanism of sudden cardiac death in patients with SAH...

..Increased doses of hormonal substitution with thyroid hormones successfully eliminated malignant ventricular arrhythmias and normalised QT interval to 430 msec...

..9 mmol/l and magnesium level - 0.6 mmol/l. Intravenous lidocaine and magnesium caused a complete supression of arrhythmia. Unfortunately, the patient died three days later due to cerebral damage and respiratory failure...

..Our goal was to identify electrocardiographic features that differentiate between BiV and right ventricular (RV)-only pacing in patients with nonapical RV leads...

..Myocardial ischemia during coronary spasm may generate malignant ventricular arrhythmias. The J-wave pattern was suggested to be a marker of a disorder associated with life-threatening arrhythmias...

..U-wave changes more frequently appeared in patients with malignant arrhythmias. Follow-up study is needed to assess if they might be predictive for the occurrence or reoccurrence of arrhythmic episodes...