Cardiology Letters, 2024 (vol. 33), issue 1

Comment on 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension

Iveta Šimková, Bibiana Kafková, Juraj Podracký

Cardiology Letters 2024, 33(1):5-12  

Comparison of three methods for LDL-cholesterol calculation for cardiovascular disease risk categorisation in three distinct patient populations

Rudolf Gaško, Roman Alberty, Martin Studenčan, Dáša Albertyová

Cardiology Letters 2024, 33(1):13-26  

Background: Limitations of the Friedewald equation for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (F-LDLC) calculation, which is used by ≈ 33% of laboratories in Slovakia and 66% of laboratories in Europe, led to the Martin-Hopkins (M-LDLC), extended Martin-Hopkins (extM-LDLC) and Sampson/National Institutes of Health (S-LDLC) equations. We studied these newer calculations of LDLC for correlation and discordance for stratification into the 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines' cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk categories. Methods: We performed analyses on lipid profiles from 3 populations: 873 healthy children from the cross-sectional Slovak Lipid Community Study...

Intensified Outpatient Management Post Acute Coronary Syndrome (IMPAKS) - Description of the project

Martin Studenčan, Róbert Babeľa R, Robert Hatala, Miroslav Gbúr, Gabriela Kaliská, Ján Kmec J, Ivana Šoóšová6 a Eva Gonçalvesová

Cardiology Letters 2024, 33(1):27-32  

Coronary heart disease is one of the leading causes of deaths in Slovakia. The available data show that the mortality rate during the first year after myocardial infarction (IM) is higher in Slovakia compared to other countries. We assume that changes in ambulatory care after discharge for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) could lead to more effective secondary prevention and thus to a reduction in adverse cardiovascular events and mortality. The IMPAKS project (Intensified Outpatient Management After Acute Coronary Syndrome) a prospective, non-interventional, non-randomized, controlled study - investigates if provision of intensified, structured, guidelines...

Efficiency evaluation of the management of patients with arterial hypertension - Results of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring 2022 in Slovakia

Anna Vachulová, Adriana Šimková, Slavomíra Filipová

Cardiology Letters 2024, 33(1):33-47  

Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) can improve the control of arterial hypertension by active engagement of hypertensive patients in the management of their disease. The aim of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring of diagnosed and treated patients with arterial hypertension in 2022 was to collect and compare data on blood pressure and heart rate measured at home, with office measurements, and assess the management of arterial hypertension in Slovakia. Population and methods: The screening took place from April 2022 to June 2022. Overall, 4035 patients with arterial hypertension from 136 general practitioners were involved. All patients measured their...

Pulmonary hypertension in patients with advanced heart failure with reduced ejection fracion. Impact of the new definition of pulmonary hypertension

Samuel Vysocansky, Milan Luknar, Peter Lesny, Eva Goncalvesova

Cardiology Letters 2024, 33(1):61-64  

Late-gadolinium enhancement pattern in gamma-sarcoglycanopathy

Marta Figueiredo, Mafalda Carrington, Bruno Piçarra, Ana Rita Santos

Cardiology Letters 2024, 33(1):48-49  

Postpartum inverted Takotsubo syndrome

Marta Figueiredo, Mafalda Carrington, Bruno Piçarra, Ana Rita Santos

Cardiology Letters 2024, 33(1):50-51