Cardiologia Croatica. 2015;10(3-4):53-108.

Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):53-108.

Naslovnica. / Cover.
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Sadržaj. / Table of Contents.
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CroEcho 2015: Organisation.
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Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački, Viktor Peršić.
8th Croatian Echocardiography Meeting with International Participation.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):56.
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SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACTS

Željko Baričević, Maja Čikeš, Jana Ljubas Maček, Boško Skorić, Ivan Š̌korak, Hrvoje Jurin, Hrvoje Gašparović, Bojan Biočina, Davor Miličić, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Global longitudinal peak systolic strain is reduced shortly after heart transplantation.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):57.
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Andreja Černe Čerček, Pavel Berden.
Regional left ventricle wall function in acute myocarditis as assessed by 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):58.
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Viktor Čulić, Željko Bušić, Marija Bušić, Marina Jurić-Paić, Adrijana Livaja.
Testosterone and left ventricular diastolic function in men with heart failure.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):59.
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Fatmir Ferati, Mentor Karemani, Anida Ferati, Ardian Preshova, Nexhbedin Karemani.
Diagnosis of early myocardial damage in asymptomatic diabetic patients using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):60.
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Irena Ivanac Vranešić, Karlo Golubić, Eduard Margetić, Petra Angebrandt, Vojtjeh Brida, Anton Šmalcelj.
Diastolic function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricle outflow tract obstruction after alcohol septal ablation.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):61.
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Arbnore Batalli-Këpuska, Ramush Bejiqi, Arlind Batalli.
Echocardiography: golden method in the diagnosis of congenital heart anomalies.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):62.
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Daniela Lončar, Zumreta Kušljugić, Zinka Đonlagić, Irma Bijedić, Amira Bijedić, Esad Brkić, Denis Mršić, Lejla Jašarević.
Valvular heart disease after kidney transplantation.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):63.
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Slavica Mitrovska.
Early detection of subclinical dysfunction of left ventricle in dialysis patients.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):64.
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Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Dejan Došen, Sanja Ceković, Sandra Večerić, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Global and regional longitudinal function recovery in patients with severe aortic stenosis after aortic valve replacement.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):65.
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Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Sanja Ceković, Sandra Večerić, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Left ventricular longitudinal function in hypertensive patients with septal bulge.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):66.
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Jure Samardžić, Marijan Pašalić, Željko Baričević, Hrvoje Jurin, Maja Čikeš, Davor Miličić.
Can previous treatment with beta-blockers attenuate myocardial dysfunction in patients with Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy?
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):67.
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Mislav Vrsalović, Scott l. Hummel, Hamid Ghanbari, Craig Alpert, Hakan Oral, Theodore J. Kolias.
Left atrial global longitudinal strain predicts atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation and preserved ejection fraction treated with first catheter ablation.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):68.
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CASE REPORTS

Jana Ambrožič, Mojca Bervar, Matjaž Bunc.
Reduction of severe functional mitral regurgitation using the percutaneous approach with the Mitraclip system: report on the first Slovenian cases.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):69.
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Željko Baričević, Dejan Došen, Sandra Večerić, Ivica Šafradin, Darko Anić, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Dyspnea after cardiac surgery – two unexpected echocardiographic solutions to a single symptom.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):70.
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Jasmina Ćatić, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Robert Blažeković.
Echocardiography in a young adult with congenital heart disease presenting with isolated right-sided heart failure – Ebstein’s anomaly.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):71.
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Blanka Glavaš Konja, Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Joško Bulum, Martina Lovrić Benčić, Zvonimir Ostojić, Aleksander Ernst, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Constrictive pericarditis complicated with thromboembolic incidents.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):72-73.
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Karlo Golubić, Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Irena Ivanac Vranešić, Vojtjeh Brida.
The various mechanisms of tricuspid regurgitation in patients with right ventricular leads: a case series.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):74.
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Karlo Golubić, Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Irena Ivanac Vranešić, Vojtjeh Brida.
Pseudotumor of the mitral annulus.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):75.
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Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Mira Stipčević, Boris Starčević, Josip Vincelj, Jasmina Ćatić, Diana Rudan, Mario Udovičić.
Global and regional assessment of left ventricle longitudinal strain in patient with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: going further in left ventricular function in acute settings.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):76-77.
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Ena Kurtić, Stjepan Kranjčević, Darko Počanić, Darko Vujanić, Tomislav Letilovic, Mario Stipinović, Helena Jerkić.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):78.
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Sandra Makarović, Zorin Makarović, Ranko Ugljen, Kristina Selthofer- Relatić, Grgur Dulić, Igor Lekšan, Jasmina Rajc.
Cardiac masses – differential diagnosis: metastatic melanoma of the right ventricle mistaken for a thrombus.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):79.
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Alma Sijamija, Zumreta Kušljugić, Nermir Granov, Omer Perva, Alma Agačević.
Cardiac mass in the left atrium: tumor or thrombus?
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):80.
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Livija Sušić, Vedrana Baraban, Josip Vincelj, Jasmina Ćatić, Robert Blažeković.
Right ventricular thrombi – suspicion of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):81-82.
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Aleksandra Šustar, Davorka Žagar, Ingrid Buljanović, Viktor Peršić.
Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging as complementary modalities in diagnosis and assessment of atrial septal defect: a case presentation.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):83.
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Krunoslav Košćak, Tomislav Vuger, Josip Vincelj.
Broken heart syndrome: a case report.
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SHORT OVERVIEWS

Nikša Drinković, Nikša Drinković Jr.
Handheld ultrasound: stetoscope retirement?
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):85.
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Nikša Drinković Jr.
Characteristic left ventricular regional wall motion abnormality as a sign of cardiotoxicity?
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):86.
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Vesna Pehar-Pejčinović.
Doppler echocardiography and hemodynamics.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):87.
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Viktor Peršić.
Magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of myocardial viability.
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Viktor Peršić.
Hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):89.
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Diana Rudan, Josip Vincelj, Mira Stipčević, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Jasmina Ćatic,́ Boris Starčević.
Echocardiographic assessment for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):90.
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Elnur Smajić, Nihad Mešanović, Daniela Lončar, Azur Latifagić.
The role of computational analysis in aortic dissection.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):91.
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Elizabeta Srbinovska Kostovska.
Role of echocardiography in diagnosis and treatment in patients with infective endocarditis.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):92.
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Josip Vincelj, Sandra Jakšić, Jurinjak, Mario Udovičić, Diana Rudan, Mira Stipčević, Mario Sičaja, Ilko Vuksanović.
Three-dimensional echocardiographic diagnosis of intracardiac masses.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):93-94.
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Davorka Žagar.
Assessement of mitral valve regurgitation.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):95.
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STRANICA SPONZORA / SPONSOR’S PAGE

Urban Brumen, Mateja Grošelj, Breda Barbič-Žagar.
Liječenje Krkinim statinima utemeljeno na dokazima u pacijenata u primarnoj i sekundarnoj prevenciji kardiovaskularnih bolesti.
Evidence-based therapy with Krka’s statins in patients in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Cardiol Croat. 2015;10(3-4):98-105.
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