Drugi proljetni dvobroj časopisa Cardiologia Croatica za 2021. godinu izašao je na 64 stranice. Veći dio broja posvetili smo proširenim sažecima kongresa CroEcho 2021. koji se održava virtualno od 6. do 8. svibnja 2021. godine. Nakon toga slijede tri priloga sa temama koje prikazuju novosti u dijagnostici i liječenju kardioloških bolesnika u Hrvatskoj. Na kraju broja je sponzorirani članak čija je tema dobrobit primjene fiksnih kombinacija u liječenju arterijske hipertenzije.

Pozivamo članove Hrvatskog kardiološkog društva da ažuriraju svoje podatke za pretplatu na časopis – molimo poslati aktualnu poštansku adresu na adresu elektroničke pošte kardio@kardio.hr na koju zaprimamo i buduće članke.

Urednički odbor Cardiologia Croatica

Cardiologia Croatica. 2021;16(5-6):173-236.

Naslovnica / Cover.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):173.

Sadržaj / Table of Contents.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):174.

Organizacijski odbori. / Organizing Committees.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):175.

Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački, Viktor Peršić.
CroEcho 2021.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):176.
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COVID-19

Mia Dubravčić, Kristina Gašparović, Tihana Balaško Josipović, Mia Rora, Rajka Gabelica, Maja Hrabak Paar, Daniel Lovrić.
Cardiac arrest in COVID-19 myocarditis: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):177.
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Irena Mitevska.
POCUS echocardiography in massive pulmonary thromboembolism as a first manifestation of COVID-19 infection: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):178.
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Vedran Pašara, Marko Kutleša, Maja Hrabak Paar, Irena ivanac Vranešić, Nina Jakuš, Davor Miličić, Daniel Lovrić.
New fever and acute heart failure weeks after COVID-19 – red flags for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):179.
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Dubravka Šušnjar, Josip Varvodić, Verica Mikecin, Irzal Hadžibegović, Savica Gjorgjievska, Daniel Unić, Davor Barić, Igor Rudež .
Challenges in diagnosing infective endocarditis in COVID-positive patients – indication for emergency cardiac surgery.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):180-1.
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Hrvoje Falak, Mario Udovičić, Diana Rudan, Aleksandar Blivajs, Matea Martinić, Danijela Grizelj, Ivana Jurin, Petra Vitlov.
Drop in echocardiography studies preformed at the University Hospital Dubrava due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):182.
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Dubravka Šipuš, Blanka Glavaš Konja, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Marija Brestovac, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački, Vlatka Rešković Lukšić.
Unicuspid aortic valve with aortic stenosis – importance of a comprehensive clinical and echocardiographic approach for optimal intervention timing.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):183-4.
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Anto Stažić, Grgur Dulić, Sandra Makarović, Ivica Bošnjak, Nora Pušeljić, Luka Švitek, Mihaela Roguljić, Tanja Mikulandra, Kristina Selthofer-Relatić.
Ventricular septal defect as a consequence of chronic bicuspid aortic valve infective endocarditis.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):185-6.
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Ivona Mustapić, Zora Sušilović Grabovac, Darija Baković Kramarić.
Sinus venosus atrial septal defect with anomalous right superior pulmonary vein inflow into the vena cava superior in a middle-aged woman: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):187.
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Marija Tomac Stojmenović, Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Irena Ivanac Vranešić, Velena Radošević, Tamara Žigman, Maja Hrabak Paar, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Aortic dilatation and miscarriages as a main presentation of FLNA mutation in a Croatian family: a case report .
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):188.
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Ana Antonić, Lea Skorup Ćutić, Ivana Smoljan, Tamara Hlača Caput, Sanja Matijević Rončević, Petra Bulić, Ivana Grgić Romić, Koraljka Benko, Tomislav Jakljević, Alen Ružić, Luka Zaputović, Teodora Zaninović Jurjević.
Paradoxical embolism in a young man: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):189.
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Ivana Petrović Juren, Iva Ladić, Sandra Prša, Kristina Milevoj Križić, Andreja Čleković-Kovačić, Renata Janković Ivanac, Gabriela Bašković, Vlasta Soukup Podravec, Marina Šimunović, Tihana Gržinčić.
Massive pulmonary embolism presenting with acute hemiparesis and aphasia: a case report of paradoxical embolism documented with transthoracic echocardiography.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):190-1.
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Inflammatory Heart Disease

Ana Marija Slišković, Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Blanka Glavaš Konja, Marina Prpić, Zvonimir Ostojić, Marija Brestovac, Martina Lovrić Benčić, Maja Hrabak Paar, Joško Bulum, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Infectious endocarditis in disguise: a case series of spondylodiscitis as a presentation of endocarditis.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):192-3.
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Petar Martinčić, Davor Barić, Krešimir Šutalo.
Acute double-valved endocarditis mimicking as COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):194.
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Ana Šutalo, Krešimir Šutalo, Eugen Fucak, Siniša Štubelj, Mario Milun,
Daniel Unić, 
Savica Gjorgjievska.
Case report: a complete heart block as a manifestation of bioprosthetic aortic valve endocarditis.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):195.
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Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Diana Kovač, Blanka Glavaš Konja, Marija Brestovac, Marina Prpić, Zvonimir Ostojić, Joško Bulum, Martina Lovrić Benčić, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Value of multimodal imaging in recurrent pericarditis – clinical burden of hemodynamic and inflammation imaging.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):196-7.
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Visualization and Function of the Left Atrium

Krešimir Šutalo, Ana Šutalo, Renato Filjar.
Difference between left atrium function and size in athletes and healthy population.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):198.
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Teodora Zaninović Jurjević, Ervin Avdović, Danijel Premuš, Ana Lanča Bastiančić, Ana Antonić, Lea Skorup Ćutić, Ivana Grgić Romić, Davorka Lulić, Željka Rubeša Miculinić, Ivana Smoljan, Gordana Bačić, Anamarija Flego Bojić, Alen Ružić, Luka Zaputović.
Left atrial mechanical standstill after electrical cardioversion for atrial flutter: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):199.
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Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Joško Bulum, Zvonimir Ostojić, Blanka Glavaš Konja, Marija Brestovac, Martina Lovrić Benčić, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Pitfalls in left atrial appendage imaging prior to cardioversion – incremental value of contrast echocardiography.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):200-1.
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Dyssynchrony and Mechanical Dispersion

Marija Brestovac, Blanka Glavaš Konja, Martina Lovrić Benčić, Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Kristina Gašparović, Sandra Jakšić Jurinjak, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Residual myocardial dyssynchrony after cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with and without immediate echocardiographic optimization.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):202.
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Marija Brestovac, Blanka Glavaš Konja, Martina Lovrić Benčić, Vlatka Rešković Lukšić, Kristina Gašparović, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački.
Echocardiographic optimization favors greater reduction in left ventricular end-diastolic volume compared to electrocardiographic optimization in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):203.
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Marija Brestovac, Jadranka Šeparović Hanževački, Martina Lovrić Benčić, Richard Matasić.
The impact of his bundle pacing on left ventricle global longitudinal strain in heart failure patients with LBBB – a pilot study.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):204.
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Ante Matana, Teodora Zaninović Jurjević.
Mechanical dispersion: are we one step closer to a more reliable risk prediction of sudden cardiac death.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):205
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Cardio-Oncology

Petra Bulić, Koraljka Benko, Tamara Hlača Caput, Davorka Lulić, Sanja Matijević Rončević, Saša Matulić, Lea Skorup Ćutić, Ivana Grgić Romić, Alen Ružić, Luka Zaputović, Teodora Zaninović Jurjević.
Giant right atrial myxoma and ovarian formation: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):206.
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Lana Maričić, Ivana Tolj, Anto Stažić.
Cancer therapy – related cardiac dysfunction: a case report.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):207.
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Petar Medaković, Zrinka Biloglav.
Nova generacija CT uređaja za oslikavanje koronarne bolesti srca – implikacije za buduće pružanje usluga.
New-generation Computed Tomography Scanners for Coronary Artery Disease Imaging – Implications for Future Service Provision.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):208-14.
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Mihajlo Kovačić, Dario Dilber.
Protokol za ultraniske doze zračenja od 3,75 sličica u sekundi kao zadan za invazivne kardiovaskularne postupke.
Ultralow Dose Radiation Protocol with 3.75 Frames per Second as a Default Setting for Invasive Cardiovascular Procedures.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):215-6.
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Ksenija Burić.
Receptivna muzikoterapija kao dodatna intervencija u programu rehabilitacije kardiovaskularnih bolesnika.
Receptive Music therapy as an Additional Intervention in the Rehabilitation Program of Cardiovascular Patients.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):217-22.
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STRANICA SPONZORA / SPONSOR’S PAGE

Aleša Primožić, Alenka Glavač Povhe, Mateja Grošelj, Breda Barbič-Žagar.
Dodatni učinci fiksne kombinacije amlodipina/valsartana (Wamlox®) i fiksne kombinacije amlodipina/valsartana/hidroklorotiazida (Valtricom®) osim kontrole arterijskog tlaka u bolesnika s arterijskom hipertenzijom 2. ili 3. stupnja – kliničko ispitivanje VICTORY II.
Effects of a Single-pill Combination of Amlodipine/valsartan (Wamlox®) and a Single-pill Combination of Amlodipine/valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide (Valtricom®) in Addition to Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Grade 2 or 3 Arterial Hypertension – VICTORY II Clinical Study.
Cardiol Croat. 2021;16(5-6):223-9.
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