Prvi dvobroj časopisa Cardiologia Croatica za 2026. godinu izašao je na 68 stranica. Donosimo proširene kongresne sažetke 2. Simpozija invazivne kardiologije u Slavonskom Brodu koji se održava 4. i 5. prosinca 2025. godine. 

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Urednički odbor Cardiologia Croatica

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Naslovnica / Cover.
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Sadržaj / Table of Contents.

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2. Simpozij invazivne kardiologije u Slavonskom Brodu

The 2^nd Symposium on Invasive Cardiology in Slavonski Brod

December 4-5, 2025 / Slavonski Brod, Croatia    

Organizing Committees.

Cardiologia Croatica. 2026;21(1-2):3
 

Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

2. Simpozij invazivne kardiologije u Slavonskom Brodu.

The 2^nd Symposium on Invasive Cardiology in Slavonski Brod.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):4.

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.4    xml

Basic medical sciences in cardiology

Zvonimir Bosnić, Matija Vuksanović, Blaženka Šarić, Tatjana Bačun, Iva Petričušić, Mislav Omerbašić.

Bridging the translational gap: immune-metabolic dysregulation in age-related metabolic and vascular diseases in real-world populations.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):5. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.5    xml

Zvonimir Bosnić, Matija Vuksanović, Iva Petričušić, Mislav Omerbašić, Domagoj Vučić, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

The immunometabolic interface: anti-inflammatory effects of innovative antidiabetic medications - the need for a more comprehensive understanding.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):6.

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.6    xml

Adrijana Inđić, Dragan Karan, Lejla Bešić, Slađana Marčeta.

The use automatic syringes for injecting contrast media in the interventional cardiology.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):7.

 https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.7    xml

Nataša Moser.

The role of dietary fats in cellular function and metabolic regulation.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):8. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.8    xml

Sergej Nadalin, Domagoj Vučić, Marko Galić, Josip Silović, Jadranka Vraneković, Ivan Majdandžić, Darko Margetić, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

The role of folate metabolism and genetic polymorphisms in coronary artery disease.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):9. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.9    xml

Haris Porobić.

Diascopy parameters and image quality in interventional procedures.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):10. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.10    xml

Arterial hypertension and secondary prevention

Nikolina Bukal Ćaleta, Marijana Kovačević, Ivana Stanušić, Iva Dumančić, Josipa Meter, Ana Kovačević, Maja Franić.

Resistant hypertension – new guidelines.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):11. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.11    xml

Coronary heart disease and complex PCI procedures

Vedrana Baraban, Nika Srb, Ninoslava Vonić.

What do we really know about chronic coronary syndrome?

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):12. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.12    xml

Marijana Knežević Praveček, Krešimir Gabaldo, Domagoj Mišković, Ivan Bitunjac, Ivica Dunđer, Antonija Raguž, Josip Silović, Zrinko Pešut, Renata Valenčak, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

Rational and consistent use of drug-coated balloons in a single percutaneous coronary intervention center in Croatia: five-year experience.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):13. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.13    xml

Domagoj Mišković, Krešimir Gabaldo, Josip Silović, Ivica Dunđer, Zrinko Pešut, Antonija Raguž, Ivan Bitunjac, Domagoj Vučić, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

Rotational atherectomy of a specific lesion: a case report.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):14-5. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.14    xml

Zrinko Pešut, Ivan Bitunjac, Domagoj Mišković, Ivica Dunđer, Nikola Gotovac, Blaženka Miškić, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

Right coronary artery to right atrial fistula: a case report.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):16-7. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.16    xml

Josip Silović, Domagoj Mišković, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Krešimir Gabaldo, Marijana Knežević Praveček.

Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction: a retrospective analysis of five-year experience at the Slavonski Brod General Hospital.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):18-9. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.18    xml

Alenka Tuličić-Mihelčić, Renata Valenčak, Saša Presežnik, Marina Stanković, Mato Čizmić, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

Through the thorny paths of invasive cardiology – complex high-risk percutaneous intervention supported by the Impella system: a case report.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):20. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.20    xml

Ivica Dunđer, Tea Cvetko, Sergej Nadalin, Ines Rajkovača Latić, Vesna Zarezovski Stilin, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Zvonimir Bosnić, Domagoj Vučić.

Spontaneous left anterior descending artery dissection as a cause of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries in a young woman.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):21-2.

 https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.21    xml

Peripheral and cerebrovascular disease

Ivica Dunđer, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Domagoj Mišković, Sanja Radanac, Krešimir Gabaldo.

Optimal medical treatment of patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):23. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.23    xml

Arrhythmias, electrostimulation and advanced ablations

Ivica Dunđer, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Ivan Bitunjac, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Krešimir Gabaldo, Domagoj Mišković, Domagoj Vučić.

Early dysfunction of an implanted pacemaker in a patient with complete atrioventricular block.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):24-5. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.24    xml

Josip Ereiz, Ante Lisičić, Ana Jordan, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

Ablation-induced myocardial infarction: a case report.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):26-7. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.26    xml

Zvonimir Katić, Matija Mlinar, Domagoj Kardum.

Short term results after pulmonary vein isolation with pulsed field ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):28. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.28    xml

Jurica Petranović, Rea Levicki, Ivan Barišić, Ile Raštegorac, Richard Matasić.

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with primary left ventricular involvement.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):29-30. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.29    xml

Alenka Tuličić-Mihelčić, Renata Valenčak, Saša Presežnik, Marina Stanković.

Pulmonary vein isolation by cryoablation at the General Hospital Slavonski Brod.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):31. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.31    xml

Diseases of heart valves and transcatheter interventions

Ivan Bitunjac, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

Mechanical circulatory support above a mechanical aortic valve during protected high-risk coronary intervention: a case report.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):32. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.32    xml

Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Ivan Bitunjac, Domagoj Vučić, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Krešimir Gabaldo, Ivica Dunđer, Antonija Raguž, Domagoj Mišković, Zrinko Pešut, Josip Silović, Anto Lukenda, Vjekoslav Tomulić, Igor Medved, Jurica Juranić, Josip Samardžić.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation without on-site cardiac surgery – first experience at General Hospital “Dr Josip Benčević”, Slavonski Brod.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):33. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.33    xml

Anita Juričić, Matea Hiller, Ana Bukovac.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a case report.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):34. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.34    xml

Rea Levicki, Ivan Barišić, Jurica Petranović, Ile Raštegorac, Martina Lovrić Benčić.

Pulmonary regurgitation after repaired tetralogy of Fallot in adults.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):35-6. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.35    xml

Antonija Raguž, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

Pannus versus thrombus: unmasking the cause of mechanical valve obstruction.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):37. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.37    xml

Marina Stanković, Alenka Tuličić-Mihelčić, Renata Valenčak, Saša Presežnik.

Perioperative nursing care in transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedures.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):38. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.38    xml

Kristina Vorkapić, Mario Špoljarić, Krešimir Gabaldo, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Domagoj Mišković, Daniel Unić, Marijana Knežević Praveček.

Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a
degenerated bioprosthetic aortic valve with severe aortic stenosis and regurgitation: a case report.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):39. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.39    xml

Interdisciplinary approach to the patient with cardiovascular disease

Ana Crnjac, Nataša Đurđević.

Interdisciplinary management of a patient with atrial septal defect/patent foramen ovale: a neurology-cardiology case pathway.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):40. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.40    xml

Ana Kovačević, Stjepan Kovačević, Iva Dumančić, Marijana Kovačević, Maja Franić, Josipa Meter, Nikolina Bukal, Ninoslav Leko, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

Cardiac functional recovery after acute coronary syndrome: a comparison between smokers and non-smokers.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):41-2. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.41    xml

Antonia Majetić, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Barica Stanić.

Health literacy and quality of life in patients with cardiovascular diseases: a cross-sectional study.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):43. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.43    xml

Ines Novak, Marina Baličević, Ivica Čabraja.

Culture-negative endocarditis in a patient with Marfan syndrome and a mechanical mitral valve: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):44. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.44    xml

Matilda Pudić, Ivica Dunđer, Josip Silović.

Pulmonary embolism as the first manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):45. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.45    xml

Josip Silović, Domagoj Mišković, Ivan Majdandžić, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda.

Sedation options in a cardiac catheterization laboratory and coronary care unit: protocol review and clinical experience from General Hospital Slavonski Brod.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):46-7. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.46    xml

Mario Špoljarić, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Kristina Vorkapić, Marko Galić, Matea Kirchbauer Špoljarić, Dijana Bešić, Anđela Jurišić.

Concurrent subacute myocardial infarction and bilateral pneumonia presenting as acute heart failure: a case report.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):48-9. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.48    xml

Ivana Vučinić Ljubičić, Hrvoje Holik, Božena Coha, Stjepan Kovačević.

A comparative analysis of treatment-emergent cardiovascular events among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors – a single-centre real-world analysis.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):50-1.

 https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.50    xml

Cardiology of the future

Darko Adžić.

Closure matters: tips & tricks for smooth endings.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):52.

 https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.52    xml

Marija Divić, Katarina Ćurić, Ivica Dunđer, Krešimir Gabaldo, Domagoj Mišković, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Marijana Knežević Praveček.

The nurse’s role in organizing a cardiology outpatient clinic: a collaboration between the Health Centre Brod-Posavina County and the General Hospital “Dr Josip Benčević”.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):53. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.53    xml

Karlo Petošić, Marijana Knežević Praveček.

The role of telemedicine in prehospital emergency management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):54. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.54    xml

Ivana Simić, Barica Stanić.

From bedside monitors to mobile technology: a modern approach to cardiac patient monitoring.

Cardiol Croat. 2026;21(1-2):55. 

https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2026.55    xml

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Uputa autorima.
Guidelines for authors.
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