Case Report of the Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction: “From Flatline to Stent Implantation”
SummaryAsystole is a rare primary manifestation in the development of sudden cardiac death (SCD), and survival during cardiac arrest as the consequence of asystole is extremely low. The aim of our paper is to illustrate successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and rare and severe form of card...
By Dejan Petrović, Marina Deljanin Ilić, Bojan Ilić, Sanja Stojanović, Milovan Stojanović, Dejan Simonović
Perforation of the Right Ventricle as a Complication of Pericardiocentesis: A Case report
Summary Pericardial effusion represents the accumulation of larger amounts of fluid in the pericardial cavity. If not timely diagnosed and adequately treated, it can lead to cardiac tamponade. The treatment of pericardial effusion includes primarily the use of drugs like aspirin, NSAIDs, corticosteroids, and/or colchicine followed by invasive proce...
By Milovan Stojanović, Bojan Ilić, Sanja Stojanović, Stevan Ilić, Marina Deljanin Ilić
Aortic Dissection - The Role of Echocardiography in Emergency Unit: Case Report
Summary Aortic dissection is a quite rare but serious condition, often associated with a very high mortality rate; it is manifested by sudden chest pain and acute hemodynamic compromise. In the presented review, a case of an ascending aortic dissection with the lethal outcome is been shown. A healthy man with no past history of illness suddenl...
By Sanja Stojanović, Marina Deljanin Ilić, Stevan Ilić, Bojan Ilić, Milovan Stojanović, Dejan Petrović
Abstract The application of anthracycline and trastuzumab in adjuvant breast cancer treatment approach has significantly improved the survival of patients, but also carries the risk of cardiotoxicity that is manifested by reducing the ejection fraction of the heart. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of cumulative anthracy...
By Ivana Krstić, Marina Deljanin Ilić, Svetislav Vrbić, Ivica Pejčić
Rehabilitation of a Female Patient after Corrective Surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot
Summary Herein we present a 25-year-old female patient with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). This congenital heart defect is not very common, but it is the most common one among cyanotic heart defects. Treatment of the patients with TF is surgical, with palliative or curative (corrective) intent. Our patient underwent palliative surgery, definitive ...
By Jovana Cvetković, Dragan Đ Đorđević, Milan Šljivić, Marina Deljanin Ilić
Acute Myocardial Infarction with an Initially Non–Diagnostic Electrocardiogram – Clinical Intuition is Crucial for Decision Making
Summary Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common cause of reduced cardiac capacity and functional status of a patient. Successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) in acute coronary syndrome and appropriate, complex cardiovascular rehabilitation play a major role in preserving left ventricular function and improvement of p...
By Dejan Petrović, Marina Deljanin Ilić, Sanja Stojanović, Viktor Stoičkov