Experience of implantation of the left ventricular electrode by means of interventricular septum puncture for resynchronization therapy in a patient with heart failure

B.B. Kravchuk, Yu.І. Karpenko, M.M. Petkanych, O.Z. Paratsii, A.V. Yakushev, R.G. Malyarchuk, V.V. Shapovalova, M.M. Sichik

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A rare case of recurrent polychondritis with aortic valve involvement

N.V. Bortniak, O.A. Yepanchintseva, G.I. Kovtun, S.I. Dorofeieva, O.S. Chumak, G.M. Prus, O.J. Zharinov, B.M. Todurov

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Intermediate results of ultrasonic aortic valve decalcification

B.M. Todurov, А.V. Markovets, V.O. Shevchenko, V.V. Pogrebnyak, V.G. Kolesnikov, O.M. Fursa, D.V. Seara, M.V. Khartanovich, V.B. Demyanchuk

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Perfusion mode as a factor of appearance of cognitive dysfunction in patients after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

S.M. Sudakevych, О.А. Loskutov, І.P. Shlapak, V.V. Babenko, B.М. Todurov

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Predictors of late complications after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with stable coronary heart disease

I.V. Shklianka, O.J. Zharinov, К.O. Mikhaliev ,O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

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Relation of body mass index to postoperative atrial fibrillation

A.C. Iliescu, F.C. Corciova, I. Achitei, M. Floria, G. Tinica

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ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: logistics of care, selection of reperfusion strategy, fibrinolytic therapy (adapted from the ESC Guidelines for the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Presenting With ST-Segment Elevation – Update 2017)

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