(III-1A.5.o) 49-year old female with cardiac failure and mitochondrial myopathy M. Dzieciuch-Rojek, P. Rubiś MD, PhD, S. Wiśniowska-Śmiałek MD, J. Stępniewski MD, D. Kudliński MD, A. Leśniak-Sobelga MD, PhD, M. Kostkiewicz MD, PhD, Prof. P. Podolec MD, PhD

  BRIEF COMMENTS EXPERT: Assoc. Prof. Bogusław Kapelak MD, PhD Affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantology, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland COMMENT There are indications for heart transplantation in this patient. A very important issue is the comprehensive assessment of the patient before surgery, in particular neurological evaluation for possible post-operative complications (if there is a risk of respiratory failure) and the ability of the patient to participate in post-transplant rehabilitation. EXPERT: Prof. Andrzej Rudziński MD, PhD Affiliation: …

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(III-1A.1) 24 years old male with ventricular arrhythmia and family history of dilated cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac deaths. Jakub Stępniewski MD, Paweł Rubiś MD, PhD, Agata Leśniak-Sobelga MD PhD, Magdalena Kostkiewicz MD, PhD.

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Background Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a clinical condition in which left ventricle (LV) dilation and subsequent impairment of its systolic function is caused by primary myocardial dysfunction [1]. The potential causes of LV dilation are vast and include myocardial destruction in the course of coronary heart diseases, toxic, infectious, or metabolic reasons [1 ESC]. Approximately 20-35% of cases with undetermined etiology are expected to have a familial form of DCM [2]. Familial DCM (FDCM) is in the vast majority a …

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(III-1A.4b) Dilated cardiomyopathy with atriovantricular conduction defects in patient Marchel M., Opolski G.

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