Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy or apical ballooning syndrome, is a condition of stress-induced apical hypokinesis in the setting of a preserved basal segment. It has become increasingly recognized and described. While it can mimic the

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has shown a substantial reduction in heart failure patient morbidity and mortality, with improvement in quality of life as well as symptoms. The therapy is, however, limited to approximately 10 % – 15 % of heart failure patients

The article presents two clinical cases of a paradoxical embolism of systemic circuit blood vessels in patients with deep venous thrombosis of lower extremities and an open foramen ovale. Various options of a clinical course of a paradoxical embolism, approaches to treatment

The article provides a brief literature review of diagnosis and treatment problems of Takayasu's arteritis (TA) with coronary artery involvement. The pathogenesis complexity, lack of clear etiological factors, variety of clinical forms, possible complications and associated