Janina Stępińska

Bio: Janina Stępińska is an academic researcher from Idaho Central Credit Union. The author has contributed to research in topics: Myocardial infarction & Heart failure. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 150 publications receiving 13963 citations. Previous affiliations of Janina Stępińska include Leipzig University.

Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (version 2012)

Abstract: ACE : angiotensin-converting enzyme AF : atrial fibrillation aPTT : activated partial thromboplastin time AR : aortic regurgitation ARB : angiotensin receptor blockers AS : aortic stenosis AVR : aortic valve replacement BNP : B-type natriuretic peptide BSA : body surface area CABG : coronary artery bypass grafting CAD : coronary artery disease CMR : cardiac magnetic resonance CPG : Committee for Practice Guidelines CRT : cardiac resynchronization therapy CT : computed tomography EACTS : European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ECG : electrocardiogram EF : ejection fraction EROA : effective regurgitant orifice area ESC : European Society of Cardiology EVEREST : (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge REpair STudy) HF : heart failure INR : international normalized ratio LA : left atrial LMWH : low molecular weight heparin LV : left ventricular LVEF : left ventricular ejection fraction LVEDD : left ventricular end-diastolic diameter LVESD : left ventricular end-systolic diameter MR : mitral regurgitation MS : mitral stenosis MSCT : multi-slice computed tomography NYHA : New York Heart Association PISA : proximal isovelocity surface area PMC : percutaneous mitral commissurotomy PVL : paravalvular leak RV : right ventricular rtPA : recombinant tissue plasminogen activator SVD : structural valve deterioration STS : Society of Thoracic Surgeons TAPSE : tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion TAVI : transcatheter aortic valve implantation TOE : transoesophageal echocardiography TR : tricuspid regurgitation TS : tricuspid stenosis TTE : transthoracic echocardiography UFH : unfractionated heparin VHD : valvular heart disease 3DE : three-dimensional echocardiography Guidelines summarize and evaluate all evidence available, at the time of the writing process, on a particular issue with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual patient with a given condition, taking into account the impact on outcome, as well …

ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2012

Abstract: The originally published version of this paper was incorrect. In the table on page 1816, the Class of recommendation and Level of evidence for ‘The patient is pacemaker dependent as a result of AV nodal ablation’ should have read ‘IIa’ and ‘B’ respectively. Appendix: six tables ([3][1

Guidelines on the Management of Valvular Heart disease (Version 2012)

Abstract: Authors/Task Force Members, Alec Vahanian (Chairperson) Paris (France)*, Helmut Baumgartner, Vienna (Austria), Jeroen Bax, Leiden (The Netherlands), Eric Butchart, Cardiff (UK), Robert Dion, Leiden (The Netherlands), Gerasimos Filippatos, Athens (Greece), Frank Flachskampf, Erlangen (Germany), Roger Hall, Norwich (UK), Bernard Iung, Paris (France), Jaroslaw Kasprzak, Lodz (Poland), Patrick Nataf, Paris (France), Pilar Tornos, Barcelona (Spain), Lucia Torracca, Milan (Italy), Arnold Wenink, Leiden (The Netherlands)

Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery

Abstract: Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery.

I and i

Abstract: There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality. Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure

Abstract: ACC/AHA : American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association ACCF/AHA : American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association ACE : angiotensin-converting enzyme ACEI : angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ACS : acute coronary syndrome AF : atrial fibrillation

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society

Abstract: Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair Jonathan L. Halperin, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair-Elect Nancy M. Albert, PhD, RN, FAHA Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA Ralph G. Brindis, MD, MPH, MACC Mark A. Creager, MD, FACC, FAHA[#][1] Lesley H. Curtis, PhD, FAHA David DeMets, PhD[#][1] Robert A

2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: Task Force for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients Presenting without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Abstract: ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation : The Task Force for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).