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Cardiologia Croatica , Vol. 21 No. 1-2, 2026.

  • Publication date: 15.01.2026.
  • Published on HRČAK: 19.01.2026.

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The 2nd Symposium on Invasive Cardiology in Slavonski Brod (page 4-4)

Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda
Editorial


Bridging the translational gap: immune-metabolic dysregulation in age-related metabolic and vascular diseases in real-world populations (page 5-5)

Zvonimir Bosnić, Matija Vuksanović, Blaženka Šarić, Tatjana Bačun, Iva Petričušić, Mislav Omerbašić
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The immunometabolic interface: anti-inflammatory effects of innovative antidiabetic medications - the need for a more comprehensive understanding (page 6-6)

Zvonimir Bosnić, Matija Vuksanović, Iva Petričušić, Mislav Omerbašić, Domagoj Vučić, Katica Cvitkušić-Lukenda
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The use automatic syringes for injecting contrast media in the interventional cardiology (page 7-7)

Adrijana Inđić, Dragan Karan, Lejla Bešić, Slađana Marčeta
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The role of folate metabolism and genetic polymorphisms in coronary artery disease (page 9-9)

Sergej Nadalin, Domagoj Vučić, Marko Galić, Josip Silović, Jadranka Vraneković, Ivan Majdandžić, Darko Margetić, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda
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Diascopy parameters and image quality in interventional procedures (page 10-10)

Haris Porobić
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Resistant hypertension – new guidelines (page 11-11)

Nikolina Bukal Ćaleta, Marijana Kovačević, Ivana Stanušić, Iva Dumančić, Josipa Meter, Ana Kovačević, Maja Franić
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What do we really know about chronic coronary syndrome? (page 12-12)

Vedrana Baraban, Nika Srb, Ninoslava Vonić
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Rational and consistent use of drug-coated balloons in a single percutaneous coronary intervention center in Croatia: five-year experience (page 13-13)

Marijana Knežević Praveček, Krešimir Gabaldo, Domagoj Mišković, Ivan Bitunjac, Ivica Dunđer, Antonija Raguž, Josip Silović, Zrinko Pešut, Renata Valenčak, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda
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Rotational atherectomy of a specific lesion: a case report (page 14-15)

Domagoj Mišković, Krešimir Gabaldo, Josip Silović, Ivica Dunđer, Zrinko Pešut, Antonija Raguž, Ivan Bitunjac, Domagoj Vučić, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda
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Right coronary artery to right atrial fistula: a case report (page 16-17)

Zrinko Pešut, Ivan Bitunjac, Domagoj Mišković, Ivica Dunđer, Nikola Gotovac, Blaženka Miškić, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda
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Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction: a retrospective analysis of five-year experience at the Slavonski Brod General Hospital (page 18-19)

Josip Silović, Domagoj Mišković, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Krešimir Gabaldo, Marijana Knežević Praveček
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Through the thorny paths of invasive cardiology – complex high-risk percutaneous intervention supported by the Impella system: a case report (page 20-20)

Alenka Tuličić-Mihelčić, Renata Valenčak, Saša Presežnik, Marina Stanković, Mato Čizmić, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda
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Spontaneous left anterior descending artery dissection as a cause of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries in a young woman (page 21-22)

Ivica Dunđer, Tea Cvetko, Sergej Nadalin, Ines Rajkovača Latić, Vesna Zarezovski Stilin, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Zvonimir Bosnić, Domagoj Vučić
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Optimal medical treatment of patients with peripheral arterial disease (page 23-23)

Ivica Dunđer, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Domagoj Mišković, Sanja Radanac, Krešimir Gabaldo
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Early dysfunction of an implanted pacemaker in a patient with complete atrioventricular block (page 24-25)

Ivica Dunđer, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Ivan Bitunjac, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Krešimir Gabaldo, Domagoj Mišković, Domagoj Vučić
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Ablation-induced myocardial infarction: a case report (page 26-27)

Josip Ereiz, Ante Lisičić, Ana Jordan, Katica Cvitkušić-Lukenda
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Short term results after pulmonary vein isolation with pulsed field ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation (page 28-28)

Zvonimir Katić, Matija Mlinar, Domagoj Kardum
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Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy with primary left ventricular involvement (page 29-30)

Jurica Petranović, Rea Levicki, Ivan Barišić, Ile Raštegorac, Richard Matasić
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Pulmonary vein isolation by cryoablation at the General Hospital Slavonski Brod (page 31-31)

Alenka Tuličić-Mihelčić, Renata Valenčak, Saša Presežnik, Marina Stanković
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation without on-site cardiac surgery – first experience at General Hospital “Dr Josip Benčević”, Slavonski Brod (page 33-33)

Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Ivan Bitunjac, Domagoj Vučić, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Krešimir Gabaldo, Ivica Dunđer, Antonija Raguž, Domagoj Mišković, Zrinko Pešut, Josip Silović, Anto Lukenda, Vjekoslav Tomulić, Igor Medved, Jurica Juranić, Josip Samardžić
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a case report (page 34-34)

Anita Juričić, Matea Hiller, Ana Bukovac
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Pulmonary regurgitation after repaired tetralogy of Fallot in adults (page 35-36)

Rea Levicki, Ivan Barišić, Jurica Petranović, Ile Raštegorac, Martina Lovrić Benčić
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Pannus versus thrombus: unmasking the cause of mechanical valve obstruction (page 37-37)

Antonija Raguž, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda
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Perioperative nursing care in transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedures (page 38-38)

Marina Stanković, Alenka Tuličić-Mihelčić, Renata Valenčak, Saša Presežnik
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Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a degenerated bioprosthetic aortic valve with severe aortic stenosis and regurgitation: a case report (page 39-39)

Kristina Vorkapić, Mario Špoljarić, Krešimir Gabaldo, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Domagoj Mišković, Daniel Unić, Marijana Knežević Praveček
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Cardiac functional recovery after acute coronary syndrome: a comparison between smokers and non-smokers (page 41-42)

Ana Kovačević, Stjepan Kovačević, Iva Dumančić, Marijana Kovačević, Maja Franić, Josipa Meter, Nikolina Bukal, Ninoslav Leko, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda
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Health literacy and quality of life in patients with cardiovascular diseases: a cross-sectional study (page 43-43)

Antonia Majetić, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Barica Stanić
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Pulmonary embolism as the first manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome (page 45-45)

Matilda Pudić, Ivica Dunđer, Josip Silović
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Sedation options in a cardiac catheterization laboratory and coronary care unit: protocol review and clinical experience from General Hospital Slavonski Brod (page 46-47)

Josip Silović, Domagoj Mišković, Ivan Majdandžić, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda
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Concurrent subacute myocardial infarction and bilateral pneumonia presenting as acute heart failure: a case report (page 48-49)

Mario Špoljarić, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Kristina Vorkapić, Marko Galić, Matea Kirchbauer Špoljarić, Dijana Bešić, Anđela Jurišić
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Closure matters: tips & tricks for smooth endings (page 52-52)

Darko Adžić
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The nurse’s role in organizing a cardiology outpatient clinic: a collaboration between the Health Centre Brod-Posavina County and the General Hospital “Dr Josip Benčević” (page 53-53)

Marija Divić, Katarina Ćurić, Ivica Dunđer, Krešimir Gabaldo, Domagoj Mišković, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Marijana Knežević Praveček
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The role of telemedicine in prehospital emergency management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (page 54-54)

Karlo Petošić, Marijana Knežević Praveček
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From bedside monitors to mobile technology: a modern approach to cardiac patient monitoring (page 55-55)

Ivana Simić, Barica Stanić
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