1st Department of Internal Medicine – Cardioangiology












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            The 1st Internal Cardiovascular Clinic of the Hradec Králové Faculty of Medicine and Unive

            part of a comprehensive cardiovascular centre, which is dedicated to curative and preventi
            postgraduate teaching and scientific research. The department is involved in a number of r
            four research projects of grant agencies (e.g. the Medical Research Agency of the Ministry

            Czech Republic), the Operational Programme Research, Development and Education, its own ac
            research projects of students of doctoral study programmes (11), development projects of t
            Medicine (3). The department is also involved in 10 clinical trials (clinical studies). Th

            scientific research activities are presented at domestic and foreign scientific conference
            form of scientific publications in prestigious scientific periodicals. The scientific rese

            virtually the entire spectrum of diseases of the cardiovascular system, including vascular
            solving a number of projects, the I. Internal Cardiology Clinic cooperates with regional, 
            international scientific institutions. The department is involved in the Cooperatio progra






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            * Main research topics

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            • Interventional cardiology - issues related to non-coronary and coronary interventions (e
              of devices for quantification of shunt circulation, participation in the PRAGUE study, e

            • Electrophysiology and pacing (e.g. new approaches involving physiological myocardial pac
            • Heart failure and non-invasive cardiology (e.g. proteomics in cardiomyopathies, cardioto
              anticancer therapy, new imaging methods in the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases)






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            * Scientific research groups

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            Most of the medical team of the Institute is involved in the above research projects in co
            non-medical professions. The members of the scientific research team are associated within

            a specific project. In solving individual projects, emphasis is placed on the involvement 
            not only in the context of their doctoral studies. We consider the involvement of the youn
            be very important for the development and continuity of scientific research work at our cl

            projects, we support the cooperation of scientific research groups with scientific researc
            departments not only within the region, but also at the national and international level.






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            * Equipment
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            • In the field of interventional cardiology, there are 2 fully equipped catheterization ro
              coronary and non-coronary interventions can be performed.
            • In electrophysiology and cardiac pacing, there is 1 electrophysiology and 1 cardiac paci

              fully equipped.
            • For other areas, the department is equipped with state-of-the-art imaging methods (a wid
              echocardiographic modalities, as well as magnetic resonance and CT), very close cooperat

              other departments providing complementary methods (e.g. biochemistry, proteomic methods)
              cooperation with other departments at the Faculty of Medicine and other scientific resea
              in the region and the country.





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            * Achievements
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            • Participation in the PRAGUE-17 study, which won the Lore Prize, the Czech Head project a
              Prize
            • Completion of the development and obtaining of CE mark of the device for thermodilution 

              of short circuits and flows
            • Fifth edition of the monograph "Clinical Cardiology" - organized by J. Vojáček, J. Kettn
              and with the participation of a number of clinic staff