Project:

Heart and brain

Mentor (Advisor):

Prof. Petr Widimský, MD., DrSc., FESC., FACC.

Department:

Cardiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, CZ

Contact information:

Project Narrative:

Topis connecting cardiology and neurology („neurocardiology“ or „cardioneurology“):

1. Relations between primary cardiac disorders with secondary cerebral consequences (typically ischemic stroke in atrial fibrillation or in structural heart disease).

2. Relations between primary neuro-psychiatric disorders with secondary cardiac involvement (typically Tako-Tsubo syndrom complicating neurological or psychiatric diseases).

Requirements for student applicants:

Successfully completed medical studies or other biomedical full university education.