Report on the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Multidisciplinary Team Meeting Held During the COVID-19 Pandemic

U svrhu obilježavanja pete godišnjice sustavne brige za odrasle bolesnike s prirođenom srčanom bolesti organizirali smo u Nacionalnom centru u Kliničkom bolničkom centru Zagreb sastanak uz prikaz kompleksnih kliničkih slučajeva iz tog područja. Zbog pandemije COVID a 19 sastanak je otkazan, ali je umjesto toga održan multidisciplinarni konzilij uz sudjelovanje vrhunskoga međunarodnog stručnjaka. Prikazano je više bolesnika i doneseni zaključci o njihovu daljnjem liječenju. Ovdje iznosimo podatke o četirima bolesnicima: o dva bolesnika sa slučajno otkrivenom kasnom dijagnozom prirođene srčane bolesti (o jednom s atrijskim septalnim defektom i drugom s Fallotovom tetralogijom), o bolesnici sa slomom Fontanove cirkulacije, liječenom transplantacijom srca te o bolesnici s transpozicijom velikih krvnih žila i problemima nastalima nakon operacije. Uz prikaze bolesnika, u raspravama su iznesene dvojbe u vezi s liječenjem te najvažniji zaključci vezani uz svaki pojedini slučaj.To mark the fifth anniversary of systematic care for adult patients with congenital heart disease, we organized a meeting at the National Center at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb with the intention of presenting complex clinical cases from the field. The meeting was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a multidisciplinary council was held with the participation of an international top expert. Several patients were presented and conclusions were made about their further treatment. Herein we present four interesting cases: two patients with an accidental late diagnosis, one with atrial septal defect and a second with tetralogy of Fallot, a patient with failing Fontan circulation treated by heart transplantation, and a patient with surgically corrected transposition of great arteries with postoperative problems. In addition to patient reports, the discussions sections present dilemmas about treatment, available literature, and conclusions related to each case

Ružička days : International conference 19th Ružička Days “Today Science – Tomorrow Industry” : Proceedings

Dear colleagues, we are extremely honoured to present to you the Proceedings of the international conference 19th Ružička Days, which was successfully held on September 21–23, 2022, in Vukovar, Croatia, in the hometown town of our famous Croatian scientist and first Nobel laureate, professor Leopold (Lavoslav) Ružička. The main goals of the Conference were to promote excellence, originality and innovation of interdisciplinary scientific research as well as the practical application of the obtained results through collaboration with industry, emphasizing thus the recognizable slogan of the Ružička Days conference: "Today Science – Tomorrow Industry". In addition, the Conference gave the opportunity for meetings, exchanging the ideas, opinions, experiences and cooperation among participants from different working surroundings. It is also important to point out that since 2008, within the international conference Ružička Days, Meeting of Young Chemists has also been held, where high school students, with the help of their mentors, present papers in the field of chemistry, with the aim to direct students and young people to the technical and natural sciences, especially chemistry. In its seventh issue (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) the Proceedings publishes scientific and professional full papers of high quality in the following sections: Chemical analysis and synthesis (10), Chemical and biochemical engineering (3), Food technology and biotechnology (4), Chemistry in agriculture and forestry (1), Environmental protection (9) and 8th Meeting of Young Chemists (3). Full-length papers were subjected to an international review procedure done by eminent experts from the corresponding fields, to whom we express our gratitude, but they were not subjected to linguistic proofreading. On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committee of the 19th Ružička Days we cordially thank all the authors, reviewers, participants, lecturers, organizers, especially the international organizers EuCheMS and EHEDG, auspices and sponsors, and all the others who, in any way, supported the Conference and contributed to the preparation of the Proceedings, especially to our highly skilled and committed associates, who have put a lot of effort in the preparation of these Proceedings. At the very end, special thanks to our young, future scientists and their mentors who are faithful participants of the Meeting of Young Chemists of the Ružička Days conference. Enjoy the extremely interesting scientific and professional papers contained in these Proceedings, until the next 20th jubilee of Ružička Days in 2024! We are looking forward to meeting you again in Vukovar! Yours sincerely, Chief Editors Jurislav Babić Vesna Ocelić Bulatović Dajana Kučić Grgi