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Diuretic treatment using the RenalGuard® system in patients hospitalized due to acute decompensated heart failure and characterization of the profile of patients with good and poor response to treatment — preliminary study

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A comparison of the management and five-year outcomes of patients treated for chronic coronary syndrome between 2006–2007 and 2015–2016 — insights from the PRESAGE registry

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Effect of alcohol abuse on selected markers of inflammation, hemostasis, and endothelial function

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Endoplasmic reticulum stress and expression of nitric oxide synthases in heart failure with preserved and with reduced ejection fraction — pilot study

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Risk factors of cardiac arrest during a percutaneous coronary intervention performed with rotational atherectomy — analysis based on a Large National Registry

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