Early treatment with inhibitors of P2Y12 receptor in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction — 2023 ESC recommendations and scientific evidence. Is clinical evidence sufficient to suggest a move towards precision medicine? The ELECTRA-SIRIO 2 investigators’ viewpoint

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Preventing chronic heart failure and improving survival after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with the need for permanent pacemaker implantation: Rationale and design of the physiologic cardiac pacing to prevent left ventricular dysfunction post transcatheter aortic valve implantation (PACE-4-TAVI) trial

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The effect of an antibacterial envelope on cardiac implantable device-related infection — A real-world analysis from a tertiary center

Nadine Molitor, Vera Graup, Daniel Hofer, Pascal Rüegg, Deniza Avdi, Ardan M. Saguner, Alexander Breitenstein, Jan Steffel

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The utility of brain biomarkers in predicting survival and neurological outcomes in pediatric patients after cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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The role of endomyocardial biopsy for surveillance of cardiac allograft rejection: time to move on?

Roberto Gómez-Sánchez, Carlos Ortiz-Bautista, Javier Castrodeza, Zorba Blázquez-Bermejo, Eduardo Zataraín-Nicolás, Adolfo Villa, Ricardo Sanz-Ruiz, Jaime Elízaga, Javier Bermejo

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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation reduces plasma concentrations of TMAO and indoxyl sulfate: A prospective, multicenter cohort study

Aleksandra Gąsecka, Marcelina Gniot, Bogna Rajewska, Weronika Dykacz, Weronika Kisielewska, Ewelina Błażejowska, Jakub M. Zimodro, Marcin Grabowski, Bartosz Rymuza, Zenon Huczek, Janusz Kochman, Radosław Wilimski, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, Jan Budzianowski, Jarosław Hiczkiewicz, Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska, Marek Grygier, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Marcin Ufnal

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IVUS-guided cap puncture of a stumpless chronic total occlusion with sliptream technique

Mohsen Mohandes, Cristina Moreno, Luis Mauricio Torres, Humberto Coimbra, José Luis Ferreiro

Vol 32, No 1 (2025)

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Complete intramyocardial course of dominant left anterior descending coronary artery and its branches: “Myocardial bridging of the whole ventricular coronary tree”

Paolo Ciliberti, Davide Curione, Luca Borro, Teresa Santangelo, Alessio Perazzolo, Aurelio Secinaro

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Air embolism resulting from atrioesophageal fistula following thoracoscopic atrial fibrillation ablation

Fangxiao Gong, Sen Ye

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Multivessel disease treated with a double-kiss culotte and chronic total occlusion with support of quantative flow ratio, intravascular ultrasound and shockwave intravascular lithotripsy

Mateusz Barycki, Piotr Rola, Adrian Włodarczak, Szymon Włodarczak, Yoshinobu Onuma, Patrick W. Serruys, Maciej Lesiak

Vol 32, No 1 (2025)

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Galectin-3: Heart failure biomarker in pediatric heart defects

Daniel Gondko, Patrycja Dębiec, Jakub Roman, Nikodem Pietrzak, Krzysztof Kocot, Jacek Kusa

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Association of pre-existing comorbidities and complications with inpatient COVID-19 mortality — a single-center retrospective study

Damian Palus, Martyna Gołębiewska, Olga Piątek-Dalewska, Krzysztof Grudziński, Krzysztof Kuziemski, Radosław Owczuk, Michał Hoffmann, Dariusz Kozłowski, Tomasz Stefaniak

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Diagnostic and prognostic value of cystatin C in acute coronary syndrome: An up-to-date meta-analysis

Michal Pruc, Damian Swieczkowski, Basar Cander, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Sagar Galwankar, Salvatore Di Somma, Fatimah Lateef, Indrani Sardesai, Ayman El-Menyar, Michal Zembala, Jacek Kubica, Togay Evrin, Burak Katipoglu, Zubaid Rafique, Frank William Peacock, Lukasz Szarpak

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Shaping cardiac diagnostics: The role of myocardial tissue mapping in unraveling ring-like fibrosis

Katarzyna E. Gil, Vien T. Truong, Saurabh Rajpal, Karolina M. Zareba

Vol 32, No 1 (2025)

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Evaluating the effect of the antiPCSK9 vaccine on systemic inflammation and oxidative stress in an experimental mouse model

Amir Abbas Momtazi-Borojeni, Maciej Banach, Amirhossein Sahebkar

Vol 32, No 1 (2025)

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Maintenance therapy with a P2Y12 receptor inhibitor after cangrelor in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The ELECTRA-SIRIO 2 investigators’ viewpoint

Jacek Kubica, Piotr Adamski, Robert Gajda, Aldona Kubica, Małgorzata Ostrowska, Gavino Casu, Diana A. Gorog, Paul A. Gurbel, Tomasz Hajdukiewicz, Miłosz Jaguszewski, Young-Hoon Jeong, Agata Kosobucka-Ozdoba, Zuzana Motovska, Piotr Niezgoda, Maciej Piasecki, Przemysław Podhajski, Paolo Raggi, Uzeyir Rahimov, Jolanta M. Siller-Matula, Grzegorz Skonieczny, Łukasz Szarpak, Paweł Szymański, Udaya Tantry, Eliano P. Navarese

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A rare abdominal complication of drug-induced Prinzmetal angina

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Vol 31, No 6 (2024)

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A rare presentation of disseminated micronodular melanoma masquerading as an infiltrative cardiomyopathy

Mariana Martinho, João Mirinha Luz, Bárbara Marques Ferreira, Inês Cruz, Oliveira Baltazar, Diogo Santos Cunha, Filipe Nogueira, Patrícia Lima, Ana Catarina Gomes, Hélder Pereira

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A giant seroma inducing changes in the position of the pacemaker

Fabiola Schafer, Marcos Tapia, Enrique Bellolio, Rodrigo Miranda

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The impact of shock therapy on depression development and remote prognosis in cardiac resynchronization therapy recipients

Tomasz Podolecki, Robert Pudlo, Michał Mazurek, Monika Kozieł-Siołkowska, Joanna Boidol, Oskar Kowalski, Radosław Lenarczyk, Zbigniew Kalarus

Vol 32, No 1 (2025)

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Differences in coronary microcirculation measurements during regadenoson vs. adenosine – induced hyperemia

Rafał Januszek, Wojciech Siłka, Natalia Bukała, Michał Chyrchel, Wojciech Wańha, Andrzej Surdacki, Stanisław Bartuś

Vol 32, No 1 (2025)

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Rationale and design of the MICE study: Exploration of the temporal relation between electrical and mechanical events during myocardial ischemia

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Vol 32, No 1 (2025)

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Insights from pulse field energy in patients with prosthetic mechanical heart valves undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation

Piotr Gardziejczyk, Piotr Urbanek, Andrzej Głowniak, Robert Bodalski, Marta Skowrońska, Katarzyna Wojewoda, Łukasz Szumowski, Adam Tarkowski, Jakub Baran, Michał Orczykowski

Vol 31, No 6 (2024)

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A novel, patient-tailored method for non-invasive iFRCT measurement

Anna Nieroda, Krzysztof Jankowski, Janusz Domański, Michał Janiszewski, Marcin Komorowski, Krzysztof Lamparski, Janusz Kochman, Alekandra Gąsecka, Marek Pawlikowski

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