Elliptical stretch as a cause of side branch ostial compromise after main vessel stenting in coronary bifurcations: New insights from numerical analysis

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Dobrin Iotkov Vassilev, Ghassan S. Kassab, Carlos Collet, Juan Luis Gutiérrez-Chico, Gianluca Rigatelli, Robert J. Gil, Patrick W. Serruys

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Right atrial pathology in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

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Guoliang Li, Guy H. Fontaine, Shuanliang Fan, Yang Yan, Peter K. Bode, Firat Duru, Robert Frank, Ardan M. Saguner

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Long term outcomes in diabetic patients treated with atherectomy for peripheral artery disease

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Adam J. Janas, Krzysztof P. Milewski, Piotr P. Buszman, Wojciech Trendel, Aleksandra Kolarczyk-Haczyk, Mariusz Hochuł, Maciej Pruski Jr., Wojciech Wojakowski, Paweł E. Buszman, Radosław S. Kiesz

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The effect of chest compression frequency on the quality of resuscitation by lifeguards. A prospective randomized crossover multicenter simulation trial

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Jacek Smereka, Łukasz Iskrzycki, Elżbieta Makomaska-Szaroszyk, Karol Bielski, Michael Frass, Oliver Robak, Kurt Ruetzler, Michael Czekajło, Antonio Rodríguez-Núnez, Jesús López-Herce, Łukasz Szarpak

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Cardiovascular complications after radiotherapy

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Izabela Nabiałek-Trojanowska, Ewa Lewicka, Anna Wrona, Anna M. Kaleta, Zuzanna Lewicka-Potocka, Grzegorz Raczak, Rafał Dziadziuszko

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The Polish adaptation of the CAMbridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review (CAMPHOR)

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Katarzyna Małaczynska-Rajpold, Anna Smukowska-Gorynia, Alice Heaney, Stephen P. McKenna, Magdalena Janus, Aleksander Araszkiewicz, Stanislaw Jankiewicz, Sylwia Slawek-Szmyt, Iga Tomaszewska, Tatiana Mularek-Kubzdela

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High-sensitive troponin T increase after hemodialysis is associated with left ventricular global longitudinal strain and ultrafiltration rate

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Serkan Ünlü, Asife Şahinarslan, Burak Sezenöz, Orhan Mecit Uludağ, Gökhan Gökalp, Özden Seçkin, Selim Turgay Arınsoy, Özlem Gülbahar, Nuri Bülent Boyacı

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High mobility group box-1 in hypothalamic paraventricular nuclei attenuates sympathetic tone in rats at post-myocardial infarction

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Pang Li, Yin Jie, Shi YuGen, Wang Yu, Suhua Yan

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Comparison of temperature measurements in esophagus and urinary bladder in comatose patients after cardiac arrest undergoing mild therapeutic hypothermia

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Julia M. Umińska, Katarzyna Buszko, Jakub Ratajczak, Piotr Łach, Krzysztof Pstrągowski, Anita Dąbrowska, Piotr Adamski, Grzegorz Skonieczny, Jacek Manitius, Jacek Kubica

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Rate of acquired pulmonary vein stenosis after ablation of atrial fibrillation referred to electroanatomical mapping systems: Does it matter?

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Katharina Schoene, Arash Arya, Cosima Jahnke, Ingo Paetsch, Nikolaos Dagres, Andreas Bollmann, Gerhard Hindricks, Philipp Sommer

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Identification of biomarkers and mechanisms of diabetic cardiomyopathy using microarray data

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Hui Li, Xiaoyan Li, Jian Guo, Guifu Wu, Chunping Dong, Yaling Pang, Shan Gao, Yangwei Wang

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A formula to calculate the contrast volume required for optimal imaging quality in optical coherence tomography with non-occlusive technique

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Juan Luis Gutiérrez-Chico, Carlos Cortés, Michele Schincariol, Milosz Jaguszewski

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Coronary plaque redistribution after stent implantation is determined by lipid composition: A NIRS-IVUS analysis

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Tomasz Roleder, Magdalena Dobrolinska, Elzbieta Pociask, Wojciech Wanha, Grzegorz Smolka, Wojciech Walkowicz, Radoslaw Parma, Mariusz Lebek, Tomasz Bochenek, Przemysław Pietraszewski, Elvin Kedhi, Andrzej Ochala, Zbigniew Gasior, Ziad A Ali, Wojciech Wojakowski

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Characteristics of circulating endothelial cells obtained from non ST elevation myocardial infarction patients with additional diastolic dysfunction of left ventricle observed in echocardiography

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Pawel Burchardt, Maura Farinacci, Magdalena Mayer, Klaus Luecke, Thomas Krahn, Jaroslaw Manczak, Marek Slomczynski, Jaroslaw Hiczkiewicz, Janusz Rzezniczak

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Increased systemic arterial stiffness in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

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Monika Sznajder, Olga Dzikowska-Diduch, Katarzyna Kurnicka, Marek Roik, Dominik Wretowski, Piotr Pruszczyk, Maciej Kostrubiec

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The usefulness of selected biomarkers in aortic regurgitation

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Piotr Duchnowski, Tomasz Hryniewiecki, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, Piotr Szymański

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Predictors of syncope in patients with severe aortic stenosis: The role of orthostatic unload test

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Paweł Kleczyński, Paweł Petkow Dimitrow, Artur Dziewierz, Agata Wiktorowicz, Tomasz Rakowski, Andrzej Surdacki, Dariusz Dudek

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Lipoprotein(a) screening in young and middle-aged patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome

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Ayman Jubran, Anna Zetser, Barak Zafrir

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Reproducibility of quantitative flow ratio: An inter-core laboratory variability study

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Yunxiao Chang, Liwei Chen, Jelmer Westra, Zhongwei Sun, Changdong Guan, Yimin Zhang, Daixin Ding, Bo Xu, Shengxian Tu

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Cardiac sarcoidosis and ventricular arrhythmias. A rare association of a rare disease. A retrospective cohort study from the National Inpatient Sample and current evidence for management

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Amr Salama, Abdullah Abdullah, Abdul Wahab, George Eigbire, Ryan Hoefen, Richard Alweis

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Prognostic significance of red cell distribution width and its relation to increased pulmonary pressure and inflammation in acute heart failure

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Ryszard Targoński, Janusz Sadowski, Magdalena Starek-Stelmaszczyk, Radosław Targoński, Andrzej Rynkiewicz

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Diabetes and periprocedural outcomes in patients treated with rotablation during percutaneous coronary interventions

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Rafał A. Januszek, Artur Dziewierz, Zbigniew Siudak, Tomasz Rakowski, Jacek Legutko, Łukasz Rzeszutko, Paweł Kleczyński, Dariusz Dudek, Stanisław Bartuś

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Coexistence and management of abdominal aortic aneurysm and coronary artery disease

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Mateusz K. Hołda, Paweł Iwaszczuk, Karolina Wszołek, Jakub Chmiel, Andrzej Brzychczy, Mariusz Trystuła, Marcin Misztal

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Long-term lipoprotein apheresis in the treatment of severe familial hypercholesterolemia refractory to high intensity statin therapy: Three year experience at a lipoprotein apheresis centre

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Agnieszka Mickiewicz, Justyna Borowiec-Wolna, Witold Bachorski, Natasza Gilis-Malinowska, Rafał Gałąska, Grzegorz Raczak, Magdalena Chmara, Bartosz Wasąg, Miłosz J. Jaguszewski, Marcin Fijałkowski, Marcin Gruchała

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Is downstream cardiac testing required in patients with reduced functional capacity and otherwise negative exercise stress test? A single centre observational study

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Mark Whitman, Surendran Sabapathy, Carly Jenkins, Lewis Adams

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Sutureless aortic valve replacement in high risk patients neutralizes expected worse hospital outcome: A clinical and economic analysis

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Emmanuel Villa, Margherita Dalla Tomba, Antonio Messina, Andrea Trenta, Federico Brunelli, Marco Cirillo, Zean Mhagna, Giovanni Alfonso Chiariello, Giovanni Troise

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Association between mild thyroid dysfunction and clinical outcome in acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

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Qian Cao, Yundi Jiao, Tongtong Yu, Zhaoqing Sun

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension in the elderly: Clinical perspectives

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Nicholas Rothbard, Abhinav Agrawal, Conrad Fischer, Arunabh Talwar, Sonu Sahni

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Two-year longitudinal evaluation of a second-generation thin-strut sirolimus-eluting bioresorbable coronary scaffold with hybrid cell design in porcine coronary arteries

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Paweł Gasior, Yanping Cheng, Jinggang Xia, Gerard B. Conditt, Jennifer C. McGregor, Renu Virmani, Juan F. Granada, Grzegorz L. Kaluza

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In-hospital heart rate reduction and its relation to outcomes of heart failure patients with sinus rhythm: Results from the Polish part of the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Pilot and Long-Term Registries

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Paweł Balsam, Michał Peller, Sonia Borodzicz, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, Krzysztof Ozierański, Agata Tymińska, Michał Marchel, Maria G. Crespo-Leiro, Aldo Pietro Maggioni, Jarosław Drożdż, Marcin Grabowski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Grzegorz Opolski

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Association of selected factors with long-term prognosis and mortality after dual-chamber pacemaker implant

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Maciej Dębski, Mateusz Ulman, Andrzej Ząbek, Krzysztof Boczar, Kazimierz Haberka, Marcin Kuniewicz, Jacek Lelakowski, Barbara Małecka

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Clinical impact of routine angiographic follow-up after percutaneous coronary interventions on unprotected left main

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Cristina Aurigemma, Francesco Burzotta, Italo Porto, Giampaolo Niccoli, Antonio M. Leone, Filippo Crea, Carlo Trani

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Does the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation feedback devices improve the quality of chest compressions performed by doctors? A prospective, randomized, cross-over simulation study

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Jolanta Majer, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Michael Frass, Marcin Leskiewicz, Jacek Smereka, Jerzy R. Ladny, Oliver Robak, Lukasz Szarpak

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Comparison of two infant chest compression techniques during simulated newborn cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed by a single rescuer: A randomized, crossover multicenter trial

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Jacek Smereka, Marcin Madziala, Lukasz Szarpak

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TBC: A simple algorithm to rule out abnormalities in electrocardiograms of patients with pacemakers

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Javier Higueras, Carmen Olmos, Julián Palacios-Rubio, Juan Carlos Gómez-Polo, Pedro Martínez-Losas, Virginia Ruiz-Pizarro, Ramón Bover, Julián Pérez-Villacastín

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Ivabradine in acute heart failure: Effects on heart rate and hemodynamic parameters in a randomized and controlled swine trial

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Marina Pascual Izco, Rafael Ramírez-Carracedo, Ignacio Hernández Navarro, Álvaro Osorio Ruiz, Borja Castejón Navarro, Irene Cuadrado Berrocal, Carlota Largo Aramburu, Gonzalo Luis Alonso Salinas, Javier Díez, Marta Saura Redondo, José Luis Zamorano Gómez, Carlos Zaragoza, Marcelo Sanmartín

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The comparison of endothelial function between conduit artery and microvasculature in patients with coronary artery disease

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Emi Tajima, Masashi Sakuma, Seiko Tokoi, Hisae Matsumoto, Fumiya Saito, Ryo Watanabe, Shigeru Toyoda, Shichiro Abe, Teruo Inoue

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Psoriasis is an independent predictor of increased risk of allergic reaction during percutaneous coronary interventions. Big data analysis from the Polish National PCI Registry (ORPKI)

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Zbigniew Siudak, Kalina Wysocka-Dubielecka, Krzysztof Malinowski, Artur Dziewierz, Tomasz Tokarek, Krzysztof Plens, Dariusz Dudek

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Implantation of the Micra transcatheter pacing system: Single Polish center experience with the real costs of hospitalization analysis

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Marcin Grabowski, Marcin Michalak, Monika Gawałko, Sylwia Gajda, Andrzej Cacko, Łukasz Januszkiewicz, Agnieszka Kołodzińska, Przmysław P. Mitkowski, Gabor Z. Duray, Grzegorz Opolski

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The effect of beta-blockers on mortality in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis of observational cohort and randomized controlled studies

(Review articles)

Gaigai Ma, Quan Fang, Fengxia Wang

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Schoolteachers as candidates to be basic life support trainers: A simulation trial

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Cristina Jorge-Soto, Maite Abilleira-González, Martin Otero-Agra, Roberto Barcala-Furelos, Cristian Abelairas-Gómez, Lukasz Szarpak, Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez

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Effect of intracoronary adenosine on ergonovine-induced vasoconstricted coronary arteries

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Jun-Hyok Oh, Seunghwan Song, Changhoon Kim, Jinhee Ahn, Jin Sup Park, Hye Won Lee, Jung Hyun Choi, Han Cheol Lee, Kwang Soo Cha, Taek Jong Hong

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Two-year prognostic value of mean platelet volume in patients with diabetes and stable coronary artery disease undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention

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Ping Jiang, Ying Song, Jing-Jing Xu, Huan-Huan Wang, Lin Jiang, Wei Zhao, Xue-Yan Zhao, Jue Chen, Zhan Gao, Shu-Bin Qiao, Yue-Jin Yang, Run-Lin Gao, Bo Xu, Jin-Qing Yuan

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Fragmented endocardial signals and early afterdepolarizations during torsades de pointes tachycardia

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Guo-Liang Li, Ardan M. Saguner, Guy H. Fontaine, Robert Frank

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Effect of moderate-intensity statin therapy on plaque inflammation in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A prospective interventional study evaluated by 18F-FDG PET/CT of the carotid artery

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Chan Joon Kim, Eun Ji Han, Eun-Ho Chu, Byung-Hee Hwang, Jin-Jin Kim, Ki-Bae Seung, Sung Hoon Kim, Joon Hyun O, Kiyuk Chang

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Aortic stenosis and anemia with an update on approaches to managing angiodysplasia in 2018

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Kevin Mohee, Omar Aldalati, Rafal Dworakowski, Hasan Haboubi

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Echocardiographic predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation: A literature review

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Aleksandra Liżewska-Springer, Alicja Dąbrowska-Kugacka, Ewa Lewicka, Łukasz Drelich, Tomasz Królak, Grzegorz Raczak

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The potential hazard of a non-slip element balloon causing distal longitudinal stent deformation: the first clinical experience and in vitro assessment

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Hiroki Shibutani, Yuzo Akita, Yohei Oishi, Hiroyuki Sueyoshi, Yu Mukai, Kotaro Yutaka, Yumie Matsui, Masahiro Yoshinaga, Masahiro Karakawa

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The atherogenic index of plasma and its impact on recanalization of chronic total occlusion

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Jan-Erik Guelker, Alexander Bufe, Christian Blockhaus, Knut Kroeger, Thomas Rock, Ibrahim Akin, Michael Behnes, Kambis Mashayekhi

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Survival benefit from recent changes in management of men and women with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary interventions

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Lukasz Zandecki, Marcin Sadowski, Marianna Janion, Jacek Kurzawski, Marek Gierlotka, Lech Polonski, Mariusz Gasior

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Time-to-effect guided pulmonary vein isolation utilizing the third-generation versus second generation cryoballoon: One year clinical success

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Christian-Hendrik Heeger, Christopher Schuette, Valentina Seitelberger, Erik Wissner, Andreas Rillig, Shibu Mathew, Bruno Reissmann, Christine Lemes, Tilman Maurer, Thomas Fink, Osamu Inaba, Naotaka Hashiguchi, Francesco Santoro, Feifan Ouyang, Karl-Heinz Kuck, Andreas Metzner

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The long noncoding RNA THRIL knockdown protects hypoxia-induced injuries of H9C2 cells through regulating miR-99a

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Jingwen Xia, Nianxin Jiang, Yansong Li, Yong Wei, Xuan Zhang

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Comparison of short-term clinical outcomes between Resolute Onyx zotarolimus-eluting stents and everolimus-eluting stent in patients with acute myocardial infarction: Results from the Korea Acute Myocardial infarction Registry (KAMIR)

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Yongcheol Kim, Sung Sik Oh, Myung Ho Jeong, Youngkeun Ahn, Ju han Kim, Young Joon Hong, Doo Sun Sim, Min Chul Kim, Hyo-Soo Kim, Kyeong Ho Yun, Seok Kyu Oh, Chong Jin Kim, Myeong Chan Cho

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Mechanical efficiency of high versus moderate intensity aerobic exercise in coronary heart disease patients: A randomized clinical trial

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Koldobika Villelabeitia-Jaureguizar, Davinia Vicente-Campos, Alejandro Berenguel Senen, Verónica Verónica Hernández Jiménez, Lorena Lorena Ruiz Bautista, María Elvira Barrios Garrido-Lestache, Jose López Chicharro

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Monotherapy of aspirin or warfarin for prevention of ischemic stroke in low-risk atrial fibrillation: A Easter Asian population-based study

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Chieh-Yu Liu, Hui-Chun Chen

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The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: A tertiary center experience

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Cesar Khazen, Peter Magnusson, Johannes Flandorfer, Christoph Schukro

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Loss of AMIGO2 causes dramatic damage to cardiac preservation after ischemic injury

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Xuhui Ma, Pengfei Hu, Haifeng Chen, Tianfu Fang

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Effect of LCZ696, a dual angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor, on isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and hemodynamic change in rats

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Toru Miyoshi, Kazufumi Nakamura, Daiji Miura, Masashi Yoshida, Yukihiro Saito, Satoshi Akagi, Yuko Ohno, Megumi Kondo, Hiroshi Ito

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Impact of left atrial appendage closure on cardiac functional and structural remodeling: A Difference-in-Difference analysis of propensity score matched samples

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Quang Tan Phan, Seung-Yong Shin, Ik-Sung Cho, Wang-Soo Lee, Hoyoun Won, Saima Sharmin, Dong-Young Lee, Tae-Ho Kim, Chee-Jeong Kim, Sang-Wook Kim

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Established and potential echocardiographic markers of embolism and their therapeutic implications in patients with ischemic stroke

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Paulina E. Gąsiorek, Maciej Banach, Marek Maciejewski, Andrzej Głąbiński, Aleksandra Paduszyńska, Jacek Rysz, Agata Bielecka- Dąbrowa

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P2Y12 antagonist ticagrelor inhibits the release of procoagulant extracellular vesicles from activated platelets: Preliminary results

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Aleksandra Gasecka, Rienk Nieuwland, Edwin van der Pol, Najat Hajji, Agata Ćwiek, Kinga Pluta, Michał Konwerski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak

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Predictors of periprocedural complications in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions within coronary bypass grafts

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Rafał A. Januszek, Artur Dziewierz, Zbigniew Siudak, Tomasz Rakowski, Dariusz Dudek, Stanisław Bartuś

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Thermic sealing in femoral catheterisation: First experience with the Secure Device

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Michael Sacherer, Ewald Kolesnik, Friederike von Lewinski, Nicolas Verheyen, Karin Brandner, Markus Wallner, Deborah M Eaton, Olev Luha, Robert Zweiker, Dirk von Lewinski

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Invasive reperfusion after 12 hours of the symptom onset remains beneficial in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Evidence from a meta-analysis of published data

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Hai-Tao Yang, Wen-Juan Xiu, Ying-Ying Zheng, Fen Liu, Ying Gao, Xiang Ma, Yi-Ning Yang, Xiao-Mei Li, Yi-Tong Ma, Xiang Xie

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Diagnostic and prognostic value of QRS duration and QTc interval in patients with suspected myocardial infarction

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Janosch Cupa, Ivo Strebel, Patrick Badertscher, Roger Abächerli, Raphael Twerenbold, Lukas Schumacher, Jasper Boeddinghaus, Thomas Nestelberger, Patrick Maechler, Nikola Kozhuharov, Maria Rubini Giménez, Karin Wildi, Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz, Zaid Sabti, Lorraine Sazgary, Christian Puelacher, Deborah Mueller, Chiara Bianci, Òscar Miró, Carolina Fuenzalida, Sofia Calderón, F. Javier Martín-Sánchez, Sergio Lopez Iglesias, Beata Morawiec, Damian Kawecki, Jiri Parenica, Dagmar I. Keller, Nicolas Geigy, Stefan Osswald, Christian Mueller, Tobias Reichlin

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Proteomics study of serum exosomes in Kawasaki disease patients with coronary artery aneurysms

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Xiao-Fei Xie, Hong-Juan Chu, Yu-Fen Xu, Liang Hua, Zhou-Ping Wang, Ping Huang, Hong-Ling Jia, Li Zhang

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The impact of renal function on the prognostic value of N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with coronary artery disease

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Fei Chen, Jia-qi Li, Yuan-Wei-Xiang Ou, Tian-li Xia, Fang-yang Huang, Hua Chai, Bao-tao Huang, Qiao Li, Xiao-bo Pu, Guo-yong Li, Yong Peng, Mao Chen, De-jia Huang

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Increased plasma cathepsin S and trombospondin-1 in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

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Rahel Befekadu, Kjeld Christiansen, Anders Larsson, Magnus Grenegård

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Feasibility of zero or near zero fluoroscopy during catheter ablation procedures

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Laurent M. Haegeli, Linda Stutz, Mohammed Mohsen, Thomas Wolber, Corinna Brunckhorst, Chol-Jun On, Firat Duru

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Percutaneous renal artery denervation in patients with chronic systolic heart failure: a randomized controlled trial

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Jun-Qing Gao, Wei Yang, Zong-Jun Liu

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Prevention of in-stent restenosis with endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) capture stent placement combined with regional EPC transplantation: An atherosclerotic rabbit model

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You-Hua Huang, Qiang Xu, Tao Shen, Jian-Ke Li, Jing-Yu Sheng, Hong-Jian Shi

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The relationship between pulse waveform analysis indices, endothelial function and clinical outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease treated using percutaneous transluminal angioplasty during a one-year follow-up period

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Paweł S. Kaczmarczyk, Paweł Maga, Rafał Niżankowski, Rafał Januszek, Marzena Frołow, Mikołaj Maga, Jolanta Kościelniak, Andrzej Belowski

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Epidemiology and chronobiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a subpopulation of southern Poland: A two-year observation

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Stanislaw Szczerbinski, Jakub Ratajczak, Piotr Lach, Jakub Rzeszuto, Przemyslaw Paciorek, Joanna Karlowska-Pik, Bartosz Ziemkiewicz, Malgorzata Jasiewicz, Aldona Kubica

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Initial experience with the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator with the real costs of hospitalization analysis in a single Polish center

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Marcin Grabowski, Monika Gawałko, Marcin Michalak, Andrzej Cacko, Michał Kowara, Agnieszka Kołodzińska, Łukasz Januszkiewicz, Paweł Balsam, Laura Vitali Serdoz, Joachim Winter, Grzegorz Opolski

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Predicting functional mitral stenosis after restrictive annuloplasty for ischemic mitral regurgitation

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Baotong Li, Hengchao Wu, Hansong Sun, Jianping Xu, Yunhu Song, Wei Wang, Shuiyun Wang

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Hyperuricemia and severity of coronary artery disease: An observational study in adults 35 years of age and younger with acute coronary syndrome

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Sai Lv, Wei Liu, Yujie Zhou, Yuyang Liu, Dongmei Shi, Yingxin Zhao, Xiaoli Liu, Jumana W. Alhelal, K.S. Shakeenah Ravuru

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Predictive and protective role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in acute myocardial infarction

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Jin Sup Park, Kwang Soo Cha, Hye Won Lee, Jun-Hyok Oh, Jung Hyun Choi, Han Cheol Lee, Taek Jong Hong, Myung Ho Jeong, Shung Chull Chae, Young Jo Kim

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Two-dimensional versus three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion

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Witold Streb, Katarzyna Mitręga, Tomasz Podolecki, Magdalena Szymała, Anna Leopold-Jadczyk, Tomasz Kukulski, Zbigniew Kalarus

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Mast cell derived carboxypeptidase A3 is decreased among patients with advanced coronary artery disease

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Łukasz Lewicki, Janusz Siebert, Tomasz Koliński, Karolina Piekarska, Magdalena Reiwer-Gostomska, Radosław Targoński, Piotr Trzonkowski, Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska

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Predictive value of CHA2DS2-VASc and CHA2DS2-VASc-HS scores for failed reperfusion after thrombolytic therapy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial ınfarction

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Salih Kilic, Umut Kocabas, Levent Hurkan Can, Oğuz Yavuzgil, Mustafa Çetin, Mehdi Zoghi

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Patent foramen ovale closure versus medical therapy after cryptogenic stroke: An updated meta-analysis of all randomized clinical trials

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Babikir Kheiri, Ahmed Abdalla, Mohammed Osman, Sahar Ahmed, Mustafa Hassan, Ghassan Bachuwa

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Silencing of c-Ski augments TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cardiomyocyte H9C2 cells

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Jia Ling, Zhenrong Cai, Wei Jin, Xiaohua Zhuang, Lihong Kan, Fei Wang, Xiaolei Ye

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Implantable loop recorders in patients with unexplained syncope:Clinical predictors of pacemaker implantation

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Martin Huemer, Ann-Kristin Becker, Alexander Wutzler, Philipp Attanasio, Abdul S. Parwani, Philipp Lacour, Leif-Hendrik Boldt, Burkert Pieske, Wilhelm Haverkamp, Florian Blaschke

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Sheep can be used as animal model of regional myocardial remodelling and controllable work

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Jürgen Duchenne, Piet Claus, Efstathios D. Pagourelias, Razvan O. Mada, Joeri Van Puyvelde, Kathleen Vunckx, Eric Verbeken, Olivier Gheysens, Filip Rega, Jens-Uwe Voigt

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Long-term outcomes of mitral valve annuloplasty versus subvalvular sparing replacement for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation

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Baotong Li, Hengchao Wu, Hansong Sun, Jianping Xu, Yunhu Song, Wei Wang, Shuiyun Wang

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Medium and long-term prognosis of transcatheter aortic valve implantation from the perspective of left ventricular diastolic function

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Satoru Kayama, Shungo Aratake, Shegehito Sawamura, Yusuke Watanabe, Ken Kozuma

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How does the risk of cardiovascular death and cardiovascular risk factor profiles differ between socioeconomic classes in Poland: A country in transition

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Pawel Nadrowski, Ewa Podolecka, Andrzej Pajak, Agnieszka Dorynska, Wojciech Drygas, Wojciech Bielecki, Magdalena Kwasniewska, Andrzej Tykarski, Arkadiusz Niklas, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Michal Skrzypek, Wojciech Wojakowski, Krystyna Kozakiewicz

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Rationale of decreasing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol below 70 mg/dL in patients with coronary artery disease: A retrospective virtual histology. Intravascular ultrasound study

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Young Hoon Seo, Duck-Jun Seo, In Geol Song, Ki-Hong Kim, Taek-Geun Kwon, Jang-Ho Bae

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Pericardial effusion unrelated to surgery is a predictor of mortality in heart transplant patients

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Simon F. Stämpfli, Tardu Özkartal, Niels Hagenbuch, Stephan Bernhart, Andreas J. Flammer, Alessandra Vecchiati, Georg M. Fröhlich, Frank Ruschitzka, Leonhard Held, Felix C. Tanner

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The antiarrhythmic effect of vagal stimulation after acute coronary occlusion: Role of the heart rate

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Waheed Manati, Julien Pineau, Rosa Doñate Puertas, Elodie Morel, Timour Quadiri, Bernard Bui-Xuan, Philippe Chevalier

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Low CPNE3 expression is associated with risk of acute myocardial infarction: A feasible genetic marker of acute myocardial infarction in patients with stable coronary artery disease

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Buchuan Tan, Long Liu, Yushuang Yang, Qian Liu, Liping Yang, Fanbo Meng

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OCULUS study: Virtual reality-based education in daily clinical practice

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Paweł Balsam, Sonia Borodzicz, Karolina Malesa, Dominika Puchta, Agata Tymińska, Krzysztof Ozierański, Łukasz Kołtowski, Michał Peller, Marcin Grabowski, Krzysztof J Filipiak, Grzegorz Opolski

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Non-coding RNAs in cardiac fibrosis: emerging biomarkers and therapeutic targets

(Review articles)

Zhongxiu Chen, Chen Li, Ke Lin, Huawei Cai, Weiqiang Ruan, Junyang Han, Li Rao

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Short- and long-term effects of hemodialysis on platelet and monocyte activity markers of atherosclerosis in patients with end-stage renal disease

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Urs Benck, Ksenija Stach, Susanne Jung, Bernhard K. Krämer, Thorsten Kälsch, Anna-Isabelle Kälsch

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Evaluation of left ventricular function in overweight children and teenagers with arterial hypertension and white coat hypertension

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Tomasz Florianczyk, Malgorzata Golabek-Dylewska, Beata Kucinska, Bozena Werner

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Variant rs2200733 and rs10033464 on chromosome 4q25 are associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: Evidence from a meta-analysis

(Review articles)

Jiake He, Wengen Zhu, Yang Yu, Jinzhu Hu, Kui Hong

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Anomalous origin of culprit coronary arteries in acute coronary syndromes

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Paweł Tyczyński, Krzysztof Kukuła, Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Tomasz Bochenek, Artur Dębski, Anna Oleksiak, Miłosz Marona, Michał Lelek, Janina Stępińska, Adam Witkowski

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Clinical impact of repolarization changes in supine versus upright body position

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Susanne Markendorf, Thomas Felix Lüscher, Jin-Hong Gerds-Li, Felix Schönrath, Christian Marc Schmied

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Severe degenerative aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction does not change adipokines serum levels

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Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Tomasz Bochenek, Błażej Kusz, Magdalena Mizia, Agnieszka Sikora-Puz, Klaudia Gieszczyk-Strózik

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Prognostic value of daytime heart rate, blood pressure, their products and quotients in chronic heart failure

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Anna Kowalczys, Michał Bohdan, Marcin Gruchała

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Quantitative myocardial Blush score (QuBE) allows the prediction of heart failure development in long-term follow-up in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Proof of concept study

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Andrzej Tomasik, Tomasz Młyńczak, Edyta Nowak, Katarzyna Pigoń, Artur Iwasieczko, Mariusz Opara, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska

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Morning and afternoon serum cortisol level in patients with post-myocardial infarction depression

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Alina Wilkowska, Andrzej Rynkiewicz, Joanna Wdowczyk, Jerzy Landowski

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Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in elderly population of turkey: A subgroup analysis of ELDERTURK study

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Salih Kilic, Mutlu Çagan Sümerkan, Volkan Emren, Lütfü Bekar, Sinan Çersit, Elif Tunç, Gülay Gök, Emine Altuntas, Uğur Canpolat, Umit Yasar Sinan, Namık Özmen, Mehdi Zoghi

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Renin–angiotensin system inhibition is associated with reduced risk of left atrial appendage thrombosis formation in patients with atrial fibrillation

(Original articles)

Ya Suo, Yue Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang, Meng Yuan, Sayuri Kariyawasam, Gary Tse, Tong Liu, Huaying Fu, Guangping Li

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Long-term outcomes of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease presenting non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes

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Piotr Desperak, Michał Hawranek, Paweł Gąsior, Aneta Desperak, Andrzej Lekston, Mariusz Gąsior

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Right ventricular morphology and function is not related with microRNAs and fibrosis markers in dilated cardiomyopathy

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Paweł Rubiś, Justyna Totoń-Żurańska, Sylwia Wiśniowska-Śmiałek, Maria Kołton-Wróż, Paweł Wołkow, Ewa Wypasek, Lucyna Rudnicka-Sosin, Agnieszka Pawlak, Kozanecki Kozanecki, Lidia Tomkiewicz-Pająk, Piotr Podolec

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Simple platelet markers: Mean platelet volume and congestive heart failure coexistent with periodontal disease. Pilot studies

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Maciej R. Czerniuk, Zbigniew Bartoszewicz, Iwona Dudzik-Niewiadomska, Tomasz Pilecki, Renata Górska, Krzysztof J. Filipiak

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Different postconditioning cycles affect prognosis of aged patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

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Jie Zhang, Xin Zhang, Yuqi Cui, Misbahul Ferdous, Lianqun Cui, Peng Zhao

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Quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease treated with coronary artery bypass grafting and hybrid coronary revascularization

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Karolina Gierszewska, Izabela Jaworska, Michał Skrzypek, Mariusz Gąsior, Robert Pudlo

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Adaptation of global hemostasis to therapeutic hypothermia in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Thromboelastography study

(Original articles)

Aleksander Trąbka-Zawicki, Marek Tomala, Aleksander Zeliaś, Elżbieta Paszek, Wojciech Zajdel, Ewa Stępień, Krzysztof Żmudka

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Comparison of prognostic values of cardiopulmonary and heart rate parameters in exercise testing in men with heart failure

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Łukasz Czubaszewski, Anna Straburzyńska-Lupa, Jacek Migaj, Ewa Straburzyńska-Migaj

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