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(Review articles)

Katarzyna Major, Aleksandra Bodys-Pełka, Marcin Grabowski, Małgorzata Lelonek

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AngioScore: An artificial intelligence tool to assess coronary artery lesions

(Technology notes)

Ewelina Blazejowska, Jakub Michal Zimodro, Tomasz Figatowski, Adam Brzeski, Tomasz Dziubich, Jaroslaw Parzuchowski, Aleksandra Gasecka, Radoslaw Targonski

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Sky is the limit for Impella-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention: Four technologies, three vessels, two bifurcations and one chronic total occlusion

(Images in cardiovascular medicine)

Aleksandra Gąsecka, Norbert Czyżak, Marcin Lampart, Arkadiusz Pietrasik

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Predictive value of early left ventricular end-diastolic volume changes for late left ventricular remodeling after ST-elevation myocardial infarction

(Original articles)

Lei Yi, Tianqi Zhu, Xuezheng Qu, Keremu Buayiximu, Shuo Feng, Zhengbin Zhu, Jingwei Ni, Run Du, Jingzhou Zhu, Xiaoqun Wang, Fenghua Ding, Ruiyan Zhang, Weiwei Quan, Xiaoxiang Yan

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Diagnostic value of soluble urokinase‐type plasminogen activator receptor in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

(Original articles — Clinical cardiology)

Michal Pruc, Iwona Jannasz, Damian Swieczkowski, Grzegorz Procyk, Aleksandra Gasecka, Zubaid Rafique, Francesco Chirico, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Jaroslaw Wysocki, Lukasz Szarpak

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Complete revascularization based on angiography derived fractional flow reserve versus incomplete revascularization in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

(Original articles)

Jiahui Liu, Kaiping Zhang, Xingang Wang, Zhaoping Liu, Ming Chen, Fangfang Fan, Jia Jia, Tao Hong, Jianping Li, Yong Huo, Yanjun Gong, Bo Zheng

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Initial results of investigator initiated international database on catheter directed therapy of acute pulmonary embolism

(Original articles)

Mateusz T. Jermakow, Slobodan Obradovic, Pablo Salinas, Marek Roik, Boris Dzudovic, Igor Sekulic, Fernando Macaya, Jose Paredes-Vazquez, Maite Velázquez Martín, Nicolás Manuel Maneiro Melón, Djordje Nedeljkov, Jovan Matijasevic, Andrzej Łabyk, Marcin Krakowian, Jakub Stępniewski, Aleksander Araszkiewicz, Piotr Pruszczyk

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The use of cardiac markers in the prediction of COVID-19

(Letters to the Editor — COVID-19)

Mohamad Gholamhosain Moghadam, Malgorzata Cielicka, Piotr Lojko

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Stiff wire scratching to fenestration, de-escalation, and re-entry technique (SSDR): A novel wire-based antegrade dissection/re-entry technique for coronary chronic total occlusion recanalization

(Technology notes)

Mihajlo Kovačić

Technology Note

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A novel noninvasive method for estimating right ventricular systolic pressure in rodents with pulmonary artery banding

(Technology notes)

Baktybek Kojonazarov, Norbert Weissmann, Werner Seeger, Ralph Theo Schermuly

Technology Note

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Right ventricle to pulmonary artery coupling as a predictor of perioperative outcome in patients with secondary mitral valve insufficiency

(Original articles)

Jolanta Rzucidło-Resil, Karolina Golińska-Grzybała, Barbara Szlósarczyk, Paweł Rostoff, Andrzej Gackowski, Grzegorz Gajos, Bogusław Kapelak, Jarosław Stoliński

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Application of homocysteine as a non-invasive and effort-free measurements for risk assessment of patients with pulmonary hypertension

(Original articles)

Mei-Tzu Wang, Pei-Ling Chi, Chin-Chang Cheng, Wei-Chun Huang, Lee-Wei Chen

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Long-term bio-functional performance of a novel, self-positioning balloon expandable transcatheter biological aortic valve system in the ovine aortic banding model

(Original articles)

Piotr P. Buszman, Mateusz Kachel, Krzysztof P. Milewski, Magdalena Michalak, Wojciech Domaradzki, Maciej Pruski Jr, Michał Sobota, Carlos Fernandez, Karolina Łukasik, Jerzy Nożyński, Piotr Hirnle, Paweł Kaźmierczak, Andrzej Bochenek, Paweł E. Buszman

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Treatment of high- and intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism by the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team: Focus on catheter-directed therapies

(Original articles)

Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Paweł Kurzyna, Piotr Szwed, Karolina Jasińska-Gniadzik, Aleksandra Gąsecka, Szymona Darocha, Dariusz Zieliński, Łukasz Szarpak, Janusz Kochman, Marcin Grabowski, Grzegorz Opolski, Adam Torbicki, Marcin Kurzyna

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Evaluation of left ventricular function in patients with coronary slow flow: A systematic review and meta-analysis

(Original articles)

Tianxin Dong, Qing Zhu, Shang Wang, Shuo Liu, Shitong Wang, Yonghuai Wang, Honghe Li, Guangyuan Li, Chunyan Ma

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Impact of calcification on Murray law-based quantitative flow ratio for physiological assessment of intermediate coronary stenoses

(Original articles)

Wenjie Zuo, Renhua Sun, Yang Xu, Zhenjun Ji, Rui Zhang, Xiaoguo Zhang, Shengxian Tu, Genshan Ma

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Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair in patients with acute decompensated heart failure due to severe mitral regurgitation

(Original articles)

Noam Makmal, Neta Silbermintz, Kobi Faierstein, Roy Raphael, Cathrine Moeller, Michal Canetti, Elad Maor, Rafi Kuperstein, Ilan Hai, Adi Butnaru, Daniel Oren, Israel M. Barbash, Victor Guetta, Paul Fefer

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The role of stress hyperglycemia and hyperlactatemia in non-diabetic patients with myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention

(Original articles)

Michał Terlecki, Maryla Kocowska-Trytko, Christopher Pavlinec, Aleksandra Ostrowska, Paweł Lis, Adam Bednarski, Wiktoria Wojciechowska, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek, Marek Rajzer

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Predictive value of systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI) for complex coronary artery disease occurrence in patients presenting with angina equivalent symptoms

(Original articles)

Tomasz Urbanowicz, Michał Michalak, Anna Komosa, Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Andrzej Tykarski, Marek Jemielity

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Meta-analysis of postoperative myocardial injury as a predictor of mortality after living donor liver transplantation

(Original articles)

Krzysztof Jankowski, Frank W. Peacock, Michal Pruc, Teresa Malecka-Massalska, Lukasz Szarpak

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Effect of delayed hospitalization on 3-year clinical outcomes according to renal function in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

(Original articles)

Yong Hoon Kim, Ae-Young Her, Seung-Woon Rha, Cheol Ung Choi, Byoung-Geol Choi, JI Bak Kim, Soohyung Park, Dong Oh Kang, Ji Young Park, Sang-Ho Park, Myung Ho Jeong

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Atrioventricular synchronous leadless pacing: Micra AV

(Review articles)

Bruno Hrymniak, Przemysław Skoczyński, Bartosz Biel, Waldemar Banasiak, Dariusz Jagielski

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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Do we have to perform coronary angiography?

(Review articles)

Wojciech Wańha, Michalina Kołodziejczak, Mariusz Kowalewski, Rafał Januszek, Łukasz Kuźma, Miłosz Jaguszewski, Mariusz Tomaniak, Szymon Darocha, Karolina Kupczyńska, Piotr Dobrowolski, Agata Tymińska, Aleksandra Ciepłucha, Justyna Sokolska, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, Andrzej Kułach, Maciej Wybraniec, Tomasz Roleder, Mateusz Tajstra, Klaudiusz Nadolny, Tomasz Darocha, Katarzyna Sierakowska, Tomasz Pawłowski, Marek Gierlotka, Maciej Lesiak, Krystian Wita, Robert Gil, Przemysław Trzeciak

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Complications following transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair: Personal experience and review of the literature

(Review articles)

Dominik Maj, Karolina Jasińska-Gniadzik, Tomasz Kopiec, Małgorzata Wieteska, Aleksandra Gąsecka, Adam Rdzanek, Adriaan O. Kraaijeveld, Krzysztof Pujdak, Marcin Grabowski, Arkadiusz Pietrasik

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Non-invasive imaging techniques in patients with coronary chronic total occlusions: A key for successful diagnosis, revascularization, and post-intervention outcomes

(Review articles)

Marta Mielniczuk, Paweł Krzesiński, Beata Uziębło-Życzkowska, Jaroslaw Kowal, Małgorzata Kurpaska, Grzegorz Gielerak

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A patient with heart failure, who is frail: How does this affect therapeutic decisions?

(Review articles)

Marta Wleklik, Quin Denfeld, Michal Czapla, Ewa A. Jankowska, Massimo Francesco Piepoli, Izabella Uchmanowicz

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The importance of blood pressure measurements at the emergency department in detection of arterial hypertension

(Original articles)

Jacek Szypenbejl, Michał Hoffmann, Kamil Chwojnicki, Katarzyna Czyż-Szypenbejl, Adrianna Kowalke, Zuzanna Węgłowska, Mariusz Siemiński

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Prevalence and prognosis of anxiety, insomnia, and type D personality in patients with myocardial infarction: A Spanish cohort

(Original articles)

Barbara Izquierdo Coronel, Javier López Pais, Daniel Nieto Ibáñez, Renée Olsen Rodríguez, David Galán Gil, Cristina Perela Álvarez, Rocío Abad Romero, María Álvarez Bello, María Martín Muñoz, María Jesús Espinosa Pascual, Rebeca Mata Caballero, Alfonso Fraile Sanz, Paula Awamleh García, Francisco Fernández-Avilés, Joaquín J. Alonso Martín

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Immature platelet fraction in cardiovascular diagnostics and antiplatelet therapy monitoring

(Review articles)

Karolina Gumiężna, Piotr Baruś, Grażyna Sygitowicz, Agnieszka Wiśniewska, Dorota Ochijewicz, Karolina Pasierb, Dominika Klimczak-Tomaniak, Ewa Kuca-Warnawin, Janusz Kochman, Marcin Grabowski, Grzegorz Opolski, Mariusz Tomaniak, Krzysztof J. Filipiak

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Repeat cryoablation as a redo procedure for atrial fibrillation ablation: Is it a good choice?

(Original articles)

Carlos Antonio Álvarez-Ortega, César Rainer Solórzano Guillén, Alberto Barrera Cordero, Jorge Enrique Toquero Ramos, Jesús Daniel Martínez-Alday, Carlos Eugenio Grande Morales, Aníbal Rodríguez González, Arcadio García Alberola, Luisa Pérez Álvarez, Ángel Ferrero de Loma Osorio, Julio Salvador Hernández Afonso, Rocío Cózar León, Óscar Cano Pérez, Emilce Trucco, Rafael Peinado Peinado

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Characteristics of women with type 2 diabetes and heart failure in Spain. The DIABET-IC study

(Original articles)

Luis Rodríguez‐Padial, Antonio Pérez, Manuel Anguita Sánchez, Vivencio Barrios, Jose Antonio Gimeno-Orna, Javier Muñiz

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Thrombus burden management during primary coronary bifurcation intervention: a new experimental bench model

(Original articles)

Ahmad Hayek, Yassim Dargaud, Luc Maillard, Gerard Finet, Thomas Bochaton, Gilles Rioufol, François Dérimay

Original Article

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Left atrial appendage filling defect in exclusive early-phase scanning of dual-phase cardiac computed tomography: an indicator for elevated thromboembolic risk

(Original articles)

Yu Qiao, Zhen Zhao, Xiang Cai, Yulong Guo, Ke Liu, Jinrui Guo, Tao Guo, Guodong Niu

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Randomized comparison of 9-month stent strut coverage of biolimus and everolimus drug-eluting stents assessed by optical coherence tomography in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Long-term (5-years) clinical follow-up (ROBUST trial)

(Original articles)

Martin Jakl, Pavel Cervinka, Jan Kanovsky, Petr Kala, Martin Poloczek, Michaela Cervinkova, Hiram G. Bezerra, Zdenek Valenta, Marco Aurelio Costa

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A novel polymer-free everolimus-eluting stent with a nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide film inhibits restenosis and thrombosis in a swine coronary model

(Original articles)

Dae Young Hyun, Xiongyi Han, Dae Sung Park, Munki Kim, Jun Kyu Park, Kyung Hoon Cho, Doo Sun Sim, Young Joon Hong, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong

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Procedural outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with acute kidney injury

(Original articles)

Peter Tajti, Mohamed Ayoub, Abdelkrim Ahres, Faridun Rahimi, Michael Behnes, Heinz-Joachim Buettner, Franz-Josef Neumann, Dirk Westermann, Kambis Mashayekhi

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Atrial fibrillatory wave amplitude revisited: A predictor of recurrence after catheter ablation independent of the degree of left atrial structural remodeling

(Original articles)

Shiro Ishihara, Mitsunori Maruyama, Tsuyoshi Nohara, Wataru Shimizu, Kuniya Asai

Original Article

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Safety and effectiveness of very-high-power, short-duration ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation: Preliminary results

(Original articles)

Karolina Mitrzak, Michał Peller, Bartosz Krzowski, Cezary Maciejewski, Paweł Balsam, Michał Marchel, Marcin Grabowski, Piotr Lodziński

Original Article

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Incidence and prognosis of late readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention

(Original articles)

Alfonso Freites, Lorenzo Hernando, Pablo Salinas, Ester Cánovas, Adriana de la Rosa, Javier Alonso, Roberto del Castillo, Alberto Núñez, Javier Botas

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Renal dysfunction and outcome in left ventricular non-compaction

(Original articles)

Ladina Erhart, Beat A. Kaufmann, Baris Gencer, Philipp K. Haager, Hajo Müller, Richard Kobza, Leonhard Held, Simon F. Stämpfli

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The occurrence of cardiovascular risk factors and functioning in chronic illness in the Polish population of EUROASPIRE V

(Original articles)

Aldona Kubica, Łukasz Pietrzykowski, Piotr Michalski, Michał Kasprzak, Jakub Ratajczak, Joanna Siódmiak, Tomasz Fabiszak, Krzysztof Buczkowski, Magdalena Krintus, Piotr Jankowski

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Long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock according to the application and initiation time of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in South Korea

(Original articles)

Dae Young Hyun, Xiongyi Han, Seok Oh, Joon Ho Ahn, Seung Hun Lee, Kyung Hoon Cho, Min Chul Kim, Doo Sun Sim, Young Joon Hong, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong

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Impaired coronary flow reserve in patients with poor type 2 diabetes control: Preliminary results from prospective microvascular dysfunction registry

(Original articles)

Łukasz Niewiara, Paweł Kleczyński, Bartłomiej Guzik, Piotr Szolc, Jakub Baran, Jakub Podolec, Marta Diachyshyn, Krzysztof Żmudka, Jacek Legutko

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Should targeted temperature management be used in cardiogenic shock patients? Systematic review and meta-analysis

(Original articles)

Adam Nieborek, Jerzy R. Ladny, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Andrea Denegri, Aleksandra Sikora, Szymon Pucylo, Aleksandra Gasecka, Michal Pruc, Ivan Savytsky, Lukasz Szarpak

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Left atrial size predicts long-term outcome after balloon mitral valvuloplasty

(Original articles)

Michal Canetti, Rafael Kuperstein, Ido Cohen, Shir Raibman-Spector, Elad Maor, Ilan Hai, Israel M. Barbash, Ehud Regev, Adi Butnaru, Amit Segev, Victor Guetta, Paul Fefer

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Expression of miR-223 to predict outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

(Original articles)

Ceren Eyileten, Alicja Skrobucha, Miłosz Starczyński, Maria Boszko, Joanna Jarosz-Popek, Alex Fitas, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Janusz Kochman, Zenon Huczek, Bartosz Rymuza, Radosław Wilimski, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, Jolanta M. Siller-Matula, Marek Postula, Aleksandra Gąsecka

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Automatic assessment of collateral physiology in chronic total occlusions by means of artificial intelligence

(Original articles)

Lili Liu, Fenghua Ding, Ying Shen, Shengxian Tu, Junqing Yang, Qiuyang Zhao, Miao Chu, Weifeng Shen, Ruiyan Zhang, Marco Zimarino, Gerald S. Werner, Juan Luis Gutiérrez-Chico

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The usefulness of His bundle pacing in a heterogeneous population of patients with impaired left ventricular systolic function

(Original articles)

Rafal Gardas, Krzysztof S. Golba, Danuta Loboda, Jolanta Biernat, Tomasz Soral, Piotr Kulesza, Mateusz Sajdok, Kamil Zub

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The prognostic impact of therapeutic hypothermia after a sudden cardiac arrest in the course of myocardial infarction

(Original articles)

Agata Sobczyk, Witold Streb, Andrzej Świątkowski, Jacek Kowalczyk, Zbigniew Kalarus, Beata Średniawa

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Heart rate control and its predictors in patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm. Data from the European Society of Cardiology Long-Term Registry

(Original articles)

Agata Tymińska, Krzysztof Ozierański, Marek Wawrzacz, Paweł Balsam, Cezary Maciejewski, Magdalena Kleszczewska, Magdalena Zawadzka, Michał Marchel, Maria G. Crespo-Leiro, Aldo P. Maggioni, Jarosław Drożdż, Grzegorz Opolski, Marcin Grabowski, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka

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The prognostic role of galectin-3 and endothelial function in patients with heart failure

(Original articles)

Vasiliki Tsigkou, Gerasimos Siasos, Evangelos Oikonomou, Marina Zaromitidou, Konstantinos Mourouzis, Stathis Dimitropoulos, Evanthia Bletsa, Nikolaos Gouliopoulos, Panagiota K. Stampouloglou, Maria-Evi Panoilia, Georgios Marinos, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Manolis Vavuranakis, Dimitris Tousoulis

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Impact of multivessel versus single-vessel disease on the association between low diastolic blood pressure and mortality after acute myocardial infarction with revascularization

(Original articles)

Min Kim, Dae-Hwan Bae, Ju Hee Lee, Dae In Lee, Sang Min Kim, Sang Yeub Lee, Jang-Whan Bae, Dong-Woon Kim, Myeong-Chan Cho, Jin Yong Hwang, Seok Kyu Oh, Kwang Soo Cha, Cheol Ung Choi, Hyeon Cheol Gwon, Myung Ho Jeong, Kyung-Kuk Hwang

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High-density lipoprotein cholesterol to apolipoprotein A-1 ratio is an important indicator predicting in-hospital death in patients with acute coronary syndrome

(Original articles)

Zhenjun Ji, Guiren Liu, Rui Zhang, Abdlay Carvalho, Jiaqi Guo, Wenjie Zuo, Xiaoguo Zhang, Yangyang Qu, Jie Lin, Ziran Gu, Yuyu Yao, Genshan Ma

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Complications of cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation: De novo implants versus upgrades

(Original articles)

Maciej Grymuza, Agnieszka Katarzyńska-Szymańska, Lidia Chmielewska-Michalak, Michał Waśniewski, Romuald Ochotny, Maciej Lesiak, Przemysław Mitkowski

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Left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent oral anticoagulation

(Original articles)

Jarosław Karwowski, Jerzy Rekosz, Renata Mączyńska-Mazuruk, Anna Wiktorska, Karol Wrzosek, Wioletta Loska, Katarzyna Szmarowska, Mateusz Solecki, Joanna Sumińska-Syska, Mirosław Dłużniewski

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Catheter-induced coronary artery and aortic dissections. A study of mechanisms, risk factors and propagation causes

(Original articles)

Jacek Klaudel, Michał Glaza, Barbara Klaudel, Wojciech Trenkner, Krzysztof Pawłowski, Marek Szołkiewicz

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Outcomes of the two generations of bioresorbable scaffolds (Magmaris vs. Absorb) in acute coronary syndrome in routine clinical practice

(Original articles)

Piotr Rola, Adrian Włodarczak, Magdalena Łanocha, Mateusz Barycki, Marek Szudrowicz, Jan J. Kulczycki, Joanna Jaroszewska-Pozorska, Alicja Gosiewska, Katarzyna Woźnica, Maciej Lesiak, Adrian Doroszko

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Stabilization of unstable reentrant atrial tachycardias via fractionated continuous electrical activity ablation (CHAOS study)

(Original articles)

Eduardo Franco, Cristina Lozano Granero, Roberto Matía, Antonio Hernández-Madrid, Inmaculada Sánchez Pérez, José Luis Zamorano, Javier Moreno

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Predictive value of two different definitions of contrast-associated acute kidney injury for long-term major adverse kidney events in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

(Original articles)

Lian Chen, Xiaolei Wang, Qianyun Wang, Ding Ding, Wenlong Jiang, Zhengwen Ruan, Weifeng Zhang

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Continuous hands-free monitoring of echocardiographic exercise test using probe fixation device

(Original articles)

Katarzyna Wdowiak-Okrojek, Piotr Lipiec, Paulina Wejner-Mik, Zbigniew Bednarkiewicz, Jarosław D Kasprzak

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The impact of mild therapeutic hypothermia on platelet reactivity in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest with acute myocardial infarction treated with ticagrelor

(Original articles)

Julia M. Umińska, Jakub Ratajczak, Krzysztof Pstrągowski, Katarzyna Buszko, Klaudiusz Nadolny, Tomasz Fabiszak, Klemen Steblovnik, Marko Noč, Jacek Kubica

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Comparison of neoatherosclerosis and a clinical outcomes between bioabsorbable versus durable polymer drug-eluting stent: Verification by optical coherence tomography analysis

(Original articles)

Jae Young Cho, Hyungdon Kook, Javoxir Anvarov, Najmiddin Makhkamov, Sang-A Cho, Cheol Woong Yu

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The feasibility of using remote magnetic navigation system as the primary technological training tool for novice cardiac electrophysiology operators in the catheter ablation of left-sided accessory pathway

(Original articles — Interventional cardiology)

Guanhua Wu, Qingzhi Luo, Yangyang Bao, Yue Wei, Changjian Lin, Ning Zhang, Tianyou Ling, Kang Chen, Wenqi Pan, Liqun Wu, Yun Xie, Qi Jin

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Statins and the risk of pancreatic cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 2,797,186 patients

(Original articles)

Eryka Karbowska, Damian Swieczkowski, Aleksandra Gasecka, Michal Pruc, Kamil Safiejko, Jerzy R. Ladny, Tomasz Kopiec, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Zubaid Rafique, Lukasz Szarpak

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Long-term outcomes and quality of life following implementation of dedicated mitral valve Heart Team decisions for patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation in tertiary cardiovascular care center

(Original articles)

Szymon Jonik, Michał Marchel, Ewa Pędzich-Placha, Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Adam Rdzanek, Zenon Huczek, Janusz Kochman, Monika Budnik, Radosław Piątkowski, Piotr Scisło, Janusz Kochanowski, Paweł Czub, Radosław Wilimski, Piotr Hendzel, Marcin Grabowski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Grzegorz Opolski, Tomasz Mazurek

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Comparison of successful versus failed percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with chronic total occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis

(Original articles)

Dongfeng Zhang, Nan Nan, Yuguo Xue, Mingduo Zhang, Jinfan Tian, Changzhe Chen, Min Zhang, Xiantao Song

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Device-based antegrade dissection re-entry versus parallel wire techniques for the percutaneous revascularization of coronary chronic total occlusions

(Original articles)

Qing Qin, Shufu Chang, Rende Xu, Lei Ge, Juying Qian, Jianying Ma, Junbo Ge

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Association between dose of catecholamines and markers of organ injury early after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

(Original articles)

Katarzyna Czerwińska-Jelonkiewicz, Alice Wood, Allan Bohm, Przemysław Kwasiborski, Anna Oleksiak, Robert Ryczek, Johannes Grand, Guido Tavazzi, Alessandro Sionis, Janina Stępińska

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Different outcomes between iso-osmolar and low-osmolar contrast media in acute myocardial infarction with renal impairment

(Original articles)

Seok Oh, Ji Sung Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Joon Ho Ahn, Dae Young Hyun, Seung Hun Lee, Kyung Hoon Cho, Min Chul Kim, Doo Sun Sim, Young Joon Hong, Ju Han Kim, Myung Ho Jeong

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Serum uric acid is an independent risk factor of worse mid- and long-term outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes

(Original articles)

Maciej Dyrbuś, Piotr Desperak, Marta Pawełek, Mateusz Możdżeń, Mariusz Gąsior, Michał Hawranek

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Mean platelet volume-to-platelet count ratio after elective cardiac surgical procedures is superior in reflecting platelets metabolic hyperactivity compared to other routine morphological platelet indices: A preliminary report

(Original articles)

Bartłomiej Perek, Piotr Rzymski, Anna Komosa, Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska, Mateusz Puślecki, Marek Jemielity, Maciej Lesiak, Sleiman Sebastian Aboul-Hassan, Tomasz Stankowski, Zhengyuan Xia, Konrad Stelmark, Jolanta Siller-Matula, Barbara Poniedziałek

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Increased neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with higher incidence of acute kidney injury and worse survival after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

(Original articles)

Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska, Bartłomiej Perek, Marek Grygier, Tomasz Urbanowicz, Marcin Misterski, Mateusz Puślecki, Sebastian Stefaniak, Konrad Stelmark, Maciej Lesiak, Marek Jemielity

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Adiposity, fat depots and the prediction of stroke

(Original articles)

Maciej Haberka, Andrzej Kubicius, Monika Starzak, Małgorzata Patryka, Zbigniew Gąsior

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Predictors and trends of contrast use and radiation exposure in a large cohort of patients treated with percutaneous coronary interventions: Chronic total occlusion analysis based on a national registry

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Rafał A. Januszek, Leszek Bryniarski, Zbigniew Siudak, Krzysztof Piotr Malinowski, Sławomir Surowiec, Krzysztof Bryniarski, Magdalena Jędrychowska, Wojciech Wańha, Krzysztof Bartuś, Wojciech Wojakowski, Jarosław Wójcik, Jacek Legutko, Andrzej Surdacki, Stanisław Bartuś

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Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy as a novel strategy for balloon undilatable heavily calcified chronic total occlusion lesions

(Original articles)

Piotr Rola, Adrian Włodarczak, Mateusz Barycki, Maciej Pęcherzewski, Jan Jakub Kulczycki, Marek Szudrowicz, Artur Jastrzębski, Łukasz Furtan, Adrian Doroszko, Maciej Lesiak

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Modified ticagrelor loading doses according to the vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation index improve the clinical outcome in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients with high on-treatment platelet reactivity

(Original articles)

Yaling Liu, Sheng Kang, Xiaolin Li, Zhongwen Liu, Yang Gao, Xiaodong Wang

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