Coronary artery height differences and their effect on fractional flow reserve

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Firas Al-Janabi, Grigoris Karamasis, Chritopher M. Cook, Alamgir M. Kabir, Rohan O. Jagathesan, Nicholas M. Robinson, Jeremy W. Sayer, Rajesh K. Aggarwal, Gerald J. Clesham, Paul R. Kelly, Reto A. Gamma, Kare H. Tang, Thomas R. Keeble, John R. Davies

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The role of hemostatic markers as venous stenosis or occlusion predictors following first transvenous cardiac device implantation

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Andrzej Cacko, Eliza Kozyra-Pydyś, Monika Gawałko, Grzegorz Opolski, Marcin Grabowski

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The effect of Cistus incanus herbal tea supplementation on oxidative stress markers and lipid profile in healthy adults

(Original articles)

Agnieszka Kuchta, Agnieszka Konopacka, Krzysztof Waleron, Agnieszka Viapiana, Marek Wesołowski, Kamil Dąbkowski, Agnieszka Ćwiklińska, Agnieszka Mickiewicz, Anna Śledzińska, Ewa Wieczorek, Anna Gliwińska, Barbara Kortas-Stempak, Maciej Jankowski

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Alternative methods for functional assessment of intermediate coronary lesions

(Review articles)

Martyna Zaleska, Łukasz Kołtowski, Jakub Maksym, Mariusz Tomaniak, Maksymilian Opolski, Janusz Kochman

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Usefulness of three-dimensional echocardiography for the assessment of ventricular function in children: Comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance, with a focus on patients with arrhythmia

(Original articles)

Halszka Kamińska, Łukasz A. Małek, Marzena Barczuk-Falęcka, Bożena Werner

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The use of anticoagulants in chronic kidney disease: Common point of view of cardiologists and nephrologists

(Review articles)

Justyna Domienik-Karłowicz, Olga Tronina, Wojciech Lisik, Magdalena Durlik, Piotr Pruszczyk

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Impact of mild therapeutic hypothermia on bioavailability of ticagrelor in patients with acute myocardial infarction after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

(Original articles)

Julia Maria Umińska, Jakub Ratajczak, Katarzyna Buszko, Przemysław Sobczak, Wiktor Sroka, Michał Piotr Marszałł, Piotr Adamski, Klemen Steblovnik, Marko Noč, Jacek Kubica

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Mild therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: What does really matter?

(Original articles)

Jakub Ratajczak, Piotr Łach, Julia Umińska, Krzysztof Pstrągowski, Michał Kasprzak, Tomasz Fabiszak, Eliano Pio Navarese, Jacek Kubica

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Effect of coenzyme Q10 in Europeans with chronic heart failure: A sub-group analysis of the Q-SYMBIO randomized double-blind trial

(Original articles)

Anne Louise Mortensen, Franklin Rosenfeldt, Krzysztof J. Filipiak

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Tachycardia: The hidden cardiovascular risk factor in uncomplicated arterial hypertension

(Review articles)

Katarzyna Cierpka-Kmieć, Dagmara Hering

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Anisocytosis predicts postoperative renal replacement therapy in patients undergoing heart valve surgery

(Original articles)

Piotr Duchnowski, Tomasz Hryniewiecki, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, Piotr Szymański

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Transfermoral aortic valve implantation using self-expanding New Valve Technology (NVT) Allegra bioprosthesis: A pilot prospective study

(Original articles)

Dariusz Jagielak, Aleksandra Stanska, Andrzej Klapkowski, Maciej Brzezinski, Maciej Kowalik, Dariusz Ciecwierz, Milosz Jaguszewski, Marcin Fijalkowski

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Long-term clinical results of biodegradable vascular scaffold ABSORB BVS™ using the PSP-technique in patients with acute coronary syndrome

(Original articles)

Jarosław Hiczkiewicz, Sylwia Iwańczyk, Aleksander Araszkiewicz, Magdalena Łanocha, Dariusz Hiczkiewicz, Stefan Grajek, Maciej Lesiak

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Recommendations on the use of innovative medical technologies in cardiology and cardiac surgery and solutions leading to increased availability for Polish patients

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Dariusz Dudek, Waldemar Banasiak, Wojciech Braksator, Jacek Dubiel, Tomasz Grodzicki, Piotr Hoffman, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, Grzegorz Opolski, Piotr Ponikowski, Jacek Różański, Jerzy Sadowski, Wojciech Wojakowski, Marcin Grabowski, Katarzyna Bondaryk, Jacek Walczak, Izabela Pieniążek, Maciej Grys, Anna Lesiak-Bednarek, Piotr Przygodzki

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Short and long-term results of endoscopic atraumatic coronary artery off-pump bypass grafting in patients with left anterior descending artery stenosis

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Rafik Abusamra, Marek Król, Krzysztof Milewski, Mateusz Kachel, Loai Abudaqa, Justyna Jankowska-Sanetra, Kamil Derbisz, Krzysztof Sanetra, Anna Sobieszek, Piotr P. Buszman, Wojciech Wojakowski, Paweł E. Buszman, Andrzej Bochenek, Marek Cisowski

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Postoperative high-sensitivity troponin T as a predictor of sudden cardiac arrest in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

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Piotr Duchnowski, Tomasz Hryniewiecki, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, Piotr Szymański

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Echocardiographic assessment in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and normal systolic left ventricular function before and after catheter ablation: If AF begets AF, does pulmonary vein isolation terminate the vicious circle?

(Original articles)

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

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Vitamin D deficiency and anemia is highly prevalent and dependent on the etiology of heart failure: A pilot study

(Original articles)

Jolanta Małyszko, Anna Tomaszuk-Kazberuk, Konrad Dobrzycki, Hanna Bachórzewska-Gajewska, Marcin Zorawski, Ewa Koc-Zorawska, Grażyna Kobus, Sławomir Dobrzycki

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Slow breathing improves cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress and health-related quality of life in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction

(Original articles)

Kamila Lachowska, Jerzy Bellwon, Joanna Moryś, Marcin Gruchała, Dagmara Hering

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Kardia Mobile applicability in clinical practice: A comparison of Kardia Mobile and standard 12-lead electrocardiogram records in 100 consecutive patients of a tertiary cardiovascular care center

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Lukasz Koltowski, Pawel Balsam, Renata Glłowczynska, Jakub K. Rokicki, Michal Peller, Jakub Maksym, Leszek Blicharz, Kacper Maciejewski, Magdalena Niedziela, Grzegorz Opolski, Marcin Grabowski

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Elective lung resection increases spatial QRS-T angle and QTc interval

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Szymon Bialka, Andrzej Jaroszynski, Todd T. Schlegel, Hanna Misiolek, Damian Czyzewski, Marek Sawicki, Piotr Skoczylas, Magdalena Bielacz, Mateusz Bialy, Lukasz Szarpak, Wojciech Dabrowski

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Risk factor paradox: No prognostic impact of arterial hypertension and smoking in patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias

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Kathrin Weidner, Michael Behnes, Jonas Rusnak, Gabriel Taton, Tobias Schupp, Linda Reiser, Armin Bollow, Thomas Reichelt, Dominik Ellguth, Niko Engelke, Philip Kuche, Jorge Hoppner, Ibrahim El-Battrawy, Siegfried Lang, Christoph A. Nienaber, Kambis Mashayekhi, Dennis Ferdinand, Christel Weiß, Martin Borggrefe, Ibrahim Akin

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The use of modern telemedicine technologies in an innovative optimal cardiac rehabilitation program for patients after myocardial revascularization: Concept and design of RESTORE, a randomized clinical trial

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Krzysztof Milewski, Andrzej Małecki, Dominika Orszulik-Baron, Mateusz Kachel, Piotr Hirnle, Marek Orczyk, Rafał Dunal, Grzegorz Mikołajowski, Adam Janas, Zbigniew Nowak, Karol Kozak, Wojciech Roskiewicz, Katarzyna Nierwińska, Andrzej Izworski, Adam Rybicki, Piotr P. Buszman, Ryszard Piotrowicz, Paweł E. Buszman

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Impact of air pollution on hospital patients admitted with ST- and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in heavily polluted cities within the European Union

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Paweł E. Buszman, Kamil Derbisz, Przemysław Kwasiborski, Patrycja Chrząszcz, Magdalena Mularska, Dominika Baron, Anna Sobieszek, Artur Mendyk, Paweł Skoczylas, Marek Cisowski, Piotr P. Buszman, Krzysztof Milewski

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Low molecular weight heparin in surgical valve procedures: When and how much for an optimal prophylaxis?

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Katarzyna Czerwińska-Jelonkiewicz, Marek Cisowski, Andrzej Bochenek, Piotr Buszman, Krzysztof Milewski, Piotr Kunik, Magdalena Mularska, Krzysztof Kocot, Piotr Politowski, Jakub Brączkowski, Agata Trznadel, Michael S. Aboodi, Paweł Buszman

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Peak systolic velocity of tricuspid annulus is inferior to tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion for 30 days prediction of adverse outcome in acute pulmonary embolism

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Katarzyna Kurnicka, Barbara Lichodziejewska, Michał Ciurzyński, Maciej Kostrubiec, Sylwia Goliszek, Olga Zdończyk, Olga Dzikowska-Diduch, Piotr Palczewski, Marta Skowrońska, Marcin Koć, Katarzyna Grudzka, Piotr Pruszczyk

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Predictors for early mortality and arrhythmic events in patients with a CRT-D: A two center cohort study

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Simon von Gunten, Dominic A. Theuns, Michael Kühne, Tobias Reichlin, Christian Sticherling, Beat Schaer

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Kinetics of selected serum markers of fibrosis in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and different grades of diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle

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Sylwia Wiśniowska-Śmiałek, Ewa Dziewięcka, Katarzyna Holcman, Ewa Wypasek, Lusine Khachatryan, Aleksandra Karabinowska, Maria Szymonowicz, Agata Leśniak-Sobelga, Marta Hlawaty, Magdalena Kostkiewicz, Piotr Podolec, Paweł Rubiś

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The effect of acetylsalicylic acid dosed at bedtime on the anti-aggregation effect in patients with coronary heart disease and arterial hypertension: A randomized, controlled trial

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Beata Krasińska, Lech Paluszkiewicz, Ewa Miciak-Lawicka, Maciej Krasiński, Piotr Rzymski, Andrzej Tykarski, Zbigniew Krasiński

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The Silesian Registry of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Study design and results of a three-month pilot study

(Original articles)

Klaudiusz Nadolny, Kamil Bujak, Michał Kucap, Przemysław Trzeciak, Bartosz Hudzik, Artur Borowicz, Mariusz Gąsior

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Reproducibility of optical coherence tomography in vein grafts used for coronary revascularization

(Original articles)

Øystein Pettersen, Elżbieta Pociask, Krzysztof P. Malinowski, Magdalena Slezak, Knut Hegbom, Rune Wiseth, Dag Ole Nordhaug

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Influence of QRS duration and axis on response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in chronic heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: A single center study including patients with left bundle branch block

(Original articles)

Tomasz Fabiszak, Piotr Łach, Jakub Ratajczak, Marek Koziński, Wojciech Krupa, Jacek Kubica

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Significance of congestive heart failure as a cause of pleural effusion: Pilot data from a large multidisciplinary teaching hospital

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Piotr Korczyński, Katarzyna Górska, Damian Konopka, Dżamila Al-Haj, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Rafał Krenke

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Impact of routine invasive strategy on outcomes in patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction during 2005–2014: A report from the Polish Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes (PL-ACS)

(Original articles)

Łukasz Piątek, Krzysztof Wilczek, Jacek Kurzawski, Marek Gierlotka, Mariusz Gąsior, Lech Poloński, Marcin Sadowski

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Randomized controlled clinical trials versus real-life atrial fibrillation patients treated with oral anticoagulants. Do we treat the same patients?

(Original articles)

Paweł Balsam, Agata Tymińska, Krzysztof Ozierański, Martyna Zaleska, Katarzyna Żukowska, Katarzyna Szepietowska, Kacper Maciejewski, Michał Peller, Marcin Grabowski, Piotr Lodziński, Łukasz Kołtowski, Anna Praska-Ogińska, Inna Zaboyska, Janusz Bednarski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Grzegorz Opolski

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

(Original articles)

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

(Original articles)

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

(Review articles)

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

(Original articles)

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

(Original articles)

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

(Original articles)

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?

(Original articles)

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

(Original articles)

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

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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

(Original articles)

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

(Original articles)

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

(Original articles)

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

(Original articles)

Mark Whitman, Surendran Sabapathy, Carly Jenkins, Lewis Adams

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

(Original articles)

Qian Cao, Yundi Jiao, Tongtong Yu, Zhaoqing Sun

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension in the elderly: Clinical perspectives

(Review articles)

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

(Original articles)

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

(Original articles)

Jacek Smereka, Marcin Madziala, Lukasz Szarpak

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

(Original articles)

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

(Original articles)

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

(Review articles)

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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