Prolonged antithrombotic therapy in patients after acute coronary syndrome: A critical appraisal of current European Society of Cardiology guidelines

Jacek Kubica, Piotr Adamski, Piotr Niezgoda, Dimitrios Alexopoulos, Jolita Badarienė, Andrzej Budaj, Katarzyna Buszko, Dariusz Dudek, Tomasz Fabiszak, Mariusz Gąsior, Robert Gil, Diana A. Gorog, Stefan Grajek, Paul A. Gurbel, Marcin Gruchała, Miłosz J. Jaguszewski, Stefan James, Young-Hoon Jeong, Bernd Jilma, Jarosław D. Kasprzak, Andrzej Kleinrok, Aldona Kubica, Wiktor Kuliczkowski, Jacek Legutko, Maciej Lesiak, Jolanta M. Siller-Matula, Klaudiusz Nadolny, Krzysztof Pstrągowski, Salvatore Di Somma, Giuseppe Specchia, Janina Stępińska, Udaya S. Tantry, Agnieszka Tycińska, Monica Verdoia, Wojciech Wojakowski, Eliano P. Navarese

Experts' Viewpoint

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

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

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Quantitative flow ratio-guided surgical intervention in symptomatic myocardial bridging

Quan Qi, Gang Liu, Zhize Yuan, Lili Liu, Shengxian Tu, Qiang Zhao

Original Article

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Heart failure in Poland: Left ventricular assist device destination therapy and other challenges of interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery

Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, Jacek Różański, Michał Zembala, Dariusz Dudek, Wojciech Braksator, Tomasz Grodzicki, Piotr Hoffman, Jerzy Sadowski, Marcin Gruchała, Jacek Legutko, Piotr Siondalski, Karol Wierzbicki, Bogusław Kapelak, Grzegorz Opolski, Andrzej Juraszek, Katarzyna Bondaryk, Jacek Walczak, Izabela Pieniążek, Maciej Grys, Piotr Przygodzki

Review Article

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

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

Original Article

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

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

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

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

Original Article

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Increased systemic arterial stiffness in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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Valve hemodynamic performance and myocardial strain after implantation of a third-generation, balloon-expandable, transcatheter aortic valve

Sara Fernandez-Santos, Alexis Théron, Philippe Pibarot, Frédéric Collart, Martine Gilard, Marina Urena, Tomas Hovorka, Philipp Kahlert, José Luis Zamorano Gomez

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Echocardiographic assessment of tricuspid regurgitation and pericardial effusion after cardiac device implantation

Katarzyna Wiechecka, Bartosz Wiechecki, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, Agata Tymińska, Monika Budnik, Dominika Hołowaty, Krzysztof Jakubowski, Marcin Michalak, Elżbieta Świętoń, Przemysław Stolarz, Roman Steckiewicz, Marcin Grabowski, Piotr Scisło, Janusz Kochanowski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Grzegorz Opolski

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Identification of biomarkers and mechanisms of diabetic cardiomyopathy using microarray data

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

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Infiltration of CD68+ cells correlates positively with matrix metalloproteinase 2 expression in the arteries used as aortocoronary bypass grafts. Possible clinical implications

Bartłomiej Perek, Katarzyna Kowalska, Bartosz Kempisty, Mariusz Nawrocki, Michał Nowicki, Mateusz Puślecki, Danuta Ostalska-Nowicka, Łukasz Szarpak, Navid Ahmadi, Agnieszka Malińska

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Alternative methods for functional assessment of intermediate coronary lesions

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

Review Article

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Cardiovascular complications after radiotherapy

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

Review Article

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

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

Review Article

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Tachycardia: The hidden cardiovascular risk factor in uncomplicated arterial hypertension

Katarzyna Cierpka-Kmieć, Dagmara Hering

Review Article

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

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

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Feasibility of airway segmentation from three-dimensional rotational angiography

Sebastian Góreczny, Alexander Haak, Gareth John Morgan, Jenny Zablah

Technology Note

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Pomeranian atRial flOw reguLatOr iN conGestive hEart failuRe (PROLONGER): Study protocol

Łukasz Lewicki, Katarzyna Kosmalska, Sebastian Liedtke, Maciej Karwowski, Janusz Siebert, Robert Sabiniewicz, Jakub Kiedrzyn, Adrian Kot, Marek Szołkiewicz

Study Protocol

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Impact of COVID-19 on bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Is it as bad as we think?

Mahdi Al-Jeabory, Kamil Safiejko, Szymon Bialka, Michal Pruc, Aleksandra Gasecka, Lukasz Szarpak

Research Letter

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Evidence of diagnostic value of ferritin in patients with COVID-19

Lukasz Szarpak, Artur Zaczynski, Dariusz Kosior, Szymon Bialka, Jerzy R. Ladny, Natasza Gilis-Malinowska, Jacek Smereka, Luiza Kanczuga-Koda, Aleksandra Gasecka, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Milosz J. Jaguszewski

Research Letter

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Left main coronary artery ostial disease: Prognostic role of the gap-angle ratio

Gianluca Rigatelli, Marco Zuin, Pavel Nikolov, Dobrin Vassilev

Research Letter

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Usability testing and satisfaction of “The Patient Access”: A mobile health application for patients with venous thromboembolic disease. A pilot study

Piotr Merks, Urszula Religioni, Karolina Arciszewska, Walentyn Pankiewicz, Miłosz Jaguszewski, Regis Vaillancourt

Research Letter

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Teaching medical applications and workflow of three-dimensional printing to medical students: Results of a pilot elective course

Jarosław Meyer-Szary, Agastya Patel, Marlon Souza Luis, Robert Sabiniewicz, Joanna Kwiatkowska

Research Letter

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Successful optical coherence tomography-guided stent ablation with rotational atherectomy for an underexpanded stent

Yongcheol Kim, Deok-Kyo Cho, Ji Woong Roh, Oh-Hyun Lee, Eui Im, Donghoon Choi

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Recurrent sinus of Valsalva aneurysm with thrombogenesis after surgical repair

Meng Zhao, Jieyu Lu, Jingxin Zhou, Yanhu Wu

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Cardiac tamponade as a cause of COVID-19

Oliver Robak, Maciej Dudek, Jerzy R. Ladny, Lukasz Szarpak, Natasza Gilis-Malinowska, Michael Frass

Letter to the Editor

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Cardiac troponin I and T: Exploring popularity with Google Trends

Giuseppe Lippi, Fabian Sanchis-Gomar

Letter to the Editor

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Golden ratio in congestive heart failure: A promising proportion for prognosis and decompensation

Ertan Yetkin, Selcuk Ozturk, Bilal Cuglan, Hasan Turhan

Letter to the Editor

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Golden ratio in congestive heart failure: A promising proportion for prognosis and decompensation. Authors’ reply

Anna Kowalczys, Michał Bohdan, Marcin Gruchała

Letter to the Editor

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