Fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction. Selected messages from the European Society of Cardiology document and lessons learned from the new guidelines on ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-segment elevation-acute coronary syndrome

Justyna Domienik-Karłowicz, Karolina Kupczyńska, Błażej Michalski, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, Szymon Darocha, Piotr Dobrowolski, Maciej Wybraniec, Wojciech Wańha, Miłosz Jaguszewski

Editorial

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Underlying heart diseases and acute COVID-19 outcomes

Iván J. Núñez-Gil, Antonio Fernández-Ortiz, Charbel Maroud Eid, Jia Huang, Rodolfo Romero, Victor Manuel Becerra-Muñoz, Aitor Uribarri, Gisela Feltes, Daniela Trabatoni, Inmaculada Fernandez-Rozas, Maria C. Viana-Llamas, Martino Pepe, Enrico Cerrato, Maurizio Bertaina, Thamar Capel Astrua, Emilio Alfonso, Alex F. Castro-Mejía, Sergio Raposeiras-Roubin, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Carolina Espejo Paeres, Jaime Signes-Costa, Alfredo Bardaji, Cristina Fernandez-Pérez, Francisco Marin, Oscar Fabregat-Andres, Ibrahim Akin, Vicente Estrada, Carlos Macaya

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Single-center five-year outcomes after interventional edge-to-edge repair of the mitral valve

Can Öztürk, Mona Friederich, Nikos Werner, Georg Nickenig, Christoph Hammerstingl, Robert Schueler

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Efficacy and safety of drug-eluting stents in elderly patients: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

SungA Bae, Yongcheol Kim, Bill D. Gogas, Min Chul Kim, Doo Sun Sim, Young Joon Hong, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong

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Biodegradable polymer-coated thin strut sirolimus- -eluting stent versus durable polymer-coated everolimus-eluting stent in the diabetic population

Pawel Gasior, Marek Gierlotka, Krzysztof Szczurek-Katanski, Marcin Osuch, Magda Roleder, Michał Hawranek, Wojciech Wojakowski, Lech Polonski

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Lack of prognostic significance for major adverse cardiac events of soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2 levels in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Min Kim, Dae In Lee, Ju-Hee Lee, Sang Min Kim, Sang Yeub Lee, Kyung-Kuk Hwang, Dong-Woon Kim, Myeong-Chan Cho, Jang-Whan Bae

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Erythrocyte transfusion limits the role of elevated red cell distribution width on predicting cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury

Wuhua Jiang, Zhouping Zou, Shuan Zhao, Yi Fang, Jiarui Xu, Yimei Wang, Bo Shen, Zhe Luo, Chunsheng Wang, Xiaoqiang Ding, Jie Teng

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

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

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Carotid intima–media thickness (IMT) in patients with severe familial and non-familial hypercholesterolemia: The effect of measurement site on the IMT correlation with traditional cardiovascular risk factors and calcium scores

Rafal Gałąska, Dorota Kulawiak-Gałąska, Magdalena Chmara, Krzysztof Chlebus, Agnieszka Mickiewicz, Andrzej Rynkiewicz, Bartosz Wasąg, Michał Studniarek, Marcin Fijałkowski, Marcin Gruchała

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Systematic review and meta-analysis appraising efficacy and safety of adrenaline for adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Kobi Ludwin, Kamil Safiejko, Jacek Smereka, Klaudiusz Nadolny, Maciej Cyran, Ruslan Yakubtsevich, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Lukasz Szarpak, Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez

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

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

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Poor long-term outcome in acute coronary syndrome in a real-life setting: Ten-year outcome of the TACOS study

Kaari K. Konttila, Kimmo Koivula, Markku J. Eskola, Mika Martiskainen, Heini Huhtala, Vesa K. Virtanen, Jussi Mikkelsson, Kati Järvelä, Kari O. Niemelä, Pekka J. Karhunen, Kjell C. Nikus

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Nutritional risk index is a better predictor of early mortality than conventional nutritional markers after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A prospective cohort study

Silvia Mas-Peiro, Nestoras Papadopoulos, Thomas Walther, Andreas M. Zeiher, Stephan Fichtlscherer, Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera

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Local fluid dynamics in patients with bifurcated coronary lesions undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions

Lorenzo Genuardi, Yiannis S. Chatzizisis, Claudio Chiastra, Gregory Sgueglia, Habib Samady, Ghassan S. Kassab, Francesco Migliavacca, Carlo Trani, Francesco Burzotta

Review Article

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Epilepsy and hypertension: The possible link for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy?

Patrycja J. Szczurkowska, Katarzyna Polonis, Christiane Becari, Michał Hoffmann, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Marzena Chrostowska

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Boosting telemedicine through remote monitoring of cardiac electronic devices during the Italian COVID-19 outbreak

Giacomo Mugnai, Andrea Volpiana, Stefano Cavedon, Carla Paolini, Cosimo Perrone, Claudio Bilato

Research Letter

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Cardiovascular comorbidity and death from COVID-19: Prevalence and differential characteristics

Julia Playán-Escribano, Zaira Gómez-Álvarez, Teresa Romero-Delgado, Carlos Nicolás Pérez-García, Daniel Enríquez-Vázquez, Isidre Vilacosta

Research Letter

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Pulmonary artery and left atrial appendage anatomical relationship using electrocardiogram- -gated computed tomography: An important aspect of left atrial appendage occlusion

Dorota Anna Kulawiak-Gałąska, Rafał Gałąska, Maksymilian Mielczarek, Piotr Drewla, Miłosz Jaguszewski, Marcin Fijałkowski, Michał Studniarek

Research Letter

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Pulmonary valve and atrial lead infective endocarditis: A successful non-surgical treatment of significant vegetation with pulmonary complications

Michał Majewski, Andrzej Kułach, Anna Drzewiecka, Rafał Gardas, Krzysztof S. Gołba, Zbigniew Gąsior

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Bail-out use of Wiggle wire for stuck wire in dissection lumen under optical frequency domain imaging

Jun Shiraishi, Nariko Ikemura, Masayuki Hyogo, Takahisa Sawada

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Multiple embolic events and ruption of the central venous catheter in a patient with atrial fibrillation

Tomasz Ostrowski, Karolina Semczuk-Kaczmarek, Rafał Maciąg, Anna E. Płatek, Zbigniew Gałązka, Filip M. Szymański

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Walking on a thin line between potent platelet inhibition for myocardial infarction and risk of hemorrhagic complications. Tirofiban induced subconjunctival hemorrhage

Marie-Eva Laurencet, Juan F. Iglesias, Stéphane Noble, Elena Tessitore, Sophie Degrauwe

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Post-COVID-19 heart syndrome

Aleksandra Gasecka, Michał Pruc, Katarzyna Kukula, Natasza Gilis-Malinowska, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Lukasz Szarpak

Letter to the Editor

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