A systematic review and meta-analysis of effect of vitamin D levels on the incidence of COVID-19

Luiza Szarpak, Zubaid Rafique, Aleksandra Gasecka, Francesco Chirico, Wladyslaw Gawel, Jacek Hernik, Halla Kaminska, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Lukasz Szarpak

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Transseptal puncture without fluoroscopy using a radiofrequency needle: A case series

Guram Imnadze, Tarek Ajaj, Hendrik Bante, Christian Sohns, Philipp Sommer

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The low acute effectiveness of a high-power short duration radiofrequency current application technique in pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation

Ekrem Ücer, Carsten Jungbauer, Christian Hauck, Manuel Kaufmann, Florian Poschenrieder, Lars Maier, Sabine Fredersdorf

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Impact of single versus double transseptal puncture on outcome and complications in pulmonary vein isolation procedures

Annina Stauber, Jelena Kornej, Alireeza Sepehri Shamloo, Boris Dinov, Justinas Bacevicius, Nikolaos Dagres, Andreas Bollmann, Gerhard Hindricks, Philipp Sommer

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The prognostic value of left atrial and left ventricular strain in patients after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Ai-Ai Chu, Ting-Ting Wu, Lu Zhang, Zheng Zhang

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

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

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Barriers and facilitators to participating in cardiac rehabilitation and physical activity in a remote and rural population: A cross-sectional survey

Emma J. Foster, Sarah-Anne Munoz, Daniel Crabtree, Stephen J. Leslie, Trish Gorely

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The “athlete’s heart” features in amateur male marathon runners

Zuzanna Lewicka-Potocka, Alicja Dąbrowska-Kugacka, Ewa Lewicka, Anna Maria Kaleta, Karolina Dorniak, Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz, Marcin Fijałkowski, Izabela Nabiałek-Trojanowska, Wojciech Ratkowski, Wojciech Potocki, Grzegorz Raczak

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The effect of hidden female smoking on the relationship between smoking and cardiovascular disease

Sang Won Hwang, Hae Jeong Lee, Cheol Hong Kim, Sung Hoon Kim, Yechan Kyung, Sang Taek Lee, Ju Suk Lee

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Long-term follow-up after cardiac resynchronization therapy-optimization in a real-world setting: A single-center cohort study

Raphael Korach, Peter C. Kahr, Frank Ruschitzka, Jan Steffel, Andreas J. Flammer, Stephan Winnik

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Comparative effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor versus angiotensin ii type i receptor blocker in acute myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries; from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry — National Institute of Health

Joon Ho Ahn, Ju Yong Hyun, Myung Ho Jeong, Ju Han Kim, Young Joon Hong, Doo Sun Sim, Min Chul Kim, Hun-Sik Park, Doo-Il Kim, Seung-Ho Hur, Seok Kyu Oh, Youngkeun Ahn

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Predisposing factors for late mortality in heart transplant patients

Emyal Alyaydin, Henryk Welp, Holger Reinecke, Izabela Tuleta

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Pharmacotherapy of atrial fibrillation in COVID-19 patients

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

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Small vessel coronary artery disease: How small can we go with myocardial revascularization?

Maciej T. Wybraniec, Paweł Bańka, Tomasz Bochenek, Tomasz Roleder, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec

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How to obtain diagnostic and procedural quality three-dimensional-rotational angiograms in congenital heart disease: Tips and tricks from a single center experience

Jenny E. Zablah, Barry O'Callaghan, Michael Shorofsky, Gareth J. Morgan

Technology Note

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Outcomes associated with lidocaine and amiodarone administration in pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest

Jaroslaw Meyer-Szary, Aleksandra Gasecka, Ivo John, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Frank W. Peacock, Natasza Gilis-Malinowska, Lukasz Szarpak

Research Letter

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Novel polygenetic variants evidenced in a patient with Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome

Ana Cecilia Cepeda-Nieto, Carlos Ramiro Zamora-Alemán, Mauricio Cortes-Aguirre, Roberto Valdés-Charles, Cesar Rojas-Sánchez, Mauricio Andrés Salinas-Santander, Dan Hu, Hector Barajas-Martinez

Research Letter

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A successful transcatheter aortic valve implantation in an extremely tortuous S-shaped aorta due to chest deformation

Aleksandra Gąsecka, Katarzyna Solarska, Bartłomiej Rydz, Iga Ślesicka, Bartosz Rymuza, Zenon Huczek, Janusz Kochman

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Protamine induced right ventricular dysfunction and systemic hypotension during transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Arsalan Hamid, Mohammad Hashim Jilani, Fahad Waqar, David Lasorda

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The effectiveness of drug-coated balloons for two dissimilar calcific lesions assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography

Takao Konishi, Kohei Saiin, Youji Tamaki, Hiroyuki Natsui, Tomoya Sato, Sakae Takenaka, Atsushi Tada, Yoshifumi Mizuguchi, Yuta Kobayashi, Hirokazu Komoriyama, Yoshiya Kato, Takuma Sato, Rui Kamada, Kiwamu Kamiya, Toshiyuki Nagai, Shinya Tanaka, Toshihisa Anzai

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Large bowel occlusion from fecal impaction: An unusual cause of obstructive cardiogenic shock

Mary Caillat, Olivier Pantet, Tobias Zingg, Zied Ltaief

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Mortality reduction with levosimendan in patients with heart failure: Current evidence is underpowered

Filippo Sanfilippo, Luigi La Via, Federica Merola, Marinella Astuto

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