Management of dyslipidemia in Poland: Interdisciplinary Expert Position Statement endorsed by the Polish Cardiac Society Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. The Fourth Declaration of Sopot

Filip M. Szymański, Agnieszka Mickiewicz, Grzegorz Dzida, Iwona Gorczyca-Głowacka, Dariusz Kozłowski, Krystyna Widecka, Zbigniew Krasiński, Adam Kobayashi, Dagmara Hering, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Jarosław D. Kasprzak, Tomasz Zubilewicz, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Marek Koziński, Anna E. Płatek, Anna Ryś-Czaporowska, Beata Chełstowska, Stefan Grajek, Marcin Wełnicki, Artur Mamcarz, Marcin Barylski, Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon, Miłosz J. Jaguszewski, Marcin Gruchała, Krzysztof J. Filipiak

Experts' Viewpoint

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Cardiac implantable electronic devices procedures and their recipients characteristic during COVID-19 pandemic: 3.8 million population analysis

Artur Filipecki, Michał Orszulak, Mateusz Tajstra, Oskar Kowalski, Michał Skrzypek, Zbigniew Kalarus, Mariusz Gąsior, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec

Original Article

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Outcomes and mortality associated with atrial arrhythmias among patients hospitalized with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Lukasz Szarpak, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Aleksandra Skwarek, Michal Pruc, Mansur Rahnama, Andrea Denegri, Marta Jachowicz, Malgorzata Dawidowska, Aleksandra Gasecka, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Lukasz Iskrzycki, Zubaid Rafique

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Does left ventricular reverse remodeling influence long-term outcomes in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy?

Marcelo Arruda Nakazone, Ana Paula Otaviano, Maurício Nassau Machado, Reinaldo Bulgarelli Bestetti

Original Article

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Filter life span in postoperative cardiovascular surgery patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy, using a postdilution regional citrate anticoagulation continuous hemofiltration circuit

Agnieszka Kośka, Christopher J. Kirwan, Maciej M. Kowalik, Anna Lango-Maziarz, Wiktor Szymanowicz, Dariusz Jagielak, Romuald Lango

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Effectiveness and safety of PCSK9 inhibitor therapy in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia within a therapeutic program in Poland: Preliminary multicenter data

Krzysztof Chlebus, Barbara Cybulska, Piotr Dobrowolski, Marzena Romanowska-Kocejko, Marta Żarczyńska-Buchowiecka, Natasza Gilis-Malinowska, Aneta Stróżyk, Justyna Borowiec-Wolna, Marcin Pajkowski, Beata Bobrowska, Renata Rajtar-Salwa, Aleksandra Kwapiszewska, Małgorzata Waluś-Miarka, Magdalena Chmara, Rafał Gałąska, Maciej Małecki, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Marcin Gruchała

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A patient-centered multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation program improves glycemic control and functional outcome in coronary artery disease after percutaneous and surgical revascularization

Andrea Denegri, Valentina A. Rossi, Fabrizio Vaghi, Paolo Di Muro, Martino Regazzi, Tiziano Moccetti, Elena Pasotti, Giovanni B. Pedrazzini, Mauro Capoferri, Marco Moccetti

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Stress perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance and serial fractional flow reserve assessment of the left anterior descending artery in patients undergoing right coronary artery chronic total occlusion revascularization

Richard E. Jones, Grigoris V. Karamasis, Jason N. Dungu, Shah R. Mohdnazri, Firas Al-Janabi, Daniel J. Hammersley, Sanjay K. Prasad, Kare H. Tang, Paul A. Kelly, Swamy Gedela, John R. Davies, Thomas R. Keeble

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Success rate and safety of catheter ablation in preexcitation syndrome: A comparison between adult and pediatric patients

Radosław Pietrzak, Magda Franke, Monika Gawałko, Piotr Lodziński, Paweł Balsam, Marcin Grabowski, Bożena Werner

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Monotherapy versus combination therapy of statin and renin–angiotensin system inhibitor in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Yong Hoon Kim, Ae-Young Her, Myung-Ho Jeong, Byeong-Keuk Kim, Sung-Jin Hong, Seunghwan Kim, Chul-Min Ahn, Jung-Sun Kim, Young-Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Myeong-Ki Hong, Yangsoo Jang

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Isoprenaline induced Takotsubo syndrome: Histopathological analyses of female rat hearts

Agnieszka Kołodzińska, Katarzyna Czarzasta, Benedykt Szczepankiewicz, Monika Budnik, Renata Główczyńska, Anna Fojt, Tomasz Ilczuk, Krzysztof Krasuski, Sonia Borodzicz, Agnieszka Cudnoch-Jędrzejewska, Barbara Górnicka, Grzegorz Opolski

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Can we have a rationalized selection of intra-aortic balloon pump, Impella, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the catheterization laboratory?

Giulio Russo, Francesco Burzotta, Cristina Aurigemma, Daniela Pedicino, Enrico Romagnoli, Carlo Trani

Review Article

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The plague of unexpected drug recalls and the pandemic of falsified medications in cardiovascular medicine as a threat to patient safety and global public health: A brief review

Damian Świeczkowski, Szymon Zdanowski, Piotr Merks, Łukasz Szarpak, Régis Vaillancourt, Milosz J. Jaguszewski

Review Article

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IMPACT of PCSK9 inhibition on clinical outcome in patients during the inflammatory stage of the SARS-COV-2 infection: Rationale and protocol of the IMPACT-SIRIO 5 study

Jacek Kubica, Przemysław Podhajski, Przemysław Magielski, Aldona Kubica, Piotr Adamski, Roman Junik, Jarosław Pinkas, Eliano P. Navarese

Study Protocol

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Low-dose ticagrelor with or without acetylsalicylic acid in patients with acute coronary syndrome: Rationale and design of the ELECTRA-SIRIO 2 trial

Jacek Kubica, Piotr Adamski, Diana A. Gorog, Aldona Kubica, Bernd Jilma, Andrzej Budaj, Jolanta M. Siller-Matula, Paul A. Gurbel, Dimitrios Alexopoulos, Jolita Badarienė, Paweł Dąbrowski, Dariusz Dudek, Evangelos Giannitsis, Grzegorz Horszczaruk, Miłosz J. Jaguszewski, Stefan James, Young-Hoon Jeong, Michał Kryjak, Piotr Niezgoda, Małgorzata Ostrowska, Giuseppe Patti, Janusz Romanek, Salvatore Di Somma, Giuseppe Specchia, Udaya Tantry, Mariusz Gąsior, Agnieszka Tycińska, Wojciech Wojakowski, Katarzyna Buszko, Robert Gil, Marcin Gruchała, Jarosław Kasprzak, Andrzej Kleinrok, Jacek Legutko, Maciej Lesiak, Eliano P. Navarese

Study Protocol

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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide fluorescence to assess microvascular disturbances in post-COVID-19 patients

Marzena Romanowska-Kocejko, Maria Dudziak, Marcin Hellmann

Technology Note

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Synergistic effects of levosimendan and convalescence plasma as bailout strategy in acute cardiogenic shock in COVID-19: A case report

Henrik Fox, Jan F. Gummert, Philipp Sommer, Cornelius Knabbe, Christian Sohns

Research Letter

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Cardiac magnetic resonance characteristics of acute myocarditis occurring after mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines immunization

Jaroslaw Meyer-Szary, Magdalena Bazgier, Paulina Lubocka, Karolina Dorniak, Robert Sabiniewicz

Research Letter

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension and right ventricular systolic dysfunction in COVID-19 survivors

Rosario Rossi, Francesca Coppi, Daniel Enrique Monopoli, Fabio Alfredo Sgura, Salvatore Arrotti, Giuseppe Boriani

Research Letter

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Does canagliflozin decrease natriuretic peptide levels in patients with diabetes and heart failure?

Ernesto Martín, Juan C. Castillo, Rafael González-Manzanares, José López Aguilera, Jorge Perea, Manuel Anguita

Research Letter

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Cardiac tamponade caused by an ectopic intrapericardial thymic carcinoma

Kai Zhu, Weijie Chen, Sun Pan, Chunsheng Wang

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Conduction system engagement by mid-septal leadless pacemaker in a patient with persistent iatrogenic atrioventricular block

Giusy Sirico, Massimo Mantica, Domenico Sirico, Andrea Montisci, Federica Calabrese, Massimo Pala, Daniele Malaspina

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Need to update cardiological guidelines to prevent COVID-19 related myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke

Gabriella Nucera, Francesco Chirico, Zubaid Rafique, Natasza Gilis-Malinowska, Aleksandra Gasecka, Nataliia Litvinova, Benjamin Wang, Olayinka S. Ilesanmi, Michal Pruc, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Lukasz Szarpak

Letter to the Editor

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Variant lambda of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: A serious threat or the beginning of further dangerous mutations

Lukasz Szarpak, Ivan Savytskyi, Michal Pruc, Anatolyi Gozhenko, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Zubaid Rafique, Frank W. Peacock, Olayinka S. Ilesanmi, Francesco Chirico

Letter to the Editor

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Myocarditis: A complication of COVID-19 and long-COVID-19 syndrome as a serious threat in modern cardiology

Lukasz Szarpak, Michal Pruc, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Julia Popieluch, Andrzej Bielski, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Natasza Gilis-Malinowska, Francesco Chirico, Zubaid Rafique, Frank W. Peacock

Letter to the Editor

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