Does ticagrelor effectively inhibit platelets in patients undergoing mild therapeutic hypothermia or it does not?

Jacek Kubica

Editorial

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Pre-hospital treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome: Recommendations for medical emergency teams. Expert position update 2022

Jacek Kubica, Piotr Adamski, Jerzy R. Ładny, Jarosław Kaźmierczak, Tomasz Fabiszak, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Robert Gajda, Mariusz Gąsior, Zbigniew Gąsior, Robert Gil, Jarosław Gorący, Stefan Grajek, Leszek Gromadziński, Marcin Gruchała, Grzegorz Grześk, Piotr Hoffman, Miłosz J. Jaguszewski, Marianna Janion, Piotr Jankowski, Zbigniew Kalarus, Jarosław D. Kasprzak, Andrzej Kleinrok, Wacław Kochman, Aldona Kubica, Wiktor Kuliczkowski, Jacek Legutko, Maciej Lesiak, Klaudiusz Nadolny, Eliano P. Navarese, Piotr Niezgoda, Małgorzata Ostrowska, Przemysław Paciorek, Jolanta Siller-Matula, Łukasz Szarpak, Dariusz Timler, Adam Witkowski, Wojciech Wojakowski, Andrzej Wysokiński, Marzenna Zielińska

Experts' Viewpoint

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Safety of coronary revascularization deferral based on fractional flow reserve and instantaneous wave-free ratio in patients with chronic kidney disease

Alejandro Travieso, Alex Fernando Castro-Mejia, Adrian Jeronimo-Baza, Maria Jose Perez-Vizcayno, Hernan Mejia-Renteria, Fernando Macaya, Gabriela Tirado-Conte, Luis Nombela, Pilar Jimenez-Quevedo, Pablo Salinas, Ivan J. Nunez-Gil, Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz, Javier Escaned, Nieves Gonzalo

Original Article

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Efficacy and safety of bioresorbable scaffolds in patients with coronary bifurcation lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Xi-Ying Liang, Yan Li, Wen-Jiao Zhang, Xuan Qiao, Rong-Rong Yang, Zhi-Lu Wang

Original Article

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Efficacy and safety of PCSK9 inhibition in cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis of 45 randomized controlled trials

Qiang Geng, Xuan Li, Qingjiao Sun, Zhengzhong Wang

Original Article

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The impact of readiness to discharge from hospital on adherence to treatment in patients after myocardial infarction

Agata Kosobucka, Piotr Michalski, Łukasz Pietrzykowski, Michał Kasprzak, Tomasz Fabiszak, Mirosława Felsmann, Aldona Kubica

Original Article

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Comparative effects of fentanyl versus morphine on platelet inhibition induced by ticagrelor in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Full results of the PERSEUS randomized trial

Juan F. Iglesias, Marco Valgimigli, Federico Carbone, Nathalie Lauriers, Pier-Giorgio Masci, Sophie Degrauwe

Original Article

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Outcomes and predictive value of the 2MACE score in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with rivaroxaban in a prospective, multicenter observational study: The EMIR study

Marcelo Sanmartín Fernández, Manuel Anguita Sánchez, Fernando Arribas, Gonzalo Barón-Esquivias, Vivencio Barrios, Juan Cosin-Sales, María Asunción Esteve-Pastor, Roman Freixa-Pamias, Iñaki Lekuona, Alejandro I. Pérez-Cabeza, Isabel Ureña, José Manuel Vázquez Rodríguez, Carles Rafols Priu, Francisco Marin

Original Article

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The diagnostic and prognostic value of copeptin in patients with acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Natasza Blek, Piotr Szwed, Paulina Putowska, Adrianna Nowicka, Wiktoria L. Drela, Aleksandra Gasecka, Jerzy R. Ladny, Yaroslaw Merza, Milosz J. Jaguszewski, Lukasz Szarpak

Original Article

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Usefulness of soluble endothelial protein C receptor combined with left ventricular global longitudinal strain for predicting slow coronary flow: A case-control study

Yonghuai Wang, Hang Yu, Cuiting Zhao, Guangyuan Li, Jun Yang, Dalin Jia, Chunyan Ma

Original Article

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Effects of trimetazidine in patients with severe chronic heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: A prospective, randomized, open-label, cross-over study

Michał Bohdan, Iwona Stopczyńska, Piotr Wiśniewski, Joanna Moryś, Piotr Niedoszytko, Marcin Gruchała

Original Article

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Lymphopenia and mortality among patients undergoing coronary angiography: Long-term follow-up study

Barak Zafrir, Sliman Hussein, Ronen Jaffe, Ofra Barnett-Griness, Walid Saliba

Original Article

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ST-elevation versus non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction after combined use of statin with renin–angiotensin system inhibitor: Data from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry

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

Original Article

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Predictors of the voltage derived left atrial fibrosis in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation

Radoslaw M. Kiedrowicz, Maciej Wielusinski, Andrzej Wojtarowicz, Jaroslaw Kazmierczak

Original Article

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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction update: A review of clinical trials and new therapeutic considerations

Andrii Maryniak, Nodari Maisuradze, Rafsan Ahmed, Patrick Biskupski, Joseph Jayaraj, Adam S. Budzikowski

Review Article

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Overview of mitral valve replacement versus mitral valve repair due to ischemic papillary muscle rupture: A meta-analysis inspired by a case report

Barbara Pala, Antonella Romaniello, Ernesto Cristiano, Adriano D'Angelo, Maria Chiara Grimaldi, Ilaria Figliuzzi, Euclide Tonelli, Massimo Volpe

Review Article

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Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) versus echocardiographic, biochemical and histopathological indices of heart failure in patients with severe aortic stenosis: Rationale and design of the prospective, observational TASTE study

Aleksandra Gąsecka, Łukasz Rzepa, Michał Konwerski, Magdalena Zawadzka, Karol Wysocki, Monika Budnik, Paweł Czub, Radosław Wilimski, Mateusz Wondołkowski, Joanna Wilczyńska-Burlikowska, Piotr Scisło, Marek Konop, Zenon Huczek, Janusz Kochman, Janusz Kochanowski, Grzegorz Opolski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Marcin Ufnal, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka

Study Protocol

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Safety and efficacy of His bundle pacing validated by extracardiac vagal nerve stimulation (HIS-STORY)

Krystian Josiak, Sebastian Stec, Dorota Zyśko, Bartosz Skonieczny, Jaroslaw Kosior, Janusz Śledź, Antoni Wilczek, Edyta Stodółkiewicz-Nowarska, Bartosz Biel, Paweł Szymkiewicz, Przemysław Skoczyński, Dariusz Karbarz, Bartosz Ludwik, Waldemar Banasiak, Dariusz Jagielski

Study Protocol

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Angiotensin converting enzyme and sodium glucose cotransporter inhibitors alleviate inflammatory effects of SARS-CoV-2 in cardiomyocytes

Chun-Ka Wong, Yee-Man Lau, Wing-Hon Lai, Ricky-Ruiqi Zhang, Hayes Kam-Hei Luk, Antonio Cheuk-Pui Wong, Patrick Chiu-Yat Woo, Susanna Kar-Pui Lau, Kwok-Hung Chan, Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung, Chung-Wah Siu

Research Letter

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Assessment of the physical performance in children with preexcitation syndrome, before and after catheter ablation of the accessory pathway: A pilot study

Tomasz M. Książczyk, Radosław Pietrzak, Piotr Lodziński, Paweł Balsam, Marcin Grabowski, Bożena Werner

Research Letter

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Severe hypocalcemia mimicking acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Paradigmatic case and review of literature

Belén Peiro, Luis Cerdán, Jose Antonio Diarte, M. Rosario Ortas, Carlos Cortés

Research Letter

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Fulminant myocarditis and acute heart failure in the light of new American Heart Association 2020 guidelines. Mechanical cardiac support and endomyocardial biopsy. What should be first?

Joanna Płonka, Ryszard Gawda, Jerzy Sacha, Jarosław Bugajski, Tomasz Brzostowicz, Maciej Molsa, Tomasz Czarnik, Karin Klingel, Marek Gierlotka

Research Letter

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Neoatherosclerosis with silent plaque rupture in a saphenous vein graft causing no re-flow phenomenon assessed by optical coherence tomography and histopathology

Takao Konishi, Yuki Takahashi, Sho Kazui, Yutaro Yasui, Kohei Saiin, Seiichiro Naito, Sakae Takenaka, Yoshifumi Mizuguchi, Atsushi Tada, Yuta Kobayashi, Kazunori Omote, Takuma Sato, Kiwamu Kamiya, Toshiyuki Nagai, Shinya Tanaka, Toshihisa Anzai

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Simultaneous angiographic and instantaneous wave-free ratio co-registration assisted with intravascular ultrasound for optimal assessment of left main coronary artery ostial stenosis and optimization of the angioplasty effect

Stanisław Bartuś, Łukasz Rzeszutko, Rafał Januszek

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Extended emphysematous aortitis of the ascending aorta: An unusual fatal presentation of aortic valve endocarditis due to Clostridium Septicum

Denis Dubois, Aurélie Dozier, Guillaume Schurtz, François Pontana, Gilles Lemesle

Image in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Sutureless aortic bioprosthesis: Competitor or alternative for transcatheter aortic valve implantation? Single center experience with Perceval valves

Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska, Piotr Buczkowski, Bartłomiej Perek, Mateusz Puślecki, Michał Bociański, Sebastian Stefaniak, Tomasz Urbanowicz, Marek Grygier, Maciej Lesiak, Marek Jemielity

Letter to the Editor

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