Editorial

Anetta Undas

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Risk assessment according to the SCORE risk chart — from history, through present, to the future

Karolina Adamkiewicz, Anna E. Płatek, Filip M. Szymański

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Extracellular vesicles in post-infarct ventricular remodelling

Aleksandra Gąsecka, Edwin van der Pol, Rienk Nieuwland, Ewa Stępień

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Atherosclerosis in antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis

Katarzyna Życińska, Anna Borowiec

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2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease

Helmut Baumgartner, Volkmar Falk, Jeroen J. Bax, Michele De Bonis, Christian Hamm, Per Johan Holm, Bernard Iung, Patrizio Lancellotti, Emmanuel Lansac, Daniel Rodriguez Munoz, Raphael Rosenhek, Johan Sjögren, Pilar Tornos Mas, Alec Vahanian, Thomas Walther, Olaf Wendler, Stephan Windecker, Jose Luis Zamorano

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First Polish analysis of the treatment of advanced heart failure in children with the use of BerlinHeart EXCOR mechanical circulatory support

Szymon Pawlak, Roman Przybylski, Janusz Skalski, Joanna Śliwka, Andrzej Kansy, Adam Grzybowski, Arkadiusz Wierzyk, Jacek Białkowski, Bohdan Maruszewski, Marian Zembala

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CHA2DS2-VASc score predicts contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, who have undergone primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Gokhan Cicek, Ersin Yıldırım

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The effect of intravenous N-acetylcysteine on prevention of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

Aria Soleimani, Mohammad Reza Habibi, Farshad Hasanzadeh Kiabi, Abbas Alipour, Valiollah Habibi, Soheil Azizi, Amir Emami Zeydi, Fatemeh Bozorg Sohrabi

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Haematological indices as predictors of atrial fibrillation following isolated coronary artery bypass grafting, valvular surgery, or combined procedures: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Alexander Weymann, Sadeq Ali-Hasan-Al-Saegh, Aron-Frederik Popov, Anton Sabashnikov, Seyed Jalil Mirhosseini, Tong Liu, Gary Tse, Mohammadreza Lotfaliani, Azam Ghanei, Luca Testa, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Umberto Benedetto, Hamidreza Dehghan, Leonardo Roever, Michel Pompeu Barros de Oliveira Sá, William L. Baker, Senol Yavuz, Mohamed Zeriouh, Ahmed Mashhour, Luis Nombela-Franco, Jae-Sik Jang, Lei Meng, Mengqi Gong, Abhishek J. Deshmukh, Tullio Palmerini, Cecilia Linde, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Hugh Calkins, Gregg W. Stone

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The relationship between exposure to hepatitis B virus and increased atherosclerosis-associated morbidity — a meta-analysis

Chen-guang Li, Song-jie Liao, Jia-li Que, Ke-jia Liu, Hao-yue Wang, Jian Yu

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“Heart without smoke” educational campaign — the role of patient education in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Zbigniew Siudak, Agata Krawczyk-Ożóg, Iwona Twarda, Iwona Franczak, Renata Rajtar-Salwa, Stanisław Bartuś, Jacek Godlewski, Dariusz Dudek

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Initial experience of catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias in children and adolescents at a newly built ablation centre

Radosław Pietrzak, Piotr Lodziński, Tomasz Książczyk, Paweł Balsam, Monika Gawałko, Grzegorz Opolski, Bożena Werner

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Remote Ischaemic PrEconditioning of Human Myocardium (RIPE): study protocol for a double-blinded randomised controlled trial

Marek A. Deja, Ryszard Wiaderkiewicz, Piotr Czekaj, Ewa Czech, Marcin Malinowski, Leszek Machej, Andrzej Węglarzy, Adam Kowalówka, Magda Piekarska, Bartosz Szurlej, Tomasz Latusek

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Heart failure patients with a previous coronary revascularization: results from the ESC-HF Registry

Agata Tymińska, Paweł Balsam, Krzysztof Ozierański, Michał Peller, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, Anna Wancerz, Michalina Galas, Michał Marchel, Maria G. Crespo-Leiro, Aldo P. Maggioni, Jarosław Drożdż, Marcin Grabowski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Grzegorz Opolski

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Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale for the secondary prevention of decompression illness in professional divers: a single-centre experience with long-term follow-up

Jan Henzel, Piotr N. Rudziński, Mariusz Kłopotowski, Marek Konka, Zofia Dzielińska, Marcin Demkow

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The impact of individualised nutritional therapy according to DASH diet on blood pressure, body mass, and selected biochemical parameters in overweight/obese patients with primary arterial hypertension: a prospective randomised study

Alicja Kucharska, Danuta Gajewska, Mirosław Kiedrowski, Beata Sińska, Grzegorz Juszczyk, Aleksandra Czerw, Anna Augustynowicz, Krzysztof Bobiński, Andrzej Deptała, Joanna Niegowska

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Usefulness of N-terminal-pro B-type natriuretic peptide as a heart failure marker in patients undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion

Witold Streb, Katarzyna Mitręga, Magdalena Szymała, Tomasz Podolecki, Zbigniew Kalarus

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Prognostic assessment of selected clinical and ultrasonographic indices in patients with non-critical lesions in coronary angiography

Zbigniew T. Gąsior, Beata Rożek, Józefa Dąbek, Michał Majewski, Joanna Stanisz-Kempa

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Automated external defibrillator use in public places: a study of acquisition time

Wojciech Telec, Artur Baszko, Marek Dąbrowski, Agata Dąbrowska, Maciej Sip, Mateusz Puslecki, Tomasz Kłosiewicz, Patrycja Potyrała, Witold Jurczyk, Adrian Maciejewski, Radosław Zalewski, Magdalena Witt, Jerzy Robert Ladny, Lukasz Szarpak

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Clinical characteristics, and in-hospital and long-term outcomes of stable angina treatment in patients below and over 40 years of age (from the PRESAGE registry)

Przemysław Trzeciak, Piotr Desperak, Aneta Ciślak, Michał Hawranek, Mariusz Gąsior

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Predictors of post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting

Iwona Gorczyca, Kamil Michta, Edward Pietrzyk, Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon

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Complete percutaneous approach versus surgical access in transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation: results from a multicentre registry

Janusz Kochman, Łukasz Kołtowski, Zenon Huczek, Bartosz Rymuza, Radosław Wilimski, Maciej Dąbrowski, Adam Witkowski, Marek Grygier, Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska, Piotr Kubler, Krzysztof Reczuch, Radosław Parma, Andrzej Ochała, Dariusz Jagielak, Wacław Kochman, Eberhard Grube

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The first successful bridging with an Impella CP® to minimally invasive HeartMate 3 LVAD implantation in Poland

Karolina Antończyk, Remigiusz Antończyk, Marian Zembala, Michał Zakliczyński, Michał Oskar Zembala

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Angiographic appearance of the HeartMate 3™

Michał S. Proczka, Łukasz Kalińczuk, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, Marcin Demkow, Adam Trzciński

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Percutaneous transmitral commissurotomy in calcified, restenosed mitral valve: a technical challenge

Santosh Kumar Sinha, Mukesh Jitendra Jha, Vikas Mishra, Puneet Aggarwal, Ramesh Thakur

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Augmented reality in left atrial appendage occlusion

Karol Zbroński, Bartosz Rymuza, Piotr Scisło, Janusz Kochman, Zenon Huczek

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Device-associated thrombus after left atrial appendage occlusion

Catarina Ruivo, Lino Santos, Vasco Gama, Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho

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Cardiac malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours arising from atrial neurofibroma as an unusual complication of neurofibromatosis

Alicja Stępień-Wałek, Michał Spałek, Edward Pietrzyk, Piotr Lewitowicz, Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon

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Expert consensus on the usefulness of natriuretic peptides in heart failure

Jadwiga Nessler, Ewa Straburzyńska-Migaj, Adam Windak, Bogdan Solnica, Maciej Szmitkowski, Marek Paradowski, Jarosław Kaźmierczak, Elżbieta Puacz, Piotr Rozentryt

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Deciphering bioresorbable stent thrombosis: investigating the mechanisms

Nicholas G. Kounis, Grigorios Tsigkas, Ioanna Koniari, George Tzanis, Stefanos Despotopoulos, Anastasios Roumeliotis, George Hahalis

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Parameters of platelet indices in young patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction. Commentary to the article: “Platelet distribution width and plateletcrit: novel biomarkers of ST elevation myocardial infarction in young patients”

Tarik Yildirim, Fatih Akin, Ibrahim Altun, Gokhan Ergun, Seda Elcim Yildirim, Mustafa Ozcan Soylu

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Response to the letter concerning the article: “Platelet distribution width and plateletcrit: novel biomarkers of ST elevation myocardial infarction in young patients”

Elif Hande Ozcan Cetin, Mehmet Serkan Cetin, Ahmet Akdi, Dursun Aras, Serkan Topaloglu, Ahmet Temizhan, Sinan Aydogdu

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