Radial or femoral approach for rotational atherectomy: the drawbacks of data dredging

Pierfrancesco Agostoni, Carlo Zivelonghi, Paul Vermeersch

Editorial

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Evolving patterns in procedural techniques and strategies in patients with heavily calcified coronary lesions

Giuseppe Di Gioia, Tullio Tesorio, Emanuele Barbato

Editorial

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Antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome and / or undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Miroslav Mihajlovic, Milan Marinkovic, Monika Kozieł, Nebojsa Mujovic, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Tatjana S. Potpara

Review paper

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Nuclear cardiology: an overview of radioisotope techniques used in the diagnostic workup of cardiovascular disorders

Paulina Cegła, Aleksandra Ciepłucha, Marcin Pachowicz, Beata Chrapko, Tomasz Piotrowski, Maciej Lesiak

Review paper

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Radial versus femoral access in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and rotational atherectomy

Rafał Januszek, Zbigniew Siudak, Krzysztof Piotr Malinowski, Krzysztof Reczuch, Sławomir Dobrzycki, Maciej Lesiak, Michał Hawranek, Robert Julian Gil, Adam Witkowski, Wojciech Wojakowski, Andrzej Lekston, Mariusz Gąsior, Wojciech Wańha, Dariusz Dudek, Stanisław Bartuś

Original article

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Temporal trends in the availability and efficacy of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in a highly populated urban area

Maciej Faryan, Piotr Buchta, Oskar Kowalski, Maciej T. Wybraniec, Daniel Cieśla, Krzysztof Myrda, Anna Wnuk-Wojnar, Zbigniew Kalarus, Mariusz Gąsior, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec

Original article

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Long-term echocardiographic evaluation of asymptomatic patients undergoing minimally invasive valve repair for severe primary mitral regurgitation

Witold Gerber, Krzysztof Sanetra, Agnieszka Drzewiecka-Gerber, Justyna Jankowska-Sanetra, Andrzej Bochenek, Marian Zembala, Marek Cisowski

Original article

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The safety and efficacy of zero-fluoroscopy ablation versus conventional ablation in patients with supraventricular tachycardia

Alselmi Fadhle, Mei Hu, Yan Wang

Original article

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Long-term results of percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty in children with aortic stenosis: a single-center experience

Krzysztof Godlewski, Bożena Werner

Original article

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Increased preexcitation on electrocardiography improves accuracy of algorithms for accessory pathway localization in Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome

Paweł Moskal, Adam Bednarski, Grzegorz Kiełbasa, Danuta Czarnecka, Marek Jastrzębski

Original article

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Decline in the number of coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention procedures in patients with acute myocardial infarction in Poland during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Jacek Legutko, Łukasz Niewiara, Stanisław Bartuś, Sławomir Dobrzycki, Mariusz Gąsior, Marek Gierlotka, Janusz Kochman, Maciej Lesiak, Jerzy Matysek, Andrzej Ochała, Tomasz Pawłowski, Robert Gil, Adam Witkowski

Short communication

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How to effectively analyze scientific evidence in clinical practice? Rationale behind and design of an observational analytical model

Mariusz Gąsior, Piotr Desperak, Daniel Cieśla, Jacek Niedziela, Łukasz Pyka, Michał Skrzypek, Michał Zembala, Wojciech Wojakowski

Short communication

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Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in Andersen–Tawil syndrome

Armando Totomoch-Serra, Cesar A. Brito-Carreón, Maria de L. Muñoz, David Cervantes-Barragan, Manlio F. Márquez

Short communication

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Serum phospholipid cis-palmitoleic acid in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic coronary syndrome: an assessment of the relationship with diabetes duration, systemic low-grade inflammation and circulating oxidized low-density lipoprotein

Paweł Rostoff, Magdalena Frączek-Jucha, Ewa Konduracka, Jadwiga Nessler, Grzegorz Gajos

Short communication

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Spontaneous conus branch occlusion mimicking anterior ST‑segment elevation myocardial infarction

Michał Kuzemczak, Nicholas J. Whitehead, Alan Barolet

Clinical vignette

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Severe and rapid progression of mitral regurgitation in a patient awaiting the MitraClip procedure

Emilia Szudejko, Jarosław Skowroński, Patrycjusz Stokłosa, Kacper Milczanowski, Jerzy Pręgowski, Adam Witkowski

Clinical vignette

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Regional anesthesia of the hemithorax for the implantation of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‑defibrillator (S-ICD)

Bartosz Sadownik, Piotr Nowakowski, Marcin Michalak, Paweł Andruszkiewicz, Marcin Grabowski

Clinical vignette

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An unexpected outcome of successful radiofrequency ablation for persistent typical atrial flutter lasting 12 years

Jan B. Ciszewski, Michał M. Farkowski, Dariusz Zając, Aleksander Maciąg, Mariusz A. Dębski, Marcin Demkow, Mariusz Pytkowski

Clinical vignette

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The use of a proximal protection system, a reperfusion catheter, and new-generation mesh stents in combined endovascular therapy for a long, symptomatic dissection of the right internal carotid artery

Paweł Latacz, Marian Simka, Tadeusz Popiela

Clinical vignette

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Posterior mitral leaflet prolapse with the posteriorly directed jet: feasibility of the MitraClip procedure

Ching-Wei Lee, Shih-Hsien Sung, Wei-Ming Huang, Yi-Lin Tsai, Chiao-Po Hsu, Wen-Chung Yu

Clinical vignette

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Aortic wall erosion 4 years after Amplatzer septal occluder implantation

Adam R. Kowalówka, Mariusz Bałys, Tomasz Kargul, Jarosław Bis, Maciej Haberka, Marek A. Deja

Clinical vignette

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Ring of Vieussens: a collateral coronary pathway on electrocardiography-gated 320-row CT in a 10-week-old boy with the anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery

Danuta Roik, Beata Kucińska, Marek Roik, Bożena Werner

Clinical vignette

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The vascular prosthesis used for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation mimicking pseudoanerysm

Anna Drohomirecka, Małgorzata Sobieszczańska-Małek, Jarosław Kuriata, Piotr Kołsut, Mariusz Kruk, Paweł Kwiatek, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, Tomasz Zieliński, Ilona Michałowska

Clinical vignette

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A pacemaker-dependent patient undergoing high-dose stereotactic radiotherapy with the device located in the radiation area

Szymon Mielczarek, Paweł Syska, Michał Lewandowski, Marta Olszyna-Seremeta, Katarzyna Gepner, Mariusz Pytkowski, Hanna Szwed

Clinical vignette

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Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and prevention of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertension

Rafał Dąbrowski

Letter to the Editor

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Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and prevention of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertension. Authors' reply

Nebojša Mujović, Milan Marinković, Miroslav Mihajlović, Nataša Mujović, Tatjana S. Potpara

Letter to the Editor

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Parasympathetic denervation as an alternative to permanent pacing

Piotr Kułakowski, Jakub Baran

Letter to the Editor

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Parasympathetic denervation as an alternative to permanent pacing. Authors' reply

Irena Kalińska, Piotr Kułak, Urszula A. Szymańska, Jerzy Walecki, Dariusz A. Kosior

Letter to the Editor

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The importance of detection and percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Authors' reply

Piotr Szymański, Magdalena Lipczyńska, Piotr Lipiec, Andrzej Gackowski

Letter to the Editor

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The importance of detection and percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Rajkumar Rajendram, Ghulam A. Kharal, Naveed Mahmood, Rishi Puri, Mubashar Kharal

Letter to the Editor

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The importance of detection and percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Authors' reply

Jarosław D. Kasprzak, Edyta Płońska‑Gościniak, Stanisław Bartuś, Zbigniew Gąsior, Marek Grygier

Letter to the Editor

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The patient with heart failure in the face of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: an expert opinion of the Heart Failure Working Group of the Polish Cardiac Society

Marta Kałużna-Oleksy, Andrzej Gackowski, Ewa Anita Jankowska, Tomasz Kukulski, Małgorzata Lelonek, Jadwiga Nessler, Agnieszka Pawlak, Piotr Rozentryt, Paweł Rubiś, Ewa Straburzyńska-Migaj, Przemysław Leszek

Expert opinion

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Clinical application of stress echocardiography in valvular heart disease: an expert consensus of the Working Group on Valvular Heart Disease of the Polish Cardiac Society

Edyta Płońska-Gościniak, Tomasz Kukulski, Tomasz Hryniewiecki, Jarosław D. Kasprzak, Wojciech Kosmala, Maria Olszowska, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Piotr Pysz, Beata Zaborska, Patrycjusz Stokłosa, Zbigniew Gąsior

Expert opinion

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Guidance for anticoagulation management in venous thromboembolism during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Poland: an expert opinion of the Section on Pulmonary Circulation of the Polish Cardiac Society

Dariusz A. Kosior, Anetta Undas, Grzegorz Kopeć, Tomasz Hryniewiecki, Adam Torbicki, Tatiana Mularek-Kubzdela, Jerzy Windyga, Piotr Pruszczyk

Expert opinion

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A curriculum for heart failure nurses: an expert opinion of the Section of Nursing and Medical Technicians and the Heart Failure Working Group of the Polish Cardiac Society

Izabella Uchmanowicz, Magdalena Lisiak, Małgorzata Lelonek, Ewa A. Jankowska, Agnieszka Pawlak, Joanna Jaroch, Jolanta Kolasa, Piotr Hetman, Ewa Straburzyńska-Migaj, Krystyna Czapla, Jadwiga Nessler

Expert opinion

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