Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in Poland: promising results of a national survey

Riccardo Cappato, Hussam Ali

Editorial

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Balloon aortic valvuloplasty in the contemporary era

Hassan Kamran, Deepthi Sudhakar, Hani Jneid

Editorial

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How to prevent infective endocarditis in 2020? Practical issues

Jacob Brubert, Thomas J. Cahill, Bernard D. Prendergast

Review paper

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Prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Marco Legnazzi, Federica Agnello, Davide Capodanno

Review paper

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Results of a survey concerning atrial fibrillation ablation strategies in Poland

Agnieszka Wojdyła-Hordyńska, Jakub Baran, Michał Mazurek, Paweł Derejko

Original article

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Elective versus rescue balloon aortic valvuloplasty for critical aortic stenosis

Paweł Tyczyński, Zbigniew Chmielak, Maciej Dąbrowski, Jarosław Skowroński, Krzysztof Kukuła, Patrycjusz Stokłosa, Marcin Demkow, Miłosz Marona, Witold Śmigielski, Janina Stępińska, Tomasz Hryniewiecki, Adam Witkowski

Original article

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Observed and relative survival and 5-year outcomes of patients discharged after acute myocardial infarction: the nationwide AMI-PL database

Bogdan Wojtyniak, Marek Gierlotka, Grzegorz Opolski, Daniel Rabczenko, Krzysztof Ozierański, Mariusz Gąsior, Krzysztof Chlebus, Łukasz Wierucki, Daniel Rutkowski, Dariusz Dziełak, Lech Poloński, Tomasz Zdrojewski

Original article

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Effect of amiodarone and lidocaine on shock-refractory cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kobi Ludwin, Jacek Smereka, Klaudiusz Nadolny, Jerzy R. Ładny, Agnieszka Szarpak, Zuzanna Fajfer, Miłosz Jaguszewski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Łukasz Szarpak

Original article

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Mechanical circulatory support restores eligibility for heart transplant in patients with significant pulmonary hypertension

Agnieszka Biełka, Mariusz Kalinowski, Michał Hawranek, Justyna Małyszek-Tumidajewicz, Jerzy Pacholewicz, Anetta Kowalczuk-Wieteska, Katarzyna Ratman, Grzegorz Kubiak, Bogumiła Król, Piotr Przybyłowski, Marian Zembala, Michał O. Zembala

Original article

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The value of the ablation index in patients undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation

Marek Kiliszek, Krystian Krzyżanowski, Robert Wierzbowski, Aleksandra Winkler, Magdalena Smalc-Stasiak

Original article

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Usefulness of membranous septum length in the prediction of major conduction disturbances in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement with different devices

Serkan Aslan, Ali Rıza Demir, Ömer Çelik, Ali Kemal Kalkan, Fatih Uzun, Ahmet Güner, Çağdaş Topel, Mehmet Ertürk

Original article

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A propensity score–adjusted comparison of thoracoscopic periareolar and video-assisted approaches for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Piotr Suwalski, Radoslaw Smoczynski, Mariusz Kowalewski, Anna Witkowska, Dominik Drobinski, Wojciech Sarnowski, Waldemar Wierzba, Dariusz Wojciechowski, Robert Gil, Jakub Staromlyński

Short communication

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The impact of mobile virtual reality–enhanced relaxation training on anxiety levels in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation

Justyna Maciołek, Wojciech Wąsek, Bogumił Kamiński, Katarzyna Piotrowicz, Paweł Krzesiński

Short communication

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Heart failure management in Polish medical centers during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: results of a survey

Małgorzata Lelonek, Marcin Książczyk, Agnieszka Pawlak, Mariusz Gąsior, Piotr Rozentryt, Jadwiga Nessler

Short communication

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Effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the number of hospitalizations for myocardial infarction: regional differences. Population analysis of 7 million people

Mariusz Gąsior, Marek Gierlotka, Agnieszka Tycińska, Adam Wojtaszczyk, Michał Skrzypek, Klaudiusz Nadolny, Jerzy Robert Ładny, Sławomir Dobrzycki, Andrzej Hausner, Krystian Wita, Wojciech Wojakowski, Michał Hawranek

Short communication

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Diverse manifestations of coronary vasculopathy in a transplanted heart

Natalia Wiligórska, Małgorzata Sobieszczańska-Małek, Tomasz Zieliński

Clinical vignette

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Thromboembolic or atherosclerotic? Optical coherence tomography in determining the cause of myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation

Sylwia Iwańczyk, Wojciech Jan Skorupski, Sławomir Kępski, Marek Grygier, Maciej Lesiak

Clinical vignette

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Atrial reentry tachycardia in the native part of the right atrium after heart transplant. Should we always ablate?

Krzysztof Myrda, Piotr Buchta, Grzegorz Ciszewski, Mariusz Gąsior

Clinical vignette

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A report on interventional acute bare -metal stenting of the HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device twisted outflow graft

Andrzej Juraszek, Jarosław Szymański, Marcin Demkow, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk

Clinical vignette

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Subtotal occlusion of the left ventricular outflow tract in a young woman

Michał Bohdan, Marcin Pajkowski, Anna Kowalczys, Iwona Stopczyńska, Piotr Bętlejewski, Jadwiga Fijałkowska, Marcin Gruchała, Marcin Fijałkowski

Clinical vignette

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Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy: diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas

Agnieszka Zienciuk-Krajka, Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz, Karolina Dorniak, Damian Kaufmann, Grzegorz Raczak

Clinical vignette

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Acute anterior myocardial infarction complicated by takotsubo syndrome: the value of multimodality imaging

Takao Konishi, Naohiro Funayama, Tadashi Yamamoto, Daisuke Hotta, Shinya Tanaka, Toshihisa Anzai

Clinical vignette

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Thoracoscopic resection of a symptomatic pericardial cyst

Bernard P. Paelinck, Dina De Bock, Steven Laga, Francois Van Mieghem, Michel Vandermotte, Inez E. Rodrigus

Clinical vignette

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A young woman with recurrent spontaneous coronary artery dissection

Justyna M. Sokolska, Lukas M. Meier, Erik W. Holy, Christian Templin, Hatem Alkadhi, Robert Manka

Clinical vignette

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Myocardial infarction with a combined ST-segment elevation in anterior and inferior leads: the left anterior descending artery does not have to be a “wrap-around” vessel to be a culprit

Michał Kuzemczak, Charalampos Kavvouras, Alan Barolet

Clinical vignette

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The first case of pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS) in Poland, complicated by giant coronary artery aneurysms

Paweł Tracewski, Kamila M. Ludwikowska, Leszek Szenborn, Jacek Kusa

Clinical vignette

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Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect: a consensus document of the joint group of experts from the Association of Cardiovascular Interventions and the Grown-Up Congenital Heart Disease Section of the Polish Cardiac Society

Marek Grygier, Robert Sabiniewicz, Grzegorz Smolka, Marcin Demkow, Aleksander Araszkiewicz, Danuta Sorysz, Jacek Kusa, Zenon Huczek, Monika Komar, Tadeusz Przewłocki, Michał Hawranek, Wojciech Wojakowski, Jacek Białkowski, Grażyna Brzezińska-Rajszys, Stanisław Bartuś

Expert opinion

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