Radiation protection in cardiology cath labs. Expert review and opinion of the Association of Cardiovascular Interventions, the Working Group on Echocardiography of the Polish Society of Cardiology and the Polish Society of Medical Physics

Krzysztof Milewski, Tomasz Pawłowski, Joanna Kidoń-Szołtysek, Mariusz Tomaniak, Bartłomiej Góra, Piotr Barus, Andrzej Gackowski, Piotr Szymański, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Andrzej Lekston, Michał Hawranek, Marek Grygier, Tomasz Piotrowski, Wojciech Wojakowski

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Left coronary artery embolism as a complication of radial access

Kamil Banasik, Rafał Celiński, Marcin Łubiarz

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Electrical injury induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia with cardiac arrest

Donghyun Kim, Lae-Young Jung

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Implementation of the cardiovascular prevention guidelines in clinical practice. Results from the POLASPIRE II survey

Piotr Jankowski, Dominika Koczwarska-Maciejek, Karol Kamiński, Zbigniew Gąsior, Dariusz A Kosior, Marek Styczkiewicz, Aldona Kubica, Marek Rajzer, Katarzyna Charkiewicz-Szeremeta, Józefa Dąbek, Piotr Kulak, Piotr Michalski, Magda Łapińska, Łukasz Maciejewski, Agata Kosobucka-Ozdoba, Renata Wolfshaut-Wolak, Monika Burzyńska, Andrzej Pająk, Kornelia Kotseva, John William McEvoy, David Wood

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Time efficiency and safety of antazoline in the rapid cardioversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation during supraventricular arrhythmias ablation

Sebastian Kołowacik, Bartłomiej Jacek Bińkowski, Konrad Stawiski, Jarosław Drożdż

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National Cardiogenic Shock Treatment Program in Poland

Robert Gil, Piotr Gajewski, Tomasz Pawłowski, Mateusz Tajstra, Paweł Kleczyński, Konstanty Szułdrzyński, Waldemar Goździk, Roman Przybylski, Mateusz Rakowski, Tomasz Witkowski, Mikołaj Błaziak, Jerzy Sacha, Wiktor Kuliczkowski, on behalf of the Committee for the National Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

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Transcarotid aortic valve implantation using the novel Myval Octacor valve: First experience in Poland

Robert Sobczyński, Jarosław Trębacz, Maciej Stąpór, Janusz Konstanty-Kalandyk, Kinga Glądys, Michał Okarski, Jacek Legutko, Bogusław Kapelak, Paweł Kleczyński

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Long-term outcome, mortality predictors and cardiac-device related infective endocarditis in patients with surgically corrected valvular versus non-valvular heart failure treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy

Ewa Jędrzejczyk-Patej, Michał Mazurek, Radosław Lenarczyk, Adam Sokal, Agnieszka Kotalczyk, Wiktoria Kowalska, Jakub Gumprecht, Jacek Kowalczyk, Patrycja Pruszkowska-Skrzep, Oskar Kowalski, Zbigniew Kalarus

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Role of echocardiographic indicators of right ventricular dysfunction in prediction of 30-day mortality in non-high-risk patients with acute pulmonary embolism within different variants of Bova score

Jerzy Wiliński, Ositadima Chukwu, Anna Skwarek, Radosław Borek, Michał Medygrał, Julia Chukwu, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek, Marek Rajzer

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Elite HRV smartphone application using Polar H10 is valid for short-term heart rate variability analysis in pediatric cardiac patients

Iwona Walecka, Jakub S Gąsior, Piotr Wieniawski, Bożena Werner

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Characteristics and results of catheter ablation of arrhythmias coming from the transplanted heart

Aleksander Maciąg, Anna Drohomirecka, Michał M Farkowski, Tomasz Zieliński, Mariusz Pytkowski

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First-in-Poland thoracoscopic left atrial appendage closure using Novel AtriClip® PRO-V device in patient with previous heart surgery and LAA thrombus

Mariusz Kowalewski, Natalia Ogorzelec, Sebastian Stec, Piotr Suwalski

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Sex differences in blood pressure variability in office, home and ambulatory measurements

Marek Stopa, Katarzyna Zięba, Anna Tofilska, Grzegorz Bilo, Marek Rajzer, Agnieszka Olszanecka

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Inadvertent implantation of conduction system pacing lead into left ventricle via patent foramen ovale in dual-chamber pacemaker

Jerzy Wiliński, Iwona Chrzan, Anna Skwarek, Aleksander Zeliaś, Maria Bober-Fotopoulos, Dominika Dykla, Dariusz Dudek

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Peak systolic velocity of right ventricular free wall myocardium by tissue Doppler imaging does not help to identify patients with acute pulmonary embolism and stratify 30-day mortality risk in all-comers with acute pulmonary embolism

Jerzy Wiliński, Anna Skwarek, Ositadima Chukwu, Radosław Borek, Iwona Chrzan, Marta Lechowicz-Wilińska, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek, Marek Rajzer

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In-stent restenosis risk factors following carotid artery stenting. Authors’ reply

Ahmet Karaduman, Cemalettin Yılmaz, Muhammet Mucahit Tiryaki, Ismail Balaban, Elnur Alizade, Regayip Zehir

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Atrial fibrillation in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis. Authors’ reply

Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska, Tomasz Urbanowicz

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Is it always a pleasure to measure pressure?

Felix Böhm, Fadi Jokhaji, Stefan James

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Successful intravascular management of the fractured sheath after percutaneous coronary intervention for the chronic total occlusion

Maciej Panek, Konrad Stępień, Jakub Zasada, Natalia Kachnic, Jadwiga Nessler

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First-in-Central-Europe implantation of the self-expandable Pulsta valve in pulmonary position: Short-term results

Sara Korabiewska-Pluta, Krzysztof Michalak, Joanna Młodawska, Monika Łubisz, Grażyna Brzezińska-Rajszys, Adam Koleśnik, Mario Carminati, Tomasz Moszura

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Combination of the pulsed field ablation with EnSite precision cardiac mapping system in the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Bartosz Krzowski, Maja Jabłońska, Michał Peller, Michał Marchel, Piotr Lodziński, Paweł Balsam

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Cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation in a patient with atrial fibrillation and cardiogenic shock, and a high probability of severe tachyarrhythmic cardiomyopathy

Krzysztof Myrda, Wiktor Czarkowski, Anna Kazik, Aleksandra Błachut, Agata Kukfisz, Mariusz Gąsior

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CT-derived fat density as a predictor of cause-specific mortality in patients undergoing TAVI: Findings from a large registry subanalysis

Matej Pekař, Piotr Branny, Radim Špaček, Otakar Jiravský, Jan Novák, Jakub Balušík, Daniel Daniš, Jan Hečko, Marek Kantor, Bogna Jiravská Godula, Lubomír Blaha, Radek Neuwirth, Martin Šimek

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A rare case of posterolateral ST-elevation myocardial infarction in Brugada syndrome: A double trouble beyond mimicking

Muchtar Nora Ismail Siregar, Vickry H Wahidji

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Surprising echocardiographic qualification for vascular surgery: A “twin heart syndrome”

Sonia Nartowicz, Tomasz Korobacz, Piotr Tyburski, Aleksandra Ciepłucha

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