Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion as a bridge to pulmonary vein isolation

Tomasz Podolecki, Witold Streb, Zbigniew Kalarus

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Clinical vignette

Position of the Polish Cardiac Society on therapeutic targets for LDL cholesterol concentrations in secondary prevention of myocardial infarctions

Przemysław Mitkowski, Adam Witkowski, Janina Stępińska, Maciej Banach, Piotr Jankowski, Mariusz Gąsior, Krystian Wita, Stanisław Bartuś, Paweł Burchardt, Michał M Farkowski, Marek Gierlotka, Robert Gil, Przemysław Leszek, Maciej Sterliński, Piotr Szymański, Mateusz Tajstra, Agnieszka Tycińska, Wojciech Wojakowski

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Expert opinion

Left ventricular aneurysm formation in patients with takotsubo syndrome: A peculiar phenomenon with subtle implications

Kenan Yalta, Caglar Kaya, Tulin Yalta

Vol 81, No 10 (2023)

Letter to the Editor

Influence of sex on the functional assessment of myocardial ischemia

Barbara Zdzierak, Wojciech Zasada, Agata Krawczyk-Ożóg, Tomasz Rakowski, Stanisław Bartuś, Andrzej Surdacki, Artur Dziewierz

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Original article

Survival in nonagenarians with acute myocardial infarction in 2014–2020: A nationwide analysis

Małgorzata Kupisz-Urbańska, Piotr Jankowski, Roman Topór-Mądry, Michał Chudzik, Mariusz Gąsior, Robert Gil, Patrycja Gryka, Zbigniew Kalarus, Jacek Kubica, Jacek Legutko, Przemysław Mitkowski, Jarosław Pinkas, Radosław Sierpiński, Janina Stępińska, Zbigniew Siudak, Paweł Teisseyre, Adam Witkowski, Urszula Zielińska-Borkowska, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Ryszard Gellert

Vol 81, No 10 (2023)

Short communication

Extremely high-risk patients with acute coronary syndrome: How “extreme” should lipid-lowering therapy be if the LDL-C target < 40 mg/dl is considered?

Loukianos S Rallidis, Donatos Tsamoulis, Ioannis Leventis, Petros Kalogeras, Iosif Delakis, Elefterios Samiotis, Charalampos Kalantzis, Belkis Malkots, Dimitrios Tasoulas, Vasileios Bouratzis, Dimitris Eleutheriou, Stylianos Daios, Victoria Potoupni, Stelios Zervakis, Georgia Xygka, Argyro Miliotou, Konstantinos A Papathanasiou, Charalambos Vlachopoulos

Vol 81, No 10 (2023)

Short communication

Is a Heart Team enough? The role of an interdisciplinary preoperative patient health check in the final qualification for elective cardiac surgery: Pre-Surgery Check Team study

Dorota Sobczyk, Hubert Hymczak, Dominika Batycka-Stachnik, Jolanta Siwinska, Jacek Piątek, Boguslaw Kapelak, Krzysztof Bartuś

Vol 81, No 10 (2023)

Short communication

Reviving a failing heart in real life: Are the results of the REVIVED trial applicable to an all-comer population?

Łukasz Pyka, Bartosz Hudzik, Kamil Bujak, Mariusz Gąsior

Vol 81, No 10 (2023)

Short communication

The incidence of cardiovascular and other major complications after open abdominal aortic surgery

Dorota Studzińska, Kamil Polok, Maciej Chwała, Marcin Zaczek, Wojciech Szczeklik

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Original article

Safety and efficacy of a novel calcified plaque modification technique — Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy — in patients with coronary artery disease: Mid-term outcomes

Piotr Rola, Łukasz Furtan, Szymon Włodarczak, Mateusz Barycki, Michalina Kędzierska, Adrian Doroszko, Adrian Włodarczak, Maciej Lesiak

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Original article

Factors determining the frequency of optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound use in patients treated with percutaneous coronary interventions in recent years: Analysis based on a large national registry

Rafał Januszek, Zbigniew Siudak, Krzysztof Piotr Malinowski, Wojciech Wańha, Sławomir Surowiec, Grzegorz Heba, Artur Pawlik, Tomasz Kameczura, Wojciech Wojakowski, Miłosz Jaguszewski, Agnieszka Kołodziej, Leszek Bryniarski, Krzysztof Bartuś, Andrzej Surdacki, Sławomir Dobrzycki, Jacek Legutko, Stanisław Bartuś

Vol 81, No 10 (2023)

Original article

Relationship between systemic inflammation indices and time of symptom onset in cardiac remodeling after first ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Ahmet Kivrak, Alp Yildirim

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Original article

Vasculitis in acute cellular rejection early after heart transplantation

Zofia Lasocka, Rafał Pęksa, Jerzy Bellwon, Marcin Gruchała

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Clinical vignette

Real-life implementation of guidelines for heart failure management

Iwona Gorczyca-Głowacka, Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas, Małgorzata Lelonek

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Short communication

The course and treatment of COVID-19 in heart transplant recipients. Author’s reply

Alicja Nowak, Hanna Wachowiak-Baszyńska, Tatiana Mularek-Kubzdela

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Letter to the Editor

Education in cardiovascular disease prevention

Andrzej Pająk

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Editorial

The impact of sex on in-hospital and long-term mortality rates in patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement: The SAVR and SEX study

Artur Pawlik, Radosław Litwinowicz, Mariusz Kowalewski, Piotr Suwalski, Marek Deja, Kazimierz Widenka, Zdzisław Tobota, Bohdan Maruszewski, Łukasz Rzeszutko, Rafał Januszek, Krzysztof Plens, Jacek Legutko, Stanisław Bartuś, Bogusław Kapelak, Krzysztof Bartuś

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Original article

How to predict prognosis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism? Recent advances

Beatriz Valente Silva, Rita Calé, Miguel Nobre Menezes, Cláudia Jorge, Fausto J Pinto, Daniel Caldeira

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Review paper

Blood pressure and hypertension in relation to lead exposure updated according to present-day blood lead levels

Yu-Ling Yu, De-Wei An, Babangida S Chori, Tim S Nawrot, Jan A Staessen

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Review paper

A dislodged left atrial appendage occlusion device rescued with gastroenterological forceps

Catarina M Costa, Ricardo Alves Pinto, João C Silva, Paula G Dias, Carla M Sousa, Filipe L Macedo

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Clinical vignette

Fibrosis-specific biomarkers and interstitial fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Michele Correale, Francesco Santoro, Damiamo Magrì

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Editorial

Three varieties of sense-B-noise, a novel cause of inappropriate shocks in patients treated with a subcutaneous cardioverter-defibrillator

Szymon Budrejko, Maciej Kempa, Agnieszka Zienciuk-Krajka, Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Short communication

Giant apical pseudoaneurysm in the left ventricle as a late complication of takotsubo syndrome: Not a benign course of the disease

Mislav Lozo, Lovel Giunio, Dino Miric, Darija Bakovic, Cristijan Bulat, Tonci Batinic, Anteo Bradaric, Jaksa Zanchi, Josip A Borovac

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Clinical vignette

The efficacy and safety of predischarge initiation of angiotensin receptor/neprilysin inhibitor in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure: Single-center experience

Marcin Książczyk, Małgorzata Lelonek

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Short communication

Two decades of follow-up of a 60-year-old cyanotic patient with an unoperated univentricular heart

Sonia Alicja Nartowicz, Agnieszka Bartczak-Rutkowska, Maciej Lesiak, Olga Trojnarska

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Clinical vignette