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

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for failed surgical and transcatheter prostheses. Expert opinion of the Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions of the Polish Cardiac Society

Zenon Huczek, Marcin Protasiewicz, Maciej Dąbrowski, Radosław Parma, Damian Hudziak, Piotr Olszówka, Radosław Targoński, Kajetan Grodecki, Marek Frank, Piotr Scisło, Paweł Kralisz, Jarosław Trębacz, Jerzy Sacha, Krzysztof Wilczek, Andrzej Walczak, Grzegorz Smolka, Paweł Kleczyński, Krzysztof Milewski, Michał Hawranek, Janusz Kochman, Maciej Lesiak, Dariusz Dudek, Adam Witkowski, Jacek Legutko, Stanisław Bartuś, Radosław Wilimski, Wojciech Wojakowski, Marek Grygier

Vol 81, No 6 (2023)

Expert opinion

Patent ductus arteriosus: Generally an anomaly of childhood, but is it always? Clinical implications in an adult patient

Daria Kaczmarek, Oliwia Matuszewska-Brycht, Katarzyna Piestrzeniewicz, Tomasz Rudziński, Jan Krekora, Jarosław Drożdż

Vol 81, No 10 (2023)

Clinical vignette

Which strategy for calcified coronary plaque modification in a patients with low ejection fraction?

Piotr Kübler, Wojciech Zimoch, Michał Kosowski, Marcin Protasiewicz, Wiktor Kuliczkowski, Krzysztof Reczuch

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Clinical vignette

Outcomes of coronary revascularization vs. optimal medical therapy alone for ischemic left ventricular dysfunction: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Kamil Bujak, Bartosz Hudzik, Łukasz Pyka, Michał Skrzypek, Salvatore Brugaletta, Manel Sabaté, Mateusz Tajstra, Jacek Legutko, Wojciech Wojakowski, Mariusz Gąsior

Vol 81, No 9 (2023)

Short communication

Stepwise relationship between delay in percutaneous coronary intervention and long-term mortality in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Kamil Bujak, Mariusz Gąsior, Mateusz Tajstra, Damian Pres, Marek Gierlotka, Krzysztof Wilczek, Piotr Feusette, Radosław Liszka, Daniel Cieśla, Przemysław Trzeciak, Maciej Lesiak, Adam Witkowski, Jacek Legutko, Wojciech Wojakowski, Dariusz Dudek, Andrzej Budaj

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Original article

Incessant septal ventricular tachycardia in patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after failed unipolar and bipolar ablation. Is ethanol septal ablation a solution?

Karolina Owsik, Artur Baszko

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Clinical vignette

A wearable cardioverter-defibrillator vest as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool after COVID-19

Tomasz Chyży, Barbara Małecka, Jacek Bednarek, Małgorzata Mielnik, Maciej Dębski, Tomasz Miszalski-Jamka, Krzysztof Boczar, Jacek Lelakowski, Andrzej Ząbek

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Clinical vignette

Routine use of procedural sedation and analgesia for transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair

Tomasz Czober, Tomasz Darocha, Konrad Mendrala, Grzegorz Smolka, Piotr Pysz, Radosław Gocoł, Damian Hudziak, Radosław Parma, Ewa Kucewicz-Czech, Wojtek Wojakowski

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Short communication

Initial experience with transvenous lead extraction of His bundle pacing leads

Krzysztof Boczar, Andrzej Ząbek, Karolina Golińska-Grzybała, Jacek Gajek, Katarzyna Holcman, Magdalena Kostkiewicz, Jacek Lelakowski

Vol 81, No 7-8 (2023)

Short communication