Can transesophageal echocardiography be safely omitted in patients scheduled for elective ablation of atrial arrhythmias? Data based on the LATTEE registry

Damian Kaufmann, Tomasz Królak, Alicja Dąbrowska-Kugacka, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, Monika Gawałko, Monika Budnik, Beata Uziębło-Życzkowska, Paweł Krzesiński, Katarzyna Starzyk, Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon, Maciej Wójcik, Robert Błaszczyk, Jarosław Hiczkiewicz, Jan Budzianowski, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Maciej T Wybraniec, Katarzyna Kosmalska, Marcin Fijałkowski, Anna Szymańska, Mirosław Dłużniewski, Maciej Haberka, Michał Kucio, Błażej Michalski, Karolina Kupczyńska, Anna Tomaszuk-Kazberuk, Katarzyna Wilk-Śledziewska, Renata Wachnicka-Truty, Marek Koziński, Paweł Burchardt, Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz

Vol 82, No 5 (2024)

Original article

Removal of the intra-aortic balloon pump: Why and in what way?

Mesut Engin, Orhan Guvenc

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Letter to the Editor

Troponin T in hemodialysis patients: Unraveling the challenges of interpretation and diagnosis

Peter Stenvinkel, Christian Löwbeer, Sunna Snaedal

Vol 82, No 3 (2024)

Editorial

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in acute coronary syndromes: Do we (really) need another hero?

Giuseppe Lippi, Brandon M Henry

Vol 82, No 3 (2024)

Editorial

Papillary fibroelastoma: Rare but important finding

Maria Królikowska, Karolina Golińska-Grzybała, Zbigniew Samitowski, Małgorzata Pińska, Jadwiga Nessler, Andrzej Gackowski

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Clinical vignette

Sudden unexplained death in young people: A family matter

Oscar Campuzano, Georgia Sarquella-Brugada, Ramon Brugada

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Editorial

Initial experience of intra-aortic balloon pump removal using Angio-Seal

Jan Rychter, Krystian Jakimowicz, Tomasz Jaźwiec, Roch Pakuła, Ali Aidibi, Witold Bratkowski, Jerzy Pacholewicz, Tomasz Hrapkowicz

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Short communication

Epicardial ablation of hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia supported by a percutaneous assist device, limited by a left ventricular aneurysm and adhesions after cardiac surgery

Krzysztof Myrda, Michał Hawranek, Anna Kazik, Livio Bertagnolli, Jan Głowacki, Aleksandra Błachut, Łukasz Pyka, Mariusz Gąsior

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Clinical vignette

Echocardiographic detection of intraluminal catheter thrombosis during percutaneous atrial septal defect closure

Błażej Michalski, Jarosław D Kasprzak, Armanda Wojtasińska, Ewa Szymczyk, Adam Śmiałowski, Jan Z Peruga, Piotr Lipiec

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Clinical vignette

Acute coronary syndromes in patients with cancer: Recent advances

Gemina Doolub, Aditya S Bharadwaj, Mamas Mamas

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Review paper

Pacemaker remote monitoring challenges in pediatric population: Single center long term experience

Dagmar Kowal, Artur Baszko, Krzysztof Czyż, Waldemar Bobkowski, Przemyslaw Mitkowski, Błażej Rubiś

Vol 82, No 3 (2024)

Original article

Management of chylopericardium: A novel indocyanine green fluorescence-guided approach to a rare case of cardiac tamponade

Maciej Rachwalik, Kaung Sithu Sett, Justyna M Sokolska, Ewa Mroczek, Jan Biegus, Maciej Bochenek, Roman Przybylski

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Clinical vignette

A pilot study of high-density mapping of left atrial scarring in patients with a history of cancer treatment undergoing ablation of arrhythmia: The Pilot OncoLA Study

Michał M Farkowski, Jan Ciszewski, Aleksander Maciąg, Sławomir Jasek, Inga Zastawna, Tomasz Jędrychowski, Aleksandra Kapała, Robert J Gil, Mariusz Pytkowski

Vol 82, No 5 (2024)

Short communication

Axillary access for a left ventricular assist device during percutaneous angioplasty

Artur Pawlik, Jan Roczniak, Karol Sabatowski, Michał Chyrchel, Łukasz Rzeszutko, Stanisław Bartuś

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Clinical vignette

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in detecting obstructive coronary artery disease in hemodialysis patients listed for kidney transplantation

Agnieszka Szramowska, Maksymilian Bielecki, Mirosław Grzeszczyk, Andrzej Łabyk, Katarzyna Kurnicka, Piotr Pruszczyk, Marek Roik

Vol 82, No 3 (2024)

Original article

Left atrial appendage occlusion: Percutaneous and surgical approaches in everyday practice

Jan Gofus, Pavel Zacek, Youssef Shahin, Karel Medilek, Ludek Haman, Jan Vojacek

Vol 82, No 3 (2024)

Review paper

Spontaneous reperfusion in STEMI: Its mechanisms and possible modulation

Joshua H Leader, Rahim Kanji, Diana A Gorog

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Review paper

Spontaneous closure of iatrogenic epicardial coronary pseudoaneurysm with a fistula to the right ventricle following post-stenting perforation

Wojciech Jan Skorupski, Marta Kałużna-Oleksy, Grzegorz Krupka, Włodzimierz Skorupski, Marek Grygier, Maciej Lesiak

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Clinical vignette

Atrial septum anatomy as a predictor of ischemic neurological episodes in patients with a patent foramen ovale

Przemysław Węglarz, Michał Węgiel, Piotr Kuszewski, Ewa Konarska-Kuszewska, Michał Staszel, Michał Nowok, Grzegorz Bajor, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Artur Dziewierz, Tomasz Rakowski

Vol 82, No 3 (2024)

Original article

Clinical and genetic yield of familial screening after a sudden unexplained death at a young age

Przemysław Chmielewski, Michał Świerczewski, Bogna Foss-Nieradko, Joanna Ponińska, Elżbieta Katarzyna Biernacka, Ilona Kowalik, Małgorzata Stępień-Wojno, Ewa Michalak, Grażyna Truszkowska, Rafał Baranowski, Maria Bilińska, Rafał Płoski, Zofia Teresa Bilińska

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Original article

Prevalence of increased intra-abdominal pressure and its impact on renal function in acute decompensated heart failure: A prospective pilot study

Piotr Łagosz, Jan Biegus, Łukasz Lewandowski, Piotr Ponikowski, Robert Zymliński

Vol 82, No 3 (2024)

Original article

Diagnostic and prognostic performance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in acute coronary syndromes: A meta-analysis of 90 studies including 45 990 patients

Michał Pruc, Jacek Kubica, Maciej Banach, Damian Swieczkowski, Zubaid Rafique, William Frank Peacock, Zbigniew Siudak, Krzysztof Kurek, Prabath Nanayakkara, Łukasz Szarpak

Vol 82, No 3 (2024)

Original article

Characteristics and outcomes for patients with heart failure diagnosed according to the universal definition and classification of heart failure. Data from a single-center registry

Jacek T Niedziela, Piotr Rozentryt, Jolanta Nowak, Bożena Szyguła-Jurkiewicz, Łukasz Pyka, Daniel Cieśla, Mariusz Gąsior

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Original article

Patent ductus arteriosus: An unexpected diagnosis in adulthood

Fabiana Duarte, Maria Inês Barradas, Inês Coutinho dos Santos, Raquel Dourado, Dinis Martins

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Clinical vignette

A hybrid one-day approach to multisite atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease: Case report

Przemysław Ptak, Anna Kędziora, Piotr Pieniążek, Karolina Dzierwa, Janusz Konstanty-Kalandyk, Dorota Sobczyk, Jacek Piątek

Vol 82, No 4 (2024)

Clinical vignette