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COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Most read Manuscripts accepted
Cancer screening coverage in Poland – from bad to better to the worst during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Paweł Koczkodaj, Michał Kamiński, Agata Ciuba, Joanna Didkowska
 
Alpha-1 antitrypsin as a risk marker in SARS-CoV-2 infection
José María Hernández Pérez, Juan Marco Figueira Gonçálves, Yolanda Ramallo Fariña
 
Improved COVID-19 ICU admission and mortality outcomes following treatment with statins: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Amir Vahedian-Azimi, Seyede Mohammadi, Farshad Beni, Maciej Banach, Paul Guest, Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Amirhossein Sahebkar
 
Big data driven COVID-19 pandemic crisis management: Potential approach for global health
Yang Lv, Chenwei Ma, Xiaohan Li, Min Wu
 
Could amantadine possibly interfere with COVID-19 vaccines based on LNP-mRNA platform ?
Jaroslaw Fedorowski
 
Current issue
4/2021 vol. 17
 
 
Atherosclerosis
CLINICAL RESEARCH

Long-term survival of carotid stenting patients with regard to single- or double-vessel carotid artery disease: a propensity score matching analysis
Josef Veselka, Petr Hajek, Cyril Štěchovský, Martin Horváth, Radka Adlová, Robert Roland, Ingrid Homolová, Eva Hansvenclová, Petra Zimolová
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):849–855
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.98167
 
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Lipid disorders
CLINICAL RESEARCH

Postmarketing nutrivigilance safety profile: a line of dietary food supplements containing red yeast rice for dyslipidemia
Maciej Banach, Niki Katsiki, Gustavs Latkovskis, Manfredi Rizzo, Daniel Pella, Peter Edward Penson, Željko Reiner, Arrigo FG Cicero
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):856–863
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/133716
 
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CLINICAL RESEARCH

Extended lipid profile in Romanian ischemic stroke patients in relation to stroke severity and outcome: a path analysis model
Adina Hutanu, Mihaela Iancu, Minodora Dobreanu, Oana Roxana Oprea, Stefan Barbu, Smaranda Maier, Amelia Tero-Vescan, Zoltan Bajko, Rodica Balasa
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):864–873
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.89302
 
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Hypertension
CLINICAL RESEARCH

Epidemiology of hypertensive heart disease in Poland: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Tomasz Miazgowski, Jacek Kopec, Katarzyna Widecka, Bartosz Miazgowski, Anna Kaczmarkiewicz
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):874–880
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.85222
 
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Cardiology
CLINICAL RESEARCH

Concomitant multi-vessel disease is associated with a lower procedural death rate in patients treated with percutaneous coronary interventions within the left main coronary artery (from the ORPKI registry)
Rafał Januszek, Artur Dziewierz, Zbigniew Siudak, Tomasz Rakowski, Tomasz Kameczura, Tomasz Tokarek, Dariusz Dudek, Stanisław Bartuś
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):881–890
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.82666
 
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CLINICAL RESEARCH

Length of stay and readmission in older adults hospitalized for heart failure
Cherinne Arundel, Phillip H. Lam, Charles Faselis, Helen M. Sheriff, Daniel J. Dooley, Charity Morgan, Gregg C. Fonarow, Wilbert S. Aronow, Richard M. Allman, Ali Ahmed
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):891–899
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.89702
 
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Endocrinology
CLINICAL RESEARCH

Does concomitance of Hashimoto’s disease and type 1 diabetes affect diabetes control and development of its complications?
Grzegorz Szcześniak, Patrycja Kozak-Nurczyk, Piotr Dziemidok
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):900–904
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.89780
 
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Gastroenterology
CLINICAL RESEARCH

The role of periampullary diverticulum on the incidence of pancreaticobiliary diseases and the outcome of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Qiaofeng Chen, Yuanyuan Zhang, Zhihua Tang, Mingju Yu, Zhijian Liu, Xiaojiang Zhou, Guohua Li, Youxiang Chen, Xiaodong Zhou
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):905–914
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.94591
 
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Obstetrics and gynaecology
CLINICAL RESEARCH

Manual strangulation of the uterine isthmus after placental removal to reduce blood loss during cesarean section
Isil Uzun Cilingir, Ayse Karahasanoglu, Aysegul Deregozu, Mucize Ozdemir, Fehmi Yazicioglu
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):915–919
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.90334
 
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Hematology
CLINICAL RESEARCH

Effectiveness of bendamustine in relapsed or refractory lymphoma cases: a Turkish Oncology Group study
Nuri Karadurmus, Semra Paydas, Ece Esin, Zeki Gokhan Surmeli, Birol Yildiz, Ismail Erturk, Erdinc Nayir, Mutlu Dogan, Ahmet Taner Sumbul, Ibrahim Barista, Emel Gurkan, Ramazan Ocal, Burhan Ferhanoglu, Gokhan Ozgur, Yusuf Karakas, Sahin Lacin, Sukru Ozaydin, Halil Ibrahim Petekkaya, Necdet Uskent
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):920–927
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.83000
 
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CLINICAL RESEARCH

An investigation of the relation between catalase C262T gene polymorphism and catalase enzyme activity in leukemia patients
Nazan Eras, Gozde Türkoz, Anil Tombak, Naci Tiftik, Serap Yalin, Mehmet Berkoz, Sema Erden, Etem Akbas
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):928–933
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.89692
 
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Geriatrics
CLINICAL RESEARCH

Factors affecting body awareness in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain
Emre Baskan, Nesrin Yagci, Ugur Cavlak
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):934–939
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.86614
 
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Pharmacology and pharmacy
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS

Safety and efficacy of naltrexone for weight loss in adult patients – a systematic review
Agnieszka Kulak-Bejda, Grzegorz Bejda, Napoleon Waszkiewicz
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):940–953
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.96908
 
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Cardiology
STATE OF THE ART PAPER

On the present and future role of Lp-PLA2 in atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular risk prediction and management
Zlatko Fras, Jure Tršan, Maciej Banach
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):954–964
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.98195
 
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Genetics
STATE OF THE ART PAPER

Genetic syndromes with vascular malformations – update on molecular background and diagnostics
Adam Ustaszewski, Joanna Janowska-Głowacka, Katarzyna Wołyńska, Anna Pietrzak, Magdalena Badura-Stronka
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):965–991
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.93260
 
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Obstetrics and gynaecology
STATE OF THE ART PAPER

The role of vitamin D in perinatology. An up-to-date review
Michał Ciebiera, Cezary Wojtyła, Krzysztof Łukaszuk, Magdalena Zgliczyńska, Kornelia Zaręba, Wojciech Rawski, Grzegorz Jakiel
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):992–1005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.81747
 
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Oncology
BASIC RESEARCH

Quantification of long non-coding RNAs using qRT-PCR: comparison of different cDNA synthesis methods and RNA stability
Tomasz Kolenda, Marcel Ryś, Kacper Guglas, Anna Teresiak, Renata Bliźniak, Jacek Mackiewicz, Katarzyna Lamperska
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1006–1015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.82639
 
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BASIC RESEARCH

Long intergenic non-coding RNA, regulator of reprogramming (LINC-ROR) over-expression predicts poor prognosis in renal cell carcinoma
Manal S. Fawzy, Eman A. Toraih, Aya El-Wazir, Marwa M. Hosny, Dahlia I. Badran, Amr El Kelish
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1016–1027
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.85201
 
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BASIC RESEARCH

MicroRNA 144 inhibits cell migration and invasion and regulates inflammatory cytokine secretion through targeting toll like receptor 2 in non-small cell lung cancer
Rong Pu, Meicen Pu, Haohai Huang, Yejia Cui
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1028–1037
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.93084
 
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BASIC RESEARCH

Knockdown of microRNA-130b improves doxorubicin sensitivity in bladder urothelial carcinoma by negatively regulating cylindromatosis expression
Bo Li, Hui Zhang
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1038–1043
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.86622
 
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Hematology
BASIC RESEARCH

MicroRNA-107 promotes apoptosis of acute myelocytic leukemia cells by targeting RAD51
Fengxia Huang, Wei Tang, Yan Lei
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1044–1055
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.92860
 
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BASIC RESEARCH

The mechanism of treatment of multiple myeloma with metformin by way of metabolism
Yanyan Song, Song Chen, Wei Xiang, Muran Xiao, Hui Xiao
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1056–1063
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.101305
 
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BASIC RESEARCH

Haemoglobin switching modulator SNPs rs5006884 is associated with increased HbA2 in β-thalassaemia carriers
Cyril Cyrus, Chittibabu Vatte, Shahanas Chathoth, Abdul Azeez Sayed, J. Francis Borgio, Mohammed Abdullah Alrubaish, Rawan Alfalah, Jana Alsaikhan, Amein K. Al Ali
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1064–1074
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.86705
 
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General surgery
BASIC RESEARCH

Soluble epoxide hydrolase (Ephx2) silencing attenuates the hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative damage in IEC-6 cells
Xiaohua Li, Xiaoqin Wu
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1075–1086
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.87137
 
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Diabetology
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Effects of experimental colitis in rats on incretin levels, inflammatory markers, and enteric neuronal function
Giuseppe Derosa, Pamela Maffioli, Angela D’Angelo, Giovanna Cipolla, Elisabetta Moro, Francesca Crema
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1087–1092
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.86704
 
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Rheumatology
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Maternal undernutrition during lactation leads to reduction in skull size and thickness of adult-aged Wistar rats
Lucas A.S. Pires, Albino Fonseca Junior, Carlos A.A. Chagas, Jorge H.M. Manaia, Vinicius S. Gameiro, Marcio A. Babinski
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1093–1099
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.92433
 
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Pancreatology
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

The influence of erythropoietin on apoptosis and fibrosis in the early phase of chronic pancreatitis in rats
Weronika Kazmierak, Agnieszka Korolczuk, Jacek Kurzepa, Grażyna Czechowska, Anna Boguszewska-Czubara, Agnieszka Madro
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1100–1108
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.99800
 
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COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2
RESEARCH LETTER

Continuing cancer care delivery during the peak of COVID-19 in the Bronx, New York: experience from a public teaching hospital
Surabhi Pathak, Roshni Narurkar, Mohammed Hasan Khan, Bei Jiang, May Nyein Chann Soe, Caroline Hwang, Monica Muppidi, Wilbert S Aronow
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1109–1113
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/136299
 
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Gastroenterology
RESEARCH LETTER

Plasma elafin, cathelicidin, and α-defensins are increased in paediatric inflammatory Crohn’s disease and reflect disease location
Andrzej Wędrychowicz, Przemysław Tomasik, Kinga Kowalska-Duplaga, Stanisław Pieczarkowski, Krzysztof Fyderek
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1114–1117
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/138349
 
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RESEARCH LETTER

The effect of bariatric surgery on periodontal health: systematic review and meta-analyses
Dejana Čolak, Rok Gašperšič, Alja Cmok Kučič, Tadeja Pintar, Boris Gašpirc
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1118–1127
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/135880
 
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Pediatrics
RESEARCH LETTER

Radical surgical treatment of neuroendocrine tumors of the appendix in children – a Polish multicenter study
Małgorzata Panek, Marek Szymczak, Maria Stepaniuk, Wojciech Górecki, Aleksandra Gawłowska-Marciniak, Przemysław Wolak, Dariusz Zbyrad, Marek Rybkiewicz, Kamila Chrobak, Ryszard Noparlik, Jerzy Niedzielski, Przemysław Janik, Jan Nowak, Witold Miaśkiewicz, Andrzej Kamiński, Wojciech Fischer, Bożena Dembowska-Bagińska, Piotr Kaliciński
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1128–1131
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/135706
 
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COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Cancer screening coverage in Poland – from bad to better to the worst during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Paweł Koczkodaj, Michał Kamiński, Agata Ciuba, Joanna Didkowska
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1132–1133
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/134239
 
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Alpha-1 antitrypsin as a risk marker in SARS-CoV-2 infection
José María Hernández Pérez, Juan Marco Figueira Gonçálves, Yolanda Ramallo Fariña
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1134–1136
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/136562
 
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Heart Failure
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Iron deficiency correction in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction: a case series study
Eugenio Roberto Cosentino, Arrigo Francesco Giuseppe Cicero, Crescenzio Bentivenga, Marianna Burchi, Claudio Borghi
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1137–1139
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/136068
 
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Gastroenterology
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Short bowel syndrome – experience from a home parenteral nutrition centre
Joanna Braszczyńska - Sochacka, Marek Kunecki, Jakub Sochacki, Leokadia Bąk-Romaniszyn
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(4):1140–1144
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/136344
 
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