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Current issue
3/2025 vol. 21
 
 
Cardiovascular prevention
Editor's Choice
GUIDELINES/RECOMMENDATIONS
 

A 360° perspective on cardiovascular prevention: the International Lipid Expert Panel SiMple tIps for the heaLthy hEart (ILEP-SMILE)
Maciej Banach, Federica Fogacci, Atanas G. Atanasov, Anca Pantea Stoian, Jacek Jóźwiak, Ibadete Bytyci, Ivan Pećin, Niki Katsiki, Mohsen Mazidi, Ioanna Gouni-Berthold, Peter E. Penson, Dan Gaita, Arrigo F.G. Cicero
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):711-718
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/205732
 
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Nutrition
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Assessing the impact of a wheat flour and baker’s yeast restricted diet vs. calorie restriction in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients
Enver Ciftel, Aleksandra Klisic, Serpil Ciftel, Jelena Kotur Stevuljevic, Gokhan Tonkaz, Ramazan Dayanan, Arzu Bilen, Habib Bilen, Ilyas Capoglu, Filiz Mercantepe
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):719-728
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/193393
 
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Editor's Choice
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

2024 update on postmarketing nutrivigilance safety profile: a line of dietary food supplements containing red yeast rice for dyslipidemia
Maciej Banach, Niki Katsiki, Gustavs Latkovskis, Dan Gaita, Carlos Escobar, Daniel Pella, Peter E. Penson, Federica Fogacci, Zeljko Reiner, Arrigo F.G. Cicero
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):729-737
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/190111
 
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Lipid disorders
Editor's Choice
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Success in achieving LDL-C target values in a high-risk population in Slovakia: the SlovakLipid retrospective study
Stefan Toth, Martin Turek, Daniel Pella
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):738-746
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/170961
 
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INVITED EDITORIAL
 

LDL-cholesterol control in high-risk individuals: an international obstacle and call for earlier combination lipid-lowering therapy
Alexander C. Razavi, Mark Sokolsky, Roger S. Blumenthal
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):747-749
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/207067
 
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CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Lipoprotein lipase deficiency: heterozygotes match homozygotes in severity
Dominika Szczęśniak, Małgorzata Bednarska-Makaruk, Olga Drgas, Karolina Kowalczyk, Magdalena M. Kacprzak, Paweł Aleksandrowicz, Lidia Kotuła, Magdalena Mroczek
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):750-756
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/201448
 
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Cardiology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

A worsened prognosis for patients after stroke with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation compared to having a preexisting arrhythmia
Justyna Tracz, Iwona Gorczyca-Głowacka, Anita Rosołowska, Ewa Kołodziejska, Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):757-765
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/152339
 
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Editor's Choice
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Trends in stroke prevalence caused by an elevated body mass index in the European population
Mengjun Tao, Yang Wu, Huiru Cao, Hui Peng
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):766-774
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/199362
 
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INVITED EDITORIAL
 

Revisiting the global burden of atrial fibrillation: associations with obesity and the increased risk of stroke
Ashwin Balu, Gregory Y. H. Lip
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):775-778
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/207063
 
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Oncology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

A retrospective analysis of the association of obesity with anthracycline- and trastuzumab-induced cardiotoxicity in the treatment of breast cancer and lymphoma
Mallorie L. Huff, Ranju Gupta, Rahul Gupta, Kelly C. Schadler, Shae Duka, Vienna Histon-Figliolini, Joshua Kalter, Amogh M. Joshi, Nadeem V. Ahmad, Wilbert S. Aronow, Deborah W. Sundlof
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):779-788
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/190869
 
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CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

An improved random forest algorithm for tracing the origin of metastatic renal cancer tissues
HaiDong Li, Tao Xie
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):789-801
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/168973
 
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Thyroid disease
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Follicular adenoma of the thyroid gland in children: a clinical spectrum
Sylwester Gerus, Marcin Rasiewicz, Maciej Baglaj
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):802-807
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/130994
 
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Gastroenterology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines as candidate markers in the diagnosis and assessment of Crohn’s disease activity
Krystyna Słowińska-Solnica, Dorota Pawlica-Gosiewska, Katarzyna Gawlik, Danuta Owczarek, Dorota Cibor, Bogdan Solnica, Małgorzata Malczewska-Malec
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):808-816
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/152645
 
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Infectious diseases
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

The C2HEST score on admission to hospital may successfully predict clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in the all-comers population
Adrian Doroszko, Małgorzata Trocha, Krzysztof Kujawa, Jędrzej Machowiak, Anna Jodkowska, Piotr Rola, Jarosław Sowizdraniuk, Paweł Lubieniecki, Mariusz Koral, Agata Stanek, Janusz Sokołowski, Ewa A. Jankowska, Katarzyna Madziarska
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):817-827
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/190744
 
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CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Risk factors of severe course and fatality in children hospitalized for COVID-19: a two-center cohort study
Lidia Stopyra, Aleksandra Kowalik, Łukasz Wentrys, Przemko Kwinta
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):828-835
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/167398
 
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CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

The possibilities of prospective assessment of SARS-CoV-2 infection risk based on an artificial neural network model – a cross-sectional and in silico study
Sylwiusz Niedobylski, Konrad Warchoł, Sara Moqbil, Agata Smoleń, Marcin Lewicki
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):836-844
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/159342
 
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CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients under treatment with pharmacological immunosuppression. A Swiss cohort study
Antonio Galante, Benedetta Terziroli Beretta-Piccoli, Alberto Pagnamenta, Lorenzo Ruinelli, Massimo Leo, Andrea De Gottardi
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):845-851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/152340
 
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Andrology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

The effect of post-thaw culture duration on singleton birthweight resulting from frozen embryo transfer cycles
Hongliang Yi, Chengguang Sun, Zhi Yuan, HuiJia Chen, Chanyu Zhang
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):852-857
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/174868
 
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Psychology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Wellbeing of parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder and the role of psychologists
Nazgul Akhtayeva, Lyazzat Kosherbayeva, Aziza Imamatdinova, Kastytis Šmigelskas
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):858-867
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/190772
 
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CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Qualitative analysis of pain in cancer patients – psychological and clinical aspects
Marta Kulpa, Agata Ciuba, Mariola Kosowicz, Magdalena Flaga-Łuczkiewicz, Urszula Ziętalewicz, Beata Stypuła-Ciuba
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):868-875
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/153924
 
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CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Does the duration of postmenopausal osteoporosis affect life quality and satisfaction?
Bogumiła Górczewska, Elżbieta Jakubowska-Pietkiewicz
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):876-882
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/152780
 
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Clinical pharmacology
Editor's Choice
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
 

Efficacy and safety of tigecycline doses for ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multiple resistant bacteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Changwen Feng, Xiaoshan Yang, Junlin Lu, Qingming Mo, Zhaoxu Cai, Wendian Zhu
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):883-888
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/165833
 
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Oncology
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
 

Impact of low-level laser therapy on upper limb lymphoedema secondary to breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hisham Mohamed Hussein, Ahmed Maher Mohamed Gabr, Ibtisam Abdallah Fadulelmulla, Ahmed Abdelmageed Aldemery, Mohamed Marzouk Mohamed Ragab, Amany Raafat Mohamed, Ibrahim Metwally Dewir, Ahmed Abdelmoniem Ibrahim
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):889-896
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/186874
 
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Infectious diseases
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
 

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID-19: a systematic review
Marius Andrei Zavalichi, Georgiana Ionescu, Cătălina Marina Arsenescu Georgescu, Adelina Mihaescu, Carmen Diana Cimpoesu, Gabriel Cimpoesu, Simona Daniela Zavalichi, Cristian Stătescu, Atalay Demiray, Mehmet Kanbay, Adrian Covic, Ionut Nistor
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):897-918
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/152022
 
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Nutrition
BASIC RESEARCH
 

Antiviral flavonoids- and polyphenols-driven novel anti-HBV efficacy of Ilex paraguariensis
Sakina Niyazi, Mohammad K. Parvez, Tanzeel Ahmed, Omar A. Basudan, Md Tabish Rehman, Mohammed S. Al-Dosari, Rashed N. Herqash, Saleh I. Alqasoumi
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):919-929
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/188809
 
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Cardiology
BASIC RESEARCH
 

MiR-28-3p regulates high glucose-induced endothelial dysfunction by targeting CXXC5
Linjun Wang, Xin Fang, Yangmin Dong, Songmao Wang, Jun Pan, Ziheng Wu, Chenyang Qiu
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):930-943
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/171024
 
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BASIC RESEARCH
 

Excessive autophagy of myocardial cells promotes ferroptosis and exacerbates heart failure in the state of myocardial infarction
Bing Gao, Tiantian Gong, Zhuocao Qi, Lan Li, Pan Liu, Ran Xia, Lingji Li, Jing Wang
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):944-963
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/188719
 
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Neurology
BASIC RESEARCH
 

Exploring the mediating role of the plasma lipidome in the pathway from the gut microbiota to dementia: a Mendelian randomization study
Binghan Li, Xu Sun, Xiao Luo, Yuting Kan, Weisen Wang, Tianren Wang, Cheng Wu, Yongbo Hu, Xiaoying Bi
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):964-973
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/201447
 
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Oncology
BASIC RESEARCH
 

Downregulation of circ_0119412 expression inhibits malignant progression of breast cancer by targeting the miR-1205/GALNT6 pathway in vivo and in vitro
Jianhua Liu, Qiuli Du, Yong Yang
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):974-990
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/163530
 
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BASIC RESEARCH
 

MicroRNA-939 induces apoptosis in human liver cancer cells by targeting CRKL expression
Hongbin Bao, Hao Yao, Dawei Ma, Haoyi Xu, Ning Li, Hengli Li, Xinguo Li, Binghui Xu
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):991-998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.94437
 
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BASIC RESEARCH
 

IDO1 mRNA upregulation was associated with gene body hypermethylation and poor overall survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Chang-Qing Zhang, Xue-Bin Wang, Shu-Ping Li, Guo-Ying Miao, Rong Wang, Wen Ma
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):999-1009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/116102
 
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Rheumatology
BASIC RESEARCH
 

The association between inefficient repair of oxidative DNA lesions and common polymorphisms of the key base excision repair genes as well as their expression levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Grzegorz Galita, Joanna Sarnik, Gabriela Zajac, Olga Brzezinska, Tomasz Budlewski, Marta Poplawska, Karolina Przybyłowska-Sygut, Joanna S. Makowska, Tomasz Poplawski
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1010-1017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/163133
 
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Immunology
BASIC RESEARCH
 

A prognostic model for stomach adenocarcinoma based on hypoxia- and immune-related genes
Meng Wang, Yuanchuan Zhang, Jianhui Gu, Jie Zhang, Xing Wen
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1018-1035
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/167481
 
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Infectious diseases
BASIC RESEARCH
 

STAT1/MUC4 activation promotes antimicrobial peptide production to reduce intestinal epithelium barrier injury caused by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection
Liu Pei, Zhigang Zuo, Meixiang Zhang, Likun Zhao, Kaishuang Li
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1036-1050
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/171752
 
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Neurology
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
 

Pathogenic mechanism of intestinal microbiota involved in Guillain-Barre syndrome and with Bifidobacterium intervention
Di Nian, Peng Shi, Hongdang Qu, Junjie Sun, Qiang Li, Qianqian Li, Chun Wang, Ming Ye
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1051-1061
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/128103
 
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Genetics
RESEARCH LETTER
 

Integration of molecular diagnostics and karyotyping for enhanced detection of chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses
Shiyu Sun, Caiyu Liu, Xinqiang Lan, Yi Tang
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1062-1068
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/205110
 
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RESEARCH LETTER
 

Causal relationship between carotene levels and male erectile dysfunction: a sex-stratified Mendelian randomization study
Cheng Cheng, Xingjun Bao, Lei Zheng, Letian Wei, Wenrong Liu, Hui Jiang, Tao Jiang
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1069-1072
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/205546
 
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Obstetrics and gynaecology
RESEARCH LETTER
 

Limited confidence in cervical cancer screening – unusually increased carcinoembryonic antigen expression resulting in the rapid development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2
Alicja Rzymska, Witold Kycler, Magdalena Muszyńska, Paweł Rzymski
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1073-1076
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/204809
 
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Neurology
RESEARCH LETTER
 

Blood coagulation disorders associated with transient global amnesia (TGA): a cause or consequence?
Dariusz Dziubek, Karolina Dziubek, Marcelina Stodolak
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1077-1079
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/205327
 
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Oncology
RESEARCH LETTER
 

Hospital care for cancer patients: the impact of support services on the patient experience
Mariola Borowska, Jakub Świtalski, Urszula Religioni, Krystian Wdowiak, Marta Mańczuk
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1080-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/205073
 
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Urology
RESEARCH LETTER
 

Exploratory insights into histopathological patterns and repeat micro-TESE outcomes in non-obstructive azoospermia: a retrospective single-center study
Samer Al Rawashdah, Malik Ayyad, Saddam Al Demour, Mohammad Al Zubi, Omar Ayaad
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1085-1090
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/207428
 
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Dermatology
RESEARCH LETTER
 

Global burden of psoriasis in children and adolescents, 1990–2021: a population-based study
Hanwen Zhang, Xiuzu Song, Wenzhong Xiang
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1091-1094
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/207060
 
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Psychology
RESEARCH LETTER
 

Changes in cannabis use during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison between Poland and Canada
Urszula Religioni, Jameason Cameron, Mariola Borowska, Agnieszka Barańska, Artur Białkowski, Piotr Merks
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1095-1098
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/207491
 
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Endocrinology
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 

Sarcoidosis unmasked by Cushing’s syndrome: successful surgical resolution
Agata Janoska-Gawrońska, Bogdan Marek, Dariusz Kajdaniuk, Michał Holecki
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1099-1101
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/207059
 
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Surgery and Transplantology
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 

Perioperative management of Hem-o-lok® clip displacement into the duodenal bulb following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report and literature review
Huimeng Qi, Qiang Liu
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(3):1102-1105
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/207960
 
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