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Ethnicity and other COVID-19 death risk factors in Mexico
Erwin Chiquete, Jesus Alegre-Díaz, Ana Ochoa-Guzmán, Liz Nicole Toapanta-Yanchapaxi, Carlos González-Carballo, Adrián Garcilazo-Ávila, Rogelio Santacruz-Benitez, Raúl Ramírez-Reyes, Rosa María Wong-Chew, Guadalupe Guerrero, Max Schmulson, Jaime Berumen, Valeria Sandoval-Rodríguez, Eduardo Ruiz-Ruiz, Carlos Cantú-Brito
 
COVID-19 research: quality of biostatistics
Michal Ordak
 
Effect of Synaid on cognitive functions and mood in elderly subjects with self-perceived loss of memory after COVID-19 infection
Marilisa Bove, Federica Fogacci, Silvia Quattrocchi, Maddalena Veronesi, Arrigo Cicero
 
Efficacy and harms of convalescent plasma for treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Alejandro Piscoya, Luis Ng-Sueng, Angela Parra del Riego, Renato Cerna-Viacava, Vinay Pasupuleti, Priyaleela Thota, Yuani Roman, Adrian Hernandez
 
A new workflow on bone marrow aspiration and biopsy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hui Xiao, Jing He, Sanyun Wu, Hui Shen, Li Liu, Xiaoyan Liu, Yalan Yu, Tingting Huang, Ping Luo, Fuling Zhou
 
Current issue
4/2022 vol. 18
 
 
Cardiology
Editor's Choice
GUIDELINES/RECOMMENDATIONS
 

Post-discharge and long-term follow-up after an acute coronary syndrome: International Collaborative Group of CNCF position paper.
Pierre Sabouret, Gilles Lemesle, Anne Bellemain-Appaix, Pierre Aubry, Pier-Paolo Bocchino, Erik Rafflenbeul, Loïc Belle, Jim Nolan, Marco Bernardi, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Michael P. Savage, Maciej Banach, Guillaume Cayla
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):839–854
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/150321
 
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Lipid disorders
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
 

Influence of lipid-lowering drugs on inflammation: what is yet to be done?
Sabina Ugovšek, Janja Zupan, Andreja Rehberger Likozar, Miran Šebeštjen
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):855–869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/133936
 
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Diabetology
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
 

Micro-ribonucleic acid modulation with oxidative stress and inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus – a review article
Aleksandra Klisic, Irena Radoman Vujacic, Jelena Munjas, Ana Ninic, Jelena Kotur-Stevuljevic
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):870–880
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/146796
 
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Endocrinology
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
 

The challenges of androgen insensitivity syndrome
Bratu Ovidiu, Dragos R. Marcu, Dan L. D. Mischianu, Catalina Poiana, Camelia C. Diaconu, Simona G. Bungau, Delia M. Tit, Alin Cumpanas, Roxana Bohiltea
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):881–889
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/125584
 
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Nutrition
Editor's Choice
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
 

Effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yingying Hao, Xiaoshi Sun, Ningning Wen, Dan Song, Hong Li
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):890–899
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/141577
 
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
 

The association between coffee and caffeine consumption and renal function: insight from individual-level data, Mendelian randomization, and meta-analysis
Mohsen Mazidi, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, Abbas Dehghan, Jacek Jóźwiak, Adrian Covic, Naveed Sattar, Maciej Banach, on behalf of the Lipid and Blood Pressure Meta-analysis Collaboration (LBPMC) Group and the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP)
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):900–911
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/144905
 
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Lipid disorders
Editor's Choice
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
 

Relationship between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, lipid-lowering agents and risk of stroke: a meta-analysis of observational studies (n = 355,591) and randomized controlled trials (n = 165,988)
Maciej Banach, Niloofar Shekoohi, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Adrian V. Hernandez, Mohsen Mazidi, on behalf of the Lipid and Blood Pressure Meta-analysis Collaboration (LBPMC) Group and the International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP)
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):912–929
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/145970
 
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Cardiology
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
 

Left atrial volume index predicts response to cardiac resynchronisation therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ibadete Bytyçi, Gani Bajraktari, Michael Y. Henein
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):930–938
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.91511
 
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COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
 

Efficacy of early treatment with hydroxychloroquine in people with mild to moderate COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Adrian V. Hernandez, John Ingemi III, Michael Sherman, Vinay Pasupuleti, Joshuan J. Barboza, Alejandro Piscoya, Yuani M. Roman, C. Michael White
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):939–948
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/143147
 
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
 

Diagnostic accuracy of antibody-based rapid diagnostic tests in detecting coronavirus disease 2019: systematic review
Tiara Josephine Gracienta, Ryan Herardi, Frans Santosa, Taufiq Fredrik Pasiak, Yanto Sandy Tjang
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):949–957
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/135910
 
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Gastroenterology
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
 

The effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on C-reactive protein: results from a meta-analysis
Jun Watanabe, Kazuhiko Kotani
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):958–964
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/130288
 
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Pediatrics
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
 

Effects of acetaminophen and ibuprofen monotherapy in febrile children: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Ning Kuo, Nien-Yin Su, Sen-Kuang Hou, Yi-No Kang
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):965–981
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/140875
 
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Hypertension
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Hypertensive urgencies during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary hospital setting: a U-shaped alarming curve
Ioannis Leontsinis, Vasilios Papademetriou, Christina Chrysohoou, Maria Kariori, Ioannis Dalakouras, Panayotis Tolis, Christos Fragoulis, Theodoros Kalos, Fotios-Panagiotis Tatakis, Kyriakos Dimitriadis, Michael Doumas, Helen Sambatakou, Maria Pirounaki, Constantinos Mihas, Niki Katsiki, Sonu Bhaskar, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Dimitrios Tousoulis, Maciej Banach, Konstantinos Tsioufis
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):982–990
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/141243
 
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Cardiology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

The possible role of machine learning in detection of increased cardiovascular risk patients – KSC MR Study (design)
Daniel Pella, Stefan Toth, Jan Paralic, Jozef Gonsorcik, Jan Fedacko, Peter Jarcuska, Dominik Pella, Zuzana Pella, Frantisek Sabol, Monika Jankajova, Gabriel Valocik, Alina Putrya, Andrea Kirschová, Lukas Plachy, Miroslava Rabajdova, Mikulas Hunavy, Bibiana Kafkova, Ivan Doci, Silvia Timkova, Mariana Dvorožňáková, Frantisek Babic, Peter Butka, Lucia Dimunova, Maria Marekova, Zuzana Paralicova, Jaroslav Majernik, Jan Luczy, Jakub Janosik, Martin Kmec
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):991–997
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.99156
 
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CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Feasibility and clinical utility of real-time tele-echocardiography using personal mobile device-based pocket echocardiograph
Paulina Wejner-Mik, Aleksandra Teneta, Mateusz Jankowski, Ludmiła Czyszpak, Katarzyna Wdowiak-Okrojek, Ewa Szymczyk, Jarosław D. Kasprzak, Piotr Lipiec
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):998–1003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.83136
 
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Osteoporosis
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

Cutoff points of T1 rho/T2 mapping relaxation times distinguishing early-stage and advanced osteoarthritis
Zhijian Yang, Chao Xie, Songwen Ou, Minning Zhao, Zhaowei Lin
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1004–1015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/140714
 
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General surgery
CLINICAL RESEARCH
 

The role of oestrogen and progesterone receptors in gigantomastia
Anna Kasielska-Trojan, Marian Danilewicz, Jerzy Strużyna, Magdalena Bugaj, Bogusław Antoszewski
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1016–1020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.88280
 
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COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2
PUBLIC HEALTH
 

Cost-effectiveness analysis of COVID-19 vaccination in Poland
Katarzyna Orlewska, Waldemar Wierzba, Andrzej Śliwczynski
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1021–1031
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/144626
 
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PUBLIC HEALTH
 

Prevalence of sexual dysfunctions and associated risk factors in Poland
Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz, Kamila Czajkowska
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1031–1040
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.86794
 
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Oncology
BASIC RESEARCH
 

Expression of pendrin and NIS iodide transporters in human breast tumor and peri-tumoral tissue
Katarzyna D. Arczewska, Marlena Godlewska, Wanda Krasuska, Anna Łyczkowska, Mirosław Kiedrowski, Barbara Czarnocka
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1041–1050
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.89980
 
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Hematology
BASIC RESEARCH
 

Encapsulation of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in liposomes prepared by thin film hydration and their transfer to mesenchymal stem cells and cord blood hematopoietic stem cells
Sławomir Lewicki, Monika Leśniak, Agnieszka Sobolewska-Ruta, Aneta Lewicka, Marta Grodzik, Eugeniusz K. Machaj, Marek Saracyn, Jacek Z. Kubiak, Zygmunt Pojda
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1051–1061
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2020.94527
 
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Pharmacology and pharmacy
BASIC RESEARCH
 

The effects of rivaroxaban, an oral anticoagulant, on human IVD primary cultures
Tezcan Caliskan, Hande Akalan, Ibrahim Yilmaz, Numan Karaarslan, Duygu Yasar Sirin, Hanefi Ozbek
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1062–1070
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/136323
 
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Vascular Surgery
BASIC RESEARCH
 

Genetic polymorphism and antioxidant activity in interventions of tobacco-related diseases of the abdominal aorta
Fevzi S. Türker, Ayşe Doğan, Yusuf Özşensoy
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1071–1077
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.86760
 
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Diabetology
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
 

Comparison of area under the curve in various models of diabetic rats receiving chronic medication
Keng-Fan Liu, Chiang-Shan Niu, Jen-Chieh Tsai, Chao-Lin Yang, Wen-Huang Peng, Ho-Shan Niu
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1078–1087
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.91471
 
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Hypertension
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
 

Increased oxytocinergic system activity in the cardiac muscle in spontaneously hypertensive SHR rats
Agnieszka Wsol, Agata Gondek, Martyna Podobinska, Marek Chmielewski, Elżbieta Sajdel-Sułkowska, Agnieszka Cudnoch-Jędrzejewska
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1088–1094
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2019.85446
 
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Diabetology
RESEARCH LETTER
 

The overall benefits of empagliflozin treatment in adult siblings with glycogen storage disease type Ib: one year experience
Joanna Bidiuk, Zbigniew A. Gaciong, Piotr Sobieraj
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1095–1099
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/150029
 
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COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2
RESEARCH LETTER
 

Heterologous high dose SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine booster may improve immune response in seronegative kidney transplant recipients
Leszek Tylicki, Bogdan Biedunkiewicz, Zuzanna Ślizień, Marta Muchlado, Alicja Dębska-Ślizień
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1100–1102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/150000
 
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Gastroenterology
RESEARCH LETTER
 

The risk of essential fatty acid insufficiency in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: fatty acid profile of phospholipids in serum and in colon biopsy specimen
Jolanta Bugajska, Joanna Berska, Małgorzata Zwolińska-Wcisło, Krystyna Sztefko
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1103–1107
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/150041
 
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Neurology
RESEARCH LETTER
 

Depressive symptoms in amnesic mild cognitive impairment: an FDG-PET/CT study
Marco Mauri, Clara Luigia Gobbo, Lucia Princiotta Cariddi, Ilaria Schiorlin, Maurizio Versino
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1108–1111
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/149717
 
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Oncology
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 

One case of comprehensive treatment for advanced liver cancer followed up over three years
Hai-Yan Liang, Qi-Lian Liang, Man Chen, Zhen-Wei Wang, Jie Huang
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1112–1117
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/150440
 
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Intensive care medicine
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 

Clinical validation of superior vena cava respiratory variation in predicting fluid responsiveness using transthoracic echocardiography technique: a pilot study
Qian Ma, Jingjing Ji, Xueduo Shi, Ziyun Lu, Lu Xu, Jing Hao, Wei Zhu, Bingbing Li
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1118–1122
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/150461
 
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Neurology
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 

Hypoglycemia caused subacute ischemia in the left caudate nucleus in a patient with hemiballismus-hemichorea
Asuman Orhan Varoglu, Asude Aksoy, Emre Akbas, Aysenur Avarisli
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1123–1126
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/149502
 
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 

Guillain-Barré or Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome: medical and non-medical reasons for omitting Andre Strohl from the eponym
Łukasz Rzepiński, Andrzej Grzybowski
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1127–1129
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/150713
 
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Rheumatology
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
 

Primary Sjögren’s syndrome combined with Chlamydia psittaci infection
Gang Wang, Ning Zhuo, Jingyang Li
Arch Med Sci 2022;18(4):1130–1131
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/144090
 
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