Topic Cardiology
Serum Anti-Inflammatory and Inflammatory Markers have No Causal Impact on telomere length: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Mohsen Mazidi, Niki Katsiki, Niloofar Shekoohi, Michal Rakowski, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, Maciej Banach
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(3)
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Drucebo effect – the challenge we should all definitely face!
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(2):542–543
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
Game of “crowning” season 8: RAS and reproductive hormones in COVID-19 – can we end this viral series?
Andrei Cosmin Cismaru, Laurentiu Gabriel Cismaru, Seyed Fazel Nabavi, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe, Emilio Clementi, Maciej Banach, Seyed Mohammad Nabavi
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(2):275–284
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
Levosimendan in the modern treatment of patients with acute heart failure of various aetiologies
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(2):296–303
RESEARCH PAPER
Improved COVID-19 ICU admission and mortality outcomes following treatment with statins: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Amir Vahedian-Azimi, Seyede Momeneh Mohammadi, Farshad Heidari Beni, Maciej Banach, Paul C Guest, Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Amirhossein Sahebkar
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(3)
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Plasma renin activity, serum aldosterone concentration and selected organ damage indices in essential arterial hypertension
Tomasz Pizoń, Marek Rajzer, Wiktoria Wojciechowska, Tomasz Drożdż, Dorota Drożdż, Marta Rojek, Krystian Gruszka, Danuta Czarnecka
Arch Med Sci 2021;17(1):9–18
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Acute pericarditis in a young patient with IgG immunodeficiency
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(6):1461–1463
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Modern prevalence of the Fredrickson-Levy-Lees dyslipidemias: findings from the Very Large Database of Lipids and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Vasanth Sathiyakumar, Vincent A. Pallazola, Jihwan Park, Rachit M. Vakil, Peter P. Toth, Mariana Lazo-Elizondo, Renato Quispe, Eliseo Guallar, Maciej Banach, Roger S. Blumenthal, Steven R. Jones, Seth S. Martin
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(6):1279–1287
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Assessment of the relationship between endocan and obstructive sleep apnea severity
Hamdi Pusuroglu, Umut Somuncu, Ismail Bolat, Ozgur Akgul, Hayriye Ak Yıldırım, Sinem Ozbay Ozyilmaz, Vesile Ornek, Ozgur Surgit, Huseyin Karakurt, Ayfer Utkusavas, Nermina Alagic, Aydın Yıldırım
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(6):1346–1352
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Cardiovascular risk factors among cancer patients qualified for systemic treatment. Analysis of a cardiovascular disease-free cohort from the Polish multicentre study ONCOECHO
Marta Nowakowska, Edyta Płońska-Gościniak, Andrzej Szyszka, Łukasz Chrzanowski, Magdalena Krakowska, Piotr Potemski, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Zbigniew Gąsior, Artur Bodys, Maciej Siński, Adrianna Gościńska-Szmagała, Piotr Gościniak, Monika Różewicz, Beata Zaborska, Wojciech Braksator, Dariusz Kosior, Jaroslaw D. Kasprzak
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(6):1295–1303
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Modern prevalence of dysbetalipoproteinemia (Fredrickson-Levy-Lees type III hyperlipoproteinemia)
Vincent A. Pallazola, Vasanth Sathiyakumar, Jihwan Park, Rachit M. Vakil, Peter P. Toth, Mariana Lazo-Elizondo, Emily Brown, Renato Quispe, Eliseo Guallar, Maciej Banach, Roger S. Blumenthal, Steven R. Jones, David Marais, Daniel Soffer, Allan D. Sniderman, Seth S. Martin
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):993–1003
BASIC RESEARCH
MicroRNA-214-5p protects against myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury through targeting the FAS ligand
Yuan Lu, Jue Xi, Yao Zhang, Chenzong Li, Wensu Chen, Xiaoqin Hu, Min Zhang, Fengyun Zhang, Hui Wei, Zhi Li, Zhirong Wang
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):1119–1129
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Closure of patent foramen ovale for secondary prevention of cryptogenic stroke: current perspectives
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):1243–1246
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia is reduced after pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Christiane Jungen, Fares-Alexander Alken, Christian Eickholt, Katharina Scherschel, Pawel Kuklik, Niklas Klatt, Jana Schwarzl, Julia Moser, Mario Jularic, Ruken Oezge Akbulak, Benjamin Schaeffer, Stephan Willems, Christian Meyer
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):1022–1030
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Predictors of long-term survival in patients treated with targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):1250–1253
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Percutaneous left ventricular pseudoaneurysm closure
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):1247–1249
BASIC RESEARCH
MiR-330-3p functions as a tumor suppressor that regulates glioma cell proliferation and migration by targeting CELF1
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(5):1166–1175
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Multicentre early experience with totally subcutaneous cardioverter-defibrillators in Poland
Krzysztof Kaczmarek, Maciej Kempa, Marcin Grabowski, Mateusz Tajstra, Adam Sokal, Iwona Cygankiewicz, Radosław Zwoliński, Marcin Michalak, Michal Kowara, Szymon Budrejko, Anna Kurek, Jerzy K. Wranicz, Grzegorz Raczak, Grzegorz Opolski, Mariusz Gąsior, Oskar Kowalski, Paweł Ptaszyński
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(4):764–771
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Early and late outcomes after transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in obese patients
Giovanni Mariscalco, Paola D’Errigo, Fausto Biancari, Stefano Rosato, Francesco Musumeci, Marco Barbanti, Marco Ranucci, Gennaro Santoro, Gabriella Badoni, Danilo Fusco, Martina Ventura, Corrado Tamburino, Fulvia Seccareccia
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(4):796–801
Lipid-lowering therapy and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):485–489
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Arguable ICD placement in a sarcoidosis patient with extensive cardiac involvement
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):707–708
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Potato consumption is associated with total and cause-specific mortality: a population-based cohort study and pooling of prospective studies with 98,569 participants
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(2):260–272
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Takotsubo syndrome – fatal prognosis of patients with low body mass index in 5-year follow-up
Małgorzata Zalewska-Adamiec, Jolanta Małyszko, Hanna Bachórzewska-Gajewska, Anna Tomaszuk-Kazberuk, Sławomir J. Dobrzycki
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(2):282–288
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A as a predictor of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis of prospective studies
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(1):8–15
GUIDELINES/RECOMMENDATIONS
Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a coronary heart disease equivalent or not? Do not just enjoy the debate and forget the patient!
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(6):1357–1364
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
Pulse wave velocity as a measure of arterial stiffness in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Željko Reiner, Luis E. Simental-Mendía, Massimiliano Ruscica, Niki Katsiki, Maciej Banach, Khalid Al Rasadi, Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Amirhossein Sahebkar
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(6):1365–1374
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Association of lipoprotein(a) and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with percutaneous coronary intervention
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(6):1375–1380
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Prognostic role of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Kamil Jonas, Marcin Waligóra, Wojciech Magoń, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Jakub Stokwiszewski, Wojciech Płazak, Piotr Podolec, Grzegorz Kopeć
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(6):1397–1406
CLINICAL RESEARCH
E-selectin gene haplotypes are associated with the risk of myocardial infarction
Jarosław Gorący, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Andrzej Ciechanowicz, Krzysztof Safranow, Joanna Gorący, Katarzyna Jakubowska, Dariusz Chlubek, Iwona Gorący
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(5):1223–1231
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Associations between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, platelet/lymphocyte ratio, albuminuria and uric acid and the estimated glomerular filtration rate in hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease stages 1–3
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(5):1232–1239
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Association of systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure with microalbuminuria in treatment-naïve hypertensive patients
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(4):832–836
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness predicts long-term survival in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: the Henry Ford Exercise Testing (FIT) Project
Olusola A. Orimoloye, Swetha Kambhampati, Albert J. Hicks III, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Michael G. Silverman, Seamus Whelton, Waqas Qureshi, Jonathan K. Ehrman, Steven J. Keteyian, Clinton A. Brawner, Zeina Dardari, Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, Michael J. Blaha
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(2):350–358
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Serum lipid metabolism in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis – an update
Aldona Pietrzak, Paweł Chabros, Ewelina Grywalska, Paweł Kiciński, Kinga Franciszkiewicz-Pietrzak, Dorota Krasowska, Grzegorz Kandzierski
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(2):369–375
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Flow-mediated dilation can be used to predict incident hypertension in patients with hyperuricemia
Chunli Han, Zhanchao Xian, Yang Zou, Zhiyong Liao, Rongfeng Yang, Chunxia Zou, Xiaoqing Wang, Yan Sun
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(2):343–349
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Potential injurious effects of the fine particulate PM2.5 on the progression of atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice by activating platelets and leukocytes
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(1):250–261
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
BDNF contributes to the skeletal muscle anti-atrophic effect of exercise training through AMPK-PGC1α signaling in heart failure mice
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(1):214–222
COMMENTARY
Pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease
Pratishtha Mehra, Vimal Mehta, Rishi Sukhija, Anjan K. Sinha, Mohit Gupta, M.P. Girish, Wilbert S. Aronow
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(1):262–273
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor in one-year prediction of major adverse cardiac events in patients after first myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Rafał N. Wlazeł, Marta Migała, Marzenna Zielińska, Lucjan Pawlicki, Kinga Rośniak-Bąk, Iwona Szadkowska
Arch Med Sci 2019;15(1):72–77
BASIC RESEARCH
Viral genome changes and the impact of viral genome persistence in myocardium of patients with inflammatory cardiomyopathy
Dalibor Mlejnek, Jan Krejci, Petr Hude, Eva Ozabalova, Vita Zampachova, Radka Stepanova, Iva Svobodová, Tomas Freiberger, Eva Nemcova, Lenka Spinarova
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(6):1245–1253
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Myocarditis presenting as variant angina: a rare presentation
Amole O. Ojo, Chhaya A. Gupta, Anthon Fuisz, Zeeshan Solangi, Prakash Harikrishnan, Howard A. Cooper, Julio A. Panza, Wilbert S. Aronow
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(5):1175–1179
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Practice setting and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease
Piotr Jankowski, Danuta Czarnecka, Leszek Badacz, Piotr Bogacki, Jacek S. Dubiel, Janusz Grodecki, Tomasz Grodzicki, Janusz Maciejewicz, Ewa Mirek-Bryniarska, Jadwiga Nessler, Wiesław Piotrowski, Piotr Podolec, Wanda Śmielak-Korombel, Wiesława Tracz, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Andrzej Pająk
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(5):979–987
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Non-invasive evaluation of cardiac index by impedance cardiography in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(4):801–806
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Fluoroscopy integrating technology in a 3D mapping system during ablation of atrial arrhythmias: first experiences
Christian Blockhaus, Jan Schmidt, Muhammed Kurt, Lukas Clasen, Patrick Müller, Christoph Brinkmeyer, Malte Kelm, Dong-In Shin, Hisaki Makimoto
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(4):794–800
BASIC RESEARCH
Lutein prevents osteoarthritis through Nrf2 activation and downregulation of inflammation
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(3):617–624
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Left ventricular structural and functional changes evaluated by echocardiography and two-dimensional strain in patients with sickle cell disease
Ricardo Bedirian, Andrea Ribeiro Soares, Maria Christina Maioli, Jussara Fonseca Fernandes de Medeiros, Agnaldo José Lopes, Marcia Bueno Castier
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(3):493–499
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Giant coronary sinus secondary to partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection with combined mitral valve disease
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(2):463–465
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Propafenone is not effective for severe ventricular arrhythmias in Andersen-Tawil syndrome
Arch Med Sci 2018;14(1):247–250
CLINICAL RESEARCH
C-reactive protein levels predict systolic heart failure and outcome in patients with first ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with coronary angioplasty
Christian Stumpf, Ahmed Sheriff, Stefan Zimmermann, Liane Schaefauer, Christian Schlundt, Dorette Raaz, Christoph D. Garlichs, Stephan Achenbach
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(5):1086–1093
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The need to apply the best therapy in heart failure – the era after PARADIGM-HF
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(5):1244–1248
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Repeated positive acceleration exposure exacerbates endothelial dysfunction in high-fat-diet-induced hyperlipidemic rats
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(4):937–946
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Genetic disruption of multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 improves endothelial function and attenuates atherosclerosis in MRP1–/– LDLr–/–double knockout mice
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(4):930–936
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Additive effects of atorvastatin combined with sitagliptin on rats with myocardial infarction: a pilot study
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(4):956–961
CLINICAL RESEARCH
A comprehensive guidelines-based approach reduces cardiovascular risk in everyday practice: the VARO study
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(4):705–710
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Apolipoprotein A1 polymorphisms and risk of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(4):813–819
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
PCSK9 inhibitors – from discovery of a single mutation to a groundbreaking therapy of lipid disorders in one decade
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(4):914–929
CLINICAL RESEARCH
The importance of two metabolic syndrome diagnostic criteria and body fat distribution in predicting clinical severity and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(4):795–806
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
Potential novel biomarkers of cardiovascular dysfunction and disease: cardiotrophin-1, adipokines and galectin-3
Simona Hogas, Stefana C. Bilha, Dumitru Branisteanu, Mihai Hogas, Abduzhappar Gaipov, Mehmet Kanbay, Adrian Covic
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(4):897–913
CLINICAL RESEARCH
The effect of antihypertensive treatment on arterial stiffness and serum concentration of selected matrix metalloproteinases
Marek Rajzer, Wiktoria Wojciechowska, Tomasz Kameczura, Agnieszka Olszanecka, Danuta Fedak, Michał Terlecki, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Danuta Czarnecka
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(4):760–770
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Effects of a novel ascorbate-based protocol on infarct size and ventricle function in acute myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary angioplasty
Cristóbal Ramos, Roberto Brito, Jaime González-Montero, Nicolás Valls, Juan G. Gormaz, Juan C. Prieto, Rubén Aguayo, Ángel Puentes, Viviana Noriega, Gonzalo Pereira, Tamara Palavecino, Ramón Rodrigo
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(3):558–567
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Cardiomyocyte mitochondria as targets of humoral factors released by remote ischemic preconditioning
Nilguen Gedik, Leonardo Maciel, Christiane Schulte, Andreas Skyschally, Gerd Heusch, Petra Kleinbongard
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(2):448–458
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Clinical response to calcium channel blockers in a hemodynamically unstable patient with reactive idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(2):504–506
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Comparison of echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging and magnetic resonance imaging with delayed enhancement in the assessment of children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(2):328–336
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Fenestration closure with Amplatzer Duct Occluder II in patients after total cavo-pulmonary connection
Sebastian Góreczny, Paweł Dryżek, Gareth J. Morgan, Anna Mazurek-Kula, Jacek J. Moll, Jadwiga A. Moll, Shakeel Qureshi, Tomasz Moszura
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(2):337–345
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Sexual health of male cardiac patients – present status and expectations of patients with coronary heart disease
Dariusz Kałka, Łukasz Karpiński, Jana Gebala, Lesław Rusiecki, Anna Biełous-Wilk, Ewa S. Krauz, Magdalena Piłot, Krzysztof Womperski, Małgorzata Rusiecka, Witold Pilecki
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(2):302–310
CLINICAL RESEARCH
The rs2228145 polymorphism in the interleukin-6 receptor and its association with long-term prognosis after myocardial infarction in a pilot study
Anna Szpakowicz, Witold Pepinski, Ewa Waszkiewicz, Małgorzata Skawronska, Anna Niemcunowicz-Janica, Wlodzimierz J. Musial, Karol A. Kaminski
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(1):93–99
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Inferior sinus venosus and two ostium secundum atrial septal defects is possible to treat with three occludersth three occluders
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(1):260–262
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Long-term effects of earthquake experience of young persons on cardiovascular disease risk factors
Arch Med Sci 2017;13(1):75–81
ORIGINAL PAPER
The effects of vitamin D on severity of coronary artery atherosclerosis and lipid profile of cardiac patients
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(6):1199–1206
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
Integration of medical therapy and mechanical circulatory support in the management of acute heart failure
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(6):1317–1323
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
The role of near-infrared spectroscopy in the detection of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(6):1308–1316
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Evaluation of inhomogeneities of repolarization in patients with psoriasis vulgaris
Korhan Soylu, Sinan İnci, Gökhan Aksan, Gökay Nar, Esra Pancar Yüksel, Hande Serra Ocal, Mustafa Çapraz, Serkan Yüksel, Mahmut Şahin
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(6):1225–1231
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Evaluation of medical and psychological parameters of quality of life in supraventricular tachyarrhythmia children. A comparison with healthy children
Emilia Szafran, Artur Baszko, Anna Bukowska-Posadzy, Tomasz Moszura, Bożena Werner, Aldona Siwińska, Maciej Banach, Jarosław Walkowiak, Waldemar Bobkowski
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(5):1052–1063
STATE OF THE ART PAPER
History and current use of mild therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(5):1135–1141
CLINICAL RESEARCH
The effect of hyperoxia on central blood pressure in healthy subjects
Maciej Siński, Jacek Lewandowski, Anna Dobosiewicz, Jacek Przybylski, Piotr Abramczyk, Zbigniew Gaciong
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(5):992–999
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) has superior predictive value compared to right ventricular to left ventricular ratio in normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism
Marzanna Paczyńska, Piotr Sobieraj, Łukasz Burzyński, Maciej Kostrubiec, Małgorzata Wiśniewska, Piotr Bienias, Katarzyna Kurnicka, Barbara Lichodziejewska, Piotr Pruszczyk, Michał Ciurzyński
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(5):1008–1014
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
Prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia: a meta-analysis of six large, observational, population-based studies in Poland
Andrzej Pajak, Krystyna Szafraniec, Maciej Polak, Wojciech Drygas, Walerian Piotrowski, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Piotr Jankowski
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(4):687–696