Zofia Dzielińska, Paweł Tyczyński, Łukasz Leśnowolski, Piotr Kołsut, Ilona Michałowska, Paweł Litwiński, Justyna Gruczek, Román Freixa-Pamias, Małgorzata Kosztowniak, Maciej Dąbrowski, Jarosław Kuriata, Zbigniew Chmielak, Adam Witkowski
{"title":"Coronary anomalies in patients operated for mitral valve defects.","authors":"Zofia Dzielińska, Paweł Tyczyński, Łukasz Leśnowolski, Piotr Kołsut, Ilona Michałowska, Paweł Litwiński, Justyna Gruczek, Román Freixa-Pamias, Małgorzata Kosztowniak, Maciej Dąbrowski, Jarosław Kuriata, Zbigniew Chmielak, Adam Witkowski","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.107632","DOIUrl":"10.33963/v.phj.107632","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144732025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mateusz Knop, Alexander Suchodolski, Mariola Szulik, Michał Galeczka, Filip Tyc, Dominika Rojczyk, Roland Fiszer
{"title":"Life on the edge: Unoperated tetralogy of Fallot in adults - a testimony to the remarkable endurance of the heart.","authors":"Mateusz Knop, Alexander Suchodolski, Mariola Szulik, Michał Galeczka, Filip Tyc, Dominika Rojczyk, Roland Fiszer","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.107825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.107825","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144742408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kamil Bujak, Andrzej Wester, Jan Rychter, Walenty Kolcow, Tomasz Hrapkowicz, Mariusz Gąsior
{"title":"Ruptured mycotic coronary aneurysm after percutaneous coronary intervention, presenting as pericarditis and cardiac tamponade.","authors":"Kamil Bujak, Andrzej Wester, Jan Rychter, Walenty Kolcow, Tomasz Hrapkowicz, Mariusz Gąsior","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.107722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.107722","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144732031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Piotr Denysiuk, Marcin Szczasny, Paweł Moskal, Agnieszka Korpysz, Piotr Blaszczak
{"title":"Conduction System Pacing-Guided Mapping and Ablation of Fascicular Ventricular Tachycardia in Complete Heart Block.","authors":"Piotr Denysiuk, Marcin Szczasny, Paweł Moskal, Agnieszka Korpysz, Piotr Blaszczak","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.107693","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.107693","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144732024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karol Wierzbicki, Kaja Surowiecka, Izabela Górkiewicz-Kot, Sylwia Wiśniowska-Smiałek, Ferdynanda Krupa-Hubner, Julia Kościanek, Mariola Łabuz, Rafał Drwiła, Grzegorz Filip, Bogusław Kapelak, Ewa Sobieraj, Wojciech Płazak, Paulina Tomsia, Dominika Batycka-Stachnik, Andrzej Ząbek, Justyna Nosal-Dyl, Piotr Kukla, Irena Milaniak, Grzegorz Wasilewski
{"title":"Peripartum Cardiomyopathy complicated by giant left ventricular thrombus and cardiogenic shock required double mechanical left ventricular support and heart transplantation.","authors":"Karol Wierzbicki, Kaja Surowiecka, Izabela Górkiewicz-Kot, Sylwia Wiśniowska-Smiałek, Ferdynanda Krupa-Hubner, Julia Kościanek, Mariola Łabuz, Rafał Drwiła, Grzegorz Filip, Bogusław Kapelak, Ewa Sobieraj, Wojciech Płazak, Paulina Tomsia, Dominika Batycka-Stachnik, Andrzej Ząbek, Justyna Nosal-Dyl, Piotr Kukla, Irena Milaniak, Grzegorz Wasilewski","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.107689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.107689","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144732029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kamil Banasik, Dominika Kowalczyk, Marek Zieliński, Rafał Celiński, Kamila Ćwik, Anna Grzywa-Celińska, Elżbieta Siek
{"title":"When Infection Dissects the Heart: An Unusual Case of IE with Extensive Structural Damage.","authors":"Kamil Banasik, Dominika Kowalczyk, Marek Zieliński, Rafał Celiński, Kamila Ćwik, Anna Grzywa-Celińska, Elżbieta Siek","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.107655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.107655","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144732036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samuel F Sears, Elizabeth Jordan, Ghanshyam Shantha
{"title":"Leadless Pacemakers and Quality of Life: Should Patients Make the Call?","authors":"Samuel F Sears, Elizabeth Jordan, Ghanshyam Shantha","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.107708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.107708","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144732026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Armin A Pietruczuk, Mateusz Knop, Michał Gałeczka, Szymon Pawlak, Joanna Śliwka, Roland Fiszer
{"title":"Right ventricular outflow tract repair in Tetralogy of Fallot - comparison of two surgical methods in long-term follow-up.","authors":"Armin A Pietruczuk, Mateusz Knop, Michał Gałeczka, Szymon Pawlak, Joanna Śliwka, Roland Fiszer","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.107715","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.107715","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144732030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariusz Pytkowski, Jan Ciszewski, Grzegorz Erhenhalt, Michał M Farkowski, Rafał Baranowski, Hanna Rymuza, Barbara Jędrzejczyk, Agnieszka Jankowska, Ilona Kowalik, Paweł Syska, Michał Lewandowski, Karol Kołakowski, Joanna Zalewska, Maciej Sterliński, Aleksander Maciąg
{"title":"The effect of short term amiodarone treatment on the effectiveness of catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation refractory to cardioversion.","authors":"Mariusz Pytkowski, Jan Ciszewski, Grzegorz Erhenhalt, Michał M Farkowski, Rafał Baranowski, Hanna Rymuza, Barbara Jędrzejczyk, Agnieszka Jankowska, Ilona Kowalik, Paweł Syska, Michał Lewandowski, Karol Kołakowski, Joanna Zalewska, Maciej Sterliński, Aleksander Maciąg","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.107768","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.107768","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Little is known about the effect of amiodarone therapy in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation refractory to electrical cardioversion (AF-REC) scheduled for catheter ablation (CA).</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to determine whether postulated atrial reverse remodelling achieved through short-term pre- and post-ablation amiodarone therapy with sinus rhythm restoration prior to CA affects the long-term effectiveness of the rhythm control strategy in AF-REC patients.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>AF-REC patients scheduled for CA were included in this retrospective study. In those patients who received amiodarone (Group A) sinus rhythm was restored before CA. In patients without amiodarone (Group NA) sinus rhythm was restored at the end of CA. Results of outpatient visits, 72-hour electrocardiography Holter, echocardiography and perceived symptoms were assessed in follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Study population consisted of 56 patients: 37 from Group A and 19 Group NA; median follow-up 39.5 months. The primary endpoint (AF-free survival) was achieved in 17 (45.9%) patients in group A and in 3 (15.8%) patients in group NA (P = 0.026). Secondary endpoint: conversion of AF from persistent to paroxysmal or no AF was achieved in 32 patients (86.5%) from Group A and 9 patients (47.4%) from Group NA: odds ratio 8.0 (95% confidence interval, 2.1-30.0); P = 0.002. Age adjusted left ventricular ejection fraction improvement was greater in group A in comparison to Group NA, P = 0.004. Patient's symptoms (European Heart Rhythm Association scale) improved in both groups A ad NA; P <0.001.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Short term amiodarone combined with sinus rhythm restoration prior to AF ablation in AF-REC patients may improve long-term treatment effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144732034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}