Jerzy Sacha, Krzysztof Krawczyk, Jarosław Bugajski, Natalia Pidzik, Marek Gierlotka
{"title":"Malignant left atrial appendage closure in augmented reality.","authors":"Jerzy Sacha, Krzysztof Krawczyk, Jarosław Bugajski, Natalia Pidzik, Marek Gierlotka","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.115040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.115040","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149069785","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}
Michał Świątczak, Krzysztof Młodziński, Katarzyna Sikorska, Agata Świątczak, Damian Kaufmann, Elżbieta Wabich, Krystyna Dovbysh, Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz
{"title":"Speckle-tracking echocardiography in the assessment and monitoring of left ventricular function in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis.","authors":"Michał Świątczak, Krzysztof Młodziński, Katarzyna Sikorska, Agata Świątczak, Damian Kaufmann, Elżbieta Wabich, Krystyna Dovbysh, Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114990","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149039724","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}
{"title":"Back to the past? Hybrid AF ablation in the era of modern catheter techniques.","authors":"Sébastien Knecht","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114966","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149039677","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}
Łukasz Pyka, Krystian Wita, Marek Waligóra, Piotr Jarski, Jan Głowacki, Piotr Przybyłowski, Mariusz Gąsior
{"title":"Referral efficiency after coronary CT angiography in a regional healthcare system: Impact of integrated cardiology-radiology interpretation pathways.","authors":"Łukasz Pyka, Krystian Wita, Marek Waligóra, Piotr Jarski, Jan Głowacki, Piotr Przybyłowski, Mariusz Gąsior","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114923","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149017147","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}
{"title":"Balloon aortic valvuloplasty in contemporary practice: A temporary solution with a permanent role?","authors":"Davide Margonato","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114849","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114849","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148989441","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}
Marcin Waligóra, Marcin Kurzyna, Tatiana Mularek-Kubzdela, Ilona Skoczylas, Łukasz Chrzanowski, Piotr Błaszczak, Miłosz Jaguszewski, Beata Kuśmierczyk, Katarzyna Ptaszyńska, Grzegorz Grześk, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Ewa Malinowska, Małgorzata Peregud-Pogorzelska, Ewa Lewicka, Michał Tomaszewski, Karolina Barańska-Pawełczak, Zbigniew Gąsior, Agnieszka Pawlak, Katarzyna Betkier-Lipińska, Piotr Pruszczyk, Katarzyna Widejko, Judyta Winowska-Józwa, Anna Smukowska-Gorynia, Michał Florczyk, Grzegorz Kopeć
{"title":"Early and long-term outcomes and their predictors in incident pulmonary arterial hypertension: Results from the Database of Pulmonary Hypertension in Poland (BNP-PL).","authors":"Marcin Waligóra, Marcin Kurzyna, Tatiana Mularek-Kubzdela, Ilona Skoczylas, Łukasz Chrzanowski, Piotr Błaszczak, Miłosz Jaguszewski, Beata Kuśmierczyk, Katarzyna Ptaszyńska, Grzegorz Grześk, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Ewa Malinowska, Małgorzata Peregud-Pogorzelska, Ewa Lewicka, Michał Tomaszewski, Karolina Barańska-Pawełczak, Zbigniew Gąsior, Agnieszka Pawlak, Katarzyna Betkier-Lipińska, Piotr Pruszczyk, Katarzyna Widejko, Judyta Winowska-Józwa, Anna Smukowska-Gorynia, Michał Florczyk, Grzegorz Kopeć","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114700","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Contemporary data on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) from Central and Eastern Europe are scarce.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The aim of this study was to assess clinical characteristics, treatment, survival, and predictors of early improvement and long-term outcomes in newly diagnosed PAH in the BNP-PL database.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Consecutive patients with newly diagnosed, non-vasoreactive PAH between 2018 and 2023 were included. Changes in 4-strata risk category from diagnosis to the first available follow-up assessment within the first 12 months after diagnosis were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 806 patients, 445 had idiopathic PAH, 176 connective tissue disease-associated PAH, 147 congenital heart disease-associated PAH, and 38 other PAH subtypes. Kaplan-Meier estimated 12-month mortality was 13.5%. During a median follow-up of 16 (8-33) months, mortality was highest in connective tissue disease-associated PAH and lowest in congenital heart disease-associated PAH. First-year clinical improvement occurred in 45.8%. Improvement rates were 34.8% with upfront monotherapy, 49.2% with dual therapy, and 70.5% with triple therapy (P <0.001). After adjustment for baseline 4-strata risk, more initial PAH-specific drugs and fewer cardiovascular comorbidities were associated with clinical improvement. The baseline 4-strata model better discriminated 12-month mortality than the 3-strata model (area under the curve 0.73 vs. 0.63; P = 0.004). Among first-year survivors, worsening risk category, higher baseline risk, and PAH-related unplanned hospitalization within the first year independently predicted long-term mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Early combination therapy and fewer cardiovascular comorbidities were associated with greater early clinical improvement after adjustment for baseline 4-strata risk category. Baseline mortality risk, first-year change in risk category, and unplanned hospitalization were associated with subsequent mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148906593","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}
Bogusława Ołpińska, Roman Przybylski, Marta Skoczyńska, Krystian Truszkiewicz, Maciej Bochenek, Katarzyna Gruszecka, Maria Łoboz-Rudnicka, Barbara Barteczko-Grajek, Anna Milczarska, Rafał Wyderka, Barbara Brzezińska, Joanna Jaroch
{"title":"Libman-Sacks endocarditis requiring an urgent cardiac surgery in a young patient with an aggressive systemic lupus erythematosus.","authors":"Bogusława Ołpińska, Roman Przybylski, Marta Skoczyńska, Krystian Truszkiewicz, Maciej Bochenek, Katarzyna Gruszecka, Maria Łoboz-Rudnicka, Barbara Barteczko-Grajek, Anna Milczarska, Rafał Wyderka, Barbara Brzezińska, Joanna Jaroch","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114685","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148900972","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}
Kinga Glądys, Wojciech Zasada, Tomasz Rakowski, Stanisław Bartuś, Łukasz Rzeszutko
{"title":"Trapped beyond retrieval: The limits of contemporary percutaneous burr removal techniques.","authors":"Kinga Glądys, Wojciech Zasada, Tomasz Rakowski, Stanisław Bartuś, Łukasz Rzeszutko","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114686","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148900928","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}
Małgorzata Kupisz-Urbańska, Małgorzata Kurpesa, Anna Kawińska, Ewa Straburzyńska-Migaj, Wiktoria Niegowska, Piotr Bandosz, Agata Bielecka-Dąbrowa, Paweł Burchardt, Krzysztof Chlebus, Piotr Dobrowolski, Aleksander Prejbisz, Daniel Śliż, Karol Kamiński, Agnieszka Młynarska, Piotr Jankowski
{"title":"Rehabilitation in patients with coexisting cardiovascular diseases and frailty syndrome. Expert opinion of the Section of Prevention and Epidemiology, Polish Cardiac Society.","authors":"Małgorzata Kupisz-Urbańska, Małgorzata Kurpesa, Anna Kawińska, Ewa Straburzyńska-Migaj, Wiktoria Niegowska, Piotr Bandosz, Agata Bielecka-Dąbrowa, Paweł Burchardt, Krzysztof Chlebus, Piotr Dobrowolski, Aleksander Prejbisz, Daniel Śliż, Karol Kamiński, Agnieszka Młynarska, Piotr Jankowski","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114119","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148881030","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}