Kuba Sękowski, Justyna Grudziąż-Sękowska, Agata Olearczyk, Stanisław Surma, Piotr Jankowski, Mateusz Jankowski
{"title":"Sociodemographic factors associated with self-reported awareness of cardiovascular diseases: Findings from a nationwide survey of adults.","authors":"Kuba Sękowski, Justyna Grudziąż-Sękowska, Agata Olearczyk, Stanisław Surma, Piotr Jankowski, Mateusz Jankowski","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114257","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148712962","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}
Edyta Płońska-Gościniak, Wojciech Wojakowski, Marek Deja, Piotr Gościniak, Karina Zatorska, Zenon Huczek, Lidia Tomkiewicz-Pająk, Monika Komar, Tomasz Kukulski, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Joanna Szachowicz-Jaworowska, Anna Blach, Jerzy Pacholewicz, Jarosław D Kasprzak, Zbigniew Gąsior, Piotr Scisło, Jolanta Nowak, Tomasz Hryniewiecki
{"title":"Infective endocarditis following transcatheter valvular interventions (transcatheter aortic valve implantation and transcatheter edge-to-edge repair).","authors":"Edyta Płońska-Gościniak, Wojciech Wojakowski, Marek Deja, Piotr Gościniak, Karina Zatorska, Zenon Huczek, Lidia Tomkiewicz-Pająk, Monika Komar, Tomasz Kukulski, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Joanna Szachowicz-Jaworowska, Anna Blach, Jerzy Pacholewicz, Jarosław D Kasprzak, Zbigniew Gąsior, Piotr Scisło, Jolanta Nowak, Tomasz Hryniewiecki","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.113648","DOIUrl":"10.33963/v.phj.113648","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Infective endocarditis (IE) following transcatheter valvular interventions, including transcatheter aortic valve implantation and transcatheter edge-to-edge repair, is an uncommon but life-threatening complication associated with major diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. As indications for structural interventions continue to expand, the burden of device-related IE is expected to increase. This expert opinion, jointly developed by the Association of Valvular Heart Disease and the Association of Cardiovascular Intervention of the Polish Cardiac Society, summarizes contemporary evidence regarding the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of transcatheter valve-related IE. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation-related IE occurs at an estimated incidence of 0.3-2.0 per 100 person-years and is associated with high in-hospital and long-term mortality, whereas transcatheter edge-to-edge repair-related IE is less frequent but similarly associated with poor outcomes. Clinical presentation is frequently atypical, particularly in elderly and in patients with multimorbidity, resulting in delayed diagnosis. Echocardiography remains the first-line imaging modality but is often limited by prosthesis-related artifacts. Multimodality imaging, particularly electrocardiography-gated cardiac computed tomography and in selected cases positron emission tomography, substantially improves diagnostic accuracy and detection, especially of perivalvular complications. Management relies on prolonged pathogen-directed intravenous antibiotic therapy, but surgical intervention should be considered in all patients, with a significant indication for surgery in patients with uncontrolled infection, heart failure, embolic complications, or extensive tissue destruction. Preventive measures, including maintaining strict periprocedural asepsis and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis, remain essential. IE after transcatheter valvular interventions therefore represents a rare but devastating complication requiring high clinical vigilance, multidisciplinary management, and individualized treatment strategies to improve outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148679118","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":"In-stent versus de novo chronic total occlusion PCI: Similar acute success but distinct procedural and treatment patterns.","authors":"Semi Ozturk, Ahmet Seyfeddin Gurbuz, Sefa Sural, Vedat Aslan, Busra Ozyesil, Sevket Gorgulu","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.113845","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.113845","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Whether in-stent chronic total occlusion (ISR-CTO) reflects lower CTO percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) efficacy or a distinct procedural profile remains uncertain.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To compare acute outcomes, strategy, and treatment pattern between ISR-CTO and de novo CTO.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a retrospective procedure-level analysis of a prospectively maintained three-center CTO PCI registry from Türkiye, including consecutive procedures between January 2019 and February 2026. The primary endpoint was procedural success, defined as technical success without in-hospital major procedural complications. Technical success was final TIMI 3 flow with residual stenosis < 30%. Major procedural complications included death, stroke, emergency repeat PCI or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), donor-vessel complication, and coronary or collateral perforation requiring active treatment. Multivariable logistic regression and prespecified sensitivity analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 2375 CTO PCI procedures, 296 (12.5%) involved ISR-CTO. Technical success was 92.9% in ISR-CTO and 91.7% in de novo CTO (P = 0.49). Procedural success was 90.2% and 89.0% (P = 0.55), and major procedural complications were similar (3.4% vs. 3.9%, P = 0.66). After adjustment, ISR-CTO was not associated with lower technical success (OR, 1.26; 95% CI, 0.77-2.05), lower procedural success (OR, 1.20; 95% CI, 0.79-1.83), or higher complication risk (OR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.43-1.66). ISR-CTO was associated with less actual retrograde involvement, greater IVUS/DCB use, and a lower observed DES implantation rate.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ISR-CTO showed acute procedural results comparable to de novo CTO in this selected multicenter cohort. Its main differences were procedural and treatment-related, including less actual retrograde involvement and different IVUS/DCB/DES use.</p>","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148712855","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}
Ewa Straburzyńska-Migaj, Agnieszka Pawlak, Agata Bielecka-Dąbrowa, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, Jarosław D Kasprzak, Jadwiga Nessler, Paweł Rubiś, Anna Tomaszuk-Kazberuk, Małgorzata Lelonek
{"title":"Heart failure with improved ejection fraction: From diagnosis to management. Are phenotypes such as improvement, remission, and recovery possible? Expert opinion of the Heart Failure Association.","authors":"Ewa Straburzyńska-Migaj, Agnieszka Pawlak, Agata Bielecka-Dąbrowa, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, Jarosław D Kasprzak, Jadwiga Nessler, Paweł Rubiś, Anna Tomaszuk-Kazberuk, Małgorzata Lelonek","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.113975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.113975","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148707074","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}
Marzena Romanowska-Kocejko, Karolina Dorniak, Anna Masiak, Marcin Hellmann
{"title":"Multifocal cardiac infiltration with predominant mitral valve involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis.","authors":"Marzena Romanowska-Kocejko, Karolina Dorniak, Anna Masiak, Marcin Hellmann","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114156","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148701668","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 Kosmulski, Eugeniusz Hrycek, Przemysław Nowakowski, Piotr Buszman, Krzysztof Milewski, Adam Janas, Aleksandra Wesołowska, Aleksander Żurakowski
{"title":"Periprocedural temporary discontinuation of dual antiplatelet therapy to single antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing time-sensitive vascular surgery after second-generation drug-eluting stent implantation.","authors":"Kamil Kosmulski, Eugeniusz Hrycek, Przemysław Nowakowski, Piotr Buszman, Krzysztof Milewski, Adam Janas, Aleksandra Wesołowska, Aleksander Żurakowski","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114120","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148701639","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}
Jan Henzel, Piotr Trochimiuk, Edyta Kaczmarska-Dyrda, Piotr N Rudziński, Zofia Dzielińska, Paweł Olejnik, Mariusz Kruk, Ilona Michałowska, Cezary Kępka, Marcin Demkow
{"title":"Inflammation on the move: A rare cause of partial coronary stent displacement.","authors":"Jan Henzel, Piotr Trochimiuk, Edyta Kaczmarska-Dyrda, Piotr N Rudziński, Zofia Dzielińska, Paweł Olejnik, Mariusz Kruk, Ilona Michałowska, Cezary Kępka, Marcin Demkow","doi":"10.33963/v.phj.114167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.114167","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17784,"journal":{"name":"Kardiologia polska","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148701646","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}