Wojciech Olszewski, Michał Gawlik, Bartosz Krzowski, Michał Marchel, Piotr Lodziński, Paweł Balsam
{"title":"Transesophageal echocardiography-guided transseptal puncture in a patient with a patent foramen ovale occluder.","authors":"Wojciech Olszewski, Michał Gawlik, Bartosz Krzowski, Michał Marchel, Piotr Lodziński, Paweł Balsam","doi":"10.5114/aic.2026.160419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160419","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49678,"journal":{"name":"Postepy W Kardiologii Interwencyjnej","volume":"22 1","pages":"166-167"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13137106/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147845184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The association between the infarct-related artery and in-hospital and long-term mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.","authors":"Ali Evsen, Adem Aktan, Raif Kilic","doi":"10.5114/aic.2026.160420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Despite advances in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, and the prognostic relevance of the infarct-related artery (IRA) remains controversial.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study evaluated the association between IRA location and in-hospital and long-term mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This retrospective study included 693 consecutive STEMI patients treated with primary PCI between January 2015 and January 2016, with a mean follow-up of 103 months. Patients were classified according to IRA location as left anterior descending artery (LAD), left circumflex artery (LCx), or right coronary artery (RCA). In-hospital and long-term mortality and MACE were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Baseline characteristics were similar among groups. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was significantly lower in the LAD group (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Cardiac arrest on admission was more frequent in LAD-related STEMI, while atrioventricular block was more common with RCA involvement. In multivariable analysis, reduced LVEF and lower serum albumin independently predicted in-hospital mortality, whereas RCA involvement was associated with higher in-hospital mortality compared with LAD. For long-term outcomes, LVEF remained the strongest independent predictor of all-cause mortality, while multivessel disease showed a borderline association. Long-term MACE was independently associated with male sex, ventricular function, renal function, and hemoglobin levels. Kaplan-Meier analyses demonstrated similar long-term survival and MACE rates across IRA groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI, IRA location was not an independent determinant of short- or long-term outcomes. Prognosis was mainly driven by myocardial function and systemic clinical factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":49678,"journal":{"name":"Postepy W Kardiologii Interwencyjnej","volume":"22 1","pages":"48-57"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13137092/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147845190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcin Suska, Artur Pawlik, Artur Dziewierz, Łukasz Rzeszutko, Stanisław Bartuś
{"title":"Floating echo in the inlet area of Impella CP device during high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention: how to extract the device?","authors":"Marcin Suska, Artur Pawlik, Artur Dziewierz, Łukasz Rzeszutko, Stanisław Bartuś","doi":"10.5114/aic.2026.160248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160248","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49678,"journal":{"name":"Postepy W Kardiologii Interwencyjnej","volume":"22 1","pages":"155-156"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13137094/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147844936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mustafa Ferhat Keten, Seda Tanyeri Uzel, Ahmet Karaduman, Busra Guvendi Sengor, Cemalettin Yılmaz, Halit Eminoglu, Baver Bozan, Tezel Kovanci, Ismail Balaban, Regayip Zehir
{"title":"Prognostic value of the hemoglobin-albumin-lymphocyte-platelet (HALP) score for long-term mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.","authors":"Mustafa Ferhat Keten, Seda Tanyeri Uzel, Ahmet Karaduman, Busra Guvendi Sengor, Cemalettin Yılmaz, Halit Eminoglu, Baver Bozan, Tezel Kovanci, Ismail Balaban, Regayip Zehir","doi":"10.5114/aic.2026.160251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160251","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the treatment of choice for severe aortic stenosis in elderly and high-risk patients; however, long-term mortality remains substantial. Conventional surgical risk scores show limited prognostic performance in this population, in whom frailty and impaired nutritional and inflammatory status are common. The hemoglobin-albumin-lymphocyte-platelet (HALP) score integrates these domains, but its prognostic value in TAVI has not been established.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate whether the preprocedural HALP score predicts long-term all-cause mortality after TAVI.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This retrospective single-center study included 785 consecutive patients who underwent TAVI between January 2018 and January 2024. HALP scores were calculated from routine laboratory parameters. Clinical, echocardiographic, and procedural data were collected. Independent predictors of mortality were assessed using Cox regression analysis. The optimal HALP cut-off was determined by maximally selected rank statistics, and survival was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During a median follow-up of 21.8 months, 62 (8%) patients died. Non-survivors had significantly lower HALP scores and a higher prevalence of chronic kidney disease and atrial fibrillation. In multivariable analysis, lower HALP scores independently predicted mortality (HR = 0.94; 95% CI: 0.91-0.98; <i>p</i> = 0.002), along with chronic kidney disease and paradoxical low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis. A HALP cut-off of 36.82 effectively discriminated long-term survival (log-rank <i>p</i> < 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Preprocedural HALP score is an independent predictor of long-term mortality after TAVI and may aid preprocedural risk stratification.</p>","PeriodicalId":49678,"journal":{"name":"Postepy W Kardiologii Interwencyjnej","volume":"22 1","pages":"70-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13137097/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147845223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maja Rojko, Matej Kogovsek, Naomi A Noc, Stamenko Susak, Metka Zorc, Marko Noc
{"title":"Long-term survival after surgical or percutaneous revascularization of unprotected left main stenosis: single centre experience.","authors":"Maja Rojko, Matej Kogovsek, Naomi A Noc, Stamenko Susak, Metka Zorc, Marko Noc","doi":"10.5114/aic.2026.160250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160250","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49678,"journal":{"name":"Postepy W Kardiologii Interwencyjnej","volume":"22 1","pages":"134-136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13137129/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147845228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adam Priadka, Tomasz A Lemek, Jan Roczniak, Łukasz Rzeszutko, Stanisław Bartuś, Michał Chyrchel
{"title":"Drug-eluting balloon as an alternative to stenting in a severely calcified right coronary artery after multimodal plaque modification.","authors":"Adam Priadka, Tomasz A Lemek, Jan Roczniak, Łukasz Rzeszutko, Stanisław Bartuś, Michał Chyrchel","doi":"10.5114/aic.2026.160244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160244","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49678,"journal":{"name":"Postepy W Kardiologii Interwencyjnej","volume":"22 1","pages":"152-154"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13137111/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147845157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Monika Zaręba-Giezek, Jakub Drozd, Wojciech Winiarski, Krzysztof Sus
{"title":"Intracoronary ultrasonography in the diagnosis of left main coronary artery spasm.","authors":"Monika Zaręba-Giezek, Jakub Drozd, Wojciech Winiarski, Krzysztof Sus","doi":"10.5114/aic.2026.160026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49678,"journal":{"name":"Postepy W Kardiologii Interwencyjnej","volume":"22 1","pages":"144-145"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13137093/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147844904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Kędziora, Magdalena Kopytek, Justyna Totoń-Żurańska, Piotr Śliwiński, Agnieszka Branicka, Radosław Litwinowicz, Jacek Piątek, Bogusław Kapelak
{"title":"Divergence in postoperative platelet aggregation during antiplatelet monotherapy with aspirin in the early postoperative period following coronary artery bypass grafting: initial findings.","authors":"Anna Kędziora, Magdalena Kopytek, Justyna Totoń-Żurańska, Piotr Śliwiński, Agnieszka Branicka, Radosław Litwinowicz, Jacek Piątek, Bogusław Kapelak","doi":"10.5114/aic.2026.160052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160052","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49678,"journal":{"name":"Postepy W Kardiologii Interwencyjnej","volume":"22 1","pages":"130-133"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13137108/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147845180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A cross-sectional study on the impact of NLRP3 and FGF23 levels on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in elderly diabetic patients.","authors":"Bin Luo, Ruifen Zhou, Bining Ye","doi":"10.5114/aic.2026.160068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.160068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a major cause of mortality and disability in elderly patients with diabetes.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>We aimed to investigate the impact of serum NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) on ASCVD in elderly diabetic patients.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A total of 130 elderly diabetic patients and 60 healthy controls were enrolled, and serum NLRP3 and FGF23 levels were measured. Logistic regression analysis and ROC curves were applied to assess the influencing factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fasting blood glucose and diabetes duration were higher or longer in the ASCVD group than in the diabetes group (all <i>p</i> < 0.001). The levels of NLRP3 and FGF23 were higher in the ASCVD group than in the diabetic group (all <i>p</i> < 0.001). Serum NLRP3, FGF23, fasting blood glucose, and duration of diabetes were independent influences on the occurrence of ASCVD in elderly diabetic patients (<i>p</i> = 0.001, < 0.001, 0.005, < 0.001). The AUC of the combined test was 0.887 (95% CI: 0.827-0.947), which was superior to that of the individual tests (NLRP3 AUC = 0.732 (95% CI: 0.646-0.818), FGF23 AUC = 0.861 (95% CI: 0.791-0.932)).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The levels of FGF23 and NLRP3 are associated with the occurrence and development of ASCVD in elderly diabetic patients. Elevated levels of NLRP3 and FGF23 may be influencing factors for ASCVD in elderly diabetic patients. The failure to include potential confounding factors such as eGFR is a major limitation of this study.</p>","PeriodicalId":49678,"journal":{"name":"Postepy W Kardiologii Interwencyjnej","volume":"22 1","pages":"41-47"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13137110/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147845233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}