Natalie Grosup Friedova, Otakar Semerad, Pavel Kohout
{"title":"Corn starch in the therapy of paraneoplastic hypoglycemia.","authors":"Natalie Grosup Friedova, Otakar Semerad, Pavel Kohout","doi":"10.20452/pamw.17095","DOIUrl":"10.20452/pamw.17095","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":"135 7-8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144976496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
István Szegedi, Dóra Bomberák, Zsolt Éles, Linda Lóczi, Zsuzsa Bagoly
{"title":"Cardiovascular disease and microbiome: focus on ischemic stroke.","authors":"István Szegedi, Dóra Bomberák, Zsolt Éles, Linda Lóczi, Zsuzsa Bagoly","doi":"10.20452/pamw.17088","DOIUrl":"10.20452/pamw.17088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, encompassing conditions such as ischemic heart disease and ischemic stroke (IS), remain the leading global cause of death and disability. While traditional cardiovascular risk factors (eg, hypertension, diabetes, and atherosclerosis) are well established, emerging research underscores the critical role of gut microbiota in the development and progression of both cardiac and cerebrovascular events. The microbiota-gut-brain axis is a bidirectional communication system involving neural, immune, and metabolic pathways that link gut microbial activity to vascular and brain function. Dysbiosis, marked by reduced microbial diversity and an imbalance between beneficial and pathogenic taxa, has been associated with systemic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, increased intestinal permeability, and thrombosis. Microbial metabolites, such as trimethylamine N‑oxide (TMAO), short‑chain fatty acids, and bile acid derivatives modulate blood-brain barrier integrity, vascular tone, and neuroinflammatory responses. Both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases share key microbiota‑related mechanisms, including TMAO‑mediated platelet activation and low‑grade endotoxemia, although IS is more acutely affected by gut barrier disruption and neuroinflammation. In IS, gut dysbiosis also contributes to poststroke complications, such as hemorrhagic transformation, neuropsychiatric issues, and epilepsy. Advances in sequencing and metabolomics enabled identification of microbial signatures associated with the risk for an acute ischemic event and patient prognosis. Therapeutic strategies targeting the gut microbiota-including dietary interventions, probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, and intestinal epithelial stem cell therapy-show promise in mitigating vascular injury and improving recovery. This narrative review highlights current insights into microbiota‑related cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, with a focus on IS.</p>","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":"135 7-8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144976507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The gut as a mediator of environmental harm: unveiling microbial pathways in climate-related disease. Author's reply.","authors":"Michel Burnier","doi":"10.20452/pamw.17101","DOIUrl":"10.20452/pamw.17101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":"135 7-8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144976469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aleksandra Pilśniak, Agnieszka Jarosińska, Marta Pietrukaniec
{"title":"When first impressions lead in a wrong direction: a spectacular presentation of facial erysipelas.","authors":"Aleksandra Pilśniak, Agnieszka Jarosińska, Marta Pietrukaniec","doi":"10.20452/pamw.17098","DOIUrl":"10.20452/pamw.17098","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":"135 7-8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144976495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daromir Godula, Tomasz Kruszyna, Marek Sierżęga, Piotr Richter
{"title":"Internal hernia presenting late and insidiously: a case of Petersen's hernia following total gastrectomy.","authors":"Daromir Godula, Tomasz Kruszyna, Marek Sierżęga, Piotr Richter","doi":"10.20452/pamw.17091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.17091","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144976410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomasz Urbanowicz, Krzysztof Skotak, Hanna Baszyńska, Rafał Skowronek, Ewelina Grywalska, Marek Jemielity
{"title":"Proximity of traffic roads to the place of residence and risk of acute cellular injury following heart transplantation.","authors":"Tomasz Urbanowicz, Krzysztof Skotak, Hanna Baszyńska, Rafał Skowronek, Ewelina Grywalska, Marek Jemielity","doi":"10.20452/pamw.17086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.17086","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144823059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michał Mierzejewski, Magdalena M Martusewicz-Boros, Katarzyna Błasińska
{"title":"Beyond pulmonary bounds: uncommon manifestations of sarcoidosis in the spine and sternum.","authors":"Michał Mierzejewski, Magdalena M Martusewicz-Boros, Katarzyna Błasińska","doi":"10.20452/pamw.17084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.17084","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144823046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariusz Kowalewski, Sebastian Stec, Natalia Ogorzelec, Piotr Suwalski
{"title":"Epicardial cryoablation with a novel liquid nitrogen-based device and concomitant BCSD on rescue V-A ECMO for electrical storm and cardiogenic shock.","authors":"Mariusz Kowalewski, Sebastian Stec, Natalia Ogorzelec, Piotr Suwalski","doi":"10.20452/pamw.17087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.17087","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144823048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michal Aporowicz, Michal Sowa, Ewelina Iwaneczko, Piotr Czopnik
{"title":"Creeping fat is not exclusive to Crohn's disease: a case of small bowel xanthomatosis causing its complete obstruction.","authors":"Michal Aporowicz, Michal Sowa, Ewelina Iwaneczko, Piotr Czopnik","doi":"10.20452/pamw.17085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.17085","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144823047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}