Magdalena Kopytek, Renata Kolasa-Trela, Michał Ząbczyk, Joanna Natorska, Anetta Undas
{"title":"Impact of exercise stress testing on plasma active factor VII-antithrombin levels in asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis.","authors":"Magdalena Kopytek, Renata Kolasa-Trela, Michał Ząbczyk, Joanna Natorska, Anetta Undas","doi":"10.20452/pamw.16962","DOIUrl":"10.20452/pamw.16962","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143505750","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}
Justyna M Sokolska, Julia Honisz, Wojciech Kosmala, Mateusz Sokolski
{"title":"Blunt cardiac injury followed by an unusual late course of intramyocardial dissecting hematoma.","authors":"Justyna M Sokolska, Julia Honisz, Wojciech Kosmala, Mateusz Sokolski","doi":"10.20452/pamw.16958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.16958","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143524965","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}
Dariusz Naskret, Michal Kulecki, Mikolaj Kaminski, Dominika Kasprzak, Pawel Lachowski, Justyna Flotynska, Iwona Anderko, Bartosz Lasowski, Dorota Zozulinska-Ziolkiewicz, Aleksandra Uruska
{"title":"How to improve cardiovascular risk assessment in type 1 diabetes? The role of vascular age and arterial stiffness.","authors":"Dariusz Naskret, Michal Kulecki, Mikolaj Kaminski, Dominika Kasprzak, Pawel Lachowski, Justyna Flotynska, Iwona Anderko, Bartosz Lasowski, Dorota Zozulinska-Ziolkiewicz, Aleksandra Uruska","doi":"10.20452/pamw.16956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.16956","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Traditional cardiovascular risk (CVR) models may underestimate risk in this population, especially in high-risk countries. Vascular age (VA) and arterial stiffness (AS) are emerging as potential markers for improving CVR assessment.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study investigated the association between VA, AS, and the modified Steno Type 1 Risk Engine (ST1RE) score in adults with T1DM.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>We included 109 T1DM adults, aged 18-50 years, with at least five years of disease duration. None had been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease or hypertension. VA was calculated using carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), while AS was assessed by 24-hour measurement of aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV). We compared the standard ST1RE score, based on chronological age, with a modified ST1RE score based on VA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Study participants had a median age of 32.4 (25.5-38.6) years and a diabetes duration of 14.0 (10.0-20.0) years. Using VA in the modified ST1RE score reclassified 32.1% of participants into a higher CVR category. The median CVR for the modified ST1RE was 9.68 (4.61-20.08)%, compared to 4.74 (3.24-8.12)% using the standard score. The modified ST1RE score was positively associated with PWV, OR 2.37 (95% CI: 1.46-3.84) p = 0.004, adjusting for sex, BMI, and at least one diabetic complication.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Implementing VA and AS in clinical practice could enhance risk assessment in T1DM individuals, especially in high-risk populations. Further validation in larger cohorts is necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143525078","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}
Agata Kosmaczewska, Lidia Ciszak, Irena Frydecka, Edyta Pawlak, Aleksandra Szteblich, Tomasz Wróbel, Dariusz Wołowiec
{"title":"Increased turnover of non-malignant T lymphocytes in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia may affect clinical progression.","authors":"Agata Kosmaczewska, Lidia Ciszak, Irena Frydecka, Edyta Pawlak, Aleksandra Szteblich, Tomasz Wróbel, Dariusz Wołowiec","doi":"10.20452/pamw.16955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.16955","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>A unique feature of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the increased number of circulating T cells preventing malignant B cells from undergoing apoptosis. Dysregulated expression of p27Kip1 and cyclin D2 (G1 phase regulators controlling lymphocyte survival) was examined in leukemic B cells but not non-malignant T cells.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Assessment of anti-apoptotic p27Kip1 and cyclin D2 in peripheral blood (PB) leukemic B and T cells in relation to ex vivo apoptosis in CLL patients with different clinical courses.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>Using flow cytometry, we determined G1 regulators' expression and apoptosis of B and T cells in 47 previously untreated CLL patients (median age 60.0; 26 men) with stable disease (SD), progressive disease (PD), and 39 controls, matched for age and sex.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We noted increased apoptosis within T cells in CLL patients compared to controls (P <0.001), whereas B cells exhibited failed apoptosis. All patients exerted higher p27Kip1 and cyclin D2 expression in leukemic B and T cells compared to controls (P <0.001). Comparative analysis between B and T cells showed pronounced T cell apoptosis in only PD patients (P <0.001). In SD patients, G1 regulators' expression was higher in T cells than in B cells (P ≤0.02). Increased p27Kip1 expression and low apoptosis within B cells, and lower cyclin D2 expression and high apoptosis within T cells were predictive of earlier disease progression.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CLL progression is associated with increased T-cell turnover triggered by dysregulated expression of G1 regulators, suggesting the involvement of the non-malignant T-cell compartment in disease pathogenesis and clinical outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143416024","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}
Natalia Maruszak, Joanna Zdziarska, Barbara Zawiślak, Renata Rajtar-Salwa, Stanisław Bartuś, Danuta Sorysz
{"title":"Immune thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with the presence of a left atrial thrombus who underwent mitral valve replacement.","authors":"Natalia Maruszak, Joanna Zdziarska, Barbara Zawiślak, Renata Rajtar-Salwa, Stanisław Bartuś, Danuta Sorysz","doi":"10.20452/pamw.16950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.16950","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143416023","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}
Jakub Bukowski, Agnieszka Cabała, Małgorzata Płatek-Kopeć, Joanna Śręba
{"title":"Oral manifestations of systemic sclerosis: a grave challenge or a great opportunity for early and adequate diagnosis?","authors":"Jakub Bukowski, Agnieszka Cabała, Małgorzata Płatek-Kopeć, Joanna Śręba","doi":"10.20452/pamw.16952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.16952","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143416035","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}
Piotr Wańczura, David Aebisher, Wojciech Stecko, Hubert Bukowski, Marek Kos, Andrzej Przybylski, Jarosław Zalewski
{"title":"A supervised telemedical monitoring in the heart failure population in regions of social exclusion is associated with an improvement in functional capacity and quality of life.","authors":"Piotr Wańczura, David Aebisher, Wojciech Stecko, Hubert Bukowski, Marek Kos, Andrzej Przybylski, Jarosław Zalewski","doi":"10.20452/pamw.16954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.16954","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Telemedicine is intended to provide medical care to patients in remote areas.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study sought to investigate whether the application of e-health solutions for patients with heart failure (HF) who live in regions of social exclusion would improve their functional performance and quality of life (QoL).</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>In this prospective, non-controlled study carried out between June and December 2023, HF patients were enrolled in 14 primary care units located in 5 rural voivodeships in eastern Poland. All patients were evaluated at baseline and after 3 months using the New York Heart Association (NYHA) scale, Chronic Heart Failure Questionnaire (CHFQ), and EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQVAS), and monitored by a general practitioner under the supervision of a cardiologist.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 429 patients with HF, more than 100 000 telemedical examinations/consultations were performed resulting in 575 treatment modifications. During the 3-month program, one patient died. Simultaneously, an improvement in NYHA scale by median of 1 class (interquartile range 0-1, P <0.001) was identified. A 6% improvement in QoL was found in emotional function measured by CHFQ (P <0.001) while a 7.7% improvement in subjective health status measured by EQVAS (P <0.001). A history of atrial fibrillation (odds ratio [OR] 1.539, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.021-2.353) and no history of cancer (OR 2.793, 95% CI 1.224-6.369) were associated with the NYHA class improvement.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The applied telemedical model of care under the specialist's supervision was associated with an improvement in NYHA class and QoL in the HF population from regions of social exclusion.</p>","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143411235","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}
Sylwia Sławek-Szmyt, Aneta Klotzka, Sonia Nartowicz, Stanisław Jankiewicz, Maciej Lesiak, Aleksander Araszkiewicz
{"title":"Medium-bore lightning flash catheter aspiration thrombectomy in acute pulmonary embolism: first experience in Poland.","authors":"Sylwia Sławek-Szmyt, Aneta Klotzka, Sonia Nartowicz, Stanisław Jankiewicz, Maciej Lesiak, Aleksander Araszkiewicz","doi":"10.20452/pamw.16951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.16951","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143416028","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}
Edyta Dąbrowska, Jacek Wolf, Maksym Jopek, Marcin Hellmann, Paulina Sulecka, Mateusz Ślizień, Katarzyna Michalska-Małecka, Joanna Konopa, Bogdan Biedunkiewicz, Leszek Tylicki, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Alicja Dębska-Ślizień
{"title":"Long-term microvascular alterations in kidney transplant recipients after SARS-CoV-2 infection.","authors":"Edyta Dąbrowska, Jacek Wolf, Maksym Jopek, Marcin Hellmann, Paulina Sulecka, Mateusz Ślizień, Katarzyna Michalska-Małecka, Joanna Konopa, Bogdan Biedunkiewicz, Leszek Tylicki, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Alicja Dębska-Ślizień","doi":"10.20452/pamw.16948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20452/pamw.16948","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The long-term cardiovascular consequences of COVID-19 in organ recipients have been insufficiently studied.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of our study was to evaluate the association between COVID-19 and microvascular abnormalities in kidney transplant recipients 8 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients and methods: The study population consisted of 54 kidney transplant recipients, and was divided into two subgroups: patients with a history of COVID-19 (n = 35) and patients without a history of COVID-19 (n = 21). We assessed both the structure and function of microcirculation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> The study group was aged 47.6 (12.7) years and included 54% of women. Patients with and without a history of COVID-19 did not differ in baseline characteristics. Compared to patients without a history of COVID-19, subjects after SARS-CoV-2 infection had substantially lower values of ischemic response: IRmax; 7.0 (5.0-8.7) vs. 9.6 (8.8-11.5), P = 0.04; IR index 3.1 (2.3-4.2) vs 7.2 (5.2-8.2), P = 0.01), with the IR index further confirmed in a multivariable analysis. Logistic regression analysis showed that estimated glomerular filtration rate was linked to microvascular functional decline, expressed by a poorer normoxia oscillatory index (odds ratio 0.95, CI 0.90-0.99, P = 0.047). C-reactive protein was associated with arterioles' wall thickness (R = 0.42, P = 0.02) and wall-to-lumen ratio (R = 0.48, P = 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We documented that microvascular dysfunction was associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and is detectable 8 weeks after the acute phase in kidney transplant recipients.</p>","PeriodicalId":49680,"journal":{"name":"Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej-Polish Archives of Internal Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143400480","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}