Wojciech Płazak

Obstructive sleep apnea in patients with acute myocardial infarction: one-year follow-up study

Justyna Tyfel-Paluszek, Aleksandra Mikunda, Aleksandra Kułaga, Łukasz Pominkiewicz et autres

AIM, MATERIALS AND METHODS: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) leads to organ ischemia, including that of the heart. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of OSA by polygraphic examination in patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome, to evaluate the …

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Prognostic Value of Left Atrial Strain for Atrial Fibrillation After Cryptogenic Stroke and Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source

Urszula Gancarczyk, Paweł Prochownik, Marcin Jakiel, Michał Tworek et autres

Subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly recognized as an important underlying mechanism of cryptogenic stroke (CS) and embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). Early identification of patients at increased risk of AF remains a major clinical challenge. Assessment of left atrial strain …

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Durable mechanical circulatory support in Poland: Insights from the Polish durable Left Ventricular Assist Device (POL-LVAD) registry compared to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Intermacs registry

Marta Załęska-Kocięcka, Roman Przybylski, Karol Wierzbicki, Agnieszka Biełka et autres

BACKGROUND: Heart failure affects over 1.2 million Polish citizens. Although the current implantation rate of 3.3 left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) per million population remains below the European average, if the upward trend is maintained, Poland may soon reach the level of …

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Thrombin-Antithrombin Complexes and sICAM-1 Are Associated With In-Hospital Mortality in COVID-19 Patients With Inflammatory Storm

Michalina Zygmunt, Marcin Kunecki, Leszek Drabik, Urszula Gancarczyk et autres

AimTo evaluate whether endothelial activation (soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1, sICAM-1) and thrombotic activation (thrombin-antithrombin complexes, TAT) markers provide prognostic information beyond standard inflammatory markers for in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients with cytokine storm.Materials and methodsProspective cohort study of 47 patients with severe …

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Massive clots with slight D-dimer increase in a young patient without thrombophilia — 4-year follow-up

Mirosław Woźniak, Piotr Musiałek, Martyna Schönborn, Paweł Kaczmarczyk et autres

Despite known risk factors, many thrombotic episodes are unprovoked. A negative D-dimer result, in patients without significant risk factors, excludes thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in most cases. This article presents a case of massive arterial and venous thrombosis with a slightly elevated …

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Pulmonary hypertension in heart failure patients in the modern era of mechanical circulatory support

Wojciech Płazak, A. Bernhardt

Among patients with left-heart disease, pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right ventricular dysfunction are frequently present and associated with high mortality. An elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) ≥2.5 Wood units is associated with increased mortality after heart transplantation (HT). Although elevations in pulmonary …

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Unloading the left ventricle and unlocking transplant options: Impella 5.5 in advanced heart failure with pulmonary hypertension

Leszek Drabik, Grzegorz Wasilewski, Marcin Waligóra, Jacek Piątek et autres

The present communication investigates the impact of Impella 5.5 left ventricular support on pulmonary hemodynamics in a patient with severe heart failure (HF) and pulmonary hypertension (PH).The current guidelines do not recommend heart transplantation (HTx) in

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Peripartum cardiomyopathy complicated by giant left ventricular thrombus and cardiogenic shock requiring double mechanical left ventricular support and heart transplantation

Karol Wierzbicki, Kaja Surowiecka, Izabela Górkiewicz-Kot, Sylwia Wiśniowska‐Śmiałek et autres

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Severe bradycardia in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and good early response to CPAP

Justyna Tyfel-Paluszek, Aleksandra Kułaga, Aleksandra Mikunda, Łukasz Pominkiewicz et autres

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Wpływ odwadniania oraz redukcji częstości rytmu serca na parametry echokardiograficzne oraz nasilenie duszności podczas leczenia ostrej niewydolności serca.

Kamil Bugała, Piotr Bijak, Leszek Drabik, Wojciech Płazak

Wstęp. Leczenie ostrej niewydolności serca (ADHF) ukierunkowane na redukcję zastoju prowadzi do zmian parametrów hemodynamicznych oraz częstości rytmu serca. Oceniono wpływ leczenia odwadniającego oraz zmniejszenia częstości rytmu serca podczas leczenia ADHF na parametry pracy serca w analizie echokardiograficznej. Materiał i metody. W …

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Echocardiographic correlates of dyspnoea during acute decompensated heart failure treatment

Kamil Bugała, Leszek Drabik, Anna Niekurzak, Justyna Tyfel-Paluszek et autres

Wprowadzenie Duszność jest częstym, trudnym do obiektywnej oceny objawem zgłaszanym przez pacjentów z ostrą niewydolnością serca (ADHF). Cel pracy W badaniu podjęto próbę oceny zależności pomiędzy nasileniem duszności ocenianej wg wizualnej skali analogowej (VAS) oraz parametrami pracy serca w analizie echokardiograficznej podczas …

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Remifentanil but not sufentanil induces cardioprotection in human ischemic heart muscle in vitro

Marcin Kunecki, Tomasz Oleksy, Jan Martynów, Michalina Zygmunt et autres

BACKGROUND: Previous studies on animal models have suggested that δ-opioid receptor (OR) signaling is the primary pathway responsible for opioids' cardioprotective effect. We hypothesize that the μ-OR's activation protects the human heart muscle. METHODS: We performed the experiments on muscular trabeculae obtained …

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