Publications by authors named "A Borowiec"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the presence and burden of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in cancer patients undergoing anthracycline chemotherapy, assessing cardiovascular risks associated with cancer treatment.
- A total of 80 patients were included, with most being diagnosed with breast cancer and categorized into moderate and high-risk groups for chemotherapy-related cardiovascular toxicity.
- Results showed that high-risk patients had significantly higher CAC scores, elevated cardiac biomarkers, and more common diastolic dysfunction, despite similar left ventricle ejection fractions compared to moderate-risk patients.
Purpose Of Review: The goal of this paper is to summarize the data pertaining to the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) for the prevention of cardiotoxicity in patients receiving anthracyclines for cancer treatment. We discuss the potential efficacy of this class of medications, incorporating insights from existing literature and ongoing studies.
Recent Findings: SGLT2i are a class of medications which were initially developed for treatment of Type 2 diabetes and later extended to treat heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction regardless of diabetes status.
Introduction And Objectives: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is an antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated systemic vasculitis and is characterized by inflammation of blood vessels. The aim of the present study was to assess cardiac valvular changes in patients with GPA in a cohort of 105 patients followed for a mean of six years.
Methods: We followed 105 patients (mean age 50.
Background: Cardiological complications of oncological treatment, including the most serious one, heart failure, constitute a significant and still unsolved clinical problem. A history of dyslipidemia and complications of atherosclerosis, including coronary artery disease, are established risk factors for cardiotoxicity in cancer patients. In recent years, a protective effect of statin treatment on the development of heart failure in cancer patients has been observed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Numerous studies have reported a significant role of health literacy (HL) in the prevention or treatment of various diseases. However, in Poland, there was no scientific research involving simultaneously the status of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and HL in assessment of health knowledge; therefore, it became the objective of our study.
Aims: We aimed to evaluate the level of CVD knowledge depending on CVD status and functional HL in the Polish population.