Publications by authors named "Kubica A"

According to the ESC guidelines, cangrelor may be considered in P2Y12-inhibitor-naïve acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The aim of this review is to summarize available evidence on the optimal maintenance therapy with P2Y12 receptor inhibitor after cangrelor. Transitioning from cangrelor to a thienopyridine, but not ticagrelor, can be associated with a drug-drug interaction (DDI); therefore, a ticagrelor loading dose (LD) can be given any time before, during, or at the end of a cangrelor infusion, while a LD of clopidogrel or prasugrel should be administered at the time the infusion of cangrelor ends or within 30 minutes before the end of infusion in the case of a LD of prasugrel.

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De-escalation of dual antiplatelet (DAPT) intensity may be considered in patients with high risk of bleeding after acute coronary syndrome. Some high risk patients after de-escalation may require antithrombotic therapy prolonged over 12 months. With the current guideline recommended strategies, there are some doubts and uncertainties with respect to the transition period.

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Background: Patients hospitalized due to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are still burdened with high risk of death. The aim of this study was to create a risk score predicting in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients on hospital admission.

Methods: Independent mortality predictors identified in multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to build the 123 COVID SCORE.

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Background: A chronic disease occurring in a person's life is a stressor, disrupting every aspect of their life.

Objectives: This study aims to assess the relationship between functioning in chronic illness and quality of life with the prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with high cardiovascular risk.

Material And Methods: This study included 200 patients (aged 18-80 years) under the care of a primary care physician, diagnosed with hypertension and/or hypercholesterolemia, and/or diabetes between 6 and 24 months before the enrollment.

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  • Elevated lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] levels are primarily influenced by genetics, and this study aimed to explore how these levels relate to other lipid disorders and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors.
  • A cross-sectional analysis of 200 primary-care patients without known CV disease was performed, assessing various risk factors such as age, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, physical inactivity, body mass index (BMI), and specific lipid parameters.
  • Results showed no significant differences in lipid parameters between patients with low (<30 mg/dL) and high (≥30 mg/dL) Lp(a) levels, but the high-Lp(a) group had a higher prevalence of previously diagnosed hyperlipidemia and lower rates of older age and
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Setting: Task sharing can fill health workforce gaps, improve access to care, and enhance health equity by redistributing health services to providers with less training. We report learnings from a demonstration project designed to assess whether lay student vaccinators can support community immunizations.

Intervention: Between July 2022 and February 2023, 27 undergraduate and graduate students were recruited from the University of Toronto Emergency First Responders organization and operated 11 immunization clinics under professional supervision.

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The need to conduct research on anxiety and depression in patients with coronary artery disease in connection with factors such as gender or implemented tertiary prevention is very important for drawing practical conclusions and, consequently, implementing new recommendations and procedures. The aim of the study was to attempt to answer the question whether gender and the number of comorbidities, as well as the application of tertiary prevention principles, play a role in the severity of anxiety and depression in the studied group of patients with coronary artery disease. The study involved 765 patients from 11 Polish cardiology centers.

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  • * Results showed men, younger individuals, and those who maintained a healthy weight and followed medical advice had better quality of life, while many patients still struggled with physical activity recommendations despite dietary improvements.
  • * The findings highlighted a need for improved patient education on the importance of adhering to lifestyle changes for better health outcomes and quality of life following heart incidents.
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Background: Anxiety and depression by affecting lifestyle interfere with preventive actions aimed at eliminating or reducing modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD).

Purpose: The objective of the study was to assess the impact of anxiety and depression on the achievement of therapeutic goals regarding CVD risk factors in patients without a history of atherosclerotic CVD.

Patients And Methods: The study included 200 patients (median age 52.

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The global opioid poisoning crisis is a complex issue with far-reaching public health implications. Opioid Poisoning Education and Naloxone Distribution (OPEND) programs aim to reduce stigma and promote harm reduction strategies, enhancing participants' ability to apply life-saving interventions, including naloxone administration and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to opioid poisoning. While virtual OPEND programs have shown promise in improving knowledge about opioid poisoning response, their implementation and evaluation have been limited.

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Background: Recent studies have reported that using a stylet does not provide any advantages during intubation within a diverse infant population. Our research focuses on the issue, specifically in premature infants who undergo elective or rescue intubation (EI or RI) in the delivery room (DR).

Methods: We conducted a single-center retrospective observational study comparing the number of intubation attempts, the duration of intubation procedure until successful, and the rate of associated desaturations exceeding 20%.

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Probabilistic cellular automata describe the dynamics of classical spin models, which, for sufficiently small temperature T, can serve as classical memory capable of storing information even in the presence of nonzero external magnetic field h. In this article, we study a recently introduced probabilistic cellular automaton, the sweep rule, and map out a region of two coexisting stable phases in the (T,h) plane. We also find that the sweep rule belongs to the weak two-dimensional Ising universality class.

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Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) may affect a substantial proportion of patients who have had COVID-19. The rehabilitation program might improve the physical capacity, functioning of the cardiopulmonary system, and mental conditions of these patients. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of personalized rehabilitation in patients with PCS according to gender.

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(1) Background: Eliminating or reducing the severity of modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and undertaking health-promoting behaviors is the basis for prevention. (2) Methods: This study included 200 subjects without a history of CVD, aged 18 to 80 years, who had been diagnosed with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or diabetes 6 to 24 months before study enrolment. (3) Results: The median 10-year CV risk assessed by the SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP algorithms was 3.

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To assess the determinants of lipid parameters in primary care patients without diagnosed cardiovascular disease (CVD), a cross-sectional study was conducted during 2018-2019 with a total of 200 patients. The following lipid parameters were measured: total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), small, dense LDL (sdLDL-C), and lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)). Predictors of elevated and adequately controlled lipid parameters were assessed with logistic regression analysis.

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  • Up to 80% of COVID-19 survivors experience long-term symptoms known as long COVID-19, prompting a study on the effects of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program.
  • The program involved physical training, education, and group psychotherapy, leading to significant improvements in body composition, with reduced abdominal fat and increased muscle mass.
  • Nearly 80% of participants reported less breathlessness, enhanced physical capacity, and decreased fatigue after 6 weeks of rehabilitation, although cardiopulmonary exercise test results showed no change.
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Background: The intensity of inflammation during COVID-19 is related to adverse outcomes. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is involved in low-density lipoprotein receptor homeostasis, with potential influence on vascular inflammation and on COVID-19 inflammatory response.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to investigate the impact of PCSK9 inhibition vs placebo on clinical and laboratory outcomes in patients with severe COVID-19.

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Background: Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, numerous cardiology departments were reorganized to provide care for COVID-19 patients. We aimed to compare the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions and in-hospital mortality in reorganized vs. unaltered cardiology departments.

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Background: The identification of parameters that would serve as predictors of prognosis in COVID-19 patients is very important. In this study, we assessed independent factors of in-hospital mortality of COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic. Material and methods: The study group consisted of patients admitted to two hospitals and diagnosed with COVID-19 between October 2020 and May 2021.

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The aim of this study was to determine anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG concentrations and their major determinants in healthcare workers (HCWs) after full vaccination with the BNT162b2 vaccine. We recruited 847 individuals vaccinated with two doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine, who completed the questionnaire, and whose antibody concentrations were tested after 3 and 6 months after full vaccination. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG levels were measured on the routinely employed Siemens Atellica system.

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Background: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of cardiovascular risk on the functioning of patients without a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Methods: Two hundred patients diagnosed with arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or diabetes were enrolled in the study. The median age was 52.

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Fault-tolerant protocols and quantum error correction (QEC) are essential to building reliable quantum computers from imperfect components that are vulnerable to errors. Optimizing the resource and time overheads needed to implement QEC is one of the most pressing challenges. Here, we introduce a new topological quantum error-correcting code, the three-dimensional subsystem toric code (3D STC).

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