Publications by authors named "M Elzbieciak"
Background: Valve-sparing aortic root replacement (VSARR) techniques are an alternative to the classic Bentall procedure when aortic root aneurysm is not accompanied by aortic valve stenosis, and the regurgitant aortic valve is amenable to repair.
Aims: The aim of the study was to assess long -term outcomes of valve sparing aortic root replacement using the David technique and the Yacoub technique.
Methods: A total of 101 consecutive, elective VSARR procedures were performed from January 2010 to April 2020 including 52 David procedures (51.
The cardiotoxicity of chemotherapy (CTx) for non-Hodgkin's lymphomas is not well recognized. In order to facilitate individual risk counseling for patients, we analyzed the effect of CTx on echocardiographic indices in regard to clinical data in patients treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). A prospective multicenter ONCO-ECHO trial included 67 patients with NHL (45 patients with DLBCL (diffuse large B cell lymphoma) and 22 with non-DLBCL).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: A key method in the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is recanalization of the infarct-related artery, but this causes heart reperfusion injury. One of the methods to reduce this injury is postconditioning. The available data on the efficacy of this method are contradictory.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is based on tracing of pixel groups in grayness scale for the quantitative measurement of myocardium strain and myocardium strain rate. Recent data suggest that evaluation of STE could be a tool for myocardial function assessment similar to MRI.
Aim: To assess the predictive value of STE for the evaluation of infarct size in patients with anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).