Publications by authors named "M Wasiak"
Background: Patients undergoing first-time atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation can benefit from targeting non-pulmonary vein (PV) triggers. Preprocedural identification of high-risk individuals can guide planning of ablation strategy. This study aimed to create a preprocedural screening tool to identify patients at risk of non-PV triggers during first-time AF ablation.
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- A nationwide study in France assessed the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for treating Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) across 17 centers from 2018 to 2022.
- The study found an overall FMT success rate of 84.3% with very few severe adverse events, and it identified factors linked to CDI recurrence such as severe chronic kidney disease and inadequate bowel cleansing.
- Key factors for improving FMT success included proper manufacturing of the transplant, thorough bowel prep, and individualized delivery methods based on patient needs.
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- Right phrenic nerve (RPN) injury is a rare but serious complication during atrial fibrillation radiofrequency ablation, and this study seeks to understand the relationship between pacing sites and actual RPN anatomy.
- Researchers conducted a study involving 45 patients to map the RPN's course using high-output pacing and CT scans, analyzing data from 1,033 pacing sites.
- The findings indicate that non-capture at high pacing thresholds is a reliable predictor of being more than 10mm away from the RPN, which helps ensure safer radiofrequency ablation procedures.
Introduction: Exosomes are nanosized lipid bilayer membranous microvesicles, extracellularly released from a variety of mammalian cells. They mediate intercellular signalling by transporting several types of RNA, lipids and proteins and participate in the intercellular exchange of DNA, RNA, micro RNA, proteins and other components. These microvesicles are present in all body fluids in physiological and pathological conditions and reflect the state of the host organism.
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