Identification of Bacterial Pathogens in Organic Food of Animal Origin in Poland.

The consumption of organic food has increased in recent years. In organic rearing animals are exposed to outdoor conditions, which may increase their risk of infection from various pathogens. In the present study the occurrence of the most significant foodborne pathogenic bacteria in organic meat and ready-to-eat organic meat products was assessed.

Fatal Methanol Poisoning Caused by Drinking Industrial Alcohol: Silesia Region, Poland, April-June 2022.

Methanol poisonings caused by drinking industrial alcohol remain a severe problem worldwide. Education on types of alcohol and their harmfulness and legal regulations limiting the industrial alcohol trade seem to be the keys to reducing the number of poisonings. Methanol distribution in different tissues after absorption is not well understood.

Microbiological Safety of Food of Animal Origin from Organic Farms.

The organic food sector and consumer interest in organic products are growing continuously. The safety and quality of such products must be at least equal to those of conventional equivalents, but attaining the same standards requires overcoming a particular problem identified in organic food production systems: the occurrence of bacterial pathogens such as , , , and pathogenic . These food-borne microorganisms were detected in the production environments of such food.

Presence of the Vieussens valve on cardiac computed tomography.

Background: The Vieussens valve is a venous valve often found between the coronary sinus ostium and the great cardiac vein.

Aims: This study aimed to analyze the Vieussens valve in vivo using cardiac computed tomography (CT).

Methods: A total of 325 patients (120 women; mean [SD] age, 58 [11] years) were included into the study.

Usefulness of the Coronary Artery Calcium Score in Predicting Subsequent Coronary Interventions-A Ten-Year Single-Center Perspective.

There is no consensus as to whether the Coronary Artery Calcium Score (CACS) results can affect the therapeutic approach that is selected for coronary artery disease. The aim of this study was to follow patients' management over a period of ten years after application of the CACS. : The research was conducted as a prospective, single-center, long-distance study.

Visualisation of the oblique vein of the left atrium (vein of Marshall) using cardiac computed tomography: is the game worth the candle?

Background: The vein of Marshall (VoM) is a small vessel that descends obliquely on the back of the left atrium and ends in the coronary sinus near the area where the great cardiac vein continues into the coronary sinus.

Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the frequency of occurrence and anatomical aspects as well as the possibility of visualising the VoM, including an evaluation of the quality of the visualisation, on computed tomography (CT).

Methods: Three hundred patients aged 58.

Antimicrobial resistance and genotypic characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from food in Poland.

The aim of the study was to determine antimicrobial resistance and genotypic characteristics of L. monocytogenes isolated from food of animal origin from different parts of Poland during years 2013-2016. A total of 146 isolates were tested using a microbroth dilution method, whereas virulence genes and molecular serogroups were identified by PCR.

Three-dimensional visualisation of coronary sinus ostium from the inside right atrium perspective.

Background: There is no in vivo method of coronary sinus visualisation from the right atrium perspective.

Aim: The objective of the study was to create a cardiac computed tomography (CT) angiography-based method of visualising the coronary sinus ostium and the Thebesian valve from the inside right atrium perspective.

Methods: In 78 consecutive patients, a cardiac CT angiography (Aquilion 64, Toshiba) with retrospective gating (slice 0.

Gender-related differences in coronary venous anatomy: a potential basis for various response to cardiac resynchronisation therapy.

Background And Aim: We hypothesised that small differences in the anatomy of the coronary venous tree might be one of the factors responsible for the differences in the response for cardiac resynchronisation depending on a patient's gender.

Methods: Cardiac computed tomography scans with retrospective gating were performed on 315 subjects (aged 58.3 ± 11.

Prognostic value of coronary artery calcium score in patients with symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease. Results from the Silesian Calcium Score (SILICAS) study.

INTRODUCTION    The prognostic value of coronary artery calcium score (CACS) in symptomatic patients with a suspicion of coronary artery disease (CAD) has been poorly defined. OBJECTIVES    The aim of the study was to assess the predictive value of the CACS in the incidence of major adverse coronary events (MACEs) in patients with an intermediate probability of CAD and establish its usefulness as the first-line risk assessment tool. PATIENTS AND METHODS    This single-center, observational, prospective study enrolled consecutive symptomatic patients without a previous diagnosis of CAD, referred to our center for CACS assessment with non-contrast-enhanced cardiac computed tomography (CT).

Variation in Cardiac Vein System is Associated with Coronary Artery Calcium - A Venous-Atherosclerosis Paradox?

Background: The factors that determine the different patterns of venous anatomy are not well understood. This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between variation in the cardiac vein system and the extent of coronary artery calcium score (CACS).

Methods: We reviewed the results of 64-slice CTs of 226 subjects (age 57.

Frailty Syndrome in Heart Failure Patients who are Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization.

Background: We hypothesized that patients with de novo cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) implantation had a more intense frailty syndrome when compared to the patients who qualified for a system upgrade.

Methods: One hundred and six patients aged ≥65 years were included. They were divided into two groups: de novo CRT implantation--74 patients and upgrade from standard right heart pacing--32 patients.

The Thebesian valve and coronary sinus in cardiac magnetic resonance.

Purpose: There is no complex research exploring usefulness of cardiac magnetic resonance in the evaluation of the coronary sinus including Thebesian valve, which can be useful before selected electrophysiology procedures.

Methods: One hundred twenty-two patients aged 49.2 ± 17.

Coronary venous system in cardiac computer tomography: Visualization, classification and role.

The role of the coronary venous system was underestimated for many years. In the last 20 years, a few percutaneous cardiology techniques in which the anatomy of the coronary venous system was significant were developed and are in use. The most important seems to be cardiac resynchronization therapy, which is an invasive method for the treatment of heart failure.

Effect of coronary artery calcium score on the reduction of global cardiovascular risk.

Introduction: There are no studies evaluating an association between different coronary artery calcium scores (CACS) and reduction of traditional cardiovascular risk.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of coronary calcium scoring on the reduction of global cardiovascular risk.

Patients And Methods: This was a prospective single-center study including 180 subjects (mean age, 58.

Every patient with atrial fibrillation has his (her) own optimal heart rate.

Heart rate control is an important part of atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment and the recommendation for the target rate has become lenient in the recent guideline. Since heart rhythm of AF patients is irregularly irregular with great rate variation, the number of effective ventricular contractions may be different within a given time period among patients with similar heart rates and it may further lead to different levels of cardiac output. Therefore, we propose that every AF patient has his (her) own optimal heart rate, or to say that, the target for rate control in each AF patient should be individualized.

Traditional, forgotten and new left ventricular systolic function parameters on a 64-row multidetector cardiac computed tomography: a reproducibility study.

Background: Multidetector computed tomography angiography (MDCT) can provide data regarding cardiac function if a retrospective scanning is applied. We aimed at examination of the reproducibility of traditional and more sensitive parameters of the left ventricular (LV) contractility by means of a 64-row CT in order to establish errors of measurement and to determine limits that allow for a reliable detection of their changes.

Methods And Results: A random sample of 25 individuals, including 15 females (aged 64 ± 13 years) and 10 males (54 ± 13 years), who had MDCT examination were retrospectively included in this study.

Anatomical variants of left circumflex artery, coronary sinus and mitral valve can determine safety of percutaneous mitral annuloplasty.

Background: The anatomical variants of the relations of the left circumflex artery (LCx) andthe coronary sinus (CS) determine the safety of percutaneous mitral annuloplasty (PMA) as an occlusion of the LCx and its consequences might occur in some cases. Thus, knowledge ofthe anatomy of cardiac anatomy and any variations are important for surgeons.

Methods: In 320 (126 women, age 59 ± 11) patients, a 64-slice computed tomography (MSCT) (Aquilion 64) was performed due to a suspicion of coronary artery disease.

Can multi-slice computed tomography of the heart be useful in patients with epicardial leads?

New visualization methods are helpful in the noninvasive diagnosis of heart diseases. However, sometimes epicardial and endocardial leads can cause problems due to a large number of artifacts. Based on the presented case, we conclude that it is possible to perform multi-slice computed tomography of coronary arteries despite the coexistence of transvenous and epicardial leads.

The influence of oral water load on energy expenditure and sympatho-vagal balance in obese and normal weight women.

Introduction: Oral water load may increase the energy expenditure (EE) by stimulation of sympathetic dependent thermogenesis. Thus, drinking of water may be helpful in weight reduction. The aim of the study is to assess the influence of water load on energy expenditure and sympathetic activity in obese and normal weight women.

Coronary artery calcium in type 2 diabetes: a nested case‑control study.

Introduction: The use of classic risk scores in patients with type 2 diabetes have numerous limitations. Relationships between coronary artery calcium score (CACS) and traditional risk factors are derived from statistical analyses. At present, there are no data on the evaluation of the CACS on 64‑slice multi-detector computed tomography in patients with type 2 diabetes and ischemic symptoms based on a head‑to‑head comparison with matched nondiabetics.

Association between changes in coronary artery circulation and cardiac venous retention: a lesson from cardiac computed tomography.

To use computed tomography (CT) image data to measure a potential association between the implantation of coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) and changes in the coronary venous system has not yet been examined. In 112 (aged 59.4 ± 9.

Optimal visualization of heart vessels before percutaneous mitral annuloplasty.

Background: Multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) can be useful before percutaneous mitral annuloplasty (PMA) procedures to visualize the relations between the mitral valve (MV), left circumflex artery (LCx) and coronary sinus (CS).

Methods And Results: We performed a 64-slice MSCT in 196 patients (109 male; age 56.6 ± 11.