Publications by authors named "Marek T Tomala"
Background: Mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) is believed to reduce the effectiveness of antiplatelet drugs. Effective dual-antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is mandatory to avoid acute stent thrombosis. The effectiveness of ticagrelor in MTH-treated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors is still a matter of debate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncreased risk profile in the treatment of patients with symptomatic degenerative aortic valve stenosis over the last 10 years.
Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej
September 2018
Article Synopsis
- Cardiology Centres are currently overwhelmed with elderly patients suffering from degenerative aortic valve stenosis (DAS), many of whom have severe comorbidities and require further intervention.
- A study compared patients admitted in 2005-2006 with those admitted in 2016, revealing that newer admissions are significantly older and have more cardiovascular risk factors, with a higher prevalence of conditions like atrial fibrillation and renal impairment.
- The findings indicate that while some technical measures of heart function remain stable over time, the overall risk profile has worsened, with more patients being classified as high-risk for intervention.