Publications by authors named "Mateusz Wisniowski"
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- Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is a condition where the renal artery is narrowed by 60% or more, most commonly due to atherosclerotic plaques, affecting 5-10% of the population; rare causes include fibromuscular dysplasia and vasculitis.
- The standard diagnostic method for RAS is digital subtraction angiography (DSA), but other imaging techniques like Doppler ultrasonography and CT angiography are also important.
- Treatment typically involves percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), and a case study highlights a 19-year-old patient who benefitted from using a paclitaxel-coated balloon to restore renal artery function and reduce hypertension.
Heart failure (HF) is a common clinical syndrome in which the cardiac systolic and/or diastolic functions are significantly insufficient, resulting in an inadequate pump function. Currently, it is one of the leading causes of human death and/or hospitalization, and it has become a serious global public health problem. Approximately 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHeart failure (HF) is not only a common cardiovascular disease with a poor prognosis. Its prevalence in developed countries equals 1-2% of the general population of adults, while in Poland HF, patients constitute 3.2% of the total population.
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