1,003 results match your criteria: "School of Medicine in Katowice[Affiliation]"
BMC Geriatr
January 2025
Department of Emergency Medical Service, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, 51-618, Poland.
Background: Hypertension is a common condition among the elderly and is frequently accompanied by frailty syndrome (FS). The coexistence of hypertension and FS poses significant challenges in patient management and negatively impacts the quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to analyze the relationship between FS and QoL in elderly patients with suspected hypertension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKardiol Pol
January 2024
Department of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Kardiol Pol
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Centre for Heart Diseases, 4th Military Hospital, Wrocław, Poland.
Kardiol Pol
January 2025
1st Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Eur J Public Health
December 2024
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland.
The discontinuation of futile therapy is increasingly discussed in Polish clinical practice. Given the need to ensure patient well-being, it is essential to consider whether all clinical options resulting from medical progress should be used for every patient and on what grounds decisions to limit therapy should be based. The aim of our study was to determine the opinions of Polish medical doctors on this topic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Transl Gastroenterol
November 2024
Division of Gastroenterology, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Introduction: The performance of a high quality esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is dependent on the mucosal cleanliness. Recently, the Polprep: Effective Assessment of Cleanliness in EGD (PEACE) scale was created to assess the degree of mucosal cleanliness during EGD. The aim of this study was to validate this scoring system in a cohort of international endoscopists.
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November 2024
Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Introduction: PCOS is one of the most commonly occurring endocrinopathies among women and increasingly affects adolescent populations. The connection between PCOS and various endocrinological, psychological, and CVD is increasingly recognized. Some studies have shown elevated levels of visfatin and VEGF among patients with PCOS, which are markers of vascular endothelial dysfunction.
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November 2024
Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland; Pulmonary Circulation Centre, Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Krakow, Poland. Electronic address:
Background: Current guidelines do not recommend β-blockers in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) unless indicated by comorbidities. However, the evidence regarding the role of β-blockers in PAH is contradictory.
Research Question: What are the effects of β-blockers on clinical outcomes in patients newly diagnosed with PAH, and how do these outcomes differ based on the presence of cardiovascular comorbidities that are standard indications for β-blocker use?
Study Design And Methods: We analyzed data from 806 patients newly diagnosed with PAH enrolled prospectively in the Database of Pulmonary Hypertension in the Polish Population (BNP-PL).
Ginekol Pol
October 2024
Chair and Clinical Department of Gyneacology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gyneacology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Objectives: Vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) is a chronic inflammatory condition involving mainly the genital area with an undetermined aetiology. Recent studies show that in up to 34% of cases in adult women, VLS coexists with allergies or autoimmune diseases like celiac disease (CD), among others. However, literature data relating strictly to the co-occurrence of celiac disease and Duhring's disease (DH) in patients with VLS are very limited.
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October 2024
First Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 47 Ziołowa St., 40-635 Katowice, Poland.
: Understanding the underlying causes of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) discharges is vital for effective management. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of patients admitted following ICD discharge, focusing on myocardial ischemia as a potential exacerbating factor and potential risk factors for VT recurrence. : This retrospective, single-center study included 81 patients with high energy discharge from cardiac implantable electronic device admitted urgently to the cardiology department from 2015 to 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContemp Oncol (Pozn)
July 2024
Hematology Department, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland.
Kardiol Pol
November 2024
Department of Heart Failure and Transplantology, National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland.
Cardiomyopathies (CMs) are a very broad group of diseases, including genetically determined and acquired, and their classification is based on phenotypic characteristics. There is always a need to search for the etiology (often also to try to identify the genetic cause), which may determine the appropriate choice of clinical management. The geographical distribution of genetic variants varies as does the prevalence across populations, ethnic groups, regions, and countries.
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October 2024
3rd Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
PLoS One
October 2024
Meijer Heart Center at Corewell Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America.
bioRxiv
September 2024
Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States.
Tricuspid valve leaflets are dynamic tissues that can remodel in response to altered biomechanical and hemodynamic loads. The anterior, posterior, and septal leaflets exhibit distinct morphology, composition, and mechanical properties, resulting in varying in vivo strains. We hypothesized that these differences would result in leaflet-specific remodeling changes in a sheep model of biventricular heart failure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicroorganisms
August 2024
RedHill Biopharma Ltd., Tel-Aviv 6473921, Israel.
Kardiol Pol
September 2024
1st Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Pharmacol Res
October 2024
Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. Electronic address:
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common retinal pathology characterized by degeneration of macula's retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors, visual impairment, or loss. Compared to wet AMD, dry AMD is more common, but lacks cures; therefore, identification of new potential therapeutic targets and treatments is urgent. Increased oxidative stress and declining antioxidant, detoxifying systems contribute to the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying AMD.
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August 2024
Plasma Cell Dyscrasias Center, Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
Background: Non-secretory multiple myeloma (NSMM) accounts for approx. 2-3% of multiple myeloma (MM) cases. Due to the rare occurrence and ineligibility of patients with NSMM to participate in clinical trials, we have limited data on treatment efficacy and the clinical course in these patients.
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August 2024
1st Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
J Clin Med
July 2024
Department of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
: The rate of in-stent restenosis (ISR) is decreasing; however, it is still a challenge for contemporary invasive cardiologists. Therapeutic methods, including drug-eluting balloons (DEBs), intravascular lithotripsy, excimer laser coronary atherectomy, and imaging-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES), have been implemented. Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are burdened with a higher risk of ISR than the general population.
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June 2024
First Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-635 Katowice, Poland.
The intricate relationship between sports participation and cardiac arrhythmias is a key focus of cardiovascular research. Physical activity, integral to preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, induces structural, functional, and electrical changes in the heart, potentially triggering arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation (AF). Despite the cardiovascular benefits, the optimal exercise amount remains unclear, revealing a J-shaped association between AF and exercise.
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July 2024
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-287 Katowice, Poland.
From the moment the SARS-CoV-2 virus was identified in December 2019, the COVID-19 disease spread around the world, causing an increase in hospitalisations and deaths. From the beginning of the pandemic, scientists tried to determine the major cause that led to patient deaths. In this paper, the background to creating a research model was diagnostic problems related to early assessment of the degree of damage to the lungs in patients with COVID-19.
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September 2024
DCB Academy, Milano, Italy (W. Wańha, S.I., B.C.).
Background: Evidence suggests that drug-coated balloons may benefit in-stent restenosis (ISR) treatment. However, the efficacy of new-generation sirolimus-coated balloon (SCB) compared with the latest generation drug-eluting stents (DESs) has not been studied in this setting.
Methods: All patients in the EASTBORNE (The All-Comers Sirolimus-Coated Balloon European Registry) and DEB-DRAGON (DEB vs Thin-DES in DES-ISR: Long Term Outcomes) registries undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for DES-ISR were included in the study.
Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej
June 2024
First Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.