Original articles - Polish Archives of Internal Medicine

Comparison of different oral anticoagulant regimens in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing ablation or cardioversion

Monika Gawałko, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, Monika Budnik, Aldona Babiarz, Aleksandra Bodys, Robert Uliński, Maciej Żochowski, Michał Peller, Piotr Scisło, Janusz Kochanowski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Grzegorz Opolski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 12: 823–831; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4117

Differential expression of programmed death 1 (PD-1) on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis

Joanna Bartosińska, Ewelina Zakrzewska, Anna Król, Dorota Raczkiewicz, Joanna Purkot, Maria Majdan, Dorota Krasowska, Grażyna Chodorowska, Krzysztof Giannopoulos

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 12: 815–822; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4137

Real‑life experience with bortezomib‑based regimens in elderly patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and comorbidities: a Polish retrospective multicenter study

Iwona Hus, Adam Walter-Croneck, Anna Masternak, Artur Jurczyszyn, Lidia Usnarska–Zubkiewicz, Łukasz Bołkun, Agnieszka Druzd-Sitek, Marcin Rymko, Jadwiga Łętowska, Ewa Lech-Marańda, Marcin Pasiarski, Anna Dmoszyńska

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 11: 765–774; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4099

Immunoexpression analysis of selected JAK/STAT pathway molecules in patients with non– small-cell lung cancer

Dorota Pastuszak-Lewandoska, Daria Domańska-Senderowska, Jacek Kordiak, Adam Antczak, Karolina H. Czarnecka, Monika Migdalska-Sęk, Ewa Nawrot, Justyna M. Kiszałkiewicz, Ewa Brzeziańska-Lasota

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 11: 758–764; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4115

Electrocardiographic algorithms to guide the management strategy of idiopathic outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias

Bartosz Ludwik, Karol Deutsch, Mariusz Mazij, Janusz Śledź, Aleksandra Morka, Michał Labus, Michał Chrabąszcz, Bartosz Szafran, Jerzy Śpikowski, Lesław Szydłowski, Sebastian M. Stec

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 11: 749–757; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4097

Association between polycystic ovary syndrome and the risk of subclinical vascular disease in normal‑weight women with type 1 diabetes

Agnieszka Łebkowska, Agnieszka Adamska, Małgorzata Jacewicz, Joanna Tołwińska, Anna Krentowska, Justyna Hryniewicka, Monika Leśniewska, Artur Bossowski, Maria Górska, Irina Kowalska

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 11: 741–748; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4116

Can prasugrel decrease the extent of periprocedural myocardial injury during elective percutaneous coronary intervention?

Mariusz Tomaniak, Łukasz Kołtowski, Janusz Kochman, Zenon Huczek, Adam Rdzanek, Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Aleksandra Gasecka, Sylwia Gajda, Grzegorz Opolski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 11: 730–740; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4087

Effect of carotid endarterectomy on retinal function in asymptomatic patients with hemodynamically significant carotid artery stenosis

Anna Machalińska, Aleksandra Kowalska-Budek, Miłosz Piotr Kawa, Arkadiusz Kazimierczak, Krzysztof Safranow, Marta Kirkiewicz, Paweł Rynio, Grażyna Wilk, Wojciech Lubiński, Piotr Gutowski, Bogusław Machaliński

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 11: 722–729; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4064

Possible undertreatment of women with Crohn disease in Poland. A subgroup analysis from a prospective multicenter study of patients on anti–tumor necrosis factor therapy

Piotr Eder, Maria Kłopocka, Maria Wiśniewska-Jarosińska, Renata Talar-Wojnarowska, Dariusz Maj, Iga Detka-Kowalska, Jarosław Kierkuś, Andrzej Śliwczyński, Ariel Liebert, Marek Bugajski, Maciej Gonciarz, Edyta Zagórowicz

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 10: 674–680; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4095

Treatment and outcomes of patients under 40 years of age with acute myocardial infarction in Poland in 2009–2013: an analysis from the PL‑ACS registry

Przemysław Trzeciak, Marek Gierlotka, Lech Poloński, Mariusz Gąsior

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 10: 666–673; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4092

Behçet disease: a rare systemic vasculitis in Poland

Krzysztof Kanecki, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Paweł Goryński, Patryk Tarka, Anna Kutera, Piotr Tyszko

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 10: 652–656; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4091

Adherence to the guidelines on the management of systolic heart failure in ambulatory care in Poland. Data from the international QUALIFY survey

Grzegorz Opolski, Krzysztof Ozierański, Małgorzata Lelonek, Paweł Balsam, Arleta Wilkins, Piotr Ponikowski, on behalf of the Polish QUALIFY Investigators

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 10: 657–665; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4083

Relationship between knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors and watching educational television materials. Małopolska CArdiovascular PReventive Intervention Study (M‑CAPRI)

Anna Waśniowska, Grzegorz Kopeć, Jakub Podolec, Magdalena Kozela, Agnieszka Sarnecka, Klaudia Knap, Krystyna Szafraniec, Andrzej Pająk, Piotr Podolec

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 9: 608–613; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4061

Infectious complications in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: risk factors, prevention, and prognosis

Anna Polewczyk, Wojciech Jacheć, Aneta M. Polewczyk, Andrzej Tomasik, Marianna Janion, Andrzej Kutarski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 9: 597–607; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4065

Diurnal and nocturnal serum melatonin concentrations after treatment with continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Małgorzata Barnaś, Marta Maskey-Warzęchowska, Piotr Bielicki, Marta Kumor, Ryszarda Chazan

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 9: 589–596; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4062

Calcium preparations do not inhibit allergic reactions: a randomized controlled trial

Klaudia Matysiak, Michał Matuszewski, Wojciech Feleszko

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 9: 582–588; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4049

Alterations in serum levels of selected markers of oxidative imbalance in adult celiac patients with extraintestinal manifestations: a pilot study

Agnieszka Piątek-Guziewicz, Paweł Zagrodzki, Paweł Paśko, Mirosław Krośniak, Agata Ptak-Belowska, Magdalena Przybylska-Feluś, Tomasz Mach, Małgorzata Zwolińska-Wcisło

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 7-8: 532–539; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4020

Safety of transesophageal echocardiography‑guided electrical cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation and inadequate anticoagulation

Joanna Zaprutko, Artur Baszko, Michał Michalak, Karol Kochman, Radosław Szymański, Jan Kłopocki, Anna Nowicka, Rafał Dankowski, Marek Michalski, Piotr Kałmucki, Andrzej Szyszka

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 7-8: 524–531; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4031

Genetic characterization of antithrombin, protein C, and protein S deficiencies in Polish patients

Ewa Wypasek, Javier Corral, Martine Alhenc-Gelas, Wojciech Sydor, Teresa Iwaniec, Magdalena Celińska-Lowenhoff, Daniel P. Potaczek, Aleksandra Blecharczyk, Krystyna Zawilska, Jacek Musiał, Anetta Undas

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 7-8: 512–523; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4045

Effect of long-term physical activity on PCSK9, high- and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and lipoprotein(a) levels: a prospective observational trial

Michael Sponder, Ioana-Alexandra Campean, Daniel Dalos, Michael Emich, Monika Fritzer-Szekeres, Brigitte Litschauer, Jutta Bergler-Klein, Senta Graf, Jeanette Strametz-Juranek

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2017, Vol. 127, No. 7-8: 506–511; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.4044