Original articles - Polish Archives of Internal Medicine

Association between adjunctive metformin therapy in young type 1 diabetes patients with excess body fat and reduction of carotid intima–media thickness

Paweł Burchardt, Agnieszka Zawada, Jolanta Kaczmarek, Justyna Marcinkaniec, Henryk Wysocki, Bogna Wierusz-Wysocka, Marian Grzymisławski, Janusz Rzeźniczak, Dorota Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz, Dariusz Naskręt

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 7-8: 514–520; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3527

Concentrations of antiganglioside M1 antibodies, neuron-specific enolase, and interleukin 10 as potential markers of autonomic nervous system impairment in celiac disease

Magdalena Przybylska-Feluś, Małgorzata Zwolińska-Wcisło, Agnieszka Piątek-Guziewicz, Agata Furgała, Kinga Sałapa, Tomasz Mach

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 10: 763–771; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3512

Risk factors for chronic kidney disease do not influence the serum levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine in HIV-1-infected patients without significant renal disease

Anna Szymanek-Pasternak, Aleksandra Szymczak, Małgorzata Zalewska, Krzysztof Małyszczak, Brygida Knysz

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 9: 672–680; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3508

Changes in response to clopidogrel therapy in patients after percutaneous coronary interventions as assessed by different platelet function tests

Jacek Golański, Kamila Syska, Krzysztof Chiżynski, Hassan Kassasir, Cezary Watała, Agata Sakowicz, Wiktor Kuliczkowski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 9: 653–661; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3497

Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity and overweight among adults in Poland. Results of the WOBASZ II study (2013–2014) and comparison with the WOBASZ study (2003–2005)

Urszula Stepaniak, Agnieszka Micek, Anna Waśkiewicz, Wojciech Bielecki, Wojciech Drygas, Marianna Janion, Krystyna Kozakiewicz, Arkadiusz Niklas, Aleksandra Puch-Walczak, Andrzej Pająk

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 9: 662–671; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3499

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in adult patients with type 1 diabetes: its prevalence and relationship with metabolic control and the presence of chronic complications of the disease

Anna Adamska, Michalina Nowak, Stanisław Piłaciński, Aleksandra Araszkiewicz, Monika Litwinowicz, Małgorzata Tomaszewska, Bogna Wierusz-Wysocka, Marian Grzymisławski, Dorota Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 9: 628–634; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3501

Efficacy and safety of radioiodine therapy for mild Graves ophthalmopathy depending on cigarette consumption: a 6‑month follow‑up

Agata Czarnywojtek, Krzesisława Komar-Rychlicka, Małgorzata Zgorzalewicz-Stachowiak, Nadia Sawicka-Gutaj, Kosma Woliński, Paweł Gut, Maria Płazinska, Barbara Torlińska, Ewa Florek, Joanna Waligórska-Stachura, Marek Ruchała

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 10: 746–753; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3505

Heart failure in elderly patients: differences in clinical characteristics and predictors of 1-year outcome in the Polish ESC-HF Long-Term Registry

Krzysztof Ozierański, Paweł Balsam, Agata Tymińska, Michał Peller, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, Michał Marchel, Jarosław Drożdż, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Grzegorz Opolski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 7-8: 502–513; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3490

Evaluation of NT-proBNP concentrations during exercise in asymptomatic patients with severe high-gradient aortic stenosis

Piotr Dobrowolski, Agnieszka Lech, Anna Klisiewicz, Piotr Hoffman

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 9: 635–641; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3494

Vitamin D status in Poland

Paweł Płudowski, Czesław Ducki, Jerzy Konstantynowicz, Maciej Jaworski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 7-8: 530–539; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3479

Assessment of the mean time in the therapeutic INR range and the SAME-TT2R2 score in patients with atrial fibrillation and cognitive impairment

Paulina Gorzelak-Pabiś, Sandra Zyzak, Łukasz Krewko, Marlena Broncel

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 7-8: 494–501; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3475

Serum levels of 12 renal function and injury markers in patients with glomerulonephritis

Natalia M. Serwin, Magda Wiśniewska, Anna Jesionowska, Edyta Skwirczyńska, Zuzanna Marcinowska, Barbara Dołęgowska

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 7-8: 483–493; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3477

Adropin and irisin levels in relation to nutrition, body composition, and insulin resistance in patients with end-stage renal disease on chronic hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

Małgorzata Kałużna, Krzysztof Hoppe, Krzysztof Schwermer, Aisha Y. Ibrahim, Krzysztof Pawlaczyk, Katarzyna Ziemnicka

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 7-8: 474–482; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3466

Changes in the prevalence, treatment, and control of hypercholesterolemia and other dyslipidemias over 10 years in Poland: the WOBASZ study

Andrzej Pająk, Krystyna Szafraniec, Maciej Polak, Maria Polakowska, Magdalena Kozela, Walerian Piotrowski, Magdalena Kwaśniewska, Ewa Podolecka, Krystyna Kozakiewicz, Andrzej Tykarski, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Wojciech Drygas, on behalf of WOBASZ II investigators

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 9: 642–652; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3464

Relationship between the thickness of bronchial wall layers, emphysema score, and markers of remodeling in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Karolina Górka, Jerzy Soja, Bogdan Jakieła, Hanna Plutecka, Iwona Gross-Sondej, Adam Ćmiel, Sławomir Mikrut, Piotr Łoboda, Anna Andrychiewicz, Paulina Jurek, Krzysztof Sładek

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 6: 402–410; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3461

Comparative effectiveness and safety of antazoline‑based and propafenone‑based strategies for pharmacological cardioversion of short‑duration atrial fibrillation in the emergency department

Michał M. Farkowski, Aleksander Maciąg, Małgorzata Żurawska, Mariusz Pytkowski, Ilona Kowalik, Jacek Woźniak, Maciej Sterliński, Hanna Szwed

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 6: 381–387; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3452

Piotr Jankowski, Danuta Czarnecka, Anna Łukaszewska, Radosław Łysek, Renata Wolfshaut-Wolak, Piotr Bogacki, Janusz Grodecki, Ewa Mirek-Bryniarska, Jadwiga Nessler, Piotr Podolec, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Andrzej Pająk

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 6: 388–394; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3447

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

Zofia Parma, Radosław Parma, Jan Brzoska, Maciej Sosnowski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 6: 395–401; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3443

Extrinsic blood coagulation pathway and risk factors for thrombotic events in patients with essential thrombocythemia

Katarzyna Stankowska, Grażyna Gadomska, Joanna Boinska, Małgorzata Michalska, Alicja Bartoszewska-Kubiak, Danuta Rość

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 5: 340–346; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3429

Serum soluble CD40L concentration depending on the stage of multiple myeloma and its correlation with selected angiogenic cytokines

Joanna Kamińska, Olga M. Koper, Violetta Dymicka-Piekarska, Elżbieta Motybel-Iwańczuk, Agnieszka Ołdziej, Halina Kemona

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2016, Vol. 126, No. 5: 321–329; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3427