Original articles - Polish Archives of Internal Medicine

Minimally invasive strategy for mediastinal staging of patients with lung cancer

Jolanta Hauer, Artur Szlubowski, Katarzyna Żanowska, Lucyna Rudnicka-Sosin, Łukasz Trybalski, Zbigniew Grochowski, Tomasz Gil, Janusz Włodarczyk, Janusz Warmus, Piotr Kocoń, Tomasz Smęder, Jarosław Kużdżał

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 12: 910–913; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3209

Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms of the G-protein γ5 subunit and the risk of essential hypertension in the population of Poland

Paulina Hejduk, Agata M. Sakowicz, Melania Mikołajczyk, Agnieszka Śliwińska, Józef Drzewoski, Tadeusz Pietrucha

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 12: 903–909; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3207

Effect of interferon λ3 gene polymorphisms, rs8099917 and rs12979860, on response to hepatitis B virus vaccination and hepatitis B or C virus infections among hemodialysis patients

Alicja E. Grzegorzewska, Elżbieta Jodłowska, Adrianna Mostowska, Paweł Jagodziński

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 12: 894–902; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3205

Genetic testing for monogenic diabetes using targeted next-generation sequencing in patients with maturity-onset diabetes of the young

Magdalena Szopa, Agnieszka Ludwig-Gałęzowska, Piotr Radkowski, Jan Skupień, Barbara Zapała, Teresa Płatek, Tomasz Klupa, Beata Kieć-Wilk, Maciej Borowiec, Wojciech Młynarski, Paweł Wołkow, Maciej T. Małecki

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 11: 845–851; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3164

Correlations of C-reactive protein, von Willebrand factor, and carotid artery intima-media thickness with CHA2DS2-VASc in patients with acute atrial fibrillation

Krzysztof Rewiuk, Tomasz Grodzicki

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 11: 835–844; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3162

Cytotoxic‑based assays in delayed drug hypersensitivity reactions induced by antiepileptic drugs

Grzegorz Porębski, Ewa Czarnobilska, Magdalena Bosak

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 11: 823–834; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3160

Association between high arterial stiffness and left ventricular filling pressures in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Agata Milewska, Tomasz Krauze, Jarosław Piskorski, Andrzej Minczykowski, Andrzej Wykrętowicz, Przemysław Guzik

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 11: 814–822; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3158

Effectiveness of probiotics in type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis

Marta A. Kasińska, Józef Drzewoski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 11: 803–813; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3156

Clinical outcomes in patients after surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Tomasz Tokarek, Robert Sobczyński, Artur Dziewierz, Zbigniew Siudak, Wojciech Zasada, Danuta Sorysz, Roman Pfitzner, Jerzy Sadowski, Grzegorz Dębski, Ewa Dziewięcka, Krystian Gruszka, Dariusz Dudek

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 10: 755–764; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3117

Role of rituximab in the first-line therapy of high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a retrospective analysis by the Polish Lymphoma Research Group

Wojciech Jurczak, Bogdan Ochrem, Agnieszka Giza, Dagmara Zimowska-Curyło, Tomasz Górecki, Piotr Boguradzki, Wanda Knopińska-Posłuszny, Beata Stella-Hołowiecka, Jan Walewski, Monika Joks, Tomasz Wróbel, Jan M. Zaucha

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 10: 741–748; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3113

The occurrence of antibodies against Legionella pneumophila in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Agnieszka Sikora, Arkadiusz Koszarny, Maria Kozioł-Montewka, Maria Majdan, Jolanta Paluch-Oleś, Małgorzata M. Kozioł

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 10: 749–754; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3115

Control of asthma in adults treated with beclomethasone and formoterol in extrafine particle formulation in a real-life setting in Poland: the CASPER noninterventional, observational trial

Piotr Kuna, Izabela Kupryś-Lipińska, Tomasz Dębowski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 10: 731–740; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3111

Analysis of the differences in whole-genome expression related to asthma and obesity

Marta Gruchała-Niedoszytko, Marek Niedoszytko, Bahram Sanjabi, Pieter van der Vlies, Piotr Niedoszytko, Ewa Jassem, Sylwia Małgorzewicz

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 10: 722–730; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3109

Assessment of remodeling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using imaging methods

Jerzy Soja, Piotr Łoboda, Sławomir Mikrut, Adam Ćmiel, Iwona Gross‑Sondej, Karolina Górka, Łukasz Kasper, Anna Andrychiewicz, Grażyna Pulka, Michal Reid, Krzysztof Sładek

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 9: 659–665; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3047

Effects of genetic polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferase genes (GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1) on the risk of diabetic nephropathy: a meta-analysis

Jan Orlewski, Ewa Orlewska

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 9: 649–658; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3045

Adipokines and β-cell dysfunction in normoglycemic women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus

Piotr Molęda, Aneta Fronczyk, Krzysztof Safranow, Lilianna Majkowska

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 9: 641–648; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3043

Obesity and antiplatelet effects of acetylsalicylic acid and clopidogrel in patients with stable angina pectoris after percutaneous coronary intervention

Maciej Haberka, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Bartosz Lasota, Stanisława Kyrcz-Krzemień, Zbigniew Gąsior

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 9: 620–630; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3039

Effect of vitamin K2 on progression of atherosclerosis and vascular calcification in nondialyzed patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3–5

Ilona Kurnatowska, Piotr Grzelak, Anna Masajtis-Zagajewska, Magdalena Kaczmarska, Ludomir Stefańczyk, Cees Vermeer, Katarzyna Maresz, Michał Nowicki

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 9: 631–640; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.3041

N‑terminal pro‑B-type natriuretic peptide as a marker of hypervolemia and predictor of increased mortality in patients on hemodialysis

Krzysztof Schwermer, Krzysztof Hoppe, Dorota Radziszewska, Patrycja Kłysz, Peter Sawatiuk, Justin Nealis, Małgorzata Kałużna, Jolanta Kaczmarek, Ewa Baum, Bengt Lindholm, Krzysztof Pawlaczyk, Andrzej Oko

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 7-8: 560–569; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2969

Prognostic significance of PD‑1 expression on peripheral blood CD4+ T cells in patients with newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Małgorzata Rusak, Andrzej Eljaszewicz, Łukasz Bołkun, Ewa Łuksza, Izabela Łapuć, Jarosław Piszcz, Paulina Singh, Milena Dąbrowska, Anna Bodzenta‑Łukaszyk, Janusz Kłoczko, Marcin Moniuszko

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 7-8: 553–559; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2967