Original articles - Polish Archives of Internal Medicine

CHA2DS2-VASc and R2CHA2DS2-VASc scores have predictive value in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Marek Kiliszek, Anna Szpakowicz, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Łukasz Kołtowski, Dominika Południewska, Filip Szymański, Michał Peller, Monika Budnik, Ewa Nargiełło, Włodzimierz J. Musiał, Karol A. Kamiński, Grzegorz Opolski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 7-8: 545–552; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2965

Clinical picture of late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in a group of Polish patients

Radosław Jeleniewicz, Dorota Suszek, Maria Majdan

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 7-8: 538–544; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2963

Prevalence and clinical significance of abnormal serum kappa/lambda light chain ratio in patients with chronic kidney disease

Aneta Niewmierzycka, Mariusz Kurman, Mikołaj Leśniak, Agata Winiarska, Anna Pawłowska

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 7-8: 532–537; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2961

Inappropriate pattern of nutrient consumption and coexistent cardiometabolic disorders in elderly people from Poland

Agnieszka R. Guligowska, Małgorzata Pigłowska, Janusz Śmigielski, Tomasz Kostka

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 7-8: 521–531; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2959

T helper cell‑related cytokine gene polymorphisms and vitamin D pathway gene polymorphisms as predictors of survival probability in patients on renal replacement therapy

Monika Świderska, Adrianna Mostowska, Alicja E. Grzegorzewska

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 7-8: 511–520; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2957

Preoperative serum chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 levels and prognosis in colorectal cancer

Antoni M. Szczepanik, Maciej Siedlar, Mirosław Szura, Wojciech Kibil, Karolina Brzuszkiewicz, Philip Brandt, Jan Kulig

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 6: 443–451; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2886

Prognostic value of novel biomarkers compared with detailed biochemical evaluation in patients with heart failure

Tomasz M. Rywik, Jadwiga Janas, Anna Klisiewicz, Przemysław Leszek, Małgorzata Sobieszczańska-Małek, Paweł Kurjata, Piotr Rozentryt, Jerzy Korewicki, Grażyna Jerzak-Wodzyńska, Tomasz Zieliński

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 6: 434–442; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2884

Plasma visfatin/nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (visfatin/NAMPT) concentration in elderly subjects with metabolic syndrome

Piotr Kocełak, Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz, Aleksander J. Owczarek, Wojciech Krupa, Patrycja Obirek, Maria Bożentowicz-Wikarek, Aniceta Brzozowska, Małgorzata Mossakowska, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Anna Skalska, Andrzej Więcek, Jerzy Chudek

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 6: 402–413; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2878

Association of adipokines and inflammatory markers with lipid control in type 2 diabetes

Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, Marek Postuła, Marek Rosiak, Michał Peller, Agnieszka Kondracka, Agnieszka Serafin, Ewa Trzepla, Grzegorz Opolski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 6: 414–423; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2880

Plasma biomarkers as predictors of recurrence of atrial fibrillation

Ewa Lewicka, Julita Dudzińska-Gehrmann, Alicja Dąbrowska-Kugacka, Paweł Zagożdżon, Emilia Stepnowska, Aleksandra Liżewska, Dariusz Kozłowski, Grzegorz Raczak

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 6: 424–433; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2882

Heart failure as an independent predictor of thrombus persistence in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a transesophageal echocardiography‑based study

Ewelina Kowalczyk, Jaroslaw D. Kasprzak, Piotr Lipiec

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 5: 358–362; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2836

Does sodium intake affect the relationship between blood pressure and vascular damage?

Piotr Jankowski, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Wiktoria Wojciechowska, Agnieszka Olszanecka, Marcin Cwynar, Tomasz Grodzicki, Danuta Czarnecka

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 5: 347–357; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2834

Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: a 10-year experience of a single center

Ewelina Lewkowicz, Małgorzata Trofimiuk-Müldner, Katarzyna Wysocka, Dorota Pach, Agnieszka Kiełtyka, Agnieszka Stefańska, Anna Sowa-Staszczak, Romana Tomaszewska, Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 5: 337–346; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2832

Association between preconceptional treatment with insulin pumps and improved metabolic status in early pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes

Paweł Gutaj, Agnieszka Zawiejska, Jacek Brązert, Ewa Wender‑Ożegowska

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 5: 329–336; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2830

Comparison of conventional and ultrasound‑guided needle biopsy techniques in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis: a randomized trial

Maciej Gnass, Artur Szlubowski, Jerzy Soja, Piotr Kocoń, Lucyna Rudnicka, Adam Ćmiel, Krzysztof Sładek, Jarosław Kużdżał

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 5: 321–328; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2828

Outcomes of colonoscopic polypectomy for malignant adenomas: a prospective 30‑year cohort study from a single center

Jolanta Nałęcz‑Janik, Edyta Zagórowicz, Witold Bartnik, Dorota Jarosz, Jacek Pachlewski, Eugeniusz Butruk, Jarosław Reguła

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 4: 272–281; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2786

Studies of hepatocyte growth factor in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in chronic interstitial lung diseases

Grzegorz Przybylski, Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko, Andrzej Dyczek, Ewelina Wędrowska, Marek Jankowski, Adam Szpechciński, Agata Giżycka, Joanna Golińska, Piotr Kopiński

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 4: 260–271; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2784

Factors associated with resistant hypertension in a large cohort of hypertensive patients: the Pol-Fokus study

Aleksander Prejbisz, Marek Klocek, Jerzy Gąsowski, Roman Topór-Mądry, Wiktoria Leśniak, Marek Kabat, Danuta Czarnecka, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Andrzej Januszewicz

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 4: 249–259; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2782

The rs9982601 polymorphism of the region between the SLC5A3/MRPS6 and KCNE2 genes associated with a prevalence of myocardial infarction and subsequent long-term mortality

Anna Szpakowicz, Marek Kiliszek, Witold Pepiński, Ewa Waszkiewicz, Maria Franaszczyk, Małgorzata Skawrońska, Sławomir Dobrzycki, Anna Niemcunowicz-Janica, Rafał Ploski, Grzegorz Opolski, Włodzimierz J. Musiał, Karol A. Kamiński

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 4: 240–248; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2780

Results of an open-access lung cancer screening program with low-dose computed tomography: the Gdańsk experience

Witold Rzyman, Robert Dziedzic, Małgorzata Jelitto-Górska, Iwona Biadacz, Janina Książek, Janusz Siebert, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Michał Studniarek

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2015, Vol. 125, No. 4: 232–239; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.2778