Original articles - Polish Archives of Internal Medicine

Tomasz Urbankowski, Grażyna Hoser, Joanna Domagała‑Kulawik

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 7-8: 320–325; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1341

Analysis of correlations between N‑terminal pro‑B‑type natriuretic peptide levels and markers of venous pulmonary hypertension in patients referred for heart transplantation

Karol Wierzbicki, Dorota Sobczyk, Maciej Bochenek, Irena Milaniak, Dorota Ciołczyk-Wierzbicka, Piotr Węgrzyn, Krzysztof Bartuś, Piotr Przybyłowski, Bogusław Kapelak, Rafał Drwiła, Jerzy Sadowski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 6: 291–297; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1289

The N34S mutation of the SPINK1 gene and alcoholic chronic pancreatitis

Halina Cichoż-Lach, Małgorzata Michalak, Emilia Lis, Jacek Wojcierowski, Agnieszka Kowalik, Maria Słomka, Agnieszka Korolczuk

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 6: 277–283; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1293

Plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine in active rheumatoid arthritis: links with oxidative stress and inflammation

Beata Kwaśny-Krochin, Piotr Głuszko, Anetta Undas

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 6: 270–276; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1277

Influence of warm‑up ischemia on the effects of exercise training in patients with stable angina

Iwona Korzeniowska-Kubacka, Maria Bilińska, Ewa Rydzewska, Jadwiga Wolszakiewicz, Dominika Pyszno-Prokopowicz, Ryszard Piotrowicz

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 6: 262–269; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1283

Differences in presentation, treatment, and prognosis in elderly patients with non‑ST‑segment elevation myocardial infarction

Janusz Sielski, Agnieszka Janion-Sadowska, Marcin Sadowski, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska, Marek Gierlotka, Lech Poloński, Marianna Janion

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 6: 253–261; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1285

Relationship between serum asymmetric dimethylarginine and left ventricular structure and function in patients with end‑stage renal disease treated with hemodialysis

Maria Napora, Anetta Graczykowska, Katarzyna Próchniewska, Zbigniew Zdrojewski, Alicja Całka, Jerzy Górny, Tomasz Stompór

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 5: 226–234; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1222

Anti‑inflammatory and anticoagulant properties of the protein C system in inflammatory bowel disease

Danuta Owczarek, Dorota Cibor, Kinga Sałapa, Andrzej Cieśla, Mikołaj K. Głowacki, Halina Pocztar, Tomasz H. Mach

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 5: 209–216; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1261

Utility of stress echocardiography in selecting the optimal mitral valve procedure in patients with severe ischemic mitral regurgitation undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Janusz Kochanowski, Radosław Piątkowski, Marcin Grabowski, Marek Roik, Piotr Scisło, Franciszek Majstrak, Grzegorz Opolski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 5: 217–225; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1218

Proinflammatory cytokines in the saliva of patients with active and non-active Crohn's disease

Katarzyna Szczeklik, Danuta Owczarek, Jolanta Pytko-Polończyk, Barbara Kęsek, Tomasz H. Mach

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 5: 200–208; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1256

Proximal shift of advanced adenomas in the large bowel – does it really exist?

Mirosław Kiedrowski, Andrzej Mróz, Michał F. Kamiński, Ewa Kraszewska, Janina Orłowska, Włodzimierz Olszewski, Jolanta Kupryjańczyk, Jarosław Reguła

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 5: 195–199; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1275

Thoracoscopic epicardial ablation of the left and right atrium. Beating heart procedure in patients with atrial fibrillation

Krzysztof Bartuś, Andy C. Kiser, Jacek Majewski, Bogusław Kapelak, Janusz Konstanty-Kalandyk, Jacek Lelakowski, Jacek Bednarek, Stanisław Bartuś, Karol Wierzbicki, Robert Sobczyński, Jerzy Sadowski

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 5: 189–194; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1216

Mean platelet volume as an inflammatory marker in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sevinc S. Ulasli, Berna A. Ozyurek, Eylul B. Yilmaz, Gaye Ulubay

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 6: 284–290; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1284

25‑hydroxyvitamin D and physical and cognitive performance in older people with chronic conditions

Anna Skalska, Aleksander Gałaś, Tomasz Grodzicki

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 4: 162–169; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1186

Effect of secondary hyperparathyroidism treatment with cinacalcet on selected adipokines and markers of endothelial injury in hemodialysis patients: a preliminary report

Tomasz Hryszko, Szymon Brzosko, Alicja Rydzewska-Rosołowska, Ewa Koc-Żórawska, Beata Naumnik, Michał Myśliwiec

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 4: 148–153; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1188

Detection and treatment of hypercholesterolemia in primary health care. Results of the POLKARD program of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland

Magdalena Kozela, Krystyna Szafraniec, Grażyna Broda, Izabela Cichocka, Wojciech Drygas, Zbigniew Gąsior, Tomasz Grodzicki, Marianna Janion, Andrzej Szpak, Barbara Wizner, Renata Wolfshaut-Wolak, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Andrzej Pająk; POLKARD Study Group

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 4: 154–161; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1220

Changes of bone mineral density in obese perimenopausal women during 5-year follow-up

Michał Holecki, Jerzy Chudek, Magdalena Titz-Bober, Andrzej Więcek, Barbara Zahorska-Markiewicz, Jan Duława

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 4: 139–147; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1175

Alveolar echinococcosis of the liver: a single center experience

Ahmet C. Dulger, Ramazan Esen, Huseyin Begenik, Enver Aytemiz, Levent Demirtas, Mehmet Aslan

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 4: 133–138; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1198

Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in sarcoidosis: relation to selected clinical and laboratory markers

Wojciech J. Piotrowski, Małgorzata Bieńkiewicz, Izabella Frieske, Jerzy Marczak, Adam Antczak, Paweł Górski, Jacek Kuśmierek, Anna Płachcińska

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 3: 98–106; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1179

Effect of intravenous dopamine infusion on pituitary and thyroid function and on nephroprotection

Małgorzata Kobusiak-Prokopowicz, Krzysztof Ściborski, Andrzej Mysiak

Pol Arch Intern Med. 2012, Vol. 122, No. 3: 82–88; DOI: 10.20452/pamw.1200