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• Kardiol Pol · Jan 2012

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  [Summary of the article: Furlan A J, Reisman M, Massaro J et al. Closure or medical therapy for cryptogenic stroke with patent foramen ovale. N Engl J Med, 2012; 366: 991–999 ].

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• Kardiol Pol · Jan 2012

  [Optimal antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapy in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction].

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• Kardiol Pol · Jan 2012

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  [Summary of the article: Patel MR, Mahaffey KW, Garg J et al. Rivaroxaban versus warfarin in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med, 2011; 365: 1557-1559].

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• Kardiol Pol · Jan 2012

  [Conflict of interest policies and disclosure requirements among European Society of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Journals].

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• Kardiol Pol · Jan 2011

  Diagnostic accuracy of pre-operative NT-proBNP level in predicting short-term outcomes in coronary surgery: a pilot study.

  B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP) are acknowledged markers of acute and chronic heart failure. Insufficient data exist, however, regarding their diagnostic usefulness in cardiac surgery, particularly in coronary patients. ⋯ Preoperative assessment of NT-proBNP level in CABG patients could be a valuable diagnostic method for predicting several postoperative complications, especially pulmonary outcomes and requirement for haemodynamic support, and it correlated with the length of ICU stay and hospital stay.

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