Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · May 2022
Editorial CommentThe rising burden of inflammatory bowel disease in Poland.
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · May 2022
Meta AnalysisMortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients with fungal infections: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.
Patients with COVID‑19 may develop concomitant viral, bacterial, or fungal infections. Such patients are at a higher risk of death, especially from a critical illness. Although much attention has been recently given to fungal infections that may have devastating consequences, data on this issue are scarce. ⋯ In critically ill patients with COVID‑ 19, CAPA is rather common and significantly increases mortality. The evidence regarding other fungal infections is weaker, with CAC occurring less frequently but also impacting mortality. Therefore, clinical awareness and screening are needed, followed by personalized antifungal therapy stewardship, which is strongly recommended in order to improve the patients' prognosis.
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · May 2022
Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of hospitalized heart failure patients with a reduced, mildly reduced and preserved ejection fraction.
There is still little information regarding a detailed description and predictors of different subtypes of heart failure (HF) in the Polish population. ⋯ HFrEF and HFpEF differed significantly in terms of baseline characteristics, while HFmrEF was in the middle of the HF spectrum, tending to be a mixture of HFpEF and HFrEF characteristics.
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Apr 2022
Sex differences in incidence, management, and outcomes in adult patients aged over 20 years with clinically diagnosed myocarditis in the last ten years: data from the MYO-PL nationwide database.
Comprehensive epidemiological data about the course of myocarditis and sex differ-ences are lacking. ⋯ The incidence of myocarditis was age-, sex-, and season‑dependent. Significant improve-ment is required in the management of myocarditis, including the initial diagnostic process, as well as short-and long‑term therapy, particularly in women.