Browsing by Author "Raczak, Grzegorz"
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Advantages, limitations and new perspectives on the implantation of subcutaneous cardioverter-defibrillator
Opielowska-Nowak, Barbara Maria; Raczak, Grzegorz; Badyoczek, Martyna (Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, 2022-11-30)Subcutaneous cardioveter-defibrillator (S-ICD) gained considerable place in sudden cardiac death (SCD) prevention. The main advantage of this device is the possiblility of implantating it outside of blood vessel. The lack ... -
Analysis of heart rate variability during head-up tilt-test in patients with vasovagal syncope
Budrejko, Szymon; Kempa, Maciej; Chmielecka, Monika; Kozłowski, Dariusz; Raczak, Grzegorz (Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, 2018-09)Introduction: Syncope is defined as transient loss of consciousness, due to decrease in brain perfusion. The most frequent mechanism is vasovagal syncope. In many patients, the cause of syncope remains unspecified, despite ... -
Clinical and laboratory assessment of patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction
Raczkowska-Golanko, Monika; Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz, Ludmiła; Nowak, Radosław; Puchalski, Wiesław; Gruchała, Marcin; Kozłowski, Dariusz; Raczak, Grzegorz (Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, 2018)Background: new-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) is one of the complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and is associated with poor outcome. The aim of the study was clinical and laboratory assessment of patients ... -
Comparison of clinical and echocardiographic parameters in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy older and younger than 60 years old
Wabich, Elżbieta; Raczak, Grzegorz; Rozwadowska, Katarzyna; Zienciuk-Krajka, Agnieszka; Szymanowicz, Wiktor; Kozłowski, Dariusz; Kaleta, Anna M.; Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz, Ludmiła (Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, 2019)Background Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most common genetic myocardial diseases. Transthoracic echocardiography which includes speckle tracking technique is tool for HCM diagnosis and monitoring the ... -
Does the age of patients with hereditary hemochromatosis at the moment of their first diagnosis have an additional effect on the standard echocardiographic parameters?
Rozwadowska, Katarzyna; Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz, Ludmiła; Fijałkowski, Marcin; Sikorska, Katarzyna; Szymanowicz, Wiktor; Lewicka, Ewa Katarzyna; Raczak, Grzegorz (Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, 2018-09)Background: hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) is an inherited disease in which gene mutation leads to excessive iron absorption and accumulation in different organs, including the heart, which causes damage. Whether the age ... -
Expression profile of circulating microRNAs in patients with ischemic heart failure with moderately reduced left ventricular ejection fraction – pilot study
Kaufmann, Damian; Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz, Ludmiła; Sakowicz-Burkiewicz, Monika; Szwoch, Małgorzata; Pawełczyk, Tadeusz; Raczak, Grzegorz (Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, 2018)Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is a growing global pandemic that affects millions of people around the world. Despite the progress in medicine, diagnosis and treatment of HF remains problematic. Recently, noncoding ... -
Implantable cardiac electronic device infections: single center study
Sławiński, Grzegorz; Kempa, Maciej; Lewicka, Ewa Katarzyna; Budrejko, Szymon; Królak, Tomasz; Raczak, Grzegorz (Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, 2018)Implantable cardiac electronic device (ICED) infections include- lead infection (ICED-LI), device pocket infection (PI) and infective endocarditis (ICED-IE). The aim of this study is to analyze the records of patients with ... -
Inflammatory response to a marathon run in amateur athletes
Kaleta-Duss, Anna Maria; Lewicka-Potocka, Zuzanna; Dąbrowska-Kugacka, Alicja; Raczak, Grzegorz; Siekierzycka, Anna; Woźniak, Marcin; Kalinowski, Leszek; Lewicka, Ewa Katarzyna (Medical University of Gdańsk, 2021-05-18)Background: While moderate physical exercise has positive effects on the cardiovascular system, the data regarding intensive endurance sports is biased with studies suggesting that the inflammatory response to strenuous ... -
Risk factors for poor prognosis in heart failure with particular attention to the elderly population
Dobrowolska, Małgorzata; Miękus, Paweł; Świątczak, Michał; Raczak, Grzegorz; Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz, Ludmiła (Medical University of Gdańsk, 2021-08-13)Background: Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of poor outcome. Age is considered one of the most critical risk factors for both the incidence and prognosis of HF. Therefore we aimed to assess the predictors of poor ... -
Transesophageal three-dimensional echocardiography improves the safety of transvenous extraction of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads – preliminary report
Kempa, Maciej; Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz, Ludmiła; Budrejko, Szymon; Raczak, Grzegorz (Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny, 2018)This article demonstrates the echocardiographic method to assess the placement of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads in the vicinity of the superior vena cava as a way to increase the safety of ...