Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Official Journal of the Polish Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons

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0.23

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1.5

Position paper of the Polish Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons and the Heart Rhythm Association of the Polish Society of Cardiology on atrial fibrillation hybrid management

Mariusz Kowalewski, Michał Farkowski, Jakub Batko, Natalia Ogorzelec, Michał Zembala, Oskar Kowalski, Sebastian S. Aboul-Hassan, Rafał Płaksej, Piotr Buchta, Grzegorz Hirnle, Marek Jastrzębski, Agnieszka Wojdyła-Hordyńska, Krzysztof Bartus, Marek A. Deja, Marek Jasiński, Tomasz Hrapkowicz, Bohdan Maruszewski, Janusz Skalski, Kazimierz Widenka, Piotr Kułakowski, Agnieszka Tycińska, Robert J. Gil, Sebastian Stec, Adam Sokal, Piotr Suwalski

Prehabilitation as a key component of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program in patients with lung cancer: a narrative review

Piotr Gabryel, Dominika Zielińska, Lidia Szlanga, Alicja Werblińska, Jakub Woźniak, Maciej Bryl, Cezary Piwkowski

Artificial intelligence nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems and targeted delivery of therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review

Fatemeh Kamali, Seyedehmahrokh Moosavimordghafari, Mohammad Ghasemian, Narges Kamali, Seyedeh Mahta Mojab, Fatemeh Nikfard, Zahra Nikfard, Saber Bakhtiaryfar

Diving retrosternal goiter and the dilemma of sternotomy: indications, predictors and surgical considerations

Vasileios Leivaditis, Elias Liolis, Nikolaos Baltayiannis, Pavlos Sarof, Alexandra Pagoulatou, Konstantinos Grapatsas, Andreas Antzoulas, Dimitrios Litsas, Panagiotis Dimitrios Papadopoulos, George Theofanis, Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos, Paraskevi Katsakiori, Athanasios Papatriantafyllou, Efstratios Koletsis, Marina Michalaki, Francesk Mulita

Targeted bronchial artery embolization: a life-saving intervention for recurrent massive hemoptysis in bronchiectasis

Vasileios Leivaditis, Spyros Papadoulas, Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos, Nikolaos G. Baikoussis, Konstantinos Grapatsas, Konstantinos Tasios, Elias Liolis, Andreas Antzoulas, Dimitrios Litsas, Panagiotis Dimitrios Papadopoulos, George Theofanis, Paraskevi Katsakiori, Chrysa Andrikopoulou, Manfred Dahm, Efstratios Koletsis, Francesk Mulita

ChatGPT-3.5 and the Polish thoracic surgery specialty examination: a performance evaluation

Adam Mitręga, Dominika Kaczyńska, Mikołaj Magiera, Natalia Denisiewicz, Michał Bielówka, Anna Kożuch, Miłosz Korbaś, Aleksandra Gaweł, Jakub Kufel

Current issue

2/2026 vol. 23

Original paper

Body mass index as a predictor of postoperative complications after anatomical lung resection

Gizem Özçıbık Işık, Didem Gülhan, Işıl Kazgı, Burcu Kilic, Ezel Ersen, Hasan V. Kara, Mehmet K. Kaynak, Akif Turna

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 93-97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163335

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Original paper

Evaluation of surgical outcomes in esophageal injuries: a 20-year retrospective analysis

Menduh Oruc, Atalay Sahin

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 98-104

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163427

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Original paper

Percutaneous sheathless subclavian intra-aortic balloon pump implantation as a bridge to heart transplantation: a feasibility study

Krzysztof Szaniewski, Olena Nefodova, Krzysztof Dyrbuś

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 105-110

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163342

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Original paper

Early clinical outcomes of routine prophylactic use of a gentamicin-impregnated sponge in all consecutive patients undergoing cardiac surgical operations: a single-center experience

Anna Witkowska, Kinga Koziarska, Jan Kaczmarek, Michał Rodzki, Marek Jemielity, Barłomiej Perek

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 111-116

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163301

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Original paper

Rigid plate fixation versus wire cerclage for sternal closure after coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective cohort study

Sefer Kaya, Ahmet Kırbaș, Metin Onur Beyaz

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 117-126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163285

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Review paper

Contemporary overview of current percutaneous mechanical circulatory support devices for advanced heart failure: a narrative review

Trasha Shetty, Anshuman Darbari

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 127-136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163278

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Review paper

Aortic valve repair for treatment of aortic regurgitation in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve: the experience of a single Polish aortic centre

Jakub Jasiński, Ryszard Bachowski, Marek Jasiński, Radoslaw Gocol

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 137-141

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163275

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Review paper

The evolution of cardiothoracic surgery training: from apprenticeship to AI-assisted simulation

Vasileios Leivaditis, Francesk Mulita, Vasiliki Androutsopoulou, Andreas Antonios Maniatopoulos, Elias Liolis, Konstantinos Tasios, Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos, Chrysa Andrikopoulou, Paraskevi Katsakiori, Nikolaos G. Baikoussis

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 142-162

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163273

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Review paper

Introducing palliative care into the management of patients disqualified from transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Sebastian Woźniak, Michał Graczyk, Katarzyna B. Mądra-Gackowska, Wiktor Budniak, Justyna Jaraczewska, Grzegorz Lau, Anna Adamczyk, Remigiusz Tomczyk, Marcin Gackowski

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 163-169

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163271

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First reported case of aortic annular rupture following aortic valve replacement with a rapid-deployment, balloon-expandable surgical bioprosthesis

Vasiliki Androutsopoulou, Nikos Schizas, George Stefanakis, Andrew Xanthopoulos, Kalliopi Keramida

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 170-172

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163260

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Hybrid mitral Melody valve implantation as a long-term bridge in a child with critical endocarditis: 8-year survival until definitive valve replacement

Krzysztof J. Gołacki, Konrad Paczkowski, Julia Haponiuk-Skwarlińska, Katarzyna Gierat-Haponiuk, Katarzyna Leszczynska, Afrodyta K. Zielińska, Maciej Chojnicki, Ireneusz Haponiuk

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 173-175

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163259

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Stapler-related complications during non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (NIVATS)

Vasyl Tkalich, Sergii Savoliuk, Valentyna Borysova

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 176-177

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163258

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Use of an in-situ internal mammary artery ipsilateral to an arteriovenous fistula as a single inflow source in hemodialysis-dependent patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a case series

Bharath Sundar, Azhar Salim Ahmed Sayyed, Hari Govind Varma, Pradeep Narayan, Lalit Kapoor

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 178-181

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163256

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Letter to the Editor

Commentary on: “The role of mediastinal blood in the development of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery”

Rohan Magoon, Jes Jose

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 182-183

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163255

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Letter to the Editor

Long-term retention of intracardiac needle-like foreign bodies without major complications

Kamil Górecki, Kamil Baczewski, Agnieszka Karabin, Justyna Kaniecka

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 184-186

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163346

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Letter to the Editor

Salvage of an infected saphenofemoral arteriovenous graft complicated by thrombosis using a staged hybrid approach

Spyros Papadoulas, Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos, Chrysanthi Papageorgopoulou, Kate Tabaku, Chrysa Andrikopoulou, Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Paraskevi Katsakiori, Panagiotis Kitrou, Francesk Mulita, Vasileios Leivaditis

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (2): 187-191

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163254

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Letter to the Editor