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

Official Journal of the Polish Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons

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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

Fibrous bone cyst of the sternum: a rare case of an anterior chest wall mass in an adult woman

Szymon P. Barwiński, Rafał Kuczma, Ingrid Sawzdargo, Adam Rzechonek, Maciej Rutkiewicz, Piotr Błasiak

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

Primary sternal chondrosarcoma: a case report of a rare chest wall tumor requiring prosthetic reconstruction with complicated postoperative wound healing

Michał Miciak, Maciej Rutkiewicz, Małgorzata Ruban, Marek Jakowczyk, Grzegorz J. Stępień, Szymon Pietrzyk, Piotr Błasiak

Current issue

3/2026 vol. 23

Original paper

Association of preoperative anemia and blood transfusion with long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting

Maria Łuszczyn, Łukasz Moskal, Ryszard Stanislawski, Maciej Peksa, Marcin Nawotka, Siarhei Amelchanka, Tomasz Stankowski, Mirosław Brykczyński, Romuald Cichon, Sleiman Sebastian Aboul-Hassan

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 203-212

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165448

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Original paper

The GIPMER 3-Method (Blood–Hegar–Silk) Approach for intraoperative localization of apical muscular ventricular septal defects via limited right ventricular apical ventriculotomy: a five-patient case series

Ajit Singh, Puneet Sharma, Shiva Asati, Shrenuj Marvania

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 213-219

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165412

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Original paper

Temporary stent-post cinching to facilitate minimally invasive implantation of the Avalus aortic bioprosthesis

Digvijay AR, Hari Govind Varma, Rakesh Gayen, Sudipto Sinh, Lalit Kapoor

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 220-222

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165411

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Original paper

Penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries: belly first or chest first?

Vasyl Tkalich, Sergii Savoliuk, Valentyna Borysova

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 223-228

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165410

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Original paper

Immediate and long-term outcomes of aortic commissurotomy for severe congenital aortic valve stenosis in infants: a single-center experience

Marek Rączka, Jacek Kuźma, Andrzej Rudziński, Piotr Weryński, Jacek Kołcz, Tomasz Mroczek, Janusz Skalski, Aleksandra Morka

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 229-234

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165446

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Original paper

Exercise capacity in school-aged children after surgical correction of congenital heart defects in infancy

Afrodyta K. Zielińska, Jakub Wasilewski, Paulina Ewertowska, Marcin Łuszczyk, Julia Haponiuk-Skwarlińska, Konrad Paczkowski, Katarzyna Gierat-Haponiuk, Katarzyna Leszczynska, Maciej Chojnicki, Kacper Tuptanowski, Agnieszka Staniak, Bartłomiej Jankowski, Ireneusz Haponiuk

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 235-240

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165590

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Original paper

Peri-procedural immune blood cell counts dynamics and pacemaker implantation after TAVI: an exploratory study

Kinga Koziarska, Anna Olasinska-Wisniewska, Tomasz Urbanowicz, Karol Stachowiak, Jan Kaczmarek, Anna Witkowska, Bartłomiej Perek, Marek Grygier, Przemysław Mitkowski, Marek Jemielity

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 241-246

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.163428

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Original paper

Association between lipoprotein(a) concentration and age at aortic valve replacement: a preliminary report

Mateusz Wawrzynowicz, Paulina Czemplik, Olga Kołtys, Amelia Janc, Weronika Wawrzyniak, Julia Majchrzak, Marek Jemielity, Barłomiej Perek

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 247-251

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165357

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Review paper

Cardiac rehabilitation: from historical milestones to technological integration and global implementation

Alfred Ibrahimi, Francesk Mulita, Agron Dogjani, Vasiliki Androutsopoulou, Elias Liolis, Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos, Dimitrios Schizas, Jannis Papathanasiou, Nikolaos Baikoussis, Vasileios Leivaditis

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 252-269

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165342

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Review paper

Enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery: evidence-based pathways for contemporary perioperative care

Khaled E. Al Ebrahim

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 270-276

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165295

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Review paper

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) as a cause of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA)

Leon Smółka, Miłosz Strugała, Karolina Blady, Karolina Kursa, Bartosz Pomianowski, Jakub Szczygieł

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 277-289

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165210

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Short communication

Use of Impella CP in a triple bridge of mechanical circulatory support to heart transplant in a pediatric patient with cardiomyopathy

Michal Hulman, Panagiotis Artemiou, Stefan Durdik, Danielle Stuschkova, Ivo Gasparovic

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 290-292

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165183

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Letter to the Editor

Giant dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the anterior chest wall after a 15-year history: radical surgical management

Mohammed Ramdani, Arsalane Adil, Sahar Ramdani, Bhairis Mohammed, El Hassane Kabiri

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 293-294

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165184

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Letter to the Editor

Runaway pacemaker syndrome: a forgotten phenomenon or a forgotten pacemaker?

Michał Lewandowski, Wiktoria M. Niegowska, Błażej Kozłowski, Mariusz Pytkowski, Paweł Syska

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 295-297

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165180

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Letter to the Editor

Surgical management of common femoral artery aneurysm thrombosis

Spyros Papadoulas, Francesk Mulita, Konstantinos M. Nikolakopoulos, Chrysanthi Papageorgopoulou, Zafeiria Papathanassiou, Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Artemisia Papadima, Michail Peroulis, Dimitrios Schizas, Vasileios Leivaditis

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 298-302

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165177

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Letter to the Editor

Transjugular Micra leadless pacemaker implantation complicated by device dislodgement and surgical retrieval: lessons from a rare case

Spyros Papadoulas, Georgios Leventopoulos, Panagiotis Kitrou, Rafail Koros, Chrysanthi Papageorgopoulou, Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos, Francesk Mulita, Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Vasileios Leivaditis, Periklis Davlouros

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 303-307

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.165173

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Letter to the Editor