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Advances in Interventional Cardiology

Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej

Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej

Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej is a quarterly aimed at specialists, mainly at cardiologists and cardiosurgeons.

Official journal of the Association on Cardiovascular Interventions of the Polish Cardiac Society and the Association of Intensive Cardiac Care of the Polish Cardiac Society.

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Current issue

3/2026 vol. 22
 
Ultra-low contrast percutaneous coronary intervention in advanced chronic kidney disease: from salvage technique to default strategy

Editorial

Jerzy Sacha

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 339–341

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164981
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Defining the prognostic role of FIB-4 in heart failure and coronary artery disease: moving towards a multimarker approach to cardiovascular risk prediction

Editorial

Cristina Vassalle

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 342–344

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164550
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FIB-4 index and adverse outcomes of coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Review paper

Haoxuan Gao, Lujia Chai, Xiaolin Meng

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 345–360

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164916
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Non-invasive methods of risk assessment in patients with chronic coronary syndrome: which patients will experience an acute event?

Review paper

Kacper J. Pająk, Kamil Tkacz, Natalia Kaleta, Julia Krawczyk, Aleksandra Gąsecka

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 361–375

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164776
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Periprocedural management of patients with hereditary angioedema undergoing coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention

Review paper

Michał Tarnowski, Paulina Brania, Iwona Gorczyca-Głowacka, Zbigniew Siudak

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 376–386

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164695
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Association between fibrosis-4 index and 30-day all-cause mortality in critically ill patients hospitalised with acute heart failure: a retrospective cohort study from the MIMIC-IV database

Original paper

Xiaotian Ren, Lei Li, Fei Liu, Ye Zhu

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 387–395

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.163808
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Triglyceride-glucose index and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Original paper

Selda Murat, Fatih Aydin, Bektas Murat

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 396–405

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164546
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Non-inferiority of a paclitaxel-coated balloon versus a rapamycin-eluting metal stent for de novo non-complex small coronary vessel disease: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Original paper

XiaoYu Xu, Yi Xiang, KangHui Ge, HaoTian Shi, ZiWei Zhang, JiaLin Zheng

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 406–416

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164688
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Sex-related differences in long-term outcomes of drug-coated balloons versus thin-strut drug-eluting stents in the treatment of in-stent restenosis (DCB-DRAGON Registry)

Original paper

Rafał Januszek, Michał Tarnowski, Paweł Pawlus, Sylwia Iwańczyk, Łukasz Kuźma, Brunon Tomasiewicz, Piotr Kubler, Maciej Wybraniec, Krystian Wita, Sławomir Dobrzycki, Stanisław Bartuś, Maciej Lesiak, Robert J. Gil, Marta Chamera, Tomasz Pawłowski, Mariusz Kowalewski, Damian Grzegorek, Fecehauwe Mezque, Agata Stanek, Filippo Luca Gurgoglione, Bernardo Cortese, Fabrizio D’Ascenzo, Damian Hudziak, Rafał Wolny, Adam Kowalówka, Grzegorz Smolka, Grzegorz Sobieszek, Wojciech Wojakowski, Wojciech Wańha

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 417–432

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164719
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Technical failure patterns during chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: a multicenter registry analysis

Original paper

Ahmet S. Gurbuz, Sefa Sural, Semi Ozturk, Vedat Aslan, Yakup Alsancak, Sevket Gorgulu

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 433–440

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164691
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Prognostic value of chronic total occlusion complexity scoring systems beyond procedural planning: a comparative analysis of five contemporary scores in patients undergoing chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

Original paper

Mehmet K. Teber, Mehmet Z. Aydın

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 441–450

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164557
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Association of older age with outcomes of retrograde chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions

Original paper

Sefa Sural, Vedat Aslan, Abdullah Yıldırım, Mahmut Uluganyan, Gokhan Avci, Baris Duzel, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Sevket Gorgulu

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 451–462

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164735
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Changes in the institutional treatment of severe aortic stenosis following the introduction of transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Original paper

Maja Rojko, Ema Kocjancic, Maja Kodra, Ales Pleskovic, Hryoje Reschner, Matjaz Span, Nenad Danojevic, Miladin Ðordevic, Ninoslav Radovanovic, Metka Zorc, Stamenko Susak, Marko Noc

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 463–467

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164693
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Comparison of transcatheter aortic valve replacement performed in a hybrid operating room versus a catheterization laboratory

Original paper

Ronan Canitrot, Vincent Bataille, Frédéric Bouisset, Francisco Campelo-Parada, Didier Carrié, Thibault Lhermusier, Clément Servoz

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 468–474

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164554
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<img class="img-fluid" src="/f/articles/58548_0b86f713d63c9f93acd8df0f1a06bca2.jpg" border="0" alt="Prognostic value of pre- and post-procedural TAPSE/PASP ratio for long-term mortality in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction

Original paper

Aysel Akhundova, Berhan Keskin, Ümeyir Savur, Aykun Hakgör, Özlem Önder, Fatih E. Olgun, Atakan Dursun, Hacı M. Güneş, Beytullah Cakal, Bilal Boztosun

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 475–486

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164566
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Prognostic value of preprocedural neutrophil percentageto- albumin ratio for in-hospital and overall mortality in patients with reduced ejection fraction undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Original paper

Kadir Biyikli, Mustafa Ferhat Keten, Nesri Danısman, Dogancan Ceneli, Can Erdem

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 487–495

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164689
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Pregnancy after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects: safety and clinical outcomes

Original paper

Katarzyna Trojanowicz, Paweł Prochownik, Michał Tworek, Zuzanna Sachajko, Klaudia Bielecka, Urszula Gancarczyk, Bartosz Sobień, Larysa Bielecka, Monika Komar

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 496–500

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164803
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Inflammatory burden index and contrast-associated acute kidney injury after iliac artery endovascular intervention: association with renal injury and lesion complexity

Original paper

Mustafa Ferhat Keten, Kadir Biyikli, Busra Guvendi Sengor, Seda Tanyeri Uzel, Mustafa Furkan Kılıçarslan, Ayşe Nur Küçük, Hasan Karaot, Azmican Kaya, Nesri Danısman, Ismail Balaban

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 501–512

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164982
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Can we finally shed the “lead”? Initial Polish experience with the RAMPART Defender radiation shielding system

Short communication

Marta Bujak, Joanna Kidoń-Szołtysek, Jan Szczogiel, Grzegorz Smolka, Wojciech Wojakowski, Paweł Gąsior

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 513–516

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164733
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Intravascular lithotripsy for highly calcified carotid stenoses: distal (filter) protection may not suffice

Short communication

Lukasz Czyz, Łukasz Tekieli, Adam Mazurek, Krystian Majkowski, Maciej Skubera, Jakub Chmiel, Aleksandra Kułaga, Michał Surdacki, R. Pawel Banys, Piotr Musiałek

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 517–523

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.165151
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Image-guided decision-making in contemporary carotid revascularization

Short communication

Kseniya Bankrashkova, Lukasz Tekieli, R. Pawel Banys, Jakub Chmiel, Martyna Sikorska, Joanna Szachowicz-Jaworska, Anna Kablak-Ziembicka, Piotr Musialek

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 524–531

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.165166
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection presenting as myocardial infarction in a postmenopausal woman

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Szymon Glanowski, Aleksandra Sowińska, Łukasz Niewiara, Piotr Szolc, Jacek Legutko, Paweł Kleczyński

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 532–533

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164556
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Anomalous left coronary artery origin unmasked by non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction

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Miłosz Dziarmaga, Krzysztof Sobczyk, Mateusz Dziarmaga, Magdalena Krzeszewska, Andrzej Wykretowicz

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 534–536

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164687
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Looking beyond stenosis: unmasking vasospastic angina through comprehensive invasive assessment

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Maria Szwarkowska, Maja Wojtylak, Katarzyna Frączek, Aleksander Zeliaś, Tomasz Tokarek

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 537–539

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164423
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From coronary computed tomography angiography to the cath lab: computed tomography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention of a high-risk left anterior descending artery lesion

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Natalia Krajewska, Łukasz Kołtowski

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 540–542

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164734
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Ultra-low contrast intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention of the left main and left anterior descending artery in advanced chronic kidney disease

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Grzegorz Jodlowski, Dawid Ilnicki, Lukasz Osuch, Radosław Wontor, Magdalena Wyderka, Rafał Wyderka

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 543–545

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.163866
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Successful excimer laser coronary atherectomy after failed rotational atherectomy in a balloon-uncrossable chronic total occlusion of the left anterior descending artery

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Wojciech Jakubowski, Michał S. Bochenek, Piotr Szolc, Łukasz Niewiara, Jacek Legutko, Paweł Kleczyński

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 546–548

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164686
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Multimodality imaging-guided recanalization of a complex left anterior descending chronic total occlusion

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Jan Roczniak, Michał Chyrchel, Omer Goktekin, Bernadeta Chyrchel, Artur Dziewierz, Stanisław Bartuś

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 549–550

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164694
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Impella-supported left main percutaneous coronary intervention following balloon aortic valvuloplasty: a bridge-to-TAVI strategy

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Rafał Wyderka, Grzegorz Jodlowski, Dawid Ilnicki, Lukasz Osuch, Magdalena Wyderka, Radosław Wontor

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 551–553

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.163865
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Complex decision-making in severe bicuspid aortic stenosis after multiple thoracic interventions

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Klaudia Piwowar, Łukasz Niewiara, Bogusław Kapelak, Paweł Kleczyński, Jacek Legutko, Jakub Podolec

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 554–556

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164181
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Multiple sinus of Valsalva aneurysms with intraaneurysmal thrombus treated by Bentall surgery

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Ahmet Kivrak, Selahattin Çöp, Murat Danıştı, Ahmet H. Ateş, Mustafa Yilmaz, Kudret Aytemir

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 557–558

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164696
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Endovascular treatment of postsurgical aortic recoarctation in a young adult with complex congenital heart disease

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Wojciech Stecko, Piotr Wańczura, Andrzej Curzytek, Barbara Ostrowska, Dariusz Krajewski, Robert Sabiniewicz

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 559–561

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164551
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When anatomy challenges access: successful thrombectomy in posterior cerebral artery stroke with PICA-VA variant

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Grzegorz Jama, Katarzyna Prus, Joanna Bosowska, Hanna Szmygin, Anna Drelich-Zbroja, Maciej Szmygin

Adv Interv Cardiol 2026; 22, 3 (85): 562–563

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aic.2026.164552
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