Krzysztof Struniawski

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Medical Doctor at Medical University of Białystok

Catheter-induced coronary artery dissection (CICAD) is a rare but very serious complication of invasive diagnostics and percutaneous treatment of coronary artery disease. The incidence of CICAD is < 0.1% [1]. CICAD is usually treated with stent deployment, less often conservatively and only a small percentage of patients require surgical interventi...

Introduction Air pollution is considered to be one of the main risk factors for public health, in particular its impact on the disorders of the pulmonary and cardiovascular system and the related mortality. Purpose This study was carried out to assess the influence of the atmospheric conditions and air pollutants on mortality in the population of...

Introduction Currently, the greatest threat to the health and life of people and the leading cause of death in Poland are cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Air quality is a well-known risk factor for the development of them. Purpose The aim of this study is to assess the impact of air pollution on the frequency of hospital admissions due to acute cor...

Objectives This study aimed to assess the effect of air pollution and weather conditions on the frequency of hospital admissions due to acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the population of Bialystok, known as the capital of the Green Lungs of Poland. Materials and methods The study analyzed the medical records of 2,645 patients living within the bor...

Introduction: air pollution is considered to be one of the main risk factors for public health. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of approximately 500,000 citizens of the European Union (EU), including almost 5000 inhabitants of Poland every year. Purpose: to assess the gender dif...

Introduction Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) could be triggered by emotions that are often associated with watching sport events. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of soccer matches on the frequency of admissions for ACS. Material and methods The study was based on the medical records of patients treated at the Clinical Hospital of M...

Introduction: Valvular heart dis- ease is being diagnosed more fre- quently. It’s an outcome of popu- lation’s aging associated with degenerative processes, as well as better accessibility to echocardiogra- phy, which makes diagnosing asymp- tomatic patients easier. Aortic steno- sis and mitral regurgitation are the most common of significant valvu...

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases still remain the leading cause of death in Polish population. Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of valvular heart diseases (VHD) are gender specific. Additionally, due to the fact, that etiology of acquired VHD has changed in recent years, we decided to gather information about this group of patients de...

Introduction: One of the biggest threats for health and life of Polish cit- izens are cardiovascular diseases. In recent years the issue of the influence of climate change and weather condi- tions on morbidity and mortality of the population has been discussed. Therefore, we decided to gather infor- mation about these correlations in the capital of...

Introduction: Etiology and epidemiology of acquired heart defects have changed in recent years. Despite the fact that single valve defects occur the most frequently, in everyday clinical practice co-occurrence of defects of more than one valve is often observed. Due to the growing number of patients with secondary tricuspid regurgitation this study...

Introduction: Valvular heart diseases (VHD) are a significant problem in the Polish population. Coexistence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with VHD increases the risk of death and affects the further therapeutic strategy. Aim: Analysis of atherosclerotic plaque burden distribution in coronary arteries and long-term prognosis among...

Introduction: Air pollution is a documented risk factor for circulatory diseases. Objectives: To assess the influence of air pollution on the number of hospital admissions for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in elderly patients. Patients and methods: The medical records of 26,695 patients hospitalized for ACS in the Department of Invasive Cardio...

According to American Obesity Medicine Association obesity is a chronic, relapsing, multifactorial, neurobehavioral disease, wherein an increase in body fat promotes adipose tissue dysfunction and abnormal fat mass physical forces, resulting in adverse metabolic, biomechanical, and psychosocial health consequences. Obesity has been renowned as a ri...

b>Introduction: Hyperkalemia is a common electrolyte disturbance that occurs within many patients. The more often prevalence of cardiovascular or renal diseases is, the more frequent medical issue hyperkalemia will be. An increasing quantity of entities requires taking medications that affect electrolyte hemostasis. Therefore, reasons for hyperkale...

b>Introduction: Glycoprotein (Gp) IIb/IIIa is a platelet receptor participating in platelet aggregation. According to ESC guidelines, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors might be considered during percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with the acute coronary syndrome. Purpose: A case study of profound thrombocytopenia in 80-year-old man with...