Tomasz Rakowski, MD, PhD

Abstract: Background. Despite optimal epicardial recanalization, primary angioplasty for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is still associated with suboptimal reperfusion in a relatively large proportion of patients. The aim of the...

Abstract: Background. Despite...

06/29/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/31/2017

Krzysztof Żmudka , MD, PhD;

Artur Dziewierz , MD, PhD;

Tomasz Rakowski , MD, PhD;

Pawel Kleczynski , MD, PhD;

Marzena Daniec , MD;

Danuta Sorysz , MD, PhD;

Lukasz Rzeszutko , MD, PhD;

Jarosław Trębacz , MD, PhD;

Marek Tomala , MD, PhD;

Bartłomiej Nawrotek , MD;

Dariusz Dudek , MD, PhD, FESC;

We aimed to evaluate sex-related differences in short-term and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing balloon aortic valvuloplasty for severe aortic stenosis.

We aimed to evaluate sex-related...

05/31/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Long-Term Follow-up After Retrograde Recanalization of Superficial Femoral Artery Chronic Total Occlusion

09/30/2017

Zoltán Ruzsa , MD, PhD;

Joanna Wojtasik-Bakalarz , MD;

Andras Nyerges , MD;

Tomasz Rakowski , MD, PhD;

Pawel Kleczynski , MD, PhD;

Stanislaw Bartus , MD, PhD;

CTO of the SFA occurs in >50% of the patient population with peripheral artery disease. This study assesses the safety of the retrograde procedure with long-term follow-up of 86 patients; our results show a high technical success rate and...

CTO of the SFA occurs in >50%...

09/30/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letters to the Editor

Prehospital Clopidogrel Administration in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated With Primary PCI: Real-Life Experience From the Multicenter NRDES Registry

05/27/2016

Tomasz Rakowski , MD, PhD;

Zbigniew Siudak , MD, PhD;

Dariusz Dudek , MD, PhD, FESC;

Agata Sawina , MD;

Artur Dziewierz , MD, PhD;

We sought to compare outcomes of STEMI patients from the National Registry of Drug-Eluting Stents (NRDES) stratified by time of clopidogrel loading dose administration.

We sought to compare outcomes of...

05/27/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology