Dariusz Ciećwierz, MD, PhD

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An Interventional Percutaneous Approach of Posttraumatic Left Coronary Artery Fistula Repair

08/30/2012

Abstract: We present an interesting case on the management of a traumatic coronary artery fistula in a 39-year-old man who was stabbed by his wife. During emergency sternotomy, left lung and right ventricle injuries were repaired. On the...

Abstract: We present an...

08/30/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Xience SBA Bifurcation Stent for Treating Distal Left Main Disease in NSTEMI Patient

01/28/2013

Witold Dubaniewicz , MD, PhD;

Radoslaw Targoński , MD, PhD;

Dariusz Ciećwierz , MD, PhD;

The Xience SBA stent is a dedicated bifurcation device that may be associated with shorter duration procedures, lower contrast usage and a reduction in total fluoroscopy time. To our knowledge this is the first publication of this side branch...

The Xience SBA stent is a...

01/28/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Patients With Single Chronic Total Occlusion: A Single-Center Registry

10/30/2013

Dariusz Ciećwierz , MD, PhD;

Natasza Gilis-Siek , MD;

Aneta Strozyk , MD;

Monika Cackowska , MD;

Emilia Masiewicz , MD;

Pawel Skarzynski , MD, PhD;

Slawomir Burakowski , MD, PhD;

Michal Chmielecki , MD, PhD;

Marcin Gruchala , MD, PhD;

Andrzej Rynkiewicz , MD, PhD;

Lukasz Lewicki , MD, PhD;

Witold Dubaniewicz , MD, PhD;

Radoslaw Targoński , MD, PhD;

We investigate whether drug-eluting stent compared with bare-metal stent implantation improves long-term outcomes after successful recanalization of single chronic total occlusion in patients with stable angina.

We investigate whether...

10/30/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Early-Generation Versus New-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Isolated Chronic Total Occlusion: On The Road to Extinction?

05/20/2014

Marcin Fijalkowski , MD;

Natasza Gilis-Siek , MD;

Aneta Strozyk , MD;

Marcin Gruchala , MD, PhD;

Andrzej Rynkiewicz , MD, PhD;

Dariusz Ciećwierz , MD, PhD;

Milosz J. Jaguszewski , MD, PhD;

The performance of second-generation DES versus first-generation DES implantation in patients with stable angina and single chronic total occlusion (CTO) has not yet been studied. Herein, we sought to investigate whether a successful PCI for...

The performance of...

05/20/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Periprocedural Myocardial Injury After Recanalization of Single Chronic Coronary Occlusion: A Propensity Score Analysis Comparing Long-Term Clinical Outcomes

11/15/2016

Michal Chmielecki , MD, PhD;

Marcin Gruchala , MD, PhD;

Marcin Fijalkowski , MD;

Lukasz Lewicki , MD, PhD;

Juan Luis Gutierrez-Chico , MD, PhD;

Piotr Drewla , MD;

Milosz J. Jaguszewski , MD, PhD;

Witold Dubaniewicz , MD, PhD;

Pawel Skarzynski , MD, PhD;

Radoslaw Targoński , MD, PhD;

Slawomir Burakowski , MD, PhD;

Dariusz Ciećwierz , MD, PhD;

Rates and importance of periprocedural myocardial injury (PMI) after crossing coronary CTOs is not well understood. This study sought to investigate long-term clinical implications of PMI in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary...

Rates and importance of...

11/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology