Table of contents

2018, Vol. 128, No. 2

Editorials

Predicting mortality in patients with advanced heart failure: less is often more
Giuseppe
Lippi
Fabian
Sanchis‑Gomar
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 72 73 Published online: February 28, 2018
E‑learning, collaboration, and group support in medical education
David
R.
Warriner
Paul
D.
Morris
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 74 76 Published online: February 28, 2018

Original articles

Effect of hybrid treatment on rehabilitation and clinical condition of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease
Joanna
Foik
Anna
Brzęk
Marek
J.
Gierlotka
Michał
O.
Zembala
Mariusz
Gąsior
Marian
Zembala
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 77 88 Published online: January 2, 2018
Why patients are afraid of opioid analgesics: a study on opioid perception in patients with chronic pain
Michał
Graczyk
Alina
Borkowska
Małgorzata
Krajnik
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 89 97 Published online: December 14, 2017
Electrocardiogram reading: a randomized study comparing 2 e‑learning methods for medical students
Grzegorz
Kopeć
Marcin
Waligóra
Michał
Pacia
Wojciech
Chmielak
Agnieszka
Stępień
Sebastian
Janiec
Wojciech
Magoń
Kamil
Jonas
Piotr
Podolec
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 98 104 Published online: November 7, 2017
Increased levels of interleukin 27 in patients with early clinical stages of non–small cell lung cancer
Piotr
Kopiński
Tomasz
Wandtke
Andrzej
Dyczek
Ewelina
Wędrowska
Adriana
Roży
Tomasz
Senderek
Grzegorz
Przybylski
Joanna
Chorostowska-Wynimko
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 105 114 Published online: November 29, 2017
Red blood cell distribution width, relative lymphocyte count, and type 2 diabetes predict all‑cause mortality in patients with advanced heart failure
Bożena
Szyguła-Jurkiewicz
Łukasz
Siedlecki
Łukasz
Pyka
Ewa
Romuk
Piotr
Przybyłowski
Mariusz
Gąsior
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 115 120 Published online: November 9, 2017

Review articles

Knee osteoarthritis: when arthroscopy can help
Moin
Khan
Vickas
Khanna
Anthony
Adili
Olufemi
R.
Ayeni
Asheesh
Bedi
Mohit
Bhandari
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 121 125 Published online: January 22, 2018

Clinical images

Utility of left ventricular longitudinal strain in the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of cardiac sarcoidosis
Waldemar
Elikowski
Małgorzata
Małek‑Elikowska
Krzysztof
Świerkocki
Dariusz
Wróblewski
Andrzej
Bolewski
Magdalena
Janus
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 126 128 Published online: February 28, 2018
Right atrial angiosarcoma in a pregnant woman: diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas
Janusz
Kudlicki
Anna
Kania
Agata
Frania‑Baryluk
Andrzej
Tomaszewski
Andrzej
Wysokiński
Elżbieta
Czekajska‑Chehab
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 129 131 Published online: February 15, 2018
Gastroscopy findings in a patient with signet ring cell carcinoma and late‑onset hereditary hemochromatosis
Marta
Walczak‑Gałęzewska
Monika
Szulińska
Danuta
Pupek‑Musialik
Paweł
Bogdański
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 132 133 Published online: February 28, 2018

Research letters

Effect of extreme altitude mountaineering on iron status
Marta
Kurdziel
Jarosław
Wasilewski
Karolina
Gierszewska
Gracjan
Pytel
Lech
Poloński
Mariusz
Gąsior
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 134 137 Published online: February 28, 2018
Elevated C‑reactive protein levels during cardiac implantations may increase the risk of early complications requiring transvenous lead removal: a preliminary report
Grzegorz
Sławiński
Maciej
Kempa
Ewa
Lewicka
Szymon
Budrejko
Tomasz
Królak
Grzegorz
Raczak
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 138 140 Published online: February 28, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Plasma fibrin clot structure and risk of thrombosis in rheumatoid arthritis
Piotr
Głuszko
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 141 142 Published online: February 28, 2018
Plasma fibrin clot structure and risk of thrombosis in rheumatoid arthritis. Authors' reply.
Michał
Ząbczyk
Anetta
Undas
Pol Arch Intern Med 2018 128 2 142 142 Published online: February 28, 2018