International collaboration of the Institute of Cardiology and its results (publications in journals with IF) 2005-2010

• collaboration with Departament of Nephrology and Hypertension, Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Freiburg (prof. HP. Neumann - prof. A. Januszewicz)

Schiavi F., Boedeker C., Bausch B., Pęczkowska M., Fuentes Gomez C., Strassburg T., Pawlu C., Buchta M., Salzman M., Hoffman M., Berlis A., Brink I., Cybulla M., Muresan M., Walter M., Forrer F., Valimaki M., Kawecki A., Szutkowski A., Schipper J., Walz M., Pigny P., Bauters C., Willet-Brozick J., Baysal B., Januszewicz A., Eng C., Opocher G., Neumann H.: Predictors and prevalance of paraganglioma syndrome associated with mutations of the SDHC Gene. JAMA. 2005; 294 (16): 2057-2063. (IF=25.547)

Bausch B., Boedeker C., Berlis A., Brink I., Cybulla M., Walz M., Januszewicz A., Letizia C., Opocher G., Eng C., Neumann H.: Genetic and clinical investigation of pheochromocytoma: a 22-year experience, from Freiburg, Germany to international effort. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2006; 1073: 122-137. (IF=1.731)

Bausch B, Borozdin W, Mautner VF, Hoffmann MM, Boehm D, Robledo M, Cascon A, Harenberg T, Schiavi F, Pawlu C, Peczkowska M, Letizia C, Calvieri S, Arnaldi G, Klingenberg-Noftz RD, Reisch N, Fassina A, Brunaud L, Walter MA, Mannelli M, MacGregor G, Palazzo FF, Barontini M, Walz MK, Kremens B, Brabant G, Pfaffle R, Koschker AC, Lohoefner F, Mohaupt M, Gimm O, Jarzab B, McWhinney SR, Opocher G, Januszewicz A, Kohlhase J, Eng C, Neumann HP, European-American Phaeochromocytoma Registry Study Group.: Germline NF1 mutational spectra and loss-of-heterozygosity analyses in patients with pheochromocytoma and neurofibromatosis type 1. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2007; 92(7): 2784-2792. (IF=5.493)

Neumann HP, Vortmeyer A, Schmidt D, Werner M, Erlic Z, Cascon A, Bausch B, Januszewicz A, Eng C.: Evidence of MEN-2 in the original description of classic pheochromocytoma. N. Engl. J. Med. 2007; 357(13): 1311-1315. (IF=52.589)

Milos I, Frank-Raue K, Wohllk N, Maia AL, Pusiol E, Patocs A, Robledo M, Biarnes J, Barontini M, Links T, de Groot JW, Dvorakova S, Peczkowska M, Rybicki L, Sullivan M, Raue F, Zosin I, Eng C, Neumann H.: Age- related neoplastic risk profiles in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A caused by germline RET Cys634Trp (TGC>TGG) mutation. Endocr. Relat. Cancer. 2008; 15(4): 1035-1041. (IF=5.193)

Peczkowska M, Erlic Z, Hoffmann MM, Furmanek M, Cwikla J, Kubaszek A, Prejbisz A, Szutkowski Z, Kawecki A, Chojnowski K, Lewczuk A, Litwin M, Szyfter W, Walter M, Sullivan M, Eng C, Januszewicz A, Neumann HP.: Impact of Screening Kindreds for SDHD p.Cys11X as a Common Mutation Associated with Paraganglioma Syndrome Type 1. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2008; 93(12): 4818-4825. (IF=5.493).

Erlic Z, Hoffmann MM, Sullivan M, Franke G, Peczkowska M, Harsch I, Schott M, Gabbert HE, Valimaki M, Preuss SF, Hasse-Lazar K, Waligorski D, Robledo M, Januszewicz A, Eng C, Neumann HP.: Pathogenicity of DNA variants and double mutations in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010; 95(1): 308-313. (IF=6.202; MNiSW=32).

Erlic Z, Ploeckinger U, Cascon A, Hoffmann MM, von Duecker L, Winter A, Kammel G, Bacher J, Sullivan M, Isermann B, Fischer L, Raffel A, Knoefel WT, Schott M, Baumann T, Schaefer O, Keck T, Baum RP, Milos I, Muresan M, Peczkowska M, Januszewicz A, Cupisti K, Tonjes A, Fasshauer M, Langrehr J, von Wussow P, Agaimy A, Schlimok G, Lamberts R, Wiech T, Schmid KW, Weber A, Nunez M, Robledo M, Eng C, Neumann HP.: Systematic comparison of sporadic and syndromic pancreatic islet cell tumors. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2010; (IF=4.282; MNiSW=32).

Frank-Raue K, Rybicki LA, Erlic Z, Schweizer H, Winter A, Milos I, Toledo SP, Toledo RA, Tavares MR, Alevizaki M, Mian C, Siggelkow H, Hufner M, Wohllk N, Opocher G, Dvorakova S, Bendlova B, Czetwertynska M, Skasko E, Barontini M, Sanso G, Vorlander C, Maia AL, Patocs A, Links TP, de Groot JW, Kerstens MN, Valk GD, Miehle K, Musholt TJ, Biarnes J, Damjanovic S, Muresan M, Wuster C, Fassnacht M, Peczkowska M, Fauth C, Golcher H, Walter MA, Pichl J, Raue F, Eng C, Neumann HP, and for the International RET Exon 10 Consortium.: Risk profiles and penetrance estimations in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A caused by germline RET mutations located in exon 10. Hum Mutat. 2010; (IF=6.887; MNiSW=32).

• collaboration with Cardiovascular Research Institute/Medstar Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington( prof. G. Mintz - J. Pręgowski, MD, PhD)

Pręgowski J., Tyczyński P., Mintz G., Sang-Wook K., Witkowski A., Waksman R., Pichard A., Satler L., Kent K., Kruk M., Biegański S., Ohlmann P., Weissman N.: Incidence and clinical correlates of ruptured plaques in saphenous vein grafts: an intravascular ultrasound study. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2005; 45 (12): 1974 1979. (IF=11.054)

Tyczyński P., Pręgowski J., Mintz G., Witkowski A., Sang-Wook K., Waksman R., Satler L., Pichard A., Kalińczuk Ł., Maehera A., Waissman N.: Intravascular ultrasound assessment of ruptured atherosclerotic plaques in left main coronary arteries. Am. J. Cardiol. 2005; 96 (6): 794-798. (IF=3.603)

Pręgowski J., Tyczyński P., Mintz G., Kim S., Witkowski A., Satler L., Kruk M., Waksman R., Maehara A., Weissman N.: Intravascular ultrasound assessment of the spatial distribution of ruptured coronary plaques in the left anterior descending coronary artery. Am Heart J. 2006; 151: 898 - 901. (IF=3.649)

Pręgowski J., Tyczyński P., Mintz G., Kim S., Witkowski A., Waksman R., Pichard A., Satler L., Kent K., Kalińczuk Ł., Bieganski S., Ohlmann P., Maehara A., Weissmann N.: Comparison of ruptured plaques in native coronary arteries and in saphenous vein grafts: an intravascular ultrasound study. Am. J. Cardiol., 2006; 97: 593 - 597. (IF=3.603)

Kruk M, Pregowski J, Mintz GS, Maehara A, Tyczynski P, Witkowski A, Kalinczuk L, Hong YJ, Pichard AD, Satler LF, Kent KM, Suddath WO, Waksman R, Weissman NJ.: Intravascular ultrasonic study of gender differences in ruptured coronary plaque morphology and its associated clinical presentation. Am. J. Cardiol. 2007; 100(2): 185-189. (IF=3.603)

Opolski MP, Pracon R, Mintz GS, Okabe T, Pregowski J, Lee SY, van der Waal EC, Kalinczuk L, Roy P, Smith KA, Torguson R, Xue Z, Satler LF, Kent KM, Pichard AD, Waksman R, Weissman NJ.: Relation of drug-eluting stent strut distribution to stent thrombosis in coronary arteries. Am J Cardiol. 2009; 104(3): 343-348. (IF=3.905; MNISW=24)

Kalińczuk Ł, Demkow M, Mintz GS, Cedro K, Dębski A, Ciszewski M, Ciszewski A, Kruk M, Pręgowski J, Chmielak Z, Witkowski A, Lubiszewska B, Rużyłło W.: Impact of Different Re-Stenting Strategies on Expansion of a Drug-Eluting Stent Implanted to Treat Bare-Metal Stent Restenosis. Am. J. Cadiol. 2009; 104(4):531-537.( IF=3.905; MNISW=24 )

• collaboration with University of Ottawa Heart Institute (prof. F. Tesson – assoc. prof. Z.T. Bilińska)

Sylvius N., Bilińska Z., Veinot J., Fidzianska A., Bolongo P., Poon S., McKeown P., Davies R., Chan K., Tang A., Dyack S., Grzybowski J., Rużyłło W., McBride H., Tesson F.: In vivo and in vitro examination of the functional significances of novel lamin gene mutations in heart failure patients. J. Med. Genet. 2005; 42: 639-647. (IF=5.535)

Fidziańska A, Bilińska ZT, Tesson F, Wagner T, Walski M, Grzybowski J, Rużyłło W, Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz I.: Obliteration of cardiomyocyte nuclear architecture in a patient with LMNA gene mutation. J. Neurol. Sci. 2008; 271(1-2): 91-6. (IF=2.315)

Sylvius N, Hathaway A, Boudreau E, Gupta P, Labib S, Bolongo PM, Rippstein P, McBride H, Bilinska ZT, Tesson F.: Specific contribution of lamin A and lamin C in the development of laminopathies. Exp. Cell. Res. 2008; 314(13): 2362-75. (IF=3.695)

Gupta P, Bilinska ZT, Sylvius N, Boudreau E, Veinot JP, Labib S, Bolongo PM, Hamza A, Jackson T, Ploski R, Walski M, Grzybowski J, Walczak E, Religa G, Fidzianska A, Tesson F.: Genetic and ultrastructural studies in dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a large deletion in the lamin A/C gene is associated with cardiomyocyte nuclear envelope disruption. Basic Res Cardiol. 2010; 105(3): 365-377. (IF=5.973;MNiSW=32)

Malek LA, Labib S, Mazurkiewicz L, Saj M, Ploski R, Tesson F, Bilinska ZT.: A new c.1621 C>G, p.R541G lamin A/C mutation in a family with DCM and regional wall motion abnormalities (akinesis/dyskinesis): genotype-phenotype correlation. J Hum Genet. 2010; (IF=2.547; MNiSW=20).

• collaboration with Biomagnetic Centre, Departament of Neurology, Friedrich Schiller University (prof. D. Hoyer – assoc. prof. R. Baranowski)

Hoyer D., Frank B., Gotze C., Schmidt H., Baranowski R., Żebrowski J., Vallverdu M., Caminal P., Bayes De Luna A., Falkenhahn K., Bar K., Stein P.: Complex autonomic dysfunction in cardiovascular, intensive care, and schizophrenic patients assessed by autonomic information flow. Biomed. Tech. (Berl.). 2006; 51 (4): 182 - 185. (IF=0.593)

Hoyer D., Friedrich H., Frank B., Pompe B., Baranowski R., Żebrowski J., Schmidt H.: Autonomic information flow improves prognostic impact of task force HRV monitoring. Comput. Methods Programs Biomed. 2006; 81 (3): 246 - 255. (IF=0.887)

Hoyer D., Friedrich H., Zwiener U., Pompe B., Baranowski R., Werdan K., Muller-Werdan U., Schmidt H.: Prognostic impact of autonomic information flow in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome patients. Int. J. Cardiol. 2006; 108 (3): 359 - 369. (IF=2.878)

Hoyer D, Frank B, Gotze C, Stein PK, Zebrowski JJ, Baranowski R, Palacios M, Vallverdu M, Caminal P, Bayes de Luna A, Schmidt G, Schmidt H.: Interactions between short-term and long-term cardiovascular control mechanisms. Chaos. 2007; 17(1): 015110. (IF=2.188)

Hoyer D, Frank B, Baranowski R, Zebrowski JJ, Stein PK, Schmidt H.: Autonomic information flow rhythms. From heart beat interval to circadian variation. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Mag. 2007; 26(6): 19-24. (IF=1.066)

• collaboration with Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge and Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (prof. R. Saumarez – assoc. prof. L. Chojnowska, assoc. prof. M. Pytkowski)

Saumarez R., Pytkowski M., Sterliński M., Hauer R., Derksen R., Lowe M., Szwed H., Huang C., Ward D., Camm J., Grace A.: Delayed paced ventricular activation in the long QT syndrome is associated with ventricular fibrillation. Heart Rhythm, 2006; 3 (7): 771-778. (IF=4.203)

Saumarez RC, Pytkowski M, Sterlinski M, Bourke JP, Clague JR, Cobbe SM, Connelly DT, Griffith MJ, McKeown PP, McLeod K, Morgan JM, Sadoul N, Chojnowska L, Huang CL, Grace AA.: Paced ventricular electrogram fractionation predicts sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Eur Heart J. 2008; 29(13): 1653-1661. (IF=7.924)
Pytkowski M, Jankowska A, Maciag A, Kowalik I, Sterlinski M, Szwed H, Saumarez RC.: Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is associated with increased intra-atrial conduction delay. Europace. 2008; 10(12): 1415-20. (IF=1.376)

• collaboration with Hopital du Haut Leveque, Bordeaux (prof. Michel Haissaguerre – prof. F. Walczak, assist prof. L. Szumowski)

Derejko P, Szumowski LJ, Sanders P, Dimitri H, Kuklik P, Przybylski A, Urbanek P, Szufladowicz E, Bodalski R, Sacher F, Haïssaguerre M, Walczak F. Clinical Validation and Comparison of Alternative Methods for Evaluation of Entrainment Mapping. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009; 20(7):741-748. (IF=3.798; MNISW=24)

Derejko P, Bodalski R, Szumowski LJ, Kozlowski D, Urbanek P, Orczykowski M, Zakrzewska-Koperska J, Kepski R, Chojnowska L, Polanska M, Szufladowicz E, Wojcik A, Sacher F, Haissaguerre M, Walczak F.: Relationship between Cycle Length of Typical Atrial Flutter and Double Potential Interval after Achievement of Complete Isthmus Block. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2010; (IF=1.578; MNiSW=27)

Szumowski L, Szufladowicz E, Orczykowski M, Bodalski R, Derejko P, Przybylski A, Urbanek P, Kusmierczyk M, Kozluk E, Sacher F, Sanders P, Dangel J, Haissaguerre M, Walczak F.: Ablation of Severe Drug-Resistant Tachyarrhythmia During Pregnancy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010; (IF=3.703; MNiSW=32). 

• collaboration with Dept. Medical-Diagnostic Science and Special Therapies, University of Padua Medical School (prof. G. Thiene – assoc. prof. E.K. Włodarska)

Basso C., Czarnowska E., Della-Barbera M., Bauce B., Beffagna G., Włodarska E., Pilichou K., Ramondo A., Lorenzon A., Woźniak O., Corrado D., Daliento L., Danieli G., Valente M., Nava A., Thiene G., Rampazzo A.: Ultrastructural evidence of intercalated disc remodeeling in arrythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: an electron microscopy investigation on endomyocardial biopsies. Eur. Heart J. 2006; 27 (15): 1847-1854. (IF=7.924)