Interdisciplinary expert team statement on the treatment of multi-bed atherosclerotic disease — endorsed by Polish Cardiac Society, Polish Lipid Association, Polish Society of Diabetology, Polish Neurological Society, Polish Society of Nephrology
Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease which involves not only the coronary vessels but also occurs in other vascular beds (e.g., cervical, cerebral, and peripheral vessels), increasing cardiovascular risk. One of the causes of atherosclerosis is lipid disorders. In addition, other diseases, such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or familial hypercholesterolemia, accelerate the development of multi-bed (multilevel) atherosclerosis. Such patients are often treated by physicians of various specialties, and in our country there is no integrated system for managing these patients and their further treatment. This frequently results in the inability to achieve the therapeutic goals for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol set by the guidelines despite the availability of modern therapy for the treatment of lipid disorders in our country. The presented expert position paper postulates modification of the treatment of patients with multi-bed atherosclerosis by strengthening cooperation between physicians of many specialties (cardiologists, diabetologists, nephrologists, vascular surgeons, pediatricians, etc.) to improve the effectiveness of treatment and better educate the medical community and the treated patients.
Authors
- Krzysztof Strojek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6260-8674)
- Adam Witkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3514-2047)
- Ryszard Gellert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9382-0734)
- Anetta Lasek‐Bal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2481-7528)
- Adam Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0312-6173)
- Przemysław Mitkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9309-674X)
- Krzysztof Dyrbuś (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1323-1089)
- Jarosław Sławek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6816-0877)
- Magdalena Krajewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2632-2409)
- Filip M. Szymański (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2638-7894)
- Piotr Jankowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6223-8821)
- Mariusz Gąsior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6775-1392)
- Tomasz Stompór (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3944-0850)
- Marek Gierlotka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5639-2128)
- Konrad Rejdak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7019-6681)
- Agnieszka Słowik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8261-537X)
- Grzegorz Dzida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9742-1797)
- Maciej Wiewióra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7584-4430)
- Robert Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9041-3313)
- Marcin Gruchała (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4901-2291)
- Beata Naumnik
- Marlena Broncel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3659-8115)
- Irina Kowalska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9281-1959)
- Wacław Kuczmik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0927-0977)
- Alina Kułakowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5458-2830)
- Maciej Małecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7078-4918)
- Maciej Banach
Institutions
- John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (PL)
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PL)
- Medical University of Lublin (PL)
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Medical University of Białystok (PL)
- Medical University of Silesia (PL)
- University of Opole (PL)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Military University of Technology in Warsaw (PL)
- Military Hospital (PK)
- Medical University of Lodz (PL)
- Ministry of Interior and Administration (PL)
- Silesian Center for Heart Disease (PL)
- Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine (PL)
- Institute of Cardiology (PL)
- Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PL)
- Krakow Cardiovascular Research Institute (PL)
- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (PL)
- AGH University of Krakow (PL)
- Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw (PL)
- Gdańsk Medical University (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kardiologia Polska
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33963/v.phj.105235
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.03