Mateusz Lucki

From ANCA-mediated vascular injury to coronary microvascular and myocardial involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis: an immunocardiology perspective

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a prototypical antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis characterized by necrotizing inflammation of small- and medium-sized vessels with granulomatous features. Although advances in immunosuppressive therapy have...

Unmasking Behçet’s disease in the European population: a case series report

Behçet’s disease (BD) is rare in European populations. Because clinical and immunological characteristics may differ between Caucasians and Middle Eastern patients, we analyzed BD patients from the Polish population. Data from eight patients with BD treated at a rheumatology clin...

Coronary Calcified Nodules: From Pathological Definitions to Intravascular Imaging- and Morphology-Guided PCI

Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a hallmark of advanced atherosclerosis and a major determinant of procedural complexity during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Once considered a passive consequence of vascular degeneration, CAC is now recognized as an active, high...