Editor-in-chief: Prof. Maciej Banach, MD, PhD, dr. h.c. multi, FAHA, FESC, FNLA, FASA, FRSPH

Archives of Medical Science (AMS) publishes high quality original papers and short communications prepared especially by young scientists from all over the world. It is a peer-reviewed journal with international Editorial Board. The second aim of AMS is to present best educational manuscripts written by experienced scientists (reviews, letters to Editor, editorials and research papers) to make this Journal even more interesting for young doctors.

Archives of Medical Science (AMS) is endorsed by the International Lipid Expert Panel.

3.3

IF 2024

3.2

IF Five Year

100

MNiSW

182.18

ICV

4.6

CiteScore 2024

57/332
83%

Rank by Journal Impact Factor

71/333
78.83%

Rank by Journal Citation Indicator

Most read Editor's Choice Manuscripts accepted

Hypertensive heart disease mortality trends attributable to high body mass index over the period 1990-2021 and projections up to 2040

Zhaohui Xu, Letai Li, Yinqin Hu, Jiahui Yang, Qiqi Wan, Xinyu Zhang, Rongjia Liu, Cheng Lu, Yongming Liu

A 360° Perspective on Cardiovascular Prevention: the International Lipid Expert Panel SiMple tIps for the heaLthy hEart (ILEP-SMILE)

Maciej Banach, Federica Fogacci, Atanas Atanasov, Anca Pantea Stoian, Jacek Jóźwiak, Ibadete Bytyci, Ivan Pećin, Niki Katsiki, Mohsen Mazidi, Ioanna Gouni-Berthold, Peter Penson, Dan Gaita, Arrigo Cicero

Rosuvastatin-based combination treatment with acetylsalicylic acid or ezetimibe in the management of patients at high and very high cardiovascular risk. Expert opinion paper of the Polish Lipid Association 2025

Maciej Banach, Stanisław Surma, Agata Bielecka-Dąbrowa, Marek Gierlotka, Renata Główczyńska, Piotr Jankowski, Jacek Jóźwiak, Jacek Kubica, Witold Streb, Filip Szymański, Tomasz Tomasik, Robert Gil

The prevention opportunities of retinopathy in diabetic patients – position paper endorsed by the Polish Lipid Association

Maciej Banach, Stanisław Surma, Grzegorz Dzida, Jacek Jóźwiak, Bogusław Okopień, Jacek Rysz, Konrad Szosland, Andrzej Grzybowski

Lipoprotein(a) and thromboembolism: current state of knowledge and unsolved issues

Małgorzata Konieczyńska, Joanna Natorska, Michał Ząbczyk, Anetta Undas

Seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and syphilis among human immunodeficiency virus-infected people at a university hospital, Turkey

Heval Can Bilek, Aydın Deveci, Esra Aksakal Tanyel

The effect of α-lipoic acid treatment on plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine, a biomarker of endothelial dysfunction in diabetic neuropathy

Ferenc Sztanek, Hajnalka Lőrincz, Ágnes Molnár, Anita Szentpéteri, Eszter Zöld, Ildikó Seres, Dénes Páll, Mariann Harangi, Péter Kempler, György Paragh

MicroRNA-27a regulates the viability, migration and invasion of human skin cancer cells by targeting MAPK7

Lei Cao, Ping Luo, Hui Wang, Feiyan Rao

MicroRNA let-7f protects against H2O2-induced oxidative damage in neuroblastoma cells by targeting AKT-2

Kuo Li, Zhan-Qiang Wang, Jun-Ling Zhang, Pei-Yuan Lv

Assessment of inflammatory markers, disease severity and comorbidities in very elderly patients with acute respiratory diseases

Armagan Hazar, Baran Gundogus

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Mendelian randomization identifies the characteristic plasma metabolite profile of meningioma

Weixin Zheng, Hong Lin, Yufang Liu, Yuzhe Wang, Haiping Chen, Zhiyong Lin, Zhizhou Zhang

Definition of maximum daily amounts of vitamins and minerals allowed in food supplements: scientific rationale and European regulatory frameworks

Franca Marangoni, Federica Fogacci, Arrigo Cicero, Andrea Poli

Evaluating Causal Relationship between Sex Hormones and Oral Cavity Cancer: Mendelian Randomization Study

Xiaopeng Qu, Pengyu Tao, Jiajia Dong, Lingzhao Meng

LDL-cholesterol control in high-risk individuals: an international obstacle and call for earlier combination lipid-lowering therapy

Alexander Razavi, Mark Sokolsky, Roger Blumenthal

Dynamic serum amyloid A for the prediction of the trajectory of ventilator-associated pneumonia in elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular therapy and general anesthesia

Ping Su, Yipin Ji

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Current issue

2/2025 vol. 21

Lipid disorders

STATE OF THE ART PAPER

2024: The Year in Cardiovascular Disease - The Year of Lipoprotein(a) – Research Advances and New Findings.

Bożena Sosnowska, Peter P. Toth, Alexander C Razavi, Alan T Remaley, Roger S Blumenthal, Maciej Banach

Arch Med Sci 2025;21(2):355-373

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/202213

Abstract

eISSN:	1896-9151
ISSN:	1734-1922

Current issue

2024: The Year in Cardiovascular Disease - The Year of Lipoprotein(a) – Research Advances and New Findings.

Analysis of the current status of computed tomography diagnosis of sarcopenia

From cirrhosis to hepatogenous diabetes: risk factors and glycemic management

The effect of α-lipoic acid treatment on plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine, a biomarker of endothelial dysfunction in diabetic neuropathy

Cardiometabolic risk in non-diabetic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MAFLD) patients: insights from the triglyceride-glucose, plasma atherogenic, and cardiometabolic index

Assessment of vitamin D levels in correlation with coronary computed tomography angiography results in a Slovak population

Evaluation of microbiome composition combined with serum untargeted metabolomic profiling in newly diagnosed children with inflammatory bowel disease

Investigation of potential prognostic biomarkers for colorectal cancer

Seroprevalence of hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and syphilis among human immunodeficiency virus-infected people at a university hospital, Turkey

Predictive score for in-hospital mortality in patients with severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Assessment of inflammatory markers, disease severity and comorbidities in very elderly patients with acute respiratory diseases

Evaluation of pain during diagnostic and surgical minihysteroscopy under local anesthesia

An observational study of serum vitamin D status in critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit

Comparison of clinical and economic outcomes between the direct anterior approach and the posterolateral approach for primary total hip arthroplasty

Microstructural changes in postoperative cervical cords with cervical spondylotic myelopathy evaluated by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging: a preliminary study

Decreased expression of cytokeratin 15 and tropoelastin in men with androgenetic alopecia and its relationship with increased expression of p15/p16

Association between Life’s Essential 8 and depression: a population-based study

Temporal trends in neck pain prevalence among adolescents and young adults aged 10–24 from 1990 to 2019

MiR-200a promotes the survival of cardiac cells and improves cardiac injury in chronic heart failure rats

Celastrol attenuates Alzheimer’s disease-mediated learning and memory impairment by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced inflammation and oxidative stress

Efficacy and safety of apixaban and warfarin in prevention of ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Efficacy and harms associated with β-blockers for cardiotoxicity in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cardiovascular and metabolic effects of ovarian suppression in combination with tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor as adjuvant therapy for early oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: a systematic review

Efficacy and safety of rituximab in children with steroid-dependent or frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Causal relationship between sleep traits and erectile dysfunction: evidence from Mendelian randomization analysis

Association between type 1 diabetes mellitus and esophageal varices: a Mendelian randomization study

Important role of long non-coding RNA UBE2R2-AS1 in diabetes-induced renal injury

Long noncoding RNA MALAT1 can regulate proliferation and apoptosis of LPS-treated HK-2 cells via targeting miR-23a-3p through regulating ERK signaling

The SP1/SNHG16/GLUT1 axis promotes prostate cancer proliferation and invasion by regulating glucose metabolism

MicroRNA let-7f protects against H2O2-induced oxidative damage in neuroblastoma cells by targeting AKT-2

Anticancer activity of sulforaphane against human hepatoblastoma cells involves apoptosis, autophagy and inhibition of β-catenin signaling pathway

MicroRNA-27a regulates the viability, migration and invasion of human skin cancer cells by targeting MAPK7

Insights into the role of miR-877 and histidine-rich glycoprotein in preeclampsia

Analysis of lcnRNAHomebox transcript antisense RNA (HOTAIR) expression in Polish women with endometriosis

Mendelian randomization studies of diagnostic value of standard biochemistry serum enzymes portfolio in cardiovascular diseases

The expression of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) and nerve growth factor (NGF) in endometriomas

Influenza in hospitalized pediatric patients in Poland: a retrospective single-center study of the 2023/2024 epidemic season