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Department of Family Medicine and Internal Diseases is one of the clinics at the Medical Center of Postgraduate Education (CMKP) which is providing education courses in internal medicine for specializing doctor as specialists of family medicine. Three years ago, specialists working in this Department began to organize continuous education programs in the field of internal diseases for family physicians and other physicians who work in grand outpatient clinics. They are the authors of the articles presented in „Postępy Nauk Medycznych” (journal under the patronage of CMKP).

In the current issue of the journal you will find nine articles on various topics related to general practice – there are some articles that provide you with basic information, some which are more advances as well as some commentaries.

The article by Orzechowski and Wąsowski deals with the issue of heart failure treatment. The overall prevalence of heart failure (HF) is increasing because of the ageing of the population, the success of prolonging survival in patient with coronary events and the effectiveness of the primary and secondary prevention. Family physicians play a substantial role in medical care of patients with HF. The aim of this article is to provide guidelines for the non- pharmacological and pharmacological management as well as recommendations for use of devices such as cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and implantable cardioverter – defibrillator (ICD) based on European Society of Cardiology guidelines and current references.

The article by Puchalska-Krotki and Marcinowska-Suchowierska deals with pharmacotherapy of stable angina pectoris which has a fundamental significance in modification of atherosclerosis and atherosclerotic plaques development. Under the influence of the medical treatment atherosclerosis does not develop or it even recedes. As myocardial infractions and deaths are prevented, the prognoses for patients improve. The pharmacotherapy improves the patients´ quality of life by eliminating anginal pains, reducing their frequency and the severity of the symptoms. Changing of the lifestyle matters here greatly.

The article by Jasik and Marcinowska-Suchowierska presents provides up-to-date information on

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