Association of the disease duration and administered therapy with metabolic syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Aim. The aim of the paper was to examine the impact of disease duration and administered therapy on the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Material and methods. This study involved 55 patients (50 females and 5 males) with the diagnosis and 49 healthy controls of similar age. MetS was defin...
By Jovana Cvetković, Sonja Stojanović, Ivan Tasić, Bojana Stamenković, Jovan Nedović, Sanja Stojanović
Effectiveness of Tocilizumab after switching from intravenous to subcutaneous formulation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A single-centre experience
Nowadays, the appropriate control of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) involves the absence of clinical disease activity, delaying joint destruction as long as possible and adequate quality of life of the affected. With currently available therapeutic modalities, this therapeutic goal can be achieved in a large number of patients. The aim of this research ...
By Sonja Stojanović, Bojana Stamenković, Jovan Nedović, Ivana Aleksić, Jovana Cvetković
Rehabilitation of a Female Patient after Corrective Surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot
Summary Herein we present a 25-year-old female patient with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). This congenital heart defect is not very common, but it is the most common one among cyanotic heart defects. Treatment of the patients with TF is surgical, with palliative or curative (corrective) intent. Our patient underwent palliative surgery, definitive ...
By Jovana Cvetković, Dragan Đ Đorđević, Milan Šljivić, Marina Deljanin Ilić