Targeting inflammation: Cohort study of the influence of methotrexate therapy on sideropenic anemia and reduction of inflammatory markers in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that can cause destructive joint disease and progressive disability. The diagnosis of RA is based on laboratory and clinical evidence, which includes the analysis of inflammatory markers, hematological, and biochemical parameters. Fifty patients diagnosed with RA without methotrexate (MTX) ...
By Maja Mitrašinović-Brulić, Ema Maslo, Muhamed Fočak, Damir Suljević
Comparative evaluation of hyperfunction of thyroid gland in women with other thyroid disfunctions: Central Bosnia and Herzegovina experience
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By Edhem Hasković, Jasmina Marušić, Denis Hasković, Muhamed Fočak, Safija Herenda
Acid-Base Status of Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Ketonuria: Bosnia and Herzegovina Experience
Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the values of biochemical parameters in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis and ketonuria. In this prospective comparative study conducted at the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, hundred patients of both genders with diabetes mellitus were enrolled. Newly diagnosed diabetic patients w...
By Edhem Hasković, Azra Bureković, Adnan Husić, Muhamed Fočak, Erna Islamagić
Troponin and C-reactive Protein in Risk Stratification after Myocardial Infarction
Summary The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of troponin I, C-reactive protein and risk factors for the occurrence of complications after myocardial infarction. Troponin I and C-reactive protein values were analyzed in 38% of patients with complications (postinfarction angina, ventricular fibrillation, heart failure ...
By Enisa Hodžić, Edhem Hasković, Mirela Duraković, Muhamed Fočak