Congenital hypoplasia of the left atrial appendage (LAA) with stenotic ostium in an abnormal position is an extremely rare entity. We report an exceptional case of hypoplastic LAA with ostial stenosis in an abnormal location in the patient with mitral valve stenosis that was mistaken in the transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for an intraluminal...

By Feridoun Sabzi, Aghigh Heydari, Mohammad Rouzbahani, Atefeh Asadmobini

There are several definitions given by various anesthesiology professional organizations that explain the term procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA). The International Committee for the Advancement of PSA has defined procedural sedation as the use of anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics, analgesics and/or dissociative drugs to alleviate anxiety, pai...

By Šćepan Sinanović, Tanja Prodović, Olivera Milovanović, Saša Bubanj, Miljan Krstović, Srećko Potić, Jelena Sekulić, Danilo Jeremić

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with periods of remission and exacerbation. Numerous studies have been conducted in order to identify the ideal marker when it comes to the inflammatory bowel diseases. In the literature, fecal calprotectin is mentioned as a marker of inflammation. Elevated levels of calprotectin ca...

By Mladen Maksić, Tijana Veljković, Mirjana Cvetković, Marija Marković, Saša Perić, Olivera Marinković, Nataša Zdravković

Reproductive health and cervical cancer screeaning are public health priorities. The aim of the study was to asses the sexual behavior and prevalence of cervical cancer screening use in the Šumadija District, Serbia. The research was conducted as a cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of 510 females aged 18 -49 years, living...

By Vera Simić, Nataša Mihailović, Snežana Radovanović, Sanja Kocić, Svetlana Radević, Ivana Simić-Vukomanović

Psoriasis is a chronic, relapsing, non-infectious dermatosis, affecting patients' quality of life. There is still insufficient evidence from routine clinical practice on how the biological therapy improves the quality of life of patients with psoriasis. The aim of our study was to examine the effectiveness of biological therapy, regardless of the d...

By Katarina Nikolić, Dragan Jovanović, Lena Stojković

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects mental health. Our study aimed to investigate whether the act of mandatory and prolonged in-hospital quarantine is a contributing risk factor for impaired mental health among individuals with confirmed COVID-19 infection. A mixed survey-based cross-sectional study included 300 COVID-19 patients who filled...

By Marina Malobabić, Jelena Stojanov, Goran Stanojević, Miloš Stević, Vuk Milošević, Aleksandar Stojanov

Microvascular and macrovascular complications lead to recurrent hospital admissions, hospitalizations, disability, and death in the course of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Triglyceride to HDL cholesterol ratio (THR) is associated with insulin resistance. We aimed to find out whether there is a relationship between THR and diabetic complications ...

By Satilmis Bilgin, Gulali Aktas, Tel Atak, Ozge Kurtkulagi, Gizem Kahveci, Tuba Duman, Havva Akin, Buse Balci, Asli Erturk

Recently, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) has been suggested as a predictor of mortality and poor clinical outcome in patients with trauma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between HbA1c values and clinical outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). In a cross-sectional study, a total of 133 TBI patients referred to the eme...

By Sajad Shafiee, Misagh Shafizad, Dorsa Marzban, Samad Karkhah, Mohammad Ghazanfari, Amir Zeydi

Tooth loss and changes in tooth structure affect the quality of life of patients both from the aspect of orofacial health and general health as well. Lack of teeth reduces the ability to chew and swallow food, which significantly disrupts the function of the digestive system. Less pleasing appearance and speech disorders affect the patient's psycho...

By Maja Anđelković, Nikola Gligorijević, Milena Kostić

FH is an autosomal dominant disease of lipid metabolism. Hypercholesterolemia, xanthomas, and death from early coronary artery disease (CAD) are common in this disease due to a mutation in the LDLR, Apo-B100 or PCSK9 genes. A 4-year-old male patient with a very rare heterozygous c.1730G > C (p.Trp577Ser) variation in exon 12 of the low-density l...

By Mustafa Doğan, Mehmet Koksal, Recep Eroz