Diet may be the most relevant feature for the success of urate lowering therapy in gout
Hyperuricemia and chronic deposition of monosodium urate crystals are the main cause of the gout. Urate lowering therapy (ULT) is the mainstay of chronic gout treatment. In this study, we evaluated demographic features and disease properties of the patients that would relate with the success of ULT. Sixty-six gout patients on pharmacologic ULT were...
By Nimet Kalkan, Mehmet Tezcan
Löfgren's syndrome with splenic involvement: A case report
Löfgren’s syndrome is an acute form of sarcoidosis characterized by fever, erythema nodosum (EN), bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy (BHL), and polyarthritis. This syndrome is a self-limiting disease. A 45-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of fever, visual blurring, and arthralgia. A chest radiograph showed bilateral h...
By Soheil Ebrahimpour, Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-Zavareh, Afshar Mohseni, Mehran Shokri, Arefeh Babazadeh
Pelvic ring injuries
Pelvis is a strong bony-ligamentous structure containing many organs, vessels and nerves. Three forces or a combination of those forces produce pelvic fractures. The main causes of pelvic fractures are traffic accidents and falls from height. Biomechanically pelvic ring can be stable or unstable. Biomechanically unstable pelvic ring after the injur...
By Saša Milenković, Milan Mitković
Primary aldosteronism: An analysis by speckle tracking echocardiography
Remodeling of the myocardium in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) is mediated by the presence of mineralocorticoid receptors on the myocytes and fibroblasts. The goal of this study was to analyze the effect of arterial hypertension and metabolic disorders on the cardiovascular system in patients with PA. We recruited 54 patients with PA, 32 ...
By Andryi Nykonenko, Iryna Zubryk, Oleksandr Podluzhnyi, Olrksandr Molodan, Sergii Bukhtii, Oleksandr Nykonenko
Angiogenesis in glioblastoma: Molecular and cellular mechanisms and clinical applications
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults and carries poor prognosis. Despite advances in therapy, no significant increase in survival has been achieved for GBM patients. These tumors inevitably recur in the majority of patients, and the therapeutic options for recurrent tumors are limited. GBMs are aggressive, f...
By Desanka Tasić, Irena Dimov, Miloš Kostov, Nataša Vidović, Dragan Dimov
Proposed models for genetic counseling: Which quality indicators by Donabedian's model are more feasible?
Genetic counselling is a complex process that helps people to understand and adopt medical, psychological and genetic aspects of the disease and enable them to make an appropriate decision. In this framework, we revisited all the existing models for decision-making and suggested their use in the process of genetic counselling, which may lead to mor...
By Marija Lević, Dušanka Krajnović, Valentina Marinković
Comparison of the effects of heparin 1000 and 5000 units on arterial blood gases
Analysis of arterial blood gases is necessary for managing the respiratory and metabolic parameters of patients in the intensive care unit. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of heparin 1000 and heparin 5000 units on arterial blood gases in patients admitted to the intensive care unit. This study was a triple-blinded clinical trial. A...
By Reza Borabadi, Mostafa Rad, Mohammad Rakhshani, Mojtaba Rad
Comparison of acute cardiovascular responses during a rowing test in laboratory and field conditions
This study compares the acute cardiovascular responses of rowing athletes during a rowing test in laboratory and field conditions in order to identify possible differences between the two types of the rowing tests. Six male rowers completed the rowing tests, using the Concept2 rowing paddle at the laboratory and a skiff in the water. Heart rate, bl...
By Nikolaos Coutlianos, Nikolaos Panolias, Milena Tomović, Serafeim Alexiou
The occupational burnout among therapeutic employees of hospitals in Iran by the kind of ownership
As a complex and multidimensional problem, the occupational burnout causes absence, dissatisfaction, badtemper, physical and emotional exhaustion and displacement. This study aimed to investigate the levels of occupational burnout and its components in Mazandaran's hospitals by the kind of their ownership. This descriptive-analytical study was cond...
By Ghahraman Mahmoudi, Jahani Ali, Masoomeh Abdi, Sedigheh Solimanian, Nikbakht Ali, Soheil Ebrahimpour
Investigation of efficacy of anti-aging liposomal intimate gel: An in vivo long-term study
Liposomes have been used as universal carriers for decades, encapsulating many compounds with different cosmetic effects in order to achieve the quality, safety and efficacy of functional cosmetic products. In the present study, the efficacy of the application of the commercial liposome gel (SOPHY Anti-Aging Liposomal Intimate Gel), containing L-ar...
By Ivana Nešić, Vesna Savić, Ana Kolarević