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 aim of the research was to investigate prognostic factors in patients with resected colorectal liver metastases (CLMs) after biological and chemotherapy, which made initially unresectable disease suitable for resection. Sixty-six patients with resected CLMs, operated after induction bio-chemotherapy with bevacizumab + FOLFOX4, treated at the Cl...

By Miljana Džunić, Ivan Petković, Ana Cvetanović, Ivica Pejčić, Svetislav Vrbić, Saša Dinić

Poor oral hygiene and diseases of the teeth and oral tissues can affect all aspects of patients' lives. The aim of the study was to determine the subjective assessment of oral and general health and their impact on the quality of life in elderly patients. The research included 46 patients, geriatric center users, who were asked questions from a thr...

By Milena Kostić, Marko Igić, Ana Pejčić

The maternal mortality rate (MMR) often reflects the development status of one country. This study calculates the incidence rate of maternal mortality and examines the related risk factors in Fars Province, located in South of Iran. Using the surveillance system of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, we reviewed all childbirth records from 2002 ...

By Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Fariba Moradi, Elham Hesami, Ahmad Maghsoudi, Amin Mirahmadizadeh, Ali Seifi, Mahsa Kiani, Mohsen Moghadami

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients who have bone involvement are rarely seen. These patients exhibit very different clinical manifestations in comparison with the normal cases of these types of cancers. We report a case of NHL, firstly treated as osteomyelitis case of unidentified etiology. This case showed the difficulties that may occur while ...

By Soheil Ebrahimpour, Afshar Mohseni, Zeinab Sheidaie, Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-zavareh, Arefeh Babazadeh

Summary Generally, progress, productivity and success of any organization depends on the skills and knowledge of their manpower. Thus, better and more accurate training programs in organizations will lead to their growth and efficiency will be eventually achieved. Due to the many advances in the field of medicine, nurses are the backbone of activit...

By Neda Safaeifard, Hossein Namdar Areshtanab, Fariborz Roshangar, Hossein Ebrahim, Hossein Karimi Moonaghi, Raheleh Janani

Summary Bilomas represent large collections of bile, produced due to a rupture of bile ducts. Most frequently, they are located in the perihepatic tissues, rarely intrahepatic ones. Usually, bile ducts rupture is caused by trauma, spontaneous or iatrogenic, or some underlying disease. The majority of bilomas cases are treated by means of drainage p...

By Aleksandra Radovanović, Miljan Krstić, Jasmina Gligorijević, Aleksandra Veličkov, Marko Stojanović

Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent and life-threatening malignant tumor in adult females. Little is known about the association between neuropeptide leptin hormone and development of BC. The aim of the paper was to evaluate the interactive role of neuropeptide leptin hormone among BC Jordanian women with regard to treatment exposure and menop...

By Safa'a Al-Zeidaneen, Mousa Ahmad, Ali Al-Ebous

The present study used scientometrics and word co-occurrence analysis to identify the most important topics and to assess trends in English for medical purposes over time. Documents indexed in Scopus and Web of Science were used to examine various indicators such as keywords, countries, organizations, and authors. Search results were preprocessed t...

By Nematullah Shomoossi, Mostafa Rad, Mansoureh Fiezabadi, Esmaeil Vaziri, Mostafa Amiri

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a 1.5 times higher cardiovascular disease mortality compared to the general population, while the life expectancy of these patients is 5-10 years shorter compared to the general population. In RA patients, all stages of atherogenic process are accelerated. Systemic inflammation underlying RA is an indepe...

By Ivana Aleksić, Sonja Stojanović, Ivan Tasić, Bojana Stamenković