The purpose of this review was to show the available clinical and biological advances of umbilical cord blood allogeneic stem cell transplantation in adult patients. In adults, umbilical cord blood transplantation, due to less pronounced graft versus host disease compared to conventional approaches may, be feasible in spite of slower engraftment. T...

By Goran Marjanović, Milena Todorović-Bakrač, Tatjana Jevtović-Stoimenov

The prognosis of malignant hypertension without treatment is poor, with more than 80% mortality in two years. It is unusual to see it on more than one occasion in the same patient. We demonstrated clinical course, response to treatment and outcome of a patient presenting with recurrent malignant hypertension. In this patient, we did not see high re...

By Rok Accetto, Olga Pirc-Čerček, Andreja Marn-Pernat

Special clinical conditions of the heart create collaterals, primarily myocardial ischemia, hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy or atherosclerosis.  The aim of the paper was to show the importance of collateral vessels in clinical practice, particularly in the rehabilitation of coronary heart disease.  The paper presents a case report of a ...

By Stojan Babić, Biljana Lazović, Zorana Vasiljević