Many markers are used to evaluate the prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Researches are focused on available markers with high sensitivity and specificity. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prognostic value of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and its superiority compared with other prognostic ma...

By Rada Vučić, Vladimir Ignjatović, Olivera Andrejić, Katarina Čupić, Miodrag Srećković, Filipović Vučković, Marija Sekulić, Milan Dobrić, Jelena Rakočević

Cystic changes of the spleen are one of the rare clinical entities in the pediatric population. The paper presents a partial splenectomy in children performed by open approach as a safe surgical treatment of giant epithelial splenic cysts. Two cases of giant epithelial cysts of the spleen in children are presented. Medical documents and data referr...

By Maja Zečević, Zoran Marjanović, Dragoljub Živanović, Goran Janković, Nikola Živković, Živojin Spasić, Strahinja Konstantinović

Splenic abscess is a very rare extra-intestinal complication of Salmonella infection in the post-antibiotic era with the incidence between 0.14% and 2%. It usually follows bacteremia due to varied etiologies such as trauma, infective endocarditis, intravenous drug abuse, immunodeficiency status (AIDS, diabetes mellitus). An 82-year-old woman presen...

By Milan Pantelić, Tamara Vučinić, Milica Stanucević, Miloš Dujović, Maša Pantelić

Ketorolac is a potent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that can inhibit cyclooxygenase activity and prostaglandin synthesis, thereby reducing pain and inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the hepatorenal toxicity of ketorolac administration in adult male rats. Twenty-four adult male Wistar rats were randomly assigned t...

By Fatemeh Rashidi, Amir Noyani, Salma Omidi, Touraj Assadi

Glioblastomas (GBMs) are among the most vascularized human tumors and the presence of microvascular proliferation is one of the diagnostic hallmarks of these malignancies. The aim of the present study was to investigate the extent of vascularization and its relation to proliferative activity and the p53 status in GBMs. Tissue samples from 100 selec...

By Desanka Tasić, Irena Dimov, Miloš Kostov, Dragan Dimov

Empathy is pivotal in healthcare, enhancing patient-provider relationships and healthcare outcomes. This study explores how empathy relates to the Big Five personality traits among Serbian physicians. A cross-sectional survey of 304 Serbian physicians (37.5% male, 62.5% female; mean age 37.38 years) was conducted using online questionnaires from Ma...

By Dejan Dobrijević, Mina Karaman, Tatjana Krstić

Approximately 50% of embryo transfer cycles are performed as frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles; however, research on the factors influencing pregnancy rates in these cycles is limited in northern Iran. The aim of this study was to identify the factors influencing the clinical pregnancy rate in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) FET cycles among in...

By Sepideh Peivandi, Samaneh Aghajanpour, Mohammad Khademloo, Keshvar Samadaee Gelehkolaee, Marzieh Zamaniyan

Shock is a life-threatening condition that occurs due to a mismatch in the supply and consumption of oxygen, which leads to cell and tissue hypoxia, resulting in cell death and dysfunction of vital organs. The effects of shock are reversible in the early stages, but delay in diagnosis and initiation of treatment can lead to irreversible changes. Th...

By Uroš Ristić, Radmilo Janković, Marija Stošić, Milan Manić, Jelena Živadinović, Dalibor Stojanović, Biljana Stošić

Lyme disease is an infectious disease transmitted by the Ixodes ticks and is manifested by damaging various organs and systems (most often-migrating erythema, damage to the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, heart, liver and eyes). According to various authors, heart damage in Lyme borreliosis ranges from 4% to 10% and is an understudied patho...

By Nadiya Yarema, Kateryna Myndziv, Volodymyr Dzhyvak

Pediatric stroke (PS) is a rare disease with the global incidence of 1.2 -13/100,000, but nevertheless, is an important cause of disability in children. What makes it a challenging research topic is its alarming upsurge in the prevalence of 35%. The most prevalent motor deficit in that regard is hemiparesis in 50% to 80% of children with PS. The fo...

By Hristina Čolović, Dragan Zlatanović, Vesna Živković, Anita Stanković, Dejan Nikolić