Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by impaired glycemic control, which increases the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic complications. Exercise is a key non-pharmacological intervention known to improve blood glucose regulation, but the acute effects of different exercise modalities on glycemic control in T2DM remain unclear. The ai...

By Anja Lazić, Tatjana Jevtovic Stoimenov, Nebojša Trajković

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

Currently, there is no classification reflecting the severity of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs). Therefore, we aimed to create one and facilitate the prognostic assessment of cIAIs in clinical practice. This was a single-center study conducted at a University Hospital Stara Zagora including 140 patients with cIAIs. Retrospectively, ...

By Evgeni Dimitrov, Georgi Minkov, Emil Enchev, Yovcho Yovtchev

The incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is declining in developed countries due to better prevention and more effective treatment of risk factors, however, the proportion of younger patients with AMI is increasing. The aim of the research was to compare patients under the age of 45 years with acute myocardial infarction at a ten-year int...

By Danijela Đorđević-Radojković, Miodrag Damjanović, Svetlana Apostolović, Jelena Milošević, Dragana Stanojević, Goran Koraćević, Ružica Janković-Tomašević, Tomislav Kostić, Sonja Dakić, Jelena Cvetković, Jovana Šarić

Despite the fact that proton pump inhibitors are widely used for the inhibition of gastric acid secretion, recent studies have revealed certain long-term side effects. Due to acidic environment in the stomach, it is challenging to design new competitive inhibitors of gastric proton pump with more potent inhibition of gastric acid secretion to conve...

By Marko Karović, Boško Nikolić, Nikola Nedeljković, Marina Vesović, Miloš Nikolić

This study aimed to determine the effect of the self-efficacy enhancement program on medication adherence and self-efficacy in patients with the acute coronary syndrome. The parallel randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 86 patients with the acute coronary syndrome in Shahroud, Iran, by using a convenience sampling method. Data collectio...

By Maryam Mahdavian, Mahboobeh Khajeh, Shahrbanoo Goli, Kamran Pourmand, Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini, Hossein Ebrahimi

Patients who undergo kidney transplantation can encounter significant changes in body composition because of weight gain caused by fat mass accumulation and muscle mass loss, resulting in poor graft outcomes. The study aimed to investigate the impact of different obesity parameters on graft function in kidney transplant recipients. A cross-sectiona...

By Zorica Dimitrijević, Ina Konstantinović, Jelena Ranđelović, Tamara Vrećić, Mina Cvetković, Karolina Paunović, Goran Paunović, Branka Mitić

Managing diabetes mellitus requires significant lifestyle changes and medication adherence. It has been shown that varying attitudes towards diabetes treatment can significantly impact self-care and health outcomes. This study investigated attitudes toward diabetes treatment among type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Serbia and its impac...

By Mina Karaman, Mirjana Bogavac, Dragan Stajić

As the number of older adults seeking care in emergency departments (EDs) continues to rise, it is imperative that we prioritize research and reforms to enhance geriatric emergency care. The challenges facing older patients in the ED are multifaceted and complex....

By Assad Touraj

Well-differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is curable in most patients with adequate surgical approach, radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression. However, around 2%-4% of cases experience a local recurrence in lateral cervical lymph nodes during a follow-up. Among these cases, nearly two-thirds become resi...

By Katarina Vuleta-Nedić, Vladimir Vukomanović, Ana Ranković, Vesna Ignjatović, Svetlana Kocić