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Medicina, Volume 45, Issue 2

February 2009 - 11 articles

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Articles (11)

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
1,527 Views
7 Pages

Prevalence of conventional risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease

  • Egidija Rinkūnienė,
  • Žaneta Petrulionienė,
  • Aleksandras Laucevičius,
  • Ernesta Ringailaitė and
  • Agnė Laučytė

9 March 2009

Extensive clinical and statistical studies have identified risk factors that increase the incidence of coronary heart disease. It is commonly suggested that more than 50% of patients with coronary heart disease lack any of the conventional risk facto...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,230 Views
10 Pages

10 February 2009

The aim of the study was to evaluate associations of emotional state and quality of life with lipid concentration, duration of the disease, and the way of treating the disease in males and females with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A total of 53 persons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,410 Views
9 Pages

Significance of dietotherapy on the clinical course of atopic dermatitis

  • Rūta Rokaitė,
  • Liutauras Labanauskas,
  • Sigita Balčiūnaitė and
  • Laimutė Vaidelienė

10 February 2009

The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of individual balanced replacement diet in treatment of children with atopic dermatitis, to compare the course of atopic dermatitis and gastrointestinal disorders, as well as the data of skin patc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,151 Views
7 Pages

Implementation of international transtelephonic ECG platform for patients with ischemic heart disease

  • Remigijus Žaliūnas,
  • Rimantas Benetis,
  • Giedrius Vanagas,
  • Rimvydas Šlapikas and
  • Alfonsas Vainoras

10 February 2009

Ischemic heart disease in European countries over decades causes up to 55% of all cases of sudden death and also has a high rate of mortality, morbidity, and hospital admission. Patients with such chronic diseases also require intensive home care fac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
1,307 Views
12 Pages

10 February 2009

Objective. This prospective observational study of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), Oswestry Disability Index, Lithuanian version of the McGill Pain Questionnaire, and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain was performed to evaluate their effectiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
1,613 Views
9 Pages

Histology of human glioblastoma transplanted on chicken chorioallantoic membrane

  • Neringa Balčiūnienė,
  • Arimantas Tamašauskas,
  • Angelija Valančiūtė,
  • Vytenis Deltuva,
  • Gintautas Vaitiekaitis,
  • Inga Gudinavičienė,
  • Joachim Weis and
  • Dietrich Graf Von Keyserlingk

10 February 2009

Glioblastoma is the most malignant tumor in the range of cerebral astrocytic gliomas. A lot of experimental models are used to evaluate various properties of glioblastoma. Chicken chorioallantoic membrane model is one of them. Objective. To evaluate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,502 Views
8 Pages

10 February 2009

The aim of this study is to identify how widely deliberate self-harm is spread and the types of deliberate self-harm among 15–17-year-old teenagers in Lithuania. Material and methods. The anonymous Lifestyle and Coping Questionnaire was used for the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
2,114 Views
6 Pages

10 February 2009

The epidemiological data on the prevalence of malocclusion is an important determinant in planning appropriate levels of orthodontic services. The occurrence of occlusal anomalies varies between different countries, ethnic and age groups. The aim of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
1,192 Views
9 Pages

Health of Roma children in Vilnius and Ventspils

  • Virginija Kanapeckienė,
  • Rolanda Valintėlienė,
  • Aušra Beržanskytė,
  • Rimantas Kėvalas and
  • Piotr Supranowicz

10 February 2009

According to the literature data, Roma health and living conditions in Central and Eastern Europe are poorer than of the rest of population. However, the more detailed information about Roma health is lacking. The aim of the study was to evaluate mor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,347 Views
6 Pages

Tumor and immunity

  • Birutė Kazbarienė

10 February 2009

System of organism defense is an important complex of interrelated cellular, molecular, genetic, and other components, which regulate homeostasis of host. Experimental and clinical data show that immune system functions are significant, but also a co...

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