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Medicina, Volume 53, Issue 1

2017 February - 9 articles

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Articles (9)

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Left atrial mechanics in patients with acute STEMI and secondary mitral regurgitation: A prospective pilot CMR feature tracking study

  • Tomas Lapinskas,
  • Paulius Bučius,
  • Laura Urbonaitė,
  • Agnieta Stabinskaitė,
  • Živilė Valuckienė,
  • Lina Jankauskaitė,
  • Rimantas Benetis and
  • Remigijus Žaliūnas
Medicina2017, 53(1), 11-18;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2017.02.001

1 March 2017

Background and objective: Left atrium (LA) is an important biomarker of adverse cardiovascular outcomes and cerebrovascular events. This study aimed to evaluate LA myocardial deformation using cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) in p...

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Assessment of coronary care management and hospital mortality from ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in the Kazakhstan population: Data from 2012 to 2015

  • Zhanar Akimbaeva,
  • Zhumagali Ismailov,
  • Aikan A. Akanov,
  • Ričardas Radišauskas and
  • Žilvinas Padaiga
Medicina2017, 53(1), 58-65;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2017.01.006

20 February 2017

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess and evaluate factors related to coronary care management and hospital mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) hospitalized in the Kazakhstan County and city hospital...

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2 Citations
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Evaluation of atrial fibrillation management and cardiovascular risk profile in atrial fibrillation patients: A cross-sectional survey

  • Gediminas Račkauskas,
  • Vytautas Zabiela,
  • Germanas Marinskis,
  • Arvydas Baranauskas,
  • Deimilė Balkutė,
  • Justina Alunderytė,
  • Aras Puodžiūkynas,
  • Tomas Kazakevičius,
  • Vilius Kviesulaitis and
  • Audrius Aidietis
Medicina2017, 53(1), 19-25;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2017.01.005

20 February 2017

Objective: The aim of this study to investigate the most frequent risk factors of atrial fibrilla- tion (AF), co-morbidities, complications associated with AF and the use of anticoagulants and other medications in patients who were referred to univer...

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VEGF-A, sVEGFR-1, and sVEGFR-2 in BCR-ABL negative myeloproliferative neoplasms

  • Grażyna Gadomska,
  • Katarzyna Stankowska,
  • Joanna Boinska,
  • Robert Ślusarz,
  • Marzena Tylicka,
  • Małgorzata Michalska,
  • Anna Jachalska and
  • Danuta Rość
Medicina2017, 53(1), 34-39;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2017.01.004

2 February 2017

Background and objective: Data from the literature indicate the relationship between the bone marrow microvessel density and the blood parameters of angiogenesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate selected parameters of angiogenesis (VEGF-A, sVEG...

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Unscheduled return visits to a pediatric emergency department

  • Sigita Burokienė,
  • Ignė Kairienė,
  • Marius Strička,
  • Liutauras Labanauskas,
  • Rimantė Čerkauskienė,
  • Juozas Raistenskis,
  • Emilija Burokaitė and
  • Vytautas Usonis
Medicina2017, 53(1), 66-71;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2017.01.003

31 January 2017

Background and objective: Return visits (RVs) to a pediatric emergency department (ED) within a short period after discharge have an influence on overcrowding of the ED and reveal some weaknesses of the health care system. The aim of this study was t...

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Familial hematuria: A review

  • Pavlína Plevová,
  • Josef Gut and
  • Jan Janda
Medicina2017, 53(1), 1-10;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2017.01.002

31 January 2017

The most frequent cause of familial glomerular hematuria is thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) caused by germline COL4A3 or COL4A4 gene mutations. Less frequent but important cause with respect to morbidity is Alport syndrome caused by germlin...

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Contribution of mitochondria to injury of hepatocytes and liver tissue by hyperthermia

  • Rasa Žūkienė,
  • Zita Naučienė,
  • Giedrė Šilkūnienė,
  • Tomas Vanagas,
  • Antanas Gulbinas,
  • Aurelijus Zimkus and
  • Vida Mildažienė
Medicina2017, 53(1), 40-49;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2017.01.001

9 January 2017

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate functional changes of liver mitochondria within the experimentally modeled transition zone of radiofrequency ablation and to estimate possible contribution of these changes to the energy status of l...

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2 Citations
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How the changes in the system affect trauma care provision: The assessment of and implications for Lithuanian trauma service performance in 2007–2012

  • Žilvinas Dambrauskas,
  • Vytautas Aukštakalnis,
  • Aurika Karbonskienė,
  • Dmitrijus Kačiurinas,
  • Jolanta Vokietienė,
  • Robertas Lapka,
  • Algimantas Pamerneckas,
  • Narūnas Porvaneckas,
  • Kęstutis Stašaitis and
  • Raimundas Lunevičius
  • + 3 authors
Medicina2017, 53(1), 50-57;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2016.12.002

6 January 2017

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify and assess the effects of changes in the Lithuanian trauma service from 2007 to 2012. We postulate that the implications derived from this study will be of importance to trauma policy planners and make...

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10 Citations
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Response inhibition, set shifting, and complex executive function in patients with chronic lower back pain

  • Rytis Masiliūnas,
  • Dalia Vitkutė,
  • Edgaras Stankevičius,
  • Vaidas Matijošaitis and
  • Kęstutis Petrikonis
Medicina2017, 53(1), 26-33;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medici.2016.12.001

2 January 2017

Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate how response inhibition, set shifting, and complex executive function (represented by risky decision-making) are altered in chronic lower back pain patients.Materials and methods: A total of 29 patients...

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