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Medicina, Volume 57, Issue 9

September 2021 - 139 articles

Cover Story: Existential suffering refers to one’s angst from a perceived loss of meaning, hope, relationships, and a sense of self in thinking about death and dying. Quality palliative care not only takes care of patients’ physical pain and existential suffering but also fills their last days with opportunities for redemption, spiritual growth, and restoration of relations. Our paper proposes that this could be achieved through a holistic approach with a focus on spiritual care, as illustrated by a healing wheel involving healthcare professionals, the community, the patient, and a Higher Power. View this paper
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Articles (139)

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
8,782 Views
9 Pages

Treatment Modalities of Recurrent Oral Mucosal Melanoma In Situ

  • Philipp Becker,
  • Andreas Pabst,
  • Monika Bjelopavlovic,
  • Daniel Müller and
  • Peer W. Kämmerer

14 September 2021

Oral mucosal melanoma (OMM) represents an extremely rare entity that is associated with a poor prognosis due to late diagnosis and early metastasis. Here, extensive surgical therapy is the therapy of choice. In contrary, for OMM in situ, the respecti...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,257 Views
10 Pages

13 September 2021

Background and Objectives: To document, through multimodal imaging, the post-procedural clinical course and visual outcome of a patient who received intra-arterial tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for acute iatrogenic branch retinal artery occlusio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,854 Views
9 Pages

The Risk of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Cirrhotic Patients Receiving Norfloxacin for Secondary Prophylaxis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis—A Real Life Cohort

  • Irina Girleanu,
  • Anca Trifan,
  • Laura Huiban,
  • Cristina Muzica,
  • Roxana Nemteanu,
  • Andreea Teodorescu,
  • Ana Maria Singeap,
  • Camelia Cojocariu,
  • Stefan Chiriac and
  • Oana Petrea
  • + 4 authors

13 September 2021

Background and Objectives: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a life-threatening complication of liver cirrhosis. Antibiotic prophylaxis is effective but can lead to an increased incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). The aim...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,398 Views
9 Pages

The Role of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Cancer-Associated Thrombosis According to the Current Literature

  • Petroula Nana,
  • Konstantinos Dakis,
  • Michail Peroulis,
  • Nikos Rousas,
  • Konstantinos Spanos,
  • George Kouvelos,
  • Eleni Arnaoutoglou and
  • Miltos Matsagkas

12 September 2021

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication among patients suffering from malignancies, leading to an increased mortality rate. Novel randomized trials have added valuable information regarding cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) management...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,384 Views
12 Pages

Transition of Living Arrangement and Cognitive Impairment Status among Chinese Older Adults: Are They Associated?

  • Yen-Han Lee,
  • Chia-Hung Lin,
  • Jia-Ren Chang,
  • Ching-Ti Liu,
  • Mack Shelley and
  • Yen-Chang Chang

12 September 2021

Background and Objectives: Living arrangement is a crucial factor for older adults’ health. It is even more critical for Chinese older adults due to the tradition of filial piety. With the aging of China’s population, the prevalence of cognitive impa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,434 Views
14 Pages

The Influence of Maternal Obesity on Cell-Free Fetal DNA and Blood Pressure Regulation in Pregnancies with Hypertensive Disorders

  • Aleksandra Stupak,
  • Wojciech Kwaśniewski,
  • Anna Goździcka-Józefiak and
  • Anna Kwaśniewska

12 September 2021

Background and Objectives: obesity and blood pressure disorders are one of the main risk factors for antenatal, intra, postpartum, and neonatal complications. In preeclampsia (PE), the placental hypoxia leads to vascular endothelium dysfunction, cell...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
8,492 Views
15 Pages

Assessment of the Impact of Alcohol Consumption Patterns on Heart Rate Variability by Machine Learning in Healthy Young Adults

  • Gheorghe Nicusor Pop,
  • Ruxandra Christodorescu,
  • Dana Emilia Velimirovici,
  • Raluca Sosdean,
  • Miruna Corbu,
  • Olivia Bodea,
  • Mihaela Valcovici and
  • Simona Dragan

11 September 2021

Background and Objectives: Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is present in early stages of alcohol abuse and increases the likelihood of cardiovascular events. Given the nonlinear pattern of dynamic interaction between sympathetic nervous sy...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
10,463 Views
25 Pages

11 September 2021

Coffee is rich in phenolic acids, such as caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid (CGA). Polyphenol-rich diets were shown to reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome (MeTS). Background and Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis discusses the eff...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,682 Views
14 Pages

Clinical Profile and Aspects of Differential Diagnosis in Patients with ME/CFS from Latvia

  • Angelika Krumina,
  • Katrine Vecvagare,
  • Simons Svirskis,
  • Sabine Gravelsina,
  • Zaiga Nora-Krukle,
  • Sandra Gintere and
  • Modra Murovska

11 September 2021

Background and objectives: There is still an uncertainty regarding the clinical symptomatology and the diagnostic criteria in terms of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), as different diagnostic criteria exist. Our aim is to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,893 Views
11 Pages

11 September 2021

Background and objectives: There have been many reports of mental health in the pandemic period. The research conducted so far has indicated an increase in the severity of anxiety and aggression and an escalation of alcohol consumption during the COV...

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