Pub Date : 2016-12-01DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.425-428
I. Sopjani, Shemsedin Vehapi, D. Gorani, M. Imeri, Sidita Vitoja, S. Tahiri
Background: The depression is a significant problem in patients with diabetes. This research is the first of it’s kind conducted in the Republic of Kosovo to determine the prevalence of depression diagnosed in people with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) and interrelation between depressive symptoms and behavior of diabetes self-care (glucose monitoring, exercise, diet, and self- health care). Methods: Research was conducted in the University Clinical Center of Kosovo (UCCK), in Pristine. The sample consisted of 200 individuals. Data collection was done through structured questionnaires. HANDS (Harvard Department of Psychiatry / National Depression Screening Day Scale) questionnaire was used to assess depressive symptoms and DSMQ (The Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire) was used to assess self-care behavior. Data analysis was run through SSPS program, version 21. Results: The results showed that the prevalence of depression in diabetic patients was 66.5% in Kosovo. Being a woman, a resident of rural areas or with low level of education, there were significant predictors and were associated with increased chance of developing the symptoms of major depression. Significant relations were found between major depression and physical activity (p<0.05). While between major depression and management of blood glucose level, dietary control and self health care, no significant correlation was found. Conclusion: This paper concluded the involvement of psychological aspect in health care plan for diabetics, in order to reduce the number of individuals affected by depression, to diagnose and to treat these individuals for a better quality of life.
{"title":"The Relation Between Depressive Symptoms and Self-Care in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Kosovo","authors":"I. Sopjani, Shemsedin Vehapi, D. Gorani, M. Imeri, Sidita Vitoja, S. Tahiri","doi":"10.5455/medarh.2016.70.425-428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2016.70.425-428","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The depression is a significant problem in patients with diabetes. This research is the first of it’s kind conducted in the Republic of Kosovo to determine the prevalence of depression diagnosed in people with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) and interrelation between depressive symptoms and behavior of diabetes self-care (glucose monitoring, exercise, diet, and self- health care). Methods: Research was conducted in the University Clinical Center of Kosovo (UCCK), in Pristine. The sample consisted of 200 individuals. Data collection was done through structured questionnaires. HANDS (Harvard Department of Psychiatry / National Depression Screening Day Scale) questionnaire was used to assess depressive symptoms and DSMQ (The Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire) was used to assess self-care behavior. Data analysis was run through SSPS program, version 21. Results: The results showed that the prevalence of depression in diabetic patients was 66.5% in Kosovo. Being a woman, a resident of rural areas or with low level of education, there were significant predictors and were associated with increased chance of developing the symptoms of major depression. Significant relations were found between major depression and physical activity (p<0.05). While between major depression and management of blood glucose level, dietary control and self health care, no significant correlation was found. Conclusion: This paper concluded the involvement of psychological aspect in health care plan for diabetics, in order to reduce the number of individuals affected by depression, to diagnose and to treat these individuals for a better quality of life.","PeriodicalId":18414,"journal":{"name":"Medical Archives","volume":"32 1","pages":"425 - 428"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88030956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-12-01DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.429-432
Lejla Ibričević-Balić, E. Ićindić-Nakas, S. Hasić, E. Kiseljaković, A. Sofo-Hafizović, Sefkija Balic
Introduction: Anemia occurs in 60% to 80 % of patients with newly diagnosed myeloma multiplex (MM). The cause of anemia in MM is probably multi factorial and involved among the others hepcidin and some cytokines, especially interleukine-6. Anemia in MM is one of the risk factor used in Durie-Salmon classification for staging and prognostic score. Treatment options are set according to this score with most significant impact on survival. Aim: To estimate baseline level of serum hepcidin, IL-6 and iron metabolism markers in anemic MM patients, possible role of hepcidin and its interaction with IL-6. Methods: 27 patients with newly diagnosed MM were enrolled in this observational, prospective study and age, gender matched 60 healthy controls. Erythrocyte count, hemoglobin, serum hepcidin, interleukin-6, iron, ferritin and transferrin were measured. Results: Anemia was diagnosed in 70% of MM patients. Serum hepcidin was significantly higher in MM group (55.5 ng/mL) than in control 5.9 ng/mL (p=0000). In myeloma patients serum IL-6 was 3.59 pg/mL, anemic 3.80 pg/mL, non-anemic 0.33 pg/mL, without significant difference. It was not found significant correlation between hepcidin and IL-6 in anemic myeloma patients. Conclusion: High level of hepcidin probably causes anemia in MM but its high expression is not due only to IL-6.
{"title":"Dilemma: Correlation Between Serum Level of Hepcidin and IL-6 in Anemic Myeloma Patients","authors":"Lejla Ibričević-Balić, E. Ićindić-Nakas, S. Hasić, E. Kiseljaković, A. Sofo-Hafizović, Sefkija Balic","doi":"10.5455/medarh.2016.70.429-432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2016.70.429-432","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Anemia occurs in 60% to 80 % of patients with newly diagnosed myeloma multiplex (MM). The cause of anemia in MM is probably multi factorial and involved among the others hepcidin and some cytokines, especially interleukine-6. Anemia in MM is one of the risk factor used in Durie-Salmon classification for staging and prognostic score. Treatment options are set according to this score with most significant impact on survival. Aim: To estimate baseline level of serum hepcidin, IL-6 and iron metabolism markers in anemic MM patients, possible role of hepcidin and its interaction with IL-6. Methods: 27 patients with newly diagnosed MM were enrolled in this observational, prospective study and age, gender matched 60 healthy controls. Erythrocyte count, hemoglobin, serum hepcidin, interleukin-6, iron, ferritin and transferrin were measured. Results: Anemia was diagnosed in 70% of MM patients. Serum hepcidin was significantly higher in MM group (55.5 ng/mL) than in control 5.9 ng/mL (p=0000). In myeloma patients serum IL-6 was 3.59 pg/mL, anemic 3.80 pg/mL, non-anemic 0.33 pg/mL, without significant difference. It was not found significant correlation between hepcidin and IL-6 in anemic myeloma patients. Conclusion: High level of hepcidin probably causes anemia in MM but its high expression is not due only to IL-6.","PeriodicalId":18414,"journal":{"name":"Medical Archives","volume":"12 1","pages":"429 - 432"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85712163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-12-01DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.477-478
I. Masic
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 2nd to 3rd December 2016, was host of one of the most exciting meetings in Mediterranean area The First Mediterranean Seminar on Science Writing, Editing & Publishing (SWEP 2016). It was organized by Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina, running concurrent sessions as part of its Annual Meeting titled “Days of Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina Theory and Practice in Science Communication and Scientometrics”. On the first day, twenty speakers from Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovakia and the UK (Asim Kurjak, Milivoj Boranić, Doncho Donev, Osman Sinanović, Miro Jakovljević, Enver Zerem, Dejan Milošević, Silva Dobrić, Martin Rusnak, Srećko Gajović, Izet Mašić, Armen Yuri Gasparyan, Šekib Sokolović, Nermin Salkić, Selma Uzunović, Admir Kurtčehajić, Edin Begić and Floreta Kurti) had a range of presentations about scientific and publishing integrity, principles of scientific communication and unethical behavior in science and publishing, as well as strategic approaches and directions to prevent, detect and manage fraud and misconduct in scientific publishing. Some of speakers are also editors of journals like Medical Archives, Croatian Medical Journal, Vojnosanitetski Pregled, Psychiatria Danubina, Acta Informatica Medica, Materia Socio-Medica, The Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Acta Medica Saliniana, Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicinski Glasnik. MEETING REPORT
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Pub Date : 2016-12-01DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.449-452
Amel Kardasevic, S. Miličević
Introduction: The exact etiology of lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) has not yet been determined, and the etiology of erectile dysfunction (ED) is often multicausal and includes organic and/or psychogenic causes, as well as their combinations. Although the relation of BPH, and thus the volume of the prostate (VP) with ED is indisputable, precise mechanisms of integration are still under examination. Goal: The objective was to evaluate the correlation between prostate volume and degree of erectile dysfunction in patients with symptoms of lower urinary tract caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia. Material and Methods. 150 subjects with BPH, and before starting the BPH treatment, which can affect the sexual function, were divided into three groups: 50 patients with prostate volume of 30 to 40 ml (group A), 50 patients with a volume of 40 to 60 ml (group B) and 50 patients with prostate volume above 60 ml (group C). Quantification of erectile function is performed in all respondents by International Index of Erectile Function with five questions (IIEF-5). Results: The mean IIEF-5 in group A was 20.52 points with a standard deviation of 3.22, in group B 17.08 points with a standard deviation of 4.10, while in group C 10.78 points, with a standard deviation of 3.29. Comparing the results of a statistical analysis from all three groups of patients with the degree of ED, Group A had the highest value of IIEF-5, group C the lowest mean value of IIEF-5. The results of ANOVA (F=96.375, p=0.000) indicated that there was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) between groups at high values of IIEF-5. Additional analysis by Turkey test revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between the first and second groups (p=0.000 <0.05), the first and third groups (p=0.000 <0.05) and the second and third groups (p=0.000 <0.05). Results of Fisher’s exact test (p=0.000) confirmed that there was a statistically significant relationship (p<0.05) between prostate volume and the degree of erectile function. Results of Spearman correlation (ρ=-0.720; p=0.000) showed that prostate volume is negatively correlated with IIEF-5 score with a reliability of 99% (p<0.05), or that increase in the volume of the prostate reduces the IIEF score. Conclusion: Results of IIEF-5 score are inversely proportional to the volume of the prostate or the prostate volume increase, the more severe erectile dysfunction, because the increase in prostate volume leads to a decline in IIEF score.
{"title":"The Correlation Between Prostate Volume in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Relation to Erectile Dysfunction","authors":"Amel Kardasevic, S. Miličević","doi":"10.5455/medarh.2016.70.449-452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2016.70.449-452","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The exact etiology of lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) has not yet been determined, and the etiology of erectile dysfunction (ED) is often multicausal and includes organic and/or psychogenic causes, as well as their combinations. Although the relation of BPH, and thus the volume of the prostate (VP) with ED is indisputable, precise mechanisms of integration are still under examination. Goal: The objective was to evaluate the correlation between prostate volume and degree of erectile dysfunction in patients with symptoms of lower urinary tract caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia. Material and Methods. 150 subjects with BPH, and before starting the BPH treatment, which can affect the sexual function, were divided into three groups: 50 patients with prostate volume of 30 to 40 ml (group A), 50 patients with a volume of 40 to 60 ml (group B) and 50 patients with prostate volume above 60 ml (group C). Quantification of erectile function is performed in all respondents by International Index of Erectile Function with five questions (IIEF-5). Results: The mean IIEF-5 in group A was 20.52 points with a standard deviation of 3.22, in group B 17.08 points with a standard deviation of 4.10, while in group C 10.78 points, with a standard deviation of 3.29. Comparing the results of a statistical analysis from all three groups of patients with the degree of ED, Group A had the highest value of IIEF-5, group C the lowest mean value of IIEF-5. The results of ANOVA (F=96.375, p=0.000) indicated that there was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) between groups at high values of IIEF-5. Additional analysis by Turkey test revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between the first and second groups (p=0.000 <0.05), the first and third groups (p=0.000 <0.05) and the second and third groups (p=0.000 <0.05). Results of Fisher’s exact test (p=0.000) confirmed that there was a statistically significant relationship (p<0.05) between prostate volume and the degree of erectile function. Results of Spearman correlation (ρ=-0.720; p=0.000) showed that prostate volume is negatively correlated with IIEF-5 score with a reliability of 99% (p<0.05), or that increase in the volume of the prostate reduces the IIEF score. Conclusion: Results of IIEF-5 score are inversely proportional to the volume of the prostate or the prostate volume increase, the more severe erectile dysfunction, because the increase in prostate volume leads to a decline in IIEF score.","PeriodicalId":18414,"journal":{"name":"Medical Archives","volume":"286 1","pages":"449 - 452"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76336636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-12-01DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.419-424
A. Džubur, M. Mekić, S. Pesto, Naser Nabil
Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in most countries. The aim was to examine the quality of life and to determine the differences in the quality of life in patients one year after myocardial infarction and the relationship between quality of life and echocardiographic parameters in these patients. Material and Methods: The research was a prospective, clinical, epidemiological study and was conducted at the Clinic of Cardiology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo (UCCS). The research was conducted on a sample of 160 patients who had acute myocardial infarction, which are based on the therapeutic procedures divided into four groups. The average age in the total sample was 54.9±8.8 years (range 37-76 years). The research was conducted one year after myocardial infarction (I group of subjects) or 12 months after PCI therapeutic procedures (II and III group of respondents) or coronary artery bypass surgery (IV group of respondents). Results: Comparison of the mean scores of scales in SF-36 questionnaire showed that the highest total score had patients in the group II 67.3±15.2, and the lowest in the group I 57.8±21.4. The increase in ejection fraction leads to a statistically significant increase in quality of life scores at all subscales, in all groups, so that EF has the greatest impact on the quality of life in all respondents. Statistically significant differences in the effects of mitral regurgitation in particular groups have been recorded only in the case of the mental health scale. Conclusions: Ejection fraction has the greatest impact on the quality of life in all patients, regardless of the type of medical treatment.
{"title":"Echocardiographic Parameters as Life Quality Predictors in Patients After Myocardial Infarction Treated with Different Methods","authors":"A. Džubur, M. Mekić, S. Pesto, Naser Nabil","doi":"10.5455/medarh.2016.70.419-424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2016.70.419-424","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in most countries. The aim was to examine the quality of life and to determine the differences in the quality of life in patients one year after myocardial infarction and the relationship between quality of life and echocardiographic parameters in these patients. Material and Methods: The research was a prospective, clinical, epidemiological study and was conducted at the Clinic of Cardiology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo (UCCS). The research was conducted on a sample of 160 patients who had acute myocardial infarction, which are based on the therapeutic procedures divided into four groups. The average age in the total sample was 54.9±8.8 years (range 37-76 years). The research was conducted one year after myocardial infarction (I group of subjects) or 12 months after PCI therapeutic procedures (II and III group of respondents) or coronary artery bypass surgery (IV group of respondents). Results: Comparison of the mean scores of scales in SF-36 questionnaire showed that the highest total score had patients in the group II 67.3±15.2, and the lowest in the group I 57.8±21.4. The increase in ejection fraction leads to a statistically significant increase in quality of life scores at all subscales, in all groups, so that EF has the greatest impact on the quality of life in all respondents. Statistically significant differences in the effects of mitral regurgitation in particular groups have been recorded only in the case of the mental health scale. Conclusions: Ejection fraction has the greatest impact on the quality of life in all patients, regardless of the type of medical treatment.","PeriodicalId":18414,"journal":{"name":"Medical Archives","volume":"193 1","pages":"419 - 424"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73759348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-12-01DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.470-472
S. Aboujaoude, G. Aoun
Introduction: Juvenile ossifying fibromas are uncommon benign tumors. Their aggressiveness added to their high tendency to recur, provoke real diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for the dental practitioner and make a postoperative follow-up over the years indispensable. Case report: In this report, we present a case of a seven-year-old girl presented with a swelling in the face at the upper right maxillary region. After clinical, radiological, and histopathological examinations the diagnosis of trabecular juvenile ossifying fibroma was made. The lesion was surgically excised and followed up for two years with no evidence of recurrence.
{"title":"Juvenile Trabecular Ossifying Fibroma of the Maxilla: a Case Report","authors":"S. Aboujaoude, G. Aoun","doi":"10.5455/medarh.2016.70.470-472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2016.70.470-472","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Juvenile ossifying fibromas are uncommon benign tumors. Their aggressiveness added to their high tendency to recur, provoke real diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for the dental practitioner and make a postoperative follow-up over the years indispensable. Case report: In this report, we present a case of a seven-year-old girl presented with a swelling in the face at the upper right maxillary region. After clinical, radiological, and histopathological examinations the diagnosis of trabecular juvenile ossifying fibroma was made. The lesion was surgically excised and followed up for two years with no evidence of recurrence.","PeriodicalId":18414,"journal":{"name":"Medical Archives","volume":"43 1","pages":"470 - 472"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80900844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-12-01DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.441-444
I. Mehmedagić, S. Hasukić, Mirha Agić, N. Kadrić, Ismar Hasukić
Introduction: Gastric cancer is the second most important neoplasm in the world. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for gastric cancer, and recognized by the International Union against Cancer (International Union Against Cancer – UICC) TNM classification of the parameters of the tumor and lymph node. Prognostic factors related to characteristics of the tumor by histopathologic findings have an impact on the planning of the operation. According to the results of most studies it is possible to predict survival and recurrence based on histological type and TNM classification of tumors on the one hand and the surgical procedure on the other. Aim: The aim of the research was to analyze prognostic factors that influenced the frequency of recurrence in gastric surgery patients. Patients and methods: The five year study covered a population of 100 treated patients of adenocarcinoma of the stomach at the Department of Surgery, University Clinical Center Tuzla. The first group were characteristics of tumors in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma. Lymphadenectomy and splenectomy, types of surgery were the second group of prognostic factors. Results: Histological type and TNM stage of tumor as prognostic factors had a significant impact on local tumor recurrence. The type of surgery had no statistically significant value for tumor recurrence (p = 0.7520). Conclusion: Statistical analysis of prognostic factors related to histopathologic characteristics of tumors and the type of surgery gave the results that had an impact on recurrence in gastric surgery patients. The most important prognostic factors were TNM stage of tumor and histological type of tumor that influenced the incidence of recurrence.
导读:胃癌是世界上第二大肿瘤。手术切除是胃癌的治疗选择，并被国际抗癌联盟(International Union against cancer - UICC) TNM所认可的肿瘤及淋巴结的分类参数。与肿瘤的组织学特征相关的预后因素对手术计划有影响。根据大多数研究的结果，一方面可以根据肿瘤的组织学类型和TNM分类，另一方面可以根据手术方式来预测生存和复发。目的:分析影响胃手术患者复发率的预后因素。患者和方法:这项为期五年的研究涵盖了图兹拉大学临床中心外科治疗的100名胃腺癌患者。第一组为胃腺癌患者的肿瘤特征。淋巴结切除和脾切除是影响预后的第二组因素。结果:肿瘤的组织学类型和TNM分期作为预后因素对局部肿瘤复发有显著影响。手术方式对肿瘤复发的影响无统计学意义(p = 0.7520)。结论:统计分析与肿瘤组织病理特征及手术方式相关的预后因素，得出对胃手术患者复发有影响的结果。影响复发率最重要的预后因素是肿瘤的TNM分期和肿瘤的组织学类型。
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Pub Date : 2016-12-01DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.473-476
V. Chibisheva, V. Antovska, M. Trajanova, D. Dabeski, R. Jovanovic, Ivana Kijajova
Introduction: Uterine lipoleiomyomas are a rare type of uterine myomas, which have been seldom diagnosed and are less known and still unusual. Histologically they are composed of smooth muscle cells with multiple fat cells and fibrous tissue. Their pathogenesis is still a stigmata and their preoperative diagnosis is still questionable. Case report history: A 39-year old woman presented at the University clinic for obstetrics and gynecology with complaints of a mild low abdominal and pelvic pain, increased frequency of vaginal bleeding and abdominal distension. Ultrasound examination showed dislocated uterus by a large semisolid tumor, located between the uterus and the urinary bladder. This mass was not well defined and had great vascularity. Pelvic computerized tomography revealed a large heterogeneous tumor located behind the bladder, measuring 8.5x7.5cm in size, making compression on the other pelvic organs. Conclusion: We should pay more attention on the preoperative imaging studies, in order to select patients who require surgery and further treatment more appropriately.
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Pub Date : 2016-12-01DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.413-418
P. Rashiti, S. Elezi, I. Behluli, Sefedin Muçaj
Background: This study aimed to investigate correlation between adiponectin and waist-hip-ratio with severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). There is uncertainty about the association between circulating concentrations of adiponectin and CAD. Methods: We enrolled eighty-two consecutive patients undergoing non-urgent coronary angiography for CAD survey. According to the angiography results, the patients were divided into two groups in 1:1 ratio patients admitted with a diagnosis of CAD and non-CAD. We conducted hospital based research, involving study group with documented angiographically CAD, and control group without evidence of CAD. Angiograms were also quantified for the extent and severity of CAD by the Gensini scoring system. We measured baseline adiponectin levels in stored serum samples of all patients, anthropometric and biochemical risk factors were assessed in both groups. Results: The presence of CAD was associated with current smoking, male gender, waist–hip ratio (WHR) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Baseline adiponectin concentrations correlated significantly in terms of the lipid parameters, positively with HDL cholesterol concentrations (r=0.327, P=0.028, P<0.05) and serum triglyceride concentrations were correlated negatively (r=-0.513, P<0.001). No significant difference between median adiponectin levels at baseline was observed between cases and controls. Conclusion: There is a significant positive correlation between waist–hip ratio and presence and severity of coronary artery disease. In conclusion, there is a significant positive correlation between adiponectin and Gensini score among Kosovar patients.
{"title":"Relationship of Plasma Adiponectin and Waist-hip Ratio with Coronary Artery Disease","authors":"P. Rashiti, S. Elezi, I. Behluli, Sefedin Muçaj","doi":"10.5455/medarh.2016.70.413-418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/medarh.2016.70.413-418","url":null,"abstract":"Background: This study aimed to investigate correlation between adiponectin and waist-hip-ratio with severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). There is uncertainty about the association between circulating concentrations of adiponectin and CAD. Methods: We enrolled eighty-two consecutive patients undergoing non-urgent coronary angiography for CAD survey. According to the angiography results, the patients were divided into two groups in 1:1 ratio patients admitted with a diagnosis of CAD and non-CAD. We conducted hospital based research, involving study group with documented angiographically CAD, and control group without evidence of CAD. Angiograms were also quantified for the extent and severity of CAD by the Gensini scoring system. We measured baseline adiponectin levels in stored serum samples of all patients, anthropometric and biochemical risk factors were assessed in both groups. Results: The presence of CAD was associated with current smoking, male gender, waist–hip ratio (WHR) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Baseline adiponectin concentrations correlated significantly in terms of the lipid parameters, positively with HDL cholesterol concentrations (r=0.327, P=0.028, P<0.05) and serum triglyceride concentrations were correlated negatively (r=-0.513, P<0.001). No significant difference between median adiponectin levels at baseline was observed between cases and controls. Conclusion: There is a significant positive correlation between waist–hip ratio and presence and severity of coronary artery disease. In conclusion, there is a significant positive correlation between adiponectin and Gensini score among Kosovar patients.","PeriodicalId":18414,"journal":{"name":"Medical Archives","volume":"82 1","pages":"413 - 418"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72992406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-12-01DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2016.70.460-465
K. Arnautović, M. Kovačević
Object: The incidence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-related complications after intradural spinal tumor (IST) surgery is high and reported in up to 18% of patients. However, no efficient way to prevent those complications has been reported so far. Treating these complications may require prolonged bed rest, re-exploration, external lumbar drain, use of antibiotics, and possible precipitation of other complications. To alleviate the risk of CSF-related complications, we prospectively adopted the intraoperative use of autologous fat grafting after IST surgery. Methods: This is a perspective analysis of 37 cases (out of 40 cases series) that a prospective use of abdominal fat autograft was applied during dural closure. After the tumor was resected and the dura closed, we used the Valsalva maneuver to ensure watertight closure. CSF leak was prevented with the enforcement of suture with a fat autograft as necessary. In addition a thin layer of fat tissue was then placed over the dura to obliterate any dead space. Fibrin glue was then applied over the graft. Filling the dead space with the fat graft prevented a low-pressure space in which CSF could pool and form a pseudomeningocele. Results: After adopting the fat autograft technique, we did not observe any post-surgery CSF-related complications in any of these patients. Conclusions: The prospective use of autologous fat grafting can ensure watertight dural closure and obliterate the dead space created during surgical exposure and bone removal. This technique significantly reduces, and may completely eliminate, postoperative CSF-related complications in patients with ISTs.
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