Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.89-94
Mia Custovic, Vedran Besirevic, G. Sulejmanpasić, A. Serdarević
Background: The pandemic of the new corona virus has taken its toll on the mental health of entire humankind with special impact on vulnerable groups, such as drug users in substitution treatment. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the population of opiate addicts who are on substitution therapy. Methods: The research was conducted in the Institute of Addiction Diseases of the ZE-DO canton on the population of patients addicted to opiates who are included in the substitution therapy program. The sample of 80 patients was randomly selected with respect to the inclusion criteria. An 8-parameter questionnaire with symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorder, ranked by intensity on the Likert scale from 0 to 4, was used as a measuring instrument. The change in these symptoms in the one-year period before the pandemic to the one-year period of the pandemic are compared. The results are analyzed in descriptive statistics using the SPSS program. The statistical significance was monitored by the χ2 test. Results: The results of this research show an apperent statistically significant increase in the symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorder, as well as an increase in drug abuse during the pandemic period compared to the period before it. Conclusion: Results imply the existence of a significant adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of treated opiate addicts. This research impose the need to affirm the prevention of further abuse of illegal substances, as well as the introduction of new customized programs through various psychosocial interventions and therapies carried out by psychiatrists and psychologists. Telemedicine presents itself as useful way of intervention and treatment.
{"title":"The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Population of Addicts Undergoing Substitution Therapy","authors":"Mia Custovic, Vedran Besirevic, G. Sulejmanpasić, A. Serdarević","doi":"10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.89-94","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.89-94","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The pandemic of the new corona virus has taken its toll on the mental health of entire humankind with special impact on vulnerable groups, such as drug users in substitution treatment. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the population of opiate addicts who are on substitution therapy. Methods: The research was conducted in the Institute of Addiction Diseases of the ZE-DO canton on the population of patients addicted to opiates who are included in the substitution therapy program. The sample of 80 patients was randomly selected with respect to the inclusion criteria. An 8-parameter questionnaire with symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorder, ranked by intensity on the Likert scale from 0 to 4, was used as a measuring instrument. The change in these symptoms in the one-year period before the pandemic to the one-year period of the pandemic are compared. The results are analyzed in descriptive statistics using the SPSS program. The statistical significance was monitored by the χ2 test. Results: The results of this research show an apperent statistically significant increase in the symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorder, as well as an increase in drug abuse during the pandemic period compared to the period before it. Conclusion: Results imply the existence of a significant adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of treated opiate addicts. This research impose the need to affirm the prevention of further abuse of illegal substances, as well as the introduction of new customized programs through various psychosocial interventions and therapies carried out by psychiatrists and psychologists. Telemedicine presents itself as useful way of intervention and treatment.","PeriodicalId":187078,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Biomedicine and Healthcare","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124074142","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 : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.86-94
G. Sulejmanpasić, A. Serdarević, S. Hajrić
Background: The VEPs provide an objective measure of brain function, analyzing integrity of visual processing. With patients affected with schizophrenia, the changes with the implementation of VEP are evident, such as symmetrical deceleration of the impulse (reduction of the amplitude) and the continuance of latency, which points to a degenerative illness, suggesting the presence of optical neuritis or hemianopsia conjoined with mentioned intracranial illness. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the correlation of l P100 latency and P100 amplitude (µV) between patients with schizophrenia and patients with migraine headache. Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) were applied. Methods: The sample included 80 subjects: a) S group- 40 patients with schizophrenia (21 males; 19 females), b) H group-40 healthy subjects with migraine headache (10 males; 30 females). The study was conducted at the Department of Psychiatry, Neurology and Radiology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo. Results: Our research revealed positive correlations were registered in P100 latency in left view field of both eyes and in P100 amplitude in the region of right eye (p=0.01) in comparison with left eye region (p=0.05) in patients with schizophrenia. Conclusion: Results imply that the cognitive impairment seen in schizophrenia is not just due to deficits in higher order aspects of cognition but also encompasses significant deficits in early sensory processing. Our study is useful to initiate new questions and recommendations for further studies, specifically on changes in the occipital lobe in the schizophrenic patient’s brain. Changes in the volume in the occipital lobe are quite evident and further studies are required to better understand how the progressive brain changes affect the structural, functional, and metabolic activities of the occipital lobe in schizophrenia.
{"title":"The Correlation of P100 Latency and P100 Amplitude in Patients with Schizophrenia and Migraine Headache Using Visual Evoked Potentials (VEPS)","authors":"G. Sulejmanpasić, A. Serdarević, S. Hajrić","doi":"10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.86-94","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.86-94","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The VEPs provide an objective measure of brain function, analyzing integrity of visual processing. With patients affected with schizophrenia, the changes with the implementation of VEP are evident, such as symmetrical deceleration of the impulse (reduction of the amplitude) and the continuance of latency, which points to a degenerative illness, suggesting the presence of optical neuritis or hemianopsia conjoined with mentioned intracranial illness. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the correlation of l P100 latency and P100 amplitude (µV) between patients with schizophrenia and patients with migraine headache. Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) were applied. Methods: The sample included 80 subjects: a) S group- 40 patients with schizophrenia (21 males; 19 females), b) H group-40 healthy subjects with migraine headache (10 males; 30 females). The study was conducted at the Department of Psychiatry, Neurology and Radiology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo. Results: Our research revealed positive correlations were registered in P100 latency in left view field of both eyes and in P100 amplitude in the region of right eye (p=0.01) in comparison with left eye region (p=0.05) in patients with schizophrenia. Conclusion: Results imply that the cognitive impairment seen in schizophrenia is not just due to deficits in higher order aspects of cognition but also encompasses significant deficits in early sensory processing. Our study is useful to initiate new questions and recommendations for further studies, specifically on changes in the occipital lobe in the schizophrenic patient’s brain. Changes in the volume in the occipital lobe are quite evident and further studies are required to better understand how the progressive brain changes affect the structural, functional, and metabolic activities of the occipital lobe in schizophrenia.","PeriodicalId":187078,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Biomedicine and Healthcare","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131115820","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}
Background: Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) or de Morsiers’s syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by optic nerve hypoplasia, hypothalamic-pituitary axis hypoplasia, and midline abnormalities of the brain, agenesis of septum pellucidum and corpus callosum. Initially, it was described in 1941 by Reeves and further discussed by the French-Swiss neurologist de Morsier in 1956. The phenotype of SOD is highly heterogeneous, and the existence of at least two features is considered sufficient for diagnosis. Objective: The aim is to emphasize the importance of including SOD in the differential diagnosis of young patients, presenting with strabismus, especially if very low vision is documented in one or both eyes. Case report: In this case, a 13-year-old male presented to our institution with a complaint of deviating left eye outwards in the last few years. During the examination, left eye exotropia, as well as low visual acuity (light perception) of the left eye were documented. The findings of the right eye were normal and visual acuity was 1.0. Magnetic resonance imaging, optical coherence tomography, and fundus photography revealed optic nerve, brain midline, and retinal abnormalities. The patient was diagnosed as having SOD with optic nerve hypoplasia, septum pellucidum agenesis, and hypothalamic-pituitary axis hypoplasia. Conclusion: Although SOD is not curable, many aspects of this syndrome can be improved through a multidisciplinary approach consisting of hormonal replacement, corrective ophthalmological surgery, as well as neuropsychological treatment, and support if necessary.
{"title":"Septo-optic Dysplasia (SOD) or de Morsiers’s Syndrome: a Case Report","authors":"Nina Žiga, Vernesa Drino, Nita Bejdic, Ajla Salkica, Mirnesa Odobasic","doi":"10.5455/ijbh.2023.11.51-54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/ijbh.2023.11.51-54","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) or de Morsiers’s syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by optic nerve hypoplasia, hypothalamic-pituitary axis hypoplasia, and midline abnormalities of the brain, agenesis of septum pellucidum and corpus callosum. Initially, it was described in 1941 by Reeves and further discussed by the French-Swiss neurologist de Morsier in 1956. The phenotype of SOD is highly heterogeneous, and the existence of at least two features is considered sufficient for diagnosis. Objective: The aim is to emphasize the importance of including SOD in the differential diagnosis of young patients, presenting with strabismus, especially if very low vision is documented in one or both eyes. Case report: In this case, a 13-year-old male presented to our institution with a complaint of deviating left eye outwards in the last few years. During the examination, left eye exotropia, as well as low visual acuity (light perception) of the left eye were documented. The findings of the right eye were normal and visual acuity was 1.0. Magnetic resonance imaging, optical coherence tomography, and fundus photography revealed optic nerve, brain midline, and retinal abnormalities. The patient was diagnosed as having SOD with optic nerve hypoplasia, septum pellucidum agenesis, and hypothalamic-pituitary axis hypoplasia. Conclusion: Although SOD is not curable, many aspects of this syndrome can be improved through a multidisciplinary approach consisting of hormonal replacement, corrective ophthalmological surgery, as well as neuropsychological treatment, and support if necessary.","PeriodicalId":187078,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Biomedicine and Healthcare","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114633499","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 : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.101-120
A. Skrbo, I. Masic, T. Čatić, A. Šukalo
Background: For many years, pharmacy and medicine were inseparable sciences, so everything that was done in the field of medicine, that is, treatment, can be related to pharmacy. The history of pharmacy therefore also includes the history of medicine, at least until the 13th century, when pharmacy was officially separated from medicine. Objective: The aim of this study was: to describe the books and monographs that are available on the Internet, which deal with the study of the history of Pharmacy; and to show pharmaceutical history museums around the world and their unique collections of pharmaceutical artifacts. Methods: During the preparation of this paper, a descriptive method of analysis from the available literature was used. The analysis of available literature included professional books, monographs, articles and other literature available on online browsers. Results and Discussion: Today there are a large number of societies, academies, associations and foundations dealing with the history of pharmacy. Also, a lot of books, monographs and scientific papers published in on-line databases. The goal of each organization is the research of historical facts in the field of pharmacy and medicine that will be shared with professionals, but also persons who are not from the profession (doctors, librarians, archaeologists, archivists). A large number of museums have been opened for the history of pharmacy, and almost every developed country has such a museum. Such museums represent a national treasure, because they preserve the valuables of pharmacy from the territory of the country, as well as the world.
{"title":"The History of Pharmacy in Articles Stored in Social Databases","authors":"A. Skrbo, I. Masic, T. Čatić, A. Šukalo","doi":"10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.101-120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.101-120","url":null,"abstract":"Background: For many years, pharmacy and medicine were inseparable sciences, so everything that was done in the field of medicine, that is, treatment, can be related to pharmacy. The history of pharmacy therefore also includes the history of medicine, at least until the 13th century, when pharmacy was officially separated from medicine. Objective: The aim of this study was: to describe the books and monographs that are available on the Internet, which deal with the study of the history of Pharmacy; and to show pharmaceutical history museums around the world and their unique collections of pharmaceutical artifacts. Methods: During the preparation of this paper, a descriptive method of analysis from the available literature was used. The analysis of available literature included professional books, monographs, articles and other literature available on online browsers. Results and Discussion: Today there are a large number of societies, academies, associations and foundations dealing with the history of pharmacy. Also, a lot of books, monographs and scientific papers published in on-line databases. The goal of each organization is the research of historical facts in the field of pharmacy and medicine that will be shared with professionals, but also persons who are not from the profession (doctors, librarians, archaeologists, archivists). A large number of museums have been opened for the history of pharmacy, and almost every developed country has such a museum. Such museums represent a national treasure, because they preserve the valuables of pharmacy from the territory of the country, as well as the world.","PeriodicalId":187078,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Biomedicine and Healthcare","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125696120","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 : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2020.8.24-28
E. Fradelos, I. Papathanasiou, V. Alikari
{"title":"Assessment of Work-Related Quality of Life Among Nurses in Greece","authors":"E. Fradelos, I. Papathanasiou, V. Alikari","doi":"10.5455/ijbh.2020.8.24-28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/ijbh.2020.8.24-28","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":187078,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Biomedicine and Healthcare","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129348442","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 : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.189-191
V. Gerc
{"title":"Academician Professor Emeritus Izet Masic, for Whom Medicine is Destiny and Writing is Greatest Passion","authors":"V. Gerc","doi":"10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.189-191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/ijbh.2022.10.189-191","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p />","PeriodicalId":187078,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Biomedicine and Healthcare","volume":"479 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123058096","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 : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2021.9.300-303
I. Masic
Days of Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AMNuBiH) this year was organized together with International Academy of Sciences and Arts in Bosnia and Herzegovina (IANUBIH) in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 4th, 2021. At this conference held two meetings: Symposium with title “Sciontometry, Citation, Plagiarsim and Predatory in the Scintific Publishing” and "SWEP 2021" with title "Design of Observational Clinical Studies" (1-4). Reasons for this titles werw very frequent cases in the academic and scientific publications about four mentioned topics of the Symposium in the Bosnia and Herzegovina and other countries in Balcan region, but also worldwide. Authors of the presentations at the conference came from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, USA and Poland. Days were organized as hybrid meetings: over twenty participants have been in conference room of the hotel Holiday in Sarajevo, over 50 participants followed presentations of the conference via zoom technology. Within presenters of thir experiences in the scientific area covered by title of this conference were some of most influential scientists from Bosnia and Herzegovina who are included between 2% of authors deposited in the Stanford scientometric list, which were published several months ago. Also, some of authors are former or current Editorsin-Chiefs of indexed biomdical journals in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia (Izet Masic, Asim Kurjak, Doncho Donev, Osman Sinanovic). Also, Sylwia Ufnalska and Izet Masic are or have been members bof the European Associacion of Scince Editors (EASE) and and they have great expriences about topic of this cnference (5, 6). Participants and titles of the presentations at the Symposium “Scientometrics, Citation, Plagiarism and Predatory in Science Publishing" were as follows: News, Received: Dec 08 2021, Accepted: Dec 26, doi: 10.5455/ijbh.2021.9.300-303, Int J Biomed Healthc. 2021; 9(4): 300-303
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2019.7.101-104
M. Zildžić
{"title":"The Methodology of the Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Process","authors":"M. Zildžić","doi":"10.5455/ijbh.2019.7.101-104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/ijbh.2019.7.101-104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":187078,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Biomedicine and Healthcare","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133755784","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 : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2023.11.65-67
N. Naser
{"title":"Life Threatening Iatrogenic Bradycardia Related To The Use of Beta-Blockers Or in Combination With Other Antiarrhythmic Agents In Elderly Patients","authors":"N. Naser","doi":"10.5455/ijbh.2023.11.65-67","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/ijbh.2023.11.65-67","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p />","PeriodicalId":187078,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Biomedicine and Healthcare","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130240570","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 : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5455/ijbh.2021.9.288-293
J. Bergsland
Background: Introduction of Cardiac surgery as a treatment alternative for patients with cardiac pathology was realized at University Clinical Center Tuzla (UKCT) in 1998 by a hybrid team from the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Education of personnel was performed in Buffalo, NY and on site in Tuzla. Objective: This article gives an overview of development of Cardiac surgery in Bosnia and Herzegovina and proposes concrete proposals for improving health care services for patients in need of these services, Also, author outlined major issues facing medicine in BIH, focusing on cardiac surgery. Methods: Author used descriptive method for write an overview of development of Cardiac surgery in Bosnia and Herzegovina based on personal facts and experiences in the war time 1992-1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in postwar period. Results and Discussion: Before the war of 1992-1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina did not have Cardiac surgery or Invasive cardiology. Patients from BIH were operated in other centers in former Yugoslavia at significant financial expense to the republic and personal inconvenience for patients. During the war and in the post-war period such arrangements became unrealistic. With assistance from USA and Norway a Center for Invasive Cardiology (CIC) and Cardiac Surgery (CS) was estab lished in University Clinical Center in Tuzla (UCCT/UKCT). At present 5 Cardiac surgery centers are functioning in Federation of BIH (FBIH) and one center has been established in Republic of Srpska (RS). Conclusion: Author hopes and believes that the new generation growing up, will throw away the evil forces still preventing BIH from reaching its potential in Cardiac surgery and in the society as a whole.
{"title":"Development of Cardiac Services in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Resource Utilization and Quality Assurance: a Perspective","authors":"J. Bergsland","doi":"10.5455/ijbh.2021.9.288-293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/ijbh.2021.9.288-293","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Introduction of Cardiac surgery as a treatment alternative for patients with cardiac pathology was realized at University Clinical Center Tuzla (UKCT) in 1998 by a hybrid team from the USA and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Education of personnel was performed in Buffalo, NY and on site in Tuzla. Objective: This article gives an overview of development of Cardiac surgery in Bosnia and Herzegovina and proposes concrete proposals for improving health care services for patients in need of these services, Also, author outlined major issues facing medicine in BIH, focusing on cardiac surgery. Methods: Author used descriptive method for write an overview of development of Cardiac surgery in Bosnia and Herzegovina based on personal facts and experiences in the war time 1992-1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in postwar period. Results and Discussion: Before the war of 1992-1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina did not have Cardiac surgery or Invasive cardiology. Patients from BIH were operated in other centers in former Yugoslavia at significant financial expense to the republic and personal inconvenience for patients. During the war and in the post-war period such arrangements became unrealistic. With assistance from USA and Norway a Center for Invasive Cardiology (CIC) and Cardiac Surgery (CS) was estab lished in University Clinical Center in Tuzla (UCCT/UKCT). At present 5 Cardiac surgery centers are functioning in Federation of BIH (FBIH) and one center has been established in Republic of Srpska (RS). Conclusion: Author hopes and believes that the new generation growing up, will throw away the evil forces still preventing BIH from reaching its potential in Cardiac surgery and in the society as a whole.","PeriodicalId":187078,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Biomedicine and Healthcare","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130429956","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}
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