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Dialysis-associated steal syndrome occuring after creation of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis is an uncommon but disturbing and often debilitating complication of upper extremity arteriovenous fistulas. It is decidedly rare with radiocephalic fistulas and more common with proximal arm fistula. We describe a patient who developed a symptomatic steal with finger gangrene after brachiocephalic fistula creation. Flow reduction techniques were not … Preberite več >>

The article deals with data collecting and medical record keeping. Features of problem oriented medical record keeping are described. Minimal data base set for primary care is agreed. The data base is held in several separate portions of medical record in the way to get necessary data always awailable to the practitioner. Easy retreival of data collected is one of … Preberite več >>

This article presents anatomical, clinical and coronary angiographical characteristics of myocardial bridging. The mechanisms of myocardial ischemia, as well as complications of myocardial bridging and guidelines for therapy are discussed in detail.… Preberite več >>

Life-threatening infections rarely occur in children, but when they do they require immediate diagnosis and therapy. The principal aetiologic agents are bacteria and viruses, other microorganisms being less common. The patient’s life is compromised as a result of failure of homeostatic mechanisms or severe functional impairment of vital organs, caused by the pathogen directly or through its toxins. The central … Preberite več >>

The paper describes new views on hepatitis A, a new classification of hepatitis A virus, its epidemiology, clinical picture, treatment and prevention, passive immunization and recently introduced active immunization with HAVRIX^®.… Preberite več >>

The author presents some recent views on the disorders due to psychoactive substances use and groups them according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Classification. He explains the most common concepts relating to these diseases and comments on the psychological theories of substance dependence, personality studies and psychotherapy of addicts.… Preberite več >>

The paper deals with the right heart, an issue rarely discussed in the cardiologic literature. Despite the avaible imaging techniques, evaluation of the right heart and the right ventricle in particular still poses many problems, which are mostly due to the complex geometry of the right ventricle and its retrosternal position. In spite of some technical limitations, two-dimensional echocardiography has … Preberite več >>

Lipoprotein(a) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic disease. Because of its structural similarity to plasminogen, lipoprotein(a) in high concentrations may inhibit fibrinolysis, thus promoting the development of atherosclerosis. Since the inhibitory effect of lipoprotein(a) on fibrinolysis was rejected by some studies and confirmed by others, we decided to investigate in vitro clot lysis in 12 subjects with elevated concentrations … Preberite več >>

Simultaneous administration of digoxin and calcium channel blockers results in increased plasma levels of digoxin. One of the possible mechanisms of this interaction could be a changed enteral absorption of digoxin under the influence of calcium channel blockers. The study of possible involvement of calcium channel blockers in the enteral absorption of digoxin showed that calcium channel blockers inhibited the … Preberite več >>