Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common medical conditions diagnosed today. It is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder that affects all aspects of the patient's daily life. It…

The coronary and carotid arterial beds are affected early in the process of atheroscle­rosis. Morphologic changes of arterial walls can be easily detected using B-mode ultrasound method. This technique enables…

The authors report on a patient with normal ECG findings, who had a complete atrioventricular block caused by cough-induced complete atrioventricular block. Carotid sinus massage did not produce asystolia. The…

The author presents non-atheromatous mechanisms of myocardial ischemia, which may be either congenital or acquired in origin. Myocardial ischemia is produced by one or several non-atheromatous factors, or by a…

Clinical diagnosis of early gastric cancer was established in 51 of 262 patients with gastric cancer. The aim of the study was to determine the accuracy of clinical diagnosis, and…

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…

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…

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…

Analysis of synovial fluid is of extreme importance for diagnosis and treatment 
of joint diseases. It is divided into general and 
special analysis. Analyses regarding colour, quantity, viscosity, transparency and…

By means of the matched pair method the difference in the frequency of the risk
 factor between a group of 46 patients with 
peripheral arterial occlusive disease and a group…

This review presents the role of insulin in the regulation of blood pressure, lipid and 
protein metabolism, body weight and transmembraneous transport of sodium, magnesium and calcium. Insulin resistance may…

In this article the main features of
 microvascular angina pectoris are discussed in
 detail. The disease is characterized by angina
pectoris in the presence of arteriographically 
normal coronary arteries. This syndrome…

Exercise intolerance, a key symptom of chronic heart failure, has been linked to peripheral derangements, and marked endothelial dysfunction (i. e. the inability of endothelium to medi­ate a proper vasodilatatory…

Inherited trombophilia, state that predisposes individuals to venous thrombosis may be due to deficiency of antithrombin III, deficiency of protein C or protein S, or resistance to acti­vated protein C.…

Ninety-nine consecutive patients (42 M, 57 W) with objectively confirmed deep vein throm­bosis (DVT) were included. They were 60 ± 10 years old. Fourty-seven were older than 65 years. In…

The aetiology and pathogenesis of the inflammatory and fibrotic bile duct lesions characteristic of primary sclerosing cholangitis is unknown, but several lines evidence support connection that genetic and immunologic factors are involved. Disease…

Exercise training is the most important part of the cardiac rehabilitation in patients after myocardial infarction (MI). Despite the well proved benefits of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training, only limited data are available…

Differential diagnosis of asthma in infants and toddlers is not easy to establish. The paper
 presents a girl with asthma who aspirated a foreign body, which was misinterpreted as deterioration
…

The development of echocardiography and Doppler-echocardiography has provided a major advance in the noninvasive assessment of tricuspid valve disease. Echocardiography is the most sensitive and specific 
method for evaluation of…

Nowadays, carcinoma of the prostate represents one of the most common diseases afflicting older males. Early diagnosis and proper therapy are therefore of primary importance for the patient, but they…

Ischaemic renal disease is increasingly recognised as the cause of deteriorating renal function leading to irreversible renal failure. It is of utmost importance to diagnose the disease in its early phase…

We tested the applicability of non-commercial antigen substrates obtained from different human and animal tissues, for routine determination of autoantibodies to Sm, (U1)RNP, La and Ro antigens. For the detection of…

Malnutrition presents a major problem in several patients treated in intensive care unit (ICU). Extreme body reserve exhaustion influence s morbidity and mortality and prolongs hospi­tal stay. Therefore nutrition of…

The article presents the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive lung disease. It is written depending on the Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease conducted by US National…