The aim of this paper is to present a case infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), focusing on diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. highlights the importance 2D transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) discusses capabilities advances appliance 3D TOE in patient evaluation, better understanding diagnosis, timely treatment. use advance echocardiographic modality allows clear visualization complex destructive tissue lesions, such as perforation observed presented case.

Lung ultrasound (LUS) can be used for an assessment of volume overload in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and those undergoing dialysis. The aim this study was to analyse whether the initial use LUS evaluating status could benefit by optimizing haemodialysis treatment improving their clinical status. included 50 stage V ESKD diagnosis ischaemic heart failure reduced (HFrEF) or midrange ejection fraction (HFmrEF). verified solely (along analysis B lines as measures status)....

Analysis of total value prostate specific antigen (PSAT), with the unavoidable digital rectal examination (DRE) is basis cancer detection.The aim this study was to determine specificity and sensitivity PSAT in diagnosis cancer. The also significance benign hyperplasia, precancerous conditions inflammatory atrophic changes prostate.Data were collected from "Register PH biopsy" Clinic Urology, CCU Sarajevo.Analysis correlation between shows statistically significant negative (r =-0,186; p =...

BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of comorbidities related to regulating hyperglycemia and acute cardiovascular incidents complications. With the increasing prevalence in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), MetS represents an public health problem clinical challenge, early diagnosis necessary avoid accelerated development diabetic OBJECTIVE: To investigate role Complete Blood Count-derived Inflammation Indexes (CBCIIs) predicting T2DM individuals. METHODS: The...

BACKGROUND: Left atrial stiffness index (LASI), defined as the ratio of early diastolic transmitral flow velocity/lateral mitral annulus myocardial velocity (E/e’) to peak strain, reflects reduced left (LA) compliance and represents an emerging marker that can be used for noninvasive measurement fibrosis LA in patients with regurgitation (MR). OBJECTIVE: To investigate impact chronic MR children adolescents on remodeling function LA, quantified through strain parameters function. METHODS:...

Introduction:The most common clinical sign in pediatric cardiology is a heart murmur (organic and inorganic).Organic are of disease, while inorganic (basically divided into accidental functional) murmurs occur on anatomically healthy . .Aim: To determine the justification application methods cardiac treatment.Patients methods: Study included 116 children aged from 1 to 15 years, who were referred due treatment Pediatric Clinic, Sarajevo University Clinical Center.Results: The first group...

The aim of the study was to determine most frequent early and late complications in different types ileal urinary diversions.The conducted a five-year period, on 106 patients who were diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer had indication for radical cystectomy one investigated urine derivation. They divided into 2 groups, based type colonization bacteria more prominently present conduit diversion group (97%) compared Ghoneim (25%) Hautmann (10%) group, Ureteral stenosis slightly less...

Alzheimer's disease represents the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder and a leading cause of progressive cognitive impairment. Predicting decline is challenging but would be invaluable in an increasingly aging population which also experiences rising cardiovascular risk. In order to examine whether plasma measurements one established biomarkers heart failure, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), reflect function, associated with neurodegeneration, BNP levels were analysed, by...

Background: Alzheimer’s disease is a complex disorder of unclear etiology that develops in the elderly population. It debilitating, progressive neurodegeneration for which disease-modifying therapies do not exist. Previous studies have suggested that, subset patients, dysregulation hemostasis might be one molecular mechanisms ultimately leads to development resulting cognitive decline represents most prominent symptomatic characteristic disease. Objective: To examine relationship between...

Currently in Bosnia and Herzegovina there are 25 journals the field of biomedicine, 6 them indexed Medline/PubMed base (Medical Archives, Materia Socio-Medica, Acta Informatica Medica, Medica Academica, Bosnian Journal Basic Medical Sciences (BJBMS) Glasnik), one is Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)/Web base.The aim this study was to show scope work that were published by Academy - Socio-Medica Medica.The research presents a meta-analysis three journals, or their issues, during calendar...

Objective: To show the place and role of continuous electrocardiographic twenty-four-hour ECG monitoring in daily clinical practice pediatric cardiologists.Methods: According to protocol, 2753 patients underwent dynamic Holter (data collected from "Register monitoring" Pediatric Clinic, UCC Sarajevo period April 2003-April 2015).Results: There were 50,5% boys 49,5% girls, aged birth 19 years (1,63% -neonates infants, 2,6% -toddlers, 9,95% -preschool children, 35,5% -gradeschoolers 50,3%...

<p><strong>Aim <br /></strong>To investigate interleukin 6 (IL-6) values depending on duration of diabetes mellitus (DM) and evaluate possible correlation<br />with diabetic polyneuropathy.<br /><strong>Methods</strong> />The research study included 90 patients with DM divided into three groups (30 each) according to the duration<br />of DM: group A...

Objectives: To determine significance and sensitivity of the Free to Total prostate specific antigen (PSA) ratio (%fPSA) in diagnosis cancer correlate its specificity with diagnosis.Methods: Research included 220 patients, who had indication for biopsy (Clinic Urology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo).Results: Average age patients was 64.6 ± 8.1 years.Kruskal Wallis test indicates that there is a significant difference relation (KW χ2=12.508;p=0.006).The correlation between %fPSA level...

Introduction: At the moment at Medical Faculty, University of Sarajevo, simultaneously exist two systems teaching process, old (pre-Bologna) and Bologna process.Goal: To show efficiency justification use process Faculty,University through prism actual beneficiaries this students, assessment quality medical education, comparison results evaluation between students studying according to system.Materials Methods: The study included period from 2012 2014, had prospective character.Students final...

Introduction:Anemia in preterm infants is the pathophysiological process with greater and more rapid decline hemoglobin compared to physiological anemia infants.There a need for transfusions administration of human recombinant erythropoietin.Aim:To determine frequency premature at Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, as well parameter values blood count explore relationship between advent intraventricular hemorrhage (determine treatment outcome infants).Patients methods:...

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