abstract：AIM:To validate the Croatian version of the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and to investigate the predictors of perceived burden. METHODS:This cross-sectional study involved 131 dyads of one informal caregiver family member and one patient with dementia visiting primary care practices (Health Care Center Zagreb-West; 10...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Lucijanić J,Baždarić K,Librenjak D,Lucijanić M,Hanževački M,Jureša V

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To estimate the incidence of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in the population of Zagreb, Croatia, and to determine the patients' demographic and clinical characteristics. METHODS:From 2012-2017, we identified patients with POTS by a retrospective analysis of medical records at University Hospital...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Adamec I,Crnošija L,Ruška B,Pavičić T,Junaković A,Krbot Skorić M,Pekmezović T,Habek M

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess diseases outcomes and tolerability of real-life second-line nivolumab in a series of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients. METHODS:This retrospective chart review involved prospectively monitored patients (named patient program) treated with second-line nivolumab for mRCC at the University Hos...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Gamulin M,Nham E,Rkman D,Antunac Golubić Z,Likić R

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct diameter dilatation after laparoscopic cholecystectomy with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. METHODS:Forty-eight patients (35 women, mean age 54.58±11.83 years) underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy because of gallstones. The intrahepatic and extra...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Pavlović T,Trtica S,Troskot Perić R

更新日期：2020-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous rise in life expectancy has led to an increase in the number of senior citizens, now amounting to a fifth of the global population, and to a dramatic increase in the prevalence of diseases of the elderly. This review discusses the threat of dementia, a disease that imposes enormous financial burden on hea...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Mitrečić D,Petrović DJ,Stančin P,Isaković J,Zavan B,Tricarico G,Kujundžić Tiljak M,Di Luca M

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary factor XI (FXI) deficiency is a mild bleeding disorder, rare in the general population but relatively common among Ashkenazi Jews. The human F11 gene comprises 15 exons, spanning over 23 kb of the long arm of chromosome 4 (4q35). Homozygotes or compound heterozygotes typically show severe FXI deficiency, wh...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Gotovac Jerčić K,Blažeković A,Hančević M,Bilić E,Borovečki F

更新日期：2020-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney transplantation is the most efficient method of renal replacement therapy. When this method is performed, native urinary bladder is the preferred urinary reservoir. However, in some patients with an anatomically and functionally abnormal lower urinary tract, the urinary bladder cannot be used for transplantatio...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Markić D,Oguić R,Krpina K,Gršković A,Vukelić I,Rački S,Ivančić A,Primc D,Španjol J

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Alport syndrome (AS) is a genetically heterogenic, structural disorder of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) due to the mutation of COL4A3, COL4A4, or COL4A5 genes, which clinically presents as progressive hematuric nephritis with ultrastructural changes of the GBM, high tone sensorineural hearing loss, and ocular...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Šenjug P,Nikuševa Martić T,Šenjug Perica M,Oroz M,Horaček M,Ćuk M,Abdović S,Galešić Ljubanović D

更新日期：2019-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the early biochemical response and rate of adverse effects in patients who received prednisolone (PRED)/azathioprine (AZA) and those who received budesonide (BUD)/AZA as the first-line treatment for autoimmune hepatitis. METHODS:The study involved 25 patients receiving PRED 30 mg/day + AZA 50 mg/day and...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Binicier OB,Günay S

更新日期：2019-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze clinical and functional effects of intra-articular injection of autologous micro-fragmented lipoaspirate (MLA) in patients with late stage knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Secondary aims included classifying cell types contributing to the treatment effect, performing detailed MRI-based classification of KOA, a...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Hudetz D,Borić I,Rod E,Jeleč Ž,Kunovac B,Polašek O,Vrdoljak T,Plečko M,Skelin A,Polančec D,Zenić L,Primorac D

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggests that B cells contribute both to the regulation of normal autoimmunity and to the pathogenesis of immune mediated diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS). B cells in MS are skewed toward a pro-inflammatory profile, and contribute to MS pathogenesis by antibody production, antigen presen...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Milo R

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the relationship between cognitive functions, severity of depressive symptoms, and expression of interleukin 1 (IL)-1 in patients treated with systemic anticancer therapy. METHODS:This prospective study, conducted in 2017-2018, involved 55 patients (56% men) subjected to systemic anticancer therapy. Fort...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Jasionowska J,Talarowska M,Kalinka E,Skiba A,Szemraj J,Mikołajczyk I,Gałecki P

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

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journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Hrabač P,Trkulja V

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

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journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Glasnović A

更新日期：2018-12-31 00:00:00

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journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Klarica M

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

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journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Svalastog AL,Allgaier J,Gajović S

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine relationships among combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depression, suicidality, nicotine dependence, and religiosity in Croatian veterans. METHODS:This cross-sectional study used Combat Exposure Scale (CES) to quantify the stressor severity, PTSD Checklist 5 (PCL) to quantif...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Šagud M,Petrović B,Vilibić M,Mihaljević-Peleš A,Vuksan-Ćusa B,Radoš I,Greš A,Trkulja V

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To update the estimate of multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence in Croatia using multiple epidemiological tools. METHODS:This level IV, epidemiological study gathered data from three national patient registries and one database of a non-governmental MS patients' organization. Data were extracted on all individuals wh...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Benjak T,Štefančić V,Draušnik Ž,Cerovečki I,Roginić D,Habek M,Mihel S,Stevanović R

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To quantify the exchange of water between cerebral compartments, specifically blood, tissue, perivascular pathways, and cerebrospinal fluid-filled spaces, on the basis of experimental data and to propose a dynamic global model of water flux through the entire brain to elucidate functionally relevant fluid exchange ...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Linninger AA,Xu C,Tangen K,Hartung G

更新日期：2017-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test for differences in hemodynamic and analgesic properties in patients with breast cancer undergoing quadrantectomy with paravertebral block (PVB) induced with a solution of either one or two local anesthetics. METHOD:A prospective, single-center, randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial was conducted fro...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Župčić M,Graf Župčić S,Duzel V,Šimurina T,Šakić L,Fudurić J,Peršec J,Milošević M,Stanec Z,Korušić A,Barišin S

更新日期：2017-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the diagnostic yield and criteria that could help to classify and interpret the copy number variations (CNVs) detected by chromosomal microarray (CMA) technique in patients with congenital and developmental abnormalities including dysmorphia, developmental delay (DD) or intellectual disability (ID), au...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Sansović I,Ivankov AM,Bobinec A,Kero M,Barišić I

更新日期：2017-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate molecular mechanisms of tissue-protective effects of antioxidants selenomethionine (SeMet) and D-pantethine (D-Pt) applied in combination with doxorubicin (Dx) in B16 melanoma-bearing-mice. METHODS:Impact of the chemotherapy scheme on a survival of tumor-bearing animals, general nephro- and hepatotoxic...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Panchuk RR,Skorokhyd NR,Kozak YS,Lehka LV,Moiseenok AG,Stoika RS

更新日期：2017-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To select appropriate preprocessing methods for different substrates by comparing the effects of four different preprocessing methods on touch DNA samples and to determine the effect of various storage times on the results of touch DNA sample analysis. METHOD:Hand touch DNA samples were used to investigate the det...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Dong H,Wang J,Zhang T,Ge JY,Dong YQ,Sun QF,Liu C,Li CX

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test the hypothesis that tSSEP findings reflect clinical and MRI MS lesions, the aim of this study was to investigate tSSEP changes in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) in relation to clinical and brainstem MRI findings. The second aim was to investigate whether the interpretation of the tSSEP res...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Krbot Skorić M,Adamec I,Crnošija L,Gabelić T,Barun B,Zadro I,Butković Soldo S,Habek M

更新日期：2016-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim .To investigate if there are differences in medical ethics education between different schools of medicine in Spain, specifically between private and public schools and between recently founded schools and older ones. METHOD:The curricula of medical degrees from all Spanish faculties were reviewed for the 2014/20...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Ferreira-Padilla G,Ferrández-Antón T,Lolas-Stepke F,Almeida-Cabrera R,Brunet J,Bosch-Barrera J

更新日期：2016-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate if there is an association between M235T polymorphism of angiotensinogen gene and myocardial infarction (MI) risk and perform a meta-analysis and an in silico approach. METHODS:This case-control study included 340 participants (155 MI patients and 185 controls) examined at Kashan University of Medic...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Raygan F,Karimian M,Rezaeian A,Bahmani B,Behjati M

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the diagnostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in lung cancer (LC). We compared the ratios between healthy participants and all LC patients, as well patients with different pathohistological LC subtypes. METHODS:We retrieved the data on neutrophil, lym...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Nikolić I,Kukulj S,Samaržija M,Jeleč V,Žarak M,Orehovec B,Taradi I,Romić D,Kolak T,Patrlj L

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the changes in the expression level of gonadal steroid, insulin, and leptin receptors in the brain of adult Sprague-Dawley female rats due to ovariectomy and/or chronic stress. METHODS:Sixteen-week-old ovariectomized and non-ovariectomized female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided in two groups and expos...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Ivić V,Blažetić S,Labak I,Balog M,Vondrak L,Blažeković R,Vari SG,Heffer M

更新日期：2016-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the ability of two standard quality of life (QOL) questionnaires - The Short Form (36-item) Health Survey (SF-36) and The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ C30) to evaluate QOL in patients with chronic graft-vs-host disease (cG...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Perić Z,Desnica L,Duraković N,Ostojić A,Pulanić D,Serventi-Seiwerth R,Prenc E,Basak G,Vrhovac R,Pavletic SZ,Nemet D

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the clinical profile, burden of risk factors, and quality of care among patients hospitalized for an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with special focus on gender differences. METHODS:The study included 256 AMI patients admitted to the Coronary Care Unit of "Mother Teresa" hospital in Tirana during 2...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Myftiu S,Sulo E,Burazeri G,Sharka I,Shkoza A,Sulo G

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effects of d- and l-limonene on pregnant rat myometrial contractility in vitro, and investigate how these effects are modified by other agents. D- and l-limonene (10(-13)-10(-8) M) caused myometrial contraction in a dose-dependent manner. METHODS:Contractions of uterine rings from 22-day-pregnant rats...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Hajagos-Tóth J,Hódi Á,Seres AB,Gáspár R

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the workload of general practitioners (GPs) in Austria, with a focus on identifying the differences between GPs working in urban and rural areas. METHODS:Within the framework of the Quality and Costs of Primary Care in Europe (QUALICOPC) study, data were collected from a stratified sample of GPs using a ...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Hoffmann K,Wojczewski S,George A,Schäfer WL,Maier M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To present the results obtained in the identification of human remains from World War II found in two mass graves in Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina. METHODS:Samples from 10 skeletal remains were collected. Teeth and femoral fragments were collected from 9 skeletons and only a femoral fragment from 1 skeleton. DN...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Marjanović D,Hadžić Metjahić N,Čakar J,Džehverović M,Dogan S,Ferić E,Džijan S,Škaro V,Projić P,Madžar T,Rod E,Primorac D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels modulate the tocolytic effect of β2-adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) agonists (ritodrine and salmeterol) in early-pregnant (day 6) and late-pregnant (day 22) rat uterus in vitro, in order to examine the relation between the K(ATP) channel sulphonylurea-bin...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Lovasz N,Koncz A,Domokos D,Gaspar R,Falkay G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the usefulness of a DNA-based method for identifying mushroom species for application in forensic laboratory practice. METHODS:Two hundred twenty-one samples of clinical forensic material (dried mushrooms, food remains, stomach contents, feces, etc) were analyzed. ITS2 region of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nr...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Kowalczyk M,Sekuła A,Mleczko P,Olszowy Z,Kujawa A,Zubek S,Kupiec T

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in mechanical circulatory support have significantly expanded the treatment options for patients with heart failure, whether acute or chronic. There are numerous devices available that offer patients short-, intermediate-, and long-term duration of support depending on their clinical needs and cardiac recover...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Stulak JM,Lim JY,Maltais S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article considers available options to educate science editors in the fast-transforming digital environment. There is no single course or resource that can cover their constantly changing and diversifying educational needs. The involvement in research, writing, and reviewing is important for gaining editing skills...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Gasparyan AY,Yessirkepov M,Gorin SV,Kitas GD

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the existing evidence on relative efficacy and tolerability of topical mono-compound intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering drugs in treatment of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and ocular hypertension (OHT). METHODS:In this systematic review of systematic reviews/meta-analyses of randomized controlled...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Daka Q,Trkulja V

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrocephalus is a common brain disorder that is treated only with surgery. The basis for surgical treatment rests on the circulation theory. However, clinical and experimental data to substantiate circulation theory have remained inconclusive. In brain tissue and in the ventricles, we see that osmotic gradients drive...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Krishnamurthy S,Tichenor MD,Satish AG,Lehmann DB

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To estimate the impact of high fat diet and estrogen deficiency on the oxidative and antioxidative status in the liver of the ovariectomized rats, as well as the ameliorating effect of physical activity or consumption of functional food containing bioactive compounds with antioxidative properties on oxidative damag...

journal_title：Croatian medical journal

authors： Vuković R,Blažetić S,Oršolić I,Heffer M,Vari SG,Gajdoš M,Krivošíková Z,Kramárová P,Kebis A,Has-Schön E

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00