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A Novel Index in the Prediction of Pneumonia Following Acute Ischemic Stroke
CONCLUSIONS: This study presents factors that show a significant association with the occurrence of pneumonia in patients with acute ischemic stroke. The calculated PNEUMOINDEX consists of data obtained at admission, namely NYHA III and IV heart failure, COPD, generalized atherosclerosis, NIHHS score on admission, and CRP/Hgb ratio, and shows high prediction accuracy in predicting hospital-acquired pneumonia in ischemic stroke patients.PMID:36430028 | DOI:10.3390/ijerph192215306
Source: Atherosclerosis - November 26, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Aleksandra Szyli ńska Marta Bott-Olejnik Pawe ł Wańkowicz Dariusz Karo ń Iwona Rotter Katarzyna Kotfis Source Type: research

Disturbed Ratios between Essential and Toxic Trace Elements as Potential Biomarkers of Acute Ischemic Stroke
CONCLUSIONS: Our research has shown that the disruption of the metal balance plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of AIS. Furthermore, our results broaden those of previous studies on the exposure to Cd and Pb as risk factors for AIS. Further investigations are necessary to examine the probable mechanisms of Cd and Pb in the onset of ischemic stroke. The Cd/Zn molar ratio may be a useful biomarker of atherosclerosis in AIS patients. An accurate assessment of changes in the molar ratios of essential and toxic trace elements could serve as a valuable indicator of the nutritional status and levels of oxidative stress in A...
Source: Atherosclerosis - March 29, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Anna Miro ńczuk Katarzyna Kapica-Topczewska Katarzyna Socha Jolanta Soroczy ńska Jacek Jamio łkowski Monika Chor ąży Agata Czarnowska Agnieszka Mitrosz Alina Ku łakowska Jan Kochanowicz Source Type: research

Hepatitis C Infection as a Risk Factor for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases: An EpiTer Multicenter Study
J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 1;11(17):5193. doi: 10.3390/jcm11175193.ABSTRACTHepatitis C infection is one of the main reasons for liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. In recent years, more and more is being heard about extrahepatic manifestations of the hepatitis C infection including its possible influence on the development of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. In the given work, the frequency analysis of the incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases among 2898 HCV-infected patients treated in Poland and the assessment of their relevance to the HCV genotype and the progression of liver fibrosis can be...
Source: Atherosclerosis - September 9, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pawe ł Rajewski Dorota Zar ębska-Michaluk Ewa Janczewska Andrzej Gietka W łodzimierz Mazur Magdalena Tudrujek-Zdunek Krzysztof Tomasiewicz Teresa Belica-Wdowik Barbara Baka- Ćwierz Dorota Dybowska Waldemar Halota Beata Lorenc Marek Sitko Aleksander Ga Source Type: research

Do Non-Functional Adrenal Adenomas Affect Metabolic Profile and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness? A Single Centre Study from Poland
Conclusions: Patients diagnosed with NFAIs, despite normal cortisol inhibition in the 1 mg dexamethasone test, still presented a number of metabolic abnormalities. The assessment of IMT may proove valuable in indicate the presence of early vascular remodelling in asymptomatic patients. The underlying mechanisms of these findings are still unknown, hence further studies are required.PMID:37510727 | PMC:PMC10380859 | DOI:10.3390/jcm12144612
Source: Atherosclerosis - July 29, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Magdalena Szychli ńska Magdalena Rzeczkowska Katarzyna Gontarz-Nowak Wojciech Matuszewski El żbieta Bandurska-Stankiewicz Source Type: research