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Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and predictors of peripheral arterial disease in hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study
(BMC, LONDON, 2019)
BackgroundPeripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, but is frequently underdiagnosed. The risk factors for PAD are well known within the general population, but ...
Risk Factors for Intraoperative Hypertension during Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism
(Karger, Basel, 2017)
Objective: To investigate the incidence and identify risk factors for the occurrence of intraoperative hypertension (IOH) during surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Subjects and Methods: The study included 269 ...
Copula as a dynamic measure of cardiovascular signal interactions
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford, 2018)
Objectives: Copula is a tool for measuring linear and non-linear interactions between two or more time series. The aim of this paper is to prove that a copula approach can accurately capture and visualize the spatial and ...
Does the Prevalence of Periodontal Pathogens Change in Elderly Edentulous Patients after Complete Denture Treatment?
(Wiley, Hoboken, 2017)
Purpose: To determine if wearing complete dentures can cause changes in prevalence of some of the most common periodontal pathogens in elderly edentulous patients. The need for understanding the composition of oral microflora ...
The recasting effects on the high gold dental alloy properties
(Univerzitet u Beogradu - Tehnički fakultet u Boru, Beograd, 2015)
Noble dental alloys are often reused in dental practice by recasting. The aim of this study was to determine if repeated casting of high gold dental alloys has a detrimental effect on alloy microstructure, type of porosity, ...
TLR2, TLR3, TLR4 and CD14 gene polymorphisms associated with oral lichen planus risk
(Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, 2013)
The aim of this study was to assess whether polymorphisms in toll-like receptor (TLR) and cluster of differentiation 14 (CD14) genes are associated with oral lichen planus (OLP) risk and clinical course of the disease. The ...
Parathyroidectomy for the attainment of NKF-K/DOQI (TM) and KDIGO recommended values for bone and mineral metabolism in dialysis patients with uncontrollable secondary hyperparathyroidism
(Springer, New York, 2012)
The National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF-K/DOQI (TM)) 2003 and Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2009 have established guidelines for the treatement of secondary ...
Inhibition of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus by a plasma needle
(De Gruyter Open Ltd, Warsaw, 2014)
In numerous recent papers plasma chemistry of non equilibrium plasma sources operating at atmospheric pressure has been linked to plasma medical effects including sterilization. In this paper we present a study of the ...
Leukocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin as graft material improves microRNA-21 expression and decreases oxidative stress in the calvarial defects of diabetic rabbits
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, 2019)
Objective: Leukocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF) represents a natural, low-cost product which may promote tissue healing by mechanisms not fully elucidated. Diabetes mellitus (DM) disrupts bone healing by inducing ...
European Maxillofacial Trauma (EURMAT) in children: A multicenter and prospective study
(Elsevier Science Inc, New York, 2015)
Objective. The aim of this study is to present and discuss the results of a European multicentre prospective study about pediatric maxillofacial trauma epidemiology during a year. Study Design. The following data were ...