The retrospective study included all patients treated at Clinical Centre in Kragujevac, who needed an acute HD treatment due to vital endangerment, during 2003. The objective of this study was to demonstrate our experiences in treating these patients using central venous catheter. The results of this study show that femoral catheters are dominant (over 95%), with slight using of jugular and subclavial catheters (5%), in spite of the recommendation of the American Association for Renal Diseases to use femoral catheters only for patients supposed to be in hospital during the interval of 5 days. The
frequency of infections in our study (16,6%), coincides with the data of the American Association for Nosocomial Infections (NNIS)[1] (17,8% catheter infections). Gram-positive bacterium from Staphylococci group are the most frequent cause of catheter infections also in our patients

There are different reports regarding the characteristics of examined quality of life (QOL) in patients with combined coronary and valvular surgery. Objective was to compare the quality of life changes after isolated coronary and associated coronary and valvular surgery. From February to May 2002, we prospectively studied 243 consecutive patients, who underwent elective CABG. The Nottingham Health Profile Questionnaire part I (NHPpart I) was used as a model for QOL determination. NHPpart I contains 38 subjective statements divided into six sections: physical mobility (PM), social isolation (SI), emotional reaction (ER), energy (En), pain and sleep. The scores ranged from zero to 100, by adding the item weight, determined by Thurstone method of paired compares, to every positive answer. We distributed the questionnaire to all patients before and six months after CABG. Two hundred twenty six patients filled in the postoperative questionnaire. An isolated coronary heart disease was present in 218 patients (89.71%), and associated coronary and valvular disease in 25 patients (10.29%). Preoperatively, there is no difference in QOLamong the examined groups. After operation, quality of life was improved in 84.65% (171/202) of patients using coronary surgery and in 79.17% (19/24) of patients using combined (coronary and valvular) surgery. Quality of life was statistically improved in the first group of patients in all sections, and in the second group of patients in 4 sections (PM, En, pain and sleep) (p<0.05). There is no significant correlation between the quality of life changes after operation and the type of surgical procedure. By univariate and multivariate logistic regression, combined procedure distinguished as the independent predictor of QOL worsening in the ER section (p=0.012, OR=3.62, 95% CI 1.32-9.92). Six months after CABG quality of life was significant better in most of patients in both studied groups. Associated coronary and valvular surgical intervention distinguished as the independent predictor of quality of life worsening in the ER section.

Sindrom X or Metabolic Syndrome are both terms used to describe a collection of herth risks contitions that increase your chance os developing heart disease, stroke and diabetes. The condition is aslo known by other names including insulin Resistence syndrome, and Dysmetabolic syndrome. The number of people with Metabolic Syndrome increases with
age, affecting more than 40 percent of people in their 60 s and 70 s. Components of Metabolic Syndrome are: Abdominal obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, raised blood pressure, insulin resistance, proinflamate state and prothrombotic state. The
National Cholesterol Education Program 's Adult Treatment Panel III report (ATPIII) identified 6 components of the metabolic syndrome that relevate to CVD. Insulin resistance is present in the majority of people with the matabolic syndrome.
It strongly associates is present with other metabolic risk factors and correlates unuvariately with CVD risk. Patiens with
longstanding insulin resistance frequently manifest glucose intolerance. When glucose intolerance evolves into diabetslevel hyperglicemia, independent risk factor for CVD. When 3 of 5 of the listed caracteristics are present, a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome can be made. The exact cause of Metabolic syndrome is not known. Most reserchers believe it is caused by
a combination of your genetic makeup and lifestyle choices-including the types of food you eat and level of physical activity.