Chronic pulmonary heart (CPH) stands for presence of hypertrophy and/or dilatation of right heart ventricle caused by pulmonary hypertension as a consequence of diseases that are damaging lungs function or structure. By chronic pulmonary heart are not considered those hypertrophies of right ventricle which are consequences of left cardiopaths or co...

By D. Čelić, B. Krdžić, B. Mihailović, Lj. Šipić

Besides big improvement of diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive procedures vascular disease generally and vascular disease of brain remain of biggest importance in total morbidity and mortality. This examination included patients in Urgent Surgery Center “Simonida” Gracanica. In article is represent relationship between brain and hear...

By Z. Marčetić, N. Petrović, S. Sovtić, Z. Stašević

Defined daily dose (DDD) is arbitrary chosen technical unit for measuring medicament usage and it is not a recommended therapeutic dose. It is in fact a statistical parameter for monitoring medicaments usage, and it is related to the dose which is usually prescribed for the indication that the medicament was registered for. The aim of this work is ...

By M. Vojnović, Dž. Jakovljević, V. Jakovljević, V. Pilija

Ahigher concentrations of microorganisms in the vagina can lead to preterm delivery. Bacterial vaginosis is a well known risk factor of preterm delivery. Aim of this study was to estimate the presence of bacterial vaginosis as a potential cause of preterm delivery relative to the patients with term delivery, as well as to define the type of present...

By M. Bogavac, A. Mitreski, G. Relić

Premature labour is provoked by noumerous causes that represent a combination of socioeconomic, maternal and fetal factors, that usually act together. The introduction of of tocolytic agents in obstetric practice has not appeared to substantially change the incidence of preterm delivery. This problem is still one of the unsolved ones in perinatal m...

By A. Mitreski, M. Bogovac

In regulation of specific immune responses the most important role play interleukin-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, inter feron- (INF- ), transforming growth factor- (TGF- ) and lymphotoxin (LT). These signal molecules are produced mainly by T-lymphocytes after recognition of foreign antigens by specific receptors (TCR) placed on plasmalema. Some of mentione...

By I. Bubanović, Z. Anðelković, M. Mirić, Z. Mirosavljević, R. Mitić

Osteoporosis is a condition chracterized by a reduced amount of bone which leads to diminihed physical strength of the skeleton and an increased susceptibility to fractures. There are many causes of osteoporosis but the most common by fair is due to the decrese in the amount of bone which occurs after the menopause, the so called postmenopausal ost...

By V. Nestorović

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, ...

By V. Perić, M. Borzanović, S. Sovtić, A. Jovanović, R. Stolić, S. Lazić, M. Šipić, V. Trajković

Parameters of anaerobic capacity were investigated in the group of 90 young subjects classed into diferent groups depent on their physical fitness. The group consisted of 30 wrestlers, 30 rowers and 30 students. Basic antropometric parameters were taken for each person and than Wingate anaerobic test was administrated. The aim of this investigation...

By D. Karaba, N. Grujić, V. Ivetić, D. Lukač

In essential hypertension, hemodynamic changes in systolic and diastolic function acompany left ventricul hypertrophy ussualy. Both of these cardiac function can be detected with echocardiography and were measured during this study. 23 patients with moderate essential hypertension were treated with cilazapril plus small doze of diuretic (hydrochlor...

By J. Dejanović, I. Ivanov, D. Šaonja-Živkov, M. Vindiš-Ješić, I. Čurić, J. Čikoš