Coexistence of 2 malignant urogenital neoplasms: a testicular seminoma and adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland in a patient 1 year after kidney transplantation.
Authors: Banaszkiewicz M, Krzanowska K, Chowaniec E, Krzanowski M, Okoń K, Sułowicz W PMID: 27243345 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - June 2, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Effect of eplerenone on the severity of obstructive sleep apnea and arterial stiffness in patients with resistant arterial hypertension.
CONCLUSIONS    Our results provide evidence for the clinical significance of eplerenone, not only as an antihypertensive medication but also as a drug that may reduce the severity of OSA and arterial stiffness in patients with RAH and OSA. PMID: 27230560 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - May 28, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasias as a rare cause of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding.
Authors: Januszewicz W, Jóźwik-Plebanek K, Wrońska E, Kabat M, Januszewicz A, Reguła J PMID: 27230665 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - May 28, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Relationship between education and cardiovascular risk score.
Authors: Kozakiewicz K, Podolecka E, Syzdół M, Piwoński J, Bielecki W, Pająk A PMID: 27230774 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - May 28, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Bright and dark sides of evidence-based medicine.
This article reviews the most common shortcomings of RCTs, with particular focus on publication bias. PMID: 27149007 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - May 6, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Institution of the health care agent in Polish legislation: position of the Polish Working Group on End-of-Life Ethics.
CONCLUSIONS Statutory appointment of a health care agent allows every citizen to appoint in this capacity a person who, to the best of his or her knowledge, would best represent his or her interests in the event that the principal should ultimately lose the capacity to make medical decisions on his or her own behalf. PMID: 27149104 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - May 6, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Management of pulmonary nodules according to the 2015 British Thoracic Society guidelines. Key messages for clinical practice.
Authors: Baldwin DR Abstract The British Thoracic Society guideline on the investigation and management of pulmonary nodules is based on a comprehensive and systematic review of the literature on pulmonary nodules. Recent evidence has suggested that significant changes to existing guidelines are necessary. The use of 2 malignancy prediction calculators to better characterize the risk of malignancy was firmly supported by evidence, as were the recommendations for a higher nodule size threshold for follow‑up (≥5 mm or ≥80 mm3) and a reduction of the follow‑up period to 1 year for solid pulmonary nodu...
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - April 30, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

18F‑FDG‑PET and CT fusion imaging in a differential diagnosis of residual intracardiac masses after removal of implantable cardioverter defibrillator due to endocarditis.
Authors: Szymańska UA, Możeńska O, Chojnowski M, Rosiak M, Suwalski P, Kosior DA PMID: 27121968 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - April 30, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

What is more affected in patients wit obstructive sleep apnea: the right or the left heart?
Authors: Carratù P, Carratù L, Resta O PMID: 27129083 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - April 30, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Role of three adipokines in metabolic syndrome.
Authors: Losano G, Folino A, Rastaldo R PMID: 27129084 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - April 30, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Pulmonary artery dilation indicates severe obstructive sleep apnea in patients with resistant hypertension: the Resist-POL Study.
CONCLUSIONS Our study showed a relationship between pulmonary artery dilation and the presence of newly diagnosed severe OSA. Among the parameters studied, an MPAd of 25 mm or higher turned out to be the most useful parameter in identifying patients with severe OSA. PMID: 27129085 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - April 30, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Effects of antihypertensive treatment on plasma apelin, resistin, and visfatin concentrations.
CONCLUSIONS Antihypertensive treatment exerts significant and varied effects on adipokine secretion in obese hypertensive patients. Changes in apelin secretion, caused by the use of different antihypertensive drugs, may protect the cardiovascular system and kidneys. The involvement of adipokins in the mechanism of diverse protective effects of antihypertensive drugs, independently of the effect on blood pressure, requires further research. PMID: 27129086 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - April 30, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Effect of free triiodothyronine concentration on the quality of life of patients treated with levothyroxine.
Authors: Sowiński J, Sawicka-Gutaj N, Ziółkowska P, Ruchała M PMID: 27129087 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - April 30, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

When is freezing harmful?
Authors: Baran J, Kułakowski P PMID: 27129088 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - April 30, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

When is freezing harmful? Authors' reply.
Authors: Kasper Ł, Gross-Sondej I, Machalica B, Soja J, Pawlik W, Sładek K PMID: 27129089 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - April 30, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research