Prognostic value of neutrophil‑ to‑lymphocyte ratio in predicting long-term mortality in patients with ischemic and nonischemic heart failure.
CONCLUSIONS    The association between the NLR and the risk of death in long-term follow-up was confirmed only in the subgroup of patients with ischemic HF. PMID: 26991886 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - March 19, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Iron deficiency: a novel risk factor of recurrence in patients after unprovoked venous thromboembolism.
CONCLUSIONS ID may represent a novel risk factor for VTE recurrence in young and middle-aged patients following an unprovoked episode. PMID: 26942727 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - March 6, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Commentary on the DALTECAN study.
Authors: Krasiński Z, Krasińska B PMID: 26907606 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 26, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Trinucleotide repeat length in the first exon of the androgen receptor gene may be associated with prostate carcinogenesis and facilitate prediction of prostate cancer aggressiveness.
Authors: Lemiński A, Bińczak-Kuleta A, Kaczmarczyk M, Skonieczna-Żydecka K, Ciechanowicz A, Słojewski M PMID: 26895311 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 20, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Comparative study of periostin expression in different respiratory samples in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
CONCLUSIONS    Periostin may be detected not only in serum, IS, and airway tissue samples, but also in EBC and BALF. EBC periostin levels and tissue periostin expression are higher in patients with asthma than in those with COPD. EBC periostin levels may serve as a potential surrogate marker for tissue periostin expression. PMID: 26895432 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 20, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Effect of increased protein intake on the risk of female infertility.
Authors: Górna I, Więckowska B, Przysławski J, Szymanowski K PMID: 26895491 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 20, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Health checks in general practice: evidence first, not last.
Authors: López-García-Franco A, Pardo-Hernández H, Fraile-Navarro D, Alonso-Coello P Abstract Despite being ubiquitous in primary care, there is no accepted consensus on the definition and main components of health checks. They range from periodic health evaluations with a general physician, through the screening and diagnostic tests derived from these visits, to broader screening programs. Health checks may promote a fluid patient-provider relationship, improve the delivery of some preventive measures, and reduce the patient's anxiety. However, they can also expose patients to overdiagnosis and unneces...
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 20, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Cholelithiasis and complicated chronic pancreatitis mimicking malignancy.
Authors: Smoczyński M, Jagielski M, Studniarek M, Pieńkowska J, Adrych K PMID: 26882896 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 19, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy in the diagnosis of multiple myeloma.
Authors: Chrabański O, Gołąb T, Derejczyk M, Pacwa-Bracik K PMID: 26884051 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 19, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Endovascular embolectomy of the superior mesenteric artery using the Rotarex® system for the treatment of acute mesenteric ischemia.
Authors: Latacz P, Simka M, Mrowiecki T PMID: 26884232 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 19, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Can we assess the risk of embolic complications of cardioversion?
Authors: Gackowski A, Stąpór M PMID: 26842373 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 9, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Four good reasons to appreciate triple positivity.
Authors: Pengo V PMID: 26842374 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 9, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Authors: Rajzer M, Wojciechowska W, Mikołajczyk U PMID: 26842375 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 9, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Transmission of tuberculosis among people living in the border areas of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
CONCLUSIONS    We identified 6 potential outbreaks of tuberculosis transmission between patients of different nationalities. The circumstances favorable to potential contacts of patients included mainly travelling to the neighboring countries, hospital stays, and addictions. However, there was no evidence of an epidemiological link between these patients, so it may be assumed that if they had come in contact with one another, it was accidental. We observed that the greater incidence of tuberculosis on the Polish territory did not affect the incidence in the Czech Republic or Slovakia over the analysis period. P...
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 9, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Association between microRNA-21 concentration and lipid profile in patients with acute coronary syndrome without persistent ST-segment elevation.
CONCLUSIONS    Free circulating miR-21 levels inversely correlate with TC, LDL-C, and non-HDL-C and are an independent predictor of non-HDL-C levels in patients with NSTE ACS. Thus, the overexpression of miR-21 is associated with a less atherogenic lipid profile. PMID: 26842377 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - February 9, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research