Association between high arterial stiffness and left ventricular filling pressures in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
CONCLUSIONS: High arterial stiffness is an independent risk factor for LV diastolic dysfunction in acute MI. Because arterial stiffness is a modifiable factor, it is possible that reducing arterial stiffness may improve LV diastolic function in patients who survived acute MI. PMID: 26400572 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - September 25, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Role of rituximab in the first line therapy of high risk diffuse large B cell lymphoma: a retrospective analysis by Polish Lymphoma Research Group.
CONCLUSIONS:  With all limitations of retrospective analysis, the superiority of adding rituximab to CHOP combination chemotherapy has been clearly demonstrated regarding ORR, OS and PFS in both age subgroups of patients with high risk DLBCL. PMID: 26334344 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - September 4, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Insect sting allergy in adults: key messages for clinicians.
Authors: Nittner-Marszalska M, Cichocka-Jarosz E Abstract During their lifetimes, 94.5% of all people are stung by wasps, honey-bees, hornets or bumble-bees (order Hymenoptera). After a sting, most of them have typical local symptoms, 5-15% of the stung individuals develop local allergic reactions and 3-8.9% manifest systemic allergic reactions (SR) which may be potentially life-threatening in 10% of them. In the mild forms of Hymenoptera venom allergy (HVA), grades I and II according to Mueller, the leading symptoms are urticaria and edema, respectively. Severe SR are classified as grades III (respiratory...
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - September 4, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Interchangeability of three recombinant anti-HBV vaccines in primary schedule, irrespective of dose and HBsAg subtype: the first prospective, open-label, randomized study in healthy adult population.
Authors: Rymer W, Zalewska M, Szymczak A, Zubkiewicz-Zarębska A, Knysz B PMID: 26334563 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej)
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - September 4, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Diagnosis and therapy of antiphospholipid syndrome.
Authors: Pengo V, Denas G, Padayattil J, Zoppellaro G, Bison E, Banzato A, Hoxha A, Ruffatti A Abstract The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a clinical condition still not well defined. Although the clinical component is well established, the laboratory part is a mood issue. According to present guidelines, three test [(Lupus Anticoagulant, anticardiolipin (aCL) and anti β2-glycoprotein I (aβ2GPI) antibodies] are officially recommended to assess the presence of antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies. According to test positivity, patients are classify into categories in clinical studies. However, it is now ...
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - August 28, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research