RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FREE CIRCULATING DNA LEVELS, EJECTION FRACTION AND BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE: PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is one of the most serious problems in cardiovascular diseases, requiring accurate diagnosis and treatment.The search for new laboratory markers of CHF can improve the accuracy of diagnosis and identify the severity of the patients condition.AIM: Our aim was to study the relationship between the levels of fre

A 74-year-old transgender female presented with urinary difficulty and a painful lesion at her neo-vagina, 47 years after undergoing gender-affirming vaginoplasty.Initial biopsy reported Low-Grade Massage Oil Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (LGSIL), while MRI revealed no inguinal or pelvic lymphadenopathy.Patient underwent partial neo-vaginectomy w

The Achillea millefolium L.is a perennial herb with important antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antitumoral, and antioxidant properties.This research aimed to investigate the effect of shading (75%; black net) and nitrogen fertilization (0, 75 and 150 kg urea ha-1) on the nitrogen metabolism, essential oil yield and antimicrobial activi

Background/Aims: This study analyzed the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for pancreatic solid masses in patients with or without chronic pancreatitis as well as the clinical parameters relevant to a malignancy when EUS-FNA was negative or inconclusive.Methods: A total of 97 patients, who underwen

Locked-in syndrome (LIS) is an uncommon neurologic disorder that CPO-TW manifests in quadriplegia and anarthria with preserved cognition and self-awareness.Generally, patients with LIS may live for years with preserved quality of life and cognitive function, but with severe disability.There are 3 types of LIS: classic, partial, and total.The classi