Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2020
Comparative StudyTargeted prostate biopsy using a cognitive fusion of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging and transrectal ultrasound in patients with previously negative systematic biopsies and non-suspicious digital rectal exam.
To compare cognitive fusion targeted and systematic prostate biopsy in patients with repeated negative systematic biopsy but persistent clinical suspicion for prostate cancer. ⋯ Cognitive targeted prostate biopsy based on mpMRI presents a valuable addition to systematic biopsy in patients with repeated negative systematic biopsies but persistent clinical suspicion of prostate cancer.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2020
Comparative StudyPre-treatment vitamin B12, folate, ferritin, and vitamin D serum levels in patients with warts: a retrospective study.
To compare the serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, ferritin, folate, vitamin B12, zinc, and thyroid stimulating hormone between patients with warts and healthy individuals. ⋯ Patients with warts may require evaluation of serum levels of vitamin B12, folate, ferritin, and vitamin D.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2020
Role of platelet gene polymorphisms in ischemic pediatric stroke subtypes: a case-control study.
To assess the role of human platelet antigens (HPA), P-selectin gene (SELP) polymorphisms, and HPA and SELP haplotypes with factor V (FV) R506Q in ischemic pediatric stroke (IPS) subtypes: cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT), perinatal (PAIS), and childhood (CAIS) arterial ischemic stroke. ⋯ Individual HPAs, and particularly HPA haplotypes, are involved in IPS subtypes pathogenesis. A possible risk-inducing synergistic effect of SELP haplotypes with FV R506Q is restricted to PAIS only.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2020
The influence of therapeutic hypothermia on the outcomes of cardiac arrest survivors: a retrospective cohort study.
To determine whether therapeutic hypothermia (TH) improves survival and neurological outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors. ⋯ TH was associated with better survival and certain variables suggesting improved neurological outcomes, suggesting that TH is a vital treatment option for comatose OHCA survivors.
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Croatian medical journal · Feb 2020
DNMT3B rs1569686 and rs2424913 gene polymorphisms are associated with positive family history of preterm birth and smoking status.
To evaluate the association between spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB) and DNA methyltransferase (DNMT)1, 3A, 3B, and 3L gene polymorphisms, and their contribution to the clinical characteristics of women with SPTB and their newborns. ⋯ DNMT3B rs1569686 and rs2424913 gene polymorphisms might be associated with positive family history of PTB and smoking status.