Adv Clin Exp Med
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
The Relationship of Carotid Arterial Stiffness and Left Ventricular Concentric Hypertrophy in Hypertension.
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and geometry patterns vary in different hemodynamic profiles The concentric hypertrophy (CH) pattern has been proved to have the worst prognosis. ⋯ Concentric hypertrophy in hypertension is strongly associated with carotid arterial stiffness and wave reflection parameters, independently of the influence of systolic blood pressure and diabetes.
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Observational Study
The Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Symptomatic Children: A 13-Year Observational Study in the Lower Silesian Region.
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is very common worldwide, with varying frequency. According to data from epidemiological reports, a third of the population of children in Poland are infected with H. pylori before the age of 18. In recent years, a decrease in the incidence of H. pylori infection in both children and adults has been observed in many countries. ⋯ There has been a decline in the prevalence of H. pylori infection in symptomatic children, but this infection is still a common cause of upper gastrointestinal tract symptoms in children treated at the authors' center. Primary antibiotic resistance of H. pylori increased over the period analyzed, but primary resistance to metronidazole declined.
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Morton's neuroma, a painful enlargement of the plantar digital nerve between the metatarsal heads, is a common cause of metatarsalgia. The etiology and treatment are still a controversial matter. ⋯ Despite the development of less invasive techniques and very good outcomes in a short period of time, long-term results have shown that neurectomy is still useful in the treatment of Morton's neuroma. The results of the study show that the outcome does not change during the postoperative follow-up period. The best results were achieved in the case of single neuromas larger than 3 mm that were resected within 12 months of the onset of symptoms.