Aim To determine the relationship of homocysteine (HCY), uric acid (UA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in serum of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) prior to application of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and their level of correlation in serum of patients with normal and elevated CRP (predictor of worse cardiovascular outcomes...

By Marijana Marković Boras, Adlija Čaušević, Ivica Brizić, Ivanka Mikulić, Marina Vasilj, Nevenka Jelić-Knezović

Aim To investigate whether or not additional treatment of ischemic heart disease with trimetazidine could improve effort tolerance and overall quality of life of patients with ischemic heart disease. Methods The study included 200 patients with ischemic heart disease. The sample was divided into 2 randomly selected groups: experimental and control ...

By Una Suljić, Besim Prnjavorac, Tamer Bego, Maja Malenica, Tanja Dujić, Irfan Prnjavorac, Adlija Čaušević, Lejla Šaranović

Aim To analyse the long-term impact of altered metabolism on the level of mediators of inflammatory response in female patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods This study included 97 female patients with type 2 diabetes and 107 female, nondiabetic control subjects, who were recruited at the Clinical Centre University of Sarajevo and the General Hospi...

By Maja Malenica, Mira Šilar, Tanja Dujić, Tamer Bego, Sabina Semiz, Selma Škrbo, Besim Prnjavorac, Adlija Čaušević

Aim To investigate association of two LPIN1 gene variations with main traits of metabolic syndrome (MS) (waist circumference,body mass index, blood pressure, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol and fasting glucose levels) in population from Bosnia and Herzegovina.Methods This study included 43 patients with metabolic syndrome and 43 healthy controls fro...

By Tamer Bego, Tanja Dujić, Barbara Mlinar, Sabina Semiz, Maja Malenica, Besim Prnjavorac, Barbara Ostanek, Janja Marc, Anida Čaušević-Ramoševac, Adlija Čaušević