Relation between thyroid hormonal status, neutrophillymphocyte ratio and left ventricular systolic function in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Aim To examine a relation of thyroid function, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with left ventricular function measured through the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronaryintervention (PCI).Methods This prospective research involved 160 consecutive patients with acut...
By Mirela Halilčević, Edin Begić, Amela Džubur, Alen Džubur, Buena Aziri, Azra Durak-Nalbantić, Alden Begić, Ammar Brkić, Ena Gogić, Orhan Lepara
Cardiac biomarkers and left ventricular systolic function in acute myocardial infarction with ST- segment elevation in diabetes mellitus type 2 patients
Aim To determine a status of systolic function in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2 with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI), to determine values of cardiac biomarkers in patients with DM type 2 with STEMI and correlate the parameters with ejection fraction of left ventricle (EFLV). Methods A total of 80 patients were...
By Mirela Halilčević, Edin Begić, Alen Džubur, Nirvana Šabanović-Bajramović, Mevludin Mekić, Malik Ejubović, Amela Džubur, Ena Štimjanin
Impact of social and psychological factors on academic achievement of university students
Aim To examine the correlation between personality traits, learning styles, and academic achievement and a difference between students' gender, residency status and academic achievement. Methods The study included 95 students of first year of the School of Medicine, University of Sarajevo. The survey used the sociodemographic questionnaire, Index o...
By Amela Džubur, Delila Lisica, Damir Abdulahović, Malik Ejubović
The relationship between protective factors and a measure of psychological resistance in women diagnosed with breast cancer
Aim To examine the relationship of protective factors (self-esteem, optimism, proactive coping), and a measure of psychological resistance in women diagnosed with breast cancer, and the contribution of protective factors in explaining the criterion of posttraumatic growth. Methods The study included 100 women diagnosed with breast cancer. To examin...
By Delila Lisica, Jadranka Kolenović-Ðapo, Amela Džubur, Damir Abdulahović, Malik Ejubović
The serum triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio in patients with acute coronary syndrome with and without renal dysfunction
Aim To assess triglyceride-to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL)-C ratio in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and to verify its association with renal dysfunction. MethodsA cross sectional study included 85 ACS patients divided in two groups with (ACS-RD) and without (ACS-nRD) presence of renal dysfunction, and 35 healthy subje...
By Alen Džubur, Malik Ejubović, Fajkić Almir, Amela Dervišević, Azra Durak Nalbantić, Ajla Avdić Agić, Amela Džubur, Mevludin Mekić