Pulmonary hypoplasia and congenital renal anomalies

The association of pulmonary hypoplasia with bilateral renal agenesis is well recognised. It is important, however, for clinicians to be aware that pulmonary hypoplasia does occur with other congenital renal anomalies an...

Uric acid and xanthine oxidase: perspectives in chronic heart failure

NT-proBNP in patients after acute coronary syndrome with ST segment elevation subjected to early posthospitalization cardiologic rehabilitation

Introduction: In the group of patients with acute coronary syndromes, both BNP (brain natriuretic peptide) and NT-proBNP provide independent and additional diagnostic information and have high predictive value. The aim o...

Thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy in chronic epigastric visceral pain therapy

Background: The rapid development of minimal invasive surgery in the 1990s coincided with the introduction of videothoracoscopic splanchnicectomy of nerve fibers engaged in the sensation of chronic pain related with adva...

TGF-β regulates invasive behavior of human pancreatic cancer cells by controlling Smad expression

Introduction: To investigate the role of Smads in tumor cell activation, we examined changes in Smad expression as well as changes in proliferative and invasive behaviors in transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) – stimula...