Role of statin therapy in the management of patients with the metabolic syndrome

A 42-year-old patient with alcoholic cardiomyopathy

Introduction: Alcoholic cardiomyopathy represents about 3.8% of all cardiomyopathy cases and it is a result of long-term (>5 years) alcohol consumption (>90 g of alcohol per day). It occurs twice as frequently in men as...

Retrospective clinical and serological studies of tick-borne encephalitis-indication for vaccination

Introduction: Tick borne encephalitis (TBE) is a potentially debilitating disease caused by TBE virus. Tick born encephalitis has wide distribution. Natural foci of TBE had been localized in the Lublin region, Poland, wi...

Influence of combined botanical extract preparation on body composition – results from double blind randomized clinical trial

Introduction: Obesity is becoming a great cause of concern in many countries. To shift the energy balance towards expenditure, dietary supplements should be designed to increase thermogenesis, lipolysis, loss of body wat...

Restoring sinus rhythm in patients at a high risk for postoperative atrial fibrillation