Evaluation of the dental status in patients referred for heart surgery – a preliminary report

The authors examined the oral health status in 100 consecutive patients of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, referred to scheduled heart operations. 26% of them were edentulous and they did...

Impact of morbid obesity on pulmonary function

Antibacterial potential of Azadirachta indica seed and Bacopa monniera leaf extracts against multidrug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates

Introduction: Neem (Azadirachta indica) and brahmi (Bacopa monniera) are well known medicinal plants, but their antibacterial activity against the typhoidal pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi has not been studied...

Detection of circulating carcinoma cells in peripheral blood collected from patients with ovarian cancer by using different molecular markers – a preliminary report

Introduction: Efficient techniques enabling the ovarian cancer patients’ diagnosis, prognosis and therapy remain far from perfection. Especially, the prognostic significance of circulating tumour cells’ (CTC) presence r...

Free-floating thrombus in the inferior caval vein and the right atrium