Effective combination of lamivudine with ursodeoxycholic acid in the treatment of acute flare of chronic hepatitis B infection after discontinuation of lamivudine therapy

Lamivudine is an effective nucleoside-analogue for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. However, treatment withdrawal after 1 year has been associated with a high rate of relapse, while long-term treatment is associated...

Early outcome of aortic valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis in patients with aortic stenosis. Is patient-prosthesis mismatch a significant clinical problem?

Introduction: Prevalence of aortic valve disease increases with a population’s aging. Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is one of the most frequently performed procedures in cardiac surgery centres. Patient-prosthesis misma...

Highlights of the 8th Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine Copenhagen, December 4-7, 2005

Refractory angina – current therapeutic challenge

The managed health care study for screening and early detection of colorectal cancer in Lodz urban population

The quality improvement initiative was undertaken in parallel with prospective studies on the incidence and frequency of colorectal cancer (CRC) in urban population of Lodz, Poland. The study was conducted in four primar...