Statins - benefits and risks of these drugs
Statins are drugs that can be extremely effective in lowering patients' cholesterol levels. However, their use can lead to some problems - which ones? What should be done to ensure that treatment...
Statins and mortality in patients with cirrhosis
Statins are drugs that are quite commonly used by patients - they are recommended to people after a heart attack, among others. They are primarily intended to normalise lipid levels in patients, but...
A Pole can do, or a discovery that helps in the fight against aortic aneurysm ruptures
He is only thirty-two years old, works at the University Clinical Hospital in Wrocław, and has already made himself heard all over Europe - who is he talking about?
Symptoms of testosterone deficiency and excess in the body
Testosterone has a number of important functions in the human body. Its excess, as well as its deficiency, can cause many negative dysfunctions in the body.
The European Union has banned the sale of certain products containing chia seeds
The Chief Sanitary Inspectorate has announced that the sale of products containing chia seeds in yoghurts and desserts has been banned pending marketing authorisation in the European Union.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and Basic Life Support (BLS)
Cardiovascular diseases have remained the leading cause of death in Poland for many years, despite the increased incidence of cancer. Due to the extremely important role of the circulatory system in...
Effects of sedentary work on heart function
Most of us do sedentary work - we sit in front of computer screens for 8 hours a day. Sedentary work has an adverse effect not only on the spine, but also on heart function.
Troponin determination can help predict risk of death after surgery?
Determination of troponin levels in the blood is currently used primarily to diagnose patients with suspected myocardial infarction. However, in the light of recent research results, it appears that...
Chest pain - is it always a heart attack?
Chestpain is certainly a symptom that should arouse our vigilance. Particularly when it appears suddenly, is of a pressing nature and is accompanied by symptoms such as breathlessness, sweating and...
E-cigarettes and risk of heart disease
E-cigarettes: harmful or not harmful? Just as traditional nicotine-containing products have long been proven to be harmful, in the case of electronic cigarettes, emerging reports are often completely...
Deficiency of one protein may promote non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Excess fat in the diet promotes both heart and liver disorders. In the case of the latter organ, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may be caused by fat, among other things. Researchers in Barcelona...
December holidays and deaths from cardiovascular causes - research from New Zealand
The relationship between weather conditions and the wellbeing of patients with heart disease is well known. It turns out that there is also a link between the number of deaths from cardiovascular...
Stem cell cure for a diseased heart
Stem cells continue to be of great interest to scientists and doctors around the world. They are the most primordial cells that form the structures of every living organism. They are revolutionising...
GVHD and Japanese encephalitis - what everyone should know.
GVHD is known in the literature as a dangerous complication that occurs after host haematopoietic cell transplantation. This complication is dangerous insofar as it causes the recipient's immune...
New material for vascular prostheses
Vascular prostheses are most often used during surgery on arteries (rarely veins), and are made of plastic and shaped like a tube. They play a very important role, which is why new, effective and...
Thermoplastic polyurethanes - a new material for vascular prostheses
Vascularprostheses are most commonly used during surgery on arteries (rarely veins); they are made of plastic and resemble a tube in shape. They play a very important role, which is why new,...
Vitamin D the cure for a sick heart!
The percentage of people who suffer from heart disease is increasing. This problem affects not only the elderly, but also young people and children. Research is being conducted all the time to find a...
Biocellulose - the future in cardiac and vascular surgery
The Medical University of Gdansk and a company in Wladyslawow are involved in a large-scale project to demonstrate the usefulness of bionalnaocellulose in cardiac surgery in research at the...
Vitamin K and anticoagulants
Anticoagulants are used to reduce the blood's ability to clot and form clots. The formation of blood clots is a dangerous, life-threatening situation. Clots can obstruct the flow of blood by reducing...
Citrus - effects on drugs
In recent times, more and more attention has been paid to the impact, interaction of drugs with food. There is growing evidence that interactions occur frequently and can lead to fatal complications...
