Publications by authors named "Patrycja Pasieka"
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- The study investigated the role of circulating angiogenic factors in patients with ischemic diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) to understand their relationship with clinical aspects and disease progression.
- The research found that higher levels of FGF-2, a pro-angiogenic factor, were linked to more severe ulcers and certain clinical parameters, such as age and blood cell counts.
- However, no significant connections were found between these angiogenic factors and microvascular health or glycemic control, highlighting the need for further research to solidify FGF-2's potential as a biomarker for ulcer progression in DFS.
The association between chronic inflammation and depression, anxiety, anhedonia, and quality of life (QoL) has been recently emphasized. However, the pathophysiology of this relationship remains unsolved. This study aims to assess the dependence between vascular inflammation represented by eicosanoid concentration and quality of life in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
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- The study investigates the prevalence and characteristics of sternal foramen, which are openings in the sternum that can lead to misdiagnosis or complications during medical procedures.
- A meta-analysis of 35 studies revealed an overall prevalence of sternal foramen at 8.9%, with higher rates observed in South American and African populations compared to North America and Europe.
- The findings highlight the importance of recognizing sternal foramina in clinical practice, particularly during procedures like bone marrow sampling, to avoid potential complications.
Due to the fact that cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have become the most serious problem in public health, there is a need for new and efficient methods for screening and early detection. In the recent literature, saliva and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) have been gaining recognition as sources of many potential biomarkers of various systemic diseases, mainly because of correlation between the level of some compounds in the blood and saliva and association between the composition of saliva and health status. In this review, we summarize published findings of patients with atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and stroke in the context of clinical utility of saliva and GCF in diagnosing and assessing CVD severity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe lightning strike is one of leading cases of weather-related death worldwide. We present an unusual case of four fatality-lightning strike with various pathological manifestations. All victims died from a single lightning strike in the mountains that also caused injury to 156 other people.
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