Clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients with atrial cardiomyopathy and their impact on prognosis.

Patients with diverse demographic and clinical characteristics and comorbidities are included in the category of atrial cardiomyopathy (ACM).

URANIUM AND 210PO RADIONUCLIDES IN DRINKING WATER IN SOUTHERN BULGARIA AND EXPECTED RADIATION DOSES.

The activity concentrations of the naturally occurring radionuclides 238U, 234U and 210Po have been determined for the first time in drinking water from certain sources in Southern Bulgaria using nuclear and radiochemical methods. The results obtained for the water samples vary in the intervals 0.6-678 mBq l-1 for 238U, 1.

[A rare case of giant leiomyoma in postmenopausal woman].

67 years old patient with huge abdominal tumor cardiovascular and respiratory failure is admitted urgently in hospital. Diagnostic difficulties posed by that case as well as surgical intervention for removal of 23kg leiomyoma are presented. After uneventful postoperative period the patient is discharged from hospital in good general condition.

[Cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy: diagnosis with 2D, three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound and 3D power doppler of a case and review of the literature].

Cesarean scar pregnancy is rare type of ectopic pregnancy. It is associated with severe complication if it is not diagnosed early in pregnancy. We present a case of difficult first-trimester diagnosis of Cesarean scar pregnancy.

[Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: an attempt to propose rules for good medical practice].

The authors emphasize the advantages of the term "cervical intraepithelial neoplasia" (CIN) over "dysplasia" and "carcinoma-in-situ". The rules for good medical practice in treating CIN are based on several starting points, namely: proven role of the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the development of CIN; current possibilities to diagnose and to prevent HPV infections; morphological stigmata of CIN within the epithelium; possibilities to treat CIN and lack of possibilities to treat HPV infection; assessment of the patient 's reproductive potential. In recent cases of CIN1 the history of anti-HPV vaccination is an important factor in choosing the best treatment protocol.