High Blood Pressure-A High Risk Problem for Public Healthcare.

High blood pressure is the most common cardiovascular disease and the first one due to mortality risk. Prospective studies showed that, until 2025, the number of individuals with HBP will increase up to 1.56 billion in adults, of which more than two thirds will be found in poor countries or developing ones.

A combined imagistic and morphological approach of lung tumors: study on 64 cases.

Lung cancer is currently one of the major health problems, being considered one of the most common causes of death by cancer worldwide. That is why establishing as early as possible a diagnosis in order to start an appropriate therapy still a challenge. The studied group consisted of 64 patients who were investigated following the next algorithm: chest X-ray, bronchoscopy, guided bronchial brushing and/or bronchoalveolar lavage followed by cytological examination and if possible, endobronchial biopsy followed by histopathological examination.

Immunoexpression of alpha-SMA and CD68 in native kidney biopsies.

Introduction: The role for inflammation and fibrosis as predictive histopathological markers for renal function has been discussed in several studies. Aim of our investigation was to evaluate the clinico-pathological correlation of myofibroblasts expression as markers for initial development of fibrotic processes and macrophagic infiltration in a population with impaired renal function, in order to better understand their value in diagnostic biopsies.

Materials, Methods And Results: We evaluated 20 consecutive native kidney biopsies performed for diagnostic purposes.

Morphometric findings in avascular necrosis of the femoral head.

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head is an illness with a controversial etiology, the trigger event being the suppression of blood flow to the femoral head. The disease affects mostly young adults within their third and fifth decade, the majority of the patients being men. The main risk factors are trauma, chronic alcohol consumption, smoking, corticotherapy.

Chronic gastritis with intestinal metaplasia: clinico-statistical, histological and immunohistochemical study.

Chronic gastritis has a high incidence in adults, causing progressive destruction of glandular structures, favoring the development of gastric atrophy. The association of chronic gastritis with intestinal type metaplasia of gastric mucosa has a poor outcome as intestinal metaplasia is regarded as a precancerous lesion. Metaplasia is common in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection and also heavy smokers.