Patients' knowledge of heart failure and their perception of the disease.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to gain a deeper insight into patients' perception of chronic heart failure (CHF) symptoms by analyzing their compliance with nonpharmacological recommendations.

Patients And Methods: This was a prospective, single-center survey-based registry. Patients included in this study were hospitalized between December 2014 and January 2016 at the 1 Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Lord's Transfiguration, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, and had been diagnosed with CHF at least 3 months prior to inclusion.

Role of rs13117307 single nuclear polymorphism in the risk of uterine cervical cancer from Polish population and its impact on exocyst complex component 1 expression.

We evaluated the role of NM_001024924.1:c.1330+1646C>T (rs13117307) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), situated in the intronic region of exocyst complex component 1 (EXCO1), in the development and spreading of cervical squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

Does the influence of obesity on prognosis differ in men and women? A study of obesity paradox in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Recent studies have reported the existence of obesity paradox in acute coronary syndromes (ACS). However, the occurrence of obesity paradox in men and women has not yet been thoroughly investigated, even though both genders differ in patterns and incidence of obesity.

Aim: Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether obesity influence on outcomes of patients with ACS varies by gender.

The FCRL3 -169T>C polymorphism might be associated with some autoantibody presence in patients with SLE in a Polish population.

Objectives: The Fcrl3 -169T>C (rs7528684) polymorphism has been shown to be a risk factor of various autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); however, these results are inconsistent between distinct ethnicities.

Methods: Using PCR-RFLP we studied the distribution of the FCRL3 -169T>C polymorphism in SLE patients (n = 263) and controls (n = 528) in a sample from the Polish population.

Results: We found no significant differences of FCRL3 -169T>C genotypes and alleles between patients with SLE and healthy individuals.

The FCRL3 -169T>C polymorphism might be associated with some autoantibody presence in patients with SLE in a Polish population.

OBJECTIVES: The Fcrl3 -169T>C (rs7528684) polymorphism has been shown to be a risk factor of various autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); however, these results are inconsistent between distinct ethnicities. METHODS: Using PCR-RFLP we studied the distribution of the FCRL3 -169T>C polymorphism in SLE patients (n = 263) and controls (n = 528) in a sample from the Polish population. RESULTS: We found no significant differences of FCRL3 -169T>C genotypes and alleles between patients with SLE and healthy individuals.