Publications by authors named "Karolina Paunovic"
Article Synopsis
- Patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD), especially with atrial fibrillation (AF), face significant risks of both bleeding and thrombotic events due to their health conditions and therapies they are receiving.
- In a 24-month study of 224 patients, 35.7% experienced bleeding events, with rates for major bleeding being higher in AF patients (18.6% vs. 7.18% without AF), and mortality from bleeding also elevated for AF patients (14%).
- Thrombotic events were present in 26.8% of patients, with AF patients showing even higher rates (48.8% vs. 21.5% non-AF), indicating that combined
Background: Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Serbia are countries in the Western Balkans that share parts of their social and political legacy from the former Yugoslavia, such as their health care system and the fact that they are not members of European Union. There are very scarce data on COVID - 19 pandemic from this region when compared to other parts of the world and even less is known about its impact on the provision of renal care or differences between countries in the Western Balkans.
Materials And Methods: This observational prospective study was conducted in two regional renal centres in BiH and Serbia, during the COVID - 19 pandemic.
Purpose: Cardiovascular events are the major reasons for mortality in haemodialysis patients. Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), Klotho protein and G-395A Klotho gene polymorphism have been associated with effects on the cardiovascular system. Our study investigates the interrelationship between Klotho protein gene variations, mineral-bone metabolism and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients undergoing chronic haemodialysis programme.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Assessment of liver fibrosis is important for making treatment decisions, as well as for predicting prognosis and therapeutic outcome in patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD) treatment and infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate changes in standard laboratory tests (AST, ALT, yGT, cholesterol and platelet count) and indirect serum fibrosis markers: AST-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), FIB-4 and Forns index, in chronically HCV-infected patients on maintenance HD with and without antiviral treatment.
Patients And Methods: A total of 38 patients on chronic HD program more than 3 months and with chronic hepatitis C, were included in the study.
Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent risk factor for morbidity/mortality in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Our study aimed to identify prevalence as well as independent risk factors that contribute to the development of LV geometric remodeling in our HD patients.
Methods: The left ventricles of 116 HD patients were classified echocardiographically into four different geometric patterns on the basis of LV mass and relative wall thickness.