Publications by authors named "L Piros"
Background/objectives: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) significantly affects mental health, with gender-specific differences being observed in psychological responses. This pilot study aimed to explore these differences in the demographic, clinical, psychological, psychiatric, and social profile of patients diagnosed with IHD.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used, recruiting 183 adult patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease and depression at the Psychiatry Department of Arad County Emergency Hospital, Romania, between May 2021 and May 2024.
Article Synopsis
- The study explores how depression and ischemic heart disease (IHD) often coexist and affect patient treatment strategies.
- It analyzes demographic, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment differences between patients with depression only and those with both depression and IHD, using a sample of 332 patients.
- Key findings indicate that patients with both conditions have more severe symptoms, higher rates of hypertension and diabetes, and require more intensive treatment and cardiac care.
Background: Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) face an increased risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), in which the immunosuppressive regimen plays an important role. This study aimed to identify intracellular signalling alterations associated with post-transplant (post-tx) tumour formation.
Methods: Expression of mTOR-related proteins were analysed in kidneys obtained from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and RCCs developed in KTRs or non-transplant patients.
Background: Prophylactic administration of valganciclovir (VG) is an accepted method for the prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after kidney transplantation (KTx). The standard dosage of oral VG is 900 mg/day, adjusted to renal function. There is growing evidence that low-dose 450 mg/day VG might be safe and effective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Whenever the kidney standard allocation (SA) algorithms according to the Eurotransplant (ET) Kidney Allocation System or the Eurotransplant Senior Program fail, rescue allocation (RA) is initiated. There are 2 procedurally different modes of RA: recipient oriented extended allocation (REAL) and competitive rescue allocation (CRA). The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of patient survival and graft failure with RA mode and whether or not it varied across the different ET countries.
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