Publications by authors named "M Sekulic"

Background: According to World Health Organisation data, on the top ten causes of death in the world in 2019, ischemic heart diseases ranked first, followed by stroke and chronic respiratory diseases. This study aimed to make cross-section of the current mortality rates of indicators of circulatory diseases, ischemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases, access the trends of indicators in Serbia more than two decades and to find the correlation of these observed indicators between males and females.

Methods: Medical indicators were taken from the publicly available Health for all databases that deals with long-term evaluation and monitoring of indicators obtained from national authorities.

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  • Maternal undernutrition leads to low birth weight in neonates, which can increase the risk for high blood pressure and kidney disease later in life, though the exact reasons are not fully understood.
  • The study utilized a mouse model to examine factors like oxidative stress and vascular function in low birth weight mice after one year, measuring various health indicators and testing different pharmacological treatments.
  • Results showed that low birth weight mice had higher blood pressure and decreased kidney function, but administration of specific drugs improved their conditions, indicating that therapies targeting oxidative stress and vascular function might mitigate some long-term health issues.
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