Clinical management of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in a Polish outpatient metabolic clinic: a retrospective observational study.

Introduction: There are currently no reports available from a Polish clinical practice on heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) management. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of HeFH hypolipidemic treatment in a Polish outpatient metabolic clinic according to treatment targets outlined in the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines.

Material And Methods: This retrospective, observational study was performed on HeFH patients who attended their routine follow-up visits in the metabolic outpatient clinic in the period between April and September 2016.

Peptic ulcer disease and calcium intake as risk factors of osteoporosis in women.

Introduction: Low dietary intake and decreased absorption of calcium are known as important risk factors of osteoporosis. Peptic ulcer disease may be accompanied by dietary restrictions influencing negatively calcium intake. Inflammation of gastric and duodenal mucosa as well as alkali used may significantly decrease calcium absorption.

Natural history of peptic ulcer disease in Poland. V. The process of diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease.

The analysis of the process of diagnosis establishing in peptic ulcer disease in 5813 patients showed that almost all patient had been subjected to radiological examination of the upper digestive tract (99.5%). Endoscopic examination was done in 57.

[Modification of the test for determining bacterial capacity for nitrate reduction].

For facilitation of the detection of bacteria able to reduce nitrates the presently used method of 24-hour broth culture with KNO3 and the method of growing on slant agar cultures with KNO3 (standard method) were compared, with certain modifications introduced. It was found that shortening of the incubation period from 24 to 6 hours and reduction of the volume of broth with KNO3 from 10 to 0.5 ml made possible obtaining of a greater number of correct results as compared to the standard method.

[Campylobacter pylori in diseases of the stomach and duodenum].

Campylobacter pylori is an organism living under mucus layer in the stomach and on the places of gastric mucosa metaplasia. It is known to be responsible for the development of gastritis, probably also it participates in the pathogenesis of dyspepsia without ulcer, while its role in the development of gastric and duodenal ulcer has not yet been explained completely. The authors present a characteristics of the organism and the methods of its detection.