Immunization coverage of health care workers against hepatitis B

Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a serious risk for health care workers (HCWs). Vaccination of the group against HBV therefore is a central part of programs to prevent nosocomial infections in heal...

Prevalence of deep vein thrombosis in patients affected by exacerbation of mild to moderate COPD at stage I-II of GOLD classification

Effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acid deficiency on heart rate variability in hooded rats

Introduction: Recent reports in adult humans suggest that heart rate variability is modulated by the concentration of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) contained in blood cell membranes. Material and methods:...

The lung function in operated acquired mitral and aortic valve diseases without left ventricular failure – preliminary observations before operation

Introduction: The study has been designed to evaluate the influence of the operations on cardio-pulmonary by-pass, particulary with systemic normothermia and cold crystalloid cardioplegia on the function of heart and l...

Occurrence of large-scale mitochondrial DNA deletions in human colorectal cancer