Left Ventricular Strain and Relaxation are Independently Associated with Renal Cortical Perfusion in Hypertensive Patients
Arkadiusz Lubas, Robert Ryczek, Artur Maliborski, Przemysław Dyrla, Longin Niemczyk, and Stanisław Niemczyk
Coupling of Blood Pressure and Subarachnoid Space Oscillations at Cardiac Frequency Evoked by Handgrip and Cold Tests: a Bispectral Analysis
Marcin Gruszecki, Yurii Tkachenko, Jacek Kot, Marek Radkowski, Agnieszka Gruszecka, Krzysztof Basiński, Monika Waskow, Wojciech Guminski, Jacek Sein Anand, Jerzy Wtorek, Andrzej F. Frydrychowski, Urszula Demkow, and Pawel J. Winklewski
Influence of Heart Rate, Age, and Gender on Heart Rate Variability in Adolescents and Young Adults
Mario Estévez-Báez, Claudia Carricarte-Naranjo, Javier Denis Jas-García, Evelyn Rodríguez-Ríos, Calixto Machado, Julio Montes-Brown, Gerry Leisman, Adam Schiavi, Andrés Machado-García, Claudia Sánchez Luaces, and Eduardo Arrufat Pié
Hand-Foot Syndrome and Progression-Free Survival in Patients Treated with Sunitinib for Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Jakub Kucharz, Monika Budnik, Paulina Dumnicka, Maciej Pastuszczak, Beata Kuśnierz-Cabala, Tomasz Demkow, Katarzyna Popko, and Pawel Wiechno
Elastography in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Malignancies
Przemysław Dyrla, Jerzy Gil, Stanisław Niemczyk, Marek Saracyn, Krzysztof Kosik, Sebastian Czarkowski, and Arkadiusz Lubas
Factors Affecting Health-Related Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Patients
Anna Jagielska, Olga Tronina, Krzysztof Jankowski, Aleksandra Kozłowska, Katarzyna Okręglicka, Paweł Jagielski, Magdalena Durlik, Piotr Pruszczyk, and Aneta Nitsch–Osuch
Phagocytosis and Autophagy in THP-1 cells Exposed to Urban Dust: Possible Role of LC3–Associated Phagocytosis and Canonical Autophagy
A. Holownia, A. Niechoda, J. Lachowicz, E. Golabiewska, and U. Baranowska
Gender–Dependent Responses of Growth and Insulin–like Growth Factor–1 to Growth Hormone Therapy in Prepubertal Growth Hormone Deficient Children
Ewelina Witkowska–Sędek, Małgorzata Rumińska, Anna Majcher, and Beata Pyrżak
Vitamin D and Calcium Homeostasis in Infants with Urolithiasis
Morphometric Analysis of the Lumbar Vertebrae Concerning the Optimal Screw Selection for Transpedicular Stabilization
Jarek Dzierżanowski, Monika Skotarczyk, Zuzanna Baczkowska-Waliszewska, Mateusz Krakowiak, Marek Radkowski, Piotr Łuczkiewicz, Piotr Czapiewski, Tomasz Szmuda, Paweł Słoniewski, Edyta Szurowska, Paweł J. Winklewski, Urszula Demkow, and Arkadiusz Szarmach
Stress and Dehumanizing Behaviors of Medical Staff toward Patients
Alicja Głębocka
Biological and Social Determinants of Maximum Oxygen Uptake in Adult Men
Stanisław B. Nowak, Andrzej Jopkiewicz, and Paweł Tomaszewski
This book focuses on issues in clinical practice and research that are of general interest. The articles primarily focus on understanding the pathogenic mechanisms of diseases, their prevention, and therapy.
The topics addressed include cardiovascular regulation with regard to blood pressure and heart rate variability, and to coupling blood pressure changes with subarachnoid fluid oscillations. In addition, the book discusses recent advances in the diagnostics of and targeted molecular therapy for renal and pancreatic malignancies, growth disorders, vitamin D and calcium homeostasis in children in the context of neonatal urolithiasis, and neurosurgical interventions in multifarious age-related diseases of the vertebrae. Neuropsychological aspects of patients’ quality of life and of shaping medical staff’s attitude toward patients are also addressed.
The respective articles are intended to build a bridge between basic and clinical research. Further, the book enhances the current body of knowledge on diagnostics and patient treatment and offers valuable new perspectives on practical clinical issues. As such, it offers a unique resource for clinicians, family physicians, medical scholars, and professionals engaged in patient management.