Background There are accumulating studies showing the association between diabetes and
all‐cause mortality in peripheral vascular disease. However, the results in these studies are …

Chronic heart failure is a common complication in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
T2DM is associated with disturbed metabolism of fat, which can result in excessive …

Objective: We examined the association of dermatological signs such as baldness, thoracic
hairiness, hair greying and diagonal earlobe crease with the risk of myocardial infarction in …

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is suspected to be one of the factors triggering systemic
sclerosis (SSc). Data on the possible role of H. pylori are lacking. The aim of this study was to …

Aim: The aim of study was to: 1) examine the relationship between ABO blood groups and
extent of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD), 2) …

Phagocytic activity of leukocytes in blood was examined in 70 patients with diabetes mellitus.
40 of them had insulin-dependent diabetes--(IDDM) or type I, while there were 30 patients …

Aim Controversy exists concerning the relation between Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection
and coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to examine the relationship between HP …

Background The degree of pain caused by the implantation of cardiac electronic devices (CEDs)
and the type of anesthesia or perioperative pain management used with the procedure …

Objectives. The anti-CCP antibodies are specific serological markers of RA, especially the
aggressive course of joint disease. It has been postulated that the chronic inflammatory state …

This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in Split–Dalmatia
County in Southern Croatia. Patients were recruited from the medical records of …