Medicina, Volume 53, Issue 3

Objective: The aim of this study was to test polymeric materials (collagen, fibrin, polyimide film, and polylactic acid) for single- and multi-layer scaffold formation.

Materials and methods: In our study, we used rabbit bone marrow stem cells (rBMSC...

Background and objective: Lithuania belongs to the group of countries with a high-incidence of tuberculosis (TB). Some scientific studies show that the interferon-gamma release assay is more accurate and correlates more highly with TB exposure as com...

Background and objective: The application of cytostatic oxazaphosphorines such as cyclophosphamide (CP) and ifosfamide (IF) is associated with the risk of kidney damage that, depending on the type of drug, dose and route of administration, adopts a d...

Background and objective: At present, there are common recommendations for treatment for stage II–III resectable rectal cancer patients: preoperative conventional chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with delayed surgery in 6–8 weeks or preoperative short-course...

Cardiovascular abnormalities are well-known manifestations of a late form of syphilis – tertiary syphilis. Since the era of antibiotics, the incidence of late manifestations of syphilis has declined almost to a rare entity. The injury of aorta (the a...

Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia and its prevalence is rapidly rising with the aging of the population. Cardiac alternans, defined as cyclic beat-to-beat alternations in contraction force, action potential (AP) duration and...

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the impact of treatment procedures on roots previously treated with resorcinol–formaldehyde resin and analyze the effectiveness of dye and magnification for the detection of dentin cracks.

Materials and...

Background and aim: Alpha-tocopherol has been implicated in reproduction processes, and deficiency of phylloquinone has been associated with serious complications in pregnancy. This study was therefore aimed at investigating the effects of phylloquin...

Background and aim: In 2013, all residency programs at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences were renewed into a competency-based medical education curriculum. To assess the quality of clinical teaching in residency training, we chose the EFFE...