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Medical Science Monitor will continue to publish works on clinical medicine, human studies, drug controlled studies, pharmacoeconomics, clinical diagnostic techniques, public health and epidemiology.
Papers devoted to laboratory and in vitro studies, animal research, molecular biology, fundamental aspects of medical biochemistry, drug research, biotechnology and development of laboratory techniques will now be published in the new branch title, the Medical Science Monitor Basic Research.
Both journals accept submissions of original papers, short communications, hypothesis and review papers. They will also publish faster as they have changed the publication model to continuous, primary electronic. This means, that the paper will be published short after positive evaluation.
We are looking forward to continue our service to the scientific community.
Volume 19, 2013 - Table of Content
Published: 2013-5-17

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts response to cardiac resynchronization therapy
Aysen Agacdiken, Umut Celikyurt, Tayfun Sahin, Kurtulus Karauzum, Ahmet Vural, Dilek Ural
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:373-377
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883915
Published: 2013-5-15

Effects of carvedilol therapy on cardiac autonomic control, QT dispersion, and ventricular arrhythmias in children with dilated cardiomyopathy
Mehmet Burhan Oflaz, Sevket Balli, Ayse Esin Kibar, İbrahim Ece, Celal Akdeniz, Volkan Tuzcu
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:366-372
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883911
Published: 2013-5-13

Obesity in hospitalized type 2 diabetes patients: A descriptive study
William Blumentals, Peter Hwu , Norihiro Kobayashi, Eriko Ogura
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:359-365
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.889119
Published: 2013-5-10

Convergent dysregulation of frontal cortical cognitive and reward systems in eating disorders
George Stefano, Radek Ptáček, Hana Kuželová, Kirk Mantione, Jiří Raboch, Hana Papezova, Richard Kream
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:353-358
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.889133
Published: 2013-5-8

Comparison of effects of epidural bupivacaine and intravenous meperidine analgesia on patient recovery following elective abdominal aortic surgery
Nevriye Salman, Ahmet Baris Durukan, Hasan Alper Gurbuz, Hasan Yamalı, Leyla Guler, Halil Ibrahim Ucar, Cem Yorgancioglu
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:347-352
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.889005
Published: 2013-5-6

CoQ10 and Endothelial Function in Asians from Korea compared to Asians born in the United States and US Born Caucasians
Jerrold Petrofsky, Michael Laymon, Haneul Lee, Jong Yim, Erin Harnandez, Donny Dequine, Lindsay Thorsen, Kennith Lovell, Joshua Andrade
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:339-346
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883902
Published: 2013-5-3

Clinical significance of knowledge about the structure, function, and impairments of working memory
Andrzej Brodziak, Adam Brewczyński, Grzegorz Bajor
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:327-338
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883900
Published: 2013-5-1

Molecular characterization and drug resistance of Escherichia coli strains isolated from urine from long-term care facility residents in Cracow, Poland
Monika Pobiega, Jadwiga Wojkowska-Mach, Agnieszka Chmielarczyk, Dorota Romaniszyn, Paweł Adamski, Piotr Heczko, Barbara Gryglewska, Tomasz Grodzicki
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:317-326
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883898
Published: 2013-4-29

A novel approach for evaluating nerve function in healthy elderly persons: A pilot study
Ken Nishihara, Hisashi Kawai, Naohiko Kanemura, Motohiko Hara, Hideo Naruse, Toshiaki Gomi
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:309-316
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883897
Published: 2013-4-26

Novel drugs and their targets in the potential treatment of diabetic retinopathy
Mohd Nawaz, Marwan Abouammoh, Haseeb Khan, Abdullah Alhomida, Mubarak Alfaran, Mohammad Ola
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:300-308
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883895
Published: 2013-4-24

Correlation of volume, position of stone, and hydronephrosis with microhematuria in patients with solitary urolithiasis
Mehmet Fatih Inci, Fuat Ozkan, Selim Bozkurt, Mustafa Sucakli, Bulent Altunoluk, Mehmet Okumus
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:295-299
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.889077
Published: 2013-4-22

Relationship between appetitive motives and non-exercise lifestyle in a young adult population
Takahiro Yoshikawa, Keisuke Orita, Yasuyoshi Watanabe, Masaaki Tanaka
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:289-294
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883891
Published: 2013-4-19

Cognitive functions in patients with liver cirrhosis: A tendency to commit more memory errors
Irena Ciećko-Michalska, Jan Wójcik, Magdalena Senderecka, Mirosław Wyczesany, Marek Binder, Jakub Szewczyk, Tomasz Dziedzic, Agnieszka Słowik, Tomasz Mach
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:283-288
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883890
Published: 2013-4-17

Quality of the voice after injection of hyaluronic acid into the vocal fold
Agata Szkiełkowska, Beata Miaśkiewicz, Marc Remacle, Paulina Krasnodębska, Henryk Skarżyński
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:276-282
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883888
Published: 2013-4-15

Cognitive intervention results in web-based videophone treatment adherence and improved cognitive scores
Lindsay Riegler, Jean Neils-Strunjas, Suzanne Boyce, Shari Wade, Peter Scheifele
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:269-275
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883885
Published: 2013-4-12

25-OH-Vitamin D and procalcitonin levels after correction of acute hyperglycemia
Nalan Metin Aksu, Duygu Yazgan Aksoy, Meltem Akkaş, Hakkı Yilmaz, Canan Akman, Bülent Yildiz, Mahir Özmen, Aydan Usman
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:264-268
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883880
Published: 2013-4-10

What is more damaging to vascular endothelial function: Diabetes, age, high BMI, or all of the above?
Jerrold Petrofsky, Faris Alshammari, Gurinder Bains, Iman Khowailed, Haneul Lee, Yashvanth Kuderu, Riya Lodha, Sophia Rodrigues, Diamond Nguyen, Pooja Potnis, Pooja Deshpande, Jong Yim, Lee Berk
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:257-263
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883878
Published: 2013-4-8

Plasma ghrelin and pro-inflammatory markers in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and stable coronary heart disease
Dan Yang, Zhihong Liu, Qin Luo
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:251-256
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883874
Published: 2013-4-5

A “patient-tailored” treatment of hypertension with use of impedance cardiography: A randomized, prospective and controlled trial
Paweł Krzesiński, Grzegorz Gielerak, Jarosław Kowal
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:242-250
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883870
Published: 2013-4-3

Risk factors for intraoperative hypotension during thyroid surgery
Nevena Kalezic, Marina Stojanovic, Nebojsa Ladjevic, Dejan Markovic, Ivan Paunovic, Ivan Palibrk, Biljana Milicic, Vera Sabljak, Vesna Antonijevic, Branislava Ivanovic, Djordje Ugrinovic, Vladan Zivaljevic
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:236-241
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883869
Published: 2013-3-29

CA19-9 elevation in ovarian mature cystic teratoma: Discrimination from ovarian cancer – CA19-9 level in teratoma
Hye-yon Cho, Kidong Kim, Yong-Tark Jeon, Yong-Beom Kim, Jae Hong No
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:230-235
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883865
Published: 2013-3-27

Effects of high thoracic epidural anesthesia on mixed venous oxygen saturation in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
Ercan Gurses, Derviş Berk, Hülya Sungurtekin, Aslı Mete, Simay Serin
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:222-229
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883861
Published: 2013-3-25

Intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility of the novel transcription method for selection of potential nerve root compression in MRI study in degenerative disease of the lumbar spine
Łukasz Kubaszewski, Andrzej Nowakowski, Robert Gasik, Wojciech Łabędź
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:216-221
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883850
Published: 2013-3-22

Serum resistin and high sensitive CRP levels in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism before and after L-thyroxine therapy
Duygu Aksoy, Nese Cinar, Ayla Harmanci, Jale Karakaya, Bulent Yildiz, Aydan Usman, Miyase Bayraktar
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:210-215
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883847
Published: 2013-3-20

Cancer of the colon and rectum: Potential effects of sex-age interactions on incidence and outcome
Ofer Purim, Noa Gordon, Baruch Brenner
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:203-209
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883842
Published: 2013-3-18

Accurate histological terminology for small intestine carcinoid tumors
Teresa Pusiol, Alice Morini, Irene Piscioli, Michele Scialpi
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:202-202
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883836
Published: 2013-3-15

Cervical sympathetic block regulates early systemic inflammatory response in severe trauma patients
Ming-Hua Liu, Jun Tian, Yong-Ping Su, Tao Wang, Qiang Xiang, Liang Wen
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:194-201
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883833
Published: 2013-3-12

Doppler echocardiography in athletes from different sports
Andre Moro, Marina Okoshi, Carlos Padovani, Katashi Okoshi
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:187-193
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883829
Published: 2013-3-8

Postural sway and Rhythmic Electroencephalography analysis of cortical activation during eight balance training tasks
Yuen Yi Tse, Jerrold Petrofsky, Lee Berk, Noha Daher, Everett Lohman, Michael Laymon, Paula Cavalcanti
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:175-186
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883824
Published: 2013-3-6

Quality of life in relation to social and disease factors in patients with type 2 diabetes in Lithuania
Aldona Mikailiūkštienė, Algirdas Juozulynas, Laura Narkauskaitė, Kęstutis Žagminas, Jonas Sąlyga, Rimantas Stukas
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:165-174
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883823
Published: 2013-3-4

Left atrium volume index is influenced by aortic stiffness and central pulse pressure in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A hemodynamic and echocardiographic study
Tomasz Zapolski, Andrzej Wysokiński
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:153-164
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883818
Published: 2013-2-28

A case-control study of readmission to the intensive care unit after cardiac surgery
Rimantas Benetis, Edmundas Širvinskas, Birute Kumpaitiene, Šarunas Kinduris
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:148-152
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883814
Published: 2013-2-25

Recreational music-making alters gene expression pathways in patients with coronary heart disease
Barry Bittman, Daniel Croft Jr., Jeannie Brinker, Ryan van Laar, Marina Vernalis, Darrell Ellsworth
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:139-147
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883807
Published: 2013-2-21

Couvade Syndrome among Polish expectant fathers
Maria Kazmierczak, Bogumiła Kielbratowska, Beata Pastwa-Wojciechowska
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:132-138
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883791
Published: 2013-2-19

Clinical importance of pyelocalyceal dilation diagnosed by postnatal ultrasonographic screening of the urinary tract
Kristina Drnasin, Mirna Saraga-Babić, Marijan Saraga
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:125-131
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883786
Published: 2013-2-15

Elevated maternal serum sP-selectin levels in preeclamptic pregnancies with and without intrauterine fetal growth restriction, but not in normotensive pregnancies complicated by isolated IUGR
Marzena Laskowska, Katarzyna Laskowska, Jan Oleszczuk
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:118-124
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883780
Published: 2013-2-13

Neck circumference. metabolic syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Evaluation of possible linkage
Süleyman Ahbab, Hayriye Ataoğlu, Mazhar Tuna, Levent Karasulu, Faik Çetin, Levent Temiz, Mustafa Yenigün
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:111-117
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883776
Published: 2013-2-11

Pollen aero allergens and the climate in mediterranean region and allergen sensitivity in allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and allergic asthma patients
Arzu Yalcin, Saime Basaran, Atil Bisgin, Hasan Polat, Reginald Gorczynski
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:102-110
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883762
Published: 2013-2-7

Non-small cell lung cancer evaluated with quantitative contrast-enhanced CT and PET-CT: Net enhancement and standardized uptake values are related to tumour size and histology
Luca Brunese, Barbara Greco, Francesca Setola, Francesco Lassandro, Mario Guarracino, Marialiusa De Rimini, Sergio Piccolo, Nicolina De Rosa, Roberto Muto, Andrea Bianco, Pietro Muto, Roberto Grassi, Antonio Rotondo
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:95-101
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883759
Published: 2013-2-4

Quantitative MR evaluation of atrophy, as well as perfusion and diffusion alterations within hippocampi in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment
Anna Zimny, Joanna Bladowska, Małgorzata Neska, Kamila Petryszyn, Maciej Guziński, Paweł Szewczyk, Jerzy Leszek, Marek Sąsiadek
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:86-94
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883757
Published: 2013-2-1

Serum citrulline levels as a marker of enterocyte function in patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells transplantation – a pilot study
Samuel Vokurka, Tomas Svoboda, Daniel Rajdl, Terezie Sedlackova, Jaroslav Racek, Vladimir Koza, Ladislav Trefil
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:81-85
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883755
Published: 2013-1-28

Epidural anesthesia followed by epidural analgesia produces less inflammatory response than spinal anesthesia followed by intravenous morphine analgesia in patients with total knee arthroplasty
Pelagia Chloropoulou, Christos Iatrou, Theodosia Vogiatzaki, Ioannis Kotsianidis, Grigorios Trypsianis, Christina Tsigalou, Eleftheria Paschalidou, Konstantinos Kazakos, Stavros Touloupidis, Konstantinos Simopoulos
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:73-80
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883749
Published: 2013-1-24

Prevalence of undiagnosed abnormal glucose tolerance in adult patients cared for by general practitioners in Hungary. Results of a risk-stratified screening based on FINDRISC questionnaire
Gábor Winkler, Tibor Hídvégi, Győző Vándorfi, Sándor Balogh, György Jermendy
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:67-72
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883747
Published: 2013-1-21

Blood pressure and purdue pegboard scores in individuals with hypertension after alternate nostril breathing, breath awareness, and no intervention
Shirley Telles, Arti Yadav, Nilima Kumar, Sachin Sharma, Naveen Visweshwaraiah, Acharya Balkrishna
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:61-66
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883743
Published: 2013-1-18

High prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adenoids and nasopharynx in preschool children with recurrent upper respiratory tract infections in Poland – distribution of serotypes and drug resistance patterns
Artur Niedzielski, Izabela Korona-Glowniak, Anna Malm
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:54-60
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883742
Published: 2013-1-14

The changing incidence of thyroid carcinoma in Shenyang, China before and after universal salt iodization
Wenwu Dong, Hao Zhang, Ping Zhang, Xuan Li, Liang He, Zhihong Wang, Yongfeng Liu
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:49-53
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883736
Published: 2013-1-14

Disability and back muscle fatigability changes following two therapeutic exercise interventions in participants with recurrent low back pain
Paul Sung
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:40-48
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883735
Published: 2013-1-11

Incidence of maternal GBS colonization and neonatal GBS disease among Very Low Birth Weight Polish neonates
Monika Brzychczy-Wloch, Jadwiga Wojkowska-Mach, Ewa Helwich, Piotr Heczko
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:34-39
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883733
Published: 2013-1-9

Ratio of Angiopoietin-2 to Angiopoietin-1 predicts mortality in acute lung injury induced by paraquat
Jae-Sung Choi, Kyung-A Kwak, Min-Ju Park, Young-Hee Kim, Hyo-Wook Gil, Ho-yeon Song, Sae-yong Hong
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:28-33
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883730
Published: 2013-1-7

Comparison of short- to medium-term results of Coonrad-Morrey elbow replacement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis versus patients after elbow injuries
Karol Szyluk, Wojciech Widuchowski, Andrzej Jasiński, Bogdan Koczy, Jerzy Widuchowski
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:18-27
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883725
Published: 2013-1-4

Adaptation of autonomic heart rate regulation in astronauts after spaceflight
Steven Vandeput, Devy Widjaja, Andre Aubert, Sabine Van Huffel
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:9-17
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883724
Published: 2013-1-1

Zinc, copper, and blood pressure: Human population studies
William Carpenter, Derek Lam, Glenn Toney, Neal Weintraub, Zhenyu Qin
Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:1-8
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883708
