Archive
3/2020 vol. 16
COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2
Lipid-lowering therapy and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):485–489
RESEARCH PAPER
Statins and the COVID-19 main protease: in silico evidence on direct interaction
Željko Reiner, Mahdi Hatamipour, Maciej Banach, Matteo Pirro, Khalid Al-Rasadi, Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Dina Radenkovic, Fabrizio Montecucco, Amirhossein Sahebkar
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):490–496
RESEARCH PAPER
State-of-the-art tools to identify druggable protein ligand of SARS-CoV-2
Sayed Abdul Azeez, Zahra Ghalib Alhashim, Waad Mohammed Al Otaibi, Hind Saleh Alsuwat, Abdallah M. Ibrahim, Noor B. Almandil, J. Francis Borgio
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):497–507
RESEARCH PAPER
State-of-the-art tools unveil potent drug targets amongst clinically approved drugs to inhibit helicase in SARS-CoV-2
J. Francis Borgio, Hind Saleh Alsuwat, Waad Mohammed Al Otaibi, Abdallah M. Ibrahim, Noor B Almandil, Lubna Ibrahim Al Asoom, Mohammed Salahuddin, Balu Kamaraj, Sayed AbdulAzeez
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):508–518
RESEARCH PAPER
Lessons learned from SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV: FDA-approved Abelson tyrosine-protein kinase 2 inhibitors may help us combat SARS-CoV-2
Seyed Fazel Nabavi, Solomon Habtemariam, Emilio Clementi, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe, Cosmin Andrei Cismaru, Mahsa Rasekhian, Maciej Banach, Morteza Izadi, Mahdi Bagheri, Mohammad Sadegh Bagheri, Seyed Mohammad Nabavi
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):519–521
Infectious diseases
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Difference in hematocrit and plasma albumin levels as an additional biomarker in the diagnosis of infectious disease
Dong-Mei Dai, Dong Wang, Di Hu, Wen-Lei Wan, Yu Su, Ji-Lin Yang, Yu-Ping Wang, Fei Wang, Lei Yang, Hai-Mei Sun, Yuan-Yuan Chen, Xiao Fang, Jing Cao, Jie Luo, Kun Tang, Rui Hu, Hua-Nan Duan, Mei Li, Wang-Bin Xu
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):522–530
Atherosclerosis
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Evaluation of atherogenic laboratory markers in Behçet’s disease patients with vascular involvement
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):531–537
Cardiology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Association of masked uncontrolled hypertension and cardiovascular diseases in treated hypertensive patients
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):538–544
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Association of anti-hyperuricemia treatment and prevalent cardiovascular disease in hypertensive patients
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):545–550
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Managed Care after Acute Myocardial Infarction (KOS-zawał) reduces major adverse cardiovascular events by 45% in 3-month follow-up – single-center results of Poland’s National Health Fund program of comprehensive post-myocardial infarction care
Krystian Wita, Andrzej Kułach, Marcin Wita, Maciej T. Wybraniec, Katarzyna Wilkosz, Mateusz Polak, Monika Matla, Łukasz Maciejewski, Joanna Fluder, Barbara Kalańska-Łukasik, Tomasz Skowerski, Szymon Gomułka, Krzysztof Szydło
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):551–558
CLINICAL RESEARCH
A new electrocardiographic parameter associated with sudden cardiac death in pulmonary sarcoidosis
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):559–568
Nephrology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Acute kidney injury in critically ill cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a comparison of KDIGO and ICA criteria
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):569–576
Gastroenterology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
The telomere length of gastric mucosal samples and peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients who have undergone Billroth II distal gastrectomy
Muge Ustaoglu, Ahmet Bektas, Abdulkerim Bedir, Tulay Bakir, Aynur Duzgun, Rukiye Nar, Ozgur Ecemis, Rahmi Aslan
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):577–583
Obstetrics and gynaecology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Health-related quality of life (Nottingham Health Profile) in patients with endometriomas: correlation with clinical variables and self-reported limitations
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):584–591
Pediatrics
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Peptide-based formula versus standard-based polymeric formula for critically ill children: is it superior for patients’ tolerance?
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):592–596
Rheumatology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Dynamic thiol and disulphide homoeostasis in fibromyalgia
Gulsah Karatas, Ramazan Gunduz, Ismail Haskul, Betul Ustun, Salim Neselioglu, Fatih Karatas, Müfit Akyuz, Ozcan Erel
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):597–602
Orthopedics and traumatology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Effect of tranexamic acid on symptomatic venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):603–612
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Heterotopic ossification and clinical results after total hip arthroplasty using the anterior minimally invasive and anterolateral approaches
Paweł Łęgosz, Sylwia Sarzyńska, Łukasz Pulik, Piotr Stępiński, Paweł Niewczas, Andrzej Kotela, Paweł Małdyk
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):613–620
Transplantology
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Retrospective cohort study of patients qualified for lung transplantation due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – single-centre experience
Marek Ochman, Maciej Urlik, Zofia Tatoj, Fryderyk Zawadzki, Marta Wajda-Pokrontka, Magdalena Latos, Piotr Przybyłowski, Marian Zembala
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):621–626
Geriatrics
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Chronic pain and use of analgesics in the elderly: a nationwide population-based study
Yu-Ling Huang, Wen-Ing Tsay, Shwu-Huey Her, Chung-Han Ho, Kang-Ting Tsai, Chien-Chin Hsu, Jhi-Joung Wang, Chien-Cheng Huang
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):627–634
Nutrition
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
Assessment of selected nutrient intake by Polish preschool children compared to dietary recommendations: a meta-analysis
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):635–647
Diabetology
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
Association of circulating cystatin C levels with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):648–656
PUBLIC HEALTH
Bone mineral density in old age: the influence of age at menarche, menopause status and habitual past and present physical activity
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):657–665
PUBLIC HEALTH
An analysis of the costs of treating aged patients in a large clinical hospital in Poland under the pressure of recent demographic trends
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):666–671
Infectious diseases
BASIC RESEARCH
Exposure to biomass smoke, cigarettes, and alcohol modifies the association between tumour necrosis factor (–308G/A, –238G/A) polymorphisms and tuberculosis in Mexican carriers
Israel Torres Ramírez de Arellano, Citlaltepetl Salinas Lara, Luz María Torres Espíndola, Manuel de Jesús Castillejós López, Aurelio Jara Prado, Rafael Velazquez Cruz, Jorge L. Guerrero Camacho, Nelly Patiño, Jesús D. Rembao Bojórquez, Martha Lilia Tena Suck
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):672–681
Obstetrics and gynaecology
BASIC RESEARCH
Analysis of the association between the XRCC2 rs3218536 polymorphism and ovarian cancer risk
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):682–691
Andrology
BASIC RESEARCH
Correlation between sperm mitochondrial ND5 and ND6 gene variations and total fertilisation failure
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):692–698
Clinical pharmacology
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Effect of β-asarone in normal and β-amyloid-induced Alzheimeric rats
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):699–706
Cardiology
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Arguable ICD placement in a sarcoidosis patient with extensive cardiac involvement
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):707–708
Oncology
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Spectrum of ALDH1 mRNA in smokers and non-smokers with adenocarcinoma or squamous cell lung carcinoma
Arch Med Sci 2020;16(3):709–713