Introduction. Vitamin D deficiency is common worldwide and has been associated with disturbances in glucose metabolism, although evidence remains inconsistent. This study evaluated serum 25(OH)D levels and their crude associations with glycemic control and chronic diabetic complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods. Th...

By IVONA RISOVIĆ, ALEKSANDRA MARKOVIĆ, MARIJANA KOVAČEVIĆ, MIRJANA GNJATIĆ, MILENA BRKIĆ

Introduction. The most common malignant facial skin tumors are basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and melanoma. Surgical excision remains the gold standard of treatment, followed by reconstruction of the resulting defect. The aims of this study were to present reconstructive options for facial defects following excision of m...

By SINIŠA KOJIĆ, HELENA MARIĆ KUJUNDŽIĆ, BOJAN KUJUNDŽIĆ, RADE MILETIC, MIROSLAV OBRENOVIĆ, NENAD LALOVIĆ

Introduction. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease, which frequently remains clinically silent. Myocardial perfusion imaging with single-photon emission computed tomography is widely used for the detection of myocardial ischemia and risk stratification, but its prognostic value in asymptomatic dia...

By SINIŠA STANKOVIĆ, DRAGANA ŠOBIĆ-ŠARANOVIĆ, VALENTINA SOLDAT-STANKOVIĆ, VERA ARTIKO, ZVEZDANA RAJKOVAČA, GOSTIMIR MIKAČ, NATAŠA EGELJIĆ-MIHAILOVIĆ, TANJA ILIČIĆ