Introduction. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency and risk factors for diabetic nephropathy (DN) in patients with type 2 diabetes as well as the factors related to kidney function decrease over a three-year period. Methods. The study involved 81 patients with type 2 diabetes, initially classified into two groups: the first group was...

By Maksim Kovačević, Nenad Petković

Introduction. Academy of Medical Science of Serbian Medical Society introduced collaboration between Belgrade nephrologists and general practitioners with the aim of examining the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in populations at risk as well as of checking whether collaboration with general practitioners contributed to implementation of...

By Ljubica Đukanović, Višnja Ležaić

Introduction. The aim of the study was to examine whether biomarkers of oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme activities are among other risk factors for diabetic nephropathy (DN). Methods. The study involved 70 patients with type 2 diabetes (37 males, aged 41 to 81 years) allocated to two groups: one of 32 patients with DN and the other of 38 pa...

By Snežana Mališ, Ana Savić-Radojević, Marijana Kovačević, Dragana Pavlović

Uvod. Kardiovaskularne bolesti (KVB) su glavni uzrok smrti kod oboljelihod diabetes mellitus-a (DM). Danas se smatra da je tip 2 DM ekvivalent koronarnebolesti, te se preporučuje intenzivna kontrola svih faktora rizika zanastanak KVB kod oboljelih od DM. Cistatin C nije samo pouzdan parametarza procjenu jačine glomerulske filtracije (Glomerular Fil...

By Vlastimir Vlatković, Ivona Risović, Snježana Popović Pejičić