Clinical manifestations in trisomy 9 mosaicism.

Pejcic L, Stankovic T, Ratkovic-Jankovic M, Vasic K, Nikolic I. Clinical manifestations in trisomy 9 mosaicism. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 729- 734.

Blood pressure variability and left ventricular mass index in children.

Clinical implications of blood pressure variability (BPV) on subclinical organ damage in children are unknown. The authors sought to explore the potential utility of two newly derived BPV indices: weighted standard deviation (wBPSD) and real average variability (ARV), as well as two standard ambulatory blood pressure indices: average 24-hour systolic blood pressure (SBP) and 24-hour SBP load, to identify children at high risk for left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (LVH). The study group consisted of 67 consecutive children who were referred to our institution for evaluation of suspected hypertension.

Determinants of atherosclerosis in children and adolescents with diabetes type 1.

Introduction: To evaluate the degree of atherosclerosis in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes and its correlation with risk factors, traditional and other, such as anti-oxidative capacity of circulating blood and level of lipid peroxidation.

Material And Methods: Forty children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes with mean age 13.7 years were compared with 20 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects.

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased IL-17 and TNFα levels in patients with chronic heart failure.

Background: Recent studies revealed a strong association between vitamin D (VD) status and chronic heart failure (CHF). It is now commonly considered that proinflammatory immune response underlies CHF development.

Objective: Since VD expresses anti-inflammatory properties, we investigated its impact on cytokines implicated in CHF, such as TNFα and IL-17, in patients suffering from CHF.

Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and sudden death risk.

Introduction: The manifestations of autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction in autoimmune diseases have been the subject of many studies. However, the published results pertaining to such research are controversial. Sudden cardiac death due to fatal arrhythmias is frequent in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

The significance of amlodipine on autonomic nervous system adjustment (ANSA method): a new approach in the treatment of hypertension.

Introduction: Cardiovascular autonomic modulation is altered in patients with essential hypertension.

Objective: To evaluate acute and long-term effects of amlodipine on cardiovascular autonomic function and haemodynamic status in patients with mild essential hypertension.

Methods: Ninety patients (43 male, mean age 52.