Articles: disease.
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Dec 2022
Smoking cessation after coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention.
Smoking is a crucial modifiable risk factor for coronary artery disease. However, effective support in smoking cessation (SC) and data regarding factors related to SC are still inadequate. ⋯ A substantial number of patients who underwent CA were current smokers, with low SC rates in the follow‑up. A prolonged hospital stay, scheduled second hospitalization, low nicotine dependence but also a high load of pack‑years increased the chances of SC, which underscores the need for intensive and repetitive in‑hospital counseling in the whole population of smokers.
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Dec 2022
The associations between vitamin D, bone mineral density and the course of inflammatory bowel disease in Polish patients.
There are various factors contributing to the pathogenesis of osteoporosis in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including steroid therapy, malnutrition, and vitamin D deficiency. ⋯ Vitamin D may not be the only factor affecting BMD. Patients with IBD should supplement a higher dose of vitamin D than healthy adults.