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AUTHOR
Inga Balode
Heart rate and other risk factors in outpatients with stable coronary artery disease in Latvia
Heart rate and other risk factors in outpatients with stable coronary artery disease in Latvia The aim of the study was to characterise coronary artery disease (CAD) outpatients in Latvia by risk factors (RF) including heart rate (HR), physical examination data, clinical data and treatment. Twelve practitioners had each examined and questioned 6 to 12 patients with established CAD (n = 120). The most frequent cardiovascular (CV) RF and co-morbidity were dyslipidemia (94.2%) and hypertension (78.3%), respectively. Prevalence of increased resting HR (≥70 bpm) was 35.9% and 33.6%, when measured by pulse palpation and electrocardiography, respectively. Regarding other RFs, prevalence of treated…
Psiholoģiskās labklājības saistība ar apmierinātību ar partnerattiecībām
Šī pētījuma mērķis ir izpētīt, vai pastāv psiholoģiskās labklājības un apmierinātības ar partnerattiecībām atšķirības indivīdiem, kas atrodas reģistrētā laulībā, un, kas ir partnerattiecībās, bet neatrodas reģistrētā laulībā, un, vai pastāv atšķirības psiholoģiskās labklājības saistībā ar apmierinātību ar partnerattiecībām indivīdiem, kas atrodas reģistrētā laulībā, un, kas ir partnerattiecībās, bet nav reģistrētā laulībā. Pētījumā piedalījās 117 respondenti (90 sievietes, 27 vīrieši) vecumā no 20 līdz 77 gadiem (M = 38,94 gadi, SD = 12,27). 51 respondents norādīja, ka ir oficiāli nereģistrētās attiecībās (43,6%), 66 respondenti norādīja, ka ir oficiāli reģistrētās attiecībās (56,4%). Pētīj…
Insufficient control of heart rate in stable coronary artery disease patients in Latvia
Background and objective:\ud Heart rate (HR) ≥70 beats per minute (bpm) increases cardiovascular risk in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. The objective of the analysis is to characterize HR as well as other clinical parameters in outpatients with stable CAD in Latvia.<p></p>\ud \ud Materials and methods:\ud CLARIFY is an ongoing international registry of outpatients with established CAD. Latvian data regarding 120 patients enrolled in CLARIFY and collected at baseline visit during 2009–2010 were analyzed.<p></p>\ud \ud Results:\ud The mean HR was 67.7 ± 9.5 and 66.9 ± 10.7 bpm when measured by pulse palpation and electrocardiography, respectively. HR …
Compliance of the Covid 19 restructions of the Republic of Latvia with the Article 45 of TFEU on freedom of movement of workers
Bakalaura darba tēma ir Latvijas Republikas Covid-19 ierobežojumu atbilstība LESD 45.pantam par darba ņēmēju pārvietošanās brīvību. Pētījuma mērķis ir noskaidrot, kuri Covid-19 ierobežojumi nesamērīgi ierobežo darbinieku pārvietošanās brīvību darba pienākumu izpildē un neatbilst LESD 45.pantam. Darba uzdevums ir izvērtēt ierobežojumus saskaņā ar diskriminācijas un nediskriminējošu ierobežojumu aizlieguma, samērīguma un piesardzības principu, kā arī izteikt ieteikumus nesamērīgo ierobežojumu novēršanai, samērīgi līdzsvarojot indivīda tiesības un sabiedrības intereses. Darbā secināts, ka darba ņēmēju brīvas kustības ierobežojumiem sabiedrības veselības apsvērumu dēļ jābūt tādiem, kas nepiecie…
Effect of hydrogen peroxide on the dehydrogenase and quinone-reductase activity of irradiated Lactobacillus plantarum cells
Abstract The resistance of lactobacilli to oxidative stress is of great importance for their applicability as probiotics. This study aimed to evaluate the response of Lactobacillus plantarum strain ATCC® 14917™, grown in either de Man, Rogosa, and Sharpe agar (MRS medium) or tryptic soy broth (TSB medium), to 1–2 mM H2O2 after the exposure to different doses of ionising radiation. Two bacterial extracellular enzyme groups, dehydrogenases (DHAs) and quinone reductases (QRs), served as the criteria of viability and antioxidant activity, respectively. The irradiated L. plantarum culture grown in TSB showed increased QR activity at irradiation doses of 2–50 Gy, with the maximum activity at 10 G…
Effect of Isothiocyanates on the Activity of <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> Exposed to Irradiation
Two isothiocyanates, i.e., sulforaphane (SFA) and sulforaphene (SFE), are suggested to be used as an alternative chemopreventive diet. This study was focused on the effect of SFA and SFE on Lactobacillus plantarum, which has been subjected to the irradiation (2-50 Gy). The cultures grown in De Man, Rogosa and Sharpe (MRS) and Tryptone Soya Broth (TSB) were compared in terms of bacteria physiological activity under tested conditions. Broth composition notably influenced the bacteria growth kinetic parameters, as well as culture response to the oxidative stress. Activity of L. plantarum cells after irradiation was evaluated by their dehydrogenase (DHA) and quinone-reductase (QR) activities. T…
Management of coronary artery disease patients in Latvia compared with practice in Central-Eastern Europe and globally: Analysis of the CLARIFY registry
Background and objective: Management of outpatients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) is important in secondary prevention. The objective was to describe differences in the characteristics of CAD patients in Latvia compared with other countries. Materials and methods: CLARIFY is an ongoing international, prospective, observational, longitudinal registry of outpatients with CAD. Data regarding treated outpatients with established CAD from the CLARIFY registry in Latvia (n = 120) were compared with those from the rest of Central-Eastern Europe (CEE) (n = 2888) and worldwide (n = 33,163). Results: Patients in Latvia had a larger waist circumference (101 [95–109] vs. 99 [91–106] in CEE,…