Povilas Žudys, Eglė Kazakauskaitė, prof. habil. dr. Renaldas Jurkevičius Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Cardiology Abstract Aim. Evaluate myocardial viability, volumes of heart chambers and systolic function with different modalities: echocardiography, SPECT, PET/CT, and MRI. Objectives. 1) Assess and compare myocardium movement, perfusion, and viability with echocardiography, SPECT, PET/CT, and MRI. 2) Compare …

  Arnolda Marija Baškytė1, Agnė Kavaliauskaitė1, Saulius Lukoševičius2 1 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas Lithuania 2 Department of Radiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas Lithuania   ABSTRACT The aim: To analyze diagnostic and treatment data of ruptured cerebral aneurysms to evaluate the advantages, disadvantages, and effects of the treatment methods on the patient’s …

Viktorija VITKUTĖ 1, Eglė BAKUČIONYTĖ 2, Paulina TEKORIUTĖ 1 1 Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Academy of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania 2Republic Hospital of Klaipeda, Klaipeda, Lithuania ABSTRACT Aortoenteric fistula (AEF) is a rare but life-threatening condition characterized by abnormal communication between the aorta and any part of the intestinal tract. It has …

Julius Vidikas1, Evelina Gudavičiūtė², Matas Kalinauskas² 1Lithuanian research center of health sciences ²  Faculty of Medicine, Academy of Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu str. 2, LT-50009 Kaunas, Lithuania  ABSTRACT Thrombophilia, or hypercoagulable state, can cause various thrombotic events. It occurs due to inherited and/or acquired factors. Inherited risk factors, such as factor V …