Articles by author - Věra Adámková


The quality of the nutrition in smokers.

OBJECTIVES: Approximately 30% of the adult Czech population smokes. Previous studies of smokers have documented diet sufficient in energy,.....

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Effect of rosuvastatin treatment on cholesterol efflux from human macrophages.

OBJECTIVES: One of the positive effects of rosuvastatin is an increase in HDL cholesterol (HDL-C). An increase in HDL-C is considered as o.....

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Estimation of beverage consumption and associated caloric intake in adult Czech population. An observational study.

BACKGROUND: Food intake is a commonly monitored issue in many studies. In contrast, almost no information has been published on beverage i.....

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Extensive, devastating prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis.

: In this report, we present a case of a 68-year-old male who developed extensive, devastating prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) several.....

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