doi:10.5272/jimab.2026322

Journal of IMAB
Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1312 773X (Online)
Year: 2026 Jan-Mar; Vol. 32, issue 2,
DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2026322
Subject Collection: Medicine and Dental&Oral Medicine
Page:6779 - 6948
Date of close:

CONTENTS:

J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6779-6791. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6779
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY: MECHANISM OF DEVELOPMENT
Andrey Ivanov¹, Elisaveta Levunlieva², Emil Manov¹, Stefan Najdenov¹, Nikolay Runev¹ ,
1) Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases "Prof. St. Kirkovich", Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Clinic of Pediatric Cardiology, National Cardiology Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6792-6796. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6792
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
LIPID PROFILE AND STATIN THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE RECEIVING ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY
Veronika Vasileva , Maya Danovska, Yoanna Todorova, Georgi Dimitrov, Diana Marinova,
Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6797-6801. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6797
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Original article
HEALTH RISKS AND PREVENTION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG WORKERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
Ivan Spiroski , Marina Samuneva-Zhelyabova, Rositsa Markova,
Department of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University-Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6802-6807. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6802
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Review article
BUILDING HEAT RESILIENT DENTAL PRACTICES WITH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH APPROACHES IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES
Maria Titopoulou¹ , Vesela Stoichkova²,
1)LOT-CONSULT, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2)Medical College, Medical University-Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6808-6812. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6808
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Review article
PROSPECTS FOR PREVENTION AND PROPHYLAXIS OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS THROUGH VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION
Donika Kandilarova ,
Department of Social Medicine and Healthcare Organization, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6813-6817. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6813
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Original article
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN GYNAECOLOGICAL PATIENTS WITH DYSMENORRHEA
Valya Dimitrova¹ , Zoya Goranova², Konstantin Kapitanov³,
1) Department of Nursing Care, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Outpatient clinic for unconventional methods for favourable effect upon the individual health, Sofia, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, University of Economics, Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6818-6821. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6818
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Original article
IMPACT OF CHANGES IN THE ORGANIZATION OF WORK ON QUALITY OF LIFE
Rositsa Markova , Marina Samuneva-Zhelyabova, Karolina Luybomirova,
Department of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University-Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6822-6828. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6822
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Original article
OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOUR AMONG MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIANS
Velina Stoeva¹ , Rumyana Stoyanova², Gergana Petrova³,
1) Department of Epidemiology and MBS, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Nursing Care, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6829-6833. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6829
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
ADNEXAL TORSION AFTER IVF: RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTION
Nadya Magunska^{1, 2} , Alexander Boyadzhiev², Elitsa Valerieva², Ivan Bochev^{3, 4}, Mariya Yunakova^{5, 6},
1) Department of Public Health and Health Care, “Angel Kanchev” University of Ruse, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Gynecology, Hospital Dr. Shterev, Sofia, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Molecular Immunology, Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Soﬁa, Bulgaria.
4) IVF Department, Hospital Dr. Shterev, Sofia, Bulgaria.
5) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria.
6) University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology “Maichin Dom” Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6834-6841. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6834
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Review article
HEALTH HAZARDS IN THE TAP WATER IN PLOVDIV REGION
Elena Valkanova , Rostislav Kostadinov, Rumyana Etova, Mariya Georgieva, Kiril Atliev,
Department of Epidemiology and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University -Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6842-6846. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6842
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
EVALUATION OF THE BOND STRENGTH BETWEEN BIOACTIVE RESTORATIVE SYSTEMS AND PRIMARY TEETH DENTIN: AN IN VITRO STUDY
Viktoriya Gateva , Natalia Gateva-Grancharova,
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6847-6852. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6847
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
ADHESION OF ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS TO THE DENTIN OF THE ROOT CANAL WALL AFTER TEMPORARY DRESSING WITH CALCIUM HYDROXIDE
Jasmina Mironova , Mirela Marinova, Elka Radeva,
Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6853-6859. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6853
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Cases report
DIRECT PULP CAPPING OF DENTAL PULP WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRF PLATELET CONCENTRATES -PROTOCOLS, QUALITIES, CLINICAL CASES
Janet Kirilova¹ , Dimitar Yovchev²,
1)Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2)Department of Imaging and Oral Diagnostics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6860-6866. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6860
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
COMPARISON OF EZH2, BCL-2, BER-EP4, AND CK20 EXPRESSION WITH THE KI67 PROLIFERATIVE INDEX AND OTHER ADVERSE CLINICAL INDICATORS, AND COMPARISON OF EXPRESSION WITH THE MORPHOLOGICAL TYPE OF BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
Boyana Anatolieva¹ , Ivan Ivanov², Klimentina Gospodinova¹,
1) Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Pathology, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6867-6871. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6867
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Original article
INDIVIDUAL PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC APPROACH AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE AFTER REVERSE SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY
Valentin Velchev¹ , Konstantin Kapitanov²,
1) Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, University of Economics, Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6872-6877. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6872
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
THE IMPACT OF COLLAGEN BIOMATERIALS ON BONE HEALING AFTER APICOECTOMY – A CASE REPORT
Madlen Ali¹ , Georgi Papanchev¹, Tsvetelina Borisova-Papancheva², Elitsa Dzhongova¹,
1) Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University -Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6878-6885. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6878
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
SILVER NANOPARTICLES IN DENTAL RESTORATIVE MATERIALS: A PROMISING APPROACH IN THE PREVENTION OF SECONDARY CARIOUS LESIONS
Viktoriya Gateva , Nataliya Gateva,
Department of Pediatric dentistry, Faculty of Dental medicine, Medical University- Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6886-6892. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6886
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
RECIPIENT SITE COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING AUTOGENOUS SUBEPITHELIAL CONNECTIVE TISSUE GRAFTS AND DE-EPITHELIALIZED FREE GINGIVAL GRAFTS FROM THE PALATE IN GINGIVAL AUGMENTATION PROCEDURES
Elitsa Dzhongova ,
Department Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University -Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6893-6900. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6893
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Cases report
ASSESSING PULP EXPOSURE AND DENTIN FOR SELECTING VITAL PULP THERAPY: A CLINICAL CASE SERIES
Janet Kirilova¹ , Dimitar Yovchev²,
1) Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Imaging and Oral Diagnostics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6901-6900. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6901
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
AMYLIN AND AMYLIN ANALOGS – FUTURE THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AND OBESITY
Nikolinka Koleva¹, Boris Dinkov^{1, 2} , Galya Stavreva¹,
1) Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Clinic of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital "Dr Georgi Stranski" - Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6908-6912. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6908
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Original article
MULTIMODAL PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC PROGRAMME AND QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER REVERSE SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY
Valentin Velchev¹ ,
Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6913-6919. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6913
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
EFFECT OF BIOGAIA® PRODENTIS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BLACK STAINS IN CHILDREN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Kristina Tabutova , Maria Shindova,
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6920-6923. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6920
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME AND PREECLAMPSIA: CASE REPORT AND BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW
Nikoleta Stoyanova¹, Nikola Popovski¹ , Asparuh Nikolov²,
1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Pre-clinical and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University-Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6924-6927. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6924
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE OUTCOME OF THE ENDODONTIC TREATMENT – A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Slavena Svetlozarova , Tsvetelina Borisova-Papancheva, Denitsa Zaneva-Hristova,
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6928-6936. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6928
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
ROLE OF IMMUNE CELLS IN WOUND HEALING: A MINI-REVIEW
Minka Hristova ,
Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6937-6942. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6937
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
COMPARISON OF POSTOPERATIVE ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AFTER ROBOTIC AND LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY
Angel Atanasov¹, Vladislav Dunev¹, Martin Stoykov², Boyan Atanasov¹ ,
1) Department of Urology, UMHAT "Saint Marina", Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Surgery, UMHAT "Saint Marina", Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Apr-Jun;32(2):6943-6948. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026322.6943
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
DENTAL ANXIETY DURING THE TREATMENT OF CARIOUS LESIONS IN CHILDREN USING BRIX 3000 AND CONVENTIONAL CAVITY PREPARATION
Zornitsa Lazarova ,
Department of Paediatrics Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
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