doi:10.5272/jimab.2026323

Journal of IMAB
Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1312 773X (Online)
Year: 2026 Jul-Sep; Vol. 32, issue 3,
DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2026323
Subject Collection: Medicine and Dental&Oral Medicine
Page:6953 - 7126
Date of close: 30 Septeber 2026

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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):6953-6957. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.6953
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
EVOLUTION OF ONCOREHABILITATION
Yani Shivachev , Stanislava Bogomilova,
Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University – Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):6958-6963. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.6958
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
EFFECT OF CHEMO-MECHANICAL CARIES REMOVAL WITH BRIX 3000 ON CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOUR DURING DENTAL TREATMENT
Zornitsa Lazarova ,
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):6964-6970. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.6964
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
POLYMYOSITIS ASSOCIATED WITH PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS AND OVARIAN CARCINOMA – CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATION AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Margarita Pironeva , Kosta Kostov,
Clinic of Neurology, Medical Institute – Ministry of Interior, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):6971-6978. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.6971
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
PULMONARY FIBROSIS AFTER COVID-19 – RISK FACTORS, MECHANISMS, THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS AND FOLLOW-UP
Zlatina Ivanova , Nikolay Kyuchukov, Yavor Ivanov,
Clinic of Pulmonology and Phthisiatry, Medical Faculty, Medical University Pleven, UMHAT Dr G. Stranski, Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):6979-6985. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.6979
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
ISOLATED HARD PALATE INVOLVEMENT AFTER HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS INFECTION: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Elitsa Dzhongova ,
Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University -Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):6986-6990. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.6986
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PERTUSSIS IN PCR TESTED PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED INFECTION
Milena Karcheva¹ , Cvetan Popov², Polya Marinovska³, Georgi Golemanov⁴, Nelly Doseva⁵, Maria Sredkova⁶,
1) Department of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Anatomy, Cytology, Histology and Biology, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria
3) Department of Microbiology and Virology, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
4) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
5) Department of Biomedical Sciences, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
6) Virology Laboratory, Institute of Science and Research, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):6991-6995. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.6991
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
GENERALIZED RADICULOMEGALY OF PERMANENT DENTITION, ESPECIALLY MAXILLARY CANINES. A CASE REPORT
Vesela Hristova ,
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):6996-7001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.6996
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
CHANGES IN SERUM LEVELS OF NEUTROPHIL GELATINASE-ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN (NGAL) AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PROGRESSION OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Borislav Ignatov¹, Krasimir Kostov¹, Tsvetelina Eftimova², Alexander Blazhev³, Tatyana Simeonova¹ ,
1) Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Dialysis, University Hospital "Saint Marina" – Pleven, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Anatomy, Histology, Cytology and Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7002-7012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7002
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
TOWARDS OPTIMIZED PRETERM BIRTH PREDICTION: THE COMBINED VALUE OF CERVICAL BIOMETRY AND BIOCHEMICAL BIOMARKERS
Elitsa Gyokova^1,2 , Eleonora Hristova-Atanasova³, Kostadin Kostadinov³, Georgi Iskrov³, Antonia Andreeva⁴,
1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) University Hospital "Saint Marina" – Pleven, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
4) Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7013-7017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7013
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
ANTHROPOMETRIC STUDY OF NASAL INDEX OF YOUNG BULGARIANS BY 3D LASER SCANNING
Tsvetanka Petleshkova ,
Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7018-7025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7018
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
TRAUMA PATIENTS’ ANALGESIA IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: STRATEGIES, OUTCOMES, AND THE ROLE OF PATIENT SATISFACTION
Kristian Stefanov^1,2 ,
1) Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) University Hospital Saint Anna - Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7026-7030. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7026
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH A KINESITHERAPEUTIC APPROACH IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC STROKE TREATED WITH INTRAVENOUS THROMBOLYSIS
Mariela Filipova¹, Krasimira Zlatkova¹, Yulian Zlatkov¹, Miglena Tsvetkova-Gaberska¹, Gergana Nenova² , David Kantchev³, Daniela Popova³,
1) Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Health Care and Sport, South-West University “Neofit Rilski” Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Kinesitherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7031-7038. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7031
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DENTIN-ADHESIVE INTERFACE IN PRIMARY TEETH USING SEM
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 Jul-Sep;32(3):7039-7042. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7039
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
POLYSENSITIZATION IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT WITH SLIME DERMATITIS
Bisera Kotevska Trifunova¹ , Stefana Damevska¹, Biljana Ilkovska², Zdravka Demerdjieva¹,
1) Department of Dermatovenerology, Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Medical Biochemistry, PHO Clinical Hospital Dr. Trifun Panovski, Department of clinical biochemistry, High Medical School, University St Kliment Ohridski, Bitola, Macedonia.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7043-7050. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7043
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
IMPACT OF DATASET SIZE ON GANS USED FOR THE GENERATION OF PROSTHETIC CONSTRUCTIONS. A NARRATIVE REVIEW
Aleksandar Naydenov¹, Todor Uzunov¹, Elka Radeva² , Georgi Kostadinov³, Rumen Radev¹,
1) Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Information Technologies, New Bulgarian University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7051-7055. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7051
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 DURING THE FIRST WAVE OF COVID-19
Emil Popov¹ , Zhivko Iovchev¹, Klimentina Gospodinova², Konstantin Gospodinov¹,
1) Cardiology Clinic, UMHAT Georgi Stranski, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7056-7061. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7056
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
RESEARCH ON THE READINESS AND MOTIVATION OF NURSING STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES
Snezhanka Dragusheva , Mariya Stamova-Georgieva, Lilia Georgieva, Nedyalka Boycheva,
Department of Nursing Care, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7062-7065. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7062
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
MALASSEZIA FOLLICULITIS. A CASE REPORT
Liliya Zisova, Gergana Vazheva ,
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7066-7075. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7066
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY: TECHNICAL NUANCES AND REVIEW OF CURRENT RANDOMIZED TRIALS
Georgi Krasimirov , Todor Shamov, Tihomir Eftimov,
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital St. Anna, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7076-7080. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7076
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
NON-INVASIVE SCREENING METHODS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER
Dilyana Petrova¹ , Dimitar Stoykov², Zornitsa Gorcheva¹,
1) Department of Nephrology, Haematology and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Surgical Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7081-7087. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7081
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
RHYTHM AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS IN COVID-19: FROM MYOCARDIAL INJURY TO CLINICAL ARRHYTHMIAS
Zhivko Yovchev , Emil Popov, Konstantin Gospodinov,
Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Endocrinology, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7088-7102. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7088
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
INTERDISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT OF ORTHODONTIC AND RESTORATIVE TREATMENT: A CLINICAL CASE REPORT
Karina Dobreva¹ , Iliyana Atanasova², Tsvetelina Borisova-Papancheva³,
1) Student, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Varna, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7103-7107. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7103
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
A FATAL HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION FOLLOWING SPINAL SURGERY CAUSED BY MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT PATHOGENS: A CASE REPORT
Anna Kircheva¹, Magdalena Konstantinova², Eliyana Ivanova³ , Desislava Vankova⁴,
1) Department of Clinical Epidemiology, MHAT "St. Anna - Varna ", Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Department Clinic of anaesthesiology and intensive care, UMPHAT “ St. Marina”, Varna, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
4) Department of Social Medicine and Healthcare Organisation, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7108-7113. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7108
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
THEORIES ABOUT A POTENTIAL CORRELATION BETWEEN PUBIC HAIR REMOVAL AND PREDISPOSITION TO ABORTION
Katia Telbiyska^{1, 2} , Mariya Angelova²,
1) Selena University Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7114-7118. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7114
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SALIVARY BIOCHEMICAL, MICROBIOLOGICAL, AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN CHILDREN WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMA AND HEALTHY CONTROLS
Tanya Nihtyanova¹ , Yordan Kalchev^{2, 3}, Ani Belcheva-Krivorova¹,
1) Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
3) Division of Innovative Diagnostic Methods, Research Institute at Medical University of Plovdiv (RIMU), Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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J of IMAB. 2026 Jul-Sep;32(3):7119-7123. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7119
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
RISK FACTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY CARIOUS LESIONS (SCLS) IN PRIMARY DENTITION- A REVIEW
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 Jul-Sep;32(3):7124-7126. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2026323.7124
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
MOYAMOYA DISEASE - CLINICAL PROGRESSION AND LONG-TERM OUTCOME: A CASE REPORT
Plamen G. Stoev , Yoanna V. Todorova,
Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria.
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