Balkan Medical Journal

Original Article

Rheumatoid Arthritis Burden in Middle-Aged Adults (40–59 Years): Evidence from the Global Burden of Disease 2021

Meng Zhao, Jing Shi, Xiaohui Sun, Hongfei Ma, Huimin Yin, Yangyang Liu, Pingmin Wei
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2025-12-228

The Global Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease Attributable to Hypertension in Young Adults From 1990 to 2021 and Projections to 2050

Li He, Pengcheng Yan, Cheng Liu, Xiangde Zheng, Minming Zheng, Qingwei Chen
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-1-54

Association of Time-to-Peak of Renal Blood Flow with Outcomes in Heart Failure: An Exploratory Comparative Analysis with Conventional Predictors

Yue Li, Zhiqiang Yang, Pei Yin, Lizhuo Li, Qingzhen Zhao, Chao Liu
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-1-32

Reduction in Albuminuria with Dapagliflozin Exhibits Substantial Interindividual Variability: A Real-World Study Utilizing a Big Data Approach

Jinfang Song, Yongru Zhuang, Chenling Wu, Yi Xu, Ya Chen, Tao Wang, Xiaoxing Yin, Fen Xie
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2025-12-261

Downregulation of IL16 Expression Induces Chemotherapeutic Drug Sensitivity via Increased Degradation of Mutant TP53 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells

Heng Zhang, Pengfei Qin, Anqiao Li, Zhenqian Huang, Sida Peng, Haiming Li, Lihua Xu
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2025-12-245

Machine Learning-Based Magnetocardiography Model Aids in Diagnosing Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome in Acute Chest Pain

Junting Li, Yuheng Zhou, Ruizhe Wang, Jiaojiao Pang, Min Xiang, Xiaolin Ning
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-1-319

SLC16A3-Induced Lactate Remodeling Drives Immune Evasion in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma via an Autocrine GPR81-ERK-c-MYC Feedback Loop

Shidong Zuo, Jinkai Dong, Yuhao Dong, Chengwei Fu, Xuechao Li, Baobo Zhao, Lu Wang, Yongjie Zhang, Lingsheng Kong, Tao Yang, Lijun Chen
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-1-247

Brief Report

ATM Variants and Breast Cancer Risk in North Macedonia: Focus on the Regionally Enriched p.(Leu2492Arg) Variant

Ivana Maleva Kostovska, Sanja Kiprijanovska, Predrag Noveski, Marija Vujovikj, Marija Terzic, Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-1-289

Clinical Image

Half-and-Half Nails and Terry's Nails: Distinct Nail Manifestations of the Same Underlying Chronic Kidney Disease

Marta Szepietowska, Bartosz Lisicki, Andrzej K. Jaworek, Magdalena Krajewska, Jacek C. Szepietowski
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-1-208

Massive Resting Shunt on c-TCD: A Clue to Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation in a Young Stroke Patient

Fubo Zhou, Ruili Li, Yingqi Xing
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2025-12-181

A "Beret-Like" Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus of The Scalp with Nodal Nevus on a Girl: A Surgical Challenge

Zequn Qiu, Zhang Rundong, Guocheng Zhang, Hao Chen, Yan Wang
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2025-12-224

Pulmonary Sequestration with a Descending Aorta-Sized Aberrant Artery

Gaku Yamaguchi
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-2-56

Asymptomatic Sight-Threatening Retinopathy in Multisystem Incontinentia Pigmenti Due to Neglected Ophthalmic Screening

Yizhou Yin, Chong Tang, Yanlai Zhang
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-2-142

LBBAP Unmasks Severe Aortic Stenosis and Percutaneous Closure of Post-AVR Iatrogenic VSD

Mert Doğan, Ahmet Hakan Ateş, Hayrettin Hakan Aykan, Uğur Canpolat, Kudret Aytemir
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-3-200

Scientific Letter

Real-World Diagnostic and Therapeutic Insights in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: Experience from the Black Sea Region of Türkiye

Seçkin Dereli, Onur Osman Şeker, Nihan Bahadır
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-11-77

A Case of Submandibular Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma: Diagnostic Challenges and Clinical Insights

Wei Yang, Yusheng Ye, Liangyu Gan
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2025-12-248

Infection-Triggered Presumed Isolated Necrotizing Digital Vasculitis Presenting as Systemic Vasculitis

Elif Kılıç Könte, Ece Aslan, Nergis Akay, Sezgin Şahin, Özgür Kasapçopur
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-1-135

Digital Health and Remote Patient Monitoring in Heart Failure: From Pathophysiology to Value-Based Care in Emerging Health Systems

Ulvi Mirzoyev, Cecilia Linde, Thomas F. Lüscher
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-1-250

Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Acute Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis in Montenegro: A Nationwide Retrospective Study

Željka Rogač, Dragana Majiċ, Brankica Spasojeviċ
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2026-1-139

Additional PML and RARA Rearrangements Accompanying PML::RARA in a Case of Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia with Myeloblast Morphology

Zhan Su, Wei Wang, Lingjie Sun, Ying Li, Xiangcong Yin, Hongguo Zhao
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2025-12-103

Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Insights from Thirty-three Patients from North Macedonia

Marija Gjorgjievska, Gjorgji Bozhinovski, Lejla Muaremoska Kanzoski, Marija Babunovska, Emilija Cvetkovska, Irena Rambabova-Bushljetik, Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2026.2025-12-307