Oct 29, 2020

Immune system suppression during critical care contributes to the risk of acquired bacterial infections with Pseudomonas (P.) aeruginosa. Repeated exposure to endotoxin can attenuate systemic inflamma...

Oct 29, 2020

This study focused on the Kuchikara Taberu Balance Chart (KTBC) as a tool for swallowing function evaluation. To clarify the relationship between videoendoscopic (VE) examination of swallowing functio...

Oct 29, 2020

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), involves several organs through participation of angiotensin-conversion enzy...

Oct 29, 2020

To understand the impact of COVID-19 on delivery and outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). Furthermore, to compare clinical presentation and outcomes of patients with ST-segme...

Oct 29, 2020

Probiotic ingestion is associated with an increase in intestinal flora of useful bacteria, which contributes to the known protective effects it has on the intestinal barrier and thereby reducing infec...

Oct 29, 2020

Preterm Prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) accompanies 2-3% of all pregnancies and 1/3rd of all preterm deliveries leading to intraamniotic infection, postpartum infections, sepsis along with perin...

Oct 29, 2020

Sepsis is, worldwide, one of the leading causes of death among infants and children. Over the past two decades, mortality rates have declined due to advanced treatment options; however, the incidence ...

Oct 29, 2020

Optimizing blood pressure is an important target for intervention following pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). The existing literature has examined the association between systolic blood pressure...

Oct 29, 2020

Objective Detection and early prediction of mental fatigue (i.e., shifts in vigilance), could be used to adapt neuromodulation strategies to effectively treat patients suffering from brain injury and ...

Oct 29, 2020

Previous researchers have examined factor structures for common concussion symptom inventories. However, they failed to discriminate between the acute (<72 hours) and subacute (3 days-3 months) per...

Oct 29, 2020

The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of initial hospitalization and describe the outcomes of high-risk patients hospitalized with influenza.Data were taken from the 5% national US Medi...

Oct 29, 2020

The biological mechanisms conveying the salutary effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure remain elusive. We have recently developed a mouse model of heart failure with dyssynchro...

Oct 29, 2020

Coronary angiography (CAG) sometimes shows nonobstructive coronary arteries in patients with suspected angina or acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The high prevalence of nonobstructive coronary artery di...

Oct 26, 2020

With evidence indicating that a large area of myocardium is jeopardized by left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease, LMCA disease could be associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, which is s...

Oct 26, 2020

Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHPS) can result after anastomotic surgery as the reperfusion is established in chronically ischemic cerebral territories in patients of moyamoya disease (MMD). In th...

Oct 26, 2020

X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (X-CGD) is an immunodeficiency disorder caused by defects in the gp91 subunit that leads to life-threatening infections. We aimed to identify CYBB gene mutations...

Oct 26, 2020

Despite the benefits of existing vaccines, Streptococcus pneumoniae is still responsible for the greatest proportion of respiratory tract infections around the globe, thereby substantially contributin...

Oct 26, 2020

To investigate the influence of the aortic arch type on technical and clinical success of carotid artery stenting (CAS) procedure.Clinical and anatomical data of consecutive patients who underwent CAS...

Oct 26, 2020

Social determinants of health that have been examined in relation to myocardial infarction incidence and survival include socioeconomic status (income, education), neighbourhood disadvantage, immigrat...

Oct 26, 2020

Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) using a flow-reversal neuroprotection system has gained popularity for the endovascular treatment of carotid artery atherosclerotic disease due to its lowe...