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Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule (NCAM) a Serum Biomarker Indicative for the Severity of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.

Feb 18, 2020

Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 25 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) and 13 healthy volunteers.Our aim was to investigate the significance of neurodegenerative biomarkers...

Residency Selection Preferences and Orthopaedic Career Perceptions: A Notable Mismatch.

Feb 18, 2020

Despite near-equal enrollment of males and females in medical schools, orthopaedic surgery continues to have one of the lowest percentage of female orthopaedic residents. This suggests there may be fa...

Natural polyphenols in preclinical models of epilepsy.

Feb 18, 2020

Natural polyphenols are being tested both in preclinical and clinical settings for the treatment of different neurological disorders. The article describes the outcome of three polyphenols, resveratro...

Early growth outcomes in very low birth weight infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia or fetal growth restriction.

Feb 18, 2020

To assess the growth outcomes at 18 months corrected age in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants compared to standardized norms, and in VLBW infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) o...

Systemic administration of pentoxifylline attenuates the development of hypertension in renovascular hypertensive rats.

Feb 18, 2020

There is evidence to suggest that hypertension involves a chronic low-grade systemic inflammatory response; however, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. To further understand the role of inflammati...

Risk of Permanent Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy for Benign Disease: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study From Sweden.

Feb 18, 2020

To investigate the prevalence and risk factors for permanent hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy for benign disease in a population-based setting with data independent of input of complicatio...

Management and Outcome of Local Regrowths in a Watch-and-wait Prospective Cohort for Complete Responses in Rectal Cancer.

Feb 18, 2020

To evaluate the management and oncological outcomes of rectal cancer patients with local regrowth in a watch-and-wait (W&W) program.Approximately 15%-30% of patients with a clinical complete response ...

Surgical Prevention of Anastomotic Recurrence by Excluding Mesentery in Crohn's Disease: The SuPREMe-CD Study - A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Feb 18, 2020

MINI: In this randomized clinical trial to prevent anastomotic recurrence in Crohn disease, the new Kono-S anastomosis demonstrates a significant reduction in postoperative clinical and endoscopic rec...

Clinical Effectiveness of the Elder-Friendly Approaches to the Surgical Environment Initiative in Emergency General Surgery.

Feb 18, 2020

Older adults, especially those with frailty, have a higher risk for complications and death after emergency surgery. Acute Care for the Elderly models have been successful in medical wards, but little...

Association Between Use of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol and Postoperative Complications in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the Postoperative Outcomes Within Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol in Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Study (POWER2).

Feb 18, 2020

The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) care protocol has been shown to improve outcomes compared with traditional care in certain types of surgery.To assess the association of use of the ERAS prot...

Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Liver Disease: What Is the Risk and Consequence of Relapse?

Feb 18, 2020

Although short- and medium-term outcomes after liver transplantation for alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) are generally excellent and similar to outcomes for transplantation for other indications,...

Should ACE inhibitors or calcium channel blockers be used for post-transplant hypertension?

Feb 18, 2020

Arterial hypertension in renal transplant recipients warrants antihypertensive treatment. The preferable choice of antihypertensives that should be used in patients after kidney transplantation remain...

Synthetic hair reactions and treatment of complications: Case reports.

Feb 18, 2020

Synthetic hair fiber implantation first achieved widespread use in the 1970s, but in 1983, the US Federal Drug Administration banned the fibers due to its complications. Currently available synthetic ...

Role of molecular biomarkers in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Feb 18, 2020

Patient selection and organ allocation for liver transplantation (LT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) relies predominantly on clinical parameters, such as tumor burden (i.e., radiologi...

Evaluating Biventricular Myocardial Velocity and Interventricular Dyssynchrony in Adult Patients During the First Year After Heart Transplantation.

Feb 17, 2020

Magnetic resonance tissue phase mapping (TPM) measures three-directional myocardial velocities of the left and right ventricle (LV, RV). This noninvasive technique may supplement endomyocardial biopsy...

Association between alcohol consumption and subclinical femoral atherosclerosis in smoking and non-smoking men: the AWHS Study.

Feb 17, 2020

Many addictive substances, such as tobacco and alcohol, influence atherosclerosis development. Whether tobacco's pro-atherosclerotic effect is influenced by alcohol consumption is unknown. We aimed to...

Habitual cigarette smoking attenuates shear-mediated dilation in the brachial artery but not in the carotid artery in young adults.

Feb 17, 2020

In the present study, we hypothesized that habitual cigarette smoking attenuates endothelial function in the cerebral circulation as well as that of the peripheral circulation in young adults. To test...

Pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea in individuals with the COPD + OSA Overlap syndrome versus OSA alone.

Feb 17, 2020

Overlap syndrome (OVS) is the concurrence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and is associated with poor outcomes. We hypothesized that physiological ch...

Modeling Combination HCV Treatment and Prevention Strategies in a Network of People Who Inject Drugs in the USA.

Feb 17, 2020

HCV treatment as prevention (TasP) strategies can contribute to HCV micro-elimination, yet complimentary interventions like opioid agonist therapies (OAT) and syringe services programs (SSP) may impro...

Safety aspects of opioid-naïve patients with high-grade glioma treated with D,L-Methadone: an observational case series.

Feb 17, 2020

It was suggested that D, L-Methadone might improve the clinical course of glioma patients. Owing to massive press coverage, patients demand the prescription of D, L-Methadone, but regarding its adjunc...

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