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: Neonatal asphyxia may have severe consequences in term newborns. Our purpose was to identify possible risk factors of severe acidosis during pregnancy and labor.
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PMID: 21934444
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Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is a common finding in patients with heart failure (HF), but its effect on outcome is still uncertain, mainly because in previous studies sample sizes were relatively small and semiquantitative methods for FMR grading were used.
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PMID: 21807656
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To assess the incidence of conduction disturbances leading to permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) following isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR) in a large cohort of elderly patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, and to determine the predictive factors and prognostic value of PPI fol...
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PMID: 21828221
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We determined that infection with CM3.1 resulted in a significantly reduced frequency and absolute number of neutrophils in the oviducts during acute infection. This reduction in neutrophils was associated with significantly lower levels of neutrophil chemokines in the oviducts and decreased product...
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PMID: 21825059
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We present our early experience with an attempt to optimize extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, emphasizing reduced adjunctive mechanical ventilatory support and aggressive rehabilitation, with a goal of ambulation. This strategy has been enabled by the introduction of a dual-lumen draw and return...
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PMID: 21924145
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The evaluation of peritoneal CT attenuation values in patients with peritonitis is simple and can be used for objective assessment of the severity of peritonitis.
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PMID: 21943948
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To our knowledge, our findings provide novel evidence to support the hypothesis of a mild iron overload in patients with prediabetes and T2D. A cohort study concerned with the effect of the attenuation of excess iron on glucose metabolism in a prediabetic population is warranted....
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PMID: 21880847
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Approximately 5% of Canadians are vitamin B-12 deficient. One percent of adult Canadians have metabolic vitamin B-12 deficiency, as evidenced by combined vitamin B-12 deficiency and high tHcy status. In a folate-replete population, vitamin B-12 is a major determinant of tHcy....
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PMID: 21900461
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The reported prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) in cirrhotic patients is heterogeneous. Although the prevalence of chronic liver diseases is high in Egypt, however, scanty data is available about HPS.
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PMID: 21922852
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Multiple lines of evidence from a total of six sets of safety data, with treatment for up to 5 years, including results from all adalimumab-treated patients, and a subset of patients treated with 40 mg eow dosing, did not show evidence of cumulative toxicity, and showed adverse event rates that we...
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PMID: 21834597
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Missouri medicine (108)4 2011
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In 1989, there were 19,000 patients on the UNOS (United Network of Organ Sharing) wait list for organs compared to 110,000 today. Without an equivalent increase in donors, the patients awaiting these organs for transplant face increasing severity of illness and risk of dying without receiving a trans...
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PMID: 21905444
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Missouri medicine (108)4 2011
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We summarize data on the economic consequences of liver and renal allograft quality in contemporary practice. Policy makers and providers must work together to ensure that financial disincentives do not lead to wastage of lifesaving organs....
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PMID: 21905445
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We discuss: (1) conceptual and operational definitions of epilepsy, (2) data resources and recommended data elements, and (3) methods and analyses appropriate for epidemiologic studies or the surveillance of epilepsy. Variations in these are considered, taking into account differing resource availab...
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PMID: 21899536
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This article summarises the key points from the 2011 British Thoracic Society (BTS) recommendations on managing passengers with respiratory disease planning air travel. The guidance aims to provide practical advice for respiratory specialists in secondary care and serves as a valuable reference for o...
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PMID: 21807654
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Background. Efficient host defense mechanisms are crucial for survival in sepsis and septic arthritis. S100 proteins are reported to have proinflammatory and bactericidal properties. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of S100A4 in staphylococcal arthritis. Methods. S100A4 knockout...
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PMID: 21844298
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Hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC) is invariably fatal without surgical intervention. The primary aim of the current study was to report overall survival and recurrence-free survival outcomes after surgical resection of HC.
Between December 1992 and December 2009, 85 patie...
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PMID: 21871986
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A previous multicenter randomized trial demonstrated that mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) does not guard against anastomotic leakage in elective colorectal surgery. The aim of this complementary study was to evaluate the effects of MBP on morbidity and mortality after anastomotic...
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PMID: 21871987
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often associated with changes of the structure and the function of the right ventricle (RV). Therefore, the assessment of right ventricular function and myocardial mass (MM) is clinically important for the evaluation of the severity of COPD, which may p...
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PMID: 21852436
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Predictors of quality of life can define potentially modifiable factors to increase favorable outcomes after pediatric stroke. Quality of life was measured using the Centre for Health Promotion's Quality of Life Profile (CHP-QOL) in 112 children surviving arterial ischemic stroke or cerebral sinoveno...
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PMID: 21836124
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We conducted this study to examine the reproductive health status and depression levels of women who live in sanctuary houses after being subjected to domestic violence. The total number of women in the study is 65. Data were collected via descriptive, violence, and women's reproductive health proble...
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PMID: 21834719
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We sought to analyze the trends in first Q-wave acute myocardial infarction (AMI) case fatality from 1978 to 2007 in a population-based hospital register, to determine the variables related to these changes, and to assess the effectiveness of current AMI management.
Population-based...
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PMID: 21884859
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We hypothesized that the increased prevalence of CVD among Indian Asians would be reflected by their having a greater burden of subclinical carotid artery atherosclerosis compared with European whites.
We studied 2,288 healthy subjects and 148 patients with known CVD from the London...
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PMID: 21884861
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We compared symptoms, function, and QOL in SA and European Canadians with CAD using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ).
Using the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcomes Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease, an outcomes registry that captures patients undergoing cardiac catheteri...
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PMID: 21884867
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High-degree atrioventricular block (HAVB) is a frequent complication in the acute stages of a myocardial infarction associated with an increased rate of mortality. However, the incidence and clinical significance of HAVB in late convalescent phases of an AMI is largely unknown. The a...
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PMID: 21884874
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Objectives. To evaluate the effectiveness of a two session guided self-help (GSH) intervention provided by primary care graduate mental health workers (PCGMHWs) in a primary care mental health service. Design. Pragmatic randomized trial, with a wait list control design. Method. Patients present...
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PMID: 21810108
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This observational study aimed to identify simple electroencephalogram indices of inadequate intraoperative opioid-mediated nociceptive blockade and to compare these indices with routinely used clinical predictors of severe postoperative pain in adults. Intraoperative trend and waveform data (electro...
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PMID: 21970132
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The aim of this study was to address whether NP might be a predictive factor for severity of CF. The authors collected data from the literature on NP as a unique or associated sign in CF and reviewed the clinical and molecular aspects of CF associated with NP. CF genotypes and clinical severity in NP...
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PMID: 21858268
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Experimental evidences have shown that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α may play a role in the pathogenesis of nonsegmental vitiligo, and successful cases of vitiligo treated with TNF-α inhibitors have been recently reported.
Two cases of refractory generalized vitilig...
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PMID: 21388239
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These results show that the IC reduction is associated with higher serum levels of CRP in stable COPD patients, suggesting a potential role of dynamic pulmonary hyperinflation on development and maintenance of low grade systemic inflammation in COPD....
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PMID: 22013730
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To track cognitive change over time in dementia-free older adults and to examine terminal cognitive decline.
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PMID: 21832224
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The purpose of this study was to assess myocardial blood flow (MBF) using positron emission tomography in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) according to genetic status.
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PMID: 21835320
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To assess the features of pain and its impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in neuromyelitis optica (NMO).
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PMID: 21813781
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There is a clinical association between asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). This study was designed to determine whether severity of coexistent asthma affects the clinical presentation of CRS.
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PMID: 21819754
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The objective of this study is to assess cost-effectiveness of different biologic strategies in patients with moderate-to-severe active RA after an insufficient response to anti-TNF agents within the context of the Italian healthcare system.
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PMID: 21813056
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The Lancet (378)9790 2011
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Military Medicine (176)8 Suppl 2011
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as an alternative technique in patients with severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. However, a number of patients have no benefit after implantation. This prospective study attempted to identify predictors of poor treatment response.
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PMID: 21835283
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Our goal is to examine novel echocardiographic characteristics of phenotype-negative carriers for a known sarcomeric gene mutation for HCM....
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PMID: 21835286
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We aimed to compare QuBE with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in detecting MVO and its severity....
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PMID: 21835300
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Increased aortic stiffness and reduced baroreceptor reflex sensitivity have been described independently after coarctation of the aorta (CoA) repair. This study sought to determine the relationship between these variables and blood pressure control in adolescents after early CoA repa...
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PMID: 21835303
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To evaluate tear levels of neuromediators in patients with dry eye disease and to identify statistical correlations with the clinical findings.
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PMID: 21825181
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Depressive symptoms are known to compromise health status in cardiac disease, but this relationship has not been described in peripheral artery disease (PAD). Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9) and disease-specific health status (Peripheral Artery Questionnaire, PAQ) were assessed in 242 PAD patients underg...
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PMID: 21828173
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Greater prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) binding is associated with depressed mood. Substances in cigarette smoke, such as harman, inhibit MAO-A, and cigarette withdrawal is associated with depressed mood. Dysphoria during cigarette withdrawal predicts relap...
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PMID: 21810646
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Agitation and psychosis are common in Alzheimer disease and cause considerable morbidity. We attempted to delay or to prevent agitation and psychosis with the use of divalproex sodium (valproate).
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PMID: 21810649
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Dairy products have been perceived as having the potential to cause adverse effects in individuals with Crohn's disease (CD) and are often avoided, potentially increasing the risk of osteoporosis and related morbidity associated with inadequate dietary calcium intake....
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PMID: 21802562
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Azelaic acid (AzA) gel 15% is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of papulopustular rosacea (PPR). Its efficacy and safety as monotherapy have been demonstrated. Release of active drug from the gel formulation is superior to the cream. The combination of AzA gel 15...
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PMID: 21916272
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Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology (29)1 Suppl 64 2011
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Primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV) is a rare primary vasculitis limited to the brain and spinal cord. It can affect any age group, but has a predilection for subjects aged 40 to 60 years without clear gender predominance. Clinical manifestations are nonspecific, including headache, non...
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PMID: 21586204
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Many factors in tracheal intubation lead to postoperative sore throat from mucosal injury. Mometasone furoate spray is a moderate potency corticosteroid that prevents influx of inflammatory cells into the mucosa. The present study assessed the efficacy of this drug for reducing posto...
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PMID: 21863678
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To determine the incidence, prescribing risk factors of alcohol withdrawal delirium (AWD), and factors complicating AWD, in alcohol dependent patients hospitalized for alcohol detoxification.
Patients attending the detoxification program at Chiang Mai University Hospi...
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PMID: 21863683
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Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is an autoimmune inflammatory skin disease seen in patients with or without systemic lupus erythematosus. The management of CLE includes treatment and prevention of lesions as well as routine assessment for systemic disease. Treatment options inclu...
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PMID: 21503694
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We examined disease activity, use of medication, need for surgery, and hospitalization before and after cannabis use in 30 patients (26 males) with CD. Disease activity was assessed by the Harvey Bradshaw index for Crohn's disease.
Of the 30 patients 21 improved significantly after t...
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PMID: 21910367
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Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the mainstay of management for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who are not suitable for curative treatments.
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PMID: 21912767
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We investigated the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I/D and -240A>T, angiotensinogen (AGT) M235T, and angiotensin type 1 receptor (AGTR1) 1166A > C polymorphisms in modulating the susceptibility to the disease.
Eight hundred twenty-one consecutive patients with severe car...
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PMID: 21819925
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To evaluate open-label adalimumab therapy for clinical effectiveness, fistula healing, patient-reported outcomes and safety in Canadian patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease (CD) who were either naive to or previously exposed to antitumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy.
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PMID: 21912766
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quality of life was reduced in both behavioural groups compared with participants without either condition. Disability was greater in the group with apathy. Variation in disability score (56%, P < 0.001) was explained by greater levels of apathy, depression, motor impairment and longer disease dur...
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PMID: 21788252
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