Association between single nucl ...
Background Sirtuin is a member of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent deacetylases, and has been reported to play a pivotal role i ...
Comparative study of DFDBA in c ...
The aim of this randomized double-blind, clinical trial was to compare the use of enamel matrix derivative (EMD) and demineralised freeze-dried bone ...
Influence of abciximab on evolu ...
Background Abciximab reduced the combined endpoint of death, myocardial infarction (MI) and target vessel revascularization in patients with non-ST- ...
Urotensin-II in systemic sclero ...
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare multisystem chronic disease and its etiology is still unknown. To obtain and generate reasonable treatment method ...
Genotype and antibiotic resista ...
Eighty-four Escherichia coli isolates from canine pyometra were examined to detect the antibiotic resistance profiles, phylogroup/subgroups and viru ...
An integrated ultrasound curric ...
A review of the development and implementation of a 4-year medical student integrated ultrasound curriculum is presented. Multiple teaching and asse ...
The Global Burden of Cardiovasc ...
Some consider the measurements of arterial elasticity and flow-mediated dilation to be an indirect “biomarker” of endothelial dysfunction. As such, ...
Cardiovascular Complications in ...
Before effective antiretroviral treatment was introduced in children with HIV, cardiovascular complications were a major cause of morbidity and mort ...
Chronic Migraine: Epidemiology ...
Chronic migraine is a common and disabling complication of migraine with a population prevalence of about 2%. Emerging evidence suggests that episod ...
A Double-Layered (Comvi) Self-E ...
Background A self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) has emerged as an effective palliative treatment for malignant gastroduodenal obstruction resulting ...
Antiviral Drug Resistance Testi ...
Background Antiviral drugs against hepatitis B virus are limited by the emergence of drug resistance. Aims We aimed to study the impact of drug resi ...
Positive predictive values for ...
Objectives Self-reporting provides useful information for assessing the risk factors of osteoporotic fractures in large cohort studies. However, to ...
First-bite syndrome in oncologi ...
First-bite syndrome (FBS) is described as a complication of parapharyngeal space surgery and consists of short-term pain in the parotid or mandibula ...
Melatonin in children with auti ...
Over the last 20 years, melatonin, a pineal hormone synthesized from serotonin, has been implicated in various studies on the autism spectrum disord ...
Pitfall in total hip arthroplas ...
Total hip arthroplasty is actually one of the most orthopaedic procedures realised to treat a lot of conditions in hip pathology. Complications asso ...
Informative privacy and confide ...
Confidentiality is a major issue in adolescent healthcare, and its perceived absence may be the main barrier for an adolescent to seek medical care. ...
Orthopaedic surgical training: ...
Introduction Assessing orthopaedic trainees when they are operating unsupervised is difficult. Using post-operative x-rays is one possibility that h ...
Distribution of cerebral blood ...
Objective To investigate the influence of internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis on the distribution of blood flow to the caudate nucleus, lentiform ...
Fatal human monocytic ehrlichio ...
Human ehrlichiosis is the term for a collection of tick-borne diseases caused primarily by obligate intracellular bacteria of the Ehrlichia species. ...
The effect of laser unit on pho ...
Background To determine the effect of the laser unit on photodynamic therapy (PDT) spot size. Methods A calibrated Gullstrand-type model eye was use ...
Medical debulking with gonadotr ...
Although the superiority of vaginal compared to abdominal hysterectomy is well established, most gynaecologists still prefer the abdominal route for ...
Depression and Chronic Kidney D ...
Depression is the most common mental health disorder in patients with renal failure including those with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD). ...
Combined osteochondral fracture ...
A case of a 14-year-old boy with a rare injury—an osteochondral fracture of the posterolateral tibial plateau associated with the anterior cruciate ...
Scanning electron microscopy st ...
Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) we evaluated the morphology of cavity surfaces in deciduous teeth prepared in vitro with the Er:YAG laser w ...
Safety and Tolerability of High ...
Background Bivalirudin (Angiomax) is a direct thrombin inhibitor used in interventional cardiology due to its several distinct advantages over hepar ...