Long-term beneficial effects of ...
Background There are few reports analyzing the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and/ or angiotensin receptor blockers (AR ...
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors ...
Here, we report four cases of duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). In three patients, endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle asp ...
A case of monocular blindness a ...
52-year-old man suffering from monocular blindness, with light perception only, was admitted to our hospital. The symptom had begun as low vision an ...
Pure red cell aplasia caused by ...
Anemia is a common complication of hepatitis C (HCV), and antiviral treatment can further increase this risk. We present the case of a 59-year-old m ...
Correlation between CD41CD251Tr ...
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a head and neck malignancy with high incidence in Southeast Asia, Africa, western Canada and Alaska. In China, NPC ...
Evolution of Proinfl ammatory C ...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common tumors in the world, with a global incidence of 500,000 new cases per year and 82% of the c ...
Cleaning ability and induced de ...
Some laboratory studies have evaluated the oscillation mode of ultrasonic scalers. None of them recorded its influence on calculus removal and quant ...
Marginal adaptation of a low-sh ...
The aim of the present study was to examine the marginal adaptation of a new low-shrinkage siloranebased composite material (Filtek™ Silorane, 3M-Es ...
How to repair fillings made by ...
In 2007, the low shrinkage silorane-based composites with a completely new resin chemistry were introduced. As for the case of composite repair, the ...
Effect of single-dose amoxicill ...
The effect of exposure to amoxicillin on tooth development remains to be elucidated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of amox ...
Patients’ awareness of the pote ...
The present study analyzed history of smoking and willingness to quit smoking in patients referred for diagnosis and treatment of different oral muc ...
An in vitro evaluation of selec ...
Unnecessary over-preparation of carious enamel often occurs clinically during operative caries management. The working hypothesis to be investigated ...
Measurement, analysis and inter ...
Data obtained from calibration exercises are used to assess the level of agreement between examiners (and the benchmark examiner) and/or between rep ...
A case report of concomitant pa ...
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare clonal blood disorder that presents chronic intravascular hemolysis. PNH concomitant with inheri ...
The Arg389Gly b1-adrenoceptor g ...
Background The b1-adrenoceptor (b1AR) mediates cardiostimulatory effects of catecholamines in the heart. The Arg389Gly polymorphism of the b1AR gene ...
Anxiety trait in patients with ...
Background Stress-induced Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is an acute cardiac syndrome, mimics ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), largely c ...
A Contemporary Update on Sclero ...
Systemic sclerosis is a rare disease which remains, by many aspects, an enigma and a therapeutic challenge for physicians. It is one of the last “au ...
Urinary Biomarkers in Lupus Nep ...
Renal involvement in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in the form of severe lupus nephritis is associated with a significant burden of mor ...
Current Concepts on the Pathoge ...
The pathophysiology of non-traumatic osteonecrosis is more complex than that of traumatic osteonecrosis, and corticosteroid-induced osteonecrosis pr ...
The Clinical Significance of 25 ...
Reduced bone mineral density is frequently found especially in adult celiac disease (CD) and dietary guidelines favor vitamin D supplementation in a ...
Cutting-Edge Issues in Autoimmu ...
Autoimmune orchitis is a relevant cause of decreased fecundity in males, and it is defined as a direct aggression to the testis with the concomitant ...
Cutting Edge Issues in Autoimmu ...
Autoimmune gastritis is the outcome of a pathological CD4 T cell-mediated autoimmune response directed against the gastric H/K-ATPase. Silent initia ...
Microalbuminuria in rheumatoid ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associates with excess cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. New screening tools are needed to better identify pati ...
Predicting outcomes in rheumato ...
Biologic therapies have brought improved efficacy in the field of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but their use in clinical practice may be limited by co ...
Prevalence of IgA class antibod ...
Determine the prevalence of anti-CCP isotype IgA and its relation to peripheral arthritis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In a po ...