Epigenetics and Hypertension
Vitamin D Therapy and Cardiovas ...
Vitamin D belongs to the family of nuclear steroid hormones, which has pleiotropic effects on several organ systems. Different vitamin D compounds h ...
Epigenetics and Hypertension
Epigenetics refers to mechanisms for environment– gene interactions (mainly by methylation of DNA and modification of histones) that do not alter th ...
Mineralocorticoid Receptor Bloc ...
Aldosterone antagonists have been highly successful in treating congestive heart failure and resistant hypertension. Until recently, therapies targe ...
Sympathetic Neural Mechanisms i ...
Sympathetic neural function is essential to human blood pressure regulation, and overactivity of sympathetic nerves may have an important role in th ...
Antihypertensive Therapy in Dia ...
Two recently published post-monitoring followup studies of the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) have shown that although early and ...
Ocular and Orbital Pain for the ...
Ocular pain is most commonly associated with redness and inflammation; however, eye pain can also occur in the absence of grossly visible pathology. ...
Implications of Pharmacogenetic ...
Our knowledge of the pharmacogenetics of warfarin and clopidogrel continues to expand as we learn more about the individual genetic variations that ...
Adult Primary Intradural Spinal ...
Primary spinal cord tumors constitute 2% to 4% of all central nervous system neoplasms and are characterized based on their location as intramedulla ...
Advances in MRI Assessment of G ...
Bevacizumab is thought to normalize tumor vasculature and restore the blood–brain barrier, decreasing enhancement and peritumoral edema. Conventiona ...
Commentary: Implications of Can ...
In an increasing number of settings it is appropriate to consider cancer as a very serious but also a chronic disease process. This commentary discu ...
Oral Contraceptive Use and Bone
Sex hormones play a key role in bone homeostasis, and oral contraceptive (OC) use may affect bone mass in women. However, the nature of the associat ...
Complementary and Alternative M ...
Pain is one of the most prevalent conditions for which patients seek medical attention. Additionally, the number of patients who utilize complementa ...
Management of Rising Prostate-s ...
Prostate biopsy remains one of the most commonly performed urologic office procedures. A significant percentage of men with a negative result may ha ...
Current Status and Outcomes of ...
Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy (RARC) has emerged as a viable treatment option for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer and ...
Intravenous Immunoglobulin for ...
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has increased sharply in incidence, mortality rate, and burden on the healthcare system over the past decade. ...
Polymorphisms of Tumor Necrosis ...
Background Studies investigating the associations between tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFA) polymorphisms and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk r ...
Endoscopy in the Diagnosis and ...
Background Gastrointestinal illness may result from either an underlying structural abnormality (e.g. neoplastic obstruction), or a functional disor ...
The Esophageal Multimodal Pain ...
Background Sensory changes are thought to be involved in gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). The esophageal multimodal pain model can be used t ...
Reflux Parameters as Modified b ...
Background Patients with typical reflux symptoms (heartburn/ regurgitation) persisting despite proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy are not uncommon. ...
Variable Impact of CD39 in Expe ...
Background Dysregulation of immune responses in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) results in intestinal inflammation and vascular injurywhile exacer ...
Women’s Health Training in Gast ...
Background and Aims The Gastroenterology Core Curriculum requires training in women’s digestive disorders; however, requirements do not necessarily ...
Proximal and Overall Gastric Em ...
Background Interventions such as gastric surgery and erythromycin result in displacement of solids to the distal stomach and acceleration of overall ...
Impact of Acid Suppression on U ...
Background Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), widely prescribed to patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms, alter intragastric pH, and may affect ...
Early Signet Ring Cell Gastric ...
Background Signet ring cell carcinoma (SRC) is defined as a histological entity. The clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of gastric SR ...
Screening Prevalence and Incide ...
Lukejohn W. Day , David K. Espey , Erin Madden , Mark Segal , Jonathan P. Terdiman