Adenosine-induced atrial tachyc ...
A 47-year-old male with both atrial tachycardia and atrial fibrillation underwent catheter ablation. During the procedure, rapid administration of a ...
Natural and unnatural history o ...
Surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in countries with sound medical care systems is seldom delayed until adolescence. This study investigat ...
Intravenous glutathione prevent ...
This study proposes the intravenous administration of glutathione (GSH) as a novel strategy to prevent contrast medium-induced renal oxidative stres ...
Measurement of platelet reactiv ...
Acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) and clopidogrel are extensively used in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. However, the responsiveness to ASA tre ...
Sympathetic–parasympathetic int ...
Sympathetic–parasympathetic interaction plays a major role in the evolution and outcome of many cardiovascular disorders. Nonetheless, a thorough un ...
Mechano-energetics of the async ...
Abnormal electrical activation of the ventricles creates major abnormalities in cardiac mechanics. Local contraction patterns, as reflected by measu ...
Vagus nerve stimulation: from p ...
Vagus nerve stimulation was performed experimentally for the first time more than 150 years ago. In the 1980s and 1990s, vagus nerve stimulation was ...
Fetuin-A: A Novel Cardiovascula ...
Fetuin-A, or ƒ؟2-Heremans.Schimd glycoprotein, is a potent inhibitor of calcium-phosphate precipitation. In end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, ...
Effect of repeated freezing–tha ...
The increased use of allograft tissue in the reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament has brought more focus to the effect of storage and treatm ...
Can a clinical test of hamstrin ...
Purpose To demonstrate the potential for a simple clinical test of hamstring muscle strength to identify susceptibility to muscle strain injury. Me ...
Arthroscopic meniscal allograft ...
Partial or total meniscectomy are common procedures performed at Orthopedic Surgery departments. Despite providing a great relief of pain, it has be ...
Arthroscopic-assisted focal res ...
Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe an arthroscopic-assisted surgical technique for focal resurfacing of medial tibio-femoral compartme ...
A new diagnostic approach using ...
Purpose The first purpose of this study was to analyze the characteristics of the anterior knee laxity in the three regions of different stiffness i ...
Mucoid degeneration of the ante ...
Purpose To describe the clinical, MRI, intraoperative, and histological features of mucoid degeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Me ...
Mucoid degeneration of the post ...
We report a case of mucoid degeneration of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) who complained of knee joint pain on flexion. Magnetic resonance im ...
Anatomic attachment of the ACL. ...
Purpose The following hypothesis was tested: the location of the tibial and femoral anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) attachments will differ accordi ...
Physiotherapy-guided versus hom ...
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the outcome after ACL reconstruction between a group of patients receiving a standardized, supervis ...
Autologous platelet gel in tota ...
Purpose Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is often associated with major postoperative blood loss, postoperative pain, and impaired wound healing. The a ...
Human ankle cartilage deformati ...
Recently, the general finding of increased ankle cartilage stiffness to loading has been challenged, suggesting the need for the investigation of di ...
The effect of prophylactic knee ...
Purpose Prophylactic knee braces are largely used in the prevention of ligament injuries, but their effectiveness on performance are still controver ...
Comparison of patellar retentio ...
Purpose The aim of this retrospective study was to compare clinical outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with and without patellar resurfacing ...
The effect of gender on force, ...
Purpose To investigate for gender differences during eccentric leg-press exercise. Tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are considered to b ...
Comparative risk of common pero ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk of common peroneal nerve injury in FM drilling as compared to transtibial drilling in ...
Triple-bundle ACL grafts evalua ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the morphology of transplanted triple-bundle anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) grafts by second-loo ...
Conventional rotator cuff repai ...
Purpose To investigate the behavior of rotator cuff tears treated with conventional repair technique with the aid of autologous bone marrow mononucl ...