Change in Predicted 10-Year Car ...
Background The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is higher in obese than in non-obese individuals. Surgery for obesity is effective in reduc ...
Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve G ...
Gastric bypass (GBP) has proved its efficacy 30 years ago in the management of diabetes mellitus (T2DM) for severe obese patients. More recently, in ...
Single-Incision Sleeve Gastrect ...
Background This is a prospective pilot study done to evaluate the feasibility and to assess the outcomes and complication rates of the single-incisi ...
Impact of Aerobic Exercise Trai ...
Background Obesity is a major public health concern on a global scale. Bariatric surgery is among the treatment options, resulting in significant an ...
Potential Nutritional Conflicts ...
An increasing number of morbidly obese patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) are sequentially undergoing bariatric surgery followed by renal ...
Does Pregnancy Increase the Nee ...
Background Over 80% of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) patients are women, and approximately half of these are of reproductive age; t ...
Long-term Outcome with the Prop ...
The use of prosthetic material to prevent incisional hernia in clean-contaminated procedures as bariatric surgery remains controversial. We present ...
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ...
Obesity increases the risk of progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) towards kidney failure and may preclude access to kidney transplantation. ...
Adjustable Intragastric Balloon ...
Intragastric balloons are associated with (1) early period intolerance, (2) diminished effect within 3–4 months, and (3) bowel obstruction risk mand ...
Radiation-induced malignant fib ...
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) originates from primitive mesenchymal cells and has the capacity for dual histiocytic and fibroblastic differen ...
The characterization of dentin ...
The objective of this study is to characterize the defects in the dentin surface after air polishing for three types of polishing powders and five d ...
Prevention of venous thromboemb ...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), a common complication in patients with cancer, is associated with increased risk of morbidity, mortality, and recurren ...
Mass retraction movement of the ...
Background Several studies have demonstrated the application of mini-implants in the orthodontic treatment as anchorage during the retraction moveme ...
Socioeconomic status and bone h ...
Summary The association between socioeconomic status (SES) and bone health, specifically in men, is unclear. Based upon data from the large prospect ...
Fracture prediction and calibra ...
Summary A new Canadian WHO fracture risk assessment (FRAX®) tool to predict 10-year fracture probability was compared with observed 10-year fracture ...
Low bone mineral density is ass ...
Summary We studied the nature of the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and the risk of death among elderly men. BMD was associated wit ...
Sunlight exposure or vitamin D ...
Summary Vitamin D deficiency is very common in nonwestern immigrants. In this randomized clinical trial, vitamin D 800 IU/day or 100,000 IU/3 months ...
Impact of smoking on bone miner ...
Summary Our cross-sectional analysis of 1,576 men aged ≥65 years examined smoking effects on bone status. Number of smoking years was associated wit ...
Prevalence of osteoporosis and ...
Summary European observational 1-year study assessed osteoporosis and fracture patterns in 3,402 postmenopausal women prescribed osteoporosis medica ...
Availability and use of hip pro ...
Summary Potential predictors of availability and use of hip protectors were studied in residents of 48 nursing homes. The likelihood of being offere ...
Epigenetic influences in the de ...
Osteoporosis is a major public health problem due to consequent fragility fractures; data from the UK suggest that up to 50% of women and 20% men ag ...
Advancing maternal age is assoc ...
Summary Advancing maternal age has been related to increased risk of fetal death and morbidity, as well as higher fracture risk during childhood, in ...
Performance of comorbidity meas ...
Summary The performance of five comorbidity measures, including the Charlson and Elixhauser indices, was investigated for predicting mortality, hosp ...
Seasonal variation of serum 25- ...
Summary Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at risk of osteoporosis. Vitamin D (vitD) deficiency is known as a risk factor of osteopo ...
Fracture rate and back pain dur ...
Summary In this observational study in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis, the incidence of fractures was decreased during 18 months of t ...