The potential impact of the Nat ...
Summary This analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2008 data describes the prevalence of risk factors for osteo ...
Adherence to osteoporosis medic ...
Summary Compliance and persistence to bisphosphonates amongst Singaporean patients with osteoporosis were estimated. Mean medication possession rati ...
Skeletal findings in children r ...
Summary Eighty children with nephrotic syndrome underwent lumbar spine densitometry and vertebral morphometry soon after glucocorticoid initiation. ...
Alendronate is more effective t ...
Summary A randomized controlled trial was performed to compare the short-term effects of alendronate (ALN) and ECT on pain and quality of life (QOL) ...
Impact of a centralized osteopo ...
Summary We conducted a cluster randomized trial evaluating the effect of a centralized coordinator who identifies and follows up with fracture patie ...
Circulating osteocalcin level i ...
Summary In agreement with the results of animal studies, the plasma osteocalcin level is positively associated with improved glucose tolerance and i ...
Bone remodeling around stable u ...
Summary In a cohort study, bone mineral density (BMD) around uncemented femoral components after total hip arthroplasty (THA) was evaluated. The res ...
Treatment for older men with fr ...
Summary Less than 10% of men receive osteoporosis treatment, even after a fracture. A study of 17,683 men revealed that older men, those with spinal ...
Left Ventricular Noncompaction ...
This report describes an infant presenting with deletion 22q11.2 in combination with left ventricular noncompaction and a coronary artery fistula. T ...
Hemoptysis in a Teenager with C ...
Expectoration of foreign objects has been reported mainly in adults. Expectorated objects have included staples after lung volume reduction surgery ...
Percutaneous Transcatheter Clos ...
A 20-month-old boy was referred to the cardiac catheterization laboratory for closure of a large prosthetic mitral valve paravalvular leak. At birth ...
Focal Atrial Tachycardia Origin ...
An 11-year-old girl presented with focal atrial tachycardia (AT) originating from inside the inferior vena cava (IVC). Sustained AT appeared 10 year ...
Outcomes and Risk Factors for M ...
We sought to describe contemporary outcomes and identify risk factors for hospital mortality in premature neonates with critical congenital heart di ...
Familial Nonsyndromic Patent Du ...
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common congenital heart disease that develops soon after birth when the arterial duct does not remodel. Mutation ...
Prediction of the Risk of Coron ...
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis associated with the development of coronary arterial lesions (CALs) occurring in 3–5% of child ...
Cardiac-Related Varicella Morta ...
Among unvaccinated populations, primary varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection results in a minor childhood illness for the majority of individuals. ...
Congenital Aorta Right Atrial F ...
A 12-year-old girl with a 4-year history of effort dyspnea and palpitations was referred to our institution for evaluation. Physical examination of ...
Problems with 'focal segme ...
The term 'focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)' has been applied to many different conditions. All classifications of 'FSGS', including those d ...
Semaphorins in kidney developme ...
Semaphorins are guidance proteins that play important roles in organogenesis and disease. Expression of class 3 semaphorins and their receptors is r ...
Novel mutations in steroid-resi ...
Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (NS) remains one of the most intractable causes of end-stage renal disease in the first two decades of life. Se ...
A 25-year experience with pedia ...
Anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease, which is extremely uncommon in children, is characterized by rapidly progressive glomeruloneph ...
Self-reported quality of life i ...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) would be expected to impact upon the quality of life (QoL) of children and young people; therefore, it is important tha ...
No difference in meeting hemogl ...
Urologic disorders are the most common cause of chronic kidney disease in children. To determine whether children with urologic etiology of end-stag ...
Primary versus secondary hypert ...
Childhood hypertension has classically been recognized as a secondary disease. However, primary hypertension also occurs in children. The aim of thi ...
Solutions for peritoneal dialys ...
The purpose of this article is to provide recommendations on the choice of peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluids in children by the European Pediatric Dia ...