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10,737,486
Prostate cancer is highly predictable: a prognostic equation based on all morphological variables in radical prostatectomy specimens.
The Journal of urology
J Urol
163
4
10.1016/s0022-5347(05)67713-0
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] We determine whether biochemical prostate specific antigen (PSA) failure can be accurately predicted from preoperative serum PSA combined with 6 morphological variables from radical retropubic prostatectomy specimens in men with peripheral zone cancers. The unexpected limitation imposed by preoperative serum ...
null
1.751
291
Urology
Medicine
2,000
10,737,480
Maintenance bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy for recurrent TA, T1 and carcinoma in situ transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder: a randomized Southwest Oncology Group Study.
The Journal of urology
J Urol
163
4
null
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy has been widely accepted as the optimal treatment for carcinoma in situ and high grade superficial transitional cell carcinoma. However, controversy remains regarding the role of maintenance therapy, and its long-term effect on recurrence and progression. [MATERIAL...
null
1.751
291
Urology
Medicine
2,000
10,736,499
In vivo interstitial temperature mapping of the human prostate during cryosurgery with correlation to histopathologic outcomes.
Urology
Urology
55
4
10.1016/s0090-4295(99)00590-7
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To determine the critical temperatures below which human prostatic tissue can be cryoablated in situ and the comparative cryoablative efficacy of single versus double-freeze cryosurgery. [METHODS] Six patients with prostate cancer previously scheduled for prostatectomy underwent unilateral or bilateral cry...
null
1.753
197
Urology
Medicine
2,000
10,736,290
KB-R7943 block of Ca(2+) influx via Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange does not alter twitches or glycoside inotropy but prevents Ca(2+) overload in rat ventricular myocytes.
Circulation
Circulation
101
12
10.1161/01.cir.101.12.1441
eng
2,000
3
28
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange (NCX) extrudes Ca(2+) from cardiac myocytes, but it can also mediate Ca(2+) influx, load the sarcoplasmic reticulum with Ca(2+), and trigger Ca(2+) release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. In ischemia/reperfusion or digitalis toxicity, increased levels of intracellular [Na(+)] ([N...
null
5.669
691
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology
Medicine
2,000
10,735,660
Intensive chemotherapy and radical resections for primary nonseminomatous mediastinal germ cell tumors.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
Ann Thorac Surg
69
2
10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01472-1
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Primary nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the mediastinum (PNSGM), unlike malignancies of gonadal origin, have a poor prognosis. We report a single institutional experience over a 5-year period of PNSGM treated with intensive chemotherapy, followed by radical operation in those who responded to this neoa...
null
1.356
230
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,735,613
Spleno-renal shunt blood flow is an accurate index of collateral circulation in different models of portal hypertension and after pharmacological changes in rats.
Journal of hepatology
J Hepatol
32
3
10.1016/s0168-8278(00)80394-3
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/AIMS] Recently, we developed a new method to measure collateral blood flow in rats: splenorenal shunt (SRS) blood flow (BF). The aims were to evaluate the reproducibility of SRSBF measurement in different models of portal hypertension, and to investigate the ability of SRSBF to disclose pharmacological chan...
null
1.219
319
Hepatology
Medicine
2,000
10,735,426
External beam irradiation as an adjunctive treatment in failing dialysis shunts.
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
J Vasc Interv Radiol
11
3
10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61424-9
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate the utility of low-dose irradiation as adjunctive treatment for failing dialysis shunts related to stenoses. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Thirty-one patients with 41 lesions in their dialysis shunts were successfully enrolled for this study. After imaging of the shunt and calculation of venous stenoses...
null
1.111
150
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Medicine
2,000
10,733,723
Differences in teaching about the acute sore throat within one medical faculty.
Medical education
Med Educ
34
4
10.1046/j.1365-2923.2000.00507.x
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To examine the consistency of teaching about the acute sore throat in four departments in one medical faculty, and to determine whether there is agreement between what is taught and the evidence-based literature. [DESIGN] Cross-sectional study. [SUBJECTS] 71 undergraduates and 15 postgraduate general pract...
null
0.444
171
Medicine; Education
Medicine; Social Sciences
2,000
10,733,048
Prevalent vertebral deformities predict mortality and hospitalization in older women with low bone mass. Fracture Intervention Trial Research Group.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
J Am Geriatr Soc
48
3
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb02641.x
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To determine the relationship between prevalent vertebral deformities and the risk of mortality and hospitalization in older women with low bone mass. [DESIGN] A prospective cohort study. [SETTING] Eleven clinical centers in the United States. [PARTICIPANTS] A total of 6459 community-dwelling women with lo...
null
1.823
273
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Medicine
2,000
10,731,526
The rate at which human sperm are immobilized and killed by mild acidity.
Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
73
4
10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00640-8
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine the rate at which mild acidity immobilizes and kills human sperm and to evaluate an acidic microbicide, BufferGel, for sperm immobilization. [DESIGN] Controlled in vitro study. [SETTING] An academic research university and hospital andrology lab. [PATIENT(S)] Eight volunteer male sperm donors. ...
null
1.515
252
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,731,455
Training effects of accumulated daily stair-climbing exercise in previously sedentary young women.
Preventive medicine
Prev Med
30
4
10.1006/pmed.2000.0634
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The health and fitness benefits associated with short, intermittent bouts of exercise accumulated throughout the day have been seldom investigated. Stair climbing provides an ideal model for this purpose. [METHODS] Twenty-two healthy female volunteers (18-22 years) were randomly assigned to control (N = 10...
null
1.021
199
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Epidemiology
Medicine
2,000
10,730,799
An analysis of printed breast cancer information for African American women.
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
J Cancer Educ
15
1
10.1080/08858190009528648
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The 1995-1998 Delta Project was designed to increase breast cancer screening among disadvantaged African American women with limited literacy skills by educating their health care professionals about breast health. The research team intended to provide onsite training and appropriate educational materials;...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,728,417
Gingerol, isoproterenol and ouabain normalize impaired post-rest behavior but not force-frequency relation in failing human myocardium.
Cardiovascular research
Cardiovasc Res
45
4
10.1016/s0008-6363(99)00387-9
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Rest- and stimulation frequency-dependent potentiation of contractile force is blunted in failing human myocardium. These alterations have been related to reduced sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-reuptake and enhanced transsarcolemmal Ca(2+)-elimination by Na+/Ca(2+)-exchange. We investigated whether inot...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,728,388
Inhibition of endogenous nitric oxide synthase potentiates ischemia-reperfusion-induced myocardial apoptosis via a caspase-3 dependent pathway.
Cardiovascular research
Cardiovasc Res
45
3
10.1016/s0008-6363(99)00347-8
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Apoptosis of cardiomyocytes may contribute to ischemia-reperfusion injury. The role of nitric oxide (NO) in apoptosis is controversial. Therefore, we investigated the effect of NO synthase inhibition on apoptosis of cardiomyocytes during ischemia and reperfusion and elucidated the underlying mechanisms. [ME...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,728,360
Heterogeneous changes in action potential and intracellular Ca2+ in left ventricular myocyte sub-types from rabbits with heart failure.
Cardiovascular research
Cardiovasc Res
45
2
10.1016/s0008-6363(99)00360-0
eng
2,000
1
14
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Myocardial cellular electrophysiology and intracellular Ca2+ regulation are altered in heart failure. The extent of these changes may vary within the layers of the ventricular wall. To examine this, cell size, action potential and intracellular Ca2+ transient characteristics (Fura-2) were measured in single...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,727,489
Clinical, electrophysiological, and molecular genetic studies in a new family with paramyotonia congenita.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
68
4
10.1136/jnnp.68.4.504
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To characterise the clinical and electrophysiological features and to determine the molecular genetic basis of pure paramyotonia congenita in a previously unreported large Irish kindred. [METHODS] Clinical and neurophysiological examination was performed on three of the five affected family members. Five u...
null
1.317
244
Neurology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,727,358
Internal carotid artery stenosis: rate of progression.
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
19
2
10.1053/ejvs.1999.0951
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] to assess the incidence and the rate of progression of internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis and to determine the related risk factors. [DESIGN] open prospective study. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] between 1988-1997, 442 carotid arteries with various degrees of stenosis were followed using colour duplex ultras...
null
1.128
144
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,726,800
Choroidal Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica
Acta Ophthalmol Scand
78
1
10.1034/j.1600-0420.2000.078001097.x
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To report a patient with choroidal Langerhans' cell histiocytosis. [METHODS] A solitary tumor was found in the left eye of a 49-year-old male who had no definite history of systemic disorders, but had observed visual disturbances for a period of 1 month. Ultrasonography, fluorescein angiography, and indocyani...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,726,734
Evaluation of IgE antibodies to recombinant pollen allergens (Phl p 1, Phl p 2, and Phl p 5) in a random sample of patients with specific IgE to Phleum pratense.
Allergy
Allergy
55
2
10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00320.x
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We measured specific IgE levels against the recombinant allergens (RAs) rPhl p 1, rPhl p 2, and rPhl p 5 in patients allergic to grass pollen, and examined the existence of different patterns of IgE production to RAs. The seasonal variations of IgE levels to rPhl p 1, rPhl p 2, and rPhl p 5 were considered...
null
0.882
213
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,726,679
RNA differential display of scarless wound healing in fetal rabbit indicates downregulation of a CCT chaperonin subunit and upregulation of a glycophorin-like gene transcript.
Journal of pediatric surgery
J Pediatr Surg
35
3
10.1016/s0022-3468(00)90204-5
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/PURPOSE] Scars form as wounds heal in adult organisms. In addition to disrupting cosmetic appearance, scar tissue can cause significant morbidity, and even death if it blocks vital organ function. Previous work has established that fetal wounds, especially in early to midgestation, can heal without scarring...
null
0.994
147
Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,725,574
Adverse effects of epidural analgesia in labor.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
89
2
10.1016/s0301-2115(99)00191-8
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To examine the influence of epidural analgesia on labor and delivery in nulliparous and multiparous women. [DESIGN] Data were collected on 847 consecutive parturients with singleton pregnancy and vertex presentation (384 nulliparous and 463 multiparous). The obstetrical and labor characteristics including m...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,724,496
Synthetic retinoids improve survival in rodent model of endotoxic shock.
The European journal of surgery = Acta chirurgica
Eur J Surg
166
2
10.1080/110241500750009537
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To investigate the effect of synthetic retinoids on septic shock induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in rats. [DESIGN] Randomised study. [SETTINGS] University hospital laboratory, Sweden. [ANIMALS AND INTERVENTIONS] 31 male Sprague Dawley rats randomised into four groups: controls, given vehicle alone (n = ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,724,071
Anatomic motor point localization for partial quadriceps block in spasticity.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
81
3
10.1016/s0003-9993(00)90072-8
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To identify the location of the vastus intermedius nerve and its motor point (point M) and to precisely identify its coordinates in relation to anatomic surface landmarks. [DESIGN] Descriptive study. [SETTING] Anatomy institute of a university school of medicine. [PARTICIPANTS] Twenty-nine adult cadaver lim...
null
0.838
225
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation; Sports Science
Health Professions; Medicine
2,000
10,722,183
Thought disorder index of Finnish adoptees and communication deviance of their adoptive parents.
Psychological medicine
Psychol Med
30
1
10.1017/s0033291799001415
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Diverse forms of thought disorder, as measured by the Thought Disorder Index (TDI), are found in many conditions other than schizophrenia. Certain thought disorder categories are primarily manifest during psychotic schizophrenic episodes. The present study examined whether forms of thought disorder qualify...
null
3.018
251
Applied Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine; Psychology
2,000
10,722,173
Risk factors and life processes associated with the onset of suicidal behaviour during adolescence and early adulthood.
Psychological medicine
Psychol Med
30
1
10.1017/s003329179900135x
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] This study examined associations between childhood circumstances, adolescent mental health and life events, and the development of suicidal behaviour in young people aged between 15 and 21 years. [METHOD] Data were gathered over the course of a 21-year longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 1265 children ...
null
3.018
251
Applied Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine; Psychology
2,000
10,722,027
Papillary thyroid carcinoma: prognostic index for survival including the histological variety.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
Arch Surg
135
3
10.1001/archsurg.135.3.272
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Numerous prognostic factors have been studied for survival in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), although there are few multivariate studies that include the histological variety of PTC. [HYPOTHESIS] There are prognostic factors that influence survival in a series of patients with PTC, includ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,721,396
Follow-up of patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy dysplasia.
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
S Afr Med J
90
1
null
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The enlargement of data on the natural course and management of patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D). [DESIGN] Retrospective and partly prospective observational study. [SETTING] Cardiac Unit, Wentworth Hospital, Durban--the only unit in KwaZulu-Natal providing an...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,720,864
Deep dorsal vein arterialization in pure cavernoocclusive dysfunction.
European urology
Eur Urol
37
3
10.1159/000052368
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] We report our 4-year experience with deep dorsal vein arterialization at 3 years' follow-up in young patients with pure cavernoocclusive dysfunction as an alternative to penile prosthesis implantation. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] We performed a modified Furlow-Fisher operation (circumflex collaterals are preserve...
null
1.126
274
Urology
Medicine
2,000
10,720,278
A phase II trial of nerve growth factor for sensory neuropathy associated with HIV infection. AIDS Clinical Trials Group Team 291.
Neurology
Neurology
54
5
10.1212/wnl.54.5.1080
eng
2,000
3
14
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the safety and efficacy of recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) in HIV-associated sensory neuropathy (SN) within a multicenter, placebo-controlled, randomized trial (ACTG 291). [BACKGROUND] SN affects 30% of individuals with AIDS, is worsened by neurotoxic antiretrovirals, and its treat...
null
2.317
422
Neurology
Medicine
2,000
10,720,270
Longitudinal ocular motor study in corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy.
Neurology
Neurology
54
5
10.1212/wnl.54.5.1029
eng
2,000
3
14
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the usefulness of ocular motor information in the early diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration (CBD) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). [METHODS] Seven PSP patients, six CBD patients, and three atypical CBD patients were followed longitudinally with repeated electrooculographic (EOG) reco...
null
2.317
422
Neurology
Medicine
2,000
10,719,945
Comparison of blood-conservation strategies in cardiac surgery patients at high risk for bleeding.
Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
92
3
10.1097/00000542-200003000-00010
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Aprotinin and tranexamic acid are routinely used to reduce bleeding in cardiac surgery. There is a large difference in agent price and perhaps in efficacy. [METHODS] In a prospective, randomized, partially blinded study, 168 cardiac surgery patients at high risk for bleeding received either a full-dose apr...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,718,855
N-terminal sequences of high molecular weight allergens from celery tuber.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Clin Exp Allergy
30
4
10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00773.x
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Celery tuber is an important source of food allergens. Low molecular weight celery allergens were identified as homologues of Bet v 1 and profilin. Little is known about the relevant allergens with molecular weights between 45 and 60 kDa, which cross-react with other plant food and pollen allergens. [OBJEC...
null
1.551
176
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,718,784
Gastric decontamination performed 5 min after the ingestion of temazepam, verapamil and moclobemide: charcoal is superior to lavage.
British journal of clinical pharmacology
Br J Clin Pharmacol
49
3
10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00138.x
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] The aim was to study the efficacy of gastric lavage and activated charcoal in preventing the absorption of temazepam, verapamil and moclobemide when gastric decontamination was performed immediately after ingestion of the drugs. [METHODS] Nine healthy volunteers took part in a randomized cross-over study with th...
null
0.882
176
Pharmacology; Pharmacology
Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,000
10,718,695
Age-specific patterns of prostate-specific antigen testing among primary care physician visits.
The Journal of family practice
J Fam Pract
49
2
null
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Early detection of prostate cancer is thought to be effective, and indirect evidence suggests that men aged 50 to 69 years will benefit most while those aged 70 and older will benefit least from it. The goal of our study was to describe usual care patterns for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing by pri...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,716,686
Increased availability of central benzodiazepine receptors in patients with chronic hepatic encephalopathy and alcohol related cirrhosis.
Gut
Gut
46
4
10.1136/gut.46.4.546
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/AIMS] To measure cerebral benzodiazepine receptor binding using (11)C-flumazenil positron emission tomography in patients with stable chronic hepatic encephalopathy, who were also characterised by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. [METHODS] Six abstinent patients of mean age 61 years with alcohol rela...
null
1.953
364
Gastroenterology
Medicine
2,000
10,716,135
Efficacy and safety of valsartan compared with enalapril at different altitudes.
International journal of cardiology
Int J Cardiol
72
3
10.1016/s0167-5273(99)00194-1
eng
2,000
2
15
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To compare the safety, tolerability, and antihypertensive efficacy of valsartan with enalapril at different altitudes. [METHOD] A total of 142 adult Colombian outpatients with mild to moderate essential hypertension were recruited in 3 cities at different altitudes (Bogotá at 2600 m, Medellin at 1538 m and ...
null
0.547
155
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,715,748
Accuracy of the estimated prevalence of obesity from self reported height and weight in an adult Scottish population.
Journal of epidemiology and community health
J Epidemiol Community Health
54
2
10.1136/jech.54.2.143
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[STUDY OBJECTIVE] To determine whether self reported heights and weights from Scottish adults can provide an accurate assessment of obesity prevalence in the population. [DESIGN] Standardised clinic measurements of weight and height were compared against self reported values on a postal questionnaire in the fourth Scot...
null
1.134
199
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Epidemiology
Medicine
2,000
10,715,300
CD56 expression is an indicator of poor clinical outcome in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia treated with simultaneous all-trans-retinoic acid and chemotherapy.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
J Clin Oncol
18
6
10.1200/JCO.2000.18.6.1295
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Preliminary reports suggest that leukemic cell expression of CD56, a neural cell adhesion molecule, is associated with adverse clinical outcome in either acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21) or acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). We investigated the prognostic relevance of CD56 in a series of patients with APL...
null
3.972
646
Cancer Research; Medicine; Oncology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
10,715,286
Results of treatment after relapse from high-dose chemotherapy in germ cell tumors.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
J Clin Oncol
18
6
10.1200/JCO.2000.18.6.1181
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To identify therapy-related or patient-related characteristics that predict response and long-term survival after failure of high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) for germ cell tumors (GCT). [PATIENTS AND METHODS] Between 1986 and 1997, 101 GCT patients relapsed after high-dose carboplatin and etoposide (VP-16) at In...
null
3.972
646
Cancer Research; Medicine; Oncology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
10,715,268
Cellular arrhythmogenic effects of congenital and acquired long-QT syndrome in the heterogeneous myocardium.
Circulation
Circulation
101
10
10.1161/01.cir.101.10.1192
eng
2,000
3
14
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Certain alterations by mutations or drugs of the potassium currents I(Ks) and I(Kr) and the sodium current I(Na) give rise to several types of the long-QT syndrome. I(Ks) is heterogeneously distributed across the ventricular wall. [METHODS AND RESULTS] We investigated the effects of reducing I(Ks) or I(Kr)...
null
5.669
691
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology
Medicine
2,000
10,714,616
Visual evidence of acidic environment within degrading poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres.
Pharmaceutical research
Pharm Res
17
1
10.1023/a:1007582911958
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] In the past decade, biodegradable polymers have become the materials of choice for a variety of biomaterials applications. In particular, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres have been extensively studied for controlled-release drug delivery. However, degradation of the polymer generates acidic m...
null
1.067
235
Biotechnology; Organic Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacology; Pharmacology; Molecular Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,000
10,714,611
Evaluation of blood-brain barrier passage of a muscarine M1 agonist and a series of analogous tetrahydropyridines measured by in vivo microdialysis.
Pharmaceutical research
Pharm Res
17
1
10.1023/a:1007522626070
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To investigate the blood-brain barrier (BBB) passage of the M1 muscarine agonist Lu 25-109 (5-(2-Ethyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-methylpyridine) and potential metabolites using in vivo microdialysis. [METHODS] Anesthetized rats were administered an intravenous infusion of one of seven analogs with ...
null
1.067
235
Biotechnology; Organic Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacology; Pharmacology; Molecular Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,000
10,714,257
The effect of octreotide on postoperative adhesion formation.
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
Can J Surg
43
1
null
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To investigate the effect of octreotide, a long-acting analogue of somatostatin, on postoperative adhesion formation, because somatostatin inhibits secretion of some growth factors that have modulatory effects on collagen synthesis. [DESIGN] An experimental study. [SETTING] Surgical Research and Biochemistr...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,714,019
Clinical experience of Argatroban for anticoagulation in cardiovascular surgery.
The Japanese journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai zasshi
Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
48
1
10.1007/BF03218083
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] We have reviewed our experience with Argatroban-a direct thrombin inhibitor for anticoagulation--in a variety of cardiovascular operations, and in extracorporeal circulation, as a substitute for heparin. [SUBJECTS AND METHODS] 60 patients receiving anticoagulation with Argatroban were classified into the foll...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,714,015
Combined thoracic aortic or upper digestive tract resection for lung cancer and malignant mediastinal tumor.
The Japanese journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai zasshi
Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
48
1
10.1007/BF03218079
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] We studied possible indications and combined resection in patients with lung cancer and mediastinal tumors requiring combined thoracic aortic or upper digestive tract resection. [METHODS] Ten patients with lung cancer and malignant mediastinal tumors (9 men and 1 woman aged 39 to 72 years; mean: 60.5) under...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,713,646
Dermatomyositis and polymyositis associated with the antiphospholipid syndrome-a novel overlap syndrome.
Lupus
Lupus
9
1
10.1177/096120330000900108
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] As APS (antiphospholipid syndrome) can be either primary or secondary to a wide range of other conditions (such as autoimmune diseases, malignancies, infectious diseases, and drug-induced conditions) the aim of this study was to describe a novel overlap syndrome of APS. [METHODS] All patients diagnosed with...
null
0.757
122
Rheumatology
Medicine
2,000
10,713,231
Phakic posterior chamber lenses for high myopia: functional and anatomical outcomes.
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
J Cataract Refract Surg
26
3
10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00417-4
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate the functional and the anatomical outcomes after implantation of phakic posterior chamber intraocular lenses (IOLs) in highly myopic eyes. [SETTING] Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France. [METHODS] Fifty-eight eyes of 46 patients that had implantation of phakic posterior chambe...
null
1.883
169
Ophthalmology; Sensory Systems; Surgery
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,000
10,712,992
Upregulation of gelatinases A and B, collagenases 1 and 2, and increased parenchymal cell death in COPD.
Chest
Chest
117
3
10.1378/chest.117.3.684
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] A central feature in the pathogenesis of COPD is the inflammation coexisting with an abnormal protease/antiprotease balance. However, the possible role of different serine and metalloproteinases remains controversial. [PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS] We examined the expression of gelatinases A and B (matrix met...
null
1.002
337
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,712,928
Predictive, structure-based model of amino acid recognition by nonribosomal peptide synthetase adenylation domains.
Chemistry & biology
Chem Biol
7
3
10.1016/s1074-5521(00)00091-0
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are large modular proteins that selectively bind, activate and condense amino acids in an ordered manner. Substrate recognition and activation occurs by reaction with ATP within the adenylation (A) domain of each module. Recently, the crystal structure of the A doma...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,711,885
Visual outcomes following the use of intravitreal steroids in the treatment of postoperative endophthalmitis.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
107
3
10.1016/s0161-6420(99)00139-6
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To compare visual outcomes between cases of acute postoperative endophthalmitis that did or did not receive intravitreal steroids. [DESIGN] Retrospective nonrandomized comparative trial. [PARTICIPANTS] Fifty-seven patients with postoperative endophthalmitis. [INTERVENTION] Thirty-one patients with postopera...
null
2.651
297
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,711,681
The use of atomic force microscopy for the observation of corneal epithelium surface.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
41
3
null
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate the feasibility of imaging normal corneal epithelium by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM). [METHODS] Twelve normal corneas from six albino rabbits were examined using a commercial atomic force microscope. Six corneas were examined in balanced salt solution after fixation in glutaraldehyde 2.5...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,711,676
Fas mediates apoptosis and oxidant-induced cell death in cultured hRPE cells.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
41
3
null
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To investigate whether Fas ligand (FasL) and the Fas receptor system mediates apoptosis in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial (hRPE) cells and contributes to oxidant-induced death of hRPE cells. [METHODS] Expression of FasL and Fas in cultured hRPE cells was examined by Western blot analysis and flow c...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,710,076
Work loss costs due to peptic ulcer disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease in a health maintenance organization.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Am J Gastroenterol
95
3
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.01861.x
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The aim of this study was to estimate the value of work time and productivity loss because of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). [METHODS] A total of 300 adult members of Northern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program with outpatient diagnoses of PUD or GERD w...
null
1.058
296
Gastroenterology; Hepatology
Medicine
2,000
10,710,065
A meta-analysis of antimycobacterial therapy for Crohn's disease.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Am J Gastroenterol
95
3
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.01842.x
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Various therapies have been studied for the treatment of Crohn's disease, including antimycobacterial therapy. Meta-analysis was used to evaluate the effect of antimycobacterial therapy in patients with Crohn's disease. [METHODS] Randomized, controlled trials comparing antimycobacterial therapy with placebo...
null
1.058
296
Gastroenterology; Hepatology
Medicine
2,000
10,708,836
Parental child-rearing behavior as measured by the Parental Bonding Instrument in a Japanese population: factor structure and relationship to a lifetime history of depression.
Journal of affective disorders
J Affect Disord
57
1-3
10.1016/s0165-0327(99)00071-3
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Recent factor analyses showed that the variance of the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) was more satisfactorily explained by the use of three factors (one factor corresponding to the original care factor and two factors derived from the original protection factor), casting doubt as to the accuracy of prev...
null
1.451
245
Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine; Psychology
2,000
10,708,234
Isolation of short-wavelength sensitive mechanisms in normal and glaucomatous visual field regions.
Journal of glaucoma
J Glaucoma
9
1
10.1097/00061198-200002000-00012
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To determine whether "isolation" of short wavelength sensitive mechanisms (i.e., exclusive detection of a threshold stimulus by a short wavelength sensitive mechanism) is maintained in areas of glaucomatous visual field damage as measured with short-wavelength automated perimetry (SWAP). [METHODS] Data from c...
null
1.308
105
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,708,232
Changes in anterior chamber depth and angle width after filtration surgery: a quantitative study using ultrasound biomicroscopy.
Journal of glaucoma
J Glaucoma
9
1
10.1097/00061198-200002000-00010
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate the anterior chamber configuration by means of ultrasound biomicroscopy in patients with glaucoma and control subjects, and to determine quantitative changes in this configuration after glaucoma filtration surgery (trabeculectomy) and combined cataract and filtration surgery. [METHODS] The study i...
null
1.308
105
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,707,787
The CUP trial: a randomized study analyzing the efficacy of high dose therapy and purging in low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
Ann Oncol
11 Suppl 1
null
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The CUP trial was initiated to analyze the value of high-dose therapy and stem-cell transplantation and purging in patients with relapsed chemosensitive follicular NHL. [PATIENTS AND METHODS] After three cycles of chemotherapy responsive patients were randomized to either three more cycles of the same chem...
null
1.005
311
Hematology; Medicine; Oncology
Medicine
2,000
10,707,771
Lymphoma classification--from controversy to consensus: the R.E.A.L. and WHO Classification of lymphoid neoplasms.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
Ann Oncol
11 Suppl 1
null
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Controversy in lymphoma classification dates back to the first attempts to formulate such classifications. Over the years, much of this controversy arose from the assumption that there had to be a single guiding principle--a 'gold standard'--for classification, and from the existence of multiple different ...
null
1.005
311
Hematology; Medicine; Oncology
Medicine
2,000
10,707,753
Effects of infusion of glucose-insulin-potassium on myocardial function after a recent myocardial infarction.
Acta cardiologica
Acta Cardiol
55
1
10.2143/AC.55.1.2005712
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[UNLABELLED] We studied the effects of glucose, insulin, and KCl infusion (GIK), on regional myocardial perfusion and function by 99m-Tc-tetrofosmin-gated SPECT. [METHODS] We studied 21 male patients with their first uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction (AMI). All patients underwent a rest and submaximal stress be...
null
0.249
45
Medicine; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,706,168
Perceived consequences of teenage childbearing among adolescent girls in an urban sample.
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
J Adolesc Health
26
3
10.1016/s1054-139x(99)00067-1
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived positive consequences of teenage childbearing among female adolescents, and to determine whether perceived consequences of teenage childbearing are associated with other attitudes and sexual risk behaviors. [METHODS] The sample consisted of 584 female stu...
null
0.884
204
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine
2,000
10,706,076
Thrombopoietin can influence mature megakaryocytes to undergo further nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation.
Experimental hematology
Exp Hematol
28
2
10.1016/s0301-472x(99)00138-1
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] We studied the effects of TPO on the nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation of mature megakaryocytes. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] We prepared mature megakaryocytes by velocity sedimentation method and investigated the maturational effect of TPO on such mature megakaryocytes from the aspects of DNA ploidy and cytopl...
null
0.45
131
Hematology; Cancer Research; Cell Biology; Genetics; Molecular Biology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
10,706,060
Graft-versus-host-disease-associated thymic damage results in the appearance of T cell clones with anti-host reactivity.
Transplantation
Transplantation
69
3
10.1097/00007890-200002150-00026
eng
2,000
2
15
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We studied whether T-cell clones, which appear in the periphery as a result of the failure of thymic negative selection during graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), have any in vivo anti-host reactivity and can cause GVHD in an adoptive transfer model. [METHODS] We performed our studies in a murine model (B10....
null
2.115
224
Transplantation
Medicine
2,000
10,705,849
New NHLBI clinical guidelines for obesity and overweight: will they promote health?
American journal of public health
Am J Public Health
90
3
10.2105/ajph.90.3.340
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] The purpose of this study was to assess the justification, on the basis of mortality, of the new National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) guidelines on obesity and overweight and to discuss the health implications of declaring all adults with a body mass index of 25 through 29 "overweight." [METHO...
null
2.126
321
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine
2,000
10,705,267
Therapeutic equivalence and acceptability of two multidose powder inhalers in the treatment of asthma.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases
Respiration
67
1
10.1159/000029467
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Problems in using conventional inhalation aerosols, in addition to environmental reasons, have driven development of the dry powder inhalers. [OBJECTIVE] To compare therapeutic equivalence and acceptability of two dry powder inhalers, Easyhaler (EH) and Diskhaler (DH), in the delivery of beclomethasone dip...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,705,260
Co-expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor flt-1 in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases
Respiration
67
1
10.1159/000029460
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent angiogenic protein with a selective mitogenic effect on endothelial cells known to be involved in many normal and pathological processes. Coexpression of VEGF and its receptor flt-1 has been reported in different types of malignant tumors. [OBJECTIVE] I...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,704,952
The effect of family status and schizotypy on electrophysiologic measures of attention and semantic processing.
Biological psychiatry
Biol Psychiatry
47
5
10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00184-5
eng
2,000
3
1
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Disturbances in both attention and language are central to the phenomenology of the schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative contributions of two factors, family status and schizotypy, on electrophysiologic measures of attention and semantic processing in ...
null
2.239
367
Biological Psychiatry
Neuroscience
2,000
10,704,557
Diffuse interface keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK): a nonspecific syndrome.
American journal of ophthalmology
Am J Ophthalmol
129
3
10.1016/s0002-9394(99)00386-4
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To characterize the presentation of diffuse interface keratitis after laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK). [METHODS] Case report. [RESULTS] Diffuse interface keratitis occurred in the left eye of a postoperative LASIK patient after central epithelial debridement without exposure of the flap margin or elevati...
null
1.709
221
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,704,555
Epstein-Barr virus dacryoadenitis.
American journal of ophthalmology
Am J Ophthalmol
129
3
10.1016/s0002-9394(99)00351-7
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To describe the clinical features of lacrimal gland inflammation associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection. [METHODS] The clinical records, laboratory data, and radiographs of patients who had inflammation of one or both lacrimal glands that had begun less than 4 weeks previously were reviewed. [RESULTS] S...
null
1.709
221
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,702,770
Impact of the Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor gamma2 Pro12Ala polymorphism on adiposity, lipids and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
24
2
10.1038/sj.ijo.0801112
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The Pro12Ala polymorphism of the Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor gamma2 (PPARgamma2) gene has been inconsistently associated with body mass index variations and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). We investigated the impact of this polymorphism on obesity markers, lipid and glucose v...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,701,806
Stimulus motion increases measured visual field extent in children 3.5 to 30 months of age.
Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry
Optom Vis Sci
77
2
10.1097/00006324-200002000-00012
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To examine the influence of stimulus motion on measured visual field extent of 3.5- to 30-month-old children and adults. [METHODS] Each subject was tested with LED-hybrid and LED-kinetic perimetry procedures, using a black double-arc perimeter. Targets in both procedures were identical in size, color, luminan...
null
0.691
121
Ophthalmology; Optometry
Health Professions; Medicine
2,000
10,700,530
Quality of life in long-term home enteral nutrition patients.
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Clin Nutr
19
1
10.1054/clnu.1999.0068
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND AIMS] Few data are available on the quality of life of home enteral nutrition (HEN) patients. This study was designed to assess both the quality of life of long-term HEN patients and the evolution of quality of life after initiation of HEN. [METHODS] Quality of life-related parameters were analysed in 3...
null
0.334
183
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Nutrition and Dietetics
Medicine; Nursing
2,000
10,824,658
Relationships between hostility and physiological coronary heart disease risk factors in young adults: the moderating influence of depressive tendencies.
Psychological medicine
Psychol Med
30
2
10.1017/s0033291700001720
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We examined whether the relationships between hostility and physiological coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors differ as a function of depressive tendencies (DT). [METHODS] The participants were 672 randomly selected healthy young adults who self-reported their hostility (anger, cynicism, and paranoia...
null
3.018
251
Applied Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine; Psychology
2,000
10,824,656
Six-month and 12-month mental health outcome of medical and surgical patients admitted to general hospital.
Psychological medicine
Psychol Med
30
2
10.1017/s0033291799001804
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We have recently reported a two-phase study on psychiatric morbidity in a sample of general hospital patients. This paper reports the results of the 6-month and 12-month follow-up of these patients. [METHODS] The screening questionnaire was the GHQ-12. The main diagnostic instrument used in the second phas...
null
3.018
251
Applied Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine; Psychology
2,000
10,823,535
Upper extremity fractures in restrained front-seat occupants.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
5
10.1097/00005373-200005000-00015
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The aim of our study was to analyze the injury mechanism of upper extremity fractures in car crashes, to create a basis for developing prophylactic devices. [METHODS AND RESULTS] During 1985-1995, 3,260 restrained car drivers (1,228 front-seat passengers) were injured in 9,380 crashes involving cars. A tot...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,822,803
High human plasma levels of organochlorine compounds in Greenland. Regional differences and lifestyle effects.
Danish medical bulletin
Dan Med Bull
47
2
null
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[INTRODUCTION] The purpose of the study has been to analyse data, collected for surveillance purposes under the Human Health Programme of AMAP (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, in Greenland, regarding geographical differences and lifestyle versus pollution load from persistent organic pollutants (POP), and t...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,822,404
The effect of frequency and mode of sports activity on the psychological status in tetraplegics and paraplegics.
Spinal cord
Spinal Cord
38
5
10.1038/sj.sc.3101002
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To examine whether the psychological benefits of sports activity differ between tetraplegics and paraplegics with spinal cord injury, and investigate the effect of frequency and modes of sports activity on the psychological benefits. [METHODS] The Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), State-Trait Anxiety Inve...
null
0.733
131
Medicine; Neurology; Neurology
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,000
10,821,542
Surgical management of the atelectatic ear.
The American journal of otology
Am J Otol
21
3
10.1016/s0196-0709(00)80038-1
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The surgical management of the atelectatic ear is controversial because the natural course toward cholesteatoma development cannot be predicted, and hearing acuity remains normal until later in the disease course. Consequently, surgery is often delayed until there is a clear indication, such as hearing loss...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,820,364
The annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1973-1997, with a special section on colorectal cancer.
Cancer
Cancer
88
10
10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(20000515)88:10<2398::aid-cncr26>3.0.co;2-i
eng
2,000
5
15
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] This annual report to the nation addresses progress in cancer prevention and control in the U.S. with a special section on colorectal cancer. This report is the joint effort of the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAA...
null
1.528
349
Cancer Research; Oncology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
10,820,362
T-cell-rich large B-cell lymphoma in children and adolescents: a clinicopathologic report of six cases from the Children's Cancer Group Study CCG-5961.
Cancer
Cancer
88
10
10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(20000515)88:10<2378::aid-cncr24>3.0.co;2-q
eng
2,000
5
15
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] T-cell-rich large B-cell lymphoma (TCRLBCL) is a morphologic subset of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that has been confused with Hodgkin disease and reactive lymphadenopathies. To the authors' knowledge the majority of reports of TCRLBCL are from adults, and it is not widely recognized as occurring in the ...
null
1.528
349
Cancer Research; Oncology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
10,819,864
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: antenatal management.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Am J Obstet Gynecol
182
5
10.1067/mob.2000.104841
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The optimal management of pregnancies at risk for neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia is debated. Proposed management includes the administration of intravenous immunoglobulin and serial determination of the fetal platelet count. The aims of our study were to determine the effectiveness and likely mechanis...
null
1.624
274
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,819,364
Significance of multiple nodal basin drainage in truncal melanoma patients undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy.
Annals of surgical oncology
Ann Surg Oncol
7
4
10.1007/s10434-000-0256-x
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Although previous studies have demonstrated that truncal site is associated with an adverse prognosis, explanations for such risk are lacking. In addition, the number of nodal basins as well as the number of lymph nodes containing regional metastases are important prognostic factors in these patients. Beca...
null
1.158
210
Oncology; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,819,252
Informed consent in neurosurgery: patients' recall of preoperative discussion.
Acta neurochirurgica
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
142
3
10.1007/s007010050030
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Informed consent (IC) is an important principle of modern medicine and the quality of the process is likely to receive increasing attention in future due to complex surgical procedures and a development of social mistrust for medical treatment. Medico-legal action is also becoming an important influence on ...
Empirical Approach; Professional Patient Relationship
0.555
112
Neurology; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,819,067
A new method of intrathecal PO2, PCO2, and pH measurements for continuous monitoring of spinal cord ischemia during thoracic aortic clamping in pigs.
Surgery
Surgery
127
5
10.1067/msy.2000.105036
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Impaired spinal cord circulation during thoracic aortic clamping may result in paraplegia. Reliable and fast responding methods for intraoperative monitoring are needed to facilitate the evaluation of protective measures and efficiency of revascularization. [METHODS] In 11 pigs, a multiparameter PO2, PCO2,...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,818,121
Factors explaining the geographical differences in Disability Free Life Expectancy in Spain.
Journal of epidemiology and community health
J Epidemiol Community Health
54
6
10.1136/jech.54.6.451
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To study the geographical variations in Disability Free Life Expectancy (DFLE) at birth (DFLEb) and at 65 years (DFLE65) in Spain and to identify the main factors that explain these variations. [DESIGN] Ecological study with the 50 provinces of Spain as the units of analysis. Sullivan's method is used to ca...
null
1.134
199
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Epidemiology
Medicine
2,000
10,817,564
Gene therapy that inhibits nuclear translocation of nuclear factor kappaB results in tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced apoptosis of human synovial fibroblasts.
Arthritis and rheumatism
Arthritis Rheum
43
5
10.1002/1529-0131(200005)43:5<1094::AID-ANR20>3.0.CO;2-V
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) increases the survival and proliferation of human rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cell lines. These experiments were designed to determine if inhibition of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) nuclear translocation leads to increased apoptosis of TNFalpha-treated human RA cell ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,816,626
Single-layer continuous versus two-layer interrupted intestinal anastomosis: a prospective randomized trial.
Annals of surgery
Ann Surg
231
6
10.1097/00000658-200006000-00007
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine the suitability of a single-layer continuous technique for intestinal anastomosis in a surgical training program. [SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA] Several recent reports have advocated the use of a continuous single-layer technique for intestinal anastomosis. Purported advantages include shorter time ...
null
3.51
360
Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,815,368
An economic framework for evaluating a multileaf collimator.
International journal of technology assessment in health care
Int J Technol Assess Health Care
16
1
10.1017/s0266462300161203
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] As health care budgets continue to face close scrutiny, any new acquisition must be evaluated for both costs and outcomes. This study was undertaken to demonstrate the application of an economic framework for the evaluation of a multileaf collimator as an example of a new technology that can have both quan...
null
0.554
79
Health Policy
Medicine
2,000
10,815,134
Stereotaxic injection of IgG from patients with Alzheimer disease initiates injury of cholinergic neurons of the basal forebrain.
Archives of neurology
Arch Neurol
57
5
10.1001/archneur.57.5.681
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[CONTEXT] The participation of an immune/inflammatory process in the pathomechanism of sporadic Alzheimer disease (AD) has been suggested by evidence for activated microglia and the potential therapeutic benefit of anti-inflammatory medication. [OBJECTIVE] To define a possible role for IgG in the immune/inflammatory pr...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,814,660
Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa.
Journal of epidemiology and community health
J Epidemiol Community Health
54
5
10.1136/jech.54.5.381
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[STUDY OBJECTIVE] To test the validity of proxy measures of household wealth and income that can be readily implemented in health surveys in rural Africa. [DESIGN] Data are drawn from four different integrated household surveys. The assumptions underlying the choice of wealth proxy are described, and correlations with ...
null
1.134
199
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Epidemiology
Medicine
2,000
10,813,119
Laparostomy for severe intra-abdominal infection complicating colorectal disease.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
1
10.1007/BF02237239
eng
2,000
1
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of laparostomy in the management of patients with severe intra-abdominal infection resulting from colorectal disease. [METHODS] Seven patients, four with inflammatory bowel disease, two with colorectal carcinoma, and one with diverticular perforation, underwent la...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,812,491
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH): is it of vascular aetiology?
Clinical and experimental rheumatology
Clin Exp Rheumatol
18
2
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Reassessment of the pathological features of spinal involvement in DISH and studying the possible aetiopathogenetic mechanism/s of DISH in view of clinical, radiological and pathological findings. [METHODS] Forty Egyptian patients with DISH were included in this study. They underwent clinical and radiologic...
null
0.56
112
Immunology and Allergy; Rheumatology; Immunology
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,811,546
Chair and bed rise performance in ADL-impaired congregate housing residents.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
J Am Geriatr Soc
48
5
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04999.x
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To examine the ability of activity of daily living (ADL)-impaired older adults to successfully rise, and, when successful, the time taken to rise, from a bed and chair under varying rise task demands. [SETTING] Seven congregate housing facilities [SUBJECTS] Congregate housing residents (n = 116, mean age 8...
null
1.823
273
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Medicine
2,000
10,811,494
Proposing phase I studies: patients', relatives', nurses' and specialists' perceptions.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
Ann Oncol
11
3
10.1023/a:1008393031299
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] As of now the primary objective of studies on informed consent in phase I trials has been to assess patients' expectations and reasons for participation. We have previously shown that the quantity of information provided through a procedure of subsequent oral interviews with patients was adequate while the at...
Biomedical and Behavioral Research; Empirical Approach
1.005
311
Hematology; Medicine; Oncology
Medicine
2,000
10,811,078
Highly active antiretroviral therapy-related immune recovery in AIDS patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
107
5
10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00023-3
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To characterize cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients who demonstrate immune recovery while receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). [DESIGN] Consecutive, noncomparative case series. [PARTICIPANTS] Twenty-two HIV-positive patients, from two in...
null
2.651
297
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,811,045
Cost-minimisation analysis of three conservative treatment programmes in 180 patients sick-listed for acute low-back pain.
Scandinavian journal of primary health care
Scand J Prim Health Care
18
1
10.1080/02813430050202578
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To perform a cost-minimization analysis of three conservative treatment regimes for acute low-back pain (LBP). [DESIGN] A prospective randomized clinical trial. Patients were assigned at random to one of three treatment programmes: General Practitioner Programme (GPP-) controls, Manual Therapy Programme (MT...
null
0.581
63
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine
2,000
10,811,043
Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial of penicillin V in the treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis in adults in general practice.
Scandinavian journal of primary health care
Scand J Prim Health Care
18
1
10.1080/02813430050202550
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To compare the effectiveness of penicillin V with placebo in the treatment of adult patients with acute maxillary sinusitis in general practice. [DESIGN] Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial. [SETTING] 26 Danish general practices. [PATIENTS] 133 adult patients with a clinical diagnosis of acut...
null
0.581
63
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine
2,000
10,810,411
Serrated adenoma: a clinicopathological, DNA ploidy, and immunohistochemical study.
Anticancer research
Anticancer Res
20
2B
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] Serrated adenoma (SA) is a relatively newly defined entity of colorectal neoplasm. In this study, we examined the cell proliferation, DNA ploidy, and clinicopathological features of SA in order to investigate its biological features. [METHODS AND RESULTS] We reviewed 10,532 polypectomy specimens of the colorectu...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,810,167
Detection and genotyping of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by polymerase chain reaction.
Croatian medical journal
Croat Med J
41
1
null
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[AIM] To isolate and genotype Borrelia burgdorferi genospecies in serum samples of Croatian patients with erythema migrans. [METHODS] DNA isolates from sera of patients with erythema migrans were analyzed by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), amplifying a segment of flagellin gene with primers encompassing the con...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,810,108
Prevalence and pattern of occupational exposure to whole body vibration in Great Britain: findings from a national survey.
Occupational and environmental medicine
Occup Environ Med
57
4
10.1136/oem.57.4.229
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To estimate the number of workers in Great Britain with significant occupational exposure to whole body vibration (WBV) and to identify the common sources of exposure and the occupations and industries where such exposures arise. [METHODS] A postal questionnaire was posted to a random community sample of 2...
null
1.509
167
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine
2,000