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11,015,099
All-artery multigraft coronary artery bypass grafting with only internal thoracic arteries possible and safe: a randomized trial.
Surgery
Surgery
128
4
10.1067/msy.2000.108113
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The internal thoracic artery (ITA) bypass to the left anterior descending coronary artery is of proven benefit in multigraft coronary artery bypass. Total ITA grafts, if reoperation is averted by avoiding saphenous vein grafts (SVGs), are attractive. The safety of the total ITA graft operation (all-ITA) is...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,015,086
Surgical shunts and TIPS for variceal decompression in the 1990s.
Surgery
Surgery
128
4
10.1067/msy.2000.108209
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] In the 1990s, liver transplantations and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) have become the most common methods to decompress portal hypertension. This center has continued to use surgical shunts for variceal bleeding in good-risk patients who continue to bleed through endoscopic and pha...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,014,721
An outbreak of Legionella micdadei pneumonia in transplant patients: evaluation, molecular epidemiology, and control.
The American journal of medicine
Am J Med
108
4
10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00459-3
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To describe a nosocomial outbreak of Legionella micdadei pneumonia in transplant patients and to characterize the source of the outbreak and the control measures utilized. [SUBJECTS AND METHODS] We performed retrospective Legionella micdadei serologic testing to enhance case finding in transplant patients wit...
null
1.609
262
Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,014,719
Ginkgo biloba extract for the treatment of intermittent claudication: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.
The American journal of medicine
Am J Med
108
4
10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00454-4
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The optimal treatment of intermittent claudication has not yet been identified. Ginkgo biloba extract has been reported to have beneficial effects. We performed a meta-analysis of the efficacy of Ginkgo biloba extract for intermittent claudication based on the results of randomized, placebo-controlled, double...
null
1.609
262
Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,014,509
Reliability and validity of the Dental Indifference Scale in a population of 18-year-olds in Norway.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol
28
5
10.1034/j.1600-0528.2000.028005330.x
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] The aims of this study were to estimate the reliability and validity of the Dental Indifference Scale (DIS) (Nuttall, 1996) in a population of 18-yr-olds in Norway. [METHODS] The DIS-scale was mailed to a sample of 1119 18-yr-olds in two Norwegian counties. Nearly 87% completed the questionnaire and consen...
null
1.13
118
Dentistry; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Dentistry; Medicine
2,000
11,014,458
A neuroimmune interaction in painful peripheral neuropathy.
The Clinical journal of pain
Clin J Pain
16
3 Suppl
10.1097/00002508-200009001-00005
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] In almost every neuropathic pain state caused by peripheral nerve damage, whether due to trauma or disease, both structural damage and an inflammatory response exist. [OBJECTIVE] The goal of this study was to determine the contribution, separate from the effects of the structural lesion, of the inflammator...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,014,398
Use of virtual reality for adjunctive treatment of adult burn pain during physical therapy: a controlled study.
The Clinical journal of pain
Clin J Pain
16
3
10.1097/00002508-200009000-00010
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The pain experienced by burn patients during physical therapy range of motion exercises can be extreme and can discourage patients from complying with their physical therapy. We explored the novel use of immersive virtual reality (VR) to distract patients from pain during physical therapy. [SETTING] This st...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,014,378
A subtherapeutic international normalized ratio despite increasing doses of warfarin: could this be malabsorption?
The American journal of the medical sciences
Am J Med Sci
320
3
10.1097/00000441-200009000-00015
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To describe a case of warfarin resistance apparently caused by malabsorption and to review the literature regarding warfarin resistance. [CASE SUMMARY] A 28-year-old renal transplant patient with systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted for upper extremity thrombophlebitis. Resistance to oral warfarin was ...
null
0.605
106
Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,013,905
Implementing the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research's Smoking Cessation Guideline in a lung cancer surgery clinic.
Oncology nursing forum
Oncol Nurs Forum
27
8
null
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES] To determine the effectiveness of a nurse-managed smoking cessation intervention based on the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research's (AHCPR's) Smoking Cessation Guideline in a lung cancer surgery clinic. [DESIGN] Quasi-experimental. [SETTING] Urban, Midwest, academic, and tertiary care. [SAMP...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,013,373
A clinicopathologic reappraisal of brain stem tumor classification. Identification of pilocystic astrocytoma and fibrillary astrocytoma as distinct entities.
Cancer
Cancer
89
7
10.1002/1097-0142(20001001)89:7<1569::aid-cncr22>3.0.co;2-0
eng
2,000
10
1
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Brain stem tumors in children have been classified pathologically as low grade or high grade gliomas and descriptively as diffuse gliomas, intrinsic gliomas, midbrain tumors, tectal gliomas, pencil gliomas, dorsal exophytic brain stem tumors, pontine gliomas, focal medullary tumors, cervicomedullary tumors...
null
1.528
349
Cancer Research; Oncology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
11,013,366
Preservation of the saphenous vein during inguinal lymphadenectomy decreases morbidity in patients with carcinoma of the vulva.
Cancer
Cancer
89
7
null
eng
2,000
10
1
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Traditional inguinal lymphadenectomy includes the removal of a portion of the saphenous vein. The authors hypothesized that preserving the saphenous vein would decrease morbidity without affecting treatment outcome. [METHODS] A retrospective review of 83 patients with carcinoma of the vulva who underwent i...
null
1.528
349
Cancer Research; Oncology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
11,013,355
Detection of Helicobacter species in the liver of patients with and without primary liver carcinoma.
Cancer
Cancer
89
7
null
eng
2,000
10
1
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Several studies have shown the presence of Helicobacter species in the human biliary tract and in the intestinal tract of animals. In this study, the presence of Helicobacter species in liver samples from patients with primary hepatic carcinomas was evaluated. [METHODS] Sixteen liver specimens were studied...
null
1.528
349
Cancer Research; Oncology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
11,013,206
Ocular-central nervous system lymphoma mimicking posterior scleritis with exudative retinal detachment.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
107
10
10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00342-0
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] We describe an unusual ocular presentation of ocular-central nervous system lymphoma in a young patient. [DESIGN] Interventional case report and literature review. [METHODS] A previously well 24-year-old white woman presented with left eye pain and reduced vision. Episcleral injection, globe tenderness, an ...
null
2.651
297
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
11,013,191
Pediatric orbital floor fracture : direct extraocular muscle involvement.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
107
10
10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00334-1
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To study the clinical presentation, operative findings, and postoperative results of a surgical series of isolated orbital floor fractures in children. [DESIGN] Noncomparative, retrospective, consecutive case series. [PARTICIPANTS] Thirty-four patients (34 orbits) less than 18 years of age with isolated orb...
null
2.651
297
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
11,012,936
In-training assessment - its potential in enhancing clinical teaching.
Medical education
Med Educ
34
10
10.1046/j.1365-2923.2000.00755.x
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[CONTEXT] In-training assessment (ITA) has established its place alongside formative and summative assessment at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level. In this paper the authors aimed to identify those characteristics of ITA that could enhance clinical teaching. [METHODS] A literature review and discussions by ...
null
0.444
171
Medicine; Education
Medicine; Social Sciences
2,000
11,012,560
The rates of common adverse events reported during treatment with proton pump inhibitors used in general practice in England: cohort studies.
British journal of clinical pharmacology
Br J Clin Pharmacol
50
4
10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00262.x
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] To estimate the rates of common adverse events in patients treated with the proton pump inhibitors omeprazole, lansoprazole and pantoprazole in general practice in England. [METHODS] In prescription-event monitoring cohort studies, data on dispensed prescriptions prescribed by general practitioners in England so...
null
0.882
176
Pharmacology; Pharmacology
Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,000
11,012,057
In vitro biomechanical investigation of the stability and stress-shielding effect of lumbar interbody fusion devices.
Journal of neurosurgery
J Neurosurg
93
2 Suppl
10.3171/spi.2000.93.2.0259
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[OBJECT] Interbody fusion devices are rapidly gaining acceptance as a method of ensuring lumbar interbody arthrodesis. Although different types of devices have been developed, the comparative reconstruction stability remains controversial. It also remains unclear how different stress-shielded environments are created w...
null
1.724
244
Neurology; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,011,689
Cellular migration into neural retina following implantation of melanin granules in the subretinal space.
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
238
8
10.1007/s004170000131
eng
2,000
8
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] In some retinal diseases and following transplantation of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), melanin granules are liberated to the subretinal space. Our aim was to investigate the cellular response to implanted extracellular melanin. [METHODS] After pars plana vitrectomy, 17 albino rabbits received a suspen...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,009,319
The evolution of antiviral therapy for external ocular viral infections over twenty-five years.
Cornea
Cornea
19
5
10.1097/00003226-200009000-00012
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To review the past 25 years of the evolution of antiviral therapy for the treatment of common external ocular viral infections (herpes simplex virus type 1, varicella-zoster virus, and adenovirus). [METHODS] A broad-based literature review in the fields of virology, antiviral research, and ophthalmology will ...
null
1.12
141
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
11,131,680
The protective effect of hochu-ekki-to (TJ-41), a Japanese herbal medicine, against HSV-1 infection in mitomycin C-treated mice.
Anticancer research
Anticancer Res
20
6A
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Immmunosuppression and infectious disease in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy is a serious problem. Immunopotentiating drugs may show a therapeutic efficacy. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] The protective effect of Hochu-ekki-to (TJ-41), a Japanese traditional herbal medicine, on mitomycin C (MMC)-induced im...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,131,679
Immunohistochemical expression of thymidylate synthase as a prognostic factor and as a chemotherapeutic efficacy index in patients with colorectal carcinoma.
Anticancer research
Anticancer Res
20
6A
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We assessed the importance of Thymidylate Synthase (TS) expression as a prognostic factor and as an index of therapeutic efficacy in patients with colorectal carcinoma. [PATIENTS AND METHODS] TS expression in 66 patients with colorectal carcinoma was immunohistochemically assessed using the anti-TS antibod...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,130,491
Outcome of patients with diffuse axonal injury: the significance and prognostic value of MRI in the acute phase.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
49
6
10.1097/00005373-200012000-00016
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] To compare the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in the acute phase with outcome in patients with diffuse axonal injury (DAI). [METHODS] A group of 33 patients with closed head injury and discrepancy between the apparently normal computed tomographic scan findings and their neurologic statuses were...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,129,816
The "hidden cystic duct" syndrome and the infundibular technique of laparoscopic cholecystectomy--the danger of the false infundibulum.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
J Am Coll Surg
191
6
10.1016/s1072-7515(00)00717-1
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The "classical" biliary injury usually involves misidentification of the common bile duct as the cystic duct. The purpose of this study was to determine if the method of cholecystectomy, specifically the "infundibular technique," might be a contributing factor in this injury. [STUDY DESIGN] Twenty-one oper...
null
1.383
212
Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,129,813
Functional results of delayed coloanal anastomosis after preoperative radiotherapy for lower third rectal cancer.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
J Am Coll Surg
191
6
10.1016/s1072-7515(00)00756-0
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The aim of this study was to assess functional outcomes of patients who had a delayed coloanal anastomosis for a lower third rectal cancer after preoperative radiotherapy. [STUDY DESIGN] From January 1988 to December 1997, 35 patients with an adenocarcinoma of the lower third of the rectum received preoper...
null
1.383
212
Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,129,013
Endoscopic staple-assisted esophagodiverticulostomy: an excellent treatment of choice for Zenker's diverticulum.
The Laryngoscope
Laryngoscope
110
12
10.1097/00005537-200012000-00008
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] The objectives of the present study are to review the technique of endoscopic staple-assisted esophagodiverticulostomy (ESED) for the treatment of Zenker's diverticulum and to describe our experience and modifications with ESED and the advantages of ESED over previous treatments of Zenker's diverticulum. [...
null
1.349
183
Otorhinolaryngology
Medicine
2,000
11,128,356
Development and factor analysis of a questionnaire to measure patient satisfaction with injected and inhaled insulin for type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes care
Diabetes Care
23
12
10.2337/diacare.23.12.1799
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To develop a self-administered questionnaire to address alternative delivery routes of insulin and to investigate aspects of patient satisfaction that may be useful for subsequent assessment and comparison of an inhaled insulin regimen and a subcutaneous insulin regimen. [RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS] Attrib...
null
2.422
433
Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Internal Medicine
Medicine; Nursing
2,000
11,128,177
Reporting child abuse: pediatricians' experiences with the child protection system.
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse Negl
24
11
10.1016/s0145-2134(00)00199-x
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To explore pediatricians' reluctance to adhere to a legal mandate to report suspected child abuse and to compare their perspectives with those described in other jurisdictions in studies informed by different theories and employing diverse methodologies. [METHOD] An anonymous survey questionnaire was distri...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,127,742
Cytology of melanotic schwannoma in a fine needle aspirate and pleural fluid. A case report.
Acta cytologica
Acta Cytol
44
6
10.1159/000328605
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Melanotic schwannoma (MS) is a rare pigmented neural tumor most commonly occurring in the paraspinal region and involving spinal nerve roots and sympathetic ganglia. Few case reports describe the fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology of MS. We report an additional case and for the first time describe the c...
null
0.647
67
Medicine; Histology; Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,127,458
Challenges in comparing risk-adjusted bypass surgery mortality results: results from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
J Am Coll Cardiol
36
7
10.1016/s0735-1097(00)01022-6
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] We sought to evaluate the predictive accuracy of four bypass surgery mortality clinical risk models and to examine the extent to which hospitals' risk-adjusted surgical outcomes vary depending on which risk-adjustment method is applied. [BACKGROUND] Cardiovascular "report cards" often compare risk-adjusted...
null
4.278
512
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,127,457
Protective role against restenosis from an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism in patients treated with coronary stenting.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
J Am Coll Cardiol
36
7
10.1016/s0735-1097(00)01014-7
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To test the hypothesis that interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) gene polymorphism contributes to the risk of restenosis after coronary stenting. [BACKGROUND] Cytokines of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) family play a central role in regulating inflammatory responses. There is strong evidence to support IL-...
null
4.278
512
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,127,114
Successful treatment of retrograde ejaculation with sperm recovered from bladder washings. A report of two cases.
The Journal of reproductive medicine
J Reprod Med
45
11
null
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Retrograde ejaculation causes < 2% of male infertility but is the leading cause of aspermia. The incidence of retrograde ejaculation is increasing due to the aggressiveness of modern urologic cancer surgery and an increase in diabetes mellitus. Generally, the only adverse effect is on fertility. Various ap...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,126,444
Intraoperative sonography for spinal tumors. Correlations with MR findings and surgery.
Journal of neurosurgical sciences
J Neurosurg Sci
44
3
null
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] To investigate the role of intraoperative ultrasonography during surgery for spinal tumors and the correlation between echographic, magnetic resonance and surgical findings. [METHODS] Twenty patients with spinal tumor, explored by MRI of the spine, have been treated with ultrasound-guided surgery. The ultr...
null
0.313
43
Surgery; Neurology
Medicine
2,000
11,126,214
Metabolic features in disease-resistant as well as in spontaneously hypertensive rats and newly established obese Wistar Ottawa Karlsburg inbred rats.
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
12
10.1038/sj.ijo.0801444
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Studies, comparing several disease-prone and disease-resistant rat strains to elucidate the extent and severity of syndromes resembling human diseases are lacking. Therefore we studied the inbred rat strains BB/OK, BN/Crl, LEW/K and WKY/Crl in comparison with SHR/Mol and WOKW/K rats as models of metabolic s...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,126,162
Family history and risk of colorectal cancer: implications for screening programmes.
Journal of medical screening
J Med Screen
7
3
10.1136/jms.7.3.136
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To estimate the lifetime risk of colorectal cancer in the general population and in first degree relatives of patients with sporadic colorectal cancer or adenoma. [MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES] The cumulative risk of colorectal cancer (0-74) in the general population combined with the relative risk of colorectal ...
null
0.818
71
Health Policy; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine
2,000
11,125,888
Normalization of anti-cryptococcal activity and interleukin-12 production after highly active antiretroviral therapy.
AIDS (London, England)
AIDS
14
17
10.1097/00002030-200012010-00009
eng
2,000
12
1
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To investigate the effect of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) on antifungal and secretory functions of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) from HIV-infected patients with high viral load. [DESIGN] Antifungal activity, oxygen-dependent mechanisms and interleukin (IL)-12 secretion were evaluated...
null
3.611
233
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy; Infectious Diseases
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
11,125,788
Chemotactic activity for polymorphonuclear leukocytes: meconium versus meconium-stained amniotic fluid.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)
Am J Reprod Immunol
44
5
10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.440504.x
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[PROBLEM] Our previous study indicated that meconium-stained amniotic fluid (turbid AF) possessed a potent chemotactic activity for leukocytes, which may be dependent on interleukin-8. It is not known, however, whether meconium itself possesses this chemotactic activity. [METHOD OF STUDY] Meconium samples were collecte...
null
0.927
119
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
11,125,362
Nerve and seminal sparing radical cystectomy with orthotopic urinary diversion for select patients with superficial bladder cancer: an innovative surgical approach.
The Journal of urology
J Urol
165
1
10.1097/00005392-200101000-00013
eng
2,001
1
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Radical cystectomy is advocated for high risk patients with superficial bladder cancer. To preserve complete urinary continence, normal sexual function and fertility in young patients, we developed an innovative technique based on nerve and seminal sparing radical cystectomy. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Radical c...
null
1.655
291
Urology
Medicine
2,001
11,125,235
Suppression by verapamil of bombesin-enhanced peritoneal metastasis of intestinal adenocarcinomas induced by azoxymethane in wistar rats.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
47
1
10.1159/000048503
eng
2,001
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The effects of combined administration of bombesin and verapamil hydrochloride (verapamil), a calcium channel blocker, on the incidence of peritoneal metastasis of intestinal adenocarcinomas induced by azoxymethane (AOM) and the labeling index of intestinal cancers were investigated in male Wistar rats. [M...
null
0.492
63
Medicine; Drug Discovery; Infectious Diseases; Oncology; Pharmacology; Pharmacology
Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,001
11,123,560
Sexual harassment during medical training: the perceptions of medical students at a university medical school in Australia.
Medical education
Med Educ
34
12
10.1046/j.1365-2923.2000.00684.x
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[CONTEXT] A survey of medical students' experiences of sexual harassment during medical training. [OBJECTIVE] To assess the prevalence and nature of workplace sexual harassment as perceived by undergraduate medical students in order to address their learning needs concerning setting and maintaining sexual boundaries. [...
null
0.444
171
Medicine; Education
Medicine; Social Sciences
2,000
11,123,488
Sequential improvement of anxiety, depression and anhedonia with sertraline treatment in patients with major depression.
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
J Clin Pharm Ther
25
5
10.1046/j.1365-2710.2000.00302.x
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To establish the therapeutic effect profile of sertraline in major depression. It was hypothesized that the antidepressant effect of sertraline showed three phases: Phase 1 where improvements in anxiety are most pronounced; Phase 2 where the greatest improvements are in depressive symptoms; and Phase 3 wher...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,122,437
Sequential changes in localization of repair-related proteins (heat shock protein 70, ubiquitin and vascular endothelial growth factor) in the different stages of myocardial infarction.
Histopathology
Histopathology
37
6
10.1046/j.1365-2559.2000.00994.x
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] The myocardium expresses vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), and ubiquitin immediately after the onset of cardiac ischaemia. This study demonstrated the sequential changes in localization of these proteins, in addition to fibronectin and troponin T (TnT), in human hearts wit...
null
0.945
145
Histology; Medicine; Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,122,031
Anosacral cutaneous amyloidosis: a study of 10 Chinese cases.
The British journal of dermatology
Br J Dermatol
143
6
10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03899.x
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Primary cutaneous amyloidoses are rare in Western countries, but are relatively common in Taiwan. Anosacral cutaneous amyloidosis is a rare type of primary cutaneous amyloidoses, first reported in Japanese patients. [PATIENTS/METHODS] In the present study, we investigated the age of onset, sites of involve...
null
1.037
214
Dermatology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,121,916
Placebo-controlled, randomized, evaluator-blinded endoscopy study of risedronate vs. aspirin in healthy postmenopausal women.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
Aliment Pharmacol Ther
14
12
10.1046/j.1365-2036.2000.00887.x
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Bisphosphonates are effective treatments for osteoporosis. Since some primary amino bisphosphonates are associated with oesophageal injury, we conducted a study of the upper gastrointestinal effects of risedronate, a pyridinyl bisphosphonate. [METHODS] Healthy, postmenopausal women received risedronate 5 m...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,120,725
Teenage pregnancy: whose problem is it?
Family practice
Fam Pract
17
6
10.1093/fampra/17.6.522
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The UK has the highest rates of teenage conception in Europe. Teenage conception has been identified in medical literature as a problem for society and teenagers. However, little attempt has been made to see it from the perspective of the teenagers themselves. [OBJECTIVE] To explore teenage women's attitud...
null
0.822
116
Family Practice
Medicine
2,000
11,120,609
Rhodococcus equi and HIV-1 infection in Uganda.
The Journal of infection
J Infect
41
3
10.1053/jinf.2000.0730
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To describe three cases of Rhodococcus equi infection in a cohort of HIV-1 infected adults in Entebbe, Uganda and to compare this to the rates and presentation of tuberculosis in this cohort. [METHODS] Consecutive HIV-1 infected adults registering with a community HIV/AIDS clinic in Entebbe were enrolled i...
null
0.477
145
Infectious Diseases; Microbiology
Medicine
2,000
11,119,737
Bacteria in the transfer catheter tip influence the live-birth rate after in vitro fertilization.
Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
74
6
10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01624-1
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To assess the impact of individual bacteria isolated from the vagina and tip of the embryo transfer catheter on live-birth rates. [DESIGN] Prospective clinical study. [SETTING] Infertility outpatient clinic of a university hospital. [PATIENT(S)] Ninety-one women undergoing IVF-ET. [INTERVENTION(S)] Cultures...
null
1.515
252
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,119,332
Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus.
Indian pediatrics
Indian Pediatr
37
12
null
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To present short and intermediate results of catheter closure of patent ductus artereiosus using spring coils and Amplatzer duct occluder. [SETTING] Tertiary care referral hospital in New Delhi. [METHOD] 121 patients were diagnosed to be having patency of the arterial duct between October 1996 and December ...
null
0.203
63
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
11,118,097
Activation of apoptotic and inflammatory pathways in dysfunctional donor hearts.
Transplantation
Transplantation
70
10
10.1097/00007890-200011270-00018
eng
2,000
11
27
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Myocardial dysfunction is common after brain death, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Apoptosis is tightly regulated by enzymes termed the caspases. We have investigated the caspases involved in the terminal part of the apoptotic pathway in dysfunctional (nontransplanted) donor hearts and their relation t...
null
2.115
224
Transplantation
Medicine
2,000
11,118,087
Prevention of graft-versus-host disease by a novel immunosuppressant, PG490-88, through inhibition of alloreactive T cell expansion.
Transplantation
Transplantation
70
10
10.1097/00007890-200011270-00008
eng
2,000
11
27
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] PG490-88 is a water soluble, semisynthetic derivative of a novel compound PG490 (triptolide) purified from the Chinese herb Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook F. [METHODS] PG490-88 was administrated into recipient mice in a model (B10.D2-->BALB/c) of lethal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) to study the effects of...
null
2.115
224
Transplantation
Medicine
2,000
11,117,844
Volume reduction in the caudate nucleus following stereotactic placement of lesions in the anterior cingulate cortex in humans: a morphometric magnetic resonance imaging study.
Journal of neurosurgery
J Neurosurg
93
6
10.3171/jns.2000.93.6.1019
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECT] The goal of this study was to test hypotheses regarding changes in volume in subcortical structures following anterior cingulotomy. [METHODS] Morphometric magnetic resonance (MR) imaging methods were used to assess volume reductions in subcortical regions following anterior cingulate lesioning in nine patients...
null
1.724
244
Neurology; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,117,764
Vault prolapse and rectocele: assessment of repair using sacrocolpopexy with mesh interposition.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
BJOG
107
11
10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11650.x
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To assess the sacrocolpopexy with mesh interposition in women with pelvic organ prolapse. [DESIGN] A prospective study. [SETTING] Tertiary referral urogynaecology and pelvic floor reconstruction unit. [POPULATION] Twenty-nine consecutive women with symptomatic vault prolapse and rectocele. [MAIN OUTCOME MEA...
null
1.395
195
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
11,117,271
Preseasonal local allergoid immunotherapy to grass pollen in children: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial.
Allergy
Allergy
55
12
10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00655.x
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We assessed the efficacy of preseasonal local allergoid immunotherapy in a group of children with asthma and/or rhinitis and/or rhinoconjunctivitis due to grass pollen. [METHODS] We randomly assigned 24 children allergic to grass pollen to receive local allergoid immunotherapy for 3 months before the polle...
null
0.882
213
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
11,115,463
Impact of noninvasive studies to distinguish volume overload from ARDS in acutely ill patients with pulmonary edema: analysis of the medical literature from 1966 to 1998.
Chest
Chest
118
6
10.1378/chest.118.6.1709
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[STUDY OBJECTIVE] To assess the impact of substituting noninvasive diagnostic studies for Swan-Ganz catheter (SGC) placement in the evaluation of acutely ill patients. [DESIGN] Modified decision analysis. [METHODS] Using published studies that define effectiveness of clinical examination, echocardiography, and SGC plac...
null
1.002
337
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,115,161
Granulomatous cheilitis and Borrelia burgdorferi: polymerase chain reaction and serologic studies in a retrospective case series of 12 patients.
Archives of dermatology
Arch Dermatol
136
12
10.1001/archderm.136.12.1502
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Granulomatous cheilitis (GC) is a chronic granulomatous inflammation of the lips of unknown etiology, which may be associated with peripheral facial nerve paralysis and/or lingua plicata (Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome [MRS]). Borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochete that causes Lyme borreliosis, a multisystemi...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,115,085
Prealbumin is as important as albumin in the nutritional assessment of hemodialysis patients.
Kidney international
Kidney Int
58
6
10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00435.x
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Although serum prealbumin is considered a valid indicator of nutritional status in hemodialysis patients, there is relatively little evidence that its determination is of major prognostic significance. In this study, we aimed to determine the independent association of serum prealbumin with survival in hem...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,115,069
Hypoxia promotes fibrogenesis in human renal fibroblasts.
Kidney international
Kidney Int
58
6
10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00419.x
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The mechanisms underlying progressive renal fibrosis are unknown, but the common association of fibrosis and microvascular loss suggests that hypoxia per se may be a fibrogenic stimulus. [METHODS] To determine whether human renal fibroblasts (HRFs), the primary matrix-producing cells in the tubulointerstit...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,114,959
Smoking or its cessation does not alter the susceptibility to in vitro LDL oxidation.
European journal of clinical investigation
Eur J Clin Invest
30
11
10.1046/j.1365-2362.2000.00739.x
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Enhanced induction of low density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation may play a role in the increased cardiovascular risk in smokers. We determined LDL oxidisability in vitro in non-smokers, smokers and in subjects after smoking cessation. [PATIENTS AND METHODS] Plasma lipids and copper induced LDL oxidation in v...
null
0.838
126
Clinical Biochemistry; Medicine; Biochemistry
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
11,114,874
Results of concomitant radio-chemotherapy for invasive bladder tumors.
The Canadian journal of urology
Can J Urol
7
5
null
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[INTRODUCTION] The aim of this study was to evaluate combined radiation and chemotherapy for invasive bladder tumors and to define possible biological prognostic factors. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Forty-five patients (mean age 75 years, range 68 to 86) were treated by deep bladder resection with combined radiation (5 cou...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,114,845
Estrogen receptor alpha dinucleotide repeat polymorphism in Japanese patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases.
BMC medical genetics
BMC Med Genet
1
null
10.1186/1471-2350-1-1
eng
2,000
null
null
2,000
11
23
[BACKGROUND] The autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), comprising Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), appear to develop as a result of complex interactions between predisposing genes and environmental triggers. Susceptibility to AITDs is conferred by genes in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and gene...
null
0.131
0
Genetics; Genetics
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,001
11,114,643
Neutralizing vascular endothelial growth factor activity inhibits thyroid cancer growth in vivo.
Surgery
Surgery
128
6
10.1067/msy.2000.110430
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Without angiogenesis, tumor growth is limited to a few millimeters, the limit of diffusion. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an endothelial-specific mitogen and a major regulator of angiogenesis. [METHODS] To investigate the relationship between VEGF and thyroid tumor angiogenesis, we xenograft...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,114,598
Matrix metalloproteinase 2 activation in cultured corneas.
Ophthalmic research
Ophthalmic Res
33
1
10.1159/000055634
eng
2,001
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Corneas that are maintained in tissue culture medium shed their epithelial cells and repopulation following graft surgery is an essential facet of the healing process. Failure to do so may be a result of structural damage to the epithelial basement membrane of a donor cornea. The purpose of the present invest...
null
0.415
66
Medicine; Ophthalmology; Sensory Systems; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,001
11,114,515
Myosin VI is required for asymmetric segregation of cellular components during C. elegans spermatogenesis.
Current biology : CB
Curr Biol
10
23
10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00828-9
eng
2,000
11
30
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The asymmetric division of cells and unequal allocation of cell contents is essential for correct development. This process of active segregation is poorly understood but in many instances has been shown to depend on the cytoskeleton. Motor proteins moving along actin filaments and microtubules are logical...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,114,283
Decline after immobilisation and recovery after remobilisation of synovial fluid IL1, TIMP, and chondroitin sulphate levels in young beagle dogs.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases
Ann Rheum Dis
60
1
10.1136/ard.60.1.55
eng
2,001
1
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To monitor the concentration of markers of cartilage and synovium metabolism in the knee (stifle) joint synovial fluid of young beagles subjected to immobilisation and subsequent remobilisation. [METHODS] The right hind limb of 17 dogs was immobilised in flexion for 11 weeks. Simultaneously, the contralater...
null
1.054
300
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Allergy; Rheumatology; Immunology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,001
11,113,073
Interleukin 18 is a potent proliferative factor for intestinal mucosal lymphocytes in Crohn's disease.
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
119
6
10.1053/gast.2000.20260
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND AIMS] Crohn's disease (CD) is characterized by a marked accumulation of activated Th1 type CD4(+) T cells and macrophages in inflamed intestinal mucosa. Interleukin (IL)-18 is a recently described cytokine that mainly exists in activated macrophages and shares biological activities with IL-12 in driving...
null
3.483
482
Gastroenterology
Medicine
2,000
11,110,939
Nontumorous hepatic arterial-portal venous shunts: MR imaging findings.
Radiology
Radiology
217
3
10.1148/radiology.217.3.r00dc13750
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To determine the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of small nontumorous hepatic arterial-portal venous (arterioportal) shunts in the liver. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] MR images in 25 patients with 38 small nontumorous arterioportal shunts verified with surgery or follow-up imaging were included in this st...
null
2.976
346
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Medicine
2,000
11,109,312
Modified dexamethasone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (Dx-GnRHa) test in the evaluation of androgen source(s) in hirsute women.
Przeglad lekarski
Przegl Lek
57
7-8
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[INTRODUCTION] Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and congenital adrenal hyperplasia (COH) are heterogeneous disorders, in which excess of androgens may be caused by improper function of ovaries and/or adrenals. In many cases an overlap between ovarian and adrenal type of functional hyperandrogenism has been observed. Th...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,108,566
Microwave thermotherapy in patients with chronic urinary retention.
Techniques in urology
Tech Urol
6
4
null
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate the efficacy of high-energy transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) in the treatment of chronic urinary retention (CUR) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). [MATERIALS AND METHODS] In this prospective cohort study, 29 patients with CUR due to BPH underwent high-energy TUMT. Prior to tre...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,108,417
Walking speed as a good predictor for the onset of functional dependence in a Japanese rural community population.
Age and ageing
Age Ageing
29
5
10.1093/ageing/29.5.441
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] to investigate and compare the predictive values of four physical performance measures for the onset of functional dependence in older Japanese people living at home. [DESIGN] a population-based prospective cohort study. [SETTING] Nangai village, Akita Prefecture, Japan. [METHODS] out of the population aged...
null
0.707
175
Aging; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
11,108,406
Identifying local patterns of cross boundary flow and developing socio-economic profiles for general dental practitioners.
Community dental health
Community Dent Health
17
3
null
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] The objective of this study was to assess cross-boundary flow in general dental practices in Dudley. [DESIGN] Data were collected on NHS patients attending 57 general dental practitioners in Dudley Health District. Socio-economic data were attached to recognised postcodes in order to establish district of ...
null
0.779
55
Dentistry; Medicine; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Dentistry; Medicine
2,000
11,108,191
Evaluation of results for Schirmer tear tests conducted with and without application of a topical anesthetic in clinically normal dogs of 5 breeds.
American journal of veterinary research
Am J Vet Res
61
11
10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.1422
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate, for clinically normal dogs, results of Schirmer tear tests in eyes without topical anesthetic (STT) and to detect differences associated with breed, sex, age, day, and time of day in eyes in which STT was performed after use of topical anesthetic (STTa). [ANIMALS] 41 Beagles, 43 Labrador Retrie...
null
0.796
105
Medicine; Veterinary
Medicine; Veterinary
2,000
11,105,833
Neuropsychological and neurophysiological evaluation after anterior communicating artery (ACoA) aneurysm surgery.
Journal of neurosurgical sciences
J Neurosurg Sci
44
2
null
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We evaluated high cerebral functions 6 months after surgery for bleeding ACoA aneurysms comparing neurophysiological and neuropsycological tests. [METHODS] Twelve patients were chosen among a series of cases operated on in the first 48 hours after ACoA aneurysm bleeding. All of them were in Hunt-Hess grade...
null
0.313
43
Surgery; Neurology
Medicine
2,000
11,105,713
The significance of bilateral CSI changes for the postoperative outcome in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Journal of computer assisted tomography
J Comput Assist Tomogr
24
6
10.1097/00004728-200011000-00019
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] In a prospective study, we evaluated the significance of preoperative bilateral chemical shift spectroscopy imaging (CSI) changes for the prognosis of postoperative seizure outcome in the surgical treatment of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). [METHOD] CSI using multivoxel spectroscopy was performed...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,104,449
Adverse drug reactions in hospitalized patients: A critique of a meta-analysis.
MedGenMed : Medscape general medicine
MedGenMed
2
2
null
eng
2,000
4
27
2,000
4
27
[OBJECTIVE] To replicate and to critique a recently published meta-analysis[1] of the incidence of nonpreventable serious and fatal adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in hospitalized patients, to better understand its results and conclusions. [METHODS] The published methods described in the meta-analysis of Lazarou and coll...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,104,121
Serotonergic modulation of ethanol-induced electrophysiological depression in young and aged rats.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
Alcohol Clin Exp Res
24
11
null
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Ethanol (EtOH)-induced electrophysiological depressions in cerebellar Purkinje neurons have been shown to be potentiated by exogenously applied serotonin (5HT). In this study, we determined whether this modulatory action can be activated by endogenous release from presynaptic serotonergic terminals, and wh...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,103,838
Measuring and characterizing force exposures during computer mouse use.
Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health
Scand J Work Environ Health
26
5
10.5271/sjweh.560
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a sampling strategy for characterizing the finger force exposures associated with computer mouse use. [METHODS] Mouse forces were measured from 16 subjects (8 men, 8 women), on 3 separate days, at their actual workstations while they performed (i) their...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,103,048
Partner concordance in reports of joint risk behaviors.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
25
2
10.1097/00042560-200010010-00012
eng
2,000
10
1
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the accuracy of self reports on sexual and drug use behaviors. [METHODS] Data from a network study of HIV transmission among a sample of drug users and nonusers are used to compare reports of sexual and drug use behaviors by partners who engaged in those behaviors. Partner concordance (self-repo...
null
1.553
176
Infectious Diseases; Pharmacology
Medicine
2,000
11,102,331
Deliberate self-harm and antidepressant drugs. Investigation of a possible link.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
Br J Psychiatry
177
null
10.1192/bjp.177.6.551
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] It is not clear if the frequency of deliberate self-harm (DSH) is the same in patients taking different pharmacological classes of antidepressant drugs. [AIMS] To compare the frequency of DSH in patients who had been prescribed a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) or a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (S...
null
2.904
264
Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine
2,000
11,100,809
"Tubular Spitz's nevus" an artifact of fixation?
Journal of cutaneous pathology
J Cutan Pathol
27
10
10.1034/j.1600-0560.2000.027010500.x
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Spitz's nevi may contain numerous tubule-like structures. This phenomenon has been described as "tubular Spitz's nevus" and has been attributed to either apoptosis in the center of nests of melanocytes or tubular metaplasia of melanocytes. [METHODS] In order to study this peculiar phenomenon, we reviewed 3...
null
0.751
89
Dermatology; Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Histology
Medicine
2,000
11,100,757
Uncontrolled reoxygenation by initiating cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with higher protein S100 in cyanotic versus acyanotic patients.
The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
48
5
10.1055/s-2000-7879
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The systemic reoxygenation injury produced by initiating cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in infants with cyanotic heart disease may be associated with cerebral dysfunction and injury. Increased protein S100 (S100) serum levels may indicate cerebral and blood brain barrier damage as well as inflammatory change...
null
0.486
60
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,100,342
Peritoneovenous shunt in malignant ascites. The Bordet Institute experience from 1975-1998.
Hepato-gastroenterology
Hepatogastroenterology
47
35
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/AIMS] This is the review of our experience in the treatment of malignant ascites using Le Veen and Denver peritoneovenous shunt. [METHODOLOGY] From 1975-1998, 24 peritoneovenous shunts were inserted in 22 patients with malignant ascites. [RESULTS] All patients benefited from the procedure. The principal cau...
null
0.504
84
Gastroenterology; Medicine; Hepatology
Medicine
2,000
11,100,325
Nitric oxide induction in a rat model of selective pancreatic ischemia and reperfusion.
Hepato-gastroenterology
Hepatogastroenterology
47
35
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/AIMS] Ischemia and reperfusion of the pancreas may be important in aggravating the course of acute pancreatitis. In a rat model of selective pancreatic ischemia and reperfusion, we studied plasma levels of nitric oxide and expression of nitric oxide synthase in the pancrease and lung. [METHODOLOGY] Pancreat...
null
0.504
84
Gastroenterology; Medicine; Hepatology
Medicine
2,000
11,100,016
In vitro and in vivo determination of the UV protection factor for lightweight cotton and viscose summer fabrics: a preliminary study.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
J Am Acad Dermatol
43
6
10.1067/mjd.2000.107959
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] One of the most important elements in the prevention of skin cancer is the use of comfortable UV-protective clothing. Owing to their low weight, cotton fabrics, and especially viscose fabrics made from filament yarns, are ideal for summer clothing and in fact enjoy a high degree of acceptance among consume...
null
1.201
256
Dermatology
Medicine
2,000
11,099,669
In vitro studies of the impact of transfusion on the detection of alloantibodies after autoadsorption.
Transfusion
Transfusion
40
11
10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40111384.x
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] In a patient with warm autoantibodies who has recently received a transfusion, it is not recommended to perform adsorptions using autologous RBCs to detect alloantibodies. Although not scientifically documented, this position is based on the theory that transfused RBCs in the patient's circulation would be...
null
1.209
153
Hematology; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
11,099,666
A cell-kinetic model of CD34+ cell mobilization and harvest: development of a predictive algorithm for CD34+ cell yield in PBPC collections.
Transfusion
Transfusion
40
11
10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40111363.x
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Mobilization and homing of PBPCs are still poorly understood. Thus, a sufficient algorithm for the prediction of PBPC yield in apheresis procedures does not yet exist. [STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS] The decline of CD34+ cells in the peripheral blood during apheresis and their simultaneous increase in the colle...
null
1.209
153
Hematology; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
11,098,781
Ischemic bandage injuries: a case series and review of the literature.
Veterinary surgery : VS
Vet Surg
29
6
10.1053/jvet.2000.17847
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine the prognosis and distribution of ischemic injuries caused by inappropriate bandaging of the lower limb in dogs and cats. [STUDY DESIGN] Retrospective clinical study. [ANIMAL POPULATION] Eleven client-owned animals, including 9 dogs and 2 cats with a history of injuries consistent with incorrec...
null
0.818
94
Veterinary
Veterinary
2,000
11,097,693
Hypertonic sodium bicarbonate is effective in the acute management of verapamil toxicity in a swine model.
Annals of emergency medicine
Ann Emerg Med
36
6
10.1067/mem.2000.109509
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[STUDY OBJECTIVE] This study was conducted to determine whether hypertonic sodium bicarbonate would improve the hypotension associated with severe verapamil toxicity compared with volume expansion. [METHODS] The study design used a nonblinded acute animal preparation. Twenty-four anesthetized and instrumented swine wer...
null
1.289
178
Emergency Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,097,677
Successful management of pleuritic pain with thoracic paravertebral block.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
Reg Anesth Pain Med
25
6
10.1053/rapm.2000.8459
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] Thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) is a unilateral analgesic technique that has been advocated in both acute and chronic thoracic and abdominal pain. Other blocks such as interpleural and epidural can be effectively used in pleuritic pain. This report illustrates that TPVB could also be eff...
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0.486
130
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,097,669
Intraarticular morphine and bupivacaine reduces postoperative pain after rotator cuff repair.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
Reg Anesth Pain Med
25
6
10.1053/rapm.2000.8573
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] To determine whether intraarticular injection of morphine, fentanyl, or sufentanil added to bupivacaine provided pain control after open rotator cuff repair. [METHODS] These data were collected as a prospective, randomized, blinded observer study. All patients received a standard interscalen...
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0.486
130
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,097,540
A traumatic asphyxia in a child.
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie
Can J Anaesth
47
11
10.1007/BF03027962
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Traumatic asphyxia in a child is rare and the pathophysiology is different from that occurring in an adult. We report a case of traumatic asphyxia in a child who recovered without specific treatment, even though chest and abdominal compression was severe. [CLINICAL FEATURES] A three-year-old boy (14.2 kg) was...
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null
11,097,147
Bioavailability of a new effervescent tablet of diclofenac.
International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther
38
11
10.5414/cpp38546
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The bioavailability of a newly developed effervescent tablet containing 50 mg diclofenac Na (DIC-effervesc) was investigated and compared with an enteric-coated dragée (DIC-enteric). [SUBJECTS AND METHOD] 24 healthy, male and informed volunteers (mean body weight 78.8 kg, mean age 31.9 years) received in a ...
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null
null
11,096,395
Treatment of gunpowder traumatic tattoo by Q-switched Nd:YAG laser: an unusual adverse effect.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]
Dermatol Surg
26
11
10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.0260111057.x
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The Q-switched Nd:YAG laser can completely eliminate traumatic tattoos. [OBJECTIVE] We report the results of the unsuccessful removal of traumatic tattoos among three patients with dermal inclusions of gunpowder who were shot at close range. [METHODS] Treatment was tried in each patient with a Q-switched N...
null
1.506
146
Dermatology; Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,096,165
A comparison of etanercept and methotrexate in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.
The New England journal of medicine
N Engl J Med
343
22
10.1056/NEJM200011303432201
eng
2,000
11
30
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Etanercept, which blocks the action of tumor necrosis factor, reduces disease activity in patients with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis. Its efficacy in reducing disease activity and preventing joint damage in patients with active early rheumatoid arthritis is unknown. [METHODS] We treated 632 patients ...
null
8.367
1,231
Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,095,122
Self-sealing sclerotomies for sutureless pars plana vitrectomy.
Ophthalmic surgery and lasers
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers
31
6
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine the efficacy of self-sealing pars plana sclerotomies for vitrectomy and to identify complications associated with this new technique. [METHOD] There were 150 self-sealing sclerotomies performed in 50 patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy between October 1996 and March 1998. [RESULTS] Of the...
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null
null
null
11,094,222
Vaginal pain caused by laparoscopic colposuspension with tacks.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Obstet Gynecol
96
5 Pt 2
10.1016/s0029-7844(00)01035-8
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Laparoscopic colposuspension is a popular surgical procedure for stress incontinence. To simplify the laparoscopic approach, many physicians have replaced laparoscopic suturing with mesh, secured with staples or tacks. [CASES] Two women developed severe, shooting vaginal pain after laparoscopic colposuspen...
null
1.342
268
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
11,094,214
Abdominal pregnancy with lithopedion formation presenting as a pelvic abscess.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Obstet Gynecol
96
5 Pt 2
10.1016/s0029-7844(00)01024-3
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Abdominal pregnancy with lithopedion formation is rare and its presentation as a pelvic abscess has not been reported. [CASE] A 38-year-old, gravida 1, para 0, presented with signs and symptoms of a pelvic abscess, which turned out to be a lithopedion from a 16-week abdominal pregnancy that had been termin...
null
1.342
268
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
11,093,293
Randomized controlled trial of changes in dietary carbohydrate/fat ratio and simple vs complex carbohydrates on body weight and blood lipids: the CARMEN study. The Carbohydrate Ratio Management in European National diets.
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
10
10.1038/sj.ijo.0801451
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To investigate the long-term effects of changes in dietary carbohydrate/fat ratio and simple vs complex carbohydrates. [DESIGN] Randomized controlled multicentre trial (CARMEN), in which subjects were allocated for 6 months either to a seasonal control group (no intervention) or to one of three experimental...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,093,033
Protective effect of melatonin on antioxidative system in experimental ischemia-reperfusion of rat small intestine.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology
Cell Physiol Biochem
10
4
10.1159/000016354
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] Effect of exogenously administered melatonin (N-acetyl 5-methoxytryptamine) on antioxidant systems in experimental Ischemia-Reperfusion (I-R) of rat gastrointestinal system (GIS) was examined. [METHODS] A total of 40 rats were divided into 4 groups: Group 1 (Sham), Group 2 (I-R), Group 3 (I-R + 10 mg/kg melatoni...
null
0.695
118
Physiology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
2,000
11,092,716
Knowledge of disease and treatment among tuberculosis patients in Mwanza, Tanzania.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
4
11
null
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[SETTING] A health care facility based study in a rural and urban setting in Mwanza region, Tanzania. [OBJECTIVE] To determine patients' general knowledge of tuberculosis (TB) and the management of the disease. [DESIGN] From 7 May to 7 July 1998, 296 pulmonary tuberculosis patients were consecutively interviewed. The m...
null
1.022
124
Infectious Diseases; Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,092,492
Ultrasonographic evaluation of bilateral groins in children with unilateral inguinal hernia.
Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987)
Acta Radiol
41
6
10.1080/028418500127346081
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The presence of hernia was investigated prospectively by US in both groins of children with clinically suspected or apparent unilateral inguinal hernia. [MATERIAL AND METHODS] One hundred and twenty-eight (103 boys, 25 girls) were classified into three groups according to age: 0-2, 3-5 and 6-15 years. The wid...
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0.681
82
Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging; Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Health Professions; Medicine
2,000
11,092,141
Clinicopathologic factors influencing long-term survival after resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Chang Gung medical journal
Chang Gung Med J
23
9
null
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinicopathologic factors that influence a survival longer than 5 years with no recurrence in patients after resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). [METHODS] Between January 1992 and December 1994, 64 patients with complete viral markers study underwen...
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