A pragmatic evaluation of sleep ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate preoperative sleep patterns in-patients scheduled for elective endoscopic surgery and to compare sleep charact ...
Laparoscopic management of urac ...
Symptomatic urachal cysts are very infrequently encountered in women affected of pelvic pain and uterine myomas. We report on two female patients ag ...
Luteal phase transvaginal scan ...
The objective of this preliminary observational study was to monitor changes in focal cystic and non-cystic subendometrial lesions reminiscent of ad ...
Plasma concentrations of solubl ...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is believed to be the single leading cause of death in both men and women in the world. Smoking is the most important ...
Comparison of the effects of ni ...
Although slow/no-reflow is a serious problem complicating primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) an ...
Effects of stent implantation f ...
Stent implantation is an effective alternative to surgery and balloon angioplasty for the treatment of stenotic vascular lesions. However, there is ...
Effect of chronic kidney diseas ...
We investigated the effect of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on platelet function in patients receiving dual-antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting s ...
Off-pump surgery for the poor v ...
Severely decreased ejection-fraction is an established risk-factor for worse outcome after cardiac surgery. We compare outcomes of off-pump coronary ...
A case of subacute thrombosis a ...
A 73-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with anterior acute myocardial infarction due to subacute thrombosis after coronary stenting with a ...
New roles for renin and proreni ...
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system (RAAS) plays a central role in the pathophysiology of heart failure and cardiorenal interaction. Drugs inte ...
Does an abnormal infrapatellar ...
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate abnormal infrapatellar plicae that cause chondral lesions on the patellofemoral sulcus and superior as ...
The use of the Tegner Activity ...
Purpose The Tegner Activity Scale (TAS) was developed in 1984 and has been widely used in studies on knee populations. The primary objective of this ...
Anatomical placement of double ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to know which tunnel—the anteromedial (AM) bundle or the posterolateral (PL) bundle—should be prepared first t ...
Mechanical axis-derived femoral ...
Purpose Correct rotational alignment of the femoral component is paramount to the success of total knee arthroplasty, but debate continues as to whi ...
Collagen meniscus implantation: ...
Purpose To determine collagen meniscus implant (CMI) efficacy for improving patient function, symptoms, and activity level. Study methodologies, reh ...
A new ‘‘double-pulley’’ dual-ro ...
The double-row technique is a new concept for arthroscopic treatment of bony Bankart lesion in shoulder instability. It presents a new and reproduci ...
Classification model based on R ...
This study presents the results of Raman spectroscopy applied to the classification of arterial tissue based on a simplified model using basal morph ...
Regulation of the cardiovascula ...
Physical stimulation of body surface points is known to affect various organ functions. In traditional Chinese medicine, so-called acupoints were de ...
Health-related quality of life ...
Knowledge about psychological health of men with prostate cancer is still limited. HRQoL assessment adds value in symptom management by allowing a b ...
Acquired hemophagocytic lymphoh ...
Acquired or secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH) is a life-threatening hyperinflammation syndrome caused mostly by various infectious ...
Prostacyclin Infusion May Preve ...
Background Prostacyclin is a potent vasodilator, inhibitor of leukocyte adhesion, and platelet aggregation, and has been suggested as therapy for ce ...
Comparison of LEP and QST and t ...
This study evaluates the additional use of laserevoked potentials (LEP) and quantitative sensory testing (QST) in the sensory assessment of spinal l ...
A case of carotid body paragang ...
The article describes paraganglioma case in woman with von Hippel–Lindau disease. She was found to be a carrier of a rare germline mutation in the V ...
A modified visual analogue scal ...
The present common evaluation of pain is scored through the use of visual analogue scale (VAS) to assess the intensity of pain and, sometimes, an ad ...
Headache and Chiari malformatio ...
Migraine and tension-type headache are common problems in children and adolescents. If we consider the possible differential diagnosis in the case o ...