Stroke Prevention in the High-r ...
Medical management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) at high risk for stroke is limited by problems of imperfect tools for assessment of thr ...
Emerging Approaches for Cardiov ...
Stem cell therapies offer potential therapeutic alternatives for coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. To a lesser exte ...
Chamber and Vessel Quantificati ...
The American Society of Echocardiography has recently published guidelines for chamber and vessel quantification during a pediatric echocardiogram. ...
NOTCH Signaling and ATOH1 in Co ...
The Notch receptor signaling pathway regulates expression of the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor ATOH1 (Math1/Hath1) to determine cell f ...
Optical Enhancements in Diagnos ...
The influx of new endoscopic technologies produces continuous evolution in diagnostic modalities, especially in colorectal cancer screening. New tec ...
Can We Achieve Clinical Breakpo ...
The azoles are first-line agents for the treatment of aspergillosis. A number of recent studies have shown increasing rates of resistance in A. fumi ...
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) ...
Candidemia and other types of invasive candidiasis are associated with mortality rates as high as 40% despite antifungal therapy. In part, the poor ...
Recurrent and Relapsing Pancrea ...
Recurrent acute pancreatitis is a common clinical problem. Most cases of pancreatitis are identified by a careful history and physical examination. ...
Functional Adiponectin Resistan ...
The contribution of skeletal muscle myopathy to the phenotype of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) has become generally accepted. Besides th ...
HCV and HIV Coinfection
Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is estimated to affect about 20% of the 34 million individuals currently living with HIV worldwide, with greater rates (~ ...
Adding Fuel to the Fire: Alcoho ...
Alcohol consumption adds fuel to the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). SSA has the highest prevalence of HIV infection and heavy episodic dr ...
Alcohol Consumption, Blood Pres ...
A synergistic effect of alcohol and hypertension has been suggested to increase the risk for stroke. However, the contribution of alcohol-induced hy ...
Genetics of Hypertension and Ca ...
Blood pressure (BP), hypertension (HT) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are common complex phenotypes, which are affected by multiple genetic and en ...
Prosthetic Vascular Graft Infec ...
Improvements in manufacturing and implantation techniques, coupled with an increasing prevalence of atherosclerosis in an aging population, have led ...
Use of MRI in the Assessment of ...
Multimodal neuroimaging is assuming an increasingly important role in the initial evaluation and management of acute stroke patients in parallel wit ...
New Information on the Genetics ...
Ischemic stroke, white matter hyperintensities related to small vessel ischemia, and intracranial aneurysms all show heritability. This review focus ...
Research Advances in Amyotrophi ...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease of upper and lower motor neurons that causes progressive weakness and death. The ...
Epilepsy and Autism: Neurodevel ...
Epilepsy and autism coexist in up to 20% of children with either disorder. Current studies suggest that a frequent co-occurring condition in epileps ...
Update on Treatment Advances in ...
Concurrent radiation therapy and chemotherapy is the primary treatment for patients with squamous cell tumors of the anal canal, and is also employe ...
Palliative Medicine: Barriers a ...
The development of palliative care in China is vital to the care of its aging population and associated increase in cancer incidence. There are phys ...
Osteoporosis: A Paradox in Anky ...
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic and severe inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton and the joints. Inflammation is associated with trabecular ...
Denosumab: What’s New?
Denosumab is the first fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the formation, function, and survival of osteoclasts by blocking the interactio ...
What Differences Exist in the A ...
Chiari type I malformation is found in 1 out of 20 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. Isolated tonsillar herniation is of limited utility and ...
Updated Perspectives on Neuroge ...
Pain represents a foremost feature of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS). Similar to other persistent pain conditions, the physical discomfo ...
Effective Treatments for Pain i ...
By 2050, the number of older persons across the globe will exceed the number of younger people for the first time in history. Chronic conditions, es ...