A new Web-based medical tool for assessment and prevention of comprehensive cardiovascular risk.

abstract：:The antiresorptive drug elcatonin (ECT) is known to relieve pain in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. A prospective open-labeled trial was conducted to compare the effects of short-term combined treatment with alendronate (ALN) and ECT on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover with those of single treatmen...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Iwamoto J,Uzawa M,Sato Y,Takeda T,Matsumoto H

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Candidal prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are very rare, and the optimal management for these patients is still unknown. A 54-year-old man with traumatic arthritis due to previous electric injury successfully retained the implant despite the successive infection...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Xiang Y,Xuan YY,Li G

更新日期：2018-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of exponential growth of novel agents tested and approved for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) has brought about a need for understanding of the mechanism of action, side-effects, and clinical efficacy of these drugs as they relate to these patients. Thi...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Patel NK,Finianos A,Whitaker KD,Aragon-Ching JB

更新日期：2014-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of various patient-specific factors, use of concomitant medications, and weekly vitamin K intake on total weekly warfarin maintenance dose (TWD). METHODS:Information collected, via retrospective chart review, included TWD, general demographics, vitamin K consumption, target INR ran...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Whitley HP,Fermo JD,Chumney EC,Brzezinski WA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) has been the definitive treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), but the complications caused perioperatively may affect patients' quality of life (QoL). This study aims to evaluate the effects of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) on improving perioperative QoL in ESS...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Wu X,Kong W,Zhu Q,Wang W,Xu H,Zhou S,Yang Q

更新日期：2019-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperphosphatemia is an inevitable consequence of end stage chronic kidney disease and is present in the majority of dialysis patients. Recent observational data has associated hyperphosphatemia with increased cardiovascular mortality among dialysis patients. Dietary restriction of phosphate and current dialysis presc...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Mohammed IA,Hutchison AJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental data indicate that several pharmacological agents that have long been used for the management of various diseases unrelated to cancer exhibit profound in vitro and in vivo anticancer activity. This is of major clinical importance, since it would possibly aid in reassessing the therapeutic use of currently...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Papanagnou P,Baltopoulos P,Tsironi M

更新日期：2015-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:We aimed to present our experience with total hip arthroplasty in patients with previous hip arthrodesis. Patients and methods:This was a retrospective study, in which clinical and radiological outcomes of total hip arthroplasty performed in 17 patients (mean age 54.2±8.5 years; age range 33-68 years; female t...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Çalbıyık M

更新日期：2018-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the long-term survival outcomes of radiofrequency ablation and liver resection for single very early/early stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:The Cochrane Library (Issue 3, 2015), Embase (1974 to March 15, 2015), PubMed (1950 to March 15, 2015), Web of Science (1900 to March 15, 2015), and Ch...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： He ZX,Xiang P,Gong JP,Cheng NS,Zhang W

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective cohort study evaluated whether manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) therapy increases the risk of recurrence of breast cancer. METHODS:We analyzed 1,106 women who were diagnosed with stage 0-3 breast cancer between 2007 and 2011 and experienced remission after surgery and adjuvant therapy. The...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Hsiao PC,Liu JT,Lin CL,Chou W,Lu SR

更新日期：2015-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Poorly controlled asthma is currently treated by adding or removing asthma medication in a stepwise fashion to try and improve symptoms and maintain lung function. It is becoming apparent that asthma exacerbations are independent of asthma control and severity, and that the simple method of using rescue courses of cor...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Shaw DE,Green RH,Bradding P

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the clinical outcomes, complications, reoperation rates, and late neurological deterioration between anterior decompression and fusion (ADF) and laminoplasty (LAMP) in the treatment of multilevel cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). METH...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Liu W,Hu L,Chou PH,Liu M,Kan W,Wang J

更新日期：2016-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To determine the early effects of intravitreal anti-VEGF and dexamethasone application on blood flow velocities in patients with retinal vein occlusions. Methods:The ophthalmic (OA) and the central retinal arteries (CRAs) of the affected and unaffected eyes of 21 patients with central retinal vein occlusion (C...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Ciloglu E,Yıldırım Celikdemir A

更新日期：2019-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium disorders are the most common and most poorly understood electrolyte disorders in neurological patients. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of sodium disorders and its association with different traumatic brain injuries. This prospective study was conducted in 80 patients diagnosed with modera...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Paiva WS,Bezerra DA,Amorim RL,Figueiredo EG,Tavares WM,De Andrade AF,Teixeira MJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pressure ulcers (PUs) in the sacral region can be a complication of surgical procedures performed in the lithotomy position. Previous reports have noted a difference between men and women in PU development related to the supine position, and body weight and body mass index (BMI) have been also described as k...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Mizuno J,Takahashi T

更新日期：2017-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Lobomycosis is a subcutaneous mycosis of chronic evolution caused by the Lacazia loboi fungus. Its distribution is almost exclusive in the Americas, and it has a particularly high prevalence in the Amazon basin. Cases of lobomycosis have been reported only in dolphins and humans. Its prevalence is higher among men who...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Francesconi VA,Klein AP,Santos AP,Ramasawmy R,Francesconi F

更新日期：2014-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Despite the considerable experience gained thus far using endoscopic technologies, the role of total endoscopic thyroidectomy (ET) for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) remains controversial. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the safety and effectiveness of total ET compared with...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Chen C,Huang S,Huang A,Jia Y,Wang J,Mao M,Zhou J,Wang L

更新日期：2018-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of no-reflow phenomenon on ventricular systolic synchrony via myocardial blush grades (MBGs) in patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients were divided into two group...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Wang L,Liu G,Liu J,Zheng M,Li L

更新日期：2016-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Anastomotic leakage is a major surgical complication following esophagectomy and gastric pull-up. Specific risk factors such as celiac trunk (TC) stenosis and high calcification score of the aorta have been identified, but no data are available on their relative prognostic values. This retrospective study aimed...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Chang DH,Brinkmann S,Smith L,Becker I,Schroeder W,Hoelscher AH,Haneder S,Maintz D,Spiro JE

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Available literature suggests that the advantage of animal-derived surfactants over first-generation synthetic agents derives from the presence of surface-active proteins and their phospholipid content. Here we summarize the results of clinical trials comparing animal-derived surfactant preparations with o...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Logan JW,Moya FR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of anthracyclines in anticancer therapy may result in accidental extravasation injury and can be a serious complication of their use. Tissue necrosis with skin ulceration is a possible outcome in the inadvertent extravasation of anthracyclines during intravenous administration. Until recently, there ha...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Jordan K,Behlendorf T,Mueller F,Schmoll HJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic physical illness is associated with significant vulnerability for emotional disorders. Some studies suggest anxiety and depression are common comorbidities in individuals with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). Many aspects of AATD contribute to quality of life impairment. Delays in diagnosis, high costs o...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Beiko T,Strange C

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the main complication leading to morbidity and mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). There is a large amount of evidence to support the use of lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) for the prevention of CVD. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and p...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Elnaem MH,Mohamed MHN,Huri HZ,Shah ASM

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Paclitaxel is an anticancer agent effective for the treatment of breast, ovarian, lung, and head and neck cancer. Because of water insolubility, paclitaxel is formulated with the micelle-forming vehicle Cremophor EL to enhance drug solubility. However, the addition of Cremophor EL results in hypersensitivity reactions...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Scripture CD,Figg WD,Sparreboom A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 30-year-old Japanese woman with anorexia nervosa and vertebral fractures who was treated with etidronate. She had a history of anorexia nervosa, chronic back pain, osteoporosis, and multiple vertebral fractures (morphometric fractures) that responded poorly to treatment with alfacalcidol (1 μg ...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Iwamoto J,Sato Y,Uzawa M,Takeda T,Matsumoto H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a heterogeneous group of disorders that manifest as bone marrow failure with the risk of life threatening infections and bleeding. A third of these patients may transform to acute leukemia. Age and co-morbidities have limited treatment in the majority to supportive care with a m...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Raj K,Mufti GJ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:International travelers from non-endemic areas are at high risk of contracting malaria due to their lack of immunity. Prevention is therefore of outmost importance and is achieved through effective and safe chemoprophylaxis, which reduces the risk of fatal disease. Among the various antimalarial drugs availab...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Nicosia V,Colombo G,Consentino M,Di Matteo S,Mika F,De Sanctis S,Ratti S,Vinci M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Controversy remains regarding the optimal treatment method and postoperative rehabilitation of acute Achilles tendon ruptures. In this study, pedobarographic assessments of surgical and conservative treatments were compared. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A prospective assessment was made of 16 patients (eight surg...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Karaaslan F,Mermerkaya MU,Çıraklı A,Karaoğlu S,Duygulu F

更新日期：2016-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Bazedoxifene acetate is a novel, chemically distinct selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that has been specifically developed after a stringent preclinical screening in order to obtain favorable effects on the skeleton and lipid metabolism with the additional improvement of a neutral effect on hot flushes and...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Gennari L,Merlotti D,De Paola V,Martini G,Nuti R

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:According to the WHO vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) belongs to the microorganisms for which new antibiotics are urgently needed. Depending on the type of vancomycin resistance vanA gene VRE is differentiated from vanB VRE and other types. In this retrospective analysis the results of VRE survei...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Borgmann S,Rieß B,Siegmund R,Werner G,Klare I

更新日期：2019-02-27 00:00:00