D-Dimer Can Serve as a Prognostic and Predictive Biomarker for Metastatic Gastric Cancer Treated by Chemotherapy.

abstract：:Children who underwent surgery for complex congenital heart defects present worse exercise capacity than their healthy peers. In adults and adolescents, heart failure is assessed on the basis of clinical symptoms using the New York Heart Association (NYHA) score, while in an infant Ross scale; heart failure can also b...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mazurek B,Szydlowski L,Mazurek M,Markiewicz-Loskot G,Pajak J,Morka A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute chronic liver failure (ACLF) is the most common type of liver failure. The clinical symptoms are complex and changeable, the treatment is difficult and the fatality rate is high. It has become an urgent problem to actively seek effective treatment means and improve the clinical efficacy of ACLF patient...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen Y,Luo Y,Wu F,Liao N,Shi Q,Mao D

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant characteristic of advanced gastric cancer (GC) is immune suppression, which can promote the progression of GC. Interleukin 35 (IL-35) is an immune-suppressing cytokine, and it is generally recognized that this cytokine is secreted by regulatory T (Treg) cells. Recently, studies have found that IL-35 can ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang K,Liu J,Li J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the impacts of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASIs) on 2-year clinical outcomes in diabetes and dyslipidemic acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients after a successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using newer-generation drug-eluting stents (DESs).A total of 16,997 AMI pati...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim YH,Her AY,Jeong MH,Kim BK,Hong SJ,Kim S,Ahn CM,Kim JS,Ko YG,Choi D,Hong MK,Jang Y

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Carcinosarcoma, an extremely rare pancreatic primary tumor, is characterized by coexistence of both carcinomatous and sarcomatous components. Due to its rarity, the clinical manifestation and imaging features have not been recognized. An accurate diagnostic method has not been available and a widely accepted ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li BQ,Liu QF,Chang XY,Hu Y,Chen J,Guo JC

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) has gained worldwide popularity as one of the most commonly used minimally invasive management of urinary tract stones. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ESWL for patients with kidney stones (KS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This pro...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cao L,Wang YQ,Yu T,Sun Y,He J,Zhong Y,Li X,Sun X

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted with the aim to investigate the relationship between Tetranectin (TN) and efficiency of posterior spinal V osteotomy in patients with traumatic kyphosis. METHODS:Ninety-two patients with traumatic kyphosis admitted in our hospital from February 2014 to June 2016 were included whose ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiang G,Zhang Y,Sun X

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of acute myocarditis complicated with ventricular tachycardia (VT) is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the association between myocarditis and the incidence of VT and mortality. We also aimed to determine the independent predictors that increased the VT risk in those patients. From 2000 to 2004, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Te ALD,Wu TC,Lin YJ,Chen YY,Chung FP,Chang SL,Lo LW,Hu YF,Tuan TC,Chao TF,Liao JN,Chien KL,Lin CY,Chang YT,Chen SA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though chronic abdominal pain is 1 of the most common reasons for hospital visits, diagnostic testing is often time-consuming and treatment is inadequate. Abdominal myofascial pain syndrome (AMPS) is usually not included as a differential diagnosis, but it should be considered in cases of chronic abdominal pain. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Rhim HC,Cha JH,Cha J,Kim DH

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate major complications or symptoms of pregnant women, causes of maternal near-miss, and issues that are relevant to severe maternal disease.A retrospective analysis was performed in the "maternal individual investigation form," which included all critical maternity patients admitted to the ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang YY,Fang YH,Wang X,Zhang Y,Liu XJ,Yin ZZ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aberrant activation of the immune system has been reported in asymptomatic hyperuricemia (HUA) patients. However, very few studies have elucidated the role of natural killer (NK) cells in this disease. METHODS:In this study, we evaluated the relationship between NK cells and HUA in 16 control subjects and 2...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao L,Jiang Y,Wang Y,Qu X,Li L,Lou X,Wang Y,Guo H,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ganglioneuroma (GN) is a rare tumour arising from the sympathetic nervous system. GN is constantly asymptomatic, easily ignored and likely damages other organs during tumour progression. PATIENT CONCERNS:The case report involved a 21-year-old girl who was admitted to a hospital because of a computed tomograp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang X,Yang L,Shi M,Liu X,Liu Y,Wang J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities in the parathyroid hormone (PTH) gene as a cause of hypoparathyroidism were evaluated by linkage analysis with DNA polymorphisms adjacent to the PTH gene in 8 families in which members were affected with familial isolated hypoparathyroidism (FIH). We found that in none of the 23 affected individuals was ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ahn TG,Antonarakis SE,Kronenberg HM,Igarashi T,Levine MA

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Traumatic bilateral facet dislocation in the lumbar (L) spine has rarely been reported. All reported cases were presented with acute facet dislocation. However, we present the first case of delayed bilateral facet dislocation at L4-5. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 34-year-old woman presented with back pain after a head...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park HY,Ha KY,Kim YH,Kim SI,Min HK,Oh IS,Seo JY,Chang DG,Alhazmi MA,Cho JH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hemoptysis or hematemesis is a common clinical symptom in adults, but is unusually to be observed in children. Hemoptysis can occur with circulatory diseases, injuries, several types of systemic diseases, or systemic factors including factitious disorder (FD), which is difficult to be diagnosed. Here, we repo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yue P,Zhou K,Hua Y,Fang J,Li Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between sleep duration and prostate cancer (PCa) risk is still unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore if sleep duration is associated with PCa in men.A comprehensive literature search was conducted in November 2019 based on the Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane databases. Aft...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu R,Wu S,Zhang B,Guo M,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second-most-common chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease. The long-term use of levodopa leads to a loss of efficacy and to complications. Therefore, many patients with PD have turned to complementary therapies to help relieve their symptoms. Acupuncture is most com...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee SH,Lim S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometriosis (EMT) is one of the common diseases of women of childbearing age. EMT destroys the anatomical structure of the pelvis, which leads to abnormal ovulation and endocrine abnormalities. It also affects embryo implantation and makes patients infertile. Recently, it is confirmed that Chinese medicine...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tang X,Chen J,Ou P,Chen J,Lan S,Luo J,Luo Y,Shang Y,Fang G

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Vortioxetine is a new multimodal antidepressant approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder and recently introduced in Europe. While antidepressant properties of vortioxetine and its tolerability have been demonstrated by preclinical and clinical studies data on...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mazza MG,Rossetti A,Botti ER,Clerici M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The health effects of short-term exposure to air pollutants on respiratory deaths and its modifiers such as meteorological indexes have been widely investigated. However, most of the previous studies are limited to single pollutants or total respiratory deaths, and their findings are inconsistent.To comprehensively ex...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Song WM,Liu Y,Liu JY,Tao NN,Li YF,Liu Y,Wang LX,Li HC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival analysis methods have gained widespread use in the filed of oncology. For achievement of reliable results, the methodological process and report quality is crucial. This review provides the first examination of methodological characteristics and reporting quality of survival analysis in articles published in ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu X,Zhou X,Zhang Y,Sun X,Liu H,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although procalcitonin (PCT) is a valid marker for early diagnosis of bacterial infections, its accuracy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of PCT in patients with unresectable HCC treated with transcatheter arterial chemoemboliza...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shen H,Zheng S,Chen R,Jin X,Xu X,Jing C,Lin J,Zhang J,Zhang M,Zhang L,Xie X,Guo K,Ren Z,Lin S,Zhang B

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its application in medical institutions in China, quality control circle (QCC) has gained achievements in medical care and thus earned more attention from the administrative department of health.In order to improve the quality of laboratory specimens, we launched a QCC activity to solve the problems and evaluate...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu K,Xu Z,Wang X,Chen Y,Mao XD

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) has been proposed as a noninvasive measure of airway inflammation. However, its value in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is still controversial. The authors aim to assess the difference in eNO levels between patients with OSA and controls by a meta-analysis. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang D,Luo J,Qiao Y,Xiao Y,Huang R,Zhong X

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a high risk of osteoporosis and fractures. The incidence rate of hip fracture has steadily increased over time and is a major common event in patients with osteoporosis and COPD. Total hip replacement (THR) is commonly performed in patients with hip fract...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liao KM,Lu HY

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age. PCOS not only affects female fertility, but is also associated with a variety of metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes. Microecological preparations include probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics, an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang H,Wen W,Shen J,Wei L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). There is no specific cure for this disease, and the clinical management mainly depends on supportive treatment. Traditional Chinese medicines (CHM) is widely used in treating C...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang M,Hu Z,Yue R

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With advancements in our understanding of meniscal function, treatment options for meniscal injuries have evolved considerably over the past few decades. The aim of the current study was to compare the all-inside and inside-out techniques with regard to retear rate, functional outcomes, and perioperative com...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin Y,Zhao J,Qiu H,Huang Y

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) receptor and proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) have been implicated in the mechanism of acid-induced inflammation in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). We aimed to evaluate TRPV1 and PAR2 mRNA expression levels in the GERD patients and their relationship with ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim JJ,Kim N,Choi YJ,Kim JS,Jung HC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have revealed a link between estradiol (E2) and glucose homeostasis. We aimed to assess the association between cord blood hormone levels and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).A total of 204 pregnant women with GDM and 204 pregnant women without GDM (control) were included in the study. Ma...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qi X,Gong B,Yu J,Shen L,Jin W,Wu Z,Wang J,Wang J,Li Z

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00