Genotypic distribution of HHV-8 in AIDS individuals without and with Kaposi sarcoma: Is genotype B associated with better prognosis of AIDS-KS?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic liver disease is traditionally conceived as a risk factor for cardiovascular surgery. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has recently burgeoned to precede surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis at intermediate to high surgical risk. The evidence r...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma X,Zhao D,Li J,Wei D,Zhang J,Yuan P,Kong X,Ma J,Ma H,Sun L,Zhang Y,Jiao Q,Wang Z,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical resection is shown to present the best chance of cure in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). However, the appropriate length of the negative margin remains unclear. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to investigate whether a clear margin of 10 mm or more (≥10 mm) conferred ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tang H,Lu W,Li B,Meng X,Dong J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic etiology hypothesis is widely accepted in the development of congenital scoliosis (CS). The delta-like 3 (DLL3) gene, a member of the Notch signaling pathway, was implicated to contribute to human CS. In this study, a case-control association study was conducted to determine the association of single nucleotid...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang Y,Wang BQ,Wu ZH,Zhang HY,Qiu GX,Shen JX,Zhang JG,Zhao Y,Wang YP,Fei Q

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the most common acute paralytic neuropathy. Many clinical trials indicate acupuncture provides a good effect as a complementary therapy of Western medicine for GBS. The objective of this systematic review protocol is to provide the evidence to evaluate the effectiveness and s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fan Z,Liu B,Zhang Y,Li M,Lu T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disturbance is a common comorbidity among patients with acromegaly [patients with growth hormone (GH)-secreting tumor] due to somatotropic axis change and sleep apnea. However, no previous studies exist concerning sleep disturbance and delirium in the early postoperative period in patients with acromegaly underg...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim SH,Kim N,Min KT,Kim EH,Oh H,Choi SH

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to summarize the evidences from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effects of educational interventions in overweight/obesity childhood by using meta-analytic approach. METHODS:PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched from the inceptio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang X,Zhou G,Zeng J,Yang T,Chen J,Li T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the effect of dexmedetomidine added to ropivaccaine on the onset and duration of sensory block, as well as postoperative analgesia during caudal anesthesia in patients undergoing hemorrhoidectomy. METHODS:Fifty adult patients scheduled for hemorrhoidectomy were divided into 2 groups. The group R r...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu D,Xiu M,Zhang X,Zhu P,Tian L,Feng J,Wu Y,Zhao Z,Luan H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effectiveness of retrograde autologous priming (RAP) based on miniaturized cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit in children undergoing open heart surgery.We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients (≤15 kg) who underwent open heart surgery with CPB in our center from January 1, 2017, to July ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Meng B,Wu K,Wang Y,Zhang S,Zhou X,Ding Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To observe the effect of sub-hypothermia (HT) blood purification technique in the treatment of cardiac shock after heart valve disease.The patients were randomly divided into normothermic (NT) continuous blood purification (CBP) group (NT group) and HT CBP group (HT group). Observe the cardiac index (CI), the oxygen d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fang J,Xu M,Liu B,Wang B,Ren H,Yang H,Dong Y,Song L,Xiao H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pulmonary embolism can manifest by a myriad of clinical symptoms. High grade fever is a rare presentation of thromboembolic phenomenon. PATIENT CONCERNS:A middle aged woman presented with high grade fevers. DIAGNOSES:Patient remained febrile despite broad spectrum antibiotics. All cultures were negative. CT...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Saad M,Shaikh DH,Adrish M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to detect novel genes associated with G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) and elucidate the mechanisms underlying aldosterone production.Microarray analysis targeting GPCR-associated genes was conducted using APA without known mutations (APA-WT) samples (n = 3) and APA w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kishimoto R,Oki K,Yoneda M,Gomez-Sanchez CE,Ohno H,Kobuke K,Itcho K,Kohno N

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic impact of incomplete revascularization (ICR) on patients underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was vague. Our research aimed to objectify the level of ICR by residual SYNTAX score (rSS) and evaluate the impact of ICR on exercise tolerance.We enrolled 87 patients who completed cardiopulmonar...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue L,Guo D,Wang L,Cao C,Li Q,Zou S

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic cancer (PC) remains difficult to treat, despite the recent advances in various anticancer therapies. Immuno-inflammatory response is considered to be a major risk factor for the development of PC in addition to a combination of genetic background and environmental factors. Although patients with P...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang JH,Jiang Y,Pillarisetty VG

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) remains a challenge. Recently, [TIMP-2]·[IGFBP7], which is a combination of urine tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 (TIMP-2) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein 7 (IGFBP7), has been identified as a potential biomarker of AKI. We performed ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu C,Lu X,Mao Z,Kang H,Liu H,Pan L,Hu J,Wang L,Zhou F

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the rationality of drug use to treat community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children of a Chinese hospital using a set of developed indicators.We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study in West China Second University Hospital. Hospitalized children (0-18 years old) diagnosed with CAP from October 2...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mi X,Li W,Zhang L,Li J,Zeng L,Huang L,Chen L,Song H,Huang Z,Lin M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Currently, the options are limited for the treatment of patients who have failed 2 lines of chemotherapy for advanced lung squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Recently, nivolumab, a fully human IgG4 programmed death 1 immune checkpoint inhibitor antibody, was approved to treat patients with advanced stage, rela...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pi G,He H,Bi J,Li Y,Li Y,Zhang Y,Wang M,Han G,Lin C

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol A (BPA), a carbon-based synthetic compound, exhibits hormone-like properties and is present ubiquitously in the environment and in human tissues due to its widespread use and biological accumulation. BPA can mimic estrogen to interact with estrogen receptors α and β, leading to changes in cell proliferation,...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao H,Yang BJ,Li N,Feng LM,Shi XY,Zhao WH,Liu SJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apatinib-targeted therapy is considered a promising treatment option for malignancies. This study systematically evaluated the efficacy and safety of the combination of apatinib and S-1 for the treatment of patients with advanced gastric cancer (GC). METHODS:Clinical trials were searched from the PubMed, Co...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu Y,Zhou C,Zhang K,Feng Y,Zhang R

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The refinement in surgical techniques combined with the preoperative management has improved the resectability rate of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA). However, the prognosis of pCCA with curative resection is still dismal. This meta-analysis was performed to investigate the prognostic clinicopathological factors ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tang Z,Yang Y,Zhao Z,Wei K,Meng W,Li X

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although studies have shown that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hypertension are linked as comorbidities, it remains unclear whether COPD is independently associated with the risk of hypertension or is caused by common risk factors such as age and smoking. The objective of this study was to investiga...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim SH,Park JH,Lee JK,Heo EY,Kim DK,Chung HS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle fascicles lengthen in response to chronic passive stretch through in-series sarcomere addition in order to maintain an optimum sarcomere length. In turn, the muscles' force generating capacity, maximum excursion, and contraction velocity is enhanced. Thus, longer fascicles suggest a greater capacity to develop ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Martín Lorenzo T,Albi Rodríguez G,Rocon E,Martínez Caballero I,Lerma Lara S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent angina (RA) has an important influence on health status of patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study aimed to retrospectively investigate the effect of multiple clinical factors on both short-term and long-term development of RA.A total of 398 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarct...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang J,Liu C,Pan C,Bai M,Zhang J,Peng Y,Zheng D,Zhang Z

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bilateral common iliac artery (CIA) aneurysm (CIAA) is a rare entity. In the past decade, different endovascular approaches have been adopted for patients with several comorbidities or unfit for open repair (OR). Recently, the use of iliac branch stent graft has been proposed, resulting in satisfactory pat...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ardita V,Giaquinta A,Veroux M,Sanfiorenzo A,Virgilio C,D'Arrigo G,Veroux P

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report on a patient with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) by follow-up diffusion tensor tractography (DTT), and observed for approximately nine monthsby serial diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS:A 66-year-old male patient was injured in a car crash. Approximately four weeks after the c...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang SH,Kwon HG

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Patients with CKD who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may have more ischemic events than patients without CKD. The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of periprocedural myocardial...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jerkic H,Letilovic T,Stipinovic M,Pocanic D,Catic J,Knotek M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effect of different dialysis modalities on the incidence of peripheral artery occlusive disease (PAOD) among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in a large population-based cohort study. The cohort study included 26,927 ESRD patients who underwent hemodialysis (17,737 patients, hemodialysis...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin CS,Chen SJ,Sung CC,Lin CL,Lin SH,Cheng SM,Wang IK,Huang WS,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) has become an essential technique for the management of advanced intraocular retinoblastoma (RB). In this study, the aim of this article is to describe the clinical results and the short-term complications of IAC performed in our hospital.We retrospectively analyzed patients with newl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Han M,Zhao J,Wu C,Wang Z,Li J,Song D,Wang C,Yang Y,Guo L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Managing the health of vulnerable groups is an important component of health care. Given the long-term burden of radiation-release incidents among those exposed, managing the health of vulnerable groups following a nuclear disaster is very important. However, there is limited information available concerning ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sawano T,Kambe T,Seno Y,Konoe R,Nishikawa Y,Ozaki A,Shimada Y,Morita T,Saito H,Tsubokura M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Nd:YAG laser-induced macular holes (MHs) feature more extensive anatomical defects and worse functional outcomes than idiopathic MHs. Although new treatment options for large refractory MHs have been suggested, the current literature on Nd:YAG laser-induced MHs suggests only conventional pars plana vitrectomy...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang YH,Chung YT,Kim BK,Moon JH,Mun SJ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM) is a group of acquired myopathies characterized by prominent myofiber necrosis with little or no muscle inflammation. Recently, researchers identified autoantibodies (aAb) against 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) in patients with NAM, especially in statin-ex...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Allenbach Y,Drouot L,Rigolet A,Charuel JL,Jouen F,Romero NB,Maisonobe T,Dubourg O,Behin A,Laforet P,Stojkovic T,Eymard B,Costedoat-Chalumeau N,Campana-Salort E,Tournadre A,Musset L,Bader-Meunier B,Kone-Paut I,Sibilia

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00