Characteristics of diurnal ventricular premature complex variation in right ventricular outflow tract arrhythmias after catheter ablation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2476601 of the protein tyrosine phosphatase, nonreceptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene has been presented to implicate in the pathogenesis of alopecia areata (AA) in a few association investigations with limited sample size and inconsistent conclusions. METHODS:The aim of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lei ZX,Chen WJ,Liang JQ,Wang YJ,Jin L,Xu C,Kang XJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) has been one widely used index of early carotid atherosclerosis. We speculated that the influence of blood pressure variability (BPV) on early carotid atherosclerosis may be varied by the location of the carotid artery and diabetes history. Thus, the goal of this study was to evalu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu D,Li C,Chen Y,Xiong H,Tian X,Wu W,Huang W,Zhang YT,Zhang H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) offers excellent local control rates. This study retrospectively analyzed the influence of different tumor size on treatment outcomes after SBRT.Between December 2008 and February 2014, 141 HCC patients were treated with Cyberknif...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kuo HT,Que J,Lin LC,Yang CC,Koay LB,Lin CH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The process of population aging inclines to seek determinants of the quality of life in the older people. Health self-assessment is the one of the main elements of the quality of life. In the older people it is associated with functional efficiency. The aim of the study was to determine correlations of physi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Knapik A,Brzęk A,Famuła-Wąż A,Gallert-Kopyto W,Szydłak D,Marcisz C,Plinta R

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, and the associated risk factors among adults in Xi'an, China.From October to December 2013, participants in Xi'an, China were recruited for the study by using a multiple-stage sampling method. A self-developed questionnaire with an addit...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hu M,Wan Y,Yu L,Yuan J,Ma Y,Hou B,Jiang X,Shang L

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Graves ophthalmopathy (GO) is one of the remaining enigmas in thyroidology. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are strongly recommended but their effects are not completely satisfactory and adverse reactions can occur. Tripterygium glycosides (TG) is a promising component extracted from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwH...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu X,Gao C,Liu X,Gao T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The management of congenital scoliosis concentrates on early diagnosis and proper surgical treatment before the development of severe deformities. Decision making regarding the appropriate fusion levels, proper surgical treatment, and reduction amount of kyphoscoliosis is very important but difficult in the t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang DG,Yang JH,Suk SI,Suh SW,Kim JH,Lee SJ,Na KH,Lee JH

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from preclinical studies suggest that ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has a chemopreventive effect on colorectal cancer (CRC) development, but no large observational study has examined this possibility. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of UDCA use with CRC risk in a nationwide population-based...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang WK,Hsu HC,Liu JR,Yang TS,Chen JS,Chang JW,Lin YC,Yu KH,Kuo CF,See LC

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients who have tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who also experience alcohol use disorder (AUD) symptoms have worse clinical outcomes when compared with those who do not have AUD symptoms. The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of rational emotive healt...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Omeje JC,Otu MS,Aneke AO,Adikwu VO,Nwaubani OO,Chigbu EF,Onuigbo LN,Udom IE,Aye EN,Akaneme IN,Egeonu DC,Ezema VS,Okpanachi GO,Ohabuenyi AG,Eseadi C,Eze NM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the correlation between platelet endothelial aggregation receptor-1 (PEAR1) genetic polymorphism and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE).Variant loci of the PEAR1 gene were screened in a PTE pedigree, followed by verification using Sanger sequencing. These polymorphic loci were validated in 101 PTE patients and...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fu Y,Sun S,Liang J,Liu S,Jiang Y,Xu L,Mei J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is paucity of data on the impact of surgical incision and analgesia on relevant outcomes.A retrospective STROBE-compliant cohort study was performed between July 2007 and August 2017 of patients undergoing lung transplantation. Gender, age, indication for lung transplantation, and the 3 types of surgical access ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Giménez-Milà M,Videla S,Pallarés N,Sabaté A,Parmar J,Catarino P,Tosh W,Rafiq MU,Nalpon J,Valchanov K

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Brachfeld and Gorlin's revised concept of subaortic stenosis derived from their recognition that the large magnitudes of the pressure gradients were incompatible with the relatively mild anatomic lesions found at surgery in 3 of their patients, and the rapidity of their arterial pulse upstroke. They proposed that a gr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Criley JM,Siegel RJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) is gradually regarded as an effective alternative to posterior open surgery. However, migrated herniations bring a great technical challenge even for experienced surgeons due to the absence of the appropriate approaching guideline. We aimed to describe a ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ying J,Huang K,Zhu M,Zhou B,Wang Y,Chen B,Teng H

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare the radiographic and clinical outcomes between posterior short-segment pedicle instrumentation combined with lateral-approach interbody fusion and traditional anterior-posterior (AP) surgery for the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures.Lateral-approach interbody fusion has achieved ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,Zhang J,Tang H,Lu Z,Liu S,Chen S,Hong Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Although several studies have described the involvement pattern of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) using muscle MRI, most of these studies have limitations as cross-sectional studies. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of longitudinal studies describing muscle involvement patterns in pat...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park JS,Park D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is surging currently. Synbiotic as a supplement based on gut microbiota may be beneficial to improve the metabolism of T2DM. However, the results of clinical studies show that the role of synbiotic in weight management in patients with T2DM is contr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen Y,Li Z,Yang M,Shui J,Yue R

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is very common in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), the early interventions are essential to the prognosis of SAP patients. We aimed to evaluate the risk factors for ARDS in SAP patients, to provide insights into the management of SAP.SAP patients treated...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang W,Zhang M,Kuang Z,Huang Z,Gao L,Zhu J

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Few attention has been directed to the potential effects of intermittent hypoxia experienced in obstructive sleep apnea on the integrity and permeability of intestinal barrier, particularly in adults. Therefore, we evaluated alteration in serum d-lactate concentration in middle-aged males with obstructive sleep apnea ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Heizati M,Li N,Shao L,Yao X,Wang Y,Hong J,Zhou L,Zhang D,Chang G,Abulikemu S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality of life (QoL) is a matter of concern in both healthy and diseased individuals. Lifestyle factors such as physical activity and sleep have a direct impact on QoL. In this context, interactions between activity time expenditure and QoL might be different in comorbid and non comorbid patients. Besides, the quanti...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Suarez-Villar R,Martinez-Urbistondo D,Fernandez MA,Lopez-Cano M,Fernandez E,Dominguez A,Prosper L,Rodriguez-Cobo A,Tinoco MEC,Nadal P,Risco CR,Fernández PV,Martínez JA

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Smoking is well-known to increase cancer risk, particularly risk of lung cancer, and negatively affects efficacy of cancer treatment. However, recent evidence suggests that among cancer patients, paradoxically, smokers respond to treatment better than non-smokers. We propose to conduct a focused review and...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Feng H,Li J,Liu F,Liu Q,Ji J,Postlethwaite A,Gu W,Shan B

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare imaging indicators and clinical effects of extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) using allogenic bone, autologous bone marrow + allogenic bone, and rhBMP-2 + allogenic bone as bone graft materials in the treatment of degenerative lumbar diseases.This was a retrospective study of 93 patients with lumbar in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Y,Li J,Cui H,Zhang F,Sun Y,Li Z,Ding W,Shen Y,Zhang W

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Volume overload and the renin-aldosterone-angiotensin system (RAAS) are 2 major factors contributing to hypertension (HTN) among hemodialysis (HD) patients. Although volume-dependent components of HTN can be corrected by appropriate volume removal, a proportion of HD patients experience elevated blood pres...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Aftab RA,Khan AH,Syed Sulaiman SA,Khan TM,Adnan AS

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical intervention is an important option for treating lumbar tuberculosis. Previous studies have reported different surgical intervention procedures. To our knowledge, few studies have compared the clinical results of mid-term follow-up of 3 different surgeries in surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis. This st...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang H,Guo Q,Guo C,Wu J,Liu J,Gao Q,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS-KS) caused by human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is the most severe and resistant form of KS tumor. Our aim was to verify whether there is an association between HHV-8 variability and development of AIDS-KS in Brazil by comparing the HHV-8 variability between individuals without and wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tozetto-Mendoza TR,Ibrahim KY,Tateno AF,de Oliveira CM,Sumita LM,Sanchez MCA,Luna EJ,Pierrotti LC,Drexler JF,Braz-Silva PH,Pannuti CS,Romano CM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internet gaming disorder (IGD) contributes to poor quality of life (QOL) and cognitive dysfunction and is increasingly recognized as a social problem in various countries. However, no evidence exists to determine whether QOL and cognitive dysfunction stabilize after appropriate management. The present study addressed ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lim JA,Lee JY,Jung HY,Sohn BK,Choi SW,Kim YJ,Kim DJ,Choi JS

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute cerebral infarction after snake bites is rare. The underlying mechanism causing the thrombotic process remains complex and unknown. PATIENT CONCERNS:We herein describe a 49-year-old female who was bitten by a Trimeresurus stejnegeri. After 4 days of biting, she developed acute ischemic infarct. DIAGNO...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zeng X,Hu J,Liang X,Wu Y,Yan M,Zhu M,Fu Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is to investigate the effect of metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGluR7) on the proliferation of human embryonic neural stem cells (NSCs) and its molecular mechanism.Human embryonic NSCs were isolated. The pCMV2-GV146-GFP-mGluR7 plasmid was transfected to over-express mGluR7 while mGluR7 siRNA was transfe...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang J,Zhao J,Chen Y,Shi H,Huang X,Wang Y,Wang Y,Wei Y,Xue W,Han J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the frequency of comorbidities and multimorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients under biologic therapy and their effects on biological disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) choice, timing, and response.Hacettepe University Biologic Registry (HUR-BIO) is sing...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Armagan B,Sari A,Erden A,Kilic L,Erdat EC,Kilickap S,Kiraz S,Bilgen SA,Karadag O,Akdogan A,Ertenli I,Kalyoncu U

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs12885713 of calmodulin 1 gene (CALM1) has been reported to involve in the etiology of osteoarthritis (OA) in several association studies with limited sample size and conflicting results. The purpose of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shi J,Gao ST,Lv ZT,Sheng WB,Kang H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cancer of the splenic flexure of the colon is a rare medical entity with severe morbidity because of its insidious onset. METHODS:We present the case of a 59-year-old male patient with dull left upper quadrant pain, leukocytosis, and anemia. A splenic abscess described as an air-fluid level with splenoc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Awotar GK,Luo F,Zhao Z,Guan G,Ning S,Ren J,Liu Y,Wang G,Liu P

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00