The relationship between ITPA rs1127354 polymorphisms and efficacy of antiviral treatment in Northeast Chinese CHC patients.

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：:This study aims to investigate the changes of cytokines and the effect of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) signaling pathway on T cell function in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).Totally, 40 untreated ITP patients were recruited and 30 healthy people were recruited as the healthy control. Then who...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu D,Liu Y,Pang N,Sun M,Wang X,Haridia Y,Zhao F,Qin Y,Fan W,Guo X,Ding J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The diagnosis of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-negative inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) remains challenging because of their morphological resemblance with spindle cell sarcoma with myofibroblastic characteristics. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 69-year-old female patient presented with loco-regional recurr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hou TC,Wu PS,Huang WY,Yang YT,Tan KT,Liu SH,Chen YJ,Chen SJ,Su YW

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：RATIONALE:Metastatic cardiac tumor (MCT) is rare in clinical practice. MCT presenting initially as atrial fibrillation (AF) is even rarer. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a 47-year-old woman with no previous medical history presented with intermittent palpitation for 3 days. DIAGNOSES:The electrocardiography showed AF wit...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng CW,Yang NI,Ng KK,Cherng WJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the difference in the risk of thyroid malignancy for patients with multinodular goiter (MNG) and solitary nodular goiter (SNG) remains controversial. Although total thyroidectomy (TT) is the current preferred surgical option for MNG, permanent hypothyroidism in these patients may be a concern. Therefore, we ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin YS,Wu HY,Yu MC,Hsu CC,Chao TC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute hydrocephalus is a common complication of spontaneous or traumatic intracranial bleeding with extensive subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) or ventricular extension. However, it has never been reported to be secondary to pneumocephalus. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 32-year-old man was admitted following a motorcycl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li G,Wang G,Luan T,Hou K,Yu J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the accuracy of contrast-enhanced whole-heart magnetic resonance coronary angiography at 3.0T for assessing significant stenosis (≥50% lumen diameter reduction) in patients with myocardial infarction, by using conventional coronary artery angiography as the reference standard, and also test the performance...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen Z,Sun B,Duan Q,Xue Y,Chen L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efficacy and safety of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) compared with control for preventing postoperative bleeding after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is controversial. We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to determine whether PRP might reduce blood loss and improve function followi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma J,Sun J,Guo W,Li Z,Wang B,Wang W

更新日期：2017-06-01 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

abstract：:As surgeries are performed around the clock, the time of surgery might have an impact on outcomes. Our aim is to investigate the impact of daytime and nighttime shifts on surgeons and their performance. We believe that such studies are important to enhance the quality of surgeries and their outcomes and help understan...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Alnajashi SS,Alayed SA,Al-Nasher SM,Aldebasi B,Khan MM

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to increase treatment choices for patients with Parkinson disease (PD), we performed a retrospective assessment of adverse events associated with a novel once-daily extended-release (ER) formulation versus the standard immediate-release (IR) of the nonergolinic dopamine agonist, pramipexole. METHOD...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shen Z,Kong D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that the objective treatment response of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) was affected by many factors such as pathophysiological, biological, and pharmaceutical mechanisms. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the predictive significance of clinical prognostic factors and inte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kong Y,Qu L,Li Y,Liu D,Lv X,Han J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the incidence and pattern of child and adolescent (≤18 years old) traumatic fractures (TFs) as a result of collisions.We retrospectively reviewed 270 child and adolescent patients (228 males and 42 females aged 12.8 ± 5.1 years old) with TFs as a result of collisions admitted to our university-affiliate...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang H,Liu H,Zhang S,Li C,Zhou Y,Liu J,Ou L,Xiang L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphoid follicles/aggregates in gastric biopsies have been traditionally linked to Helicobacter pylori gastritis, and less commonly to other inflammatory and neoplastic conditions. The frequency of such aggregates in normal stomachs has yet to be adequately evaluated. This is especially relevant when it comes to diag...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chakhachiro Z,Saroufim M,Safadi B,Attieh M,Assaf N,Shamseddine G,Tamim H,Boulos F

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) is a life-threatening disorder; prompt diagnosis is vital. Surgical treatment is often required, but some cases can be treated conservatively. We herein report an extremely rare case wherein protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) developed after conservative treatment of NOMI...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shima T,Ozeki M,Kinoshita T,Honda K,Inoue H,Morita S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enterococci, members of the group D streptococci and the predominant aerobic streptococci of the gastrointestinal and female genital tracts, have long been recognized as significant pathogens in infective endocarditis. Over the past 2 decades, enterococci have become increasingly important nosocomial pathogens, re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Maki DG,Agger WA

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteopathic medicine is an emerging and complementary method used in neonatology. METHODS:Outcomes were the mean difference in length of stay (LOS) and costs between osteopathy and alternative treatment group. A comprehensive literature search of (quasi)- randomized controlled trials (RCTs), was conducted f...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lanaro D,Ruffini N,Manzotti A,Lista G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ossifying fibroma is benign fibro-osseous neoplasm. The authors report a case of ossifying fibroma in the mandibular angle suspected as metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 74-year-old man presented to the primary hospital complaining of frequent urination. A tumor in the left ki...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Matsuda S,Yoshimura H,Yoshida H,Taga M,Imamura Y,Kiyoshima T,Sano K

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of liver is rare, and its prognosis is extremely poor. This study aims at reviewing the clinical data of all pathologically diagnosed liver cancer in our institute, and discussing the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of our cases of SCC and the literature...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang XF,Du ZQ,Liu XM,Lv Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the safety and usefulness of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for malignant abdominal tumors in pediatric patients and analyzed the factors affecting the resection margin, operative time, and hospital stay of neuroblastoma (NBL) patients.We retrospectively reviewed data of pediatric patients who un...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang HB,Kim HY,Jung SE,Choi YH,Lee JW

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between the waist-to-height ratio (WHR) and all-cause mortality and functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke in a prospective cohort study.A total of 2076 patients (36.66% females) with ischemic stroke were analyzed from ACROSS-China, which is a nationwid...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu P,Pan Y,Zheng H,Wang X,Yan H,Tong X,Jing J,Zhang X,Guo L,Wang Y,investigators for the Survey on Abnormal Glucose Regulation in Patients With Acute Stroke Across China (ACROSS-China).

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We present an interesting case of Candida lusitaniae infection in a patient diagnosed with renal clear cell carcinoma.An 82-year-old male presented with worsening back pain for 1 week. Physical examination including neurologic examination was normal. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed a mas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mishra R,Kelly P,Toolsie O,Ayyadurai P,Adrish M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis is an unusual disease in healthy adults, and Staphylococcus aureus is the most common causative pathogen. The current treatment of choice is surgery with sternoclavicular joint resection and pectoralis flap closure, especially when the disease is complicated by osteomye...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kwon HY,Cha B,Im JH,Baek JH,Lee JS

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection (CAEBV) is characterized as chronic or recurrent mononucleosis-like symptoms and elevated EBV deoxyribonucleic acid (EBV-DNA) copies. Cardiovascular complications have high morbidity and mortality. The treatment regimen for CAEBV has not been established ye...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiang S,Li X,Cao J,Wu D,Kong L,Lin L,Jin Z,An J,Wang Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcutaneous and submuscular anterior ulnar nerve transposition have been widely used in patients with cubital tunnel syndrome. However, the reliable evidence in favor of 1 of 2 surgical options on clinical improvement remains controversial. To maximize the value of the available literature, we performed a systematic ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu CH,Wu SQ,Ke XB,Wang HL,Chen CX,Lai ZL,Zhuang ZY,Wu ZQ,Lin Q

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of determining the level of care and specific postacute care facility for stroke patients has not been adequately studied. The objective of this study was to better understand the factors that influence postacute care decisions by surveying stroke discharge planners. Requests were sent to discharge planner...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Magdon-Ismail Z,Sicklick A,Hedeman R,Bettger JP,Stein J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalation anesthetics provide myocardial protection for cardiac surgery. This study was undertaken to compare the perioperative effects between isoflurane and fentanyl-midazolam-based anesthesia for heart transplantation. A retrospective cohort study was conducted by reviewing the medical records of heart transplanta...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsu CH,Hsu YC,Huang GS,Lu CC,Ho ST,Liaw WJ,Tsai YT,Lin CY,Tsai CS,Lin TC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the safety and efficacy of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) as compared with the traditional care in patients undergoing liver surgery and optimization of enhanced recovery programs.Literature, until August 2016, was searched to identify the comparative studies evaluating preoperative hospital stay tim...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li L,Chen J,Liu Z,Li Q,Shi Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite the benefits, cardiovascular rehabilitation programs (CRPs) have been related to the appearance of signals and symptoms. Risk stratification protocols are commonly used to identify risks during the physical exercise; however, studies that investigate their efficacy to previse signals and symptoms a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Vanzella LM,Takahashi C,Ribeiro F,Lima IM,Silva AKFD,Christófaro DGD,Vanderlei LCM

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00