The correlation between glucose fluctuation from self-monitored blood glucose and the major adverse cardiac events in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome during a 6-month follow-up by WeChat application.

abstract：BACKGROUND:As ABO blood type influences the plasma level of coagulation factor VIII (FVIII), it likely also affects activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and thrombin generation assay (TGA) values. Here, we aimed to investigate the effect of ABO type on the normal values of three global coagulation assays: proth...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Choi Q,Kim JE,Kim SY,Han KS,Kim HK

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) offers advantages over immunoassay due to its increased specificity and ability to multiplex metabolites within a single run. Wide scale adoption of LC-MS/MS in routine clinical laboratories is restricted in part due to the high level of technical ex...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Benton SC,Tetteh GK,Needham SJ,Mücke J,Sheppard L,Alderson S,Ruppen C,Curti M,Redondo M,Milan AM

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sickle cell disease is a major health burden in India. The aim of the study was to compare the diagnostic utility of two different approaches on automated high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for newborn screening for sickle cell disorders and other haemoglobinopathies in India. METHODS:Newborn bab...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Upadhye DS,Jain DL,Trivedi YL,Nadkarni AH,Ghosh K,Colah RB

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The utilization of reliable quality indicators (QIs) proven to be suitable for monitoring and improvement tools is one of the best choices to minimize of the risk of errors in all laboratory processes called as total testing process (TTP). In 2008, a Working Group "Laboratory Errors and Patient Safety" (WG-L...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Orhan B,Sonmez D,Cubukcu HC,Zengi O,Ozturk Emre H,Cinaroglu I,Keles M,Gumus A,Coskun C

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently published data identified bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP) as a good marker of bone formation in different bone diseases and osteoporosis. Two methods are available for BALP determination: one measures enzyme activity, the other its mass concentration. We compared results for BALP activity ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Avbersek-Luznik I,Gmeiner Stopar T,Marc J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The circulating levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) are increased in individuals carrying the 4G allele at position -675 of the PAI-1 gene. In turn, overexpression of PAI-1 has been found to affect both atheroma and thrombosis. However, the association between PAI-1 levels and the incide...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Nikolopoulos GK,Bagos PG,Tsangaris I,Tsiara CG,Kopterides P,Vaiopoulos A,Kapsimali V,Bonovas S,Tsantes AE

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to investigate serum lactate dehydrogenase (LD) levels in patients with silicosis due to denim sandblasting (SDDS) and also to investigate possible correlations between serum LD levels and the degree of radiological extent of disease (RED) and pulmonary function tests. METHO...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Deniz O,Gumus S,Ors F,Yaman H,Battal B,Karaman B,Acikel CH,Ucar E,Cakir E,Tozkoparan E,Bilgic H

更新日期：2012-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We verified the analytical performance of strip-based handheld glucose meters (GM) for prescription use, in a comparative split-sample protocol using blood gas samples from a surgical intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS:Freestyle Precision Pro (Abbott), StatStrip Connectivity Meter (Nova), ACCU-CHEK Inform I...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Claerhout H,De Prins M,Mesotten D,Van den Berghe G,Mathieu C,Van Eldere J,Vanstapel F

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) activates soluble guanylyl cyclase, which results in an increased synthesis of cyclic guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP), smooth muscle relaxation and vasodilation. The heme group in soluble guanylyl cyclase binds NO and allosterically activates the catalytic site. In addition, a second allo...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Nakane M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of turbidimetric homogeneous immunoassays made the determination of several plasma components widely available. The sensitivity and accuracy of these assays are appropriate enough for routine laboratory use; however, in the case of many pathologically high concentration samples, prozone effect (high do...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Papik K,Molnar B,Fedorcsak P,Schaefer R,Lang F,Sreter L,Feher J,Tulassay Z

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Point-of-care testing (POCT) is the fastest growing segment of a US$30 billion worldwide market. "Errors" in the testing process, as well as medical data interpretation and treatment associated with POCT, are recognized as leading to major compromises of patient safety. In today's environment, most testing errors (pre...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Ehrmeyer SS,Laessig RH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to clarify the effects of anti-dsDNA antibodies on the titer and the nuclear staining pattern(s) in a fluorescent antinuclear antibody (FANA) assay using HEp-2 cells. Anti-dsDNA derived from 14 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was individually affinity-purified. The anti-dsDNA...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Suzuki K,Kawamura M,Mineo M,Shinohara T,Kataharada K,Okada M,Takada K,Miyawaki S,Ohsuzu F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to establish reference intervals for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT4), free triiodothyronine (FT3), total thyronine (TT4) and total triiodothyronine (TT3) on the Architect i2000 analyser (Abbott). Serum samples were obtained from apparently healthy adults (n=217, ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Hubl W,Schmieder J,Gladrow E,Demant T

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Mechanical manipulation of the prostate is a generally accepted interfering factor for the measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). However, only few studies have focused on common daily mechanical manipulations, such as bicycle riding. Furthermore, physical exercise is also supposed to modulate PSA seru...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Herrmann M,Scharhag J,Sand-Hill M,Kindermann W,Herrmann W

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, To err is human, galvanized a dramatically increased level of concern about adverse events and patient safety in healthcare, including errors in laboratory medicine. While a significant decrease in the error rates of clinical laboratories has been achieved and documented in rece...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Plebani M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measurement of late-night salivary cortisol concentrations is increasingly used as a screening test in suspected Cushing's syndrome. Cortisol concentrations are typically extremely low in late-night samples and discordant assay-specific reference ranges have been reported. Therefore, the aim of our study was...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Vogeser M,Durner J,Seliger E,Auernhammer C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum concentration of carbohydrate 19-9 antigen (CA 19-9), a sensitive marker of pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma, increases in a variety of liver diseases due to higher production and release by bile duct cells. Biliary epithelial cells are primarily affected in liver disease associated with cystic fibrosis ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Bettinardi N,Felicetta I,Tomasi PA,Colombo C

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, is formed by methylation of arginine residues in proteins and released after proteolysis. In this reaction, S-adenosylmethionine is methyldonor and S-adenosylhomocysteine the demethylated product. ADMA and homocysteine are thus bioch...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： van Guldener C,Nanayakkara PW,Stehouwer CD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related variation of the urinary excretion of amino acids has been widely reported. Instead of the conventional reference intervals, continuous reference limits might be a more practical approach during periods of rapid changes such as infancy or childhood. Regression-based reference limits have been produced for ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Venta R,Prieto B,Alvarez FV

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor autoantibodies (TRAb) are pathogenetic and diagnostic hallmarks of Graves' disease (GD). Three varieties of TRAb have been described: stimulating (S-TRAb), blocking (B-TRAb), and apoptotic (A-TRAb) autoantibodies. Very recently, the first immunoassay method (Immulit...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Tozzoli R,D'Aurizio F,Villalta D,Giovanella L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical Proteomics biomarker discovery programs lead to the selection of putative new biomarkers of human pathologies. Following an initial discovery phase, validation of these candidates in larger populations is a major task that recently started relying upon the use of mass spectrometry approaches, especially in ca...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Lehmann S,Poinot P,Tiers L,Junot C,Becher F,Hirtz C

更新日期：2011-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The plasma total and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels that are used as diagnostic criteria for familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) probands in the general population are too stringent for use in relatives, given the higher prior probability of a first-degree relative being FH (50% vs. 1/500...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Starr B,Hadfield SG,Hutten BA,Lansberg PJ,Leren TP,Damgaard D,Neil HA,Humphries SE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The variability of the tumor markers cancer antigen (CA) 15.3, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA) during steady state concentrations and the rate of increase during progression is described. One hundred and ninety-two patients were monitored during first-line chemotherapy for metastati...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Sölétormos G,Petersen PH,Dombernowsky P

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular diagnostics is one of the most rapidly growing areas of laboratory medicine. This rapid growth of clinical molecular tests has outpaced the availability and development of reference methods and reference materials. Such methods and materials are important for the development, validation, and interpretation o...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Payne DA,Mamotte CD,Gancberg D,Pazzagli M,van Schaik RH,Schimmel H,Rousseau F,IFCC Committee for Molecular Diagnostics (C-MD).

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Brevican, neurocan, tenascin-C and tenascin-R are extracellular matrix proteins present in brain that show increased expression in experimental animal models of brain injury. However, little is known about the dynamics of these proteins in human body fluids, such as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum, afte...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Minta K,Cullen NC,Nimer FA,Thelin EP,Piehl F,Clarin M,Tullberg M,Jeppsson A,Portelius E,Zetterberg H,Blennow K,Andreasson U

更新日期：2019-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Winning a Nobel Prize is a great personal achievement. Some Nobel laureates may consider that their award is a certificate of competence in any field. This may prompt them to undertake projects or accept positions which are beyond their capabilities. Since Nobels are awarded when the laureates have usually passed thei...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Diamandis EP

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The IFCC Task Force on Clinical Applications of Cardiac Biomarkers suggests comparing several contemporary sensitive troponin assays in the same, sufficiently large reference population. METHODS:Three contemporary sensitive assays were used to measure troponin I concentration in samples from a uniquely larg...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Petersmann A,Ittermann T,Fries C,Lubenow N,Kohlmann T,Kallner A,Greinacher A,Nauck M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac troponins currently represent the preferred biomarkers for the detection of myocardial necrosis. The objective of the present study was to compare the performance of the Access AccuTnl assay (Beckman Coulter) measured on two different platforms, the UniCel Dxl 800 and the Access 2 (Beckman Coulter). ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Zaninotto M,Mion MM,Novello E,Moretti M,Delprete E,Rocchi MB,Sisti D,Plebani M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Folate measurements, particularly for whole blood, show wide inter-laboratory and inter-methodology variability. This variability appears to be due in part to the lack of internationally accepted reference materials. A whole blood haemolysate, lyophilised in ampoules and designated 95/528, was therefore evaluated by 1...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Thorpe SJ,Sands D,Heath AB,Hamilton MS,Blackmore S,Barrowcliffe T

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testing for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and other diseases included in the spectrum of the "acute coronary syndrome" is rapidly changing from the traditional enzymatic assays to mass measurement of more specific and sensitive markers (cardiac troponins, CK-MB and myoglobin). Several questions have ari...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Plebani M,Zaninotto M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00