Vitamin D deficiency and frailty in older Americans.

abstract：:Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is generally performed through a right minithoracotomy, in contrast to the traditional full median sternotomy approach. Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is performed with increasing frequency, and by reducing surgical trauma, several observational studies suggest potentia...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kastengren M,Svenarud P,Ahlsson A,Dalén M

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) is a predictor for clinically incident diabetes in subjects with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and whether its predictive power is independent of C-reactive protein (CRP), an established marker of inflammation. We further examined whether genetic vari...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Luotola K,Pietilä A,Zeller T,Moilanen L,Kähönen M,Nieminen MS,Kesäniemi YA,Blankenberg S,Jula A,Perola M,Salomaa V,Health 2000 and FINRISK97 Studies.

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse whether there is an association between country of birth in first-generation immigrants and first hospitalization for or death from coronary heart disease (CHD) and to analyse whether this association remains in second-generation immigrants. DESIGN:In this follow-up study, the MigMed database at ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Sundquist K,Li X

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed two patients with hypercholesterolaemia and tendon xanthomas associated with apolipoprotein (apoE-7) E-7, a rare variant of the apoE isoforms. Both suffered from coronary artery disease and had undergone a coronary bypass operation. Their cholesterol levels were 268 and 310 mg dl-1, respectively. Both pati...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Ueyama Y,Nozaki S,Yanagi K,Hiraoka H,Nakagawa T,Sakai N,Jiao S,Yamashita S,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old man presented with a mediastinal tumour. On histological examination, tuberculosis was evoked, but no definitive conclusion could be drawn. The patient thereafter developed throat ulcerations and rapidly progressing renal insufficiency due to necrotizing glomerulonephritis. After reviewing the histologic...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Boudes P

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to identify predictors of weight loss in obese men participating in a 2-year behaviour modification programme. DESIGN:Longitudinal, clinical intervention study of a behaviour modifying weight loss program. SETTING:University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. SUBJECTS:Forty-four ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Näslund E,Andersson I,Degerblad M,Kogner P,Kral JG,Rössner S,Hellström PM

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the effects of one-year antihypertensive treatment on plasma lipids and lipoproteins, 65 patients whose diastolic blood pressure was in the range 95-120 mmHg were randomly allocated to groups that received either hydrochlorothiazide or metoprolol, or both drugs when the response to one of them was...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Monmany J,Domingo P,Gomez JA,Sanz F,Roca-Cusachs A,Nolla J,Jane F

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a healthy Nordic diet (ND) on cardiovascular risk factors. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS:in a randomized controlled trial (NORDIET) conducted in Sweden, 88 mildly hypercholesterolaemic subjects were randomly assigned to an ad libitum ND or control diet (subjects'...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Adamsson V,Reumark A,Fredriksson IB,Hammarström E,Vessby B,Johansson G,Risérus U

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, the notion of distributive justice is explored in relation to the introduction and the application of new medical technologies within the clinical setting. The point of departure is that, in the decision making process on what is necessary and fair in patient care, participants will mobilize different ethical mo...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： van der Kloot Meijburg HH

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey among Danish students revealed that 33 (7.2%) of the respondents had experience with hallucinogenic mushrooms (HM). Afterwards these students answered an extended questionnaire about habits and pattern of consumption. It seems that mushroom use is experimental and may be due to risk-seeking behaviour but is m...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Lassen JF,Lassen NF,Skov J

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis represents one of the major medical challenges of the 21st century. Despite substantial improvements in the knowledge on pathophysiological mechanisms, this has so far not translated into novel adjuvant treatment strategies for sepsis. In sepsis, both vascular tone and vascular integrity are compromised, and co...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： van Lier D,Kox M,Pickkers P

更新日期：2020-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In the developed world the majority of disease results from common, but complex disorders such as diabetes, obesity and cancer. Genetic variation explains a large proportion of an individual's risk of developing these diseases; however, success in identifying the particular gene variants involved has been limited. Rec...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Lango H,Weedon MN

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The original definition of microalbuminuria (20-200 microg min-1 or 15-150 microg min-1 overnight) is based on studies of patients with diabetes, in whom microalbuminuria was associated with increased risk of chronic renal failure. In a recent report an overnight urinary albumin excretion (UAE) above only 5 ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Klausen KP,Scharling H,Jensen JS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The onset of human disease by infection with SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 has revealed risk factors for disease severity. There are four identified factors that puts one at high-risk for infection and/or mortality creating a disparity: age, comorbidities, race/ethnicity, and gender. Data indicate that the older a perso...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Carethers JM

更新日期：2020-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:As our understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing natural killer (NK) cell activity increases, their potential in cancer immunotherapy is growing increasingly prominent. This review analyses the currently available preclinical and clinical data regarding NK cell-based immunotherapeutic approaches in cancer st...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Sutlu T,Alici E

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Combinations of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) and long-acting β2 -agonists (LABAs) are recommended for patients with moderate and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it is not known whether different fixed combinations are equally effective. The aim of this study was to investigate...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Larsson K,Janson C,Lisspers K,Jørgensen L,Stratelis G,Telg G,Ställberg B,Johansson G

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the period 1974-1983, Yersinia enterocolitica infection was diagnosed in 458 hospitalized patients by antibody response or isolation of the micro-organism. Eight (1.75%) patients showed signs of acute pancreatitis with elevated serum or urine levels of amylase; two patients had acute insulin-dependent diabetes....

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Saebø A,Lassen J

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have shown that the prognosis is relatively good when the distal systolic ankle index (ankle systolic pressure/arm systolic pressure) is above 50% and the distal toe systolic pressure is above 40 mmHg. In 132 patients suspected of PAD in the legs we i...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Christensen JH,Freundlich M,Jacobsen BA,Falstie-Jensen N

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred consecutive patients with femoral neck fractures (FNF) and 200 controls matched by age, sex, nursing home residency and number of admissions within the last 2 years, were interviewed about recent drug use. The matching criteria were chosen to achieve case and control groups that were comparable with regard...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Jensen J,Nielsen LH,Lyhne N,Hallas J,Brøsen K,Gram LF

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene mutations at the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor locus were screened in 210 alleles of Japanese patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH). In the present study, two types of novel mutation were identified by genomic Southern blotting using human LDL receptor cDNA probes. An approximately 12 kb dele...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kajinami K,Mabuchi H,Inazu A,Fujita H,Koizumi J,Takeda R,Matsue T,Kibata M

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with established coronary disease and abnormalities of lipid metabolism represent a particularly important subgroup, since their mortality risk is typically 10 times greater than that amongst-subjects with comparable risk factors but no clinical history. Such patients are commonly treated initially with anti-...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Brown BG,Zhao XQ,Bardsley J,Albers JJ

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-year-old woman with previous parathyroidectomy for adenoma was found to have a serum calcium level of 5.35 mmol l-1 (21.4 mg dl-1). Inadvertent calcium overdose had occurred because of her mistaken belief that if some prescribed calcium was good, then more was better. Her misconception is in contrast with that of...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： McAlister NH,Abrams HB,Schlosser R,Sturtridge W

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The contribution of plasma lipids to cardiovascular risk is usually evaluated by measuring plasma concentrations of total cholesterol, triglycerides and HDL cholesterol, and calculating LDL cholesterol concentration. We investigated plasma concentrations of apolipoproteins and lipoprotein particles in women ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Nielsen NE,Olsson AG,Swahn E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of nanotechnology has been a significant research focus in the last thirty years. This emphasis is due to the unique optical, electrical, magnetic, chemical and biological properties of materials approximately ten thousand times smaller than the diameter of a hair strand. Researchers have developed methods t...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Sindhwani S,Chan WCW

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring survival of cancer patients using data collected by population-based cancer registries is an important component of cancer control. In this setting, patient survival is often summarized using net survival, that is survival from cancer if there were no other possible causes of death. Although net survival is...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Eloranta S,Smedby KE,Dickman PW,Andersson TM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The relationship between physical activity and cognitive function is intriguing but controversial. We performed a systematic meta-analysis of all the available prospective studies that investigated the association between physical activity and risk of cognitive decline in nondemented subjects. METHODS:We con...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Sofi F,Valecchi D,Bacci D,Abbate R,Gensini GF,Casini A,Macchi C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of the study was to determine whether an association between diet and platelet function, plasma fibrinogen level and factor VII coagulant activity (VII:C) could be established in young subjects. DESIGN:Data on the habitual diet of the subjects were collected either by a questionnaire on food h...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Mutanen M,Krusius T,Räsänen L,Freese R,Vahtera E,Viikari JS

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoking has been identified as a major modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease and mortality. However, findings on the relationship between smoking and atrial fibrillation (AF) have been inconsistent. Furthermore, findings from previous studies were based on self-reported smoking. OBJECT...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Zuo H,Nygård O,Vollset SE,Ueland PM,Ulvik A,Midttun Ø,Meyer K,Igland J,Sulo G,Tell GS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Addition of assessment of comorbid diseases ('D') and oxygen saturation ('S') to the CRB-65 score has been recommended to improve its accuracy for risk stratification in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The aim of this study was to validate the resulting DS-CRB-65 score in a large cohort of patients with ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kolditz M,Ewig S,Schütte H,Suttorp N,Welte T,Rohde G,CAPNETZ study group.

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human nervous system is a vast network carrying not only sensory and movement information, but also information to and from our organs, intimately linking it to our overall health. Scientists and engineers have been working for decades to tap into this network and 'crack the neural code' by decoding neural signals...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Bouton C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00