The role of bronchoalveolar lavage in the microbiological diagnosis of pneumonia in patients with haematological malignancies.

abstract：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is phenotypically and genotypically a heterogeneous disease. Since 1989, four chromosomal loci have been identified for HCM and the genes residing on three of these have been identified as beta-myosin heavy chain (beta-MHC), cardiac troponin-T and alpha-tropomyosin. These genes code f...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Durand JB,Abchee AB,Roberts R

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to test the applicability of exercise echocardiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. The results were compared to findings of coronary angiography. 118 patients, 100 males and 18 females, who were all referred to coronary angiography for suspected ischaemic heart disease, u...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Luotolahti M,Saraste M,Hartiala J

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In adults, the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level is higher among physically active subjects. However, the association of physical activity and HDL-C is less well studied in adolescents and young adults. Furthermore, it is not known whether the effect of physical activity on HDL-C levels is independent...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Raitakari OT,Taimela S,Porkka KV,Viikari JS

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of ovarian carcinoma on the circulating concentration of the cross-linked carboxyterminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP) was studied in 17 patients before and during treatment. ICTP is a complex peptide released from type I collagen, which is the main organic component of bone matrix but also induced...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Santala M,Risteli L,Puistola U,Risteli J,Kauppila A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and specific inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, are therapeutic groups widely used for the treatment of pain, inflammation and fever. There is growing experimental and clinical evidence indicating NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors also have anti-cancer activity. Epidemiologi...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Rüegg C,Zaric J,Stupp R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although food habits arc not stable and unchanging during a person's lifetime, a base for healthy food habits can be created in early childhood. Children's food habits can be assumed to be influenced by their parents' food habits and choices. The aim of this article is to review factors influencing food choice in chil...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Hursti UK

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regular presence and persistence of specific serum antibodies in Helicobacter pylori infection gives an excellent tool for diagnostic work. Eradication of the infection leads to gradual disappearance of the gastritis and decrease of specific serum antibodies. The fall of IgG and IgA antibody titres can be followed wit...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kosunen TU

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukotriene-forming enzymes are expressed within atherosclerotic lesions and locally produced leukotrienes exert pro-inflammatory actions within the vascular wall by means of cell surface receptors of the BLT and CysLT receptor subtypes. The migration and accumulation of inflammatory cells that follow leukotriene rece...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Bäck M,Hansson GK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AIMS:A mild increase in liver enzyme levels is sometimes observed in patients with diabetic ketosis or ketoacidosis. The aim of the present study was to assess the cause and prevalence of the elevation of liver transaminase levels in fulminant and acute-onset type 1 diabetic patients experiencing diabetic ke...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Takaike H,Uchigata Y,Iwamoto Y,Imagawa A,Iwahashi H,Kanatsuka A,Kawasaki E,Kobayashi T,Shimada A,Shimizu I,Maruyama T,Hanafusa T,Makino H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlamydia pneumoniae infection has been associated with atherosclerosis by sero-epidemiological, histopathological and interventional studies, and animal experiments. We hypothesized that if chlamydial infection is causative of atherosclerosis, the occurrence of antibodies against C. pneumoniae should be ass...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Janatuinen T,Friberg J,Viljanen MK,Raitakari OT,Nuutila P,Vainionpää R,Oksi J,Peltonen R,Engblom E,Laine H,Knuuti J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) expresses genes that stimulate cells to divide in culture. This property, coupled with the close association of the virus with numerous malignancies, has prompted its designation as a human DNA tumour virus. Before human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8, alternatively KS virus) was discovered, EBV was uni...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Griffin BE,Xue SA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:There is limited information about the durability of glycaemic control when different oral glucose-lowering therapies (GLTs) are used as add-on treatments to metformin (MET) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). OBJECTIVE:To compare time to treatment failure between different classes of oral GLT...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Mamza J,Mehta R,Donnelly R,Idris I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of cardiovascular disease is markedly increased in patients with type 2 diabetes with a prevalence twice as high compared to the background population. With the recognition of multiple concomitant risk factors for both microvascular as well as cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetic patients, treatment stra...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Gaede P,Pedersen O

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On average, 15,000 cases of measles occurred annually in Finland before the initiation of a vaccination programme in 1975. Because of insufficient activity, the vaccination coverage failed to reach the required level of over 90%, and cases continued to occur. The policy was revolutionized in 1982 by launching a projec...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Heinonen OP,Paunio M,Peltola H

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain bacterial infections have been demonstrated to be causative of reactive arthritis. The most common bacterial trigger of reactive arthritis is Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydia pneumoniae is another known cause, albeit far less frequently. Although Chlamydia-induced reactive arthritis will often spontaneously re...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Carter JD,Inman RD,Whittum-Hudson J,Hudson AP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum trace element concentrations, parameters of iron metabolism and serum protein concentrations were investigated in thirteen adult recipients of bone-marrow transplants receiving total parenteral nutrition. Six of the patients died during the four weeks follow-up. Serum zinc concentrations were initially low but i...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Antila HM,Salo MS,Kirvelä O,Näntö V,Rajamäki A,Toivanen A

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain as a research topic has been treated in this symposium, as in other contexts, as though it were an illness. It is, however, a complaint - and as such, even, potentially not a genuine one. Appreciation of the true character of back pain is essential for the proper orientation and setting of priorities for...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Miettinen OS,Caro JJ

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abnormal indices of angiogenesis have been reported in chronic heart failure (CHF). We tested the hypothesis that circulating angiogenin (a potent inducer of neovascularization in vivo) is higher in CHF patients compared with controls and associated with indices of CHF severity: brain natriuretic peptide (BN...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Patel JV,Sosin M,Gunarathne A,Hussain I,Davis RC,Hughes EA,Lip GY

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review highlights recent progress in our understanding of the beneficial effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in cardiovascular disease (CVD). The fact that HRT is increasingly advocated has raised concern about possible adverse effects weighed against the potential benefits of HRT regimens. Both favourab...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Taskinen MR

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the major discoveries in modern genetics is the phenomenon of genomic, or parental, imprinting. The parent-of-origin effects seen after transmission of an imprinted gene from parents to their children do not follow the genetic rules postulated by Gregor Mendel. This has obvious consequences for genetic counsell...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Mannens M,Alders M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Evidence on the association between depression, antidepressant use and venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk is conflicting. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of published observational studies evaluating the associations of depression and antidepressant use with VTE risk. DESIGN:Eligible studies ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kunutsor SK,Seidu S,Khunti K

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis, the leading cause of death in developed countries, is characterized by chronic inflammation in the artery wall. It has been appreciated for decades that this disease is linked to hypercholesterolemia and the accumulation of macrophages in the artery wall, yet the exact mechanisms underlying this infla...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Laberge MA,Moore KJ,Freeman MW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A radioimmunoassay method for endothelin was developed. Antisera raised against endothelin 1 showed significant crossreaction with endothelin 2 and 3 (45 and 13%, respectively). Considerable endothelin immunoreactivity was shown to be present in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with a subarachnoid hemorrhage, rangi...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Suzuki H,Sato S,Suzuki Y,Oka M,Tsuchiya T,Iino I,Yamanaka T,Ishihara N,Shimoda S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral obesity is associated with metabolic abnormalities that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease. Obese patients with a substantial accumulation of visceral adipose tissue are characterized by higher insulinaemic and glycaemic responses during an oral glucose challenge as well as by a d...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Després JP

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 40 years ago Friedenstein described stromal cells in the bone marrow that were spindle shaped and proliferate to form colonies. These cells attach to plastic and are able to differentiate under defined in vitro conditions into multiple cell types present in many different tissues, e.g. osteoblasts, chondroblasts...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Väänänen HK

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Europe around 1970 there were only a few small and often poorly known epidemiological studies on risk factors and the incidence of coronary heart disease. In order to enhance the utilization of the information contained in them, the Medical Clinic in Heidelberg offered uniform data analysis to qualifying contributi...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Lamm G

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Study of the growth and development of cartilage and bone has been difficult because the structure of the tissues makes biological experiments hard to conduct. Recent advances in molecular biology have offered new possibilities for studying these processes. Many cartilage and bone specific cDNAs have been cloned and c...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Sandberg MM

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) has been considered essential for normal ovarian follicular development and spermatogenesis. Although this concept remains valid, the recent reports of defects in genes encoding FSH and its receptor (FSHR) have altered the concepts, particularly with regard to the role of FSH in sper...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Tapanainen JS,Aittomäki K,Huhtaniemi IT

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years a revival of interest has emerged in the health benefits of intermittent fasting and long-term fasting, as well as of other related nutritional strategies. In addition to meal size and composition a new focus on time and frequency of meals has gained attention. The present review will investigate the e...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Wilhelmi de Toledo F,Grundler F,Sirtori CR,Ruscica M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: This meta-analysis study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of TEVAR versus OCSR for TBAD patients.Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, EmBase, and the Cochrane library to identify studies compared the effectiveness of TEVAR and OCSR in TBAD patients from the inception up to July 2019. The summary re...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Liu J,Xia J,Yan G,Zhang Y,Ge J,Cao L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00