Thoracic endovascular aortic repair versus open chest surgical repair for patients with type B aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

abstract：:After the sequencing of the human genome has been completed, non-invasive imaging studies are needed to assess the function of new genes in living organisms. The evaluation of genetically manipulated animals or new designed biomolecules will require a thorough understanding of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Haberkorn U,Altmann A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We studied prevalence of hypovitaminosis D, its determinants, and whether achievement of recommended dietary vitamin D intake (10 μg/d) is associated with absence of hypovitaminosis D in adults. METHODS:The study is part of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. We collected serum samples of 25-hyd...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Voipio AJ,Pahkala KA,Viikari JS,Mikkilä V,Magnussen CG,Hutri-Kähönen N,Kähönen M,Lehtimäki T,Männistö S,Loo BM,Jula A,Marniemi J,Juonala M,Raitakari OT

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study is a collaborative effort of all university departments of paediatrics and several other institutions in Finland to study the risk factors of coronary heart disease (CHD) and their determinants in children and adolescents in different parts of the country. The main cross-se...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Akerblom HK,Viikari J,Raitakari OT,Uhari M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Finnish type of hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis (FGA) is one of the most common diseases of Finnish disease heritage. Existing FGA knowledge is based only on smaller patient series, so our aim was to elucidate the natural course of the disease in a comprehensive sample of patients and to build up a national ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Nikoskinen T,Schmidt EK,Strbian D,Kiuru-Enari S,Atula S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lyme borreliosis is endemic in the Aland Islands. Exposure of the inhabitants to bites of the tick Ixodes ricinus is heavy. The purpose of this study was to describe symptoms and signs of patients with late Lyme borreliosis in this area, and to correlate the findings with the epidemiological setting. The first 100 con...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Wahlberg P,Granlund H,Nyman D,Panelius J,Seppälä I

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in hospitalized patients is an area of active research. We aimed to compare the efficacy and the safety of the basal-bolus insulin regimen versus linagliptin-basal insulin in non-critically ill non-cardiac surgery patients in a real-world setting. Methods: We ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Pérez-Belmonte LM,Osuna-Sánchez J,Millán-Gómez M,López-Carmona MD,Gómez-Doblas JJ,Cobos-Palacios L,Sanz-Cánovas J,Barbancho MA,Lara JP,Jiménez-Navarro M,Bernal-López MR,Gómez-Huelgas R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular oxygen (O2)is a basic requirement for cellular growth and viability and many aspects of anatomy and physiology are dedicated to achieving reliable distribution. Recent work has identified a specific sensing and response system, centred around a transcription complex called Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1 (HIF-1),...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Wiesener MS,Maxwell PH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), and inflammation are all associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to assess potential interrelationships between these parameters in a young and healthy population. METHODS:Healthy individuals aged 25-41 years were inclu...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Aeschbacher S,Schoen T,Dörig L,Kreuzmann R,Neuhauser C,Schmidt-Trucksäss A,Probst-Hensch NM,Risch M,Risch L,Conen D

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The association between sleep disturbances and cardiometabolic diseases has been understudied in blacks with metabolic syndrome. METHODS:This study is a cross-sectional analysis of the Metabolic Syndrome Outcome Study (MetSO) trial. We assessed insomnia symptoms, sleep duration, and risk for sleep apnea. ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Ramos AR,Wallace DM,Pandi-Perumal SR,Williams NJ,Castor C,Sevick MA,Mcfarlane SI,Jean-Louis G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate dyslipidemia as predictor of myocardial infarction (MI) in subjects with or without chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS:In 142,394 middle-aged Swedes referred for laboratory evaluation, glomerular filtration rates (GFR) were estimated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease study equation. CK...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Holzmann MJ,Jungner I,Walldius G,Ivert T,Nordqvist T,Ostergren J,Hammar N

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rapidly progressing disease characterized by an over- expression of endothelin. In addition to its potent pulmonary vasoconstrictor effects, endothelin has been shown to produce many of the aberrant changes, such as hypertrophy, fibrosis, inflammation, and neurohormonal activation ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Clozel M

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD is a chronic liver condition characterized by hepatic steatosis and associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In many patients fat accumulation leads to steatohepatitis (NASH) with chronic necrosis, inflammation, and fibrosis, and eventually to t...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Ali R,Cusi K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidative polymorphism of debrisoquine has been determined in 125 patients with bladder cancer and in 556 healthy control subjects; 96.6% of patients and 93.9% of controls with a metabolic ratio of debrisoquine less than 12.6 were classified as extensive metabolizers of debrisoquine (P = NS). The distribution of f...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Benítez J,Ladero JM,Fernández-Gundín MJ,Llerena A,Cobaleda J,Martínez C,Muñoz JJ,Vargas E,Prados J,González-Rozas F

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The associations between candidate gene polymorphisms and coronary heart disease (CHD) are complex as a consequence of pleiotropy, variation with age, selection due to the high lethality of the disease, and interactions with other genes and with environmental factors. Identification of the gene variants that contribut...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Cambien F

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial health is a key factor in normal cardiovascular homeostasis, and recent studies have revealed several important functions of the vascular endothelium that protect against atherothrombosis. These include control over arterial tone, coagulation, fibrinolysis, and vascular growth. Consequently, endothelial dy...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Raitakari OT,Celermajer DS

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three randomly selected plasma samples from apparently healthy, middle aged men were analysed for coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), alpha-tocopherol (AT) and free cholesterol (FC) in: 1) whole plasma, 2) the HDL lipoprotein fraction after LDL precipitation (VLDL + LDL). CoQ10, AT and FC in plasma averaged 0.69 +/- .11, 6.7...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Johansen K,Theorell H,Karlsson J,Diamant B,Folkers K

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the aetiological diagnosis of pulmonary infections in patients affected by haematological malignancies we evaluated the utility of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). One hundred and twenty-seven BAL were performed in 119 patients. In our series, we identified the agent of pneumonia in 53.5% of episodes with the best res...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Pagano L,Pagliari G,Basso A,Marra R,Sica S,Frigieri L,Morace G,Ardito F,Leone G

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate if pulse pressure (PP) is a risk predictor for atrial fibrillation (AF) in a longitudinal study of 60-year-old men and women from Stockholm (n = 4,232), free from AF at baseline, with primary end-point incident AF. METHODS:AF diagnoses were obtained from the national hospital discharge register. The es...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Miedel C,Leander K,de Faire U,Gigante B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several clinical studies have suggested possible increase in cardiovascular risk during and in the first weeks after an acute inflammatory disease. Using influenza vaccine as inflammatory stimulus, we investigated whether arterial endothelial dysfunction could persist beyond the inflammatory state, and wheth...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Liuba P,Aburawi EH,Pesonen E,Andersson S,Truedsson L,Ylä-Herttuala S,Holmberg L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eastern-born male Finns, irrespective of their place of residence, have high mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD), and half of such deaths are sudden. AIM:To study whether eastern birthplace alone or combined with life-style factors predicts risk for prehospital sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the new ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Tyynela P,Goebeler S,Ilveskoski E,Mikkelsson J,Perola M,Loytonen M,Karhunen PJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Among the approximately 7,000 cytogenetically abnormal childhood and adult B- and T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemias (ALL) published to date, numerous recurring chromosomal aberrations and abnormality patterns have been identified, and it has been clearly shown that the cytogenetic features often correlate closel...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Johansson B,Mertens F,Mitelman F

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naltrexone is the first safe and effective pharmaceutical adjunct for use in the treatment of alcohol abuse. Theoretically it could be effective also as a means for terminating methadone maintenance and in the treatment of other forms of substance abuse. Two general types of protocols have been used with naltrexone. O...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Sinclair JD

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the responses of peripheral and central visceral nociceptive systems to acute injury and discusses these observations in relation to the concept of 'pre-emptive analgesia'. Visceral nociceptors are known to respond to injury but are also known to become sensitized to non-noxious stimuli during the...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Cervero F

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial pathological process. In recent years, the immune factors associated with its initiation and progression have been investigated intensively. Several autoantigens and their respective autoantibodies have been suggested as factors in atherogenesis. This manuscript provides a review of...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Shoenfeld Y,Sherer Y,George J,Harats D

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocyte adhesion to endothelium is essential for the development of an appropriate immune-inflammatory response. The vital importance of leukocyte-endothelial adhesive interactions in host defense and homeostasis is illustrated by the clinical manifestations of patients with congenital defects of leukocyte adhesion ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Repo H,Harlan JM

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：:BACKGROUND. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are associated with poor upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tolerability and increased ulcer risk, but patient adherence to gastroprotective co-therapy is frequently inadequate. A fixed-dose combination of enteric-coated naproxen 500 mg and immediate-release esomeprazole mag...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Cryer BL,Sostek MB,Fort JG,Svensson O,Hwang C,Hochberg MC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology of psychotic and other symptoms in schizophrenia remains a mystery despite decades of research. Even though it has been suspected for many years that autoimmune mechanisms may play a role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, firm evidence for this hypothesis has been lacking. Our studies, over ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Ganguli R,Brar JS,Chengappa KN,Yang ZW,Nimgaonkar VL,Rabin BS

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00