Distribution of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist genotypes in sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI); unexplained SUDI have a higher frequency of allele 2.

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：:Hemostasis is traditionally defined as a physiological response to blood vessel injury and bleeding, which entails a co-ordinated process involving the blood vessel, platelets, and blood clotting proteins (i.e. coagulation factors). Hemostasis can be divided into primary and secondary components. The former rapidly in...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Lippi G,Franchini M,Montagnana M,Favaloro EJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden arrhythmic death is the most common mode of death in Western countries. An increased understanding of the pathophysiology and trigger mechanisms of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with structural heart disease can provide a logical basis for improved therapeutic strategies in the preve...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Huikuri HV

更新日期：1997-08-01 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：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:H+/K+-ATPase is the target autoantigen in autoimmune gastritis (AIG), an organ-specific autoimmune disease with a strong hereditary component. AIM:To detect possible polymorphisms in H+/K+-ATPase alpha- and beta-subunits in AIG patients. METHODS:Blood samples from 12 Finnish AIG patients were sequenced for...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Oksanen AM,Lemmelä SM,Järvelä IE,Rautelin HI

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia with rapid and irregular atrial activity. Instead of uniformly contracting as one chamber, the atrial compartment fibrillates. Several studies have demonstrated that this arrhythmia contributes substantially to cardiac morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this revi...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Miyazaki S,Shah AJ,Scherr D,Haïssaguerre M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Netherlands there are about 9700 explicit requests for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (EAS) each year, of which approximately 3600 are granted. Other countries have criticized the Dutch policy concerning EAS. It has been suggested that palliative care in the Netherlands is not adequate and that euthan...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Swarte NB,Heintz AP

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obese youths may be susceptible to develop the metabolic syndrome (MS) later in life. AIM:To study childhood predictors of MS in adulthood. METHOD:Prospective cohort study including 2,195 subjects, aged 3-18 years at base-line in 1980, who were re-examined in 1983, 1986, and 2001. RESULTS:In adults (aged ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Mattsson N,Rönnemaa T,Juonala M,Viikari JS,Raitakari OT

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes of colorectal cancer are complex and in most cases obscure, making primary prevention impossible at present. Secondary prevention by finding and treating early asymptomatic cancers may possibly reduce mortality from this very common cancer. Results from conventional treatment have changed little during rece...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kronborg O

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal obesity in man is an integrated part of the Metabolic Syndrome, and is associated with a complex neuroendocrine disturbance. Its consequences for the metabolism of the periphery seems to be insulin resistance caused by a combination of a relative hypercortisolaemia and a relative deficiency of sex steroid ho...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Björntorp P

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

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：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：: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：AIM:As the capability of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) to engraft, differentiate and improve myocardial function cannot be studied in humans, exploration was performed in a xenomodel. METHODS:The rats were divided into three groups depending on the type of rats used (Rowett nude (RNU) or Fischer rats +/- immunos...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Grinnemo KH,Månsson-Broberg A,Leblanc K,Corbascio M,Wärdell E,Siddiqui AJ,Hao X,Sylvén C,Dellgren G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenomenon of treatment-resistant depression (TRD), described as the occurrence of an inadequate response after an adequate treatment with antidepressant agents (in terms of dose, duration, and adherence), is very common in clinical practice. It has been broadly defined in the context of unipolar major depression,...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Vieta E,Colom F

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The WHO Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA) Project was initiated in the early 1980s with the main objective of assessing the extent to which trends in coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease are related to changes in known risk factors, daily living habits...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Gutzwiller F

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular circadian clock entrains biological rhythms to a 24-hour schedule. Aspects of cardiovascular physiology and, indeed, the incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke are also subject to diurnal variation. The use of rodent models of disrupted clock function has begun to elucidate the role of the molecul...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Curtis AM,Fitzgerald GA

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Objective: Investigation of the clinical potential of extensive phenotype data and machine learning (ML) in the prediction of mortality in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: The value of ML and extensive clinical data was analyzed in a retrospective registry study of 9066 consecutive ACS patients (January 2007 to...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Hernesniemi JA,Mahdiani S,Tynkkynen JA,Lyytikäinen LP,Mishra PP,Lehtimäki T,Eskola M,Nikus K,Antila K,Oksala N

更新日期：2019-03-01 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 circadian clock generates oscillations in physiology and behavior, known as circadian rhythms. Links between the circadian clock genes Periods, Bmal1, and Cryptochromes and aging and cancer are emerging. Circadian clock gene expression is changed in human pathologies, and transgenic mice with mutations in clock ge...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Khapre RV,Samsa WE,Kondratov RV

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the vessel wall, characterized by the accumulation of leukocytes, especially macrophages and T-cells. Chemokines are small heparin-binding polypeptides, whose main function is to attract cells to the areas of developing inflammation. They function by ligating G-protein cou...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Sheikine Y,Hansson GK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mucosal surfaces are the first portals of entry for most infectious agents, among which respiratory and intestinal viruses are of greatest epidemiological importance. To combat these infections, the immune system uses unspecific and specific mechanisms. Unspecific responses include the production of virus-induced ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Freihorst J,Ogra PL

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ischemic stroke (IS) in a young patient is a disaster and recurrent cardiovascular events could add further impairment. Identifying patients with high risk of such events is therefore important. The prognostic relevance of ECG for this population is unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 690 IS patient...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Pirinen J,Putaala J,Aarnio K,Aro AL,Sinisalo J,Kaste M,Haapaniemi E,Tatlisumak T,Lehto M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thoracolumbar junctional region (T10-L1) of the spine is a transitional zone, where more than half of the thoracic and lumbar fractures occur. In this presentation the origin of the pathoanatomical changes in the thoracolumbar junctional region of the spine is discussed in view of the previous studies. These studi...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Malmivaara AO

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the last two decades, the importance of genetic factors in the aetiology of major mental illness has been firmly re-established and psychiatric research has now firmly embraced the era of molecular genetics. Despite a number of false starts in the study of schizophrenia and affective disorder, there have been suc...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： O'Donovan MC,Owen MJ

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract encompassing two main clinical entities: Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). These disorders are characterized by various grades of tissue damage and development of local complications and extra-intestinal...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Marafini I,Monteleone G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Prospective data on development of venous obstruction after electrode implantation are limited. We performed a prospective study on 150 patients undergoing first pacemaker implantation. METHODS:Venographies at base-line and 6 months postimplantation in all patients, 50 patients included into a long...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Korkeila P,Ylitalo A,Koistinen J,Airaksinen KE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00