Healthy gut microflora and allergy: factors influencing development of the microbiota.

abstract：:In a national Belgian nutritional study (the B.I.R.N.H. Study), the authors review how far the Belgian population is from the recommended nutritional goals and ideal serum cholesterol. They also make comparisons between genders and look at differences according to the linguistic background (French- or Dutch-speaking s...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kornitzer MD,Dramaix MM

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes in childhood and adolescence is a difficult, lifelong, evolving disorder. Insulin treatment is essential for the establishment and maintenance of optimal metabolic control but it is only part of a comprehensive child-focused management strategy which must be initiated at the time of diagnosis. Attention must ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Swift PG

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Rapid weight loss with very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) is known to improve insulin sensitivity and decrease adipose tissue masses. The aim was to investigate the effects of VLCD on adipose tissue regional glucose uptake (rGU) and perfusion and their association with adipokines. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Sixte...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Viljanen AP,Lautamäki R,Järvisalo M,Parkkola R,Huupponen R,Lehtimäki T,Rönnemaa T,Raitakari OT,Iozzo P,Nuutila P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiosurgery is an increasingly popular method for treating a variety of intracranial tumours. A great deal of treatment data has been accumulated suggesting that radiosurgery may be the treatment of choice for small acoustic schwannomas. Moreover, radiosurgery promises excellent tumour control and minimal risk in the...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Friedman WA,Foote KD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small cell carcinoma (SCC) of the prostate is an uncommon condition; there are very few cases in which presenting symptoms are consistent with Cushing Syndrome (CS). We report a new case in which CS triggers the suspicion of an SCC of the prostate and a review of the published cases of SCC of the prostate presenting w...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Rueda-Camino JA,Losada-Vila B,De Ancos-Aracil CL,Rodríguez-Lajusticia L,Tardío JC,Zapatero-Gaviria A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in cardiac voltage-gated K+ channels cause long-QT syndrome (LQTS) and sudden death. We have created a mouse with a long-QT phenotype by overexpression of truncated K+ channels in the heart and have investigated the phenotype of these mice. These mice have long-QT phenotype, and spontaneous and inducible arr...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Koren G

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：: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

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：: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：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in sarcomeric proteins. It is characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy in the absence of an increased external load, and myofibrillar disarray. While hypertrophy is a common cardiac response to injury, disarray is the pathologi...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Marian AJ,Roberts R

更新日期：1998-08-01 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：:The question 'what is a pathogen?' derives from pathogen-centered views of microbial pathogenesis that invoke microbial characteristics to explain virulence. However, virulence cannot be an independent microbial variable since it is only expressed in a susceptible host. Hence, the question 'what is a pathogen?' cannot...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Casadevall A,Pirofski LA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity in males is accompanied by a significant decrease in testosterone levels. This decrease is essentially a consequence of the decrease of the sex hormone binding hormone (SHBG) binding capacity, itself probably the consequence of the increased insulin levels. In moderate obesity, free testosterone levels are nor...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Vermeulen A

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between otitis media and vestibular symptoms has been hypothesized in the past. Thus, in this study, we aimed to critically analyze (based in a systematic review of the literature) whether patients who have otitis media are at greater risk of developing vestibular impairment or not. METHODS:...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Monsanto RDC,Kasemodel ALP,Tomaz A,Paparella MM,Penido NO

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrhythmias cause more than 300,000 sudden deaths each year in the USA alone. Long QT syndrome (LQT) is a cardiac disorder that causes sudden death from ventricular tachyarrhythmias, specifically torsade de pointes. Four LQT genes have been identified: KVLQT1 (LQT1) on chromosome 11p15.5, HERG (LQT2) on chromo...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Wang Q,Chen Q,Towbin JA

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are recognized as conditions of growing biomedical importance to societies worldwide. Despite this, lack of understanding concerning the processes which normally serve to maintain weight and to regulate glucose concentrations, and ignorance about the mechanisms by which these homeosta...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Jafar-Mohammadi B,McCarthy MI

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: We investigated the outcomes of transcatheter (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in Finland during the last decade. Methods: The nationwide FinnValve registry included data from 6463 patients who underwent TAVR or SAVR with a bioprosthesis for aortic stenosis from 2008 to 2017. Results: The annua...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Mäkikallio T,Jalava MP,Husso A,Virtanen M,Laakso T,Ahvenvaara T,Tauriainen T,Maaranen P,Kinnunen EM,Dahlbacka S,Jaakkola J,Airaksinen J,Anttila V,Savontaus M,Laine M,Juvonen T,Valtola A,Raivio P,Eskola M,Niemelä M,

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Finnish type of hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis (AGel amyloidosis) is an autosomal dominant disorder. Until recently, there has only been little knowledge of fatal complications of the disease and its possible impact on the patients' life span. METHODS:We identified 272 deceased patients based on patient in...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Schmidt EK,Atula S,Tanskanen M,Nikoskinen T,Notkola IL,Kiuru-Enari S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This investigation was designed to explore the role of IL-1RN genotype in unexplained infant deaths (including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)), non-infectious infant deaths, and infectious infant deaths, and to investigate whether IL-1RN genotype is related to the finding of organisms in normally sterile site...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Highet AR,Berry AM,Goldwater PN

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is established beyond doubt that free radicals in tissues and cells can damage DNA, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. These potentially deleterious reactions are at least partly controlled by antioxidants capable of scavenging free radicals. It is widely believed that a proper balance between free radicals and an...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Rautalahti M,Huttunen J

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large granular lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia is an incurable chronic disease, characterized by clonal expansion of cytotoxic T- or NK-cells in blood and bone marrow. Cytopenias (anemia, neutropenia) and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis are the most common clinical manifestations of LGL leukemia. Recently...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Rajala HL,Porkka K,Maciejewski JP,Loughran TP Jr,Mustjoki S

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:Autoantibodies directed to intracellular antigens can be detected in many systemic rheumatic diseases. In this review, we discuss the clinical significance of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Slögren's syndrome, scleroderma and polymyositis/dermatomyositis, the immunogen...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Hietarinta M,Lassila O

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrhythmia and is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke (IS) and systemic embolism (SE). Stroke prevention is a key element for the overall management of AF patients. The non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), such as dabigatran, rivaroxaban,...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Li YG,Pastori D,Lip GYH

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:Aggregates of dysfunctional proteins and peptides in or between brain neurons are key neuropathological features of dementia and are believed to directly cause or substantially contribute to the development of these diseases. Fundamental parts of the mechanisms underlying the dysregulation of proteins in Alzheimer's d...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Ingelsson M,Hyman BT

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between the FRAX index and the Barthel index/MiniMental State Examination in older people. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Observational descriptive study. Demographic data, comorbidity, dependency and cognitive state, and risk of osteoporotic fracture were collected. RESULTS:A total of 375 ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： González Silva Y,Abad Manteca L,de la Red Gallego H,Álvarez Muñoz M,Rodríguez Carbajo M,Murcia Casado T,Ausín Pérez L,Abadía Otero J,Pérez-Castrillón JL

更新日期：2018-09-01 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