abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hypothyroidism (HT) has an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity due to increased atherosclerosis. Heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) is abundant in the cytosol of cardiomyocytes, and transports fatty acids into these cells. Although H-FABP has been shown to increase in several...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Gunes F,Asik M,Temiz A,Vural A,Sen H,Binnetoglu E,Bozkurt N,Tekeli Z,Erbag G,Ukinc K,Akbal E

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large variety of methods and a wide range of products from several manufacturers are available for IgE-based in vitro allergy testing. In the large majority of cases, the attending physician lacks information about the devices and products used in the laboratory performing the tests. To determine the comparability a...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Koch L,Aberer W

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of the difficulty associated with making an accurate diagnosis of gastric heterotopic pancreas (HP) before surgery, surgical resection is usually performed in suspected cases. However, this is an invasive procedure and prone to certain surgical complications. AIMS:This study was designed to evaluate...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Zhang Y,Huang Q,Zhu LH,Zhou XB,Ye LP,Mao XL

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our aim in this study was to investigate whether mean platelet volume (MPV) value could be used as an early marker to predict pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). METHODS:Overall, 44 patients with PID and 44 healthy women were included in the study. The control group consisted of 44 women who applied to the c...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Incebiyik A,Seker A,Vural M,Gul Hilali N,Camuzcuoglu A,Camuzcuoglu H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The childrens' world of movement has changed dramatically during the last decades. As a consequence motor performance decreases particularly in children affected by overweight and obesity. This study analyses the influence of the body mass index (BMI) on motor performance of pre-school children. METHODS:In ...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Greier K,Riechelmann H,Burtscher M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM AND BACKGROUND:Delayed hemorrhage after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is still one of the most common causes of mortality. However, the case series regarding interventional treatment of delayed hemorrhage after PD are limited. In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate functional outcomes of interventional tr...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Adam G,Tas S,Cinar C,Bozkaya H,Adam F,Uysal F,Resorlu M,Unalp OV,Parildar M,Koçak E,Ozdemir H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review gives a historical overview about the development of today's understanding of benign thyroid diseases and the possibilities of their treatment.Little was known about the thyroid gland until the nineteenth century: the state of knowledge was (1) that something in food, especially in seaweed, avoided the dev...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Weissel M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 84-year-old female patient was admitted to our internal medicine outpatient clinic complaining of stomach ache, nausea, and vomiting. She had hepatitis C infection for 10 years that was managed with antiviral treatment. On the second day of admission, she developed anxiety and complained about dysuria. Medazepam an...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Sayiner ZA,Ozturk ZA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiotherapy is extensively used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease. One of its untoward effects is on heart. Coronary arteries and heart valves can be adversely affected from radiotherapy. However, co-existence of both conditions is very rare. In this report, we present a patient with Hodgkin's disease who develop...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Akboga MK,Akyel A,Sahinarslan A,Cengel A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unstable coronary artery plaque is the most common underlying cause of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and can manifest as unstable angina, non-ST segment elevation infarction (NSTE-ACS), and ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but can also manifest as sudden cardiac arrest due to ischaemia induced tachyarrhyth...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Meier P,Lansky AJ,Baumbach A

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The motor performance of children and adolescents declines. We questioned whether there are differences of motor performance and weight status between preschool children with and without migration background. METHODS:A total of 1,063 4- to 5-year-old children were recruited from 41 kindergartens in Tyrol, A...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Greier K,Riechelmann H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pompe disease is a storage disorder characterized by deficient or absent activity of the enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase. As a result of ineffective metabolism, glycogen accumulates in muscle tissues. Patients with a classic infantile-onset form present by the first few months of life with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy an...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Markic J,Polic B,Stricevic L,Metlicic V,Kuzmanic-Samija R,Kovacevic T,Ivkosic IE,Mestrovic J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND METHODS:We performed a single center analysis of 60 adult patients (33 males and 27 females) with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) at our institution. RESULTS:Allogeneic stem cell in patients w...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Boehm A,Sperr WR,Kalhs P,Greinix H,Valent P,Worel N,Kainz A,Mitterbauer M,Bojic M,Rabitsch W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of recurrent peroneal tendon subluxation is reported. Dynamic ultrasonography is the best imaging modality in the diagnosis of peroneal tendon subluxation. ...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Carlı AB,Akarsu S,Tekin L,Kıralp MZ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to compare the surgical outcomes of patients operated on, with or without discography prior to operation. METHODS:The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial, using power analysis with McNemar's test on two correlated proportions. The study comprised of 310 patient...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Margetic P,Pavic R,Stancic MF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interruption of an ongoing therapy with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) is necessary in almost all patients undergoing major surgery. The purpose of the following expert recommendations is to provide easy to use guidance for the periprocedural management of patients on VKAs based on current evidence from the literature. ...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Watzke H,Metzler H,Weltermann A,Marschang P,Brodmann M,Lang W,Pabinger-Fasching I,Mahla E,Kozek-Langenecker S,Guschmann M,Huber K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to search rubella prevalence and compare the results with national and international data. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The presence of anti-rubella immunoglobulin G (IgG) and anti-rubella immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies were studied in the sera obtained from cases with fever in last week and ...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Akkoyunlu Y,Arvas G,Ozsarı T,Hakyemez IN,Kaya B,Aslan T

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) could demonstrate, for the first time, in a prospective randomized trial, that low-dose CT screening (LD-CT) may decrease lung cancer mortality. At the moment, it is unclear how these results will be applicable to Austria. Specifically, the definition of the population at an in...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Prosch H,Studnicka M,Eisenhuber E,Olschewski H,Stiefsohn E,Hartl S,Herold C,Burghuber O,Mostbeck G,Vorstände der Österreichischen Röntgengesellschaft, Gesellschaft für Medizinische Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin und der Österreichischen

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchogenic cysts (BCs) are a rare clinical entity because of anomalism of foregut in the embryonic stage. They have been described mostly within the mediastinum and are uncommon reported arising from the stomach. In this article, we report two cases of BC of stomach identified by pathological examination after surgi...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Yang X,Guo K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We used efficacy data from three clinical trials to investigate the pharmacoeconomic implications of treating noninstitutionalized Austrian dementia patients with a drug based on EGb 761R, a standardized extract from Gingkgo biloba. In a separate analysis, we compared the pharmacoeconomic aspects of achieving...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Rainer M,Mucke H,Schlaefke S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self monitoring of blood glucose contributes to the integrated management of diabetes mellitus. It, thus, should be available for all patients with diabetes mellitus type-1 and type-2. Self monitoring of blood glucose improves patients safety, quality of life and glucose control. The current article represents the rec...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Wascher TC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus causes diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, optic neuropathy, cataract or dysfunction of the eye muscles. The incidence of these defects correlates with disease duration and quality of the metabolic control. The recommendations of the Austrian Diabetes Association for the diagnosis, the ther...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Stur M,Egger S,Haas A,Kieselbach G,Mennel S,Michl R,Roden M,Stolba U,Wedrich A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This position statement is based on the cur-rent evidence available on the safety and benefits of continous subcutaneous insulin pump therapy (CSII) in diabetes mellitus with an emphasis on the effects of CSII on glycemic control, hypoglycaemia rates, occur-ance of ketoacidosis, quality of life and the use of insu-lin...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Stadler M,Zlamal-Fortunat S,Schütz-Fuhrmann I,Rami-Merhar B,Schober E,Kautzky-Willer A,Weitgasser R,Prager R,Bischof M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system plays a major role in the pathophysiology of primary arterial hypertension. Interventional renal sympathetic denervation (RSD) is a novel percutaneous treatment, decreasing sympathetic activity and consecutively blood pressure by ablating sympathetic nervous fibers ...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Weber T,Zweiker R,Watschinger B,Grüner P,Koppelstätter C,Brandt MC,Horina J,Brussee H,Hohenstein K,Lambert T,Auer J,Hoppe UC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the administration of antimalarial treatment, severe malaria still has a high mortality rate. Since overall survival is associated with total parasite biomass, whole blood exchange (e.g. blood exchange transfusions) has been proposed as a potential method to rapidly reduce peripheral parasitaemia. Automated re...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Auer-Hackenberg L,Winkler S,Graninger W,Worel N,Ramharter M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Guidelines for the management of sepsis have been published but not validated for elderly patients, though a prompt work-up and initiation of appropriate therapy are crucial. This study assesses the impact of a sepsis protocol on timelines for therapy and mortality in standardized management. METHODS:Consecutive p...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Heppner HJ,Singler K,Kwetkat A,Popp S,Esslinger AS,Bahrmann P,Kaiser M,Bertsch T,Sieber CC,Christ M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The functional effect of the pineal gland cyst is difficult to evaluate with visual field examination. The aim of this study is to investigate the usefulness of visual evoked potentials (VEP) in patients with pineal gland cyst due to the possible compression on the visual pathway. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Black-and-w...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Bosnjak J,Mikula I,Miskov S,Budisic M,Ivkic G,Demarin V

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) are a clinical spectrum of disorders, of which nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the most strongly associated with inflammation. Inflammation is a known risk factor for low bone mass in the body. The primary goal of the present study was to evaluate the ...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Purnak T,Beyazit Y,Ozaslan E,Efe C,Hayretci M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transient elastography (TE) is a noninvasive tool to assess hepatic fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness (LS). Recent studies suggest that TE may be used to screen for liver cirrhosis and clinically significant portal hypertension (≥ 10 mmHg; CSPH), whereas data on the clinical applicability of TE are limit...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Reiberger T,Ferlitsch A,Payer BA,Pinter M,Schwabl P,Stift J,Trauner M,Peck-Radosavljevic M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current knowledge and recommendations on the clinical use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF) in gynecologic cancers including breast cancer, along with the clinical experience of the members of the working group of the Austrian Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Gynäkologische Onkologie (AGO), have been summar...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Petru E,Zeimet AG,Sevelda P,Seifert M,Singer C,Hubalek M,Angleitner-Boubenizek L,Speiser P,Benedicic C,Stummvoll W,Reinthaller A,Austrian Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Gynäkologische Onkologie (AGO).

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In any type of invasive surgery, the patient's individual risk of thromboembolism has to be weighed against the risk of bleeding. Based on various everyday situations in clinical routine, the purpose of the present expert recommendations is to provide appropriate perioperative and periinterventional management for pat...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Weltermann A,Brodmann M,Domanovits H,Eber B,Gottsauner-Wolf M,Halbmayer WM,Hiesmayr JM,Kyrle PA,Längle F,Roithinger FX,Watzke H,Windhager R,Wolf C,Zweiker R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The practice of inappropriate medication and drug prescription is a major risk factor for adverse drug reactions in geriatric patients and increases the individual, as well as overall, rates of hospital admissions, resulting in increased health care expenditures. A consensus-based list of drugs, generally to...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Mann E,Böhmdorfer B,Frühwald T,Roller-Wirnsberger RE,Dovjak P,Dückelmann-Hofer C,Fischer P,Rabady S,Iglseder B

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Madelung's disease, or multiple symmetric lipomatosis, is an extremely rare disease and very likely to be under-diagnosed. It is characterized by multiple symmetrical non-encapsulated fat accumulations mainly located around the neck, shoulders, upper extremities and upper parts of the trunk. The disorder predominantly...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Friedl C,Sampl E,Prandl EC,Wagner D,Piswanger-Soelkner JC,Rosenkranz AR,Fahrleitner-Pammer A

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Living donor kidney transplantation is a well-established method to reduce time on the waiting list. Although the laparoscopic donor nephrectomy has already been established worldwide, more than 80% of the living donor nephrectomies are performed as a traditional open donor nephrectomy in Germany. The aim of...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Thiel K,Thiel C,Schenk M,Ladurner R,Nadalin S,Heyne N,Königsrainer A,Steurer W

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Comorbidities pose a major challenge to screening, selection and follow-up of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) patients as well as to the procedure itself. The aim of the present study was to assess cardiac and non-cardiac readmission rates besides clinical endpoint data in the first 50 patients of a...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Hammerer M,Schuler J,Altenberger J,Kraus J,Prinz E,Matzinger M,Pichler M,Heigert M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our purpose was to determine whether diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) could be used in differentiation of benign and malign breast lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:41 women patients were included in the study. 45 lesions were diagnosed by biopsy; 25 (55.5%) of these lesions were malignant and 20 (44.5%) ...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Sonmez G,Cuce F,Mutlu H,Incedayi M,Ozturk E,Sildiroglu O,Velioglu M,Bashekim CC,Kizilkaya E

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-associated hypocalcemia is rare, but may occur during routinely administered drugs. We reported a case of vertebral brucellosis, which developed two hypocalcemic episodes associated with hypokalemic alkalosis with two drug combinations including rifampicin. Possible underlying mechanisms of hypocalcemia were disc...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Torun AN,Eren MA,Demir M,Sabuncu T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pandysautonomia is a rare disease defined as acute widespread and severe sympathetic and parasympathetic failure and sparing of somatic nerve fibers. The causes of this syndrome are often an autoimmune disease leading to autonomic ganglionopathy. The majority of cases have a poor prognosis with a chronic debilit...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Struhal W,Hödl S,Mazhar S,Ransmayr G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide an overview of published data on user participation in Health Care. BACKGROUND:Active and passive involvement of consumers into agendas associated with Health Care is still an exception. Data on the success of user participation projects in various areas of Health Care are lacking. DESIGN:Systema...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Tempfer CB,Nowak P

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this retrospective population based study was to investigate the effect of the extent of surgery on overall survival in young versus adult glioblastoma patients in Vorarlberg/Austria during the last 4 years. METHODS:Forty-eight patients (median age 62.5 years, ranging from 25-82 years, 19 f...

journal_title：Wiener klinische Wochenschrift

authors： Zachenhofer I,Maier R,Eiter H,Muxel M,Cejna M,DeVries A,Roessler K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00