abstract：BACKGROUND:The Intek-Apollo stent (Switzerland) employs a polysulfone polymer coating which has demonstrated low interaction with blood and high thrombo-resistance. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and angiographic outcomes after Intek-Apollo stent utilisation in a real-world setting. MATERIAL/METHODS:...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Gavrielatos G,Anthopoulos PL,Pappas LK,Gavaliatsis I,Salachas A,Ifantis G,Antonelis I

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of reversible myocardial ischemia, provoked by acute physical activity during an exercise stress echocardiography (ESE), on nitric oxide (NOx) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) production in patients with high risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Ilic MD,Ilic S,Lazarevic G,Kocic G,Pavlovic R,Stefanovic V

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in adults, with recent reports of increased severity and case fatality. Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) are increasingly recognized and treatable complications of severe illness in med...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Oud L

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term treatment of haloperidol, a neuroleptic, induces neurodegeneration specifically in the striatum (caudate and putamen), which plays an important role in the development of orofacial dyskinesia, a putative model of tardive dyskinesia (TD). This study investigated the protective effects of a concomita...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Batool F,Shah AH,Ahmed SD,Saify ZS,Haleem DJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominally based perforator free flaps are commonly used in reconstructive breast surgery. Pre-operative assessment using a variety of imaging techniques has become increasingly popular to assess the anatomy of the abdominal perforators. We hypothesize that color flow duplex ultrasonography is a reliable me...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Seidenstucker K,Munder B,Richrath P,Rybacki C,Horch RE,Beier JP,Andrews BT,Andree C

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoke (CS) is associated with oxidative stress in several organs because it contains high concentrations of free radicals and reactive oxygen species. Experimental models, using different strains, provide important insights into the genetic basis of diseases. This study sought to identify, in diffe...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Rueff-Barroso CR,Trajano ET,Alves JN,Paiva RO,Lanzetti M,Pires KM,Bezerra FS,Pinho RA,Valenca SS,Porto LC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (RLH) can be found in various organs, including the gastrointestinal tract, orbit, lung, and skin, its occurrence in the liver is rare. CASE REPORT:We report the case of a 47-year-old RLH woman who was identified with RLH of the liver during clinical follow- up of prim...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Fukuo Y,Shibuya T,Fukumura Y,Mizui T,Sai JK,Nagahara A,Tsukada A,Matsumoto T,Suyama M,Watanabe S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to retrospectively investigate trismus (reduced mandible mobility) development in specified head and neck (H&N) cancer diagnosis according to different radiotherapy dosage regimens. MATERIAL/METHODS:Sixty-nine out of 246 patients with different H&N cancer diagnoses and available maximum interinc...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Johnson J,van As-Brooks CJ,Fagerberg-Mohlin B,Finizia C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The CGMS Gold continuous glucose monitor presents a problem of lack of accuracy, especially in the lower range, sometimes leading to missed or false alarms. The new algorithm aims to improve the measurement accuracy and hypoglycemia detection. MATERIAL/METHODS:Twenty-one patients with type 1 diabetes were m...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Leal Y,Garcia-Gabin W,Bondia J,Esteve E,Ricart W,Fernández-Real JM,Vehí J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study aimed at evaluating neopterin concentration in relation to heart failure etiology and determining basal neopterin concentration in relation to the clinical state of patients after 12 months of standard treatment. MATERIAL/METHODS:The examined group was composed of 47 patients with NYHA class II an...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Wietlicka-Kokoszanek I,Jablecka A,Smolarek I,Bogdanski P,Chmara E,Korzeniowska K,Kazmierczak M,Kazmierczak E,Musialik K

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to evaluate factors associated with the development of heart rupture in a Spanish registry of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients. MATERIAL/METHODS:This was a retrospective study of cohorts, including all patients diagnosed with AMI included in the ARIAM Spanish multicenter registry. The ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Ruiz-Bailén M,Expósito-Ruiz M,Castillo-Rivera AM,Rucabado-Aguilar L,Ruiz-García MI,Ramos-Cuadra JA,Ruiz-Valverde A,Gómez-Jiménez J,Benitez-Parejo JL,Cuñat de la Hoz J,Abat FF,Valenzuela JP,ARIAM Group.

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The medial collateral ligament of the knee is frequently injured in sports. The medial collateral ligament healing is slow. Vanadate is a transition element that has been shown to be a nonspecific inhibitor of protein tyrosine phosphatases. It has notable effects on wound healing. This study sought to examin...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Jiang ZT,Li ZZ,Jiang DP

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem worldwide, responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality from chronic liver disease. Conflicting findings on the possible association between HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity, indicating inactive HBsAg carrier status, and atheros...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Turhan O,Coban E,Inan D,Yalcin AN

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to determine depression in women in the postmenopausal stage in Elazig city, located in Eastern Turkey, and determine the factors affecting depressive status. MATERIAL/METHODS:The sample included 546 women and of these, 519 could be contacted. A questionnaire was conducted with the w...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Deveci SE,Açik Y,Dag DG,Tokdemir M,Gündoğdu C

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with their given complaints and symptoms expect certain diagnoses to be estimated with the same probability when seen by different family doctors. These estimations showed extreme variation among family doctors in Switzerland. The present study investigated whether there is any difference in the pro...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Vajer P,Szélvári A,Vörös K,Torzsa P,Eory A,Dunai K,Tamás F,Kalabay L

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast is a rare neoplasm accounting for 0.1% of all malignant breast tumors and presenting most commonly as a painful breast mass. Compared with the more common histological forms of breast cancer, it has a more favorable prognosis and lymph node involvement or distant metast...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Franceschini G,Terribile D,Scafetta I,Magno S,Fabbri C,Chiesa F,Di Leone A,Moschella F,Scaldaferri A,Fragomeni S,Vellone V,Mulè A,Masetti R

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to examine longitudinally the acquisition of reading fluency in a shallow orthography from the very beginning using eye movement recordings. The development of reading fluency is easier to examine in shallow (such as German, Finnish, or Italian) rather than in opaque (such as Englis...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： De Luca M,Zeri F,Spinelli D,Zoccolotti P

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years several studies showed an association between body iron stores, represented by serum ferritin, and oxidative stress. The pathophysiological mechanism of hypertensive retinopathy (HR) is not fully established. Elevated blood pressure alone does not fully account for the extent of retinopathy; ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Coban E,Alkan E,Altuntas S,Akar Y

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Diabetes mellitus has become a worldwide epidemic affecting nearly all areas of developing and developed countries. Nearly half of all patients with diabetes, type 1 and 2, will develop diabetic kidney disease (DKD) if they do not die prematurely from cardiovascular disease. Diabetic kidney disease is associ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Hakim FA,Pflueger A

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interstitial irradiation therapy using radionuclides is a slow and continual process in which the effect is exerted gradually, thus improvement of the hypoxic status of the tumor will also take a long time. It has been known that carbogen delivery of 5-15 min increases tumor oxygenation. However, the long-te...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Zhan HW,Liu HB,Bao CK,Ye XJ,Zhang H,He GQ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to compare the estimation of hearing threshold values by behavioral and electrophysiological (ASSR) methods in subjects with normal hearing and those with sensorineural hearing impairment. MATERIAL/METHODS:Thirty-two subjects (17 male and 15 female) were tested, with a total of 61 e...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Hatzopoulos S,Prosser S,Ciorba A,Giarbini N,Kochanek K,Sliwa L,Skarzynski H,Martini A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This article evaluates the effectiveness of a workable long-term program to provide social support for TBI patients, based on the "Academy of Life" concept. Disability after TBI causes numerous disruptions of normal life, which affect the patient, the family, and society. The patient needs the particular kin...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Bulinski L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:L-arginine, the precursor of nitric oxide, may restore nitric oxide levels and bioavailability and influence symptom severity, quality of life (QoL), physical performance, and left ventricular (LV) diastolic abnormalities in patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HF). The aim was to evaluate the effec...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Fontanive P,Saponati G,Iurato A,Volterrani C,Boni A,Piccioni L,Dini FL,L-Arginine in Heart Failure Study Group.

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of statins in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, diabetes or stroke is well established. However, there are still some questions regarding the role of statins in patients with heart failure, hypertension, atrial fibrillation and ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Banach M,Mikhailidis DP,Kjeldsen SE,Rysz J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperglycemia enhances cataractogenesis. Elevated glucose level is commonly accompanied by arterial hypertension, for which angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (ACEIs) are a widely used intervention. ACE inhibitors exert some endothelial pleiotropic actions and can beneficially modulate glucose co...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Jablecka A,Czaplicka E,Olszewski J,Bogdanski P,Krauss H,Smolarek I

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of critical burn patients involves fluid resuscitation, homeostasis, prevention of infection, support and maintenance of organ functions, nutritional support, and wound repair. Correct management of these problems is a fierce challenge facing burn clinicians. This report presents a critical bur...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Xiao SC,Zhu SH,Xia ZF,Ma B,Cheng DS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ACP1 (acid phosphatase locus 1, a cytosolic low-molecular-weight phosphotyrosin phosphatase) and ADA1 (adenosine deaminase locus 1) are two polymorphic systems involved in immune reactions. Observed interactions at the biochemical and clinical levels between the two systems prompted this investigation of a p...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Saccucci P,Manca Bitti ML,Bottini N,Rapini N,Piccinini S,D'Annibale F,Chiarelli F,Verrotti A,Bottini E,Gloria-Bottini F

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vibrio vulnificus (V. vulnificus) is a seafood-borne infectious pathogen that can be lethal to humans. The infection has been correlated with pre-existing liver disease, particularly liver cirrhosis. Awareness of V. vulnificus infection among Japanese citizens is low, despite the increasing number of patient...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Nagao Y,Matsuoka H,Seike M,Yamasaki K,Kato J,Nakajima T,Miyazaki Y,Ohno T,Inuzuka S,Ohira H,Yokosuka O,Yatsuhashi H,Mori T,Honda K,Kawaguchi T,Ide T,Sata M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haplotype analysis is hypothesized as having better power than individual SNPs in detecting the association between genotype and phenotype, but this approach has rarely been used in studies of the genetics of violent behavior in schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to further examine the role of the COMT...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Gu Y,Yun L,Tian Y,Hu Z

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tolerance represents a dynamic mechanism that can be used to temper various regulatory processes regardless of whether they mediate excitation or inhibition. Tolerance operationally directs state-dependent attenuation of the action of endogenous and exogenous morphine. For example, tolerance ensures that immuno-inhibi...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Stefano GB,Kream RM,Esch T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is an enzyme of the tyrosine kinase group linked to signaling pathways between cells and the extracellular matrix. In tumor cells in vitro, FAK expression correlated with their ability for invasion and metastasis. Additionally, in vivo FAK has been implicated in malignant transfor...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Theocharis SE,Klijanienko JT,Padoy E,Athanassiou S,Sastre-Garau XX

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of physical activity in a health-seeking life style is increasingly and frequently about the improvement of one's silhouette. This constitutes the problem that we are trying to resolve in this article--are physical activities a part of actions aimed at the reduction of weight in people trying to los...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Lipowski M,Buliński L,Krawczyński M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychological disturbances are frequent in Crohn's disease (CD) patients. However, epidemiological studies of non-western CD populations are limited and may be confounded by genetic and disease-related influences. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors for depression and symptoms...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Brandi MT,Ribeiro MS,Chebli LA,Franco MB,Pinto AL,Gaburri PD,Zanini A,Chebli JM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Problematic bacteria in the community include enterobacteria which produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. As yet there is no description of the prevalence of these bacteria in persons in the community in the Czech Republic. Therefore the main goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of ESBL-pos...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Cekanová L,Kolár M,Chromá M,Sauer P,Sedlácková M,Koukalová D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precise mechanism of developing neuropathic arthropathy known as Charcot's joint is not fully understood. CASE REPORT:A 55-year-old Japanese woman with neurofibromatosis-1 complained of right gonalgia in December 2001. Physical examination revealed a huge tumor in the right lower leg without signs of inflam...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Matsukawa Y,Hara H,Ryu J,Nakano Y,Takeuchi M,Sasaki K,Sawada S

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disease characterized by steady, acute abdominal pain of varying severity, often radiating from the epigastrium to the back. Its presentation ranges from a self-limiting mild disorder to a more severe and fulminant disease. Severe acute pancreatitis accounts for 30% of all de...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Jha RK,Ma Q,Sha H,Palikhe M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bax activation and intracellular redistribution as well as its prognostic significance during steroid-induced apoptosis of leukemic cells in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) remain a matter of controversy. The purpose of this study was to assess time-resolved changes in Bax activation and its int...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Urasiński T,Urasińska E,Grabarek J,Fydryk J,Domagała W

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The past 100 years has revealed a controversial history around the menstrual and contraceptive management of women with intellectual disability in residential care settings. The present study was conducted to examine the trends of contraceptive methods for females with intellectual disability in residential ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Morad M,Kandel I,Merrick J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation and pulmonary injury caused by mechanical ventilation is a complex process in which long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is suggested to play an important role. The effect of mechanical stretch on PTX3 mRNA and protein expression in human alveolar epithelial cells (A549) was investigated. MATERIAL/METHODS:I...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Wu Q,Shu H,Yao S,Xiang H

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The approximate entropy (ApEn) of the secretion of one hormone is a measure of its irregularity of secretion, while cross-approximate entropy (cross-ApEn) assesses the interaction between the secretion of two hormones. The aim was to assess the regularity and interplay of the secretory profiles of leptin (Le...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Ilias I,Ghizzoni L,Mastorakos G

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00