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Effects of milk, prostaglandin, and antacid on experimentally induced duodenitis in the rat. Use of myeloperoxidase as an index of inflammation.
Ulcerogenesis of the duodenal mucosa frequently involves an inflammatory reaction with infiltration of leukocytes.
Measurement of neutrophil myeloperoxidase activity might t... | 5C06 |
Maternal mortality in the United States, 1979-1986.
To understand better the epidemiology and to describe the causes of maternal death, we reviewed all identified maternal deaths in the United States and Puerto Rico for 1979-1986.
The overall maternal mortality ratio for the period was 9.1 deaths per 100,000 live bir... | 12C13 |
Hemopump ventricular support for patients undergoing high risk coronary angioplasty.
Prophylactic implantation of a Hemopump (Johnson and Johnson, Skillman, NJ) has been evaluated in nine patients selected for high risk coronary angioplasty.
They were unstable patients, refractory to maximal pharmacology, with indica... | 13C14 |
Spontaneous rheumatoid-like arthritis in a line of mice sensitive to collagen-induced arthritis.
Twenty-eight percent of 13-month-old male mice of the high antibody responder line of Biozzi's selection I (HI) spontaneously developed a long-lasting inflammatory arthritis.
This disease was clinically and histologically... | 16C17 |
Intraoperative echocardiography in infants and children with congenital cardiac shunt lesions: transesophageal versus epicardial echocardiography.
To determine the utility and limitations of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in infants and children with congenital intracardiac shunts, intraoperative tran... | 15C16 |
Increased birth prevalence of cardiac defects in Yuma, Arizona
A systematic study was undertaken to estimate the birth prevalence of congenital heart disease because there was a clinical impression that a disproportionate number of cases occurred in Yuma, Arizona.
Control data were obtained from Sierra Vista, Arizon... | 15C16 |
Experimental studies of the physiologic properties of technetium-99m isonitriles.
Recently, efforts have been directed at the development of technetium-99m (Tc-99m)-labeled isonitrile compounds for assessment of regional perfusion and viability after experimental myocardial infarction or ischemia.
One of the most pro... | 13C14 |
Penetrating injuries of the abdominal aorta.
The charts of 56 consecutive patients with penetrating injuries to the abdominal aorta were reviewed in an attempt to identify prognostic factors.
Mechanism of injury was gunshot wound (GSW), 82 per cent (.22 cal: 15.2%; greater than .38 cal: 84.8%); shotgun wound (SGW), 5... | 20C21 |
Submersion in The Netherlands: prognostic indicators and results of resuscitation.
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To analyze prognostic indicators and the outcome of resuscitation in submersion victims (drowning and near drowning).
DESIGN: Retrospective study.
SETTING: Intensive and Respiratory Care Unit.
Between January 1, 197... | 20C21 |
Estimation of the amount of alcohol ingested from a single blood alcohol concentration.
Capillary blood alcohol concentrations (BAL) measured in 22 young adult male volunteers each of whom received three different treatments of alcohol (total N = 66) have been related quantitatively to the dose of alcohol ingested.
L... | 20C21 |
Predictive value of lipoprotein (a) and other serum lipoproteins in the angiographic diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
To determine the relation among lipids in predicting coronary artery disease (CAD), 213 patients undergoing diagnostic angiography for suspected CAD were prospectively studied.
Twenty-one patient... | 13C14 |
Alcohol and trauma. An endemic syndrome.
Injuries are a pervasive and costly problem, and alcohol use appears to be an important risk factor for injury.
We examined the blood alcohol levels and selected demographic and epidemiologic variables recorded on trauma patients by 1 trauma center for a 28-month period.
A to... | 20C21 |
Percutaneous central venous catheterization. Three years' experience in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Prolonged venous access is desirable in very-low-birth-weight infants and infants for whom feedings are contraindicated.
We prospectively evaluated 481 small-diameter venous catheters placed percutaneously in 317 p... | 0C01 |
Alternating cisplatinum and VAC ineffective in end stage squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Sixteen patients with end stage squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck were admitted to a phase II study of alternating courses of cisplatinum (100 mg/m2) and VAC (vincristine 1.4 mg/m2, adriamycin 50 mg/m2, cy... | 3C04 |
Bioaerosols: prevalence and health effects in the indoor environment.
Assessing the role of bioaerosols in residence-related symptoms involves (1) determining that symptoms are related to the residence by medical examination and careful questioning, (2) connecting reported symptoms with known or hypothesized effects o... | 0C01 |
Digital rectal examination in the early detection of prostate cancer.
Screening using digital rectal examination improves the clinical stage distribution of prostate cancer and prolongs survival.
Unfortunately, digital rectal examination may not be sensitive enough to detect the small-volume tumors that are most amen... | 11C12 |
Hemorrhage in mice produces alterations in pulmonary B cell repertoires.
Nosocomial pneumonia occurs frequently after hemorrhage and trauma and contributes to the increased incidence of morbidity and mortality after severe injury.
The production of secretory antibodies by mucosally associated B cells is an important ... | 22C23 |
Hormones regulating cardiovascular function in patients with severe congestive heart failure and their relation to mortality. CONSENSUS Trial Study Group.
There is a varying hormonal activation in heart failure.
To be able to evaluate this activation and relate it to prognosis, we took blood samples at baseline and a... | 13C14 |
Transrectal sonographic cystourethrography: studies in stress urinary incontinence.
Transrectal ultrasonic sagittal transducer is an excellent modality to image the bladder and urethra in dynamic change.
In female patients, we found it is also helpful for the diagnosis of urinary stress incontinence.
The posterior u... | 11C12 |
Right ventricular growth after transventricular pulmonary valvotomy and central aortopulmonary shunt for pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum.
We performed transventricular pulmonary valvotomy as initial surgery in 22 consecutive patients with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum who had a patent... | 15C16 |
Hemodynamic efficacy of rapid saline infusion and dobutamine versus saline infusion alone in a model of cardiac rupture.
Despite recent reports describing survival after cardiac rupture, the effectiveness of circulatory support while awaiting definitive surgical treatment is controversial.
To assess the efficacy of v... | 13C14 |
Adult minimal change glomerulopathy with acute renal failure.
Oliguric acute renal failure occurs in some adult patients with minimal change glomerulopathy.
To look for clinical and pathologic factors that increase the risk for developing acute renal failure, 21 adults with minimal change glomerulopathy and a serum c... | 11C12 |
Mechanisms of edema formation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. The contribution of inflammatory cells.
Most of the central nervous system (CNS) endothelium regulates the passage of solutes and functions as a blood-brain barrier (BBB).
During experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an inflammator... | 22C23 |
Rhabdomyosarcomas in the head and neck: MR imaging evaluation.
To determine the typical magnetic resonance (MR) signal intensity characteristics of rhabdomyosarcomas, short repetition time (TR)/short echo time (TE) (T1-weighted) and long TR (proton density and T2-weighted) images of 13 patients with rhabdomyosarcomas ... | 3C04 |
Agreement between two dietary methods in the measurement of alcohol consumption.
This study compares estimates of alcohol consumption from two dietary methods: a self-reported diet diary and a quantitative food frequency questionnaire.
In the 1984-85 University of Michigan Food Frequency Study, 228 black and white, m... | 20C21 |
Abnormal vitamin B6 status in childhood leukemia.
Vitamin B6 is involved in many biological processes of potential relevance to carcinogenesis and tumor growth, including DNA synthesis and maintenance of immunocompetence, yet very little information exists on B6 nutritional status in childhood leukemia.
Using a radio... | 3C04 |
Studies of salt intake in hypertension. What can epidemiology teach us?
It has been suggested that small changes in population blood pressure will have a major impact upon the incidence of cardiovascular disease caused by blood pressure elevation.
Early reports indicated a close correlation between intercultural diff... | 13C14 |
Digitalis-like activity in human plasma: relation to blood pressure and sodium balance.
PURPOSE: On the assumption that renal tubular cells are more important as the target cells for a natriuretic factor than blood cells, we used a well-characterized cultured renal tubular cell line, Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK), ... | 13C14 |
Chromosomal region of the cystic fibrosis gene in yeast artificial chromosomes: a model for human genome mapping.
A general strategy for cloning and mapping large regions of human DNA with yeast artificial chromosomes (YAC's) is described.
It relies on the use of the polymerase chain reaction to detect DNA landmarks ... | 15C16 |
Serum estradiol as an aid in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.
The value of serum beta-hCG measurement in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy is well established, and there have been recent studies on the use of serum progesterone levels.
However, we have been unable to find any reports on the potential application ... | 12C13 |
Mortality from pulmonary embolism in the United States: 1962 to 1984.
To examine the effect of advances in the prevention of and therapy for PE, we reviewed mortality for PE in the United States from 1962 to 1984.
Age-adjusted PE mortality increased by 67 to 100 percent between 1962 and 1974 for white and non-white m... | 7C08 |
Cytopathology of adenovirus keratitis by replica technique.
Corneal replicas were made from the severely affected eyes of 12 patients presenting with typical signs and symptoms of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.
Adenovirus was isolated from the eyes.
Histopathological study of the replicas and cytology of diseased ce... | 10C11 |
Radioimmunoscintigraphy using iodine-131-anti-CEA monoclonal antibodies and thallium-201 scintigraphy in medullary thyroid carcinoma: a case report.
This case report demonstrates the use of thallium-201 (201Tl) scans versus iodine-131- (131l) anti-CEA F(ab')2 scans in a patient with high serum CEA levels due to metast... | 3C04 |
Effect of procaterol on arterial blood gas in asthmatic children.
We determined changes in arterial blood gas after the inhalation of procaterol, a highly beta 2-selective and long-acting adrenergic agonist, in 11 asthmatic children.
Seven of the patients, with a maximum fall of 14 mmHg (63.6%), showed a decrease in ... | 19C20 |
Hodgkin's disease and CD30-positive anaplastic large cell lymphomas--a continuous spectrum of malignant disorders. A quantitative morphometric and immunohistologic study.
The authors have examined cellular areas of lymphoma tissue in 28 cases of Hodgkin's disease (HD) or anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL, 'Ki-1 cel... | 19C20 |
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of gastroepiploic artery graft.
The right gastroepiploic artery is being used as a third arterial conduit for coronary artery bypass surgery.
Presented here is a case demonstrating successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of the gastroepiploic artery gra... | 22C23 |
Mechanical disruption of pulmonary emboli in dogs with a flexible rotating-tip catheter (Kensey catheter).
Pulmonary embolism was induced in 11 dogs by the injection of three- to four-day-old allogeneic blood clots.
The clots were made radiopaque by soaking them in contrast material.
The resulting clots were firm, 3... | 7C08 |
An adherent subline of a unique small-cell lung cancer cell line downregulates antigens of the neural cell adhesion molecule.
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) lines are distinguished from non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) lines by their growth in floating aggregates, in contrast to the adherent monolayers formed by NSCL... | 7C08 |
Spectrum of hemodynamic changes in cardiac tamponade.
To investigate the pathophysiology of cardiac tamponade, the hemodynamics of 77 consecutive patients with greater than 150 ml of pericardial effusion were studied.
Patients were classified into 3 groups based on the equilibration of intrapericardial with right atr... | 13C14 |
Inferior vena caval filter thrombi: evaluation with intravascular US.
A 20-MHz intravascular ultrasound (US) transducer inside a percutaneously inserted catheter was used to evaluate inferior vena caval (IVC) filters for thrombi in vitro and in vivo.
Six different IVC filters were studied with intravascular US in a s... | 13C14 |
Similar frequencies of renin gene restriction fragment length polymorphisms in hypertensive and normotensive subjects.
A prospective study was conducted to compare the frequency of renin gene polymorphisms in normotensive and hypertensive subjects.
Hypertensive (n = 102, blood pressure 168 +/- 17/103 +/- 9 mm Hg) and... | 13C14 |
Effect of intravenous streptokinase on early mortality in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction. A meta-analysis by anatomic location of infarction [published erratum appears in Ann Intern Med 1991 Mar 15;114(6):522]
PURPOSE: To determine the effect of intravenous streptokinase on early mortality in pa... | 13C14 |
Dynamic positron tomographic imaging with nitrogen-13 glutamate in patients with coronary artery disease: comparison with nitrogen-13 ammonia and fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose imaging.
This study was designed to test the usefulness of nitrogen-13 (N-13) glutamate imaging with positron emission tomography in defining ... | 13C14 |
Regression of intracardiac thrombus after embolic stroke.
Using two-dimensional echocardiography, we studied the pathophysiology of intracardiac thrombus regression accompanied by anticoagulant therapy in 82 consecutive patients with acute cardiogenic cerebral embolism.
We noted intracardiac thrombus in 15 patients; ... | 13C14 |
Reduction of mortality, sudden death and non-fatal reinfarction with beta-adrenergic blockers in survivors of acute myocardial infarction: a new hypothesis regarding the cardioprotective action of beta-adrenergic blockade.
Beta-adrenergic blockers have been shown definitely to reduce the incidence of total mortality, ... | 13C14 |
Modulation of interleukin-1 beta RNA in monocytic cells infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1.
The effect of HIV-1 infection on cytokine levels was studied in monocytic cells by using Northern blotting analysis.
Monoblasts (THP-1, U937) did not express IL-1 beta RNA even if the cells were infected with HIV-1.
... | 19C20 |
Evolution of deep venous thrombosis: a prospective evaluation with US.
Forty-six patients with a diagnosis of acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) established by means of duplex ultrasound (US) were prospectively followed up with serial duplex US examinations during a 6-month period to assess the persistence of venous a... | 13C14 |
A constitutive antibody in normal human serum directed against rabbit bone marrow cells: lack in parturients, neonates, and hematologic disorders.
Normal human serum effectively inhibits a bioassay for erythropoietin based on DNA synthesis by rabbit erythroid precursors.
This heat-sensitive inhibitory activity is rea... | 14C15 |
Cup containment and orientation in cemented total hip arthroplasties.
We reviewed the radiographs of 864 Charnley and STH (Zimmer) cemented total hip arthroplasties with a mean follow-up of seven years (maximum 16 years).
Survivorship analysis was used to assess the correlation between radiographic performance and th... | 22C23 |
Tension pneumopericardium as a complication of single-lung transplantation.
Tension pneumopericardium is distinctly uncommon in the adult population.
We present a case of tension pneumopericardium as a complication of lung transplantation in a 54-year-old woman with thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension who underwent... | 13C14 |
Influence of postmortem time and temperature on osteoinductive activity of demineralized microperforated ethylene oxide-sterilized syngeneic bone implant in the rat.
Bone morphogenetic protein is labile and easily inactivated by many extracorporeal factors.
It is crucial to establish whether delay in retrieval of don... | 22C23 |
The osteogenic response to distant skeletal injury.
We tested the hypothesis that when one bone of the skeleton is injured, others experience an osteogenic response.
Although similar or related phenomena have been observed previously, the purposes of the study were to determine if this response was reproducible, to c... | 20C21 |
Soft tissue sarcomas of the head and neck in adults.
We reviewed the clinical records and pathologic material of 176 adults with primary soft tissue sarcomas treated at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center between 1950 and 1985.
Seventy-two patients (41%) had low-grade sarcomas and 104 (59%) had high-grade sarcomas... | 3C04 |
Effects of newborn screening of cystic fibrosis on reported maternal behaviour.
Screening for cystic fibrosis is highly controversial.
Concerns have been expressed that newborn screening may cause mothers, who had considered their child to be healthy before diagnosis, to overprotect their child.
Some critics of scre... | 15C16 |
Hair dryer burns in children.
Three children with burn injuries caused by home hair dryers are described.
In one patient the injury was believed to be accidental, and in the other two cases the injuries were deliberately caused by a caretaker.
The lack of prior experience with hair dryer burns initially led to suspi... | 20C21 |
Intraocular pressure changes and postural changes of intraocular pressure in experimentally induced Hansen's disease of rhesus, mangabey, and African green monkeys.
In our long term evaluation of patients with Hansen's disease we have frequently found reduction of their intraocular pressure.
Furthermore, we noted cha... | 0C01 |
Timing and triggers of transient myocardial ischemia.
Use of exercise tolerance testing and new techniques of ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring to more objectively measure myocardial ischemia have enabled clinicians to better recognize the magnitude, timing and variable characteristics of transient ischemic e... | 13C14 |
Plaque morphology and pathologic changes in arteries from patients dying after coronary balloon angioplasty
Morphologic correlates of pathologic success or failure were studied at autopsy in 28 patients with 40 coronary arteries that had been subjected to balloon angioplasty.
The presence of the following histologic... | 13C14 |
Basic studies on a new material for inducing antitumor immune cells.
Recently, adoptive immunotherapy for cancer with lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells has been widely used experimentally.
The therapy has several problems, including difficulty in handling, sterilization, and time consumption.
To solve these pr... | 3C04 |
Case report: severe ethylene glycol intoxication with normal osmolal gap--"a chilling thought".
This is a case of a 23-year-old male presenting with altered sensorium, vomiting, and right flank pain.
Despite a normal osmolal gap, he was found to be suffering from ethylene glycol intoxication.
This little-described p... | 20C21 |
Ionized calcium, parathormone, and mortality in critically ill surgical patients.
A prospective study measured ionized calcium and parathormone sequentially at 48- to 72-hour intervals in 25 surgical intensive care unit patients.
Twelve patients (48%) died at mean day 40 and median day 26.
Levels of ionized calcium,... | 11C12 |
Muscle relaxation rates in individuals susceptible to malignant hyperthermia.
Muscle relaxation rate following a tetanic stimulus of adductor pollicis muscle was measured prospectively in 26 patients potentially susceptible to malignant hyperthermia (MH) the day before a muscle biopsy was obtained for MH in vitro scre... | 22C23 |
Porcelain and resin veneers clinically evaluated: 2-year results.
A clinical comparison of two different types of dental veneers--baked porcelain veneer and heat-and-pressure processed urethane resin veneer--was made after 2 years.
Although the esthetic appearance and gingival response were equal for both systems, th... | 22C23 |
Quantitative electromyography in polymyositis: a reappraisal.
Manual analysis of motor unit action potentials (MUAPs) was performed in 33 patients with polymyositis of whom 16 were studied in the acute stage and 17 in the chronic stage.
Contrary to common description of "myopathic potentials" as being of low amplitud... | 4C05 |
Tumor necrosis factor: a putative mediator of the sick euthyroid syndrome in man.
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) is believed to be an important mediator in many diseases that are associated with the sick euthyroid syndrome.
To investigate the effect of TNF on thyroid hormone metabolism, we performed a controlled s... | 18C19 |
Prevalence of symptoms of Raynaud's phenomenon in general practice.
OBJECTIVE--To investigate the prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon in the populations of five general practices.
DESIGN--Two populations studied.
A questionnaire was given to all new patients attending five general practices over four weeks, and the s... | 13C14 |
Ultrasonic evaluation of early carotid atherosclerosis.
We investigated the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis, including mild early lesions, and its association with cervical bruits and various risk factors (age, male sex, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and cigarette smoking) in 232 cons... | 13C14 |
Lipiodol computerized tomography: how sensitive and specific is the technique in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma?
Computerized tomography (CT) following the intra-arterial injection of Lipiodol (Lipiodol-CT) was performed on 60 patients suspected of having a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Four main pattern... | 3C04 |
Treatment of hirsutism with the pure antiandrogen flutamide.
The effectiveness of the antiandrogen flutamide in combination with an oral contraceptive was studied in 20 patients with moderate to severe hirsutism.
Eight patients had no previous therapy, whereas 12 had failed to respond to oral contraceptives, spironol... | 16C17 |
Safety evaluation of PRP-D Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine in children immunized at 18 months of age and older: follow-up study of 30,000 children.
We evaluated the safety of the PRP-D conjugate Hib vaccine (ProHIBit, Connaught) in 29,309 children vaccinated at 18-60 months of age in the Southern Calif... | 0C01 |
Cytomegalovirus infections in pediatric liver transplantation.
From 1986 to 1989, 26 consecutive pediatric liver transplant recipients were followed up at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
The patients were reviewed to assess the incidence of infection with cytomegalovirus, the severity of disease, and... | 22C23 |
Intertrochanteric corrective osteotomy in slipped capital femoral epiphysis. A long-term follow-up study of 26 patients.
The results of intertrochanteric corrective osteotomy in a series of 26 hips with moderate to severe chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis are reported from follow-up studies in 1976 and 1986.
... | 4C05 |
The use of rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps following excision of vulvar cancer.
Rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps have been used in 16 women following radical excision of extensive vulvar cancer.
In two women the procedure was part of the primary surgery, in 11 for recurrence of vulvar cancer and in three for s... | 12C13 |
The impact of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines on cancer screening: perspective from the National Cancer Institute.
The U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force evaluated the medical literature, utilizing strict criteria to judge the merits of experimental trials designed to show benefit in screening for... | 3C04 |
Diminished incidence of severe rheumatoid arthritis associated with oral contraceptive use.
It has been suggested that the negative association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and oral contraceptive (OC) use might be limited to the more severe forms of RA.
To investigate this further, we studied 121 consecutive fem... | 16C17 |
Crohn's disease in the city of Derby, 1951-85.
An epidemiological survey of Crohn's disease in the city of Derby showed that the incidence of the condition increased from 0.7/10(5) per year between 1951 and 1955 to 6.67/10(5) per year between 1981 and 1985 but seemed to reach a plateau between 1976 and 1985.
Large bo... | 5C06 |
The detubularized right colonic segment as urinary reservoir: evolution of technique for continent diversion.
Continent diversion of urine via a cecal-right colonic reservoir has been performed at our university hospital since 1977.
Several modifications of surgical technique have been devised to prevent problems of ... | 22C23 |
Search for epitope-specific antibody responses to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) envelope glycoproteins signifying resistance to disease development.
It is essential for the development of strategies for prevention and therapy of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infections to define host factors playing ... | 19C20 |
The effect of repetitive exercise on airway temperatures
To determine if a relationship exists between intra-airway thermal events and the reduction in pulmonary mechanics that occur in asthmatics when they perform repetitive exercise, we recorded intrathoracic airstream temperatures in seven subjects during and afte... | 19C20 |
Intraoperative radiation of canine carotid artery, internal jugular vein, and vagus nerve. Therapeutic applications in the management of advanced head and neck cancers.
As a step in the application of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) for treating advanced head and neck cancers, preliminary information was obtained o... | 3C04 |
Cefuroxime treatment failure of nontypable Haemophilus influenzae meningitis associated with alteration of penicillin-binding proteins.
A 10-year-old boy presented with nuchal rigidity and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leukocytosis initially and again on day 6 of intravenous cefuroxime therapy (200 mg/kg/day).
Both CSF s... | 0C01 |
Functional and metabolic effects of bupivacaine and lignocaine in the rat heart-lung preparation.
We have examined the effects of bupivacaine and lignocaine on myocardial metabolism in the rat isolated heart-lung preparation.
Bupivacaine 1, 5 or 25 micrograms ml-1 or lignocaine 4, 20 or 100 micrograms ml-1 was admini... | 22C23 |
Experience with a 'physiological' steroid replacement regimen for the establishment of a receptive endometrium in women with premature ovarian failure.
Eighteen women with a premature menopause underwent assessment of serial serum oestradiol (E2) and progesterone levels and endometrial histology and function.
Patient... | 12C13 |
Platelet-activating factor. A putative mediator in central nervous system injury?
Platelet-activating factor (1-O-hexadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine) is a potent lipid autacoid produced by many cell types.
Platelet-activating factor is produced by cerebellar granule cells in culture and has been extrac... | 9C10 |
Short-term effect of hepatic arterial versus portal venous reperfusion on energy levels of liver tissue.
The hepatic artery and the portal vein blood vary in flow, oxygenation, and hormonal content.
It was uncertain which blood supply has a greater effect on the recuperative process of the hepatocytes in the ischemic... | 13C14 |
Fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis and management of fibroadenoma of the breast.
Cytological and histological biopsies were obtained on 75 breast lumps clinically diagnosed as fibroadenomas.
Of these, 95 per cent of lesions were benign.
In 51 (68 per cent) confirmed as fibroadenomas histologically, cytol... | 3C04 |
Myxoid malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the bladder.
Although the most common soft tissue sarcoma of adulthood, malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is an extremely rare tumor of the urinary bladder.
Only three well-documented cases have been reported in the world literature.
The patient presented in this report re... | 11C12 |
Primary malignant melanoma of the lower respiratory tract. Report of a case and literature review.
The authors report a case of primary bronchial malignant melanoma, occurring in a 34-year-old woman presenting with persistent cough.
At bronchoscopic examination, a polypoid mass was found to occlude the left mainstem ... | 3C04 |
Childhood stroke after minor neck trauma: case report.
Cerebral infarction after minor trauma to the neck has rarely been reported.
A case is presented of a child with trauma to the vertebrobasilar artery resulting in stroke.
Computerized tomography scan and angiography results are presented.
Despite two subsequent... | 9C10 |
Using periodontal plastic surgery techniques.
In the 1980s, mucogingival surgery evolved into periodontal plastic surgery with various techniques designed to produce root coverage in areas of marginal tissue recession, to augment deficient ridges, and to lengthen crowns in cases of excessive gingival display.
Periodo... | 6C07 |
Alcohol consumption by college undergraduates: current use and 10-year trends.
In a carefully executed study with a high response rate, a random sample of 10% of the undergraduate student body at a rural New England university was surveyed as to the subjects' use of alcohol in 1987.
Over 87% of the surveyed students ... | 20C21 |
Development of a small caliber biologic vascular graft: evaluation of its antithrombogenicity and the early healing process.
The authors previously showed that a small caliber xenograft using our crosslinking technique was applicable to aortocoronary bypass grafting.
In this study of the graft, the antithrombogenicit... | 22C23 |
Interrelationships between age, thyroid volume, thyroid nodularity, and thyroid function in patients with sporadic nontoxic goiter.
PURPOSE: To test the hypothesis that during the natural history of sporadic nontoxic goiter (SNG), a diffuse goiter precedes a multinodular goiter with gradual development of autonomous t... | 18C19 |
Chilblains (perniosis).
Unfamiliarity of physicians with chilblains (perniosis) gives rise to unnecessary hospital admissions with expensive laboratory and radiologic evaluations and, at times, hazardous therapy.
Seven cases of chilblains were seen in San Francisco from November 1986 through January 1987.
The patien... | 20C21 |
The restorative and surgical technique for the full maxillary subperiosteal implant.
The edentulous atrophic maxilla represents one of the most challenging implant restorative opportunities.
When prescribed within the appropriate diagnostic range and performed by a highly skilled and experienced practitioner, the ful... | 4C05 |
Primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a rare disease of unknown etiology.
Sclerosis of the bile ducts may actually be the final result of multiple factors such as autoimmune, bacterial, congenital, drug, or viral injury.
The most commonly associated diseases are ulcerative colitis and chr... | 5C06 |
Effects of low perfusate Ca2+ concentration on newborn myocardial function after ischemia.
A greater dependence on transsarcolemmal Ca2+ flux and immaturity of Ca2+ sequestration capacity may potentiate Ca2(+)-mediated reperfusion injury in the newborn myocardium.
The effect of serum ionized Ca2+ concentration on lef... | 13C14 |
Anaphylaxis following ingestion of a psyllium-containing cereal.
Recently, psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid, a bulk-forming laxative, has been added to breakfast cereals for cholesterol-lowering effects.
We report a case of a 60-year-old woman with no prior history of psyllium ingestion who developed anaphylactic sympt... | 19C20 |
Effects of haem arginate on variegate porphyria.
Four patients with variegate porphyria (VP) were treated with repeated haem arginate infusions daily for 4 days and then weekly for 4 weeks.
After the initial four daily doses of haem arginate (haem 3 mg/kg), the excretion of faecal protoporphyrin (mean 579 nmol/g dry ... | 16C17 |
Determinants and significance of diltiazem plasma concentrations after acute myocardial infarction. The Multicenter Diltiazem Postinfarction Trial Research Group.
A total of 1,975 plasma diltiazem concentrations were obtained from 1,067 patients enrolled in a multicenter secondary intervention study of diltiazem after... | 13C14 |
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