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2,981 | Induction of mixed erythroid-megakaryocyte colonies and bipotential blast cell colonies by recombinant human erythropoietin in serum-free culture.
The effects of recombinant human erythropoietin (rEp) on murine hematopoietic progenitors were studied using a serum-free culture.
A high concentration of rEp stimulated t... | 22 |
3,076 | Treatment with desmopressin acetate in routine coronary artery bypass surgery to improve postoperative hemostasis.
Desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) has been shown to decrease blood loss and transfusions in complex cardiac operations with long extracorporeal times.
Its use in routine cardiac valve operations has been show... | 22 |
1,678 | Relevance of intrinsic sympathomimetic activity for beta blockers.
Intrinsic sympathomimetic activity (ISA) characterizes a group of beta blockers that are able to stimulate beta-adrenergic receptors (agonist effect) and to oppose the stimulating effects of catecholamines (antagonist effect) in a competitive way.
Par... | 13 |
2,564 | Effect of PAF-acether inhalation on nonspecific bronchial reactivity and adrenergic response in normal and asthmatic subjects.
Bronchial hyperreactivity, although recognized as a hallmark of asthma, is not totally understood.
Mast cell-derived mediators, including histamine, have been shown to cause immediate broncho... | 19 |
2,131 | Impact of marrow cytogenetics and morphology on in vitro hematopoiesis in the myelodysplastic syndromes: comparison between recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (CSF) and granulocyte-monocyte CSF.
Marrow cells from 36 patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) (13 refractory anemia [RA], 14 refra... | 14 |
2,078 | Arterial vasodilator effects of the dihydropyridine calcium antagonist amlodipine alone and in combination with verapamil in systemic hypertension.
The arterial vasodilator properties of the dihydropyridine calcium antagonist amlodipine were compared with the effects of vascular muscle cyclic guanosine monophosphate p... | 13 |
1,692 | Oral contraceptives, lipoproteins, and atherosclerosis.
A nonhuman primate model was developed to study the effects of oral contraceptives on lipoproteins and atherosclerosis.
Cynomolgus macaques were selected because of their susceptibility to diet-induced atherosclerosis and because their reproductive physiology, m... | 13 |
743 | Cirrhosis of the liver. A risk factor for development of cholelithiasis in males.
An ultrasonographic study about the prevalence of cholelithiasis was performed in 410 cirrhotic patients and in 414 controls matched for age and sex.
Gallstone disease was found more often in cirrhotic patients (31.9%) than in controls ... | 5 |
2,869 | Pulsed carbon dioxide laser ablation of burned skin: in vitro and in vivo analysis.
Pulsed lasers produce efficient and precise tissue ablation with limited residual thermal damage.
In this study, the efficiency of pulsed CO2 laser ablation of burned and normal swine skin was studied in vitro with a mass loss techniq... | 20 |
1,994 | Changes in plasma free fatty acids and glycerols during prolonged exercise in trained and hypertensive persons taking propranolol and pindolol.
The extent to which lipolysis is attenuated during prolonged submaximal exercise during beta blockade was determined in 12 normotensive endurance-trained and 12 hypertensive s... | 13 |
2,969 | Evaluation and management of patients with inhalation injury.
Inhalation injury, present in approximately one third of burned patients treated at burn centers, increases mortality by a maximum of 20% in relation to age and extent of burn.
The development of animal models of inhalation injury has made possible the ide... | 20 |
643 | Effects of rib elongation on the spine. II. Correction of scoliosis in the rabbit.
Three intercostal nerves on the right side of growing rabbits were resected partially.
From 1 to 3 months later, moderate left-convex thoracic scoliosis with rotation of vertebrae had developed, and the sagittal curvatures of the spine... | 4 |
886 | Lactate levels as predictors of the relationship between oxygen delivery and consumption in ARDS.
We reviewed the changes in Do2 and Vo2 in 58 patients with ARDS after interventions which included fluid loading, blood transfusion, and PEEP.
After a significant change in Do2, patients with lactic acidosis (lactate lev... | 7 |
1,365 | Mechanical properties of the urethra in healthy and stress incontinent females: dynamic measurements in the resting urethra.
The relationship between pressure and cross-sectional area in the resting urethra during its inflation and deflation was examined in 30 healthy females and in 30 patients with genuine stress inc... | 11 |
171 | Doxorubicin for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. A prospective study on the addition of verapamil.
A prospective study was conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of the addition of oral verapamil to intravenous Adriamycin (doxorubicin) for the management of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinom... | 3 |
2,508 | Serum lipoproteins, apolipoproteins and very low density lipoprotein subfractions during 6-month fibrate treatment in primary hypertriglyceridaemia.
Serum lipoproteins and apolipoproteins were studied in 14 hypertriglyceridaemic (HTG) patients during a 24-week period of treatment with gemfibrozil, and after a 6-week w... | 17 |
1,881 | Factors determining success and energy requirements for cardioversion of atrial fibrillation.
Factors thought to affect the success of and energy requirements for cardioversion of atrial fibrillation were studied in 80 (49 male, 31 female) patients aged 21-88 (mean 61.5 years).
Transthoracic impedance was measured in... | 13 |
995 | Cigarette smoke causes physiologic and morphologic changes of emphysema in the guinea pig.
To investigate the long-term effect of cigarette smoke on pulmonary structure and function, we exposed groups of guinea pigs to the smoke of 10 cigarettes each day, 5 days per week, for 1, 3, 6, and 12 months.
We found that the... | 7 |
3,022 | Persistence of arrhythmia exercise response in healthy young men.
This study assesses the persistence of arrhythmia at rest or during exercise tests, or both, after a mean follow-up period of 6.7 years in 76 young men (mean age 21.5 years) without evidence of organic heart disease.
The exercise test was performed usi... | 22 |
2,701 | Selective induction of toxicity to human cells expressing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat by a conditionally cytotoxic adenovirus vector.
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIVs) primarily infect CD4+ T lymphocytes, leading eventually to the development of a systemic immune dysfunction termed acquired immunod... | 19 |
2,556 | Genetic aspects of juvenile chronic arthritis.
Immunogenetic studies in the past decade have confirmed the theory of an association between one's immunogenetic background and the manifestation of several forms of juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA), in particular pauciarticular-onset JCA.
Considerable work has been done... | 19 |
383 | Multiple intracranial tumors of different cell types.
Multiple intracranial tumors of different cell types are rare.
We report nine patients with multiple intracranial tumors, who did not have a history of trauma, irradiation, or phacomatosis.
The clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings as well as ind... | 3 |
2,821 | Alcoholism and society.
The problems of alcohol abuse are rampant in society and permeate the Emergency Department experience.
The cost to society as measured by social, medical, occupational, and legal effects is exceedingly high and probably underestimated.
Emergency physicians have the opportunity to intervene in... | 20 |
312 | Anionic complex-carbohydrate units of human thyroglobulin.
Human thyroglobulin (hTG) contains sulfate in chondroitin 6-sulfate chains and in complex carbohydrates.
In this study the sulfate-containing complex carbohydrates were characterized by the number of sulfate and sialic acid residues that they contain.
Sample... | 3 |
2,756 | Orthotic stabilization of thoracolumbar injuries. A biomechanical analysis of the Jewett hyperextension orthosis.
Spinal orthoses have been traditionally used in the management of thoracolumbar injuries treated with or without surgical stabilization.
However, the orthotic treatment modality in the management of spina... | 20 |
3,193 | "Cloggology" revisited: endoscopic or surgical decompression of malignant biliary obstruction.
In this study, 50 consecutive patients over age 60 with obstructive jaundice secondary to malignant stricture of the distal common bile duct were identified by endoscopic cholangiography.
The patients were then randomized t... | 22 |
1,913 | Beta-blocker duration of action and implications for therapy.
Two studies were conducted to measure the effect of serum half-life on beta-blocker-related heart rate reduction throughout the 24-hour period.
In the first study, nadolol, atenolol and pindolol were associated with significant (p less than 0.01) heart rat... | 13 |
3,216 | The diagnostic impact of prehospital 12-lead electrocardiography.
STUDY HYPOTHESIS: It is feasible to apply prehospital 12-lead electrocardiography to most stable prehospital chest pain patients.
Prehospital diagnostic accuracy is improved compared with single-lead telemetry.
POPULATION: One-hundred sixty-six stable... | 22 |
1,677 | Improvement in early diastolic filling dynamics after aortic valve replacement.
With use of ultrafast computed tomography, 13 patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis were prospectively followed to evaluate the relation between left ventricular mass and diastolic function.
Studies were done be... | 13 |
766 | Clinical significance of cholelithiasis in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.
There is general agreement that the prevalence of gallstones in cirrhotics is high (at least twice that in the general population), but the pathogenetic link between cirrhosis and cholelithiasis is still uncertain.
The influence of chol... | 5 |
1,275 | Serous retinal detachment following glaucoma filtering surgery.
We report the occurrence of serous retinal detachment in association with choroidal effusion and hypotony in six eyes that had undergone glaucoma filtering surgery.
Hypotony with choroidal effusion was documented in five patients before the onset of sero... | 10 |
2,757 | Evaluation of surgical treatment for burst fractures.
The authors instituted a prospective, randomized study of patients presenting with acute burst fractures of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine.
Patients were alternately treated by posterior distraction using pedicle instrumentation (AO fixateur interne) or anteri... | 20 |
135 | Increasing incidence of varicella hospitalizations in United States Army and Navy personnel: are today's teenagers more susceptible? Should recruits be vaccinated?
Hospital records for 10,687 United States Army and Navy adult varicella (chickenpox) admissions were reviewed.
Annual hospital admission rates for varicel... | 1 |
1,901 | Noninvasive assessment of cardiac output in children using impedance cardiography.
This study evaluated the effect of intracardiac shunting on the accuracy of thoracic bioimpedance-derived cardiac output determinations.
Twenty-six patients, ranging in age from 3 months to 17 years, underwent cardiac catheterization d... | 13 |
340 | A prospective, randomized evaluation of the treatment of colorectal cancer metastatic to the liver.
Over a 4-year period (1982 to 1986), 91 patients with solitary or multiple metastases from colorectal cancer were stratified, based on findings at laparotomy, to one of three groups and then prospectively randomized to ... | 3 |
1,936 | Long-term impact of smoking cessation on the incidence of coronary heart disease.
Using a simulation model of the US male population, we estimated the long-term impact that future smoking cessation programs would have on the distribution and occurrence of coronary heart disease in males ages 35-84.
For interventions ... | 13 |
2,217 | Functional residual capacity in anesthetized children: normal values and values in children with cardiac anomalies.
To assess the increase in functional residual capacity (FRC) with growth, FRC was measured after induction of anesthesia in two groups of children.
One group consisted of 74 children, 0.1-11.2 yr of age... | 15 |
1,116 | Sensitivity for detecting fibrillation potentials: a comparison between concentric and monopolar needle electrodes.
The sensitivity of monopolar and concentric electrodes for detecting fibrillation potentials (FP) has never been formally compared.
We studied 35 muscles with FP, sampling 20 sites each with concentric ... | 9 |
1,893 | Dose-dependent reduction of myocardial infarct size with the perfluorochemical Fluosol-DA.
The perfluorochemical Fluosol-DA has been shown to reduce infarct size.
However, the dose-response relationship of the agent is unknown.
Because perfluorochemicals (PFC) can potentially saturate the reticuloendothelial system ... | 13 |
1,697 | Changes in cerebral blood flow velocity after release of intraoperative tourniquets in humans: a transcranial Doppler study.
The effect of release of intraoperative thigh tourniquets on velocity of blood flow in the middle cerebral artery was examined in five patients given general anesthesia with controlled ventilati... | 13 |
1,789 | Five-year experience with triple-drug immunosuppressive therapy in cardiac transplantation.
Although triple-drug immunosuppression with a combination of cyclosporine, prednisone, and azathioprine has been shown to improve short-term survival after cardiac transplantation, its long-term effects still are unknown.
From... | 13 |
1,775 | Ten-year follow-up of quality of life in patients randomized to receive medical therapy or coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS)
Quality of life indexes were assessed in 780 patients 10 years after randomization to medical therapy (n = 390) or coronary artery bypass graft surg... | 13 |
2,511 | HLA antigens and nailfold capillary microscopy studies in patients with insulin dependent and noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus and limited joint mobility.
We investigated the HLA status of patients with diabetes associated with limited joint mobility and microvascular complications.
An increased frequency of HL... | 17 |
2,127 | Components of delay time in suspected acute myocardial infarction with particular emphasis on patient delay.
Two hundred and thirty-four patients admitted to a coronary care unit (CCU) were interviewed a few days after arrival in hospital to determine reasons for patient delay and the various components of total delay... | 13 |
1,513 | Clinical evaluation of clonidine added to lidocaine solution for epidural anesthesia.
The effects of clonidine added to lidocaine solution used for epidural anesthesia were assessed in 92 women scheduled for surgery and premedicated with diazepam 10 mg po.
Patients received 18 ml 2% lidocaine with clonidine 5 microgr... | 12 |
617 | Arthrometric evaluation of knees that have a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
We used the KT-1000 arthrometer to test the knees of 107 patients who had an acute tear of the anterior cruciate ligament, 153 patients who had a chronic tear, and 141 control subjects, for a total of 401 individuals.
The three testing para... | 4 |
2,316 | The familial occurrence of bullous mastocytosis (diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis).
We studied four patients (a mother, her two daughters, and her son) with bullous mastocytosis, or diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis, whose genetic inheritance suggested an autosomal dominant pattern.
The clinical characteristics included e... | 16 |
1,451 | The fate of residual fragments after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy monotherapy of infection stones.
We reviewed 53 patients with infection stones treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL*) monotherapy to determine the long-term rate free of stones and the stone recurrence rate as correlated with ... | 11 |
791 | Outpatient laparoscopic laser cholecystectomy.
Laparoscopic laser cholecystectomy has been performed clinically in the United States since 1988.
After refinement of the technique, the procedure was offered on an outpatient basis.
Eighty-three patients underwent laparoscopic laser cholecystectomy during the study per... | 5 |
2,491 | Transfer of diabetes in mice prevented by blockade of adhesion-promoting receptor on macrophages.
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is a disease with an autoimmune aetiology.
The non-obese diabetic mouse is a good spontaneous animal model of the human disease, with IDDM developing in 50-80% of female mice by... | 17 |
2,997 | Behavioral modification of colonic function. Can constipation be learned?
We challenged the two hypotheses: first, that defecation can be suppressed for an extended time, and second, if so, that this has an effect on upper colonic motility.
Thus we studied 12 male volunteers with conditions of identical nutrition and... | 22 |
970 | Midfacial hypoplasia associated with long-term intubation for bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Six preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia were nasotracheally intubated for 68 to 243 days.
Gestational age at birth ranged from 24 to 35 weeks.
Endotracheal tube size was changed to account for growth and varied from... | 7 |
1,417 | Cancer of the urinary bladder in blacks and whites. A case-control study.
Racial differences in the risk of cancer of the urinary bladder associated with cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption were examined in a study of 1663 cases (1534 whites and 129 blacks) and 4930 controls matched 3:1 by sex, race, and age to ... | 11 |
3,242 | L-tyrosine potentiates the anorexia induced by mixed-acting sympathomimetic drugs in hyperphagic rats.
The effects of L-tyrosine (L-TYR) on the anorectic activity of several mixed-acting sympathomimetics were determined during the dark cycle in rats made hyperphagic by food deprivation.
L-TYR (200 mg/kg) significantl... | 22 |
2,867 | The effect of gender and subtype on platelet MAO in alcoholism.
Decreased platelet MAO activity has been identified in male alcoholics with suggestions that this is primarily true of Type 2 alcoholics as defined by criteria from the Stockholm Adoption Study.
Little information has been available regarding platelet MA... | 20 |
1,603 | Does intracoronary infusion of Fluosol-DA 20% prevent left ventricular diastolic dysfunction during coronary balloon angioplasty?
Distal intracoronary infusion of the perfluorochemical Fluosol-DA 20% has been shown to prevent systolic dysfunction during coronary artery balloon occlusion in coronary angioplasty.
To as... | 13 |
1,905 | Positron emission tomography and interventional cardiology.
Current noninvasive diagnostic techniques have limited accuracy for detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) in symptomatic and (particularly) asymptomatic patients with silent disease.
Furthermore, no standard noninvasive method provides reliable diagnost... | 13 |
3,248 | Hypothermia. Safe and efficient methods of rewarming the patient.
Hypothermia, a relatively common problem in the winter months, can cause significant morbidity.
It presents in a variety of situations and affects a wide age range.
Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, because the symptoms, which are primaril... | 22 |
1,081 | Feasibility and safety of vagal stimulation in monkey model.
The feasibility, safety, and preliminary effects of chronic vagal stimulation were studied in an aluminagel monkey model.
Pilot studies to perfect the equipment, determine stimulation thresholds, and insure the comfort and safety of the animals preceded thi... | 9 |
1,174 | Schindler disease: the molecular lesion in the alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase gene that causes an infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy.
Schindler disease is a recently recognized infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy resulting from the deficient activity of the lysosomal hydrolase, alpha-N-acetylgalctosaminidase (alpha-GalNAc).... | 9 |
2,001 | Impact of a public cholesterol screening program.
The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) has endorsed physician case finding as the primary method to detect individuals with elevated cholesterol levels.
Despite this recommendation, promotional and for-profit public screening programs have flourished.
We s... | 13 |
1,608 | Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta presenting as transient paraplegia.
A patient involved in a high-speed motor vehicle accident presented paraplegic to the emergency department.
He was noted to have an abnormal chest x-ray and, subsequently, underwent aortography which revealed aortic transection.
The patient'... | 13 |
1,857 | Substance P, acetylcholinesterase, and beta-endorphin levels in the plasma and pericardial fluid of patients with and without angina pectoris.
We measured substance P-like immunoreactivity (SPLI), beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity (BELI), acetylcholinesterase activity, and total protein content in pericardial fluid... | 13 |
1,369 | Hyperfiltration-induced renal injury in normal man: myth or reality.
Current knowledge fails to support the notion that adaptive hyperfiltration of the remnant kidney after donor nephrectomy is deleterious.
Rather than being maladaptive, hyperfiltration appropriately compensates for the loss of functional renal mass.... | 11 |
1,389 | Magnetic resonance imaging of cystic, partially differentiated nephroblastoma.
The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance of a cystic, partially differentiated nephroblastoma is described, together with pathologic correlation.
The difficulty in reaching a correct preoperative diagnosis even with multimodal imagi... | 11 |
2,627 | Frequency of indeterminate western blot tests in healthy adults at low risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection. The NIAID AIDS Vaccine Clinical Trails Network.
As part of a phase 1 trial of a candidate AIDS vaccine, blood specimens were collected from 168 healthy adult volunteers at minimal or no risk for beco... | 19 |
282 | Occurrence of beta-hexachlorocyclohexane in breast cancer patients.
The residues of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and neutral organochlorine compounds in breast fat of 44 breast cancer patients and 33 women free of cancer were determined.
No statistically significant differences appeared between the two compa... | 3 |
1,249 | Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of vitreoretinal disease in eyes with intraocular silicone oil.
Media opacification in eyes filled with silicone oil makes the evaluation of recurrent retinal detachment difficult.
Ultrasonography through silicone oil is subject to significant imaging artifacts.
We perfor... | 10 |
1,490 | Perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancies at term.
A review of a two-year experience in our community disclosed that 57% of twin pregnancies (118/207) deliver at term.
Little attention has been focused on perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancies remaining undelivered after 36 completed weeks.
Therefore, we reviewed our e... | 12 |
2,294 | Speculations on the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis: T-cell violation of a keratinocyte sphere of influence.
The thesis is advanced that the differences in antigen processing and presentation described for "fresh" and "cultured" Langerhans cells in vitro reflect similar differences between intraepidermal and intranoda... | 16 |
1,932 | The association between Type A behavior and change in coronary risk factors among young adults.
The association of Type A/B behavior pattern and changes in blood pressure, total serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride, body mass, and smoking was estimated in a cohort of 375 young Black and White men and women from a rur... | 13 |
1,430 | Long-term experience with Swan Neck Missouri catheters.
The Swan Neck Missouri catheters are designed to reduce major complications including 1) exit/tunnel infections, by a downward directed exit hole; 2) pericatheter leaks, by placement of the deep cuff in the rectus muscle; 3) catheter tip migration, by caudal dire... | 11 |
882 | Diagnostic value of nonfluoroscopic percutaneous lung needle aspiration in patients with pneumonia.
In forty-one patients (mean [+/- SD] age 51 +/- 19 years; range, 11 to 88 years; seven female and 34 male) with clinical signs and symptoms of pneumonia, we performed a nonfluoroscopic percutaneous lung needle (22 gauge... | 7 |
2,949 | Tertiary trauma care in a rural state.
Trauma patients in rural areas usually have no access to regional trauma systems or designated trauma centers.
Efforts to provide quality trauma care in small hospitals may seriously overextend local capabilities.
The urban trauma center retains an important role in trauma care... | 20 |
1,591 | Improved morphologic characterization of atrial septal aneurysm by transesophageal echocardiography: relation to cerebrovascular events.
Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography was performed in 23 consecutive adult patients with an atrial septal aneurysm.
In three patients with a cerebrovascular event the ... | 13 |
1,648 | Clinical and hemodynamic assessment of the hepatojugular reflux.
The hepatojugular reflux (HJR) test was studied to assess the ability to clinically predict response during cardiac catheterization and to determine its significance in patients without heart failure and correlate it to their baseline hemodynamic paramet... | 13 |
2,111 | The dynamics of platelet thrombus formation rate, thrombus retention time, and rate of embolization on a control and heparin bonded polyurethane angio-catheter.
The dynamics of platelet deposition and embolization from control and heparin bonded polyurethane catheters (CPC and HBPC) was evaluated with In-111 labeled a... | 13 |
319 | Endothelin-like immunoreactivity in human breast cyst fluid.
Immunoreactive endothelin has been detected in 21 of 43 samples of breast cyst fluid (21 cases; 3.5 +/- 0.6 pmol/l, mean +/- SEM.
Other 22 cases; not detectable, less than 0.5 pmol/l).
Fast protein liquid chromatographic analysis of the immunoreactive endo... | 3 |
2,119 | Origin and significance of diastolic Doppler flow signals in the left ventricular outflow tract.
Diastolic Doppler flow signals (greater than or equal to 0.2 m/s) in the left ventricular outflow tract have not been well characterized, and their origin and significance remain controversial.
Fifty-nine patients (55 +/-... | 13 |
190 | The effect of metoclopramide on ovarian responsiveness to gonadotropin administration in patients with severe polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Six patients with poor ovarian response to menotropin after pretreatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog exhibited improved ovarian responsiveness when metoclopramide ... | 3 |
1,718 | Polytetrafluoroethylene graft for spontaneous coronary dissection: 7-year follow-up.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection remains an exceedingly rare cause of myocardial ischemia.
The patients are usually young and female, and the dissection is frequently fatal.
The use of polytetrafluoroethylene as an aortocorona... | 13 |
1,315 | Radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer. Justification by long-term follow-up.
In the series presented here, survival patterns at 15 years after radiotherapy for patients with clinical stage A carcinoma of the prostate did not deviate significantly from those of an age-matched peer group.
For patients with cl... | 11 |
496 | The epidemiology of cancer among Hispanic women. The experience in Florida.
To explore cancer incidence among Hispanic women living in Dade County, Florida, data were analyzed from the statewide cancer registry.
For all but three sites, Hispanics had lower rates of the 15 most prevalent cancers than non-Hispanics.
H... | 3 |
705 | Duodenal ulcer is associated with low dietary linoleic acid intake.
It has been suggested that the falling incidence and virulence of duodenal ulcer is related to increased dietary polyunsaturated essential fatty acid intake.
The adipose fatty acid profile, which closely reflects dietary intake, was measured in 35 me... | 5 |
1,950 | Electroencephalography laboratory diagnosis of prolonged QT interval.
Patients with prolongation of the QT interval are at risk for significant neurological morbidity and mortality secondary to ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
These patients frequently undergo electroencephalographic (EEG) examination to evaluate episod... | 13 |
1,008 | Analgesia and removal of nasal packing.
We present a prospective controlled trial, comparing methods of analgesia for the relief of discomfort on removing nasal packing, including a general discussion on the considerations for, and methods of, nasal tamponade.
On the basis that nasal packing is likely to continue to ... | 8 |
75 | Air contamination in open heart surgery with disposable coveralls, gowns, and drapes.
The effect of a polypropylene coverall, replacing shirt and trousers, combined with sterile laminated gowns and drapes compared with an all-cotton system was studied in regard to the dispersion of bacteria and particles in a conventi... | 0 |
3,306 | Home treatment for acute psychiatric illness
OBJECTIVE--To determine the factors influencing the successful outcome of community treatment for severe acute psychiatric illnesses that are traditionally treated in hospital.
DESIGN--All patients from a single electoral ward who were either admitted to hospital or treat... | 22 |
581 | Hepatic metastases from colorectal carcinoma: impact of surgical resection on the natural history.
From 1960 to 1987, 1209 patients with colorectal liver metastases were recorded, and followed until 1 January 1990.
In 242 cases the diagnosis was based on external imaging, whereas 967 patients had operative confirmati... | 3 |
2,074 | Prehospital thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction.
The benefit and risk of prehospital thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were evaluated in a double-blind randomized trial.
Patients presenting less than 4 hours after symptom onset received 2 million units of urokinase as an intravenous bolus eit... | 13 |
3,246 | A computerized laboratory alerting system.
A computerized laboratory alerting system (CLAS) has been developed as part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality of care at LDS Hospital.
The system identifies potentially life-threatening conditions on the basis of laboratory findings and then generates appropriate w... | 22 |
1,834 | Clinical and hemodynamic correlates of sympathetic nerve activity in normal humans and patients with heart failure: evidence from direct microneurographic recordings.
To characterize the neural excitatory state of heart failure, simultaneous measurements of efferent sympathetic nerve activity to muscle (by microneurog... | 13 |
558 | Community lifestyle characteristics and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children.
High rates of leukaemia in children and young people have been associated with features of community isolation and population growth.
Incidence data collected by two specialist registries were used to compare incidence rates at... | 3 |
2,979 | Evidence against a requisite role for defective virus in the establishment of persistent hepadnavirus infections.
The factors involved in the establishment of persistent hepadnavirus infection are poorly understood.
Recent findings demonstrate that the sequence of the genome of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is variable in ... | 21 |
1,760 | Diagnosis of left atrial thrombi in mitral valve disease by coronary arteriography.
Arteriographic findings of neovascularity and fistula formation between coronary arteries and left atrium have occasionally been described in association with left atrial thrombosis in patients with mitral valve disease.
The validity ... | 13 |
1,255 | Aqueous humour and serum zinc and copper concentrations of patients with glaucoma and cataract.
Serum and aqueous humour zinc and copper concentrations of 44 patients with glaucoma and cataract were determined.
Serum values were found within normal ranges.
The highest mean copper concentration was seen in the glauco... | 10 |
1,386 | Stress incontinence: a new endoscopic approach.
We describe our experience in using a new endoscopic technique for suspending the bladder neck and urethra in 16 patients with stress incontinence.
The procedure was started by dissecting the retropubic space, first with a sound and then with a Foley catheter before pas... | 11 |
1,917 | Effects of theophylline, atenolol and their combination on myocardial ischemia in stable angina pectoris.
The effects of theophylline (400 mg twice a day), atenolol (50 mg twice a day) and their combination on myocardial ischemia were studied in 9 patients with stable angina pectoris in a randomized, single-blind, tri... | 13 |
3,175 | Biliary endoprostheses. Plastic versus metal stents.
Plastic biliary endoprostheses relieved malignant obstructive jaundice in 80% to 90% of the patients.
The comfort of a completely indwelling endoprosthesis should be offered to all palliatively treated tumor patients, and external-internal catheters should be reser... | 22 |
1,571 | Traumatic rupture of aorta. Diagnosis by Doppler echocardiography.
Traumatic rupture of aorta is a serious complication in accidents, mainly road accidents, with a high mortality unless an immediate diagnosis and surgical correction is made.
A case of traumatic rupture of the aorta shown in the acute phase by Doppler... | 13 |
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