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2,104 | Left ventricular versus left atrial cannulation for the Thoratec ventricular assist device.
In a retrospective study of 28 patients (23 men, 5 women) supported with ventricular assist devices greater than 3 days, the effect of LV cannulation versus LA cannulation on device performance was compared.
Patients ranged in... | 13 |
2,588 | Quantitation of mast cells and eosinophils in the bronchial mucosa of symptomatic atopic asthmatics and healthy control subjects using immunohistochemistry
We have used fiberoptic bronchoscopy to obtain endobronchial biopsies in which mast cells and eosinophils were enumerated using monoclonal antibodies directed aga... | 19 |
3,186 | Electrophysiologic effects of exogenous phosphocreatine in cardiac tissue: potential antiarrhythmic actions.
The cellular electrophysiologic effects of exogenous phosphocreatine (PCr) were analyzed to ascertain its purported antiarrhythmic properties during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion.
Transmembrane potential... | 22 |
2,607 | Monitoring glucocorticoid therapy: a pharmacokinetic approach.
Although glucocorticoid therapy is essential for the treatment of severe inflammatory disorders, there is no systematic approach to patient variables that may affect availability of a steroid dose.
After the development of a data base of pharmacokinetic p... | 19 |
1,696 | Hemodynamic effects of diltiazem during vasoconstrictor pulmonary hypertension in sheep.
Calcium channel blockers have been effective as pulmonary vasodilators in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
The current study therefore compared the effects of prostaglandin E1, an effective pulmonary vasodilator, with the ef... | 13 |
1,531 | Initiating a chorionic villus sampling program. Relying on placental location as the primary determinant of the sampling route.
In initiating a chorionic villus sampling (CVS) protocol, we relied upon placental locations as the determinant in the choice of technique.
An anterior or fundal location prompted a transabd... | 12 |
1,366 | Determination of norepinephrine levels in the adult human prostate.
Tissue levels of norepinephrine were measured in prostate tissue from 24 men ranging in age between 41 and 83 years.
Prostatic tissue was obtained from men with subtle palpable prostate nodules undergoing transperineal needle biopsy.
None of the pat... | 11 |
248 | Oral contraceptives and breast cancer.
Among women in general the risk of breast cancer through 59 years of age does not appear to be affected appreciably by the use of oral contraceptives.
Nonetheless, concern continues to be expressed about the effects of early age at first use, long-term duration of use, formulati... | 3 |
2,641 | Myelin autoreactivity in multiple sclerosis: recognition of myelin basic protein in the context of HLA-DR2 products by T lymphocytes of multiple-sclerosis patients and healthy donors.
A panel of 20 human myelin basic protein (hMBP)-specific T-lymphocyte lines was generated from the peripheral blood of eight multiple s... | 19 |
192 | Endoscopic ultrasonography for the evaluation of smooth muscle tumors in the upper gastrointestinal tract: an experience with 42 cases.
Before surgery, 12 patients with suspected leiomyoma and 12 patients with suspected leiomyosarcoma were studied by endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), computed tomography (CT), endoscop... | 3 |
2,618 | Allergens as proteases: an Aspergillus fumigatus proteinase directly induces human epithelial cell detachment.
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is characterized by pulmonary and systemic allergic and inflammatory processes triggered by fungal antigens.
Airway damage is a feature of this disorder, and al... | 19 |
2,826 | Replantation of the distal part of the leg.
We successfully replanted five amputated legs in five patients and followed the patients for two years or more (average, six years and three months).
Although some patients found it impossible to squat and to run because of joint contractures, muscle weakness, or deformitie... | 20 |
2,483 | Coupling of beta-cell desensitization by hyperglycemia to excessive stimulation and circulating insulin in glucose-infused rats.
Nondiabetic rats were infused with glucose for 48 h to maintain moderate or marked hyperglycemia (mean blood glucose 13.2 +/- 0.7 or 22.8 +/- 0.3 mM, respectively).
The two levels of hyperg... | 17 |
401 | Dioxin-inducible, Ah receptor-dependent transcription in vitro.
We have developed a homologous in vitro transcription system that requires (i) 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (called TCDD or dioxin), (ii) the Ah receptor, and (iii) a dioxin-responsive enhancer for activity.
Unfractionated nuclear extracts from mo... | 3 |
1,425 | Rapid methods of estimating Kt/V: three formulas compared.
Three rapid formulas for Kt/V were compared: 1) Kt/V-PRU = 0.04*PRU-1.2; 2) Kt/V-PRUopt = 0.026*PRU-0.46; and 3) KTV-LN = -In(R-0.03-UF/W).
Accuracy was compared in a database of 339 3/week modeling sessions in 256 patients.
The standard of comparison was Kt... | 11 |
2,012 | Coarctation of the aorta and post-stenotic aneurysm formation.
Despite earlier angiography, post-stenotic aneurysm of the aorta was an unexpected finding at operation in two patients with coarctation.
One aneurysm was found in an intercostal artery in a 19 year old man and the other was a false aneurysm just distal t... | 13 |
276 | Induction of donor-type chimerism in murine recipients of bone marrow allografts by different radiation regimens currently used in treatment of leukemia patients.
Three radiation protocols currently used in treatment of leukemia patients before bone marrow transplantation (BMT) were investigated in a murine model (C57... | 3 |
725 | Circadian esophageal motor function in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Effective esophageal peristalsis is a major determinant of esophageal clearance function and may contribute to the development of complications in gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Using 24-hour ambulatory esophageal manometry, we co... | 5 |
539 | Endoscopic and radiographic evaluation of the murine colon.
Endoscopic and radiographic techniques have not been widely applicable in the evaluation of chemically induced murine colon cancer.
The authors investigated methods of cleansing the rat colon and refined endoscopic and radiographic techniques.
They compared... | 3 |
80 | The national immunization program of The Netherlands.
After a brief explanation of the immunization policy in the Netherlands, the national immunization program is described, with special attention given to coupling of the municipal population records with a computerized database of individual immunization records at ... | 0 |
1,092 | A protocol for butalbital, aspirin and caffeine (BAC) detoxification in headache patients.
The abuse of the combination drug containing butalbital 50 mg, aspirin 325 mg and caffeine 40 mg (or BAC), is commonly recognized by headache specialists as causing headaches.
Despite this widespread problem, there is not a pub... | 9 |
2,342 | The temporomandibular joint in rheumatoid arthritis. Correlations between clinical and computed tomography features.
Clinical and computed tomography (CT) examination of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) was performed in 26 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 26 control subjects.
Each examination was scored.
... | 16 |
1,031 | The efficacy of oral steroids in the treatment of persistent otitis media with effusion.
One hundred thirty-six children with otitis media with effusion of at least 2 months' duration were investigated in a strict, double-blind, randomized prospective study to evaluate the efficacy of oral steroids in the treatment of... | 8 |
1,533 | Intrapartum cocaine use. A case report.
The use of cocaine during pregnancy appears to be reaching epidemic proportions.
In the first reported case of intrapartum cocaine use, fetal heart rate abnormalities were detected.
| 12 |
2,101 | Light scattering detection of microemboli in an extracorporeal LVAD bovine model.
Thromboembolization studies were performed on two calves supported by extracorporeal left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) using a light scattering (He Ne Laser) microemboli detector (LSMD).
The LSMD system was placed on the outflow ca... | 13 |
1,483 | Serum HCG beta-core fragment is masked by associated macromolecules.
To determine if beta-core fragment is present in serum from individuals with pregnancy and choriocarcinoma, samples were analyzed by gel filtration and fractions assessed by immunoassays (Mr = 15,000).
In agreement with published reports, only minut... | 12 |
2,326 | [125I]fibrin deposition occurs at both early and late intervals of IgE-dependent or contact sensitivity reactions elicited in mouse skin. Mast cell-dependent augmentation of fibrin deposition at early intervals in combined IgE-dependent and contact sensitivity reactions.
When elicited in the skin of mice, either IgE-d... | 16 |
571 | Multimodal therapy in locally advanced breast carcinoma.
Among 879 patients treated for breast cancer between 1975 and 1984, advanced disease was found in 125 (14%).
A subgroup of 34 (4%) presented with untreated locally advanced disease without demonstrable distant metastases at the time of diagnosis (stage IIIB = T... | 3 |
3,104 | Hemodialysis-associated febrile episodes: surveillance before and after major alteration in the water treatment system.
Surveillance for bacteremic or pyrogenic episodes associated with hemodialysis was undertaken before and after the reconstruction of the water treatment system at our University medical center.
The ... | 22 |
2,533 | Effects of repetitive administration of corticotropin-releasing hormone combined with lysine vasopressin on plasma adrenocorticotropin and cortisol levels in secondary adrenocortical insufficiency.
To examine the functioning of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis in secondary adrenocortical insufficiency, we... | 18 |
2,331 | Cyclosporin A in combination with photochemotherapy (PUVA) in the treatment of psoriasis.
Forty patients with relapsing plaque psoriasis involving more than 20% body surface were treated either with cyclosporin A (CyA) plus PUVA or the retinoid etretinate plus PUVA (RePUVA).
They initially received either CyA (2 week... | 16 |
2,517 | Effects of converting-enzyme inhibition on barrier function in diabetic glomerulopathy.
Differential solute clearances were used to examine the effects of a 90-day course of enalapril on glomerular barrier function in 16 proteinuric patients with diabetic glomerulopathy.
By day 90, plasma renin and prorenin became el... | 18 |
534 | Interferon alpha-2a and 5-fluorouracil for advanced colorectal carcinoma. Assessment of activity and toxicity.
Preclinical data showed that the cytotoxic effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) are augmented by interferon (IFN).
In a small study, 13 of 17 patients with advanced colorectal cancer responded to a regimen of 5-... | 3 |
958 | Six-month isoniazid-rifampin treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in children.
One hundred and seventeen children with pulmonary tuberculosis underwent treatment with a 6-month daily regimen of rifampin (15 mg/kg/day) and isoniazid (10 mg/kg/day).
The criteria for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis were (1) clin... | 7 |
467 | Receptor imaging: application to MR imaging of liver cancer.
A new contrast agent for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, directed to asialoglycoprotein (ASG) receptors on hepatocytes, was used for detection of liver cancer in rats.
Ultrasmall superparamagnetic (mean size, 12 nm) particles of iron oxide (USPIOs) were ta... | 3 |
100 | Calcitonin gene-related peptide levels are elevated in patients with sepsis.
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), an endogenous vasoactive peptide encoded by the calcitonin gene in nerve cells, is distributed throughout the cardiovascular system and is a potent vasodilator.
Plasma levels of CGRP have been elevated... | 0 |
1,445 | Screening for prostatic carcinoma.
Routine testing for prostatic carcinoma by digital rectal examination, transrectal ultrasonography and prostate specific antigen determination has been proposed to reduce deaths by earlier diagnosis.
The questionable reliability of results, cost of screening, and inability to establ... | 11 |
1,271 | Epiphora: treatment by means of dacryocystoplasty with balloon dilation of the nasolacrimal drainage apparatus
A new interventional radiologic procedure was developed for treatment of epiphora.
A small-bore, soft-tipped guide wire was introduced through the superior canaliculus and guided under fluoroscopic control ... | 10 |
1,869 | Repair of transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.
Repair of transposition of the great arteries in patients with intact ventricular septum and fixed left ventricular outflow tract obstruction has been restricted to atrial baffle procedures, wit... | 13 |
1,413 | Serum levels of sex hormone binding globulin and oestradiol in patients with testicular cancer.
Serum testosterone (T), oestradiol (E-2) and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) were measured in 84 orchiectomised testicular cancer patients before further treatment and 4 to 6 and 12 to 15 months after therapy.
Patients... | 11 |
315 | Performing screening flexible sigmoidoscopy using colonoscopes: experience in 500 subjects.
There is still controversy regarding the optimal length of flexible sigmoidoscopes.
We performed screening distal colon examinations using 168-cm colonoscopes in 500 asymptomatic subjects who were unsedated and had sigmoidosco... | 3 |
852 | Surgical pocket reduction.
It is not possible within the scope of this paper to describe in any detail each of the aforementioned procedures.
These can be found in the various textbooks and journals on clinical periodontology.
Instead, the objectives of treatment, the spectrum of techniques available, and the ration... | 6 |
3,213 | Exogenous opioids in human breast milk and acute neonatal neurobehavior: a preliminary study.
Opioid analgesia requirements, distribution into breast milk, and influence on neonatal neurobehavior were evaluated in ten parturient-neonate pairs nursing after elective cesarean section during epidural anesthesia.
Five pa... | 22 |
1,455 | Serum levels of anticardiolipin antibodies are pathologically increased after active immunization of patients with recurrent spontaneous abortion.
Although the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to recurrent spontaneous abortion are still not fully understood, treatment schemes based on immunological principles hav... | 12 |
2,942 | Living with artificial grass: a knowledge update. Part 2: Epidemiology.
Part 2 of our study evaluated the effect of artificial grass on the athletes that play on it.
In this section we have reviewed the epidemiological studies that have evaluated the influence that artificial grass has on the frequency and site of in... | 20 |
811 | Airway responsiveness to inhaled methacholine in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
We examined whether patients with irritable bowel syndrome have increased airway responsiveness by measuring forced expiratory volumes in 1 second (FEV1) after inhalation of increasing concentrations of methacholine.
Responses ob... | 5 |
563 | Recognition by ELAM-1 of the sialyl-Lex determinant on myeloid and tumor cells.
Endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (ELAM-1) is an endothelial cell adhesion molecule that allows myeloid cells to attach to the walls of blood vessels adjacent to sites of inflammation.
ELAM-1 recognizes the sialyl-Lewis X (sialyl-... | 3 |
2,957 | Tardive dyskinesia: managing a common neuroleptic side effect.
Neuroleptics are useful medications for the treatment of psychosis and severe behavioral disturbances in the elderly.
Unfortunately, older patients are at a high risk of developing deleterious side effects from these medications, especially persistent tar... | 20 |
2,390 | Overview of hemochromatosis.
Hemochromatosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that occurs with high prevalence in populations of European origin.
The gene that is abnormal in hemochromatosis is found on the short arm of chromosome 6 in close proximity (approximately 1 centimorgan) to HLA-A, but the product ... | 17 |
45 | Restriction endonuclease analysis of total cellular DNA of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates of geographically and epidemiologically diverse origin.
No typing system exists for Aspergillus fumigatus, though isolates are distinguishable by phenotypic characteristics.
DNA was prepared by lysis of protoplasts, followed by ... | 0 |
1,288 | Recession of the superior oblique tendon in A-pattern strabismus.
We performed 9 to 12 mm of recession of the superior oblique tendon for A-pattern strabismus in 10 patients.
The average preoperative A-pattern measured 29.4 prism dioptres (PD), and the average pattern correction was 29.3 PD.
All patients had a resid... | 10 |
501 | Parosteal osteosarcoma. Treatment by wide resection and prosthetic replacement.
We have reviewed 20 cases of parosteal osteosarcoma treated by wide local resection and prosthetic replacement and followed up for six to 17 years.
Limb function was excellent in 85%.
One patient with grade III histological disease devel... | 3 |
138 | CD4+ monocyte counts in persons with HIV-1 infection: an early increase is followed by a progressive decline.
In this study, we asked whether there is a difference in the number of CD4+ and CD4- peripheral blood monocytes as CD4+ T cells decrease during HIV-mediated immunodeficiency.
Monocytes and T cells from 90 HIV... | 1 |
1,883 | Sequential gradient pneumatic compression enhances venous ulcer healing: a randomized trial.
The treatment of venous ulcers has remained largely unchanged for centuries.
The application of properly applied graduated compression bandages, the use of graduated compression stockings, and surgery have been shown to achie... | 13 |
2,685 | Predicting the need for hospitalization in children with acute asthma.
In an attempt to identify factors which influence the decision of physicians to admit patients with acute asthma to the hospital, we studied prospectively 200 children (age 5.6 +/- 3.1 years, mean +/- SD) presenting to our emergency room with acute... | 19 |
2,583 | Effect of exercise on complement activity.
Complement measurements of C1, C1q, C2, C3, C4, C5; the anaphylatoxins, C3a, C4a, and C5a; and total hemolytic activity of the classical and alternative pathways were made in 26 experienced adult runners before and after shortterm aerobic exercise.
The baseline results were ... | 19 |
2,332 | Quantitative estimation of hair growth. I. androgenetic alopecia in women: effect of minoxidil.
Quantitative growth of hair over a 40-week period is reported for eight women with androgenetic alopecia.
Using a random, double-blind protocol, the women were given either a 2% minoxidil solution or a placebo of vehicle o... | 16 |
2,185 | Intrauterine growth retardation: diagnosis based on multiple parameters--a prospective study.
A scoring system has previously been developed to diagnose intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) based on three parameters: estimated fetal weight, amniotic fluid volume, and maternal blood pressure status.
To test the IUGR... | 15 |
1,868 | Glomerular hyperfiltration indicates early target organ damage in essential hypertension
In 111 patients with essential hypertension (World Health Organization stage I or II), we examined the relationship between renal hemodynamics and left ventricular hypertrophy.
Left ventricular structure was determined by two-di... | 13 |
3,294 | Recognising failure to thrive in early childhood.
The maximum weight centile achieved by a child between 4 and 8 weeks of age was found to be a better predictor of the centile at 12 months than the birth weight centile.
Children whose weight deviated two or more major centiles below this maximum weight centile for a ... | 22 |
2,183 | Colony-stimulating factors.
Recombinant hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors have profound effects on developing and mature granulocytes, macrophages, and lymphocytes.
Use of these agents for treatment of disease may result in a variety of adverse cutaneous reactions.
The recent discovery of colony-stimulating f... | 14 |
1,525 | Twin pregnancy after diagnosis and treatment of ectopic implantation by retrograde selective salpingography and intraluminal methotrexate injection.
In this case report, a patient with a right tubal pregnancy was managed by a new procedure combining retrograde salpingography and local MTX injection.
A twin pregnancy ... | 12 |
2,207 | The relation between genotype and phenotype in cystic fibrosis--analysis of the most common mutation (delta F508).
BACKGROUND AND METHODS.
Both the clinical manifestations of cystic fibrosis and the genotypes of patients are heterogeneous, but the associations between the two are not known.
We therefore studied bloo... | 15 |
1,207 | Infarction in the territory of the medial branch of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery.
We report 10 cases of cerebellar infarction in the territory of the medial branch of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (mPICA).
Axial sections on MRI through the middle of the medulla and the cerebellum showed the inf... | 9 |
1,735 | Putative mechanism of blood pressure reduction induced by increases in dietary calcium intake.
An increase in dietary calcium intake lowers blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats and in some patients with arterial hypertension.
The mechanisms by which this decrease come about are not clear.
A membrane-sta... | 13 |
569 | Characteristics of duodenal wall gastrinomas.
Fifteen patients with duodenal wall gastrinomas (DWGs) and the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome have been treated since 1960.
In 6 of 11 patients, DWGs were recognized at operation and totally excised.
In four patients, the tumor was subsequently found in the proximal duodenum... | 3 |
825 | Normal small bowel biopsy followed by coeliac disease.
We report four patients (two children, one adolescent, and one adult) having normal small bowel mucosa shown on a biopsy specimen taken before the initial diagnosis of coeliac disease was made.
The first biopsy was undertaken in two cases because of suspected mal... | 5 |
2,817 | The latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap for extremity reconstruction in orthopedic surgery.
The latissimus dorsi was transferred as a pedicle flap in ten patients and as a free vascular flap in ten others for extremity reconstruction.
Group I comprised ten patients in whom the transfer was used solely to cover a s... | 20 |
3,147 | Effects of menstrual phase and amenorrhea on exercise performance in runners.
There are few well controlled studies in terms of subject selection, menstrual classification, and exercise protocol that have examined both maximal and submaximal exercise responses during different phases of the menstrual cycle in eumenorr... | 22 |
650 | Type XI collagen-degrading activity in human osteoarthritic cartilage.
Homogenates of 6 samples of human osteoarthritic cartilage were shown to degrade exogenous type XI collagen.
On sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, the cleavage products generated by each homogenate were similar, and they we... | 4 |
2,375 | Physiological and pharmacological stimulation of pancreatic islet hormone secretion in type I diabetic pancreas allograft recipients.
Successful heterotopic and denervated pancreas allograft transplantation (PAT) often results in normoglycemia and peripheral hyperinsulinemia in insulin-dependent (type I) diabetic reci... | 17 |
2,537 | Aberrant splicing of androgen receptor mRNA results in synthesis of a nonfunctional receptor protein in a patient with androgen insensitivity.
Androgen insensitivity is a disorder in which the correct androgen response in an androgen target cell is impaired.
The clinical symptoms of this X chromosome-linked syndrome ... | 18 |
971 | Respiratory response and pharmacokinetics of intravenous salbutamol in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
The effects of iv salbutamol on respiratory mechanics were studied in six infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Salbutamol was infused at a dose of 30 micrograms/kg over 30 min in five infants; a sixth i... | 7 |
227 | Neonatal intracranial teratomas.
Two neonates with intracranial teratomas presented with cranial enlargements a few weeks after birth.
Both cases underwent surgery: one died intraoperatively; the other is the longest known survivor, alive 7 years and 9 months after subtotal excision of a mature teratoma of the left s... | 3 |
2,028 | Insulin resistance and blood pressure in young black men.
Insulin resistance, independent of obesity or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, has been demonstrated to be associated with high blood pressure.
To determine if insulin resistance could be an antecedent to hypertension in a high-risk population, we stud... | 13 |
2,577 | Isolation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at autopsy one to six days postmortem.
Blood and tissue were studied for potential infectivity at autopsy of ten patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Special attention was paid to the possibility of detecting HIV in bone at craniotomy.
Postmortem... | 19 |
2,714 | Identification of activated T lymphocytes and eosinophils in bronchial biopsies in stable atopic asthma.
We have used immunohistochemistry and monoclonal antibodies to analyze the phenotypic composition and activation status of the cellular infiltrate of bronchial biopsies obtained by fiber optic bronchoscopy of 11 at... | 19 |
1,405 | The prevalence of subfertility: a review of the current confusion and a report of two new studies.
The difficulties inherent in measuring the prevalence of subfertility are discussed.
Four subtypes of subfertility are defined, enabling comparisons to be made between the widely different approaches previously reported... | 11 |
2,557 | Soluble mediators of articular cartilage degradation in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) involves a wide range of joint tissues.
Tissue changes include proliferation of synovial cells, alterations in synovial fluid, and degradation of articular cartilage.
Synovial cell proliferation... | 19 |
1,594 | Changes in left ventricular diastolic performance after aortic balloon valvuloplasty: acute and late effects
To evaluate acute and follow-up changes in left ventricular diastolic performance, simultaneous digital left ventriculography and micromanometry were performed in 49 patients undergoing aortic balloon valvulop... | 13 |
1,974 | Left ventricular regional wall stress in dilated cardiomyopathy.
Left ventriculography with simultaneous pressure micromanometry was performed in 11 normal control subjects and 17 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).
Left ventricular silhouettes in the right anterior oblique projection were divided into eight ... | 13 |
686 | The effects of synthetic human secretin on calcium carbonate solubility in human bile
This study sought to determine the effects of synthetic human secretin on ionized calcium and carbonate concentrations in human hepatic bile.
Five patients with a nasobiliary drain in the right hepatic duct were studied.
Three bas... | 5 |
1,022 | The nasolabial flap as a single-stage procedure.
The nasolabial flap is a useful reconstructive technique for the repair of defects on the nose.
An improved technique used in 32 patients is presented, which allows use of this procedure as a single-stage rather than the more commonly seen two-stage procedure.
The alt... | 8 |
719 | Vascular and microvascular changes--key factors in the development of acetic acid-induced gastric ulcers in rats.
The present study examined the time sequence and histologic and ultrastructural features of the formation and evolution of experimental, acetic acid-induced gastric ulcerations in rats.
One hundred percen... | 5 |
2,187 | The association of intrapartum asphyxia in the mature fetus with newborn behavior.
A matched cohort study of mature newborns with biochemically determined intrapartum fetal asphyxia and mature newborns with normal blood gas and acid-base assessments at delivery were studied to demonstrate the effect of fetal asphyxia ... | 15 |
600 | Dermatomyositis: correlative MR imaging and P-31 MR spectroscopy for quantitative characterization of inflammatory disease
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and phosphorus-31 MR spectroscopy were used to examine four patients with dermatomyositis and five control subjects.
T2-weighted images of the thigh muscles of pa... | 4 |
2,011 | Diagnostic echocardiographic features of the sinus venosus defect.
To establish the diagnostic criteria for a sinus venosus atrial septal defect cross sectional echocardiograms, cineangiograms, and surgical notes of all patients with this diagnosis seen at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh between 1986 and 1988 we... | 13 |
3,080 | Radionuclide imaging of asymptomatic versus symptomatic total knee arthroplasties.
Ninety-eight total knee prostheses were evaluated by roentgenograms and bone scans.
Fifty-three were asymptomatic, and 45 were symptomatic.
Thirteen prostheses required revision surgery.
At a mean of 54 months, asymptomatic knee repl... | 22 |
591 | The influence of joint line position on knee stability after condylar knee arthroplasty.
Using a special knee-testing device, ten knees obtained at autopsy were subjected to varus-valgus, anterior-posterior, and flexion-rotation analysis in the intact state and after total knee arthroplasty.
The ten knees showed no s... | 4 |
2,908 | The lateral arm fascial free flap: its anatomy and use in reconstruction.
Free fascial transfer has been used for reconstruction of gliding surfaces of the upper and lower extremities or when thin, pliable coverage is required (hand, heel, nose, and ear).
In our experience with the lateral arm fasciocutaneous flap, w... | 20 |
292 | Cholecystectomy and right colon cancer in Puerto Rico.
A case-control study was undertaken to evaluate the possible relationship between cholecystectomy and right colon cancer.
Two hundred patients with adenocarcinoma of the cecum or ascending colon (diagnosed between 1984 and 1989) were compared with 200 matched nei... | 3 |
2,068 | Central retinal vein obstruction and axial length.
The axial lengths of 24 consecutive adult eyes with unilateral central retinal vein obstruction (CRVO) were compared with those of contralateral unaffected eyes and those of a control population.
The lengths of the two eyes of persons with a unilateral CRVO were not ... | 13 |
760 | Crypt cell proliferation and HLA-DR expression in pelvic ileal pouches.
To investigate the nature of the morphological changes that occur in ileal pouches, 26 biopsy specimens from patients with functioning ileo-anal pouches (eight with pouchitis) were studied.
Normal ileum (n = 10) was used as a control.
Mucosal mo... | 5 |
1,843 | Intraoperative assessment of regional myocardial perfusion using quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiography: an experimental evaluation.
To test the hypothesis that myocardial contrast echocardiography can be used to quantitate regional myocardial flow in the arrested heart at the time of delivery of cardiopleg... | 13 |
1,204 | What practicing physicians in North Carolina rate as their most challenging geriatric medicine concerns.
We recently surveyed a random sample of 500 physicians in family practice, general practice, and internal medicine in North Carolina, to discover their most challenging geriatric concerns.
Using a three-stage surv... | 9 |
1,808 | Single lung transplantation for primary pulmonary hypertension.
Single lung transplantation has become a therapeutic option for end-stage interstitial lung disease and obstructive lung disease.
Our group recently extended this treatment to three patients with primary pulmonary hypertension.
All patients had marked d... | 13 |
2,601 | HIV infection among Quebec women giving birth to live infants
This is the first anonymous unlinked seroprevalence study in Canada to use serum samples from newborns to determine the seroprevalence rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among childbearing women.
Of the 68,808 samples tested 42 were conf... | 19 |
1,357 | Stress incontinence and low urethral closure pressure. Correlation of preoperative urethral hypermobility with successful suburethral sling procedures.
Forty-eight women with genuine stress incontinence and low urethral closure pressure were treated with a suburethral sling procedure using polytetrafluoroethylene.
Al... | 11 |
2,971 | Synergism between hepatic injuries and a nonhepatotropic reovirus in mice. Enhanced hepatic infection and death.
Reovirus type 1, after intravenous inoculation in the adult mouse, is secreted via bile into the intestine in an infectious form.
Although reovirus type 1 is rapidly removed from systemic circulation by th... | 21 |
1,741 | Possible mechanisms of abnormal norepinephrine sensitivity and reactivity of resistance vessels and the development of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats. A hypothesis.
This study examined structural and functional changes of mesenteric resistance vessels in early, developing, and established stages of hy... | 13 |
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