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1,736 | Calcium regulating hormones in essential hypertension. Importance of gender.
Alterations of calcium metabolism have been described in human essential hypertension and experimental hypertension.
We investigated the interrelationship of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and 1,25(OH)2-vitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) in patients with unt... | 13 |
3,112 | Traction injury in the internal mammary artery. Report of a case and review of the literature.
The internal mammary artery (IMA) is now used routinely along with saphenous vein for myocardial revascularization procedures.
We have documented a particular form of non-perforating injury which may reduce blood flow durin... | 22 |
1,057 | Auditory brain stem implant: effect of tumor size and preoperative hearing level on function.
The auditory brain stem implant is an investigational device designed to provide hearing sensations to patients without functioning auditory nerves.
We analyzed results from 17 implants in 15 patients to determine if tumor s... | 9 |
2,794 | Laboratory tests in the follow-up of treated alcoholics: how often should testing be repeated?
The study group consisted of 60 male and 13 female alcohol-dependent employed patients who participated in inpatient treatment for alcoholism.
They were followed up bimonthly for eight months after the treatment period.
Th... | 20 |
1,943 | Effects of ketamine on the cardiac papillary muscle of normal hamsters and those with cardiomyopathy.
The effect of ketamine (10(-5) and 10(-4) M) on the intrinsic contractility of left ventricular papillary muscle from normal hamsters and those with cardiomyopathy (BIO 82.62, 6-month old) was investigated.
At these ... | 13 |
1,641 | Effects of intravenous verapamil on left ventricular relaxation and filling in stable angina pectoris.
Left ventricular (LV) diastolic function is often impaired in coronary artery disease (CAD).
To assess whether verapamil could improve LV diastolic properties, 12 patients with CAD undergoing right- and left-sided c... | 13 |
1,213 | Routine and quantitative EEG analysis in Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome.
Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome (GdlT) is a neurobehavioral disorder, with a reportedly high frequency of EEG abnormalities.
We performed EEGs on 48 consecutive patients with GdlT, and frequency analysis in 26 patients (17 males), and compare... | 9 |
610 | Bone loss in the distal anterior femur after total knee arthroplasty.
Bone loss in the distal anterior femur in asymptomatic total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients has been noted roentgenographically and during revision surgery.
A retrospective roentgenographic review of 147 TKA cases was carried out to document bone... | 4 |
519 | Posttranslational gastrin processing depends on tumor morphology.
Extracellular matrices have recently been demonstrated to alter cell morphology in culture.
Altered cell morphology has been associated with changes in gene transcription and translation, but it is not known whether it also affects posttranslational pr... | 3 |
2,020 | Use of pulmonary artery catheters in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Analysis of experience in 5,841 patients in the SPRINT Registry. SPRINT Study Group
This study analyzes the use of PAC in a registry comprising 5,841 hospitalized patients with AMI.
A total of 371 patients received PAC.
In-hospital mort... | 13 |
2,578 | Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease: portrait of a potentially preventable cancer from the Third World.
PURPOSE: To review the recent progress in the understanding of clinical and laboratory characterization as well as management of immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID).
DATA IDENTIFICATION: A... | 19 |
1,773 | Mortality after 10 1/2 years for hypertensive participants in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
The Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT) is a randomized primary prevention trial that tested the effect of a multifactor intervention program on coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in 12,866 high-r... | 13 |
1,972 | Intracoronary urokinase for intracoronary thrombus accumulation complicating percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in acute ischemic syndromes.
Intracoronary urokinase was used to treat flow-limiting intracoronary thrombus accumulation that complicated successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty... | 13 |
2,060 | Incidence of perioperative myocardial ischemia detected by different electrocardiographic systems
To determine the extent to which different electrocardiographic systems account for differences in reported incidence of perioperative myocardial ischemia, the authors simultaneously recorded in 109 patients undergoing c... | 13 |
1,644 | Potential role of the tissue renin-angiotensin system in the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure.
The circulating renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an important role in the maintenance of cardiovascular homeostasis.
It has recently been demonstrated that endogenous RAS exist in target tissues that are impo... | 13 |
167 | Cancer mortality in a higher-income black population in New York State. Comparison with rates in the United States as a whole.
In the 1980 Census the median family income among blacks in Suffolk County, New York (i.e., $19,604) was much higher than that for American blacks as a whole (i.e., $12,618) and 94.1% of that ... | 3 |
893 | Trends in lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease, and emphysema death rates for England and Wales 1941-85 and their relation to trends in cigarette smoking
Trends in smoking associated respiratory diseases in England and Wales during 1941-85 have been studied, with careful attention to problems caused by chang... | 7 |
1,352 | Intrarenal de novo production of angiotensin I in subjects with renal artery stenosis.
To estimate the renal extraction and de novo production of angiotensin I and to assess the contribution of blood-borne renin to renal angiotensin I production, the aortic and renal venous plasma levels of renin and intact [125I]angi... | 11 |
540 | Immunohistochemical differentiation of basal cell epithelioma from cutaneous appendages using monoclonal anti-glycoprotein antibody TNKH1. Its application in Mohs' micrographic surgery.
TNKH1, which was primarily developed to detect differentiated melanocytic tumor cells, was found to recognize basal keratinocytes of ... | 3 |
2,723 | High HIV risk-taking among young gay men.
Previous research has shown younger age to be correlated with greater HIV sexual risk-taking among gay men.
The purpose of this study was to identify variables associated with HIV risk-taking among younger gay men.
Ninety-nine gay men aged 18-25 in three medium-sized West Co... | 19 |
2,103 | Hemodynamic influence of LVAD on right ventricular failure.
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) pumping has hemodynamic and anatomic influences on right ventricular performance.
A total artificial heart (TAH) model was employed to better understand the hemodynamic influence of an LVAD on the failing right ventricle... | 13 |
2,401 | The electroretinogram in minimal diabetic retinopathy.
The pattern and diffuse flash electroretinograms were measured in 20 normal subjects and 40 diabetic patients who had either normal fundi or microaneurysms only.
The amplitudes of the pattern electroretinogram were found to be similar in both normals and diabetic... | 17 |
1,049 | Frequency of three Hex A mutant alleles among Jewish and non-Jewish carriers identified in a Tay-Sachs screening program.
Mutations in the HEX A gene, encoding the alpha-subunit of beta-hexosaminidase A (Hex A), are the cause of Tay-Sachs disease as well as of juvenile, chronic, and adult GM2 gangliosidoses.
We have ... | 9 |
1,768 | Enhanced alpha 1-adrenergic responsiveness in cardiomyopathic hamster cardiac myocytes. Relation to the expression of pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein and alpha 1-adrenergic receptors.
The pathogenesis of the myopathy occurring in the heart of the cardiomyopathic strain of the Syrian hamster is not well understood ... | 13 |
830 | Motility changes in primary achalasia following pneumatic dilatation.
The changes in esophageal motility after pneumatic dilatation were evaluated prospectively in 51 patients with achalasia.
The patients were evaluated for a median of 14 months.
Pneumatic dilatation led to a clinical improvement in 41 patients.
On... | 5 |
213 | Selection of breast-preservation therapy for primary invasive breast carcinoma.
Breast-preservation treatment for primary breast cancer should not be used for all women.
Women frequently excluded from consideration for such treatment or who choose not to have it may be elderly and not concerned about cosmetic appeara... | 3 |
1,083 | Surgical technique for implantation of the neurocybernetic prosthesis.
The surgical technique for the implantation of the neurocybernetic prosthesis is described in detail.
This procedure is straightforward and is easily carried out by surgeons familiar with carotid surgery.
| 9 |
985 | Ventilator dependency in the United Kingdom.
There are 24 children who are currently long term ventilator dependent in the UK.
Nine of these are cared for entirely at home.
An additional 11 children have been long term ventilator dependent since March 1983.
The prevalence of these children appears to be increasing.... | 7 |
2,707 | Monoclonal antibodies to immunogenic lymphoma cell variants displaying impaired neoplastic properties: characterization and applications.
Immunogenic, nontumorigenic cell variants derived from the highly tumorigenic mouse lymphoma cell line S-49 were used to raise monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) in syngeneic BALB/c mice.... | 19 |
3,225 | Neuropsychological assessment of monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia.
A comparison of monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia controls for genetic variance and reduces variance due to environmental circumstances, thus serving to highlight differences due to phenotypic-related variables.
In this stud... | 22 |
66 | Giant basilar aneurysm in the course of subacute bacterial endocarditis.
We describe a man aged 42 years with mitral valve regurgitation who suffered from subacute bacterial endocarditis caused by Streptococcus morbillorum.
The clinical picture began with a toxic syndrome.
Five months later, the patient had an embol... | 0 |
2,419 | Altered steady-state mRNA levels of basement membrane proteins in diabetic mouse kidneys and thromboxane synthase inhibition.
We examined steady-state levels of mRNA encoding type IV collagen, B1 chain of laminin, and the basement membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan in the kidney cortex of a mouse model (KKAy) of no... | 17 |
1,396 | Prolonged neuromuscular blockade with vecuronium in a neonate with renal failure.
An 11-day-old neonate with renal failure caused by dysplastic kidneys was anaesthetised with thiopentone, vecuronium, nitrous oxide and oxygen, for insertion of a long-term peritoneal dialysis catheter.
Complete neuromuscular block of 2... | 11 |
2,659 | Asthmatic airways have a disproportionate hyperresponsiveness to LTE4, as compared with normal airways, but not to LTC4, LTD4, methacholine, and histamine.
Airways responsiveness to leukotriene (LT) C4, LTD4, LTE4, histamine, and methacholine have been studied in eight asthmatic and six normal subjects.
Airways respo... | 19 |
2,433 | Changes in basal and stimulated growth hormone secretion in the aging rhesus monkey: a comparison of chair restraint and tether and vest sampling.
We studied basal serum GH and GH responses to iv clonidine and insulin-induced hypoglycemia in a group of four young (5-7 yr old) and four older (10-14 yr old) adult male r... | 17 |
1,150 | Replication patterns of the fragile X in heterozygous carriers: analysis by a BrdUrd antibody method.
The replication status of the fragile X chromosomes was studied in short-term cultures of lymphocytes from six female heterozygous carriers.
The fragile X was induced by adding 0.1 microM fluorodeoxyuridine during th... | 9 |
3,297 | Preoperative piroxicam for postoperative analgesia in dental surgery.
Fifty patients were allocated randomly to receive placebo or piroxicam 40 mg, 2.5 h before surgical removal of lower third molars under general anaesthesia.
A significantly greater number of patients in the piroxicam group did not require opioid an... | 22 |
1,508 | The perinatal impact of cocaine, amphetamine, and opiate use detected by universal intrapartum screening.
Universal urine testing for cocaine, amphetamines, and opiates was performed on 1643 women admitted to an obstetric service for a 1-year period with 20.5% having positive results.
There were 299 patients with pos... | 12 |
224 | Prognostic indicators in invasive breast cancer.
Tumor size and axillary lymph node involvement are the primary determinants of clinical course for most patients.
Receptors for estrogen and progesterone are important additional prognostic factors for disease-free survival, overall survival, survival time after initia... | 3 |
894 | Use of biological glue to control pulmonary air leaks.
Biological glue is a natural adhesive generated by the interaction between fibrinogen (pre-glue) and thrombin to produce fibrin.
The pre-glue is prepared from a single donor (to avoid the problems of pooled plasma) and stored as cryoprecipitate.
Before being use... | 7 |
3,004 | An insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene accounting for half the variance of serum enzyme levels.
A polymorphism consisting of the presence or absence of a 250-bp DNA fragment was detected within the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene (ACE) using the endothelial ACE cDNA probe.
... | 22 |
1,573 | Florid pulmonary veno-occlusive disease.
A young woman presented with rapidly progressive dyspnea and clinical findings strongly suggestive of primary pulmonary hypertension or possible pulmonary embolism (or both).
She died of acute right-sided heart failure.
A diagnosis of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease was made... | 13 |
966 | Search and nonsearch protocols for radiographic consultation.
Six radiologists, acting as radiograph reviewers, used two different consultation protocols to differentiate among 292 ambiguous chest radiographic findings: 120 simulated nodules and 172 normal findings (previous readers' false-positive reports of nodules)... | 7 |
1,615 | Angioplasty from the contralateral approach: use of a guiding catheter and coaxial angioplasty balloons.
An 8-F guiding catheter has been developed for use with coaxial angioplasty balloon catheters in angioplasty of the femoral artery from the contralateral approach when antegrade puncture of the ipsilateral femoral ... | 13 |
1,493 | Hypersecretion of luteinising hormone, infertility, and miscarriage
The relation between prepregnancy follicular-phase serum luteinising hormone (LH) concentrations and outcome of pregnancy was investigated prospectively in 193 women with regular spontaneous menstrual cycles.
The group included 26 nulliparous and 16... | 12 |
142 | In vitro growth inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum by sera from different regions of the Philippines.
Sera from different malaria endemic regions of the Republic of the Philippines were compared for their ability to inhibit growth of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro.
Dialyzed serum was added to synchronous cultures co... | 2 |
854 | Maintaining periodontal treatment.
Dental maintenance, or supportive periodontal treatment (SPT), can keep the periodontium and peri-implant tissues healthy after active therapy.
Patients who comply to suggested SPT fare better periodontally and keep their teeth longer.
Data should be gathered by examinations, talki... | 6 |
2,612 | Identification of human immunodeficiency virus hybridizing sequences in the peripheral blood of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Systemic lupus erythematosus, a multisystemic disorder, is considered a prototype of the autoimmune diseases.
Although its cause remains unknown, a viral etiology has been propo... | 19 |
1,241 | White matter hyperintensities in dementia of Alzheimer's type and in healthy subjects without cerebrovascular risk factors. A magnetic resonance imaging study.
T2-weighted (0.5 T) magnetic resonance images were used to study the prevalence of subcortical white matter hyperintensities (WMHIs) in 22 patients with dement... | 9 |
216 | Adjuvant antiestrogen therapy for breast cancer. Past, present, and future.
Laboratory investigations using animal models of breast cancer growth have indicated that the antiestrogenic compound tamoxifen is a tumoristatic agent.
It is therefore effective in suppressing, rather than destroying, the breast tumor.
Its ... | 3 |
2,055 | Cardioprotective effects of amlodipine on ischemia and reperfusion in two experimental models.
The cardioprotective effect of amlodipine, a long-acting dihydropyridine derivative, was studied in 2 experimental models of ischemia and reperfusion.
Isolated and blood-perfused feline hearts were made globally ischemic fo... | 13 |
2,499 | Famine in southern Ethiopia 1985-6: population structure, nutritional state, and incidence of death among children.
OBJECTIVE--To assess the effects of drought on mortality in children.
DESIGN--Prospective epidemiological study forming part of nutritional monitoring during famine relief work.
SETTING--24 Food distri... | 17 |
2,719 | Reduced cerebral blood flow in early stages of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
In order to determine if brain perfusion abnormalities, which are known in patients with acquiredimmunodeficiency syndrome dementia, occur in early stages of human immunodeficiency virus infection, technetium 99m hexamethyl-propylen... | 19 |
326 | Liver transplant for metastatic neuroendocrine tumor.
Generally, the results of liver transplantation for metastatic liver disease have not been favorable.
One exception has been the unique group of neuroendocrine tumors, the slow growth of which allows liver transplantation to effectively palliate and control sympto... | 3 |
2,285 | Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus lesions progressing to morphea.
A women had annular lesions of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus that slowly resolved and were replaced by plaques of morphea.
The immunologic implications of this unique transitional case of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus to morphea ... | 16 |
414 | Natural history of cardiac rhabdomyoma in infancy and childhood.
Although spontaneous regression of cardiac rhabdomyoma has been reported, prognosis is still considered to be poor and surgery continues to be indicated.
The experience with rhabdomyoma diagnosed in live infants over a 20-year period was reviewed.
Diag... | 3 |
202 | Years of potential life lost: another indicator of the impact of cutaneous malignant melanoma on society.
Years of potential life lost (YPLL) is an indicator of premature mortality that complements traditional incidence and mortality rates and that facilitates comparisons among different cancers.
We calculated YPLL f... | 3 |
2,705 | Enhanced percutaneous absorption of a novel topical cyclosporin A formulation and assessment of its immunosuppressive activity.
No clinically successful topical cyclosporin A (CyA) formulation has been produced, mainly due to the apparent lack of drug penetration.
This study has produced the first in vitro kinetic da... | 19 |
521 | The effect of somatostatin on 5-hydroxytryptamine release from a carcinoid tumor.
One of the major manifestations of the carcinoid syndrome is secretory diarrhea thought to be due to overproduction of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT).
Synthetic somatostatin analogues have proved to be clinically effective in controlling th... | 3 |
3,258 | Late luteal phase dysphoric disorder in young women.
The authors determined the prevalence of late luteal phase dysphoric disorder in 217 university women aged 17-29 years.
Unaware of the focus on premenstrual syndrome (PMS), the participants rated DSM-III-R symptoms of late luteal phase dysphoric disorder over 90 da... | 22 |
515 | Purification and characterization of an inhibitor (soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor) for tumor necrosis factor and lymphotoxin obtained from the serum ultrafiltrates of human cancer patients.
Serum ultrafiltrates (SUF) from human patients with different types of cancer contain a blocking factor (BF) that inhibit... | 3 |
448 | Erythrocyte stearic acid desaturation in patients with colorectal carcinoma.
The erythrocyte stearic:oleic acid ratio (saturation index) was investigated as a means of differentiating between control subjects (n = 146) and patients with benign (n = 48) and malignant (n = 117) colorectal disease and patients undergoing... | 3 |
2,880 | The loads on the lumbar spine during work at an assembly line. The risks for fatigue injuries of vertebral bodies.
This study was performed in an attempt to determine the total spinal compressive load during assembly line work to find a possible association with the many complaints of back pain.
A flexion analyzer wa... | 20 |
2,154 | Doppler umbilical artery studies in the twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
Eleven patients with twin pregnancies were identified as having twin-twin transfusion syndrome on the basis of like-sex twins with monochorionic placentation and umbilical venous blood hemoglobin differences exceeding 50 g/L at delivery.
Umbilica... | 14 |
1,629 | Maximal oxygen uptake in severe aortic regurgitation: a different view of left ventricular function.
Respiratory gas exchange was used to assess left ventricular (LV) function in 22 patients with severe aortic regurgitation (19 men and three women, aged 18 and 70 years, mean 49 years).
Anaerobic threshold and symptom... | 13 |
1,854 | Plasma dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in patients undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography [corrected and republished with original paging, article originally printed in J Am Coll Cardiol 1990 Oct;16(4):862-70]
Serum levels of DHEA sulfate are inversely associated with cardiovascular death... | 13 |
834 | Failure of hepatitis B immunization in liver transplant recipients: results of a prospective trial.
Twenty patients with advanced liver disease, in need of transplantation, were given three injections of 20 micrograms and three injections of 40 micrograms hepatitis B vaccine to see if an antibody response could be obt... | 5 |
1,503 | Congenital and perinatal cytomegalovirus infections.
Cytomegalovirus is the most common cause of congenital and perinatal viral infections throughout the world.
Congenital infection occurs in 1% of all live births in developed countries and in an even higher percentage in developing nations.
As a result of transmiss... | 12 |
2,444 | Time course of sprouting during muscle reinnervation in vitamin E-deficient rats.
A typical aspect of motoneuron plasticity is the sprouting which occurs during muscle reinnervation, resulting in a transitory multiple innervation of the muscle cells.
In order to verify the effect of a decreased protection from free r... | 17 |
2,004 | Transesophageal echocardiography during percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
To ascertain the value of transesophageal echocardiography during percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty, the present study was undertaken in 26 anesthesized patients (21 women and 5 men; mean age, 47 years) with symptomatic rheumati... | 13 |
182 | The use of flow cytometry for the prognosis of stage II adjuvant treated breast cancer patients.
Characterization of breast cancer cells by histology, flow cytometry, and steroid receptors was performed on 197 Stage II breast node positive cancer patients given adjuvant chemotherapy, plus tamoxifen for patients with p... | 3 |
1,044 | Prevalence and characteristics of multiple analgesic drug use in an elderly study group.
With few exceptions, use of multiple analgesic drugs achieves dubious increases in analgesia while placing elders at increased risk of the many potential adverse effects of analgesic drugs.
The potential for duplication of analge... | 9 |
753 | Microprocessor-assisted solvent-transfer system for gallstone dissolution. In vitro and in vivo validation.
To improve the efficacy, safety, and convenience of contact dissolution of gallbladder stones, a microprocessor-assisted solvent transfer system was developed.
The system's two pumps simultaneously infuse and a... | 5 |
194 | HBV-DNA sequences in tumor and nontumor tissue in a patient with the fibrolamellar variant of hepatocellular carcinoma.
One patient with the fibrolamellar variant of hepatocellular carcinoma was found to be seropositive for HBsAg and anti-HBe.
DNA from tumor and nontumor areas of the liver was examined by molecular h... | 3 |
2,572 | Anaphylaxis during induction of general anesthesia: subsequent evaluation and management.
Twenty-seven patients were referred for evaluation of anaphylaxis after induction of general anesthesia (GA) in which thiobarbiturates, muscle relaxants, or antibiotics were administered intravenously.
Skin testing by the prick ... | 19 |
2,703 | Use of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with mild asthma.
A double blind, parallel group study was carried out to investigate the effect of inhaled budesonide in a moderate (200 micrograms) and a low (100 micrograms) twice daily dosage compared with the effect of placebo in 103 adults with mild symptomatic asthma.
... | 19 |
1,390 | Urodynamic tests for female geriatric urinary incontinence.
Most urodynamic tests currently in use in the evaluation of female urinary incontinence have not been applied to a community-based sample to determine their specificity.
In this study of a random sample of noninstitutionalized elderly, 258 self-reported cont... | 11 |
619 | Arthrodesis of the ankle with cancellous-bone screws and fibular strut graft. Biomechanical analysis.
The stability of an arthrodesis with two cancellous-bone screws across the ankle joint was evaluated in eighteen ankles from fresh-frozen cadavera.
Tibiotalar motion was recorded in response to the following loading ... | 4 |
3,067 | Vertigo after epidural morphine.
Severe complications from the use of epidural morphine for analgesia after Caesarean section are rare.
A case is reported of extreme prostrating vertigo several hours after epidural morphine injection, where the time of onset of the symptom coincided with the expected time of arrival ... | 22 |
1,977 | Effects of brief coronary occlusion and reperfusion on porcine coronary artery reactivity.
The loss of coronary vasodilator reserve after ischemia-reperfusion may be due to endothelial injury, and this vascular dysfunction may contribute to functional alterations observed after ischemia.
To determine whether endothel... | 13 |
121 | Measles incidence, vaccine efficacy, and mortality in two urban African areas with high vaccination coverage.
Measles incidence, vaccine efficacy, and mortality were examined prospectively in two districts in Bissau where vaccine coverage for children aged 12-23 months was 81% (Bandim 1) and 61% (Bandim 2).
There was... | 1 |
161 | HLA class I and class II antigen expression on squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
We compared human major histocompatibility (HLA) class I and class II antigen expression on squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck with that on normal mucosa.
Frozen sections of a consecutive series of 30 squamous cell ... | 3 |
238 | The use of molecular probes to distinguish new primary tumors from recurrent tumors in gynecologic malignancies.
This is the first report using DNA molecular probe technology to distinguish between recurrent tumor and a second primary malignancy in a patient.
Tumor DNA was extracted from squamous cell carcinoma of th... | 3 |
2,438 | Ten-year follow-up of behavioral, family-based treatment for obese children
Using a prospective, randomized, controlled design, we examined the effects of behavioral family-based treatment on percent overweight and growth over 10 years in obese 6- to 12-year-old children.
Obese children and their parents were random... | 17 |
1,025 | Small fenestra stapedotomy using a fiberoptic hand-held argon laser in obliterative otosclerosis.
Obliterative otosclerosis has been a challenge since the advent of stapes surgery.
"Drill-out" procedures have had a generally poorer prognosis than conventional stapes surgery because of excessive bleeding, acoustic tra... | 8 |
1,231 | Quantifying language development from birth to 3 years using the Early Language Milestone Scale.
A point-scoring technique for the Early Language Milestone Scale is described.
Normative data based on the original 1982 cross-sectional sample and validation data based on a separate longitudinal sample are presented.
M... | 9 |
411 | The justification for surgical treatment of metastatic melanoma of the gastrointestinal tract.
Fifty-six patients with symptomatic metastatic melanoma of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) treated surgically at the Sydney Melanoma Unit between 1974 and 1989 were reviewed.
The majority of these patients presented with a... | 3 |
545 | Fallopian tube cancer. The Roswell Park experience.
Sixty-four patients with primary fallopian tube cancer treated at Roswell Park Memorial Institute from 1964 to 1987 underwent retrospective clinicopathologic review.
In 40 patients fallopian tube cancer was the only primary, but in 24 patients primary fallopian tube... | 3 |
2,960 | Injuries in an elderly inner-city population.
Even though injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among the elderly in the United States, no comprehensive population-based study of nonfatal and fatal injuries has been carried out in an elderly minority inner-city population.
To study injuries in this ... | 20 |
1,510 | Direct ultrasonographic measurement of fetal lung length in normal pregnancies and pregnancies complicated by prolonged rupture of membranes.
Fetal lung length was measured directly with ultrasonography in 20 patients with prolonged rupture of membranes, commencing before 25 weeks' gestation.
Measurements were made w... | 12 |
1,197 | Some endorphin derivatives and hydrocortisone prevent EEG limbic seizures induced by corticotropin-releasing factor in rabbits.
Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) injected into the cerebral ventricles of small mammals induces EEG limbic seizures, behavioral excitability, stereotyped behavior, and tardive enhancement... | 9 |
2,598 | FcR-mediated enhancement of HIV-1 infection by antibody.
Although CD4 is a major receptor for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection of cells, studied by ourselves and others clearly show that the Fc receptor (FcR) also plays a role in infection, perhaps in conjunction with other surface receptors.
IgG antibodi... | 19 |
2,365 | Insulin-mimetic effects of vanadate. Possible implications for future treatment of diabetes.
Vanadate ions, low-molecular-weight phosphate analogues, mimic most of the rapid actions of insulin in various cell types.
When administered orally to diabetic hyperglycemic rats, vanadate reaches the circulation, mimics insu... | 17 |
1,852 | Circulating heart-reactive antibodies in patients with myocarditis or cardiomyopathy [corrected and republished with original paging, article originally printed in J Am Coll Cardiol 1990 Oct;16(4):839-46]
Heart-reactive antibodies are commonly observed in patients with myocarditis or cardiomyopathy.
Such antibodies m... | 13 |
2,077 | Recanalization of chronic, totally occluded coronary arteries by new angioplasty systems.
The benefit and safety of new angioplasty equipment as compared with the conventional guidewire approach was evaluated in 154 consecutive patients.
with chronic, totally occluded coronary arteries.
The protocol followed a stepw... | 13 |
2,462 | Origin and spread of the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase variant (G6PD-Mediterranean) in the Middle East.
A common glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) variant characterized by severe enzyme deficiency and B-like electrophoretic mobility is called "G6PD-Mediterranean" because it is found in different populations... | 17 |
1,875 | Regional myocardial metabolism of high-energy phosphates during isometric exercise in patients with coronary artery disease
BACKGROUND.
The maintenance of cellular levels of high-energy phosphates is required for myocardial function and preservation.
In animals, severe myocardial ischemia is characterized by the ra... | 13 |
3,049 | Urgent care center pediatric telephone advice.
Pediatric telephone advice is sought frequently by members of the community.
This study was undertaken to evaluate the quality and accuracy of pediatric telephone advice given by free-standing urgent care centers.
One hundred such facilities were telephoned and advice w... | 22 |
3,014 | Kidney transplantation in patients aged sixty years and older.
Outcomes of renal transplantation were reviewed for 26 transplants performed in 25 patients 60 years of age or older between 1985 and 1989.
Three grafts were from family donors and 23 were from cadaver donors.
Twenty-one were first transplants and five w... | 22 |
2,675 | Suppressive effects of morphine pellet implants on in vivo parameters of immune function.
Chronic morphine treatment elicits a variety of immunosuppressive effects in mice.
Most of the work describing this immuno-suppressive activity of the opioid is based on in vitro assessments of the performance of certain compone... | 19 |
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