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11,092,067
Routes of drug administration and multiple drug misuse: regional variations among clients seeking treatment at programmes throughout England.
Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Addiction
95
8
10.1046/j.1360-0443.2000.95811976.x
eng
2,000
8
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] To investigate regional variations across England in routes of administration for heroin, non-prescribed methadone, non-prescribed benzodiazepines, cocaine powder, crack cocaine and amphetamines. [DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS] A survey of 1053 clients recruited to 54 residential and community drug misuse progra...
null
1.197
224
Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine
2,000
11,091,245
Effects of the combination of blood transfusion and postoperative infectious complications on prognosis after surgery for colorectal cancer. Danish RANX05 Colorectal Cancer Study Group.
The British journal of surgery
Br J Surg
87
11
10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01570.x
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The frequency of postoperative infectious complications is significantly increased in patients with colorectal cancer receiving perioperative blood transfusion. It is still debated, however, whether perioperative blood transfusion alters the incidence of disease recurrence or otherwise affects the prognosi...
null
1.577
234
Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,090,475
Endoillumination during vitrectomy and phototoxicity thresholds.
The British journal of ophthalmology
Br J Ophthalmol
84
12
10.1136/bjo.84.12.1372
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[AIM] To assess the retinal phototoxicity hazards of and to provide safety margins for endoillumination during vitrectomy. [METHODS] The absolute power and spectral distribution from various light sources and filter combinations that are commercially available for vitreous surgery were measured. The maximal exposure ti...
null
1.323
185
Ophthalmology; Sensory Systems; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,000
11,090,380
Tumor vascularity of breast lesions: potentials and limits of contrast-enhanced Doppler sonography.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology
AJR Am J Roentgenol
175
6
10.2214/ajr.175.6.1751585
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] We investigated improving the evaluation of benignity in breast lesions using Doppler sonography with galactose palmitic acid-coated microbubbles. [SUBJECTS AND METHODS] In 77 patients with 84 breast tumors scheduled for surgical tumor removal, color-coded duplex sonography was performed before and after ad...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,089,752
A prospective study of gastric mucosal ischaemia in paracetamol-induced acute liver failure.
Intensive care medicine
Intensive Care Med
26
9
10.1007/s001340000599
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the time course of changes in the gastric mucosal pH (pHi) and the gastric mucosal to arterial CO2 gap (CO2 gap) following paracetamol-induced acute liver failure and to relate these variables to the severity of illness. [DESIGN] Clinical prospective study. [SETTING] A liver intensive care unit ...
null
0.904
246
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,089,584
Laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery for palliation.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
43
11
10.1007/BF02236729
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The aim of this study was to review our experience with laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery for palliative purposes and to assess its safety and efficacy. [METHODS] This was a prospective analysis of 30 patients with incurable colorectal cancer considered for laparoscopic surgery for palliative purposes. [...
null
1.294
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,089,286
Risk behaviours and HIV infection among men having sexual relations with men: baseline characteristics of participants in the Omega Cohort Study, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
Can J Public Health
91
5
10.1007/BF03404804
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To describe characteristics of men having sex with men (MSM) participating in the Omega Cohort, to describe HIV-positive participants at baseline interview, and to estimate HIV incidence. [METHODS] The Omega Cohort is a study on the incidence and psychosocial determinants of HIV infection among MSM living i...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,088,072
Two-stage hepatectomy: A planned strategy to treat irresectable liver tumors.
Annals of surgery
Ann Surg
232
6
10.1097/00000658-200012000-00006
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To assess feasibility, risks, and patient outcomes in the treatment of colorectal metastases with two-stage hepatectomy. [SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA] Some patients with multiple hepatic colorectal metastases are not candidates for a complete resection by a single hepatectomy, even when downstaged by chemothera...
null
3.51
360
Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,087,881
Comparison of upper gastrointestinal toxicity of rofecoxib and naproxen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. VIGOR Study Group.
The New England journal of medicine
N Engl J Med
343
21
10.1056/NEJM200011233432103
eng
2,000
11
23
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Each year, clinical upper gastrointestinal events occur in 2 to 4 percent of patients who are taking nonselective nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We assessed whether rofecoxib, a selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-2, would be associated with a lower incidence of clinically important upper ...
null
8.367
1,231
Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,087,156
Interleukin-2 and interferon-gamma double knockout mice reject heterotopic cardiac allografts.
Transplantation
Transplantation
70
9
10.1097/00007890-200011150-00019
eng
2,000
11
15
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Several studies suggest that MHC-mismatched allografts reject with a Th1 or Th2 immune response, but these models all have low-level expression of the Th1 cytokines interleukin (IL)-2 and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). [METHODS] We interbred mice with single targeted gene disruptions for IL-2 and IFN-gamma ...
null
2.115
224
Transplantation
Medicine
2,000
11,087,039
The effect of local attachment of cationized antioxidant enzymes on experimental colitis in the rat.
Pharmaceutical research
Pharm Res
17
9
10.1023/a:1026401611961
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To investigate the possibility of local treatment of colitis with the adhesive antioxidant enzymes catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD). [METHODS] The net electric charge of the enzymes' surfaces was modified from negative to positive, to cause their adherence to the colon epithelium. The effects of this l...
null
1.067
235
Biotechnology; Organic Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacology; Pharmacology; Molecular Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,000
11,086,771
Perioperative antibiotic use in high-risk penetrating hollow viscus injury: a prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-control trial of 24 hours versus 5 days.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
49
5
10.1097/00005373-200011000-00006
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to compare the safety and therapeutic efficacy of a 24-hour versus 5-day course of ampicillin/sulbactam for the prevention of postoperative infections in high-risk patients sustaining hollow viscus injury from penetrating abdominal trauma. [METHODS] A total of 317 patients fro...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,084,841
Symptomatic outcome after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Tropical gastroenterology : official journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation
Trop Gastroenterol
21
3
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] Patients with gallstones often present with multiple complaints. We wanted to study the major complaints of our patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy and the symptomatic relief afforded by the operation. [METHODS] We studied 113 patients with symptomatic gallstone disease who underwent laparoscopic ch...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,084,555
Participation of the novel cytokine interleukin 18 in the host response to intra-amniotic infection.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Am J Obstet Gynecol
183
5
10.1067/mob.2000.108881
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Interleukin 18 is a proinflammatory pleiotropic cytokine that has been implicated in the host defense against infection. This study was undertaken to determine whether interleukin 18 concentrations change in the maternal, fetal, and amniotic fluid compartments with labor (term and preterm) and microbial inv...
null
1.624
274
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
11,084,172
Treatment of endometrial polyps.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Obstet Gynecol
96
6
10.1016/s0029-7844(00)01059-0
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine the effectiveness of different treatments for abnormal uterine bleeding in women with known endometrial polyps. [METHODS] We retrospectively assessed the effectiveness of polypectomy and other treatments of women with abnormal uterine bleeding who had benign polyps detected by sonohysterography...
null
1.342
268
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
11,083,890
A national confidential enquiry into community acquired pneumonia deaths in young adults in England and Wales. British Thoracic Society Research Committee and Public Health Laboratory Service.
Thorax
Thorax
55
12
10.1136/thorax.55.12.1040
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The aim of this study was to describe the frequency, causal pathogens, management, and outcome of a population of young adults who died from community acquired pneumonia (CAP). [METHODS] Pneumonia deaths in England and Wales in adults aged 15-44 were identified between September 1995 and August 1996. Patie...
null
0.995
259
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,083,608
Treatment of tibial plateau fractures with small fragment internal fixation: a preliminary report.
Journal of orthopaedic trauma
J Orthop Trauma
14
7
10.1097/00005131-200009000-00002
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the use of small fragment implants for fractures of the proximal tibia. [DESIGN] Retrospective. [SETTING] Level I trauma center. [PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS] Seventeen patients with AO Classification Type B and C fractures of the proximal tibia. Two patients were lost to follow-up. [INTERVENTION] Aft...
null
1.016
150
Medicine; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Sports Science; Surgery
Health Professions; Medicine
2,000
11,083,433
Training and delivery of pediatric surgery services in Asia.
Journal of pediatric surgery
J Pediatr Surg
35
11
10.1053/jpsu.2000.18327
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The purpose of this report is to obtain an overview of pediatric surgery training in Asia and to have a glimpse of its delivery. [METHODS] A questionnaire survey was conducted, and the returns from 41 (67%) pediatric surgeons from 14 (88%) Asian countries were reviewed. [RESULTS] The number of pediatric surge...
null
0.994
147
Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,083,318
Predictors for functional decline among nondisabled older Japanese living in a community during a 3-year follow-up.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
J Am Geriatr Soc
48
11
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb02632.x
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To examine predictors for functional decline in basic activities of daily living (BADL) as well as predictors for decline in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) among nondisabled older Japanese people living in a community during a 3-year interval from 1992 to 1995. [DESIGN] A prospective cohort...
null
1.823
273
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Medicine
2,000
11,083,304
Intrathecal baclofen pump use for spasticity: a clinical survey.
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
Am J Phys Med Rehabil
79
6
10.1097/00002060-200011000-00010
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To obtain information from continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion (CIBI) pump centers regarding specific clinical practices and experiences. [METHODS] A total of 115 centers were surveyed by mail. [RESULTS] Forty centers (35%) responded with information about 1,002 test doses and 936 pump placements. Pati...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,082,521
Endodontics in the adult patient: the role of antibiotics.
Journal of dentistry
J Dent
28
8
10.1016/s0300-5712(00)00048-8
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] The aim of this study was to review the published work on the indications and efficacy for antibiotics in endodontic therapy. [DATA SOURCES] Published works in the medical and dental literature. [STUDY SELECTION] Evaluation of published clinical trials in endodontic and other pertinent literature. [CONCLUS...
null
0.975
146
Dentistry
Dentistry
2,000
11,082,374
What is the optimal age for repair of tetralogy of Fallot?
Circulation
Circulation
102
19 Suppl 3
10.1161/01.cir.102.suppl_3.iii-123
eng
2,000
11
7
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Controversy regarding the timing for the repair of tetralogy of Fallot centers around initial palliation versus primary repair for the symptomatic neonate/young infant and the optimal age for repair of the asymptomatic child. We changed our approach from one of initial palliation in the infant to one of pr...
null
5.669
691
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology
Medicine
2,000
11,082,371
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic study of left ventricular function after infarct exclusion surgery for ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Circulation
Circulation
102
19 Suppl 3
10.1161/01.cir.102.suppl_3.iii-101
eng
2,000
11
7
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Infarct exclusion (IE) surgery, a technique of left ventricular (LV) reconstruction for dyskinetic or akinetic LV segments in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, requires accurate volume quantification to determine the impact of surgery due to complicated geometric changes. [METHODS AND RESULTS] Thirty ...
NASA Discipline Cardiopulmonary; Non-NASA Center
5.669
691
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology
Medicine
2,000
11,081,767
Determinants for the development of hypertension in adolescents. A 6-year follow-up.
Journal of hypertension
J Hypertens
18
11
10.1097/00004872-200018110-00005
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] This study was aimed to evaluate the determinants of elevated blood pressure (BP) in adolescents. [DESIGN AND METHODS] We retrospectively evaluated the BP and anthropometric data in 419 Japanese students (268 males and 151 females) during high school and university. Their annual health records were analysed...
null
1.333
198
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine; Physiology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
11,081,598
A meta-analysis comparing outcomes of microsurgery and gamma knife radiosurgery.
The Laryngoscope
Laryngoscope
110
11
10.1097/00005537-200011000-00016
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS] Surgery has been the most common treatment for acoustic neuromas, but gamma knife radiosurgery has emerged as a safe and efficacious alternative to microsurgery. This meta-analysis compares the outcomes of the two modalities. [STUDY DESIGN] A retrospective MEDLINE search was used to find all sur...
null
1.349
183
Otorhinolaryngology
Medicine
2,000
11,081,597
Tumor growth and audiometric change in vestibular schwannomas managed conservatively.
The Laryngoscope
Laryngoscope
110
11
10.1097/00005537-200011000-00015
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To prospectively define the correlation between changes in tumor volume and audiometric function in vestibular schwannomas managed conservatively. [STUDY DESIGN] Prospective longitudinal study. [METHODS] Twenty-one patients (age range, 15-84 y; mean age, 63.3 y) with newly diagnosed vestibular schwannomas w...
null
1.349
183
Otorhinolaryngology
Medicine
2,000
11,080,716
A European study on the genetics of mite sensitization.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
J Allergy Clin Immunol
106
5
10.1067/mai.2000.110557
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Sensitization to mite allergens represents a prominent feature of atopy and an important predictor of bronchial asthma. [OBJECTIVE] It was the intention of this study to define genetic loci linked to mite sensitization because these could represent the genetic basis of the important atopic component of ast...
null
1.942
350
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
11,079,514
Inspiratory strengthening effect on resistive load detection and magnitude estimation.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise
Med Sci Sports Exerc
32
11
10.1097/00005768-200011000-00007
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] This study investigated effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), magnitude estimation (ME), and load detection (LD) of external resistive loads (deltaR) in healthy subjects. [METHODS] Ten adult volunteers IMT trained 5 d x wk(-1) for 4 wk. A training set consisted of...
null
1.292
271
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Sports Science
Health Professions; Medicine
2,000
11,079,511
Effects of injury proneness and task difficulty on joint kinetic variability.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise
Med Sci Sports Exerc
32
11
10.1097/00005768-200011000-00004
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The purpose was to investigate the effects of lower extremity overuse injury proneness and landing height on the variability of selected joint moment characteristics. [METHODS] Ten subjects from each of two groups (healthy and injury prone) performed 10 landings from a platform (heights: 50, 100, and 200% of ...
null
1.292
271
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Sports Science
Health Professions; Medicine
2,000
11,079,486
Assessment of malignancy in pulmonary lesions: FDG dual-head coincidence gamma camera imaging in association with serum tumor marker measurement.
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
J Nucl Med
41
11
null
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[UNLABELLED] The purpose of the study was to evaluate the performance of dual-head coincidence gamma camera imaging using FDG in association with serum marker assays in identifying lung carcinoma in patients with abnormal findings on chest radiography. [METHODS] A prospective evaluation of FDG imaging with coincidence ...
null
1.485
247
Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Medicine
2,000
11,078,901
Effects of different arm external loads on the scapulo-humeral rhythm.
Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)
Clin Biomech (Bristol)
15 Suppl 1
null
10.1016/s0268-0033(00)00055-3
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To investigate the effects of the magnitude of the external load, applied on the hand, on the orientation of the shoulder girdle (scapulo-humeral rhythm). [DESIGN] Thirty subjects performed both arms' elevation in three planes of elevation: sagittal (anteflexion), frontal (abduction), and scapular (scaption...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,078,854
Tomographic features of a lamellar macular hole formation and a lamellar hole that progressed to a full-thickness macular hole.
American journal of ophthalmology
Am J Ophthalmol
130
5
10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00626-7
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To report optical coherence tomography of a lamellar macular hole and a lamellar macular hole that progressed to a full-thickness macular hole. [METHODS] Case Reports. [RESULTS] Case 1. In the right eye of a 66-year old man, a lenticular-shaped split was present in the inner neurosensory retina corresponding ...
null
1.709
221
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
11,078,838
Relationship between ocular perfusion pressure and retrobulbar blood flow in patients with glaucoma with progressive damage.
American journal of ophthalmology
Am J Ophthalmol
130
5
10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00766-2
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate the relationship between ocular perfusion pressure and color Doppler measurements in patients with glaucoma. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Twenty patients with primary open-angle glaucoma with visual field deterioration in spite of an intraocular pressure lowered below 21 mm Hg, 20 age-matched patients ...
null
1.709
221
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
11,077,910
The effects of competency requirements in Part II MFPHM submission--a study of the abstracts of successful reports.
Journal of public health medicine
J Public Health Med
22
3
10.1093/pubmed/22.3.357
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The objectives of this study are to explore the effects of the new 1996 guidance requiring explicit demonstration of competencies on the nature of successful MFPHM Part II reports, how successful candidates claimed competency areas in their two reports and the effects of the subject areas of the report on ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,077,897
Age, sex and practice variations in the use of statins in general practice in England and Wales.
Journal of public health medicine
J Public Health Med
22
3
10.1093/pubmed/22.3.275
eng
2,000
9
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Statins are highly effective in reducing the risk of sudden cardiac death and other acute coronary events in patients with pre-existing ischaemic heart disease or with raised blood cholesterol levels. However, relatively little is known about how statins are used in primary care. The objectives of this stu...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,077,463
Parent- and patient-validated content for pediatric epilepsy quality-of-life assessment.
Epilepsia
Epilepsia
41
11
10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00125.x
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The purpose of this study was to assess the parent-and patient-validated content of quality-of-life measurement for use in children with epilepsy. [METHODS] We asked the parents of 80 consecutive children and adolescents with epilepsy to list in order of importance their concerns about living with or caring f...
null
1.453
228
Neurology; Neurology
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,000
11,075,874
Prostate cancer risk and prediagnostic serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (Finland).
Cancer causes & control : CCC
Cancer Causes Control
11
9
10.1023/a:1008923802001
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] The aim was to evaluate the association between serum vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D) level and risk of prostate cancer. [METHODS] The nested case-control study was based on a 13-year follow-up of about 19,000 middle-aged men who attended the first screening visit within the Helsinki Heart Study and were f...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,074,973
Total myocardial revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass utilizing computer-processed monitoring to assess cerebral perfusion.
The heart surgery forum
Heart Surg Forum
3
3
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Total myocardial revascularization without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been easily achieved using a combination of: a) deep pericardial sutures, b) right pleural herniation, and c) controlled intermittent hypotension. [METHODS] Five hundred fifty patients underwent revascularization off CPB...
null
0.587
42
Surgery; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,074,693
Efficacy of curettage before excision in clearing surgical margins of nonmelanoma skin cancer.
Archives of dermatology
Arch Dermatol
136
11
10.1001/archderm.136.11.1327
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine whether curettage before excision of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) improves margin clearance rates. [DESIGN] A retrospective, nonrandomized, case-control series of nonmelanoma skin cancers treated with preexcisional curettage followed by simple excision was identi...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,074,691
Recurrent basal cell carcinoma after incomplete resection.
Archives of dermatology
Arch Dermatol
136
11
10.1001/archderm.136.11.1318
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Because the probability of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) recurrence was thought to be 30% to 50%, surgical tradition became not to perform additional resection when the margin was positive. [OBJECTIVE] To determine whether there is an association among age or sex of the patient, anatomic location, histologic ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,074,025
The effect of triphenylbismuth on the radiopacity and performance properties of compression- and injection-molded denture resins.
Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists
J Prosthodont
9
1
10.1111/j.1532-849x.2000.00023.x
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Methods of incorporating radiopaque triphenylbismuth into an experimental compression-molded and injection-molded heat-polymerized resins were determined. The transverse flexural properties, radiopacity, and color stability of the resins containing triphenylbismuth were then compared with a commercially avail...
null
0.224
87
Dentistry
Dentistry
2,000
11,073,507
Assessment of a genetic contribution to osteoarthritis of the hip: sibling study.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
BMJ
321
7270
10.1136/bmj.321.7270.1179
eng
2,000
11
11
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To study the influence of genetics on the development of hip osteoarthritis as determined by structural change on plain radiographs. [DESIGN] Sibling study. [SETTING] Nottinghamshire, England. [PARTICIPANTS] 392 index participants with hip osteoarthritis of sufficient severity to warrant total hip replacem...
null
1.122
519
Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,116,419
Effect of CO(2) pneumoperitoneum on early cellular markers of retinal ischemia in rabbits with alpha-chymotrypsin-induced glaucoma.
Surgical endoscopy
Surg Endosc
14
11
10.1007/s004640000257
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Increased intraperitoneal pressure in the head-down position is associated with a significant increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) in rabbits with alpha-chymotrypsin-induced glaucoma. Also, the retinal cells are weakened by the induction of increased IOP, and/or glaucoma, even when IOP is controlled by a...
null
1.428
178
Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,114,678
Alpha linolenic acid in cholesterol esters: a marker of alphalinolenic acid intake in newborns.
European journal of clinical nutrition
Eur J Clin Nutr
54
11
10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601100
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) (18∶3 n-3) and linolenic acid (LA) (18∶2 n-6) in cholesterol esters (CE) as markers of ALA and LA dietary intakes in preterm infants. [SUBJECTS] Forty-five preterm infants: two groups fed different formulas, the third fed human milk. [DESIGN] ALA and LA die...
null
0.975
187
Medicine; Nutrition and Dietetics
Medicine; Nursing
2,000
11,108,764
N-acetylaspartate distribution in proton spectroscopic images of ischemic stroke: relationship to infarct appearance on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.
Stroke
Stroke
31
12
10.1161/01.str.31.12.3008
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE] It is generally considered that tissue that appears abnormal on T2 MRI is already infarcted and that any penumbra lies outside the T2-visible lesion. We investigated the distribution of infarcted tissue using proton spectroscopic MRI. [METHODS] In patients with symptoms of acute hemispheric isc...
null
3.617
370
Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Neurology; Neuroscience
Medicine; Neuroscience; Nursing
2,000
11,104,745
Remodeling of carotid artery is associated with increased expression of matrix metalloproteinases in mouse blood flow cessation model.
Circulation
Circulation
102
23
10.1161/01.cir.102.23.2861
eng
2,000
12
5
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The matrix-degrading activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), required for cell migration and general tissue reshaping, is thought essential for pathological arterial remodeling in atherosclerosis and restenosis. [METHODS AND RESULTS] We triggered remodeling of the carotid artery in C57BL/6 mice by bl...
null
5.669
691
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology
Medicine
2,000
11,101,065
Risk factors for postnatal mother-child transmission of HIV-1.
AIDS (London, England)
AIDS
14
16
10.1097/00002030-200011100-00016
eng
2,000
11
10
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To identify factors affecting HIV-1 breastfeeding transmission. [DESIGN] Longitudinal observational cohort study. [METHODS] HIV-1 seropositive pregnant women and seronegative controls were enrolled at a maternity hospital in Nairobi. Women and their children were followed from birth, and data on HIV-1 trans...
null
3.611
233
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy; Infectious Diseases
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
11,099,597
Trends in intussusception-associated hospitalizations and deaths among US infants.
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
106
6
10.1542/peds.106.6.1413
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[CONTEXT] The newly licensed tetravalent rhesus-human reassortant rotavirus vaccine has been withdrawn following reports of intussusception among vaccinated infants. [OBJECTIVE] To describe the epidemiology of intussusception-associated hospitalizations and deaths among US infants. [DESIGN] This retrospective cohort st...
null
2.062
409
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
11,099,588
Infantile colic: crying time reduction with a whey hydrolysate: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
106
6
10.1542/peds.106.6.1349
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine the effectiveness of whey hydrolysate formula in the treatment of infantile colic in a primary care setting in the Netherlands. [STUDY DESIGN] Randomized, double-blind, parallel trial with a 1-week qualification period and a 1-week intervention period. Participants. Forty-three healthy, thrivin...
null
2.062
409
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
11,184,670
Diagnosis of skin disease by nondermatologists.
The American journal of managed care
Am J Manag Care
6
10
null
eng
2,000
10
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine how often primary care physicians diagnose and treat skin disease and to compare their experience with that of dermatologists. [STUDY DESIGN] Retrospective review of National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey data. [METHODS] We reviewed data from the 1990-1994 National Ambulatory Medical Care Surv...
null
0.304
110
Health Policy; Medicine
Medicine
2,000
11,183,627
Clinicians' attitudes to recruitment to randomised trials in cancer care: a qualitative study.
Journal of health services research & policy
J Health Serv Res Policy
5
3
10.1177/135581960000500307
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To explore attitudes to and problems experienced with recruitment into randomised trials in cancer care. [METHODS] In-depth semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 20 hospital clinicians in the South West of England identified from 192 participants in a larger postal survey. Interviews were r...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,182,869
The use of psychoactive substances among adolescent students in an area in the south-west of China.
Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Addiction
96
2
10.1080/09652140020020973
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[AIM] To survey drug/psychoactive substance use among adolescent students in a south-west province of China. [DESIGN] A cluster sample was drawn from this province of nine districts or cities. Each district/city provided two schools from grade 11 senior high school, A total of 18 schools were selected randomly. [FINDIN...
null
1.243
224
Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine
2,001
11,182,709
Interhospital observer agreement in interpretation of exercise myocardial Tc-99m tetrofosmin SPECT studies.
Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
J Nucl Cardiol
8
1
10.1067/mnc.2001.110388
eng
2,001
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We sought to determine the degree of interhospital agreement in the interpretation of exercise myocardial technetium-99m tetrofosmin single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). [METHODS AND RESULTS] Five experienced hospital laboratories were asked to submit 2 sets of myocardial Tc-99m tetrofosmin ...
null
0.795
93
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Medicine
2,001
11,182,344
Does penile size in younger men cause problems in condom use? a prospective measurement of penile dimensions in 111 young and 32 older men.
Urology
Urology
57
2
10.1016/s0090-4295(00)00925-0
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] Young men often complain about problems with condom use, but very little information exists about the influence of men's age on penile dimensions and therefore on possible problems in the use of the most important means of contraception in the young. [METHODS] We performed a prospective measurement of peni...
null
1.399
197
Urology
Medicine
2,001
11,181,672
Phase I trial of the combination of irinotecan, paclitaxel, and carboplatin in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
J Clin Oncol
19
4
10.1200/JCO.2001.19.4.1078
eng
2,001
2
15
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To determine the maximum-tolerated dose, toxicities, and dose suitable for phase II/III trials of irinotecan (CPT-11) combined with paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). [PATIENTS AND METHODS] Patients with stage IIIB/IV NSCLC were enrolled to this multicente...
null
4.111
646
Cancer Research; Medicine; Oncology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,001
11,180,479
Psychogeriatric reactivation in a psychiatric-skilled nursing home: a clinical-empirical exploration.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
16
1
10.1002/1099-1166(200101)16:1<1::aid-gps254>3.0.co;2-5
eng
2,001
1
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To identify prognostic characteristics for the probability of discharge of psychogeriatric patients with functional-psychiatric pathology, in order to optimize patient selection for the reactivation programme. [METHODS AND MATERIALS] A retrospective, clinical, empirical study in a Dutch psychiatric nursing ...
null
0.742
157
Geriatrics and Gerontology; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine
2,001
11,179,934
Genetic basis of Darier-White disease: bad pumps cause bumps.
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery
J Cutan Med Surg
4
2
10.1177/120347540000400212
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Darier-White disease, or keratosis follicularis, is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by brown hyperkeratotic papules and plaques in a seborrheic distribution. The genetic basis of this disorder has recently been elucidated. [OBJECTIVE] In this article, we review the history of the search for t...
null
0.232
58
Dermatology; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,179,927
Isotretinoin use in acne: prospective evaluation of adverse events.
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery
J Cutan Med Surg
4
2
10.1177/120347540000400205
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Isotretinoin is an effective treatment for severe acne. Although the spectrum of side effects has been well documented, the changing incidence of such side effects over the course of treatment has not been studied in detail. [OBJECTIVES] The purpose of our study was to examine a group of patients monthly o...
null
0.232
58
Dermatology; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
11,179,919
Use of itraconazole in the treatment of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: a pilot study.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Int J Infect Dis
4
3
10.1016/s1201-9712(00)90077-8
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is widely distributed in Brazil, with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis being the major etiologic agent. The currently recommended therapy is limited by its parenteral use, high toxicity, and variable efficacy. A clinical pilot study was conducted to analyze itraconazole as an or...
null
0.445
140
Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology
Medicine
2,000
11,179,915
Molecular subtypes of the HLA-DR antigens in pulmonary tuberculosis.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Int J Infect Dis
4
3
10.1016/s1201-9712(00)90073-0
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The aim of this study was to analyze association between HLA-DRB1 alleles and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in the Polish population. [METHODS] The HLA-DRB1 typing was performed using sequence-specific amplification (polymerase chain reaction with sequence specific primer [PCR-SSP] in 31 patients and 58 heal...
null
0.445
140
Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology
Medicine
2,000
11,178,110
Deficiency of Pten accelerates mammary oncogenesis in MMTV-Wnt-1 transgenic mice.
BMC molecular biology
BMC Mol Biol
2
null
10.1186/1471-2199-2-2
eng
2,001
null
null
2,001
1
23
[BACKGROUND] Germline mutations in the tumor suppressor PTEN predispose human beings to breast cancer, and genetic and epigenetic alterations of PTEN are also detected in sporadic human breast cancer. Germline Pten mutations in mice lead to the development of a variety of tumors, but mammary carcinomas are infrequently...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,176,772
The effect of age on pain, function, and quality of life after total hip and knee arthroplasty.
Archives of internal medicine
Arch Intern Med
161
3
10.1001/archinte.161.3.454
eng
2,001
2
12
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] As utilization rates for total joint arthroplasty increase, there is a hesitancy to perform this surgery on very old patients. The objective of this prospective study was to compare pain, functional, and health-related quality-of-life outcomes after total hip and total knee arthroplasty in an older patient...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,176,528
Vesicourethral sphincter dysfunction in ncx deficient mice with an increased neuronal cell number in vesical ganglia.
The Journal of urology
J Urol
165
3
null
eng
2,001
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Ncx/Hox11L.1 knockout mice have a megacolon with an increased number of neuronal cells in the enteric ganglia. Since Ncx/Hox11L.1 is expressed in neuronal cells in the vesical ganglia, we examined lower urinary tract function and the number of neuronal cells in the vesical ganglia in Ncx/Hox11L.1 knockout mic...
null
1.655
291
Urology
Medicine
2,001
11,176,526
Bladder reconstruction using a prevascularized capsular tissue seeded with urothelial cells.
The Journal of urology
J Urol
165
3
null
eng
2,001
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Recent advances in cell biology and tissue engineering have involved various avascular or acellular scaffolds with or without seeded cells. These techniques are frequently complicated by tissue necrosis, contracture and resorption. We used a vascularized matrix prelaminated with autologous cultured urothelial...
null
1.655
291
Urology
Medicine
2,001
11,176,477
Clinical efficacy of sildenafil in patients on chronic dialysis.
The Journal of urology
J Urol
165
3
null
eng
2,001
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] We evaluate the clinical efficacy of sildenafil citrate for patients who are on chronic dialysis and who have concomitant erectile dysfunction. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] A total of 35 men (mean age 60.7 years) on dialysis and with erectile dysfunction of various etiologies were administered 25 to 100 mg sildena...
null
1.655
291
Urology
Medicine
2,001
11,176,473
Eosinophilic cystitis in adults.
The Journal of urology
J Urol
165
3
null
eng
2,001
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] We describe the largest clinical experience with the diagnosis and management of largely anecdotally reported eosinophilic cystitis. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Five women and 12 men 18 to 84 years with proved eosinophilic cystitis were treated in a 23-year period. Some combination of hematuria, irritative voidin...
null
1.655
291
Urology
Medicine
2,001
11,176,387
Basic fibroblast growth factor expression in Peyronie's disease.
The Journal of urology
J Urol
165
2
10.1097/00005392-200102000-00016
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Peyronie's disease is a fibromatosis resulting in scarring of the tunica albuginea. While the inciting event is believed to be trauma to the erect penis, little is understood about the cascade of cellular events that leads to the formation of the plaque. Dysregulated wound healing serves as a paradigm for the...
null
1.655
291
Urology
Medicine
2,001
11,176,286
Parietal pleura and extrapleural space in chronic tuberculous empyema: CT-pathologic correlation.
Journal of computer assisted tomography
J Comput Assist Tomogr
25
1
10.1097/00004728-200101000-00002
eng
2,001
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The purpose of this work was to describe CT findings of the parietal pleura and extrapleural space in patients with chronic tuberculous empyema and to compare them with histopathologic findings following decortication. [METHOD] Chest CT scans obtained from 13 patients with chronic tuberculous empyema who unde...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,176,165
alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide, cyclic guanosine monophosphate, and endothelin in plasma as markers of myocardial depression in human septic shock.
Critical care medicine
Crit Care Med
29
1
10.1097/00003246-200101000-00019
eng
2,001
1
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To assess the value of alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide (alpha-ANP), second messenger cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP,) and endothelin as markers of myocardial depression in septic shock. [DESIGN] Prospective observational study. [SETTING] Medical intensive care unit (ICU) of a university hospital. [PA...
null
0.763
315
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Medicine
2,001
11,175,377
Compliance with bladder management in spinal cord injury patients.
Spinal cord
Spinal Cord
38
12
10.1038/sj.sc.3101059
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[STUDY DESIGN] Retrospective analysis of medical records on spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with neuropathic bladder. [OBJECTIVE] To determine SCI patients' compliance with the method of bladder management they used on discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. [SETTING] Ankara University Medical School, Department of ...
null
0.733
131
Medicine; Neurology; Neurology
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,000
11,175,373
Effects of methylprednisolone and MK-801 on functional recovery after experimental chronic spinal cord injury.
Spinal cord
Spinal Cord
38
12
10.1038/sj.sc.3101074
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[STUDY DESIGN] An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effects of methylprednisolone and MK-801 after the compressive injury of spinal cord in rats. [OBJECTIVES] To investigate the effect of methylprednisolone and non-competitive NMDA antagonist MK-801 in long-term functional outcome after spinal cord injur...
null
0.733
131
Medicine; Neurology; Neurology
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,000
11,174,197
Acquisition and alteration of adhesion molecules during cultured human mast cell differentiation.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
J Allergy Clin Immunol
107
2
10.1067/mai.2001.111930
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Mature human mast cells express several types of adhesion molecules on their surface. Interactions between extracellular matrix (ECM) and adhesion molecules may be important for the migration and localization of mast cells and their precursors in tissues. Little is known about the regulation of adhesion mo...
null
2.024
350
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,001
11,173,782
Increased plasma group II phospholipase A(2) concentrations in patients with acute myocardial infarction: correlation with tumor necrosis factor-alpha.
Cardiology
Cardiology
94
2
10.1159/000047301
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] Group II phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) is thought to play an important role in inflammation and tissue injury. It has been suggested that the inflammatory process is important in the setting and progression of myocardial ischemia or reperfusion. We measured plasma PLA(2) as well as inflammatory cytokines in patien...
null
0.468
77
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pharmacology
Medicine
2,000
11,173,136
Wortmannin selectively enhances radiation-induced apoptosis in proliferative but not quiescent cells.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
49
2
10.1016/s0360-3016(00)01479-6
eng
2,001
2
1
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To examine whether wortmannin enhances radiation-induced apoptosis in human lymphoid cells. [METHODS AND MATERIALS] Different concentrations of wortmannin (0-40 micrOM) were added to TK6 lymphoblastoid cell and whole blood cell cultures 15 min before irradiation (0-6-Gy X-rays). After irradiation, medium was ...
null
1.722
286
Cancer Research; Oncology; Radiation; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy
2,001
11,172,953
Complications and patient satisfaction following expander/implant breast reconstruction with and without radiotherapy.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
49
3
10.1016/s0360-3016(00)01402-4
eng
2,001
3
1
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To compare the rates of complications and patient satisfaction among breast cancer patients treated with mastectomy and tissue expander/implant reconstruction with and without radiotherapy. [METHODS AND MATERIALS] As part of the Michigan Breast Reconstruction Outcome Study (MBROS), breast cancer patients unde...
null
1.722
286
Cancer Research; Oncology; Radiation; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy
2,001
11,172,435
Nephron-sparing surgery for unilateral primary renal tumor in children.
Journal of pediatric surgery
J Pediatr Surg
36
2
10.1053/jpsu.2001.20717
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Definition of the role of nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) in the treatment of children with primary unilateral renal tumor (URT). [METHODS] Between January 1992 and June 2000, 28 children with URT were admitted to our surgical unit. Criteria for selection of patients eligible for NSS were at least 50% of affect...
null
0.804
147
Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery
Medicine
2,001
11,172,429
Effect of lipopolysaccharide and cytokines on oxidative metabolism in neonatal rat hepatocytes.
Journal of pediatric surgery
J Pediatr Surg
36
2
10.1053/jpsu.2001.20710
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/PURPOSE] Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and cytokines produced during neonatal sepsis trigger free radical production, which eventually results in inhibition of liver metabolism. Studies in adults have indicated a hypermetabolic response to sepsis; however, evidence for a hypermetabolic response in neonates is eq...
null
0.804
147
Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery
Medicine
2,001
11,172,239
Effect of bipolar radiofrequency energy on human articular cartilage. Comparison of confocal laser microscopy and light microscopy.
Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
Arthroscopy
17
2
10.1053/jars.2001.21903
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate chondrocyte viability using confocal laser microscopy (CLM) following exposure to bipolar radiofrequency energy (bRFE) and to contrast CLM with standard light microscopy (LM) techniques. [TYPE OF STUDY] In vitro analysis using chondromalacic human cartilage. [METHODS] Twelve fresh chondral specime...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,172,179
Fomepizole for the treatment of methanol poisoning.
The New England journal of medicine
N Engl J Med
344
6
10.1056/NEJM200102083440605
eng
2,001
2
8
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Methanol poisoning may result in metabolic acidosis, blindness, and death. The inhibition of alcohol dehydrogenase is fundamental to the treatment of methanol poisoning. We performed a multicenter study to evaluate fomepizole, an inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase, in the treatment of patients with methano...
null
8.571
1,231
Medicine
Medicine
2,001
11,171,895
Aboriginals with multiple sclerosis: HLA types and predominance of neuromyelitis optica.
Neurology
Neurology
56
3
10.1212/wnl.56.3.317
eng
2,001
2
13
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] MS is common in people of northern European ethnicity who live in northern geographic areas; however, MS is rarely identified among aboriginal peoples living in the same areas. [OBJECTIVES] To determine the prevalence, clinical features, HLA type, and viral infections associated with MS among aboriginals i...
null
2.19
422
Neurology
Medicine
2,001
11,171,876
Lung function and risk of fatal and non-fatal stroke. The Copenhagen City Heart Study.
International journal of epidemiology
Int J Epidemiol
30
1
10.1093/ije/30.1.145
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Reduced lung function has been shown to be a significant predictor of non-fatal ischaemic heart disease, and of mortality due to cardiovascular disease. Fewer studies have analysed the relationship between lung function and risk of fatal or non-fatal stroke. The present study presents results on the relati...
null
1.14
256
Medicine; Epidemiology
Medicine
2,001
11,171,725
Transcatheter embolotherapy of maternal pulmonary arteriovenous malformations during pregnancy.
Chest
Chest
119
2
10.1378/chest.119.2.470
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[STUDY OBJECTIVES] To determine if transcatheter embolotherapy is safe and effective for the treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations during pregnancy. [DESIGN] Prospective study. [SETTING] Specialized hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia centers at Yale University School of Medicine and St. Michael's Hospit...
null
0.916
337
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Medicine
2,001
11,170,880
Endoluminal stent grafts in the management of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms: a realistic assessment.
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
21
1
10.1053/ejvs.2000.1282
eng
2,001
1
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] transfemoral endoluminal aortic management (TEAM) is technically feasible in the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms but its advantage over conventional repair is unproved. We report our initial experience, learning curve and technical difficulties encountered during the process of establish...
null
1.075
144
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,001
11,169,064
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET features of focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) of the liver.
Liver
Liver
20
6
10.1034/j.1600-0676.2000.020006487.x
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[AIM] The aim of this paper is to describe the imaging pattern of focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) by l8F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET). [METHODS] Eight consecutive asymptomatic patients with histologic proof of FNH underwent 18F-FDG PET imaging. The lesions were found incidentally. The...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,168,991
Role of nitric oxide in the synthesis of guanidinosuccinic acid, an activator of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor.
Kidney international. Supplement
Kidney Int Suppl
78
null
10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.59780093.x
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We propose that reactive oxygen and argininosuccinic acid (ASA) form guanidinosuccinic acid (GSA). An alternative to this hypothesis is the so-called guanidine cycle, which consists of a series of hydroxyurea derivatives that serve as intermediates in a pathway leading from urea to GSA. We compare the role...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,168,864
Umbilical cord blood lactate in normal infants: comparison between two methods of measurement.
Journal of paediatrics and child health
J Paediatr Child Health
37
1
10.1046/j.1440-1754.2001.00579.x
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] Firstly, to determine the accuracy of the Radiometer ABL 625 lactate electrode (Radiometer Medical Pty Ltd, Nunawading, Victoria, Australia) by comparing the lactate values obtained by this method to those obtained with the Hitachi 917 lactate analyser (Boehringer Mannheim Corporation, Charlottetown, Princ...
null
0.465
90
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,001
11,168,767
CD34-positive cellular blue nevi.
Journal of cutaneous pathology
J Cutan Pathol
28
3
10.1034/j.1600-0560.2001.028003145.x
eng
2,001
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Although cellular blue nevi (CBN) are well known and characterized, the histopathologic and clinical spectrum of these tumors continues to evolve. We report four CBN with a distinctive histologic and immunohistochemical pattern. [METHODS] The histologic features and immunohistochemical staining for S-100 p...
null
0.636
89
Dermatology; Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Histology
Medicine
2,001
11,168,684
Changes in the incidence of lower urinary tract stones in japan from 1965 to 1995.
International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
Int J Urol
7
12
10.1046/j.1442-2042.2000.00229.x
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The changes over time of the annual incidence of lower urinary tract stones in Japan from 1965 to 1995 were analyzed. [METHODS] Data on lower urinary tract calculi were abstracted from the past three nationwide surveys of urolithiasis, which covered nearly all major hospitals and urologists in Japan and en...
null
0.513
83
Urology
Medicine
2,000
11,167,649
The modified Koyanagi repair for severe proximal hypospadias.
BJU international
BJU Int
87
3
10.1046/j.1464-410x.2001.02029.x
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To report the method and results of a modified one-stage Koyanagi repair (urethroplasty with a parameatal-based and fully extended circumferential foreskin flap) to preserve the vascularity to the peripheral portion of the neourethra, in the repair of severe hypospadias. [PATIENTS AND METHODS] Using a skin-...
null
0.701
174
Urology
Medicine
2,001
11,167,639
Postoperative mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate: a Danish nationwide cohort study.
BJU international
BJU Int
87
3
10.1046/j.1464-410x.2001.02048.x
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To examine the risk of 30-day postoperative mortality from transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in patients with liver cirrhosis, who are reportedly at considerably increased perioperative risk. [PATIENTS AND METHODS] For the period 1 January 1977 to 31 December 1993, a population-based cohort was...
null
0.701
174
Urology
Medicine
2,001
11,167,379
Increase of asthma in adults in northern Finland?--a report from the FinEsS study.
Allergy
Allergy
56
2
10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.056002169.x
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] According to previous studies, the prevalence of asthma has been lower in Finland than in other Nordic countries. In the present study, we assessed the prevalence of asthma and respiratory symptoms in northern Finland and calculated risk factors for these conditions. [METHODS] In November 1995, 7937 random...
null
0.887
213
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,001
11,167,356
Identification of carmine allergens among three carmine allergy patients.
Allergy
Allergy
56
1
10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00693.x
eng
2,001
1
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] There have been several reports of carmine allergy; however, identification of the responsible carmine allergens has not been widely documented. [METHODS] Three female patients presented with a history of anaphylaxis and/or urticaria/angioedema after ingestion of carmine-containing foods. All three patient...
null
0.887
213
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,001
11,167,341
Estimation or quantification of tumour volume? CT study on irregular phantoms.
Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987)
Acta Radiol
42
1
10.1080/028418501127346332
eng
2,001
1
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To compare radiologists' subjective size estimation to computerised volume quantification of tumour-like phantoms in spiral CT. [MATERIAL AND METHODS] Eight tubular phantoms with the inside irregularly covered with silicone (8.7-31.6 ml) were imaged. The phantoms were pairwise compared to analyse the differen...
null
0.561
82
Medicine; Radiological and Ultrasound Technology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Health Professions; Medicine
2,001
11,167,232
The results of cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation in patients with Behçet's disease.
Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica
Acta Ophthalmol Scand
78
6
10.1034/j.1600-0420.2000.078006680.x
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate the results of extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in patients with Behçet's disease. [METHODS] Retrospective study was based on 19 uveitic eyes of 12 patients with Behçet's disease who underwent classic ECCE with IOL implantation in 5 eyes and phacoemu...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,167,219
Stability of graft refractive power after penetrating keratoplasty.
Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica
Acta Ophthalmol Scand
78
6
10.1034/j.1600-0420.2000.078006623.x
eng
2,000
12
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Patients needing penetrating keratoplasty (PK) and cataract extraction with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation may be handled with a single triple procedure or a two-stage procedure with initial keratoplasty and cataract surgery in a later session. The latter approach is considered more safe by some surgeons...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,167,164
Monitoring of end-tidal carbon dioxide partial pressure changes during infrarenal aortic cross-clamping: a non-invasive method to predict unclamping hypotension.
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
45
2
10.1034/j.1399-6576.2001.450209.x
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] To assess the variations in end-tidal CO2 in response to aortic cross-clamping and the relationship with systolic arterial pressure (SAP) changes induced by unclamping. [METHODS] Thirty-three patients undergoing infrarenal aortic abdominal aneurysm repair by aorto-aortic prothetic bypass were prospectively...
null
0.931
126
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Medicine
Medicine
2,001
11,166,011
RT-PCR from eosinophil-depleted leukocytes without RNA extraction: cell selection using streptavidin PCR tubes.
Clinical biochemistry
Clin Biochem
33
8
10.1016/s0009-9120(00)00193-4
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] The major RNase activity of leukocytes has been attributed to eosinophil-derived neurotoxin EDN. Depletion of eosinophils enables RT-PCR from 10(5) leukocytes without RNA extraction. In this study we introduced streptavidin-coated PCR tube strips for the selection of eosinophil-free leukocytes for RT-PCR a...
null
0.568
130
Medicine; Clinical Biochemistry
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
11,165,736
Total antioxidant status of peritoneal fluid in infertile women.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
94
2
10.1016/s0301-2115(00)00352-3
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine whether impairment of the antioxidant systems of peritoneal fluid might be a factor responsible for infertility. [STUDY DESIGN] Total antioxidant status was measured in peritoneal fluid obtained from 18 infertile women suffering from minimal or mild endometriosis, 23 patients with unexplained i...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,165,622
Spontaneous bowel perforation after ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery: case report and a review of 45 cases.
Surgical neurology
Surg Neurol
54
5
10.1016/s0090-3019(00)00334-7
eng
2,000
11
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery is the most widely used procedure in the treatment of hydrocephalus. However, this invasive procedure has been associated with several delayed abdominal complications. Perforation of the bowel is a very rare complication occurring in less than 0.1% of cases. Although infr...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,165,590
Intent-to-treat analysis of stage Ib and IIa cervical cancer in the United States: radiotherapy or surgery 1988-1995.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Obstet Gynecol
97
2
10.1016/s0029-7844(00)01117-0
eng
2,001
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To estimate the patterns of care and outcome of women with early cervical cancer in the United States based on surgical or radiation intent-to-treat principles. [METHODS] The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 1995 public-use file was the data source. Subjects between the ages of 15 and 80 years at...
null
1.316
268
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,001