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11,729,508 | An automated fluorescent single strand conformation polymorphism technique for high throughput mutation screening. | Chinese medical journal | Chin Med J (Engl) | 114 | 11 | null | eng | 2,001 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To develop a high throughput mutational detection method by multiple fluorescence-labeled polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products. [METHODS] A total of 27 known mutations including 22 substitutions, 3 insertions (1, 2 and 7 bp) and 2 deletions (1 and 2 bp) in the hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-4 alpha, gl... | null | 0.127 | 84 | Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,729,506 | Interleukin-6 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with COPD. | Chinese medical journal | Chin Med J (Engl) | 114 | 11 | null | eng | 2,001 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To obtain new insights into the behavior of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and released from alveolar macrophages (AM) in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), and reveal the relationship between IL-6 and the development of emphysema in COPD. [METHODS] IL-6 in BALF and ... | null | 0.127 | 84 | Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,729,354 | Increased levels of IgA antibodies against desmin in children with coeliac disease. | International archives of allergy and immunology | Int Arch Allergy Immunol | 126 | 2 | 10.1159/000049507 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] In addition to IgA anti-endomysial antibodies, IgA anti-smooth muscle antibodies have been observed in a number of patients with coeliac disease (CoD), but only limited data exist on the frequency and antigen specificity of IgA against cytoskeletal proteins in CoD. [METHODS] We evaluated the sera of 42 unt... | null | 0.796 | 115 | Medicine; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,729,117 | Human pancreatic acinar cells lack functional responses to cholecystokinin and gastrin. | Gastroenterology | Gastroenterology | 121 | 6 | 10.1053/gast.2001.29557 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND AIMS] Pancreatic acinar cells from various species express cholecystokinin (CCK) A, CCK-B, or a combination of these CCK receptor subtypes. The presence and functional roles of CCK receptors on human acinar cells remain unclear. [METHODS] Acini isolated from human pancreas were treated with CCK receptor... | null | 3.203 | 482 | Gastroenterology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,728,704 | A practical method to achieve prostate gland immobilization and target verification for daily treatment. | International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics | Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys | 51 | 5 | 10.1016/s0360-3016(01)02663-3 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | 1 | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] A practical method to achieve prostate immobilization and daily target localization for external beam radiation treatment is described. [METHODS AND MATERIALS] Ten patients who underwent prostate brachytherapy using permanent radioactive source placement were selected for study. To quantify prostate motion bo... | null | 1.722 | 286 | Cancer Research; Oncology; Radiation; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy | 2,001 |
11,728,484 | Elevated C-reactive protein and pro-inflammatory cytokines in Andean women with pre-eclampsia. | International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics | Int J Gynaecol Obstet | 75 | 3 | 10.1016/s0020-7292(01)00499-4 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To investigate the concentration of markers of inflammation in non-pregnant women, women with normal pregnancy and women with pre-eclampsia. [METHODS] Pregnant women (n=26), women with pre-eclampsia (n=25) and non-pregnant normotensive women (n=21) were included in the study. C-reactive protein was measured... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,728,481 | Gestational diabetes mellitus: prevalence, risk factors, maternal and infant outcomes. | International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics | Int J Gynaecol Obstet | 75 | 3 | 10.1016/s0020-7292(01)00496-9 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To study prevalence, risk factors, and maternal and infant outcomes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). [METHODS] A retrospective cohort study was performed based on 111563 pregnancies delivered between 1991 through 1997 in 39 hospitals in northern and central Alberta, Canada. Multivariate l... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,726,857 | Endoscopic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum with an oblique-end hood attached to the endoscope. | Gastrointestinal endoscopy | Gastrointest Endosc | 54 | 6 | 10.1067/mge.2001.119606 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The feasibility and efficacy of incision of the septum between the pharyngoesophageal (Zenker's) diverticulum and the esophagus with a flexible endoscope and needle-knife have been demonstrated. Exposure of the septum remains a critical element of the procedure. This is a report of a technical improvement ... | null | 0.872 | 236 | Gastroenterology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,726,856 | Treatment of symptomatic diffuse esophageal spasm by endoscopic injections of botulinum toxin: a prospective study with long-term follow-up. | Gastrointestinal endoscopy | Gastrointest Endosc | 54 | 6 | null | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Diffuse esophageal spasm is a rare esophageal motility disorder for which there are no satisfactory pharmacologic alternatives for treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate whether botulinum toxin (BTX) injection is an effective short- and long-term treatment for patients with symptoms caused by ... | null | 0.872 | 236 | Gastroenterology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,726,002 | Considerations for optimal iron use for anemia due to chronic kidney disease. | Clinical therapeutics | Clin Ther | 23 | 10 | 10.1016/s0149-2918(01)80135-1 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Availability of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) has improved the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD). Iron deficiency is the most common cause of resistance to rHuEPO therapy, contributing to ineffective erythropoiesis and hematocrit/hemoglobin values below the recommended tar... | null | 0.907 | 153 | Pharmacology; Pharmacology | Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 2,001 |
11,725,917 | The HELLP syndrome, a prospective study. | Renal failure | Ren Fail | 23 | 5 | 10.1081/jdi-100107367 | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] We undertook this study to evaluate the incidence and outcome of HELLP in Irish patients. In addition, duration and trends of the abnormal laboratory results were studied. [STUDY DESIGN] This prospective observational study screened 12068 pregnant women between January 1995 and March 1997. Any pregnant woma... | null | 0.264 | 69 | Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Medicine; Nephrology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,725,738 | Central hemodynamic monitoring in a woman with acute respiratory insufficiency after evacuation of a complete molar pregnancy. A case report. | The Journal of reproductive medicine | J Reprod Med | 46 | 10 | null | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The incidence of hydatiform moles in the United States is approximately 1 in 1,200 pregnancies. Acute respiratory insufficiency is a known complication of molar pregnancies, occurring in 8-11%. While there have been numerous case reports and retrospective studies describing respiratory complications follow... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,725,225 | Cost-effectiveness of screening swab or urine specimens for Chlamydia trachomatis from young Canadian women in Ontario. | Sexually transmitted diseases | Sex Transm Dis | 28 | 12 | 10.1097/00007435-200112000-00007 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Undetected and untreated Chlamydia trachomatis infections can result in a significant health burden. Diagnostic testing refers to tests performed on patients with symptoms, whereas screening refers to testing specimens in asymptomatic patients. The goal of diagnostic testing and screening programs are earl... | null | 1.235 | 115 | Dermatology; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,725,181 | The photoreceptor cell-specific nuclear receptor is an autoantigen of paraneoplastic retinopathy. | Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society | J Neuroophthalmol | 21 | 3 | 10.1097/00041327-200109000-00003 | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To report a novel antibody associated with paraneoplastic retinopathy and to characterize the retinal autoantigen. [METHODS] Immunohistochemistry of rat and human tissues was used to identify antiretinal antibodies. Serologic screening of a bovine retinal cDNA expression library was performed to clone the ... | null | 0.257 | 74 | Medicine; Neurology; Ophthalmology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,724,671 | A low-cost intervention for cleaner drinking water in Karachi, Pakistan. | International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases | Int J Infect Dis | 5 | 3 | 10.1016/s1201-9712(01)90089-x | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To pilot test an inexpensive, home-based water decontamination and storage system in a low-income neighborhood of Karachi. [METHODS] Fifty households received a 20-L plastic water storage vessel with a high-quality spout and a regular supply of diluted hypochlorite solution. Twenty-five control households w... | null | 0.561 | 140 | Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,724,042 | ROC analysis of detection of metastatic pulmonary nodules on digital chest radiographs with temporal subtraction. | Academic radiology | Acad Radiol | 8 | 9 | 10.1016/s1076-6332(03)80766-3 | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES] The authors' purpose was to evaluate the effect of temporal subtraction on digital chest radiographs in the detection of metastatic pulmonary nodules. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] The study included 21 cases with metastatic pulmonary nodule and 21 cases without metastatic nodule. Eleven radiologis... | null | 0.607 | 113 | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,724,039 | Improving the detection of simulated masses in mammograms through two different image-processing techniques. | Academic radiology | Acad Radiol | 8 | 9 | 10.1016/s1076-6332(03)80762-6 | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES] The purpose of this study was to determine whether contrast-limited adaptive histogram equalization (CLAHE) or histogram-based intensity windowing (HIW) improves the detection of simulated masses in dense mammograms. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Simulated masses were embedded in portions of mammog... | null | 0.607 | 113 | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,723,263 | Individual state driving restrictions for people with epilepsy in the US. | Neurology | Neurology | 57 | 10 | 10.1212/wnl.57.10.1780 | eng | 2,001 | 11 | 27 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] States in the United States vary widely in their approaches to restricting driving for patients with epilepsy. Many states have shortened seizure-free restrictions or have adopted flexible regulations that consider individual clinical factors in determining driving privileges. The authors summarized state ... | null | 2.19 | 422 | Neurology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,723,259 | Rates of global and regional cerebral atrophy in AD and frontotemporal dementia. | Neurology | Neurology | 57 | 10 | 10.1212/wnl.57.10.1756 | eng | 2,001 | 11 | 27 | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Serial registered MRI provides a reproducible technique for detecting progressive cerebral atrophy in vivo and was used to determine if there were differences between the rates of cerebral atrophy in AD and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). [METHODS] Eighty-four patients with dementia (54 AD and 30 FTD) and 27... | null | 2.19 | 422 | Neurology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,722,958 | Serum transferrin receptor concentration indicates increased erythropoiesis in Kenyan children with asymptomatic malaria. | The American journal of clinical nutrition | Am J Clin Nutr | 74 | 6 | 10.1093/ajcn/74.6.767 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Serum transferrin receptor concentrations indicate both erythropoietic activity and the deficit of functional iron in the erythron. In contrast with serum ferritin concentrations, serum transferrin receptor concentrations are not or are only marginally influenced by the inflammatory response to infection. ... | null | 2.283 | 390 | Medicine; Nutrition and Dietetics | Medicine; Nursing | 2,001 |
11,722,049 | Sternal wound infections in patients undergoing open heart surgery: randomized study comparing intracutaneous and transcutaneous suture techniques. | The Annals of thoracic surgery | Ann Thorac Surg | 72 | 5 | 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03102-2 | eng | 2,001 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Intracutaneous suture technique has been our standard method for closing sternal wounds in cardiac surgery, mainly for cosmetic reasons. However, an increased rate of postoperative infections has been reported in cosmetic surgery with this method compared with the percutanous or transcutaneous closure tech... | null | 1.484 | 230 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,722,044 | Intraoperative assessment of coronary artery bypass graft: transit-time flowmetry versus angiography. | The Annals of thoracic surgery | Ann Thorac Surg | 72 | 5 | 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)02981-2 | eng | 2,001 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Transit-time flowmetry has been used to assess graft status intraoperatively. This study examines the validity of this method by comparing its results with the findings of simultaneously performed graft angiography. [METHODS] The left internal thoracic artery (LITA) anastomosed to the left anterior descend... | null | 1.484 | 230 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,721,751 | The role of pepsin in acid injury to esophageal epithelium. | The American journal of gastroenterology | Am J Gastroenterol | 96 | 11 | 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.05260.x | eng | 2,001 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] The development of reflux esophagitis in humans is a process resulting from esophageal exposure to refluxed gastric contents. There is no doubt that damage to the esophageal epithelium requires exposure to gastric acid; however, the role of refluxed pepsin as contributor to this damage seems to be underapp... | null | 1.215 | 296 | Gastroenterology; Hepatology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,721,671 | Pharmaceutical care needs of patients with angina. | Pharmacy world science : PWS | Pharm World Sci | 23 | 5 | 10.1023/a:1012035706880 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The aim of this study was to evaluate patient knowledge and assess the management of angina for patients receiving sublingual glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) METHOD: Prospective data collection and patient interview was undertaken in 17 community pharmacies. [RESULTS] During the study 488 angina patients presente... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,721,142 | Increased bone volume and bone mineral content in xylitol-fed aged rats. | Gerontology | Gerontology | 47 | 6 | 10.1159/000052818 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Our previous studies have shown that dietary xylitol supplementation protects against the loss of bone mineral after ovariectomy. The ovariectomy-induced decrease in trabecular bone volume is significantly retarded by dietary xylitol. [OBJECTIVE] To study whether dietary xylitol can protect against bone lo... | null | 0.467 | 120 | Geriatrics and Gerontology; Aging | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,720,886 | In vitro effect of leptin on LH release by anterior pituitary glands from female rats at the time of spontaneous and steroid-induced LH surge. | European journal of endocrinology | Eur J Endocrinol | 145 | 5 | 10.1530/eje.0.1450659 | eng | 2,001 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The purpose of this work was to study the direct effect of leptin on LH release by anterior pituitary glands from female rats at the time of spontaneous and steroid-induced LH surge. [METHODS] LH responsiveness to leptin by pituitaries from rats killed in the afternoon (1500 h) at different stages of the 4-... | null | 0.791 | 179 | Medicine; Endocrinology; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,720,114 | No such thing as 'uncomplicated bereavement' for patients in rehabilitation. | Disability and rehabilitation | Disabil Rehabil | 23 | 15 | 10.1080/09638280110049324 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | 15 | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] This review aims to: (1) discuss the reasons for the limited focus in the literature on the loss experiences of patients in rehabilitation; (2) highlight the importance of increasing our understanding of the loss reactions of these patients; and (3) offer suggestions for appropriate incorporation of bereaveme... | null | 0.442 | 140 | Rehabilitation | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,719,868 | Three-flap anoplasty for imperforate anus: results for primary procedure or for redoes. | European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie | Eur J Pediatr Surg | 11 | 5 | 10.1055/s-2001-18555 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [UNLABELLED] Three-flap anoplasty was first described in 1987 by Yazbeck for the treatment of rectal prolapse after pull-through operations for imperforate anus, and in 1992 in a case of anterior perineal approach. It is intended to reproduce the normal anatomy of a sensitive anal canal. The purpose of this study is to... | null | 0.383 | 58 | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,719,677 | Patient's assessment of discomfort during MR arthrography of the shoulder. | Radiology | Radiology | 221 | 3 | 10.1148/radiol.2213010277 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To assess patient discomfort during (a) intraarticular contrast material injection (arthrography) and (b) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in patients referred for MR arthrography of the shoulder and to compare the relative discomfort associated with each part of the examination. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] With u... | null | 2.485 | 346 | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,719,478 | Effect of outliers and nonhealthy individuals on reference interval estimation. | Clinical chemistry | Clin Chem | 47 | 12 | null | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Improvement in reference interval estimation using a new outlier detection technique, even with a physician-determined healthy sample, is examined. The effect of including physician-determined nonhealthy individuals in the sample is evaluated. [METHODS] Traditional data transformation coupled with robust a... | null | 1.238 | 248 | Biochemistry; Clinical Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,719,172 | Cardiac arrest patients in an alpine area during a six year period. | Resuscitation | Resuscitation | 51 | 1 | 10.1016/s0300-9572(01)00387-2 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The components of the 'chain of survival' remain the strongest pathway to save more people from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The 'Utstein Style' terminology has been applied to this study to evaluate survival in patients cared for by Emergency Medical Technicians--Defibrillation (EMT-D) and physicians in... | null | 0.887 | 162 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Emergency Nursing | Medicine; Nursing | 2,001 |
11,795,984 | Dedifferentiation-associated changes in morphology and gene expression in primary human articular chondrocytes in cell culture. | Osteoarthritis and cartilage | Osteoarthritis Cartilage | 10 | 1 | 10.1053/joca.2001.0482 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The aim of the present study was the investigation of differential gene expression in primary human articular chondrocytes (HACs) and in cultivated cells derived from HACs. [DESIGN] Primary human articular chondrocytes (HACs) isolated from non-arthritic human articular cartilage and monolayer cultures of HA... | null | 0.99 | 197 | Biomedical Engineering; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Rheumatology | Engineering; Medicine | 2,002 |
11,795,979 | Redifferentiation of dedifferentiated bovine articular chondrocytes in alginate culture under low oxygen tension. | Osteoarthritis and cartilage | Osteoarthritis Cartilage | 10 | 1 | 10.1053/joca.2001.0477 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To determine the influence of low oxygen tension on the redifferentiation and matrix production of dedifferentiated articular chondrocytes in monolayer and alginate bead culture. [METHODS] Bovine articular chondrocytes were isolated enzymatically. After multiplication and dedifferentiation in a 2-week monol... | null | 0.99 | 197 | Biomedical Engineering; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Rheumatology | Engineering; Medicine | 2,002 |
11,821,201 | Refractive outcome of cataract surgery using partial coherence interferometry and ultrasound biometry: clinical feasibility study of a commercial prototype II. | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery | J Cataract Refract Surg | 28 | 2 | 10.1016/s0886-3350(01)01274-3 | eng | 2,002 | 2 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To evaluate the refractive outcome of cataract patients 3 months postoperatively using optical biometry obtained with a prototype version (axial length measurement, ALM, Carl Zeiss Jena) of the commercial partial coherence interferometry (PCI) instrument (IOLMaster, Carl Zeiss Jena). [SETTING] Department of O... | null | 1.771 | 169 | Ophthalmology; Sensory Systems; Surgery | Medicine; Neuroscience | 2,002 |
11,821,086 | Increased killer inhibitory receptor KIR2DL1 expression among natural killer cells in women with pelvic endometriosis. | Fertility and sterility | Fertil Steril | 77 | 2 | 10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02964-8 | eng | 2,002 | 2 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To investigate the host immunologic response to endometriosis in terms of killer inhibitory receptor (KIR) expression by natural killer (NK) cells. [DESIGN] Case-control study of immunologic markers. [SETTING] University hospital. [PATIENT(S)] We compared cells from Japanese women with laparoscopically diag... | null | 1.385 | 252 | Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,819,789 | APC and K-ras gene mutation in aberrant crypt foci of human colon. | World journal of gastroenterology | World J Gastroenterol | 7 | 3 | 10.3748/wjg.v7.i3.352 | eng | 2,001 | 6 | null | null | null | null | [AIM] To study the genetic alteration in ACF and to define the possibility that ACF may be a very early morphological lesion with molecular changes,and to explore the relationship between ACF and colorectal adenoma even carcinoma. [METHODS] DNA from 35 CRC, 15 adenomas, 34 ACF and 10 normal mucus was isolated by means ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,819,063 | Mega os trigonum in progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia. | Pediatric radiology | Pediatr Radiol | 32 | 1 | 10.1007/s00247-001-0576-4 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | 2,001 | 11 | 8 | [BACKGROUND] Progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia (PPRD), a noninflammatory condition, needs to be differentiated diagnostically from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). [OBJECTIVE] Demonstration of an unusually large and often early-appearing os trigonum helps distinguish PPRD from JRA. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Ankl... | null | 0.457 | 104 | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,818,800 | Functional outcome after isolated acetabular fractures. | Journal of orthopaedic trauma | J Orthop Trauma | 16 | 2 | 10.1097/00005131-200202000-00001 | eng | 2,002 | 2 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate objectively the effectiveness of current surgical management of displaced acetabular fractures. To provide insight into how these evaluation methods can be used to identify areas in which improvements in surgery and rehabilitation can be pursued to improve patient outcomes. [DESIGN] Consecutive ... | null | 0.947 | 150 | Medicine; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Sports Science; Surgery | Health Professions; Medicine | 2,002 |
11,818,306 | Unrecognized HIV infection among patients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics. | American journal of public health | Am J Public Health | 92 | 2 | 10.2105/ajph.92.2.280 | eng | 2,002 | 2 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] This study examined voluntary HIV testing rates in sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics. [METHODS] Anonymous, unlinked surveys of HIV seroprevalence and medical chart abstractions were conducted in 28 STD clinics in 14 US cities in 1997. [RESULTS] Among the 52 260 patients included in the anonymous H... | null | 2.167 | 321 | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,818,106 | Labor induction with vaginal misoprostol and extra-amniotic prostaglandin F2alpha gel. | International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics | Int J Gynaecol Obstet | 76 | 2 | 10.1016/s0020-7292(01)00570-7 | eng | 2,002 | 2 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To compare the effectiveness of vaginally administered misoprostol with extra-amniotic prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) gel for induction of labor. [METHOD] A randomized controlled trial, with women allocated to receive either misoprostol 50 microg intra-vaginally or extra-amniotic PGF2alpha gel 5 mg, was ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,818,036 | Teaching Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (EBCAM); changing behaviours in the face of reticence: a cross-over trial. | BMC medical education | BMC Med Educ | 2 | null | 10.1186/1472-6920-2-2 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | 2,002 | 1 | 14 | [BACKGROUND] The effectiveness of teaching critical appraisal to students of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has not been studied. In this study we attempt to determine if a workshop for final year students at a naturopathic college improved their ability to utilize critical appraisal concepts. [METHODS] W... | null | 0.103 | 107 | Education; Medicine | Medicine; Social Sciences | 2,002 |
11,817,915 | Mothers' attitudes and concerns about their children smoking: do they influence kids? | Preventive medicine | Prev Med | 34 | 2 | 10.1006/pmed.2001.0971 | eng | 2,002 | 2 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The effects of mothers' attitudes and concerns about tobacco use on whether their children take up smoking are largely unknown. This study examined the predictive effects of mothers' attitudes about tobacco and concerns about their children smoking. [METHODS] Self-reported data from a large number of 12th-... | null | 1.289 | 199 | Epidemiology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,817,583 | Cyclosporin A inhibition of aggrecanase-mediated proteoglycan catabolism in articular cartilage. | Arthritis and rheumatism | Arthritis Rheum | 46 | 1 | 10.1002/1529-0131(200201)46:1<124::aid-art10121>3.0.co;2-x | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To determine the effect of cyclosporin A (CSA) on aggrecanase- and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-mediated catabolism of proteoglycan (aggrecan) in articular cartilage explants stimulated with interleukin-1 (IL-1) in a culture system that mimics early pathologic processes associated with arthritic disease. ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,817,485 | Living in it, living with it, and moving on: dimensions of meaning during chemotherapy. | Oncology nursing forum | Oncol Nurs Forum | 29 | 1 | 10.1188/02.ONF.113-119 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE] To explore the meanings assigned to the experience of receiving chemotherapy. [DESIGN] Descriptive exploratory. [SETTING] An oncology outpatient clinic in a university hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [SAMPLE] Ten women with breast cancer who experienced chemotherapy for the first time. [METHOD... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,817,284 | Biomechanical study of C2 (Axis) fracture: effect of restraint. | Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore | Ann Acad Med Singap | 30 | 6 | null | eng | 2,001 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [INTRODUCTION] In human, the cervical spine region is very susceptible to impact injury. The complex structures of C1 and C2 serve to transmit the weight of the cranium to the greatly similar structural cervical spine from C3 caudally. Application of sudden disruption forces will detach the junction of the cervico-cran... | null | 0.187 | 70 | Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,815,639 | Level of fibrinogen and risk of fatal and non-fatal stroke. EUROSTROKE: a collaborative study among research centres in Europe. | Journal of epidemiology and community health | J Epidemiol Community Health | 56 Suppl 1 | Suppl 1 | 10.1136/jech.56.suppl_1.i14 | eng | 2,002 | 2 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] It is well established that raised levels of fibrinogen increase the risk of coronary heart disease. For stroke, however, data are much more limited and restricted to overall stroke. This study investigated the association between fibrinogen and fatal, non-fatal, haemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke in three ... | null | 1.259 | 199 | Epidemiology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,814,745 | Multimodal anatomic, functional, and metabolic brain imaging for tumor resection. | Clinical imaging | Clin Imaging | 26 | 1 | 10.1016/s0899-7071(01)00313-8 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Improvement of neurosurgical techniques with a more detailed description of brain tumors and their functional environment. [METHODS] We performed: (1) anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for reference, (2) functional sequences dedicated to the adjacent cortical structures (sensorimotor, visual, lang... | null | 0.284 | 59 | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,814,467 | Evaluation of oxidized alpha-1-antitrypsin in blood as an oxidative stress marker using anti-oxidative alpha1-AT monoclonal antibody. | Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry | Clin Chim Acta | 317 | 1-2 | 10.1016/s0009-8981(01)00765-3 | eng | 2,002 | 3 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] alpha1-AT is a 52-kDa acute-phase protein and a typical serine proteinase inhibitor, which is present in human serum. In vivo, the inhibitor prevents tissue damage by inactivating proteinases, such as elastase, that are released from activated neutrophils in the presence of inflammation. [METHODS] We obtai... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,814,456 | Quantitative nested real-time RT-PCR specific for tyrosinase transcripts to quantitate minimal residual disease. | Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry | Clin Chim Acta | 317 | 1-2 | 10.1016/s0009-8981(01)00737-9 | eng | 2,002 | 3 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Quantification of tumor markers expressed by occult-circulating tumor cells may be of prognostic value in a variety of neoplasms and disease stages. Here, we report on a quantitative nested real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to quantify rare transcripts using the Light Cycler system. Tyrosinas... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,814,171 | Accuracy of computerized outpatient diagnoses in a Veterans Affairs general medicine clinic. | The American journal of managed care | Am J Manag Care | 8 | 1 | null | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Electronically available data, both administrative, such as outpatient encounter diagnostic data, and clinical, such as problem lists, are being used increasingly for outcome and quality assessment, risk adjustment, and clinical reminder systems. [OBJECTIVE] To determine the accuracy of outpatient primary ... | null | 0.464 | 110 | Health Policy; Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,813,937 | Cost-Effectiveness of tolterodine for patients with urge incontinence who discontinue initial therapy with oxybutynin: a Canadian perspective. | Clinical therapeutics | Clin Ther | 23 | 12 | 10.1016/s0149-2918(01)80156-9 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Tolterodine is a novel muscarinic receptor antagonist for the treatment of overactive bladder. [OBJECTIVE] The purpose of this study was to examine the cost-effectiveness of tolterodine for patients with urge incontinence (UI) who discontinue initial therapy with oxybutynin in a Canadian setting. [METHODS]... | null | 0.907 | 153 | Pharmacology; Pharmacology | Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 2,001 |
11,811,504 | Effect of avocado and soybean unsaponifiables on gelatinase A (MMP-2), stromelysin 1 (MMP-3), and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP- 1 and TIMP-2) secretion by human fibroblasts in culture. | Journal of periodontology | J Periodontol | 72 | 12 | 10.1902/jop.2001.72.12.1685 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] In inflamed periodontal tissues, gingival fibroblasts are able to express matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their natural inhibitors, tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs). They can also respond to growth factors and cytokines. In this study, the in vitro effects of avocado and soybean ... | null | 0.998 | 186 | Periodontics | Dentistry | 2,001 |
11,809,987 | The incremental shuttle walking test in elderly people with chronic airflow limitation. | Thorax | Thorax | 57 | 1 | 10.1136/thorax.57.1.34 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] There is a concern that comorbidity or frailty in older people could limit the usefulness of currently available exercise tests for chronic lung disease. This study evaluated the feasibility and reproducibility of the incremental shuttle walking test (SWT) in people aged 70 years or over, compared exercise... | null | 1.024 | 259 | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,809,983 | Practice, efficacy and cost of staging suspected non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study in two Dutch hospitals. | Thorax | Thorax | 57 | 1 | 10.1136/thorax.57.1.11 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] A study was undertaken to investigate the clinical practice, yield, and costs of preoperative staging in patients with suspected NSCLC and to obtain baseline data for prospective studies on the cost effectiveness of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the management of these patients. ... | null | 1.024 | 259 | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,808,707 | Serum bilirubin and 10-year mortality risk in a Belgian population. | Cancer causes & control : CCC | Cancer Causes Control | 12 | 10 | 10.1023/a:1013794407325 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The endogenous antioxidant serum bilirubin may scavenge free radicals and protect against free radical-related diseases. [METHODS] Using the 10-year follow-up mortality data from the Belgium Inter-university Research on Nutrition and Health (BIRNH) study the association between serum bilirubin and all-cause... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,807,434 | Localized argyria with pseudo-ochronosis. | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | J Am Acad Dermatol | 46 | 2 | 10.1067/mjd.2002.116227 | eng | 2,002 | 2 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Localized argyria is uncommon and presents clinically as asymptomatic slate gray macules or blue macules resembling blue nevi. Its histopathologic features are usually similar to those of generalized argyria in which silver granules are found most commonly around the eccrine glands, in the walls of blood v... | null | 1.349 | 256 | Dermatology | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,806,088 | Effect of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection on coronary flow reserve and intimal hyperplasia after stent implantation in patients with angina pectoris. | Journal of cardiology | J Cardiol | 38 | 6 | null | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) has been detected in tissue from coronary atherosclerotic vascular lesions and may be involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. However, the effect of prior C. pneumoniae infection on coronary intimal hyperplasia after stent implantation and on coronary microvasc... | null | 0.16 | 66 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,806,073 | The impact of income on children's and adolescents' preventive dental visits. | Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) | J Am Dent Assoc | 132 | 11 | 10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0093 | eng | 2,001 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [INTRODUCTION] Limited information is available on the effect of income level on whether people visit a dentist for preventive care, whereas more has been written regarding the effect of income on "any" dental visits--which may include emergencies. Also, little is known of the effects of "near-poor" income (101 to 200 ... | null | 0.524 | 141 | Dentistry; Medicine | Dentistry; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,795,709 | Influence of an artificial cervical joint compared with fusion on adjacent-level motion in the treatment of degenerative cervical disc disease. | Journal of neurosurgery | J Neurosurg | 96 | 1 Suppl | 10.3171/spi.2002.96.1.0017 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECT] The authors report the preservation of motion at surgically treated and adjacent spinal segments after placing an artificial cervical joint (ACJ) and they describe the influence of interbody fusion on changes in angulation occurring in the sagittal plane at adjacent levels in the treatment of cervical spondylo... | null | 1.429 | 244 | Neurology; Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,805,697 | Association between obesity and functional status in patients with spine disease. | Spine | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 27 | 3 | 10.1097/00007632-200202010-00021 | eng | 2,002 | 2 | 1 | null | null | null | [STUDY DESIGN] A cross-sectional study of 15,974 patients with spine disease from 26 members of the National Spine Network. [OBJECTIVES] To use functional status measures and clinical parameters to evaluate the association between obesity and health status among patients with spine conditions. [SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DA... | null | 1.336 | 300 | Neurology; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Sports Science | Health Professions; Medicine | 2,002 |
11,805,614 | The Sygen multicenter acute spinal cord injury study. | Spine | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 26 | 24 Suppl | 10.1097/00007632-200112151-00015 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | 15 | null | null | null | [STUDY DESIGN] Randomized, double-blind, sequential, multicenter clinical trial of two doses of Sygen versus placebo. [OBJECTIVES] To determine efficacy and safety of Sygen in acute spinal cord injury. [SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA] An earlier, single-center trial in 28 patients showed an improvement (50.0% vs. 7.1%, P =... | null | 1.078 | 300 | Neurology; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Sports Science | Health Professions; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,805,508 | Evaluation of a microkeratome-based limbal harvester device for limbal stem cell transplantation. | Cornea | Cornea | 21 | 1 | 10.1097/00003226-200201000-00012 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To assess the cut quality and reproducibility using a novel microkeratome-based limbal harvester. [METHODS] An enlarged microkeratome head and stainless steel blades were coupled with a nitrogen gas-driven turbine (15,000 blade oscillations/min) of a microkeratome. A large, 16-mm-diameter suction ring was att... | null | 1.119 | 141 | Ophthalmology | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,805,251 | Myoclonus dystonia: possible association with obsessive-compulsive disorder and alcohol dependence. | Neurology | Neurology | 58 | 2 | 10.1212/wnl.58.2.242 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | 22 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Inherited myoclonus-dystonia (M-D) is a disorder that is characterized primarily by myoclonic jerks and is often accompanied by dystonia. In addition to motor features, psychiatric disease is reported in some families. [METHODS] To determine whether the same genetic etiology underlies both neurologic and p... | null | 2.373 | 422 | Neurology | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,805,016 | Objective criteria for partitioning Gaussian-distributed reference values into subgroups. | Clinical chemistry | Clin Chem | 48 | 2 | null | eng | 2,002 | 2 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The aim of this study was to develop new and useful criteria for partitioning reference values into subgroups applicable to gaussian distributions and to distributions that can be transformed to gaussian distributions. [METHODS] The proposed criteria relate to percentages of the subgroups outside each of t... | null | 1.355 | 248 | Biochemistry; Clinical Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
11,803,713 | How wet should dentin be? Comparison of methods to remove excess water during moist bonding. | The journal of adhesive dentistry | J Adhes Dent | 3 | 3 | null | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] The aim of this study was to evaluate the shear bond strength of two adhesive systems when applied on dentin surfaces with different degrees of wetness. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Two-hundred ten dentin specimens were used. After conditioning with 35% phosphoric acid gel and washing, seven methods of drying dent... | null | 0.814 | 79 | Oral Surgery; Orthodontics; Periodontics | Dentistry | 2,001 |
11,803,390 | Precise image-receptor calibration and monitoring of beam quality with a step wedge. | Dento maxillo facial radiology | Dentomaxillofac Radiol | 31 | 1 | 10.1038/sj/dmfr/4600659 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To describe an extended bootstrap calibration procedure that uses a step-wedge absorber and minimal equipment for rapid, accurate calibration of image receptors and simultaneous monitoring of beam quality. [METHODS] Multiple radiographs of a step wedge are made at different exposures, with a precision dosim... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,803,229 | Termination of pregnancy and women's sexuality. | Gynecologic and obstetric investigation | Gynecol Obstet Invest | 53 | 1 | 10.1159/000049411 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To determine the influence of termination of pregnancy (TOP) on women's sexuality. [DESIGN] Prospective qualitative and quantitative study. [SUBJECTS] 103 women undergoing induced abortion by vacuum aspiration, interviewed 1-3 weeks before surgery and 6 months later. [RESULTS] After TOP, patients described ... | null | 0.512 | 74 | Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,802,530 | Echocardiographic assessment of total anomalous pulmonary venous connections in pediatric patients. | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi | J Formos Med Assoc | 100 | 11 | null | eng | 2,001 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE] Cardiac catheterization can be superfluous and risky for sick babies, infants, and young children with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). This study assessed the accuracy of echocardiography in the clinical assessment of pediatric patients with TAPVC before cardiac surgery. [P... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,801,198 | Unpredicted spontaneous extrusion of a renal calculus in an adult male with spina bifida and paraplegia: report of a misdiagnosis. Measures to be taken to reduce urological errors in spinal cord injury patients. | BMC urology | BMC Urol | 1 | null | 10.1186/1471-2490-1-3 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | 2,001 | 12 | 20 | [BACKGROUND] A delay in diagnosis or a misdiagnosis may occur in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) or spinal bifida as typical symptoms of a clinical condition may be absent because of their neurological impairment. [CASE PRESENTATION] A 29-year old male, who was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, became un... | null | null | 57 | Medicine; Reproductive Medicine; Urology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,800,647 | Melanoma markers in angiomyolipoma of the liver and kidney: a comparative study. | Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine | Arch Pathol Lab Med | 126 | 1 | 10.5858/2002-126-0049-MMIAOT | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [CONTEXT] Melanoma markers, especially the new microphthalmia transcription factor (mitf), have not been previously compared in hepatic and renal angiomyolipomas. [OBJECTIVES] To evaluate expression of the novel melanocytic markers mitf and tyrosinase in angiomyolipomas, and to compare these markers with the establishe... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,800,645 | Predicting invasion in the excision specimen from breast core needle biopsy specimens with only ductal carcinoma in situ. | Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine | Arch Pathol Lab Med | 126 | 1 | 10.5858/2002-126-0039-PIITES | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Some patients with ductal carcinoma in situ on breast core needle biopsy will have invasion at excision. The aim of this study was to determine if patients at increased risk for invasion could be identified. [METHODS] The results of all breast core needle biopsies with a diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in sit... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,799,510 | Intrathecal baclofen: a useful agent in the treatment of well-established complex regional pain syndrome. | Regional anesthesia and pain medicine | Reg Anesth Pain Med | 27 | 1 | 10.1053/rapm.2002.29244 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] We present 2 case reports that illustrate that chronic intrathecal (IT) baclofen administration may be efficacious in treating patients with long-standing complex regional pain syndrome, type I (CRPS I) who have failed treatment with multiple drugs and procedures. [CASE REPORTS] Both cases p... | null | 0.596 | 130 | Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,799,287 | Clinical investigation of two glass-ionomer restoratives used with the atraumatic restorative treatment approach in China: two-years results. | Caries research | Caries Res | 35 | 6 | 10.1159/000047490 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To compare the clinical performance of two glass-ionomer cements, ChemFlex (Dentsply DeTrey) and Fuji IX GP (GC), when used with the atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) approach in China. [METHODS] Eighty-nine school children aged between 6 and 14 years who had bilateral matched pairs of carious posterio... | null | 1.188 | 116 | Dentistry | Dentistry | 2,001 |
11,797,872 | Community-acquired pneumonia in Christchurch and Waikato 1999-2000: microbiology and epidemiology. | The New Zealand medical journal | N Z Med J | 114 | 1143 | null | eng | 2,001 | 11 | 9 | null | null | null | [AIMS] To prospectively record current epidemiology and microbiology of community-acquired pneumonia in two New Zealand centres. [METHODS] Between July 1999 and 2000 all adults admitted to Christchurch and Waikato Hospitals with community-acquired pneumonia were screened for study inclusion. All those enrolled had thei... | null | 0.313 | 60 | Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,796,434 | Association between genetically determined pancreatic status and lung disease in adult cystic fibrosis patients. | Chest | Chest | 121 | 1 | 10.1378/chest.121.1.73 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [STUDY OBJECTIVES] The association between genotype and phenotype in cystic fibrosis (CF) has been clearly established for pancreatic status, but not for lung disease. [DESIGN] Retrospective study. [SETTING] A respiratory unit of a teaching hospital. [PATIENTS] We studied 51 adult CF patients for whom current data and ... | null | 1.171 | 337 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,796,427 | Clinical observations with the amiodarone/warfarin interaction: dosing relationships with long-term therapy. | Chest | Chest | 121 | 1 | 10.1378/chest.121.1.19 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] The interaction between amiodarone and warfarin has only been described in patients being followed up for relatively short time periods. The objectives of this study were to characterize the interaction between these two agents in a clinical situation over a longer period of time in a larger cohort of pati... | null | 1.171 | 337 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,796,298 | Cryosurgical ablation of renal tumors using 1.5-millimeter, ultrathin cryoprobes. | Urology | Urology | 59 | 1 | 10.1016/s0090-4295(01)01502-3 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [INTRODUCTION] To describe an open technique for the cryosurgical ablation of small renal tumors using multiple ultrathin cryoprobes. Renal cryosurgery is an evolving surgical technique, and uncertainties exist regarding the ideal approach to freezing renal tumors. [TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS] Using an open surgical appr... | null | 1.174 | 197 | Urology | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,794,743 | Effects of mouthrinses with linseed extract Salinum without/with chlorhexidine on oral conditions in patients with Sjögren's syndrome. A double-blind crossover investigation. | Gerodontology | Gerodontology | 18 | 2 | 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2001.00087.x | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To study the effect of mouthrinses with salivary replacement substances on oral conditions in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. [DESIGN] Cross-over, double-blind study. [SETTING] Facilities at the Centre for Oral Health Sciences, Malmö University and at Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden. [SU... | null | 0.233 | 69 | Dentistry; Geriatrics and Gerontology | Dentistry; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,793,619 | Hepatotoxicity after short-term trazodone therapy. | The Annals of pharmacotherapy | Ann Pharmacother | 35 | 12 | 10.1345/aph.10406 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To report a case of severe hepatotoxicity from a four-day course of trazodone in a patient being treated according to protocol in a detoxification center. [CASE SUMMARY] A 46-year-old HIV-positive man with a past medical history of intravenous drug abuse and hepatitis C, who was well controlled with HIV med... | null | 0.698 | 125 | Medicine; Pharmacology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,792,907 | Interstitial brachytherapy for penile cancer: an alternative to amputation. | The Journal of urology | J Urol | 167 | 2 Pt 1 | 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)69074-8 | eng | 2,002 | 2 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] Interstitial brachytherapy is an effective organ sparing treatment for localized penile squamous cell carcinoma. We report results in 30 patients. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] From September 1989 to November 2000, 30 men with penile squamous cell carcinoma were treated with primary brachytherapy. Tumor size was 2 ... | null | 1.629 | 291 | Urology | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,791,141 | Hormone sensitive lipase expression and adipose tissue metabolism show gender difference in obese subjects after weight loss. | International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity | Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord | 26 | 1 | 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801858 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The effect of weight reduction on hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene expression and their relationship with adipose tissue metabolism were studied in massively obese men and women. [SUBJECTS] Seventeen obese subjects (eight men, nine women) participated in the study (age 44+/-2... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,791,059 | Apoptosis in organs of rats in early stage after polytrauma combined with shock. | The Journal of trauma | J Trauma | 52 | 1 | 10.1097/00005373-200201000-00018 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Apoptosis in organs of rats in early stage after polytrauma combined with shock was researched. [METHODS] Sixty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into six groups: normal control (A, n = 6), sham-operation (N, n = 6), single hemorrhagic shock (S, n = 6), two-site trauma/shock (B, n = 6), four-site trauma/shoc... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,791,032 | Effects of losartan and its combination with quinapril on the cardiac sympathetic nervous system and neurohormonal status in essential hypertension. | Journal of hypertension | J Hypertens | 20 | 1 | 10.1097/00004872-200201000-00015 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Sympathetic nervous and renin-angiotensin systems play important roles in essential hypertension. This study was aimed at assessing the effects of losartan or its combination with quinapril on the cardiac nervous system and neurohormonal status in essential hypertension. [DESIGN AND METHODS] Randomized, com... | null | 1.441 | 198 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine; Physiology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
11,789,914 | Genotyping shorthorn cattle for generalised glycogenosis. | Australian veterinary journal | Aust Vet J | 79 | 11 | 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb10897.x | eng | 2,001 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To develop a procedure for routine genotyping of Shorthorn cattle for the generalised glycogenosis allele in exon 18 of the acidic alpha-glucosidase gene. [PROCEDURE] Allele-specific amplification and double mismatch amplification procedures for the discrimination of the exon 18 alleles were evaluated using... | null | 0.391 | 71 | Medicine; Veterinary | Medicine; Veterinary | 2,001 |
11,789,911 | Principles for the use of macrocyclic lactones to minimise selection for resistance. | Australian veterinary journal | Aust Vet J | 79 | 11 | 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb10892.x | eng | 2,001 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To provide principles for the appropriate use of avermectin/milbemycin or macrocyclic lactone (ML) anthelmintics in sheep, to ensure effective worm control and to minimise selection for ML resistance. [STRATEGY] The principles were based on an assessment of the information currently available. The MLs were ... | null | 0.391 | 71 | Medicine; Veterinary | Medicine; Veterinary | 2,001 |
11,789,801 | Repair of atrial septal defect through a right posterolateral thoracotomy: a cosmetic approach for female patients. | The Annals of thoracic surgery | Ann Thorac Surg | 72 | 6 | 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03086-7 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Because the operation for atrial septal defect is considered a low-risk procedure, the cosmetic result has become an important issue. Principally for cosmetic reasons, anterolateral thoracotomy is frequently used for closure of atrial septal defect in young female patients. However, in anterolateral thorac... | null | 1.484 | 230 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,789,799 | Hemodynamic effects of inspired carbon dioxide after the Norwood procedure. | The Annals of thoracic surgery | Ann Thorac Surg | 72 | 6 | 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03169-1 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Mortality in the early postoperative period after the Norwood procedure remains substantial. Inspired carbon dioxide (CO2) has been suggested to improve hemodynamic status in this setting. Inspired CO2 can be delivered by one of two strategies, ie, with or without an accompanying increase in minute ventila... | null | 1.484 | 230 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,789,795 | Risk stratification in acute type A dissection: proposition for a new scoring system. | The Annals of thoracic surgery | Ann Thorac Surg | 72 | 6 | 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03214-3 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The aim of this study was to develop a scoring system for operative mortality of patients with acute type A aortic dissection. [METHODS] Between 1974 and 1999, a total of 252 patients were operated on for an acute type A aortic dissection. We reviewed retrospectively preoperative and intraoperative records... | null | 1.484 | 230 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,789,780 | Brief pretreatment of radial artery conduits with phenoxybenzamine prevents vasoconstriction long term. | The Annals of thoracic surgery | Ann Thorac Surg | 72 | 6 | 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03212-x | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Radial artery bypass conduits are prone to early vasospasm or "string sign" with use of vasopressor therapy intraoperatively and postoperatively, causing increased resistance in coronary artery grafts. Current intraoperative treatment with papaverine fails to provide sustained inhibition of vasoconstrictio... | null | 1.484 | 230 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,789,764 | Thoracic rupture of hepatic hydatidosis (123 cases). | The Annals of thoracic surgery | Ann Thorac Surg | 72 | 6 | 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03204-0 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Hydatid disease is frequently endemic in countries with poor environmental sanitation and in geographic areas where interaction between humans and animals is common. Pulmonary complications result from the proximity of hydatid cysts in the liver and the diaphragm. [METHODS] The medical records of 123 patie... | null | 1.484 | 230 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,788,695 | Outcome and prognostic factors of restenosis after percutaneous treatment of native hemodialysis fistulas. | Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR | J Vasc Interv Radiol | 13 | 1 | 10.1016/s1051-0443(07)60009-8 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To assess patency after percutaneous treatment of dysfunctional and thrombosed native arteriovenous fistulas and to examine predictors of patency after intervention. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] A cohort of 65 consecutive patients with dysfunctional (n = 53) or occluded (n = 12) native fistulas who underwent 96 pe... | null | 1.037 | 150 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,788,259 | Minimally invasive video-endoscopic sympathectomy by use of a transaxillary single port approach. | European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery | Eur J Cardiothorac Surg | 21 | 1 | 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)01042-9 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] This is a prospective study to evaluate the long-term outcome and the value of a transaxillary single port thoracic sympathectomy by use of a modified paediatric cystoresectoscope in a consecutive series of patients with facial blushing and/or hyperhidrosis. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] All patients who underwe... | null | 1.163 | 158 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,787,980 | The impact of metal-ions on the activity spectrum of aqueous peat extract on the smooth musculature. | Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) | J Trace Elem Med Biol | 15 | 2-3 | 10.1016/s0946-672x(01)80058-4 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [PROJECT] The results of our recent studies prove the stimulating effect of aqueous peat extract (APE) on the spontaneous contractile activity (SCA) of the smooth musculature. Only substances with a molecular weight of <3,000 Dalton are able to evoke any effect. As we know from the corresponding literature, trace eleme... | null | 0.393 | 98 | Biochemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Molecular Medicine | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry | 2,001 |
11,786,735 | Tc-99m ethylcysteinate dimer brain SPECT perfusion imaging in ictal nonepileptic visual hallucinations. | Clinical nuclear medicine | Clin Nucl Med | 27 | 2 | 10.1097/00003072-200202000-00002 | eng | 2,002 | 2 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] Visual hallucinations can occur within the central nervous system and may be associated with a lesion anywhere in the visual pathway. The purpose of this study was to assess "ictal" regional cerebral blood flow with Tc-99m ethylcysteinate dimer (ECD) SPECT in patients having acute hallucinations, and to compa... | null | 0.297 | 73 | Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,786,086 | Induction of p27KIP1 after unilateral ureteral obstruction is independent of angiotensin II. | Kidney international | Kidney Int | 61 | 1 | 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00111.x | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) is characterized by proliferation of tubular and interstitial cells, and infiltration of the renal parenchyma with macrophages/monocytes. These alterations lead ultimately to tubulointerstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy. Some of these changes are caused by an activa... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,784,251 | Anesthetic techniques for pharyngeal flap surgery: effects on postoperative complications. | Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery | Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | 128 | 1 | 10.1001/archotol.128.1.35 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To assess the effects of 2 different anesthetic techniques on early complications after superior pharyngeal flap surgery. [DESIGN] Randomized, prospective, single-blind study. [SETTING] Large referral hospital. [PATIENTS] One hundred patients undergoing superior pharyngeal flap surgery for the correction of... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,779,265 | Prevalence of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection in homosexual men at beginning of and during the HIV epidemic. | JAMA | JAMA | 287 | 2 | 10.1001/jama.287.2.221 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | 9 | null | null | null | [CONTEXT] Some studies have inferred that an epidemic of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) infection in homosexual men in the United States occurred concurrently with that of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but there have been no direct measurements of KSHV prevalence at the beginning of the HIV epidemic... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,784,835 | Immediate and delayed effects of risperidone on cerebral metabolism in neuroleptic naïve schizophrenic patients: correlations with symptom change. | Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry | J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | 72 | 1 | 10.1136/jnnp.72.1.106 | eng | 2,002 | 1 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Different symptom patterns have been shown to be associated with specific patterns of cerebral metabolic activity in schizophrenia. Treatment with various neuroleptic drugs results in decreased metabolism in frontal cortical regions. The temporal and regional relation between changes in metabolism and sympt... | null | 1.238 | 244 | Neurology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
11,783,828 | Physical symptoms and signs and chronic pain. | The Clinical journal of pain | Clin J Pain | 17 | 4 Suppl | 10.1097/00002508-200112001-00008 | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Do physical findings that are used to indicate location and extent of tissue damage and a measure of the severity of initial pain predict subsequent reports of pain and of disability? [METHODOLOGY] A standardized literature search identified one systematic review and 12 observational studies (9 low back pai... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,782,699 | Sclerosants in microfoam. A new approach in angiology. | International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology | Int Angiol | 20 | 4 | null | eng | 2,001 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The aim of this work was to study the outcomes of echosclerosis using sclerosants in microfoam incompetent long saphenous veins, hypertensive venous ulcers and inoperable venous malformations and to record any secondary effects. [METHODS] We examined the records, pre- and post-treatment and follow-up colou... | null | 0.364 | 65 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
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