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12,011,576
Effect of vegetarian diet on homocysteine levels.
Annals of nutrition & metabolism
Ann Nutr Metab
46
2
10.1159/000057644
eng
2,002
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To compare fasting total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) levels in vegans, lacto-ovovegetarians and control subjects, and to evaluate the relationships between tHcy levels and nutritional variables in vegetarians. [METHODS] The study was conducted on 45 vegetarian subjects: 31 vegans (19 males, 12 females, mean ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,010,878
Risk factors for atrophic chronic gastritis in a European population: results of the Eurohepygast study.
Gut
Gut
50
6
10.1136/gut.50.6.779
eng
2,002
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND AIMS] The development of atrophic chronic gastritis (ACG) is multifactorial, involving environment as well as host responses to Helicobacter pylori infection. The aim of this study was to determine factors involved in ACG in a European dyspeptic population. [METHODS] Data concerning sociodemographics, s...
null
2.104
364
Gastroenterology
Medicine
2,002
12,010,330
Bilateral testicular tumors: a report of nine cases with long-term follow-up.
International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
Int J Urol
9
3
10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00446.x
eng
2,002
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The incidence and clinical features of bilateral germ cell testicular tumor (GCTT) in the Japanese population are not fully characterized. We examined the incidence, clinical features, management and outcome, sexual status, hormonal environment, implication of androgen replacement, and human leukocyte anti...
null
0.313
83
Urology
Medicine
2,002
12,010,321
Stage specific follow-up strategy after cystectomy for carcinoma of the bladder.
International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
Int J Urol
9
3
10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00436.x
eng
2,002
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Follow-up strategies after cystectomy for carcinoma of the bladder should be determined according to the risk of recurrence, which is stage dependent. We aimed to develop follow-up protocol for monitoring patients with carcinoma of the bladder for tumor recurrence and diverted urinary tract complications a...
null
0.313
83
Urology
Medicine
2,002
12,009,354
A low number of retrieved oocytes at in vitro fertilization treatment is predictive of early menopause.
Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
77
5
10.1016/s0015-0282(02)02972-2
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To investigate whether women with a low number of retrieved oocytes at the first in vitro fertilization (IVF) attempt have an increased risk of early menopause. [DESIGN] Nested case-control study. [SETTING] Twelve IVF clinics in the Netherlands. [PATIENT(S)] Women participating in a nationwide Dutch cohort ...
null
1.385
252
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine
Medicine
2,002
12,006,305
Does an integrated care pathway improve processes of care in stroke rehabilitation? A randomized controlled trial.
Age and ageing
Age Ageing
31
3
10.1093/ageing/31.3.175
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] to evaluate whether integrated care pathways improve the processes of care in stroke rehabilitation. [DESIGN] comparison of processes of care data collected in a randomized controlled trial. [PARTICIPANTS] acute stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation randomized to receive integrated care pathways managem...
null
0.599
175
Aging; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,002
12,006,284
MR imaging of leptomeningeal metastases: comparison of three sequences.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
23
5
null
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE] Recent work has shown that fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging with contrast enhancement is highly sensitive for detecting subarachnoid space disease. We hypothesized that contrast-enhanced FLAIR imaging has superior sensitivity to contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MR imaging in det...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,005,338
Public awareness of diabetes mellitus in Singapore.
Singapore medical journal
Singapore Med J
43
3
null
eng
2,002
3
null
null
null
null
[INTRODUCTION] Much effort has been devoted to educating the public about diabetes. However, the impact of such efforts has yet to be formally evaluated. [OBJECTIVES] To identify areas of knowledge that might require additional educational efforts. [METHODOLOGY] A cross-sectional survey was conducted to evaluate the ge...
null
0.187
74
Medicine
Medicine
2,002
12,004,315
Treatment of vitiligo with the 308-nm excimer laser: a pilot study.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
J Am Acad Dermatol
46
5
10.1067/mjd.2002.121357
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Present vitiligo therapies require many months of treatment and often result in disappointing outcomes. Common therapeutic options include phototherapy with psoralens plus ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation and broadband or narrowband UVB radiation phototherapy. Some of these modalities require regular photothe...
null
1.349
256
Dermatology
Medicine
2,002
12,004,211
Effect of dietary inulin supplementation on inflammation of pouch mucosa in patients with an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.
Diseases of the colon and rectum
Dis Colon Rectum
45
5
10.1007/s10350-004-6257-2
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Inflammation is a constant finding in the ileal reservoir of patients with an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis and is associated with decreased fecal concentrations of the short chain fatty acid butyrate, increased fecal pH, changes in fecal flora, and increased concentrations of secondary bile acids. In healthy ...
null
1.235
185
Gastroenterology; Medicine
Medicine
2,002
12,004,163
Localization and expression of CCR3 and CCR5 by interleukin-1 beta in the RIN-5AH insulin-producing model system: a protective mechanism involving down-regulation of chemokine receptors.
JOP : Journal of the pancreas
JOP
3
3
null
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE] The inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1beta has been considered to be an immune effector molecule in insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. As such, we examined its role on chemokine receptors which, when expressed in the pancreas, have also been associated with the development of type I autoimmun...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,001,116
Loss of PTEN expression is associated with metastatic disease in patients with endometrial carcinoma.
Cancer
Cancer
94
8
10.1002/cncr.10434
eng
2,002
4
15
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The PTEN tumor suppressor gene frequently is involved in endometrial carcinoma. Loss of heterozygosity and mutations reportedly are common, although the biologic importance of these changes remain largely unknown. The objective of this study was to assess the pattern of PTEN expression by immunohistochemis...
null
1.595
349
Cancer Research; Oncology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,002
12,000,207
Fixed-dose trial of the single isomer SSRI escitalopram in depressed outpatients.
The Journal of clinical psychiatry
J Clin Psychiatry
63
4
10.4088/jcp.v63n0410
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Escitalopram is the single isomer responsible for the serotonin reuptake inhibition produced by the racemic antidepressant citalopram. The present randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose multicenter trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of escitalopram in the treatme...
null
2.581
236
Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine
2,002
12,000,071
Clinical presentation, hospital length of stay, and readmission rate in patients with heart failure with preserved and decreased left ventricular systolic function.
Clinical cardiology
Clin Cardiol
25
4
10.1002/clc.4960250404
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Congestive heart failure is the leading cause of hospital admissions for adults in the United States. To our knowledge, there are limited data comparing the clinical presentation, hospital length of stay, and readmission in patients with preserved and decreased left ventricular (LV) systolic function. [HYP...
null
0.672
89
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine
Medicine
2,002
11,999,592
Randomized comparison of remifentanil-propofol with a sciatic-femoral nerve block for out-patient knee arthroscopy.
European journal of anaesthesiology
Eur J Anaesthesiol
19
2
10.1017/s0265021502000194
eng
2,002
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE] To evaluate preparation and discharge times as well as the anaesthesia-related costs of out-patient knee arthroscopy performed with a combined sciatic-femoral nerve block, or a propofol-remifentanil general anaesthetic. [METHODS] With Ethics Committee approval and written informed consent, 40...
null
0.547
94
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Medicine
2,002
11,996,268
Role of apoptosis in myocardial stunning after open heart surgery.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
Ann Thorac Surg
73
4
10.1016/s0003-4975(02)03401-x
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Myocardial preservation during open heart surgery is a subject of intense investigation. A prerequisite for further improvement is a better understanding of the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms responsible for postoperative myocardial stunning. In this report, we analyzed the role of apoptosis in myo...
null
1.504
230
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,002
11,995,806
Epithelial repair: roles of extracellular matrix.
Cornea
Cornea
21
2 Suppl 1
10.1097/00003226-200203001-00006
eng
2,002
3
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To review studies of the roles of extracellular matrix (ECM) metabolism in corneal epithelium during wound repair. Methods. 1) Alterations in the structure and composition of epithelial basement membrane during corneal epithelial healing were examined histologically and immunohistochemically. 2) The effects o...
null
1.119
141
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,002
11,994,932
Measuring change in psychiatric symptoms using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory: Nursing Home version.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
17
5
10.1002/gps.617
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home version (NPI-NH) is a modified version of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Accurate interpretation of change in the symptom ratings on the NPI-NH, as with any measure, is a concern for both clinicians and researchers. The purpose of this article is to presen...
null
1.077
157
Geriatrics and Gerontology; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine
2,002
11,994,902
Thiazolidinediones for the prevention of diabetes in the non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse: implications for human type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews
Diabetes Metab Res Rev
18
2
10.1002/dmrr.262
eng
2,002
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are a recently introduced generation of drugs acting as receptor agonists to reduce insulin resistance and used currently in combination with other hypoglycaemic agents for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In addition, TZDs possess anti-inflammatory properties that make them of i...
null
1.029
141
Endocrinology; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Internal Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,002
11,994,886
Gait performance in dementia: the effects of a 6-week resistance training program in an adult day-care setting.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
17
4
10.1002/gps.597
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Age-related declines in balance and muscle power are largely responsible for the changes in the various components of gait performance among elderly people. But these can often be remedied with strength training. People with cognitive impairment frequently demonstrate impaired gait, putting them at increas...
null
1.077
157
Geriatrics and Gerontology; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine
2,002
11,994,883
Does the presence of anxiety affect the validity of a screening test for depression in the elderly?
International journal of geriatric psychiatry
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
17
4
10.1002/gps.594
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[INTRODUCTION] Depression in the elderly is frequently detected by screening instruments and often accompanied by anxiety. We set out to study if anxiety will affect the ability to detect depression by a screening instrument. [OBJECTIVE] To validate the short Zung depression rating scale in Israeli elderly and to study...
null
1.077
157
Geriatrics and Gerontology; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine
2,002
11,994,817
Usefulness of transcranial magnetic stimulation to predict the development of reflex sympathetic dystrophy poststroke: a pilot study.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
83
5
10.1053/apmr.2002.31608
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To investigate the predictive value of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for the development of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) poststroke. [DESIGN] Blind clinical assessment of 2 groups of stroke patients defined on the basis of absent or preserved motor evoked potentials (MEPs) on the affected si...
null
1.038
225
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation; Sports Science
Health Professions; Medicine
2,002
11,994,253
Angiostatin inhibits coronary angiogenesis during impaired production of nitric oxide.
Circulation
Circulation
105
18
10.1161/01.cir.0000015856.84385.e9
eng
2,002
5
7
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The in vivo mechanism by which inhibition of NO synthase impairs ischemia-induced coronary vascular growth is unknown. We hypothesized that production of the growth inhibitor angiostatin increases during decreased NO production, blunting angiogenesis and collateral growth. [METHODS AND RESULTS] Measurement...
null
5.233
691
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology
Medicine
2,002
11,994,098
Long-term safety and efficacy of nevirapine tolerance induction.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Clin Exp Allergy
32
5
10.1046/j.1365-2222.2002.01360.x
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The most frequent side-effects due to nevirapine (Viramune), the first non-nucleoside HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor introduced for clinical use, are cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions. In non-serious cases, tolerance induction can be proposed. [OBJECTIVE] Describe the long-term safety and efficacy ...
null
1.789
176
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,002
11,994,097
Human T cells that have been conditioned by the proteolytic activity of the major dust mite allergen Der p 1 trigger enhanced immunoglobulin E synthesis by B cells.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Clin Exp Allergy
32
5
10.1046/j.1365-2222.2002.01374.x
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We have previously demonstrated that the proteolytic activity of Der p 1 selectively cleaves human CD25, the 55 kDa alpha subunit of the IL-2 receptor. As a result of cleavage of surface CD25, peripheral blood T cells produce less IFN-gamma and more IL-4, thereby leading to progressive polarization of the ...
null
1.789
176
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,002
11,994,093
Prevalence of wheeze, bronchial hyper-responsiveness and asthma in the elderly Chinese.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Clin Exp Allergy
32
5
10.1046/j.1365-2222.2002.01395.x
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Asthma is a common health problem affecting patients of all ages. Because of the ease of sampling, epidemiological studies have concentrated mainly on the paediatric and general population. [OBJECTIVE] This study aimed to determine the prevalence of wheeze, bronchial hyper-responsiveness and asthma amongst...
null
1.789
176
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,002
11,994,053
Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model for prednisolone inhibition of whole blood lymphocyte proliferation.
British journal of clinical pharmacology
Br J Clin Pharmacol
53
5
10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01567.x
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] Mitogen-induced ex vivo whole blood lymphocyte proliferation (WBLP) is a widely used method to assess lymphocyte responsiveness to immunosuppressive therapy. A three-component complex model was developed to characterize effects of prednisolone on cell trafficking, transduction, and lymphocyte suppression. [METHO...
null
0.808
176
Pharmacology; Pharmacology
Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,002
11,993,895
In vitro adsorption of lithium by bentonite.
Singapore medical journal
Singapore Med J
43
2
null
eng
2,002
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Lithium poisoning is currently managed using a combination of supportive care and urgent haemodialysis in severe cases. Activated charcoal as a gut decontaminant has been found to be ineffective. The use of Sodium Polystyrene Sulphonate (SPS) as an adsorbent has been found to be effective in some studies. ...
null
0.187
74
Medicine
Medicine
2,002
11,992,878
Spontaneous regression of retinal astrocytic hamartoma in a patient with tuberous sclerosis.
American journal of ophthalmology
Am J Ophthalmol
133
5
10.1016/s0002-9394(01)01429-5
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To report the complete regression of a retinal astrocytic hamartoma in conjunction with tuberous sclerosis. [DESIGN] Observational case report. [METHODS] A 12-year-old boy with tuberous sclerosis, diagnosed early in life, was found to have a retinal astrocytic hamartoma in his left eye. He had bilateral optic...
null
1.784
221
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,002
11,992,845
Utility of intraoperative frozen section analysis of surgical margins in region of neurovascular bundles at radical prostatectomy.
Urology
Urology
59
5
10.1016/s0090-4295(02)01539-x
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To report our experience with intraoperative frozen section (IFS) analysis in patients who are potential candidates for nerve-sparing surgery. Potency can be maintained in select patients who undergo radical prostatectomy using a nerve-sparing approach. However, extracapsular disease extension in the area ...
null
1.174
197
Urology
Medicine
2,002
11,992,085
Blunt traumatic hematuria in children. Is a simplified algorithm justified?
The Journal of urology
J Urol
167
6
null
eng
2,002
6
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] We determined whether radiographic evaluation is indicated in all children with traumatic hematuria. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] We retrospectively reviewed the records of 110 children from 1992 to 1999 diagnosed with blunt trauma and hematuria. It is routine practice at our emergency department to perform radiog...
null
1.629
291
Urology
Medicine
2,002
11,992,047
Treatment of carcinoma in situ with intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin without maintenance.
The Journal of urology
J Urol
167
6
null
eng
2,002
6
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Data concerning the relative efficacy of intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) on subgroups of carcinoma in situ of the bladder are limited. We report the outcome of primary carcinoma in situ and carcinoma in situ associated with Ta or T1 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder treated with BCG. [MAT...
null
1.629
291
Urology
Medicine
2,002
11,991,909
Randomised controlled trial of behavioural infant sleep intervention to improve infant sleep and maternal mood.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
BMJ
324
7345
10.1136/bmj.324.7345.1062
eng
2,002
5
4
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To compare the effect of a behavioural sleep intervention with written information about normal sleep on infant sleep problems and maternal depression. [DESIGN] Randomised controlled trial. [SETTING] Well child clinics, Melbourne, Australia. [PARTICIPANTS] 156 mothers of infants aged 6-12 months with severe...
null
1.087
519
Medicine
Medicine
2,002
11,990,936
Right upper lobe pulmonary edema after mitral valve replacement caused by paravalvular leakage recognized by bedside transesophageal echocardiography.
Critical care medicine
Crit Care Med
30
3
10.1097/00003246-200203000-00033
eng
2,002
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To describe an unusual case of right upper lobe pulmonary edema caused by acute paravalvular leakage that was identified by the use of bedside transesophageal echocardiography. [DESIGN] Case report. [SETTING] University-affiliated hospital. [PATIENT] A 59-yr-old male patient underwent prosthetic mitral valv...
null
0.982
315
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Medicine
2,002
11,990,905
Depletion of neurohypophyseal content of vasopressin in septic shock.
Critical care medicine
Crit Care Med
30
3
10.1097/00003246-200203000-00001
eng
2,002
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To assess the mechanisms underlying the inappropriately low plasma vasopressin levels reported in septic shock. [DESIGN] Prospective case series. [SETTING] A 26-bed general medical intensive care unit at a university hospital. [PATIENTS] Septic shock patients. [MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS] In three conse...
null
0.982
315
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Medicine
2,002
11,990,881
Is dementia a mental illness?
The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
Aust N Z J Psychiatry
35
6
10.1046/j.1440-1614.2001.00973.x
eng
2,001
12
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To examine whether dementia is a mental illness. [METHOD] An analysis of decisions in the Supreme Court of New South Wales that dementia per se was not a mental illness in terms of the 1958 Mental Health Act. A brief review of the extrusion of other diseases from psychiatry. [RESULTS] Concepts in legislatio...
null
0.435
140
Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine
2,001
11,990,815
Reversible ischemia around intracerebral hemorrhage: a single-photon emission computerized tomography study.
Journal of neurosurgery
J Neurosurg
96
4
10.3171/jns.2002.96.4.0736
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECT] A zone of perilesional ischemia has been demonstrated around intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in numerous experimental models and in human studies. There is potential for perfusion recovery in the zone of perilesional oligemia around ICH. The authors sought to demonstrate, quantify, and study the chronological e...
null
1.429
244
Neurology; Surgery
Medicine
2,002
11,990,807
Reversible dementia in patients with chronic subdural hematomas.
Journal of neurosurgery
J Neurosurg
96
4
10.3171/jns.2002.96.4.0680
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECT] Neuropsychiatric changes following surgery for chronic subdural hematomas (CSDHs) were analyzed in 26 patients (21 men and five women) by using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Hasegawa Dementia Scale-Revised (HDS-R) to determine factors that potentially contribute to neuropsychiatric recovery....
null
1.429
244
Neurology; Surgery
Medicine
2,002
11,989,518
Radial nerve injuries from gunshot wounds and other trauma: comparison of electrodiagnostic findings.
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
Am J Phys Med Rehabil
81
3
10.1097/00002060-200203000-00009
eng
2,002
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To identify the difference and similarity of radial nerve injury in gunshot wounds compared to blunt trauma with regard to level of injury, completeness of injury, and other associated nerve injury. [DESIGN] This study was a retrospective review of electrophysiologic data performed in an electromyographic l...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,988,800
A new method of preemptive analgesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Surgical endoscopy
Surg Endosc
16
9
10.1007/s00464-001-9181-8
eng
2,002
9
null
2,002
5
7
[BACKGROUND] Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) results in less pain then open cholecystectomy, it is not a pain-free procedure. The aim of this study was to test a new method of preemptive analgesia. [METHODS] By simple randomization 60 patients were assigned to two groups (30 in each group). Group A, the plac...
null
1.035
178
Surgery
Medicine
2,002
11,987,655
Access of target groups to 1915(c) Medicaid home and community based waiver services.
Home health care services quarterly
Home Health Care Serv Q
20
2
10.1300/J027v20n02_04
eng
2,001
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] The study examined the access of specific target groups to the 1915(c) home and community based waiver program in terms of the number of participants, services, and expenditures for 1992 and 1997. [METHODS] The study collected HCFA 372 waiver program statistics from each of the states and compared statisti...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,987,101
Percutaneous embolization of varicocele in children: A Canadian experience.
Journal of pediatric surgery
J Pediatr Surg
37
5
10.1053/jpsu.2002.32287
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/PURPOSE] The importance of early treatment of varicocele, to prevent testicular damage is widely accepted. Surgical treatment of varicocele has been the standard method of therapy, but recently a less invasive procedure was introduced and utilized mostly in Europe. The authors reviewed their experience with...
null
0.832
147
Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery
Medicine
2,002
11,987,090
Experimental small bowel obstruction in chick embryos: Effects on the developing enteric nervous system.
Journal of pediatric surgery
J Pediatr Surg
37
5
10.1053/jpsu.2002.32267
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/PURPOSE] After surgical repair of congenital small bowel atresias, intestinal motility disorders often are observed. These may be caused by changes in the enteric nervous system (ENS) secondary to obstruction. To assess these changes, small bowel atresias were induced experimentally in chick embryos. [METHO...
null
0.832
147
Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery
Medicine
2,002
11,987,007
Vertebral body infarction indicating midthoracic spinal stroke.
Spinal cord
Spinal Cord
40
5
10.1038/sj.sc.3101285
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[STUDY DESIGN] Case report. [OBJECTIVE] To illustrate the significance of vertebral body infarction as the only confirmatory sign of spinal cord ischemic stroke. [SETTING] Department of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Bochum, Germany. [CASE DESCRIPTION] A 65-year-old man presented with clinical features suggesting spont...
null
0.618
131
Medicine; Neurology; Neurology
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,002
11,986,603
Limitation of thrombin generation, platelet activation, and inflammation by elimination of cardiotomy suction in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting treated with heparin-bonded circuits.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
123
4
10.1067/mtc.2002.120347
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Reports evaluating the efficacy of heparin-bonded circuits to blunt inflammation, platelet dysfunction, and thrombin generation in response to cardiopulmonary bypass have varied. We hypothesized that this variability may in part be related to the use of cardiotomy suction, which has been demonstrated to rei...
null
1.904
225
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,002
11,986,588
Surgical substrates of postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia in congenital heart defects.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
123
4
10.1067/mtc.2002.121046
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Junctional ectopic tachycardia is a major cause of postoperative morbidity after surgery for congenital cardiac disease. To elucidate the mechanism of junctional ectopic tachycardia, surgical correlations were studied in four types of congenital heart defects involving closure of a ventricular septal defec...
null
1.904
225
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,002
11,986,576
A comparison of methods of evaluating cervical range of motion.
Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
J Manipulative Physiol Ther
25
3
10.1067/mmt.2002.122327
eng
2,002
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine whether there are differences in results when evaluating cervical range of motion (ROM) with radiographic analysis, a bubble goniometer, and a dual inclinometer and whether particular physical parameters are related to cervical ROM. [METHODS] We evaluated the cervical ROM of 115 volunteers with...
null
0.574
87
Chiropractics
Health Professions
2,002
11,986,141
Comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder: impact on treatment outcome for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The American journal of psychiatry
Am J Psychiatry
159
5
10.1176/appi.ajp.159.5.852
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The study tested the effect of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on behavior therapy outcome for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). [METHOD] Subjects were 15 patients with treatment-refractory OCD who were admitted consecutively to a short-term residential facility. Eight met DSM-IV criteria f...
null
4.207
405
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine
2,002
11,985,945
Homocysteine and psychological traits: a study in obesity.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Nutrition
18
5
10.1016/s0899-9007(01)00803-6
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Total serum homocysteine is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general population. Further, homocysteine might be the link between psychological traits (namely anger and hostility) and cardiovascular disease, mediated by stressful events and sympathetic nervous tone. [METHODS] We measured total...
null
0.668
168
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Nutrition and Dietetics
Medicine; Nursing
2,002
11,985,912
Risk of embolization after institution of antibiotic therapy for infective endocarditis.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
J Am Coll Cardiol
39
9
10.1016/s0735-1097(02)01790-4
eng
2,002
5
1
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] This study was designed to assess the risk of systemic embolization in patients with left-sided infective endocarditis, once adequate antibiotic treatment had been initiated, on the basis of prospective clinical follow-up. [BACKGROUND] As one of the complications of infective endocarditis, embolization has...
null
3.758
512
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
2,002
11,984,448
Using sexually transmitted disease incidence as a surrogate marker for HIV incidence in prevention trials: a modeling study.
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sex Transm Dis
29
5
10.1097/00007435-200205000-00009
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Because many of the sexual behaviors that place individuals at risk of acquiring HIV are the same as those that place them at risk for other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), researchers and policymakers have called for the use of non-HIV STDs as surrogate markers for HIV infection. [GOALS] This study ...
null
1.278
115
Dermatology; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine
2,002
11,984,299
Resistance exercise-induced hormonal responses in men, women, and pubescent boys.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise
Med Sci Sports Exerc
34
5
10.1097/00005768-200205000-00013
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] This study was designed to investigate the acute plasma catecholamine (CA) response to resistance exercise and its association with serum testosterone (TES), cortisol (COR), and growth hormone (GH) concentration changes. [METHODS] Six men, six women, and six adolescent boys (14 +/- 0 yr) performed five sets o...
null
1.429
271
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Sports Science
Health Professions; Medicine
2,002
11,984,211
Helicobacter pylori infection, the cytotoxin gene A strain, and carotid artery intima-media thickness.
Journal of cardiovascular risk
J Cardiovasc Risk
9
1
10.1177/174182670200900101
eng
2,002
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Chronic Helicobacter pylori infection has been implicated as a risk factor for stroke and other cardiovascular disease. It has been suggested that it acts by promoting atherogenesis. A particular strain of H. pylori, the cytotoxin gene A strain (CagA strain), which has been associated with increased inflam...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,984,151
A case-control study of childhood environmental risk factors for the development of inflammatory bowel disease.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
14
5
10.1097/00042737-200205000-00010
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To clarify the relationship between childhood environment and the risk of subsequent development of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. [DESIGN AND OUTCOME MEASURES] A case-control study, assessing the risk of inflammatory bowel disease in relation to a series of historical and serological markers of chi...
null
null
null
null
null
null
11,983,192
Memory protective effect of indomethacin against electroconvulsive shock-induced retrograde amnesia in rats.
Biological psychiatry
Biol Psychiatry
51
9
10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01219-7
eng
2,002
5
1
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been suggested to retard cognitive decrements in patients with Alzheimer's disease. We postulated that NSAIDs also may protect acute disruption of memory. [METHODS] We studied the effect of indomethacin (4 mg/kg/day) administered daily for 19 days on retrog...
null
3.32
367
Biological Psychiatry
Neuroscience
2,002
11,982,974
Uterine artery score and perinatal outcome.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
19
5
10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00665.x
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate a modified uterine artery score based on the pulsatility index and presence or absence of notching in the Doppler velocity waveform recorded from both uterine arteries in relation to the perinatal outcome. [METHODS] A retrospective analysis was performed in 741 third-trimester high-risk pregnanc...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,096,255
Nonoperative management with selective delayed surgery for large abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients at high risk.
Journal of vascular surgery
J Vasc Surg
36
1
10.1067/mva.2002.122889
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] An accepted fact is that abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) larger than 5.5 cm should undergo elective repair. However, subsets of these patients have serious comorbid conditions, which greatly increase operative risk. This study evaluated the outcomes of periods of protracted nonoperative observational mana...
null
1.767
225
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,002
12,096,231
Selective COX-2 inhibition prevents proinflammatory cytokine-induced cartilage damage.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
Rheumatology (Oxford)
41
7
10.1093/rheumatology/41.7.801
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] This study evaluated the in vitro effect of the selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX) inhibitor celecoxib on cartilage matrix turnover under normal and inflammatory conditions. [METHODS] Healthy human articular cartilage tissue alone, in co-culture with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) or in the presen...
null
0.981
205
Pharmacology; Rheumatology
Medicine
2,002
12,096,164
The effect on diagnostic rates of assigning patients to ethnically focused inpatient psychiatric units.
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
Psychiatr Serv
53
7
10.1176/ps.53.7.823
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The authors examined whether assigning patients from three ethnic groups-blacks, Latinos, and Asians-to three psychiatric inpatient units that provided culturally appropriate treatment to those groups would affect rates of diagnosis of various psychiatric disorders. [METHODS] Retrospective administrative da...
null
0.936
174
Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health
Medicine
2,002
12,095,661
Treating hepatitis C in methadone maintenance patients: an interim analysis.
Drug and alcohol dependence
Drug Alcohol Depend
67
2
10.1016/s0376-8716(02)00010-8
eng
2,002
7
1
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] This study evaluates the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of interferon/ribavirin combination therapy in methadone maintenance (MM) patients with active hepatitis C (HCV). End-of-treatment results are presented as an interim analysis of efficacy. [METHODS] Fifty eligible MM patients with active HCV and co...
null
1.265
193
Pharmacology; Pharmacology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Toxicology
Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,002
12,095,513
Transabdominal-transperitoneal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval in a patient with müllerian agenesis.
Fertility and sterility
Fertil Steril
78
1
10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03175-8
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To describe the approach of transabdominal-transperitoneal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval undertaken in a patient with müllerian agenesis and ovarian malposition who underwent a successful gestational carrier treatment cycle. [DESIGN] Case report. [SETTING] A tertiary-referral reproductive medicine unit...
null
1.385
252
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine
Medicine
2,002
12,094,858
Infliximab retreatment in adults and children with Crohn's disease: risk factors for the development of delayed severe systemic reaction.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Am J Gastroenterol
97
6
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.05784.x
eng
2,002
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] Although effective in the treatment of refractory Crohn's disease, episodic retreatment with the antitumor necrosis factor a chimeric monoclonal antibody infliximab (Remicade, Centocor, Malvern, PA) can be associated with severe acute and delayed systemic reactions. [METHODS] We analyzed episodic inflixima...
null
1.416
296
Gastroenterology; Hepatology
Medicine
2,002
12,094,194
A comparison of the Framingham and European Society of Cardiology coronary heart disease risk prediction models in the normative aging study.
American heart journal
Am Heart J
144
1
10.1067/mhj.2002.123317
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] A number of prediction models have been developed in an attempt to accurately identify patients at increased risk of a first coronary heart disease event. We sought to determine the ten-year incidence of coronary heart disease events in a healthy cohort with measurable risk factors, and to compare these re...
null
1.614
211
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
2,002
12,094,190
Effect of beta2-adrenergic receptor functioning and increased norepinephrine on the hypercoagulable state with mental stress.
American heart journal
Am Heart J
144
1
10.1067/mhj.2002.123146
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Procoagulant stress responses may contribute to atherosclerosis development and acute coronary thrombosis. In the present study, we examined the role of beta2-adrenergic receptor function and plasma catecholamines in the stress-induced increase in the 2 hypercoagulability markers thrombin-antithrombin III ...
null
1.614
211
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
2,002
12,093,859
Salivary progesterone levels and rate of ovulation are significantly lower in poorer than in better-off urban-dwelling Bolivian women.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England)
Hum Reprod
17
7
10.1093/humrep/17.7.1906
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Agriculturalists in less-developed countries (LDC) have lower progesterone levels than urban industrialized populations. However, it is unknown if urban LDC populations are also relatively lower. We tested whether urban Bolivia samples-poorer (Bol-p) and better-off (Bol-b)-have lower progesterone than a Ch...
null
1.501
264
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Rehabilitation; Reproductive Medicine
Medicine
2,002
12,093,769
Quantitative assessment of intrinsic regional myocardial deformation by Doppler strain rate echocardiography in humans: validation against three-dimensional tagged magnetic resonance imaging.
Circulation
Circulation
106
1
10.1161/01.cir.0000019907.77526.75
eng
2,002
7
2
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Tissue Doppler echocardiography-derived strain rate and strain measurements (SDE) are new quantitative indices of intrinsic cardiac deformation. The aim of this study was to validate and compare these new indices of regional cardiac function to measurements of 3-dimensional myocardial strain by tagged MRI....
null
5.233
691
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology
Medicine
2,002
12,093,765
Interleukin-18 is a strong predictor of cardiovascular death in stable and unstable angina.
Circulation
Circulation
106
1
10.1161/01.cir.0000020546.30940.92
eng
2,002
7
2
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Interleukin (IL)-18 plays a central role in orchestrating the cytokine cascade and accelerates atherosclerosis and plaque vulnerability in animal models. However, epidemiological data evaluating the role of IL-18 levels in atherosclerosis are lacking. [METHODS AND RESULTS] In a prospective study of 1229 pa...
null
5.233
691
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology
Medicine
2,002
12,093,663
Assessment of optic disc anatomy and nerve fiber layer thickness in ocular hypertensive subjects with normal short-wavelength automated perimetry.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
109
7
10.1016/s0161-6420(02)01070-9
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To compare optic disc topography and nerve fiber layer thickness in ocular hypertensive eyes and normal subjects. [DESIGN] Prospective, case-controlled study. [PARTICIPANTS AND CONTROLS] One eye in each of 20 normal and 27 ocular hypertensive patients was enrolled. [METHODS] Consecutive normal and ocular hype...
null
2.479
297
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,002
12,093,301
Health-related quality of life and cost impact of irritable bowel syndrome in a UK primary care setting.
PharmacoEconomics
Pharmacoeconomics
20
7
10.2165/00019053-200220070-00003
eng
2,002
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To identify the impact of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) on health-related quality of life (HR-QOL), time off work and the utilisation and cost of health services. [DESIGN] A case-control study was undertaken matching patients with IBS and controls. Quality-of-life information was collected using the Medic...
null
0.787
124
Health Policy; Pharmacology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,002
12,091,457
Pupil location under mesopic, photopic, and pharmacologically dilated conditions.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
43
7
null
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To determine whether there are systematic changes in pupil location with changes in the state of pupil size and with other ocular variables. [METHODS] High-resolution images of the pupil of the eyes of 70 subjects were taken using an infrared-sensitive camera. Images were obtained under mesopic, photopic, and...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,091,451
Quantitative assessment of the integrity of the blood-retinal barrier in mice.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
43
7
null
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The purpose of this study was to develop and characterize a quantitative assay of blood-retinal barrier (BRB) function in mice and to determine the effect of several purported vasopermeability factors on the BRB. [METHODS] Adult C57BL/6J mice were treated with three regimens of increasingly extensive retinal ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,090,248
Yeast Whi2 and Psr1-phosphatase form a complex and regulate STRE-mediated gene expression.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms
Genes Cells
7
6
10.1046/j.1365-2443.2002.00538.x
eng
2,002
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] In response to various stressful situations, including diauxic conditions, the Msn2 and Msn4 transcription factors induce STRE-mediated gene expression of many stress responsive genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This is called the general stress response. The whi2 cells in the stationary phase are smaller...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,089,117
Hygiene levels in a contemporary population cohort are associated with wheezing and atopic eczema in preschool infants.
Archives of disease in childhood
Arch Dis Child
87
1
10.1136/adc.87.1.26
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The hygiene hypothesis states that insufficient exposure to certain infectious agents during childhood increases the risk of developing asthma and atopic diseases. Improvements in hygiene levels may be partly responsible for this decline in exposure. [AIMS] To assess whether hygiene levels in infancy are a...
null
0.959
169
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,002
12,087,441
Hand-held three-dimensional dental X-ray system: technical description and preliminary results.
Dento maxillo facial radiology
Dentomaxillofac Radiol
31
4
10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600697
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To design, fabricate, and perform preliminary in vitro testing of a portable, hand-held, three-dimensional (3D) dental X-ray system using options unique to Tuned-Aperture Computed Tomography (TACT). The design allows for task-specific positioning over an unlimited range of user-selected angles and incorpora...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,085,133
Ergonomic aspects of four different types of laparoscopic instrument handles with respect to elbow angle. An electromyogram-based study.
Surgical endoscopy
Surg Endosc
16
11
10.1007/s00464-001-9157-8
eng
2,002
11
null
2,002
6
27
[BACKGROUND] Only few studies have tested different ergonomic aspects of the working posture assumed by laparoscopic surgeons. Although no experimental data are available for a laparoscopic setting, a working posture with a horizontal forearm or an elbow angle 90 degrees to 120 degrees has been recommended for performi...
null
1.035
178
Surgery
Medicine
2,002
12,084,744
Polymerase chain reaction based detection of fungi in infected corneas.
The British journal of ophthalmology
Br J Ophthalmol
86
7
10.1136/bjo.86.7.755
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] To evaluate a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based assay to detect fungi in scrapings from infected corneas. [METHODS] A PCR assay was developed to amplify a portion of the fungal 18S ribosome gene. Corneal scrapings from 30 patients with presumed infectious keratitis were evaluated using this assay, as well as...
null
1.259
185
Ophthalmology; Sensory Systems; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,002
12,083,234
Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis B virus infection among residents with diabetes in a skilled nursing facility.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
23
6
10.1086/502057
eng
2,002
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To identify exposures associated with acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among residents with diabetes in a skilled nursing facility. [DESIGN] Residents from Unit 3 and other skilled nursing facility residents with diabetes were tested for serologic evidence of HBV infection. Two retrospective cohort s...
null
1.332
156
Epidemiology; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology
Medicine
2,002
12,082,473
Impact of family health insurance and other environmental factors on universal hearing screen program effectiveness.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
J Perinatol
22
5
10.1038/sj.jp.7210750
eng
2,002
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The study objective was to evaluate the relationship among health insurance type, other demographic factors, and newborn hearing screen compliance and outcomes. [STUDY DESIGN] The cohort consisted of 39,153 infants screened in Rhode Island between July 1, 1995 and June 30, 1998. Multivariate analyses were c...
null
0.379
119
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,002
12,081,688
Microcystic adnexal carcinoma (MAC) of the scalp with extensive pilar differentiation.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]
Dermatol Surg
28
6
10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.01158.x
eng
2,002
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Microcystic adnexal carcinoma (MAC), or sclerosing sweat duct tumor, is an uncommon, locally aggressive tumor. It typically involves the upper lip or face of middle-aged adults and rarely involves the scalp. It is characterized histologically by both pilar and eccrine differentiation and is associated with...
null
0.929
146
Dermatology; Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,002
12,081,168
Outreach health adviser in a community clinic screening programme improves management of genital chlamydia infection.
Sexually transmitted infections
Sex Transm Infect
78
2
10.1136/sti.78.2.101
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To assess the effectiveness of an outreach health adviser on treatment, partner notification and outcome for clients diagnosed with genital chlamydia (CT) infection at a community young people's clinic. [METHODS] From August 1999 to March 2000, a genitourinary medicine (GUM) based health adviser helped to d...
null
0.883
115
Dermatology; Infectious Diseases
Medicine
2,002
12,081,111
Clinical outcome of native valve infective endocarditis in Khon Kaen: 1990-1999.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet
J Med Assoc Thai
85
2
null
eng
2,002
2
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To compare the survival of infective endocarditis (IE) patients following different treatment strategies and to determine the predictors of patient survival. [BACKGROUND] IE is a life-threatening infectious disease that is often difficult to manage. Studies on long-term outcome are limited. [METHOD] Data on...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,080,403
Diet and 20-year chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality in middle-aged men from three European countries.
European journal of clinical nutrition
Eur J Clin Nutr
56
7
10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601370
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To investigate the relation of baseline antioxidant, fruit, vegetable and fish intake with 20 y chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality in middle-aged men from three European countries. [DESIGN] Prospective study (1970-1990). [SETTING] Five population-based cohorts of middle-aged men from Fin...
null
0.945
187
Medicine; Nutrition and Dietetics
Medicine; Nursing
2,002
12,079,640
Cardiomyocyte apoptosis after antiviral WIN 54954 treatment in murine coxsackievirus B3 myocarditis.
Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ
Scand Cardiovasc J
36
3
10.1080/cdv.36.3.187.192
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Cardiomyocyte apoptosis (CA) is known to occur in experimental coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) myocarditis. However, the mechanisms of CA induction are not well known. In this study we investigate the role of direct viral induction of CA in CVB3 myocarditis. [DESIGN] A/J mice were infected with the Woodruff strain...
null
0.305
51
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine
Medicine
2,002
12,077,763
Management of congenital esophageal stenosis.
Journal of pediatric surgery
J Pediatr Surg
37
7
10.1053/jpsu.2002.33834
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/PURPOSE] The authors report the incidence, diagnosis, and treatment methods of congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) at their institution. [METHODS] A retrospective analysis of 123 patients with tracheoesophageal anomalies in a pediatric hospital between 1980 and 1999 was performed. Charts were reviewed for ...
null
0.832
147
Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery
Medicine
2,002
12,077,684
Elastase release following myocardial ischemia during extracorporeal circulation (ECC) -- marker of ongoing systemic inflammation?
The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
50
3
10.1055/s-2002-32404
eng
2,002
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] 'Post-Perfusion Syndrome' (PPS) after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is known to be evoked by inflammatory reactions. The hypothesis of a pathogenetic role for the neutrophil granulocytes in this inflammation would be strengthened if elevated concentrations of a neutrophil product such as elastase could be d...
null
0.511
60
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,002
12,077,520
Exanthems in hospitalized pediatric patients: concordance between pediatric and dermatological diagnoses.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
Dermatology
204
4
10.1159/000063357
eng
2,002
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Exanthems in children often represent a diagnostic challenge. [PURPOSE] To determine the concordance between pediatric and dermatological diagnoses of exanthems. [DESIGN] Prospective study. [PROCEDURE] Exanthems that appeared in hospitalized pediatric patients were diagnosed by pediatricians. Pediatric der...
null
0.562
110
Dermatology
Medicine
2,002
12,076,939
Children with suspected craniosynostosis: a cost-effectiveness analysis of diagnostic strategies.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology
AJR Am J Roentgenol
179
1
10.2214/ajr.179.1.1790215
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Our purpose was to evaluate the clinical and economic impact of three evaluation strategies in children at different risks of craniosynostosis. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] A decision-analytic and cost-effectiveness model was constructed to compare three evaluation in strategies in children with suspected synost...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,076,908
Sonographic detection of hepatocellular carcinoma and dysplastic nodules in cirrhosis: correlation of pretransplantation sonography and liver explant pathology in 200 patients.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology
AJR Am J Roentgenol
179
1
10.2214/ajr.179.1.1790075
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The objective of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of sonography as an aid in detecting hepatocellular carcinomas and dysplastic nodules using explantation correlation in patients with cirrhosis and no known hepatocellular carcinomas. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] The sonography reports ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,076,871
Early hepatitis C viral kinetics correlate with long-term outcome in patients receiving high dose induction followed by combination interferon and ribavirin therapy.
Journal of hepatology
J Hepatol
37
1
10.1016/s0168-8278(02)00114-9
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/AIMS] The majority of patients with genotype 1 do not respond to interferon (IFN) plus ribavirin. Limited data exist on the use of induction followed by combination therapy. [METHODS] In this prospective study of 28 patients infected with genotype 1, randomization involved either daily or twice daily high d...
null
1.489
319
Hepatology
Medicine
2,002
12,076,217
Fluvastatin for prevention of cardiac events following successful first percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomized controlled trial.
JAMA
JAMA
287
24
10.1001/jama.287.24.3215
eng
2,002
6
26
null
null
null
[CONTEXT] Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with excellent short-term improvements in ischemic symptoms, yet only three fifths of PCI patients at 5 years and one third of patients at 10 years remain free of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). [OBJECTIVE] To determine whether treatment with fluvast...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,075,943
Safety profile and tolerability of intravenous AR-C69931MX, a new antiplatelet drug, in unstable angina pectoris and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction.
Clinical therapeutics
Clin Ther
24
5
10.1016/s0149-2918(02)85149-9
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Thrombin generation and platelet aggregation in the disrupted atherosclerotic plaque are the major reasons for thrombus formation associated with acute coronary events. AR-C69931MX is a new agent that inhibits adenosine diphosphate-induced platelet aggregation by antagonism of the P(2T) purinoceptor. [OBJE...
null
1.038
153
Pharmacology; Pharmacology
Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,002
12,075,738
Myocardial injury revealed by plasma troponin I in breast cancer treated with high-dose chemotherapy.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
Ann Oncol
13
5
10.1093/annonc/mdf170
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] High-dose chemotherapy (HDC) has been widely utilized in high-risk breast cancer, but it may induce cardiac toxicity. Cardiac dysfunction may become evident weeks or months after HDC and, to date, no early markers of myocardial injury that are able to predict late ventricular impairment are available. We i...
null
1.073
311
Hematology; Medicine; Oncology
Medicine
2,002
12,075,399
Mechanism of the positive inotropic effect of lysophosphatidic acid in rat heart.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther
7
2
10.1177/107424840200700207
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Lysophosphatidic acid, a bioactive phospholipid, is mainly released from the activated platelets. The concentration of lysophosphatidic acid in serum is elevated under conditions such as ischemia, hypertension, and thrombosis; however, its effect on cardiac function, as well as the mechanisms of its action...
null
0.378
60
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pharmacology; Pharmacology
Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,002
12,075,398
Beneficial effects of therapy on the progression of structural remodeling during healing after reperfused and nonreperfused myocardial infarction: different effects on different parameters.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther
7
2
10.1177/107424840200700206
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Structural left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction is a complex process with several pathophysiologic descriptors that can be modified by pharmacotherapy. However, the possibility that different classes of antiremodeling agents might exert different effects on different remodeling parameter...
null
0.378
60
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pharmacology; Pharmacology
Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,002
12,075,257
Transmyocardial laser revascularization and left ventricular reduction surgery affect ventricular arrhythmias and heart rate variability.
American heart journal
Am Heart J
143
6
10.1067/mhj.2002.123138
eng
2,002
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMLR) and left ventricular reduction by endoventricular patch plasty (LVR) are 2 new surgical procedures performed in patients with endstage coronary artery disease and left ventricular dilation/aneurysms, respectively. As these are performed in patients at high ris...
null
1.614
211
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
2,002
12,074,818
Improving inter-observer agreement and certainty level in diagnosing and grading papillary urothelial neoplasms: usefulness of a Bayesian belief network.
European urology
Eur Urol
41
4
10.1016/s0302-2838(02)00028-3
eng
2,002
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE] A Bayesian belief network (BBN), as diagnostic decision support system, enables the processing of our knowledge of histopathology expressed in descriptive terms, words and concepts. The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of a BBN in the improvement of inter-observer agreement ...
null
0.985
274
Urology
Medicine
2,002
12,074,738
Exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a frequently unrecognized condition.
Journal of internal medicine
J Intern Med
252
1
10.1046/j.1365-2796.2002.01005.x
eng
2,002
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To assess to which extent exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains unrecognized in the emergency department, which factors account for misdiagnosis and which are the effects of misdiagnosis on patient's management. [DESIGN] Retrospective study and stratified random sampling method a...
null
1.277
195
Internal Medicine
Medicine
2,002
12,074,506
Risk factors for medullary thyroid carcinoma: a pooled analysis.
Cancer causes & control : CCC
Cancer Causes Control
13
4
10.1023/a:1015263718760
eng
2,002
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To investigate risk factors for medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). [METHODS] We conducted a pooled analysis of 14 case-control studies from Europe, North America, and Asia, including 67 medullary cancers (43 women and 24 men) diagnosed in ten studies. Of the original 4776, we selected five controls per case ma...
null
null
null
null
null
null
12,073,752
New smokers and quitters. Transitions in smoking status in a national population.
European journal of public health
Eur J Public Health
12
2
10.1093/eurpub/12.2.136
eng
2,002
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Few studies have examined individual transitions in smoking status in national populations. [METHODS] A representative sample of 21,970 men and women aged 15-64 were questioned regarding current smoking status and smoking status 12 months ago. [RESULTS] 1.56% of respondents had started to smoke and 1.58% h...
null
0.346
118
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine
2,002
12,072,679
Catheter replacement in continuous arteriovenous hemodiafiltration: the balance between infectious and mechanical complications.
Critical care medicine
Crit Care Med
30
6
10.1097/00003246-200206000-00017
eng
2,002
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To assess the optimal moment of central vascular catheter replacement balancing infectious and mechanical complications in continuous renal replacement therapies in critically ill patients with acute renal failure. [METHODS] Prospective sequential trial with historical controls to compare liberal catheter r...
null
0.982
315
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Medicine
2,002