5 clinical+implications+in+familial+atrial+fibrillation

... status in Chinese patients with chronic cough Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions WM was in charge of collection of cases and writing ... cough The causes of chronic cough in 110 patients were shown in Table Beside the single cause, cough symptoms in 10 patients could be explained by two causes, including cases of cough variant asthma ... test with inhaled capsaicin in the patients with chronic cough Chin J Tuberc Respir Dis (Chin) 2007, 30:954-956 Groneberg DA, Niimi A, Dinh QT, Cosio B, Hew M, Fischer A, Chung KF: Increased...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... understanding of AF in critically ill patients Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests References Pinski SL: Atrial fibrillation in the surgical intensive ... Maseri A, et al.: The –174G/C interleukin-6 polymorphism influences postoperative interleukin-6 levels and postoperative atrial fibrillation Is atrial fibrillation an inflammatory complication? ... Questions regarding the prevalence and treatment of atrial fibrillation in medical intensive care unit patients What is the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation in medical intensive care unit...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:35

... validity involves demonstrating that theoretically related dimensions of an instrument are highly correlated and was examined by correlating the items with SF-36 domains To gain additional information, ... remained in SR at 12 ± days Nine patients did not achieve SR at all, and nine patients relapsed within two hours Their demographics and clinical characteristics are shown in Table The originally ... not relevant in about half of the patients, as they were not employed (Figure 4) The remaining six items showed only one single missing response in 666 responses Compliance in completing the SCL...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

... associated with increase knee joint torque and power during level walking J of Biomech 2003, 36:1355-1362 Butler M, Thompson T: Prader-Willi syndrome: clinical and genetical findings The Endocrinologist ... phase and reduced single support phase compared with both obese and healthy subjects This motor strategy is likely to be aimed at avoiding overloading on one single limb and maintaining the Cadence ... load distribution on the sole of the foot [24] in young obese patients during standing and walking, revealed a relevant increase in the foot surface in contact with the ground This would predispose...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... validity involves demonstrating that theoretically related dimensions of an instrument are highly correlated and was examined by correlating the items with SF-36 domains To gain additional information, ... remained in SR at 12 ± days Nine patients did not achieve SR at all, and nine patients relapsed within two hours Their demographics and clinical characteristics are shown in Table The originally ... not relevant in about half of the patients, as they were not employed (Figure 4) The remaining six items showed only one single missing response in 666 responses Compliance in completing the SCL...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... and rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation NEJM 2002, 347:1825-1833 Wattigney WA, Mensah GA, Croft JB: Increasing trends in hospitalization for atrial fibrillation in the United States, ... any disputed data The intra-rater reliability was determined using the Cohen’s kappa rating, aiming for a minimum inter-rater reliability of 80% All three sites used Troponin I (cTnI) as their ... corroborating findings from other studies [13] Demand-related rise in troponin could account for 35.7% of cases, as has been seen in numerous other studies [14-17] In a study of patients presenting...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 03:20

... one known point mutations in the EGFR-TK domain in MPM patients All mutations are clustered and reside near the ATPbinding cleft of the tyrosine kinase domain Presence of each mutation in heterozygous ... heterozygous condition indicates that these mutant proteins with intact domains may influence wild-type protein expressed from the non-affected allele and/or other EGFR factors in a dominant-negative ... not been investigated in peritoneal mesothelioma but a recent trial in pleural mesothelioma did not show any benefit [29] Interestingly in this erlotinib trial, the high EGFR expressing tumor...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:22

... RA in many clinical and pathological respects This surprising finding induced intense research into the pathophysiology of arthritis in the K/B×N mice Autoantibodies are important players in ... preparation used in the initial study was found to be contaminated with other proteins, and RA sera contained antibodies against some of these other proteins [81] Taken together, these findings indicate ... initiate in the draining lymph nodes of peripheral joints in K/B×N mice [94] The reasons for this early localized immune response are currently unclear but these findings suggest that something...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22

... http://www.wjso.com/content/6/1/59 Intense immunostaining for CAR in tumor cells in representative endometrial adenocarcinoma cases (original magnification Figure ×200) Intense immunostaining for CAR in tumor cells in representative ... (high vs low level of CAR expression) and staining intensity (mild vs moderate and intense CAR staining intensity) in patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma did not reveal statistically significant ... death, while the remaining 15 patients were remained disease free All the examined clinicopathological parameters are reported in Tables 1, and Immunohistochemistry Immunostainings for CAR was performed...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... be explained in part by the large volume of normal rectum included in the CTV due to the relatively large tumor size in our patient sample (median size = 9.7 cm) It would be interesting, for ... L4-L5 interspace, and the inferior border was placed on the ischial tuberosities If the tumor was located in the lower third of the rectum, the inferior edge was displaced inferiorly to include ... Iwasaki algorithm to correct inhomogeneities [15] IMRT planning procedure has been described previously [16,17] Treatment planning was performed using the KonRad inverse planning system, version (Siemens...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22

... MetS The insulin receptor has an intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity Binding of insulin to its receptor induces both autophosphorylation and phosphorylation of tyrosine residues on insulin receptor ... of insulin resistance and abdominal obesity Insulin signaling Since insulin resistance is a key feature of this syndrome, a brief overview of insulin signaling is crucial to the understanding ... proteins, thus initiating the intracellular signaling cascade [9] The two major pathways of insulin signaling are the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI-3 kinase) and the mitogen-activated protein...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23

... patients with atrial fibrillation with and without underlying mitral valve disease Heart 2004, 90:400-405 Burstein B, Nattel S: Atrial fibrosis: mechanisms and clinical relevance in atrial fibrillation ... and remodeling of connexin 43 in atrial myocardium of patients with atrial fibrillation Cardiology 2007, 107:248-253 14 Pellman J, Lyon RC, Sheikh F: Extracellular matrix remodeling in atrial fibrosis: ... of atrial fibrillation: the Framingham Heart Study Circulation 2004, 110:1042-1046 Minami M, Kobayashi Y, Toyokawa S, Inoue K, Takeshita Y: Risk factors for new-onset atrial fibrillation during...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... atrial fibrillation Search terms Atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation- isolated episode Atrial fibrillation- paroxysmal Atrial fibrillation- ablation Atrial flutter Atrial Figure Summary of electronic ... prescribing warfarin? Upper GIT bleeding Recurrent nosebleeds What are the contraindications to warfarin use? Fixed-dose anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation Handout 2: Using Warfarin in Practice ... 13 of practices, obtaining estimates of inter- and intrarater reliability Ascertainment of atrial fibrillation Using a standardised audit form, the trained nurse auditors, blinded to the study...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:23

... fractional resurfacing as well as skin needling and rolling ‘Incisional surgery’ entails cutting into the skin, and may also include removal of skin, or excision Pitting or ‘ice-pick’ scarring can be ... of treatment.Acquiring and maintaining adequate anesthesia during dermabrasion can be challenging, and certain areas, including the eyelids, nose, malar prominence, and jawline, can be difficult ... until some bruising is observed In both rolling and needling, pinpoint bleeding occurs and is managed by application of pressure Epidermal healing occurs with minimal crusting in a few days, and...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 18:20

... Edelstein C, Scanu AM: Stimulation of interleukin-8 production in human THP-1 macrophages by apolipoprotein (a): evidence for a critical involvement of elements in its C-terminal domain J Biol ... SH, Cho KH: Female patients with atrial fibrillation have increased oxidized and glycated lipoprotein properties and lower apolipoprotein A-I expression in HDL Int J Mol Med 2011, 27:841-9 Gouni-Berthold ... in patients with atrial fibrillation Med Sci Monit 2006, 12:122-5 Shintani S, Kikuchi S, Hamaguchi H, Shiigai T: High serum lipoprotein(a) levels are an independent risk factor for cerebral infarction...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 07:21

... danger in that they are used by staff untrained in scrutinizing and maintaining them Many portable autoclaves are unsuitable for processing wrapped instruments or those with a narrow lumen In patients ... may be valuable in controlling tumour bleeding The addition of aprotinin prevents premature dissolution of the fibrin clot by plasmin In the presence of heavy bleeding the fibrin glue tends to ... state in patient or staff • Crossinfection in hospital • Failure of sterilization and/or packaging • Inadequate air ventilation in the operating theatre and ineffective operating theatre clothing...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... and leak induced by VEGF or inflammation [14] Existing data suggest that VEGF and angiopoietins act in a very complementary and coordinated fashion [13] Finally, the ephrins, are acting in later ... was further increased by continuous prostacyclin infusion, indicating that prostacyclin increases circulating VEGF levels [79] The important issue raised from those studies is whether increased ... paracrine or autocrine release of such factors cooperates with local hypoxia in regulating VEGF release in the microenvironment [5] The major cytokines that induce VEGF expression are interleukin...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20

... of symptoms Poor efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs in maintaining sinus rhythm Efficacious agents in maintaining rate control Need for continuing anticoagulation with associated risks Improved ... Singh S, Zoble RG, Yellen L, Brodsky MA, Feld GK, Berk M, Billing CB Jr: Efficacy and safety of oral dofetilide in converting to and maintaining sinus rhythm in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation ... followed by flecainide or propafenone, and then amiodarone were used in a stepwise algorithm to maintain sinus rhythm Anticoagulation could be discontinued if sinus rhythm was maintained for at least...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... more interventions In clinical practice, they offer the only real means of assessing the efficacy of interventions in attempting to improve individual patients’ sleep Patient assessment Using ... generally considered inaccurate and manual sleep staging remains the preferred option Even manual sleep staging may be subjective, particularly in identifying drowsiness and sleep onset in stage All ... those pertaining to sleep measurement in adult patients during their critical care admission and published in full in English Study comparing different sleep measurement techniques In the context...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... approximately 20 weeks of infection (vertical dotted line) Changes in tenofovir dosage regimens (in mg/kg) are indicated in the boxes along the X-axis Viral RNA levels in plasma (in log-transformed ... continuous tenofovir treatment in RT-SHIV infected animal Importance of both CD8+ cell-mediated immune responses and continuous tenofovir treatment in RT-SHIV infected animal 30577 As indicated in ... (i) the increased use of tenofovir in HAART regimens, and (ii) the ongoing clinical trials which investigate if chronic administration of tenofovir can protect highrisk groups against HIV infection,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 09:21