a marker of tissue hypoxia

... Descriptive statistics were computed for variables of interest and analyzed using univariate ANOVA Continuous data were analyzed using ANOVA with repeated measures Significance was assumed with a p-value ... peripheral blood, detached from vessel walls as a result of injury via mechanical strain or disease or inflammation via paracrine or endocrine factors The correlation of CEC and cardiovascular disease ... combined approach of CEC quantification and cardiac Troponin measurement may significantly improve the diagnostic accuracy in evaluation of different coronary revascularization procedures in analogy...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... Renal Data System USRDS 2003 annual data report: atlas of end-stage renal disease in the United States Bethesda: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney ... inflammatory cytokines (38) Cai and colleagues have implied serum albumin as potential scavenger of free radicals Decrease in serum albumin level would lead to decrease antioxidant capacity and ... composite marker which reflects malnutrition as well as increased acute phase inflammation, considering that albumin is also a negative acute phase reactant (38, 42-45) Our study has several limitations...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:52

... TCAGAGTTCCCTACCGAAGCAG MH181PO.F: CTCCAAGCAGATGCAGCAGA M225PO.P: CCGTGGTGCTGATGGGCAAGAA M267PO.R: ACCATGATGCGCAAGGCCAT 1584p21.F: GTACAAGGAGCCAGGCCAAG 1629p21.P: TCACAGGACACTGAGCAATGGCTGATC 1691p21.R: ... CGCACTGTAAGACCCCAACA 6mC9.F: TCTGCACCCTCACCGTCTTC 58mC9.P: TCTCGAAGATATGACTCCAGGACCACAATATTTTCT 135mC9.R: GGCTTCCATGGCATACTCCA 616mCARP.F: CTTGAATCCACAGCCATCCA 641mCARP.P: CATGTCGTGGAGGAAACGCAGATGTC 706mCARP.R: ... 423mMLCfast.P: ACCGATTTTCCCAGGAGGAGATCAAGAA 500mMLCfast.R: TCTTGTAGTCCACGTTGCCG 381mMLC-2V.F: GAAGGCTGACTATGTCCGGG 403mMLC-2V.P: ATGCTGACCACACAAGCAGAGAGGTTCTC 461mMLC-2V.R: GCTGCGAACATCTGGTCGAT 958mMurf1.F...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 03:20

... levels of aspartate damage that are typical of a much older normal erythrocyte population Exposure to certain foods or drugs (fava beans, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antimalaria drugs, ... the isoaspartate content of intracellular proteins is increased as the result of heat shock [33] as well as of UVA irradiation [34] As far as the Fig Schematic representation of the overall hypothesis ... before and not as a consequence of massive alterations of membrane protein composition The results indicate that protein damage at the aspartate level is a sensitive and early marker of erythrocyte...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 22:20

... NTproBNP values above normal plasma levels in cardiac impairment (including NYHA Class I) exceeds the rise of BNP levels This suggests that NT-proBNP may be a more accurate marker of early cardiac dysfunction ... especially to mention TdP, and of sudden cardiac death The risk of electrical heart instability can be increased in pathological myocardial tissue, as for example in myocardial hypertrophy and ... had a measuring range from 0.6 to 4130 pg/ml and a functional sensitivity of

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... regression analyses as independent variables and resistin as a dependent variable A forward stepwise method was used ESR and S-creatinine were defined as normal or pathological according to standard laboratory ... and age by means of a special t test All tests were two-tailed, and a p value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant high HDL, and low BMD in radius remained significant markers ... Rheumatology Research, and the Swedish and Göteborg Association Against Rheumatism We are grateful to all of the patients in the study We thank Andrej Shestakov for technical assistance and Anders...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:22

... physiotherapy and opiate analgesia He made a steady recovery and was discharged from hospital four days later Figure showing a comminuted fracture of the sternum and retrosternal CT scan2 haematoma CT ... 2) There was also a significant retrosternal haematoma Electrocardiogram and echocardiography were unremarkable He was admitted for conservative management which included serial observation, chest ... he was reporting chest pain and was short of breath Examination revealed a small, distinct chest wall burn (Fig 1) and a CT scan of the thorax demonstrated comminuted sternal and manubrium fractures...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting and revising the manuscript GTO contributed to study design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and ... asthma, albuterol cannot always dilate airways to levels achievable in nonasthmatic airways This suggests that either albuterol does not relax the airway smooth muscle of asthmatics to the same ... Cite this article as: Mendon a et al.: Airway resistance at maximum inhalation as a marker of asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness Respiratory Research 2011 12:96 Received: September 2010 Accepted:...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22

... half of the diameter of the adjacent blood vessel, was bronchial wall thickness half to the same diameter of the adjacent vessel, and was bronchial wall thickness greater than the diameter of ... asthmatics [7] HRCT scans were loaded to a PACS workstation (mv1000, Siemens) and all images were analysed electronically A magnification factor of was applied in all images that were displayed ... measurements PKJ was involved in biopsy preparation and 19 20 Barbato A, Turato G, Baraldo S, Bazzan E, Calabrese F, Tura M, Zuin R, Beghe B, Maestrelli P, Fabbri LM, Saetta M: Airway inflammation in...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20

... there are wide plasma level variations (which depend on synthesis, consumption, and catabolic rates), CRP has a plasma half-life that is constant under almost all conditions [20] Its plasma level ... either negative or unchecked, and none had an ascites culture Three female patients had asymptomatic urinary tract infection, along with other diagnoses that became their principal reason for admission ... which patients should receive antibiotics, and most confirmatory microbiological tests results are not immediately available In today’s climate of escalating medical costs and increasing antibiotic...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... Botey A, Alvarez L, Poch E, Quintó Ll, Saurina A, Vera M, Piera C, Darnell A: Serum cystanin C as a new marker for noninvasive estimation of glomerular filtration rate and as a marker for early ... dysfunction was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, and the data are expressed as area under the curve (AUC; 95% confidence interval) For statistical analysis, the ... cystatin C as a marker of GFR in these patients have been reported The aim of the present study were to determine the accuracy of serum cystatin C concentration as a marker of GFR in critically...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:21

... increase in SVITD was under 10% Statistical analysis For statistical analysis, all volume variables were indexed to body surface area Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 12.0 software ... 65.7 years) undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting Patients with valvular heart disease, intracardiac shunts, regional myocardial asynchrony, peripheral vascular disease, preoperative ... embedded in the PAC An average of three measurements, all taken within a 10% range randomly distributed over the respiratory cycle, was calculated using the Stewart–Hamilton formula Available online...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:21

... filtration rate in renal transplant recipients Clin Chem 1999, 49:1866-1868 Coll E, Botey A, Alvarez L, Poch E, Quintó LI, Taurina A, Vera M, Piera C, Darnell A: Serum cystatin C as a new marker ... as a marker of acute renal dysfunction in critically ill patients Crit Care 2005, 9:R139-R143 O’Riordan SE, Webb MC, Stowe HJ, Simpson DE, Kandarpa M, Coakly AJ, Newman DJ, Saunders JA, Lamb EJ: ... issue are warranted Competing interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests References 532 Villa P, Jiménez M, Soriano MC, Manzanares J, Casasnovas P: Serum cystatin C as a...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:21

... hemodynamic stability, a pH value lower than normal is somewhat essential for adaptation In fact, while there are tissues whose metabolic rearranged pathways need lactate as an intermediate metabolite ... such an approach [16-24] Therapeutic response Even more important, however, is the use of lactate measurement as a guide to therapy A lactate fall after a volume challenge may reveal a preloadbased ... substrate) [28] Man does not always die even in critical hypoxic situations, however, implying that a certain amount of adaptation to hypoxia is possible Some of the mechanisms of adaptation to acute...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:20

... Mechanical ventilation (n = 9) Diagnosis Surgery Head trauma (subdural haematoma) Craniotomy Intracerebral haemorrhage Craniotomy Head trauma (subdural haematoma) Craniotomy Page of 14 (page ... Liacos C, Katsaragakis S, Konstadoulakis MM, Messaris EG, Papanicolaou M, Georgiadis GG, Menenakos E, Vasiliadi-Chioti A, Androulakis G: Apoptosis in cells of bronchoalveolar lavage: a cellular ... comparisons was 90% Data quality control A database coordinator was responsible for monitoring all data collection and entry All data were checked for any inconsistencies A random sample of 20% of...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... this has affected cell metabolism Such parameters may include tissue pH, partial pressure of CO2, and ideally the levels of a mitochondrial function product such as NADH Furthermore, many of these ... measures of circulatory adequacy, and non-invasive measures of StO2 reflect one exciting avenue of exploration Let us use it to define the adequacy of resuscitation therapy in those in circulatory ... Nathens AB, Moore FA, Rhee P, Puyana JC, Moore EE, Beilman GJ; StO2 in Trauma Patients Trial Investigators: Tissue oxygen saturation predicts the development of organ dysfunction during traumatic...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... J, Papakostas L, Tahta SA, Hardy BG, Bollen BA, Duran CM, Levine RA: Mechanism of recurrent ischemic mitral regurgitation after annuloplasty: continued LV remodeling as a moving target Circulation ... Dynamic threedimensional imaging of the mitral valve and left ventricle by rapid sonomicrometry array localization J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996, 112:712-726 Page of (page number not for citation ... Ylitalo A, Stolen KQ, Kalliokoski R, Nekolla SG, Bax KE et al: Assessment of right ventricular oxidative metabolism by PET in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing cardiac...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... N, Awaya Y, Oyama T, Yamakido M, Akiyama M, Inoue Y, Yokoyama A, Hamada H, Fujioka S, Hiwada K: KL-6, a mucin-like glycoprotein, in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with interstitial ... important determinant of alveolar capillary damage, the relationship with alveolar inflammation suggests that BALF KL-6 cannot simply be regarded as a marker of regenerating epithelial cells The present ... was measured by ELISA (Eisai Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) according to the manufacturer's instructions in BALF and in plasma The intra-assay coefficient of variation was 5.1% and the inter-assay...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 10:20

... 13 Abbreviations APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CA, cardiac arrest; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; TH, therapeutic hypothermia Competing interests The authors ... Esophageal temperature after out -of- hospital cardiac arrest: an observational study Resuscitation 2010, 81:867-871 Morrison SF, Nakamura K, Madden CJ: Central control of thermogenesis in mammals ... hypothermia and cardiac arrest, mechanical chest compressions as a bridge to final treatment: a case report Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2009, 17:7 Lyon RM, Richardson SE, Hay AW, Andrews PJ,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 21:21

... Gakeppuchi ni Tatsu Kobayashi Sachiko, Mikawa Kenichi, Hosokawa Takashi, Godai Natsuko‟ [ A Flurry of Retrenchment as Enka Slots are Lessened: Kobayashi Sachiko, Mikawa Kenichi, Hosokawa Takashi, ... In fact, when karaoke participants‟ analysed and talked about my karaoke performances and involvement in their social relationships against these biographical, cultural and academic characteristics, ... evoking days and places gone by has held fans in an imagination of „Japaneseness‟ rooted in a yearning for an idealised past Enka has thus been coupled with ideas of Japanese traditional identity and...

Ngày tải lên: 01/10/2015, 17:27