Halenka, Milan Karasek, David Schovanek, Jan Frysak, Zdenek
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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (US-PEIT) is a minimally invasive procedure that may be performed as an alternative to surgery for the treatment of recurrent symptomatic thyroid cysts for which simple aspiration failed. The present study aimed at assessing US-PEIT in a large cohort of patients, identifying factors influenci...
Skala, Tomas Precek, Jan Hutyra, Martin Moravec, Ondrej Tudos, Zbynek Skalova, Jitka Klementova, Olga Antonicka, Andrea Zapletalova, Jana Taborsky, Milos
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The prognostic significance of adenosine-mediated pulmonary vein (PV) dormant conduction is unclear. We prospectively followed patients with adenosine-mediated PV reconduction with a subsequent repeated ablation until there was no reconduction inducible with patients without reconduction after PV isolation. Consecutive patients (n=179) with paroxys...
Huang, Kai Li, Wanlian Xiao, Juan Luo, Diteng Jin, Junfei
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The roles of sphingosine in various cancers have not been fully investigated. Our aim was to identify the relationship between serum sphingosine and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Serum sphingosine in 34 normal people and 73 HCC patients were reviewed retrospectively. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to de...
Snopko, Pavol Kolarovszki, Branislav Opsenak, Rene Hanko, Martin Benco, Martin
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Chronic calcified/ossified subdural hematoma is a rare diagnosis. The incidence of chronic calcified subdural hematoma is 0.3-2.7% of all chronic subdural hematomas. Surgical treatment is indicated in most cases, but there is still some controversy. We present a case report of 81-year-old woman with calcified chronic subdural hematoma. Patient unde...
Uslu, Abdulkadir Kup, Ayhan Dogan, Cem Sari, Munevver Cersit, Sinan Aksu, Ugur Kanat, Selcuk Demir, Mehmet Tenekecioglu, Erhan
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Epicardial fat reflects abdominal visceral adiposity and visceral fat plays an important role in the development of an unfavorable metabolic and atherosclerosis risk profile. Intracoronary thrombus burden is an important factor affecting the success of the procedure particularly in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). There...
Chylikova, Jaroslava Dvorackova, Jana Cizkova, Katerina Lacey, Helena Kamarad, Vojtech
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Macrophages are linked to the initiation of the chronic inflammation believed to underlie the changes taking place in the white fatty tissue of obese people. Both the number of macrophages, but their functional status, play an important role in the development of inflammation. Classically, macrophages are divided into two types: pro-inflammatory (M...
Sidaraite, Agne Liutkeviciene, Rasa Glebauskiene, Brigita Vilkeviciute, Alvita Kriauciuniene, Loresa
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The aim was to evaluate the association of CETP (rs5882 and rs708272) single nucleotide polymorphisms with the presence, invasiveness, hormonal activity and recurrence of pituitary adenoma (PA). The study group included 142 patients with PA and the control group, 753 healthy subjects. The genotyping of CETP (rs5882 and rs708272) was performed using...
Gao, Hui Li, Yuqiao Lin, Tao Cheng, Yan Ma, Yunbo
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CIP2A has been proved to play a role as an oncogene in various types of malignancies while its functionality in renal clear cell carcinoma has not been investigated. Our study aimed to investigate the role of CIP2A in renal clear cell carcinoma and to explore the possible mechanisms. A total of 80 patients with renal clear cell carcinoma and 32 hea...
Knybel, Lukas Cvek, Jakub Cermakova, Zuzana Havelka, Jaroslav Pomaki, Michaela Resova, Kamila
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Modern stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) techniques and systems that use online image guidance offer frameless radiotherapy of spinal tumors and the ability to control intrafraction motion during treatment. These systems allow precise alignment of the patient during the entire treatment session and react immediately to random changes in this al...
Lostak, Jiri Gallo, Jiri Slavik, Ludek Zapletalova, Jana Balaz, Lubos
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We assessed various ways of tranexamic acid (TXA) administration on the fibrinolytic system. Blood loss, transfusions, drainage and haematoma were secondary outcomes. In this prospective study, we examined 100 patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) between June and November 2018. Patients were randomly assigned to 4 groups accord...
