Gołębiowski, Tomasz Kusztal, Mariusz Konieczny, Andrzej Kuriata-Kordek, Magdalena Gawryś, Ada Augustyniak-Bartosik, Hanna Letachowicz, Krzysztof Zielińska, Dorota Wiśniewska, Magdalena Krajewska, Magdalena
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Metabolic acidosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common complication. A bicarbonate concentration in venous blood (V-HCO3-) is a key index for diagnosis and treatment initiation. The aim of our study is to evaluate usability of acid-base balance parameters of in blood taken simultaneously from peripheral artery and the vein. A ...
Vischer, Annina S Burkard, Thilo
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Arterial hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease worldwide. Office blood pressure measurements (OBPMs) are still recommended for diagnosis and follow-up by all major guidelines; however, the recommended procedures differ significantly. In analogy, major outcome studies usually apply OBPMs, again, with a variety of procedures....
Ehrich, Jochen Dubourg, Laurence Hansson, Sverker Pape, Lars Steinle, Tobias Fruth, Jana Höckner, Sebastian Schiffer, Eric
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Evaluation of renal dysfunction includes estimation of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as the initial step and subsequent laboratory testing. We hypothesized that combined analysis of serum creatinine, myo-inositol, dimethyl sulfone, and valine would allow both assessment of renal dysfunction and precise GFR estimation. Bio-banked sera were analy...
Sivapalan, Pradeesh Bikov, András Jensen, Jens-Ulrik
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Treating patients hospitalised with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) usually involves administering systemic corticosteroids. The many unwanted side effects associated with this treatment have led to increased interest in minimising the accumulated corticosteroid dose necessary to treat exacerbations. Studies have...
Pei, Lulu X Leepile, Tebogo T Cochrane, Kelsey M Samson, Kaitlyn L I Fischer, Jordie A J Williams, Brock A Kroeun, Hou Bonifacio, Lizl Karakochuk, Crystal D
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Genetic hemoglobinopathies are the most common single-gene disorder worldwide. Some automated hematology analyzers have the capability of flagging individuals who may have hematological disorders based on complete blood count (CBC) biomarkers. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of a hematology analyzer in identifying genetic hemoglobinopathies in Ca...
Hara, Takatoshi Shanmugalingam, Aturan McIntyre, Amanda Burhan, Amer M
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In recent years, the potential of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) for therapeutic effects on cognitive functions has been explored for populations with stroke. There are various NIBS methods depending on the stimulation site and stimulation parameters. However, there is no systematic NIBS review of post-stroke cognitive impairment with a focu...
Pellegrino, Sara Fonti, Rosa Pulcrano, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Silvana
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Despite the recent advances in lung cancer biology, molecular pathology, and treatment, this malignancy remains the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common form found at diagnosis. Accurate staging of the disease is a fundamental prognostic factor that correctly predicts progression-...
Giunchi, Francesca Massari, Francesco Altimari, Annalisa Gruppioni, Elisa Nobili, Elisabetta Fiorentino, Michelangelo Ardizzoni, Andrea
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The TMPRSS2:ERG fusion is considered prostate specific and has been rarely described in other tumors. We describe the case of a patient who developed lung and prostate cancers, both harboring the TMPRSS2:ERG fusion. The patient developed a cancer of the prostate with lymph node metastases and after two years a nodule of the thoracic wall. The histo...
Einarsdóttir, Hrefna Sæunn Berg, Ronan Martin Griffin Borgwardt, Lise
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99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy is currently the method of choice for assessing renal scarring in children, but it is not established whether conducting the scan as a single photon emission tomography combined with low-dose CT (SPECT/ldCT) scan provides additional diagnostic benefits when compared to conventional planar scintigrap...
Gąsior, Jakub S Hoffmann, Bartosz Silva, Luiz Eduardo Virgilio Małek, Łukasz Flatt, Andrew A Baranowski, Rafał Werner, Bożena
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Monitoring of markers reflecting cardiac autonomic activity before and during stressful situations may be useful for identifying the physiological state of an athlete and may have medical or performance implications. The study aimed to determine group and individual changes in short-term (5 min) and ultra-short-term (1 min) heart rate (HR), respira...