Robot-Assisted Surgical Treatment of Caseoma [PDF]
Texas Heart Institute JournalThis report reviews 5 cases of mitral annular caseoma. Four patients presented with fatigue, stroke, or mitral stenosis. Robot-assisted resection of caseoma with or without mitral valve replacement was successfully performed in all patients with good ...
Nancy Wang, BS +2 more
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Higher phosphate concentrations as in aqueous humor of diabetic patients increase intraocular lens calcification [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyBackground Clinical evidence suggests an association between phosphate concentrations in aqueous humor and the risk of intraocular lens (IOL) calcification.
Rebecca Buhl +6 more
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Differential predictability for high-risk plaque characteristics between fractional flow reserve and instantaneous wave-free ratio [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 To evaluate the differential associations of high-risk plaque characteristics (HRPC) with resting or hyperemic physiologic indexes (instantaneous wave-free ratio [iFR] or fractional flow reserve [FFR]), a total of 214 vessels from 127 patients with ...
Joo Myung Lee +16 more
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Ultrasound-guided needle decompression and steroid injection for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder: risk factors for repeat procedures and outcome analysis [PDF]
Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow, 2021 Background Although ultrasound-guided needle decompression (US-GND) can treat calcific tendinitis of the shoulder effectively, repeat procedures might be required for unresolved symptoms.
Su Cheol Kim +4 more
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Brazilian Oral Research, 2021 The current study evaluated the effects of taxifolin treatments on the viability of osteoblast-like cells, and on the expression of early mineralization markers, as part of the ongoing search for new endodontic materials able to induce periapical healing
Loiane MASSUNARI +6 more
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Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: Incidental finding - should we Ignore?
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2020 Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare entity, presenting mostly as an incidental finding. This disease has an autosomal recessive inheritance with inactivating mutations in the gene “solute carrier family 34 member 2”.
Manisha Agarwal +2 more
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Research Models for Studying Vascular Calcification [PDF]
, 2020 Calcification of the vessel wall contributes to high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Vascular calcification (VC) is a systemic disease with multifaceted contributing and inhibiting factors in an actively regulated process.
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Automated Measurement of Vascular Calcification in Femoral Endarterectomy Patients Using Deep Learning [PDF]
Diagnostics 2023, 13, 3363, 2023 Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the large arteries, presents a global health risk. Accurate analysis of diagnostic images, like computed tomographic angiograms (CTAs), is essential for staging and monitoring the progression of atherosclerosis-related conditions, including peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
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Evaluation of calcification resistance of xenopericardium treated with polyhydroxy compounds
Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов, 2021 Calcification of biomaterials used in prosthetic heart valves has been a challenging issue in cardiovascular surgery. The objective of this work is to compare the efficiency of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and tannic acid (TA) modification of xenomaterials ...
M. A. Rezvova +4 more
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Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2023 Context: Human growth shows considerable variation. In addition to constitutional differences in the timing of maturation, there are diseases, systemic disorders and environmental factors that may affect a child's physiologic maturity. Interrelationships
Akshaya Ojha +5 more
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