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Objective Methods to Assess Aorto-Iliac Calcifications: A Systematic Review
DiagnosticsVascular calcifications in aorto-iliac arteries are emerging as crucial risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) with profound clinical implications.
Anna Fornasari +7 more
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An Ounce of Prevention With a Calcium Score Scan?
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2009 The past 2 decades have witnessed great progress in the treatment of advanced cardiovascular disease. Mortality of revascularization is close to or below 1% among cardiovascular centers of excellence, time for reperfusion has been dramatically shortened in acute coronary syndromes, and a ...
Mario J, Garcia, Valentin, Fuster
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider +15 more
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Calcium score as a screening method for cardiovascular disease diagnosis
Российский кардиологический журнал, 2019 Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is characteristic of coronary atherosclerosis, which is often detected by chest computed tomography. The standardized method for assessing CAC is the calcium score (CS) using the Agatston scoring system.
K. N. Zhuravlev +3 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye +33 more
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Coronary Artery Calcium Score: A Review [PDF]
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 2013 Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the foremost cause of death in many countries and hence, its early diagnosis is usually concerned as a major healthcare priority. Coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) using either electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) or multislice computed tomography (MSCT) has been applied for more than 20 years to provide an ...
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida +6 more
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Assessment of coronary artery calcium scoring
Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi-Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology, 2012 Calcium accumulation in the coronary arteries is a known indicator of atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the effect of patients' demographic characteristics on calcium scoring and the topographic accumulation of calcium in the coronary arteries.Two-hundred ninety-nine patients were included in the study (192 male, 107 female;
Demet, Erciyes +5 more
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Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, 2016 Background: Epicardial fat has been recently identified as a major player in the development of the atherosclerotic process.
Hodaş Roxana +9 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono +7 more
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