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Objective The aim of this study was to determine the differences in demographic, serologic, and clinical characteristics between male and female patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in an Australian cohort. Methods This was a retrospective observational study using data from the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study.
Emily Lin +14 more
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Background: Catheters provide vascular access for patients requiring intravenous treatments, but frequently are a source of infection and/or thrombosis.
Rinda Devi Bachu +5 more
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thesisThe purpose of these experiments was to evaluate the effectiveness of treating manufactured catheters with radio-frequency induced plasma to obtain decreased static and dynamic friction between treated and non-treated catheters.
Davis, Mark
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Catheter-related bloodstream infections due to coagulase-negative staphylococci managed with catheter removal: Recurrences are rare. [PDF]
Little research has been carried out on recurrences of catheter-related bloodstream infection due to coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS-CRBSI). The main objective of this study was to characterize patients with CoNS-CRBSI and infection recurrence ...
Buetti, Niccolò +4 more
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The Gut–Heart Axis in Systemic Sclerosis: Evidence From a Large Prospective Early Disease Cohort
Objective Cardiac involvement significantly impacts prognosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc), highlighting the need for early risk stratification. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common and often manifest early. Emerging data suggest a link between GI and cardiac manifestations, possibly through shared mechanisms like dysautonomia.
Francesca R. Di Ciommo +9 more
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Tryptophan Catabolites as Diagnostic Biomarkers of Major Depression in Coronary Artery Patients
Background: Major depression is common in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and it is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, but remains frequently underdiagnosed.
Dhurgham Al-Hadhrawi, Hussein Al-Hakeim
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Slack and Excessive Loading Avoidance in
In this work, two tendon tension loading distributions (fixed and moving) are designed to prevent undesired slack and excessive loading in tendons of continuum manipulators.
Mohsen Moradi Dalvand +2 more
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The Malta experience : a retrospective study of two types of peritoneal dialysis catheters [PDF]
Aim: The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the one year and two year survival rate of the double cuff coiled Tenchkoff catheter (TC) and the double cuff coiled Swan Neck (SN) catheter.
Sultana, Angela, Schembri, Mark
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Early postoperative interventional ASD-closure for severe atrial right to left shunt in a neonate with common arterial trunk [PDF]
Although closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD II) with an occluding device in the first year of life is not a routine procedure, it is a feasible treatment, even in neonates.
Eicken, Andreas +2 more
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet +11 more
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