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Remitting Seronegative Symmetrical Synovitis with Pitting Edema Syndrome in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient

Case Reports in Medicine, 2012
A 75-year-old male who was undergoing chronic hemodialysis developed abrupt-onset pitting edema and pain in the dorsum of both hands and feet. Biochemical analysis disclosed increased C-reactive protein, and negative rheumatoid factor and antinuclear ...
Shunsuke Yamada, Seiya Fuyuno, Masahiro Eriguchi, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Takanari Kitazono   +4 more
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Anorectal Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Phenotypes and Functional Patterns

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to characterize specific physiologic defects in anorectal dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) using anorectal manometry (ARM), evaluate associations with gastrointestinal (GI) and extraintestinal clinical phenotypes, and explore potential serologic markers for risk stratification.
Timothy Kaniecki, Alireza Amindarolzarbi, Tsion Abdi, John Clarke, Michael Hughes, Ami A. Shah, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +6 more
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Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment in diabetic macular edema

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2016
Moosang KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, KoreaWe read with great interest the article titled “Clinical effects and safety of treating diabetic macular edema with intravitreal injection of ...
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Development of a Disease Activity Index for the Assessment of VEXAS Syndrome (VEXAS‐DAI)

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective VEXAS syndrome is characterized by a complex spectrum of inflammatory and hematologic manifestations. Clinical research to identify effective therapies is urgently needed but is hindered by the lack of validated outcome measures. A VEXAS‐specific disease activity index (DAI) is an essential tool for reliably capturing changes in disease ...
Kevin Byram, Heřman Mann, Danielle Hammond, Onima Chowdhury, Sinisa Savic, Yohei Kirino, Carmelo Gurnari, Maël Heiblig, Thibault Comont, Arsène Mekinian, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Lachelle D. Weeks, Gary Ho, Adam Al‐Hakim, Scott Goldberg, Marcela A. Ferrada, Sophie Georgin‐Lavialle, Peter C. Grayson, Emma M. Groarke, Bhavisha Patel, Megan Sullivan, Sarah A. Buckley, Bryan G. Harder, Raman Garcha, David B. Beck, Matthew J. Koster   +25 more
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The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis‐Specific Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E.H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
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Sodium Alginate‐Based Submucosal Lifting Hydrogel for Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A biocompatible sodium alginate‐based hydrogel is developed as a next‐generation submucosal lifting agent intended for EMR and ESD. The optimized formulation exhibits a composition devoid of endotoxins, high viscosity, demonstrates reliable injectability, and ensures prolonged mucosal elevation.
Iram Maqsood, Venkata S. Akshintala, Surya T. Evani, Rebecca A. Krimins, Yihan Wang, Keith Freel, Ahmed Ibrahim, Saowanee Ngamruengphong, Mouen Khashab, Stephen W. Hoag   +9 more
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Pharmacophore Selection and Redesign of Non-nucleotide Inhibitors of Anthrax Edema Factor

Toxins, 2012
Antibiotic treatment may fail to protect individuals, if not started early enough, after infection with Bacillus anthracis, due to the continuing activity of toxins that the bacterium produces.
Maria Estrella Jimenez, Laurie E. Sower, Mary A. Walter, Scott R. Gilbertson, Johnny W. Peterson, John J. Kanalas, Jian Gao, Lili Ma, Deliang Chen, Catherine H. Schein   +9 more
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A Novel Perfused Full‐Thickness Human Skin Microphysiological System for Modeling Injury, Regeneration, Tumor Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics Development

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
What if human skin could remain fully alive and functional outside the body for weeks? A New Alternative Method (NAM) based on a vascularized full‐thickness skin microphysiological system achieves precisely this, preserving native vasculature, resident immunity, and metabolic activity for up to three weeks, while faithfully recapitulating radiation ...
Yusuf Surucu, Hamid Malekzadeh, Alexa Rivera Del Rio Hernandez, Naresh Mahajan, Ethan Banks, Dayyan Ur Rahman, José A. Arellano, Katherine S. Yang, Alexey Altman, G.V. Naveen Kumar, Matthew L. Steinhauser, Jeffrey A. Gusenoff, J. Peter Rubin, Asim Ejaz   +13 more
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Relationship between Macular Thickness and the Ratio of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor to Its Soluble Receptor 1 in Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2012
Background: The goal of this study was to determine the ratio of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to soluble VEGF receptor 1 (SVEGFR1) in aqueous humor of patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).
Zahra Hasanpour, Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard, Zahra Abbaspoor, Gholam Ali Naderian, Mehdi Jahanmard   +4 more
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Intelligent Orthopedics: Machine Learning in Diagnosis of Bone Disease, Implants, and Bone Health Monitoring

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Efficient recovery from traumatic or degenerative diseases is a great challenge, even after all the advancements in bone and cartilage regeneration. Machine learning (ML) algorithms have presented opportunities to enhance these aspects by accurately analyzing imaging data.
Maryam Kamaei, Hesam Mohammadi, Shamim Golafshan, Mojtaba Alehosseini, Mahsa Mohammadzadeh, Atefeh Golshirazi, Nasim Golafshan, Tatiane Eufrásio‐da‐Silva, Alireza Dolatshahi‐Pirouz, Gorka Orive   +9 more
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