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Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.Abstract Background To examine whether the associations between periodontitis and multiple systemic conditions increase with increasing severity of periodontitis using a multi‐center electronic health record (EHR) repository. Methods A cross‐sectional analysis was conducted using EHR data from 9 dental schools in the United States.
Muhammad H. A. Saleh, Hamoun Sabri
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Hepatocyte and keratinocyte growth factors and their receptors in human lung emphysema
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2005 Background Hepatocyte and keratinocyte growth factors are key growth factors in the process of alveolar repair. We hypothesized that excessive alveolar destruction observed in lung emphysema involves impaired expression of hepatocyte and keratinocyte ...
Marchal Joëlle +8 more
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Is Ophthalmology Consult Needed for Acute Orbital Fractures?
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Failure to recognize concomitant ocular injury in orbital fracture patients is a feared consequence of evaluation in the acute setting. These injuries and their accompanying functional sequelae range in severity, and reconstructive surgeons need to be sensitive to the possibility of major ocular injuries that could potentially have serious ...
Katherine L. Webb +2 more
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Exercise intolerance and systemic manifestations of pulmonary emphysema in a mouse model
Respiratory Research, 2009 Background Systemic effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) significantly contribute to severity and mortality of the disease. We aimed to develop a COPD/emphysema model exhibiting systemic manifestations of the disease.
Hasenfuss Gerd +6 more
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Postoperative Fluoroscopic Appearance After Flexible Endoscopic Zenker's Diverticulotomy
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.We perform a retrospective study on patients undergoing flexible Zenker's diverticulotomy surgery and report changes in the objective fluoroscopic appearance as well as patient‐reported outcome measures. ABSTRACT Objective Flexible approach to treating Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) has gained traction in recent years. However, objective measures comparing
Shumon I. Dhar +7 more
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Sirt1 expression is associated with CD31 expression in blood cells from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Cigarette smoke induced oxidative stress has been shown to reduce silent information regulator 1 (Sirt1) levels in lung tissue from smokers and patients with COPD patients.
Akai, Masaya +11 more
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Penetrating Laryngeal Trauma: Management of Severe Injuries Without Open Reduction Internal Fixation
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Thyroid and cricoid cartilage fractures that are displaced or have multiple fracture lines are traditionally managed with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). In practice, patients with penetrating laryngeal trauma may have small fragments of cartilage that are difficult to reduce and fixate.
Helen Hieu Nguyen +6 more
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Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, 2011 Subcutaneous emphysema is a potential surgical complication arising due to introduction of air into the facial planes of the connective tissue. presence of air and accompanying inflammation and or infection could prove fatal in immediate post surgical scenario.
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Editing out five Serpina1 paralogs to create a mouse model of genetic emphysema
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018 Significance Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects 10% of the worldwide population, and the leading genetic cause is a genetic disease, α-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency.
F. Borel +13 more
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Barnes Hospital Bulletin [PDF]
, 1968 https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/bjc_barnes_bulletin/1041/thumbnail ...
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