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Benefits of Patisiran on Functional Capacity in ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis [PDF]

JACC: Advances
Background: Patients with transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) suffer substantial morbidity and mortality. The meaningful preservation of functional capacity and quality of life are important priorities.
John L. Berk, MD, Olivier Lairez, MD, PhD, Pedro Schwartzmann, MD, PhD, Shaun Bender, PhD, Matthew T. White, PhD, Patrick Y. Jay, MD, PhD, David Danese, MBA, Ronald Witteles, MD   +7 more
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The Discrepancy between Subjective and Objective Evaluations of Cognitive and Functional Ability among People with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review

Behavioral Sciences, 2023
Background: An important aspect of recovery in schizophrenia relates to one’s subjective, lived experience. Self-report is a subjective measurement method with yet-uncertain utility in the assessment of functioning among individuals diagnosed with ...
Molly Harris, Emily Blanco, Hunter Howie, Melisa Rempfer   +3 more
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Beyond the Acute Phase: Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Functional Capacity and Prothrombotic Risk—A Pilot Study

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: Assessment of the prothrombotic, proinflammatory, and functional status of a cohort of COVID-19 patients at least two years after the acute infection to identify parameters with potential therapeutic and prognostic value ...
Doina-Clementina Cojocaru, Florin Mitu, Maria-Magdalena Leon, Lucia Corina Dima-Cozma, Cristina Andreea Adam, Carmen Marinela Cumpăt, Robert D. Negru, Alexandra Maștaleru, Viviana Onofrei   +8 more
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Determinants of Functional Capacity and Quality of Life After Implantation of a Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device

Cardiac Failure Review, 2020
Continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are increasingly used as destination therapy in patients with end-stage heart failure and, with recent improvements in pump design, adverse event rates are decreasing.
Kiran K Mirza, Finn Gustafsson
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Determination of Butyrate Synthesis Capacity in Gut Microbiota: Quantification of but Gene Abundance by qPCR in Fecal Samples

Biomolecules, 2021
Butyrate is formed in the gut during bacterial fermentation of dietary fiber and is attributed numerous beneficial effects on the host metabolism. We aimed to develop a method for the assessment of functional capacity of gut microbiota butyrate synthesis
Nikola Daskova, Marie Heczkova, Istvan Modos, Petra Videnska, Petra Splichalova, Helena Pelantova, Marek Kuzma, Jan Gojda, Monika Cahova   +8 more
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Evaluation of the Selected Parameters of Inflammation in Patients with Haemorrhagic Stroke

Pielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne, 2023
Introduction. In the acute phase of stroke, the development of inflammation within the stroke focus can be observed. Therefore, in response to the inflammatory process in the brain, an inflammatory reaction occurs in the peripheral blood. Aim. The aim of
Piotr Rajewski, Adam Wiśniewski, Magdalena Nowaczewska   +2 more
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The Impact of Selected Lifestyle Factors on the Functional Fitness of Stroke Patients during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Pielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne, 2023
Introduction. Stroke is the cause of death in approximately 30,000 Poles yearly. Assessment of the functional capacity of patients after stroke and the factors influencing its course is utterly important because it allows to determine the level of ...
Małgorzata Bosacka, Grażyna Bączyk
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An approach for identifying brainstem dopaminergic pathways using resting state functional MRI. [PDF]

, 2014
Here, we present an approach for identifying brainstem dopaminergic pathways using resting state functional MRI. In a group of healthy individuals, we searched for significant functional connectivity between dopamine-rich midbrain areas (substantia nigra;
D'Esposito, Mark, Kayser, Andrew, Miyakawa, Asako, Vytlacil, Jason   +3 more
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International differences in the risk of death from smoking and obesity: The case of the United States and Finland

SSM: Population Health, 2017
Despite much interest in the health risks associated with behavioral factors, little is known about whether individuals residing in different countries experience a different set of risks.
Neil Mehta, Irma Elo, Sari Stenholm, Arpo Aromaa, Markku Heliövaara, Seppo Koskinen   +5 more
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A Civic Republican Analysis of Mental Capacity Law [PDF]

, 2018
This article draws upon the civic republican tradition to offer new conceptual resources for the normative assessment of mental capacity law. The republican conception of liberty as non-domination is used to identify ways in which such laws generate ...
O'Shea, Tom
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