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The Endothelial CXCR Family in Vascular Health and Disease

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Endothelial cells (ECs) form the dynamic interface between blood and tissue, serving as key regulators of vascular homeostasis, inflammation, and repair. Among the molecular systems governing endothelial behavior, the C‐X‐C motif chemokine receptor (CXCR) family—originally characterized in immunology for its roles in leukocyte trafficking and ...
Zhiming Wu, Yandi Wu, Suowen Xu, Yu Huang, Li Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complete improvement in a patient with multiple irreversible defects of the left ventricle on 99m technetium-sestamibi SPECT after percutaneous coronary intervention. [PDF]

, 2012
99mTc-sestamibi has been investigated as a potential viability marker; initial studies have shown good concordance between 201Tl and 99mTc-sestamibi activities in both viable and nonviable myocardium.
Amini, A., Asli, I.N., Assadi, M., Barekat, M., Hooman, A., Iranpour, D., Jallalat, S., Javadi, H., Mogharrabi, M., Porpiranfar, M.A., Semnani, S., Yavari, P.   +11 more
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Magnetocardiography combined with machine learning for pulmonary hypertension detection and improved short‐term risk assessment

Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
Magnetocardiography (MCG) enables non‐invasive mapping of cardiac magnetic fields. In this study, an MCG‐based machine learning model detects pulmonary hypertension with robust performance. Furthermore, MCG features may improve the accuracy of short‐term risk assessment.
Yuankun Qi, Jiaqi Liang, Kai Ma, Xiaoyu Hu, Yu Zhang, Xiaole Han, Dong Xu, Xu Zhang, Xiaopei Cui, Min Xiang, Hongyu Zhang, Jiancheng Fang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparative Study of Ultrasonography and CT Venography in the Diagnosis of Budd‐Chiari Syndrome

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
Budd‐Chiari syndrome (BCS) is characterized by hepatic venous outflow obstruction from the hepatic veins to the junction of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and right atrium. Ultrasound (US) and CT venography (CTV) are used as imaging techniques for the diagnosis of BCS, and We compared the diagnostic efficacy of the two modalities. The results showed that
Tiling Jiang, Mingyue Qu, Qian Zhang, Donghua Shen, Yan Liu, Baoshi Guo, Gong Wang   +6 more
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Congenital septal defects in Karachi, Pakistan: an update of mutational screening by high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis of MTHFR C677T

Human Genomics
Background Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the heart structural malformations present at birth. Septal defects account for 40% of CHD, including atrial, ventricular and atrioventricular septal defects.
Syed Irtiza Ali, Obaid Yusuf Khan, Nadir Naveed, Hussain Ahmad, Najma Patel, Afsheen Arif   +5 more
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Determining the Health Problems of Alaska Military Youth Academy Participants [PDF]

, 2014
Alaska Military Youth Academy is an accredited residential high school program that utilizes a quasi-military approach to teach life skills to at-risk youth.
Doughty, Mark W.
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Implementation and Performance of First‐Trimester Referral Ultrasound Scan Following the Introduction of National Guidelines

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
The expert assessment of fetal anatomy before 14 weeks is feasible when adopting a standardized protocol and allows an early diagnosis in most cases at risk for fetal anomaly following first trimester screening ultrasound. ABSTRACT Background To report the implementation across Fetal Medicine units and the agreement between first and second trimester ...
Grazia Volpe, Laura Sarno, Elena Mantovani, Daniele Di Mascio, Valentina D'Ambrosio, Tiziana Fanelli, Ilaria Fantasia, Gian Piero Minnella, Paola Quaresima, Enrico Corno, Andrea Dall'Asta, on behalf of the SIEOGiovani Committee of the Italian Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (SIEOG)   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparison of clinical paediatric murmur assessment with echocardiography [PDF]

, 2004
Objective: To compare the clinical acumen of paediatric cardiovascular examination between various hospital paediatrician grades. Design: Prospective data collection of clinical and echocardiography findings on paediatric echocardiography referrals ...
Bailey, Mark, Grech, Victor E., Mercieca, Victor, Spiteri, Amaris, Torpiano, John G.   +4 more
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Most costly and prevalent reasons for hospitalization in children with medical complexity in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Children with medical complexity (CMC) have chronic health conditions often associated with functional limitations. CMC comprise 1%–5% of the pediatric population. In Canada, their care accounts for one‐third of pediatric health spending.
Erin Hessey, Thaksha Thavam, Sanjay Mahant, Eyal Cohen, Jingqin Zhu, Francine Buchanan, Teresa To, Peter J. Gill, Ontario Pediatric Hospital Care Study Group (OPHCSG) and the Canadian Paediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN), Wenjia Chen, Ronald Cohn, Mairead Green, Matt Hall, Kate Langrish, Colin Macarthur, Myla Moretti, Patricia Parkin, Michelle Quinlan, Ann Bayliss, Ronik Kanani, Sean Murray, Catherine Pound, Mahmoud Sakran, Anupam Sehgal, Sepi Taheri, Gita Wahi   +25 more
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Angiopoietin-2 predicts morbidity in adults with Fontan physiology. [PDF]

, 2019
Morbidity in patients with single-ventricle Fontan circulation is common and includes arrhythmias, edema, and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) among others. We sought to identify biomarkers that may predict such complications.
Aboulhosn, Jamil A, Boström, Kristina I, Conrad, Miles B, Guihard, Pierre J, Iruela-Arispe, M Luisa, Kim, Helen, Lluri, Gentian, Pawlikowska, Ludmila, Shirali, Aditya S   +8 more
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