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Performance Characteristics of DOAC Dipstick in Determining Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Urine
Testing for direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patient urine may facilitate medical treatment decisions. The aim of this study was to investigate interobserver variability by 2 independent observers compared to laboratory staff in the visual ...
Job Harenberg MD +5 more
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Hirudotherapy in Medicine and Dentistry [PDF]
The concept of Unani medicine is based on balancing body humours, the imbalance of which causes diseases. The application of leech therapy in medical and dental science is well recognized. Although easy and non-invasive, complications also exist.
Kunal Jha +3 more
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Point of care testing of residual effect of antiplatelet therapy in trauma patients or during major surgery may result in improved clinical management of significant bleeding. We included 121 healthy individuals (57 females and 64 males, aged 22–65 years)
Peter H. Nissen +2 more
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Plasma Fibrinogen Independently Predicts Hypofibrinolysis in Severe COVID-19
High rates of thrombosis are present in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Deeper insight into the prothrombotic state is essential to provide the best thromboprophylaxis care.
Diana Schrick +3 more
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Albumin Restores Endothelial Cell Mitochondrial Morphology in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background & Aims Endothelial cell (EC) activation is a critical driver of disease progression in cirrhosis, contributing to acute decompensation (AD) and acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF). Although human albumin administration improves EC function in cirrhotic patients with hypoalbuminemia, its direct effects on ECs remain unclear.
Fischer SE +5 more
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is identified as a widespread chronic progressive disease jeopardizing public health which characterized by gradually loss of renal function. However, there is no efficient therapy to prevail over this disease.
Ying Li +5 more
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An Overview on Medicinal Leech Therapy
: In the traditional treatment of pain and inflammatory illnesses, Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal leeches) are used therapeutically. Leeches are connected to the afflicted areas and start sucking blood after a first, painless bite.
Kaushal Chhayani +2 more
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Serotonin reuptake inhibitors and cardiovascular disease [PDF]
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibiting drugs (SSRIs) are widely used for endogenous depression. In addition to depleting the nerve terminals of serotonin they also lower blood platelet serotonin levels.
Belcher, P.R. +2 more
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Background: To investigate the efficacy and safety of hirudin plus aspirin therapy compared with warfarin in the secondary prevention of cardioembolic stroke due to nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF).
Changgeng Song +6 more
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The effects of a hirudin/liposome complex on a diabetic nephropathy rat model
Background Hirudin, an extract from Hirudo spp., is an anticoagulant used to treat a variety of renal diseases, including diabetic nephropathy (DN).
Hongwu Wang +8 more
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