Recurrent Hydatidiform Moles: A Clinical Challenge—A Case Report and an Update on Management and Therapeutical Strategies [PDF]
Hydatidiform mole, complete or partial (CHM/PHM), is the most common type of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), which is characterized by excessive trophoblastic proliferation and abnormal embryonic development.
S. Riccio +7 more
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The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients Who Become Clinically Node-Negative Following Neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Literature Review [PDF]
Background: In clinically node-positive (cN+) breast cancer (BC) patients who become clinically node-negative (cN0) following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after lymphatic mapping with lymphoscintigraphy is not widely
Giulia Ferrarazzo +8 more
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A Controlled Experiment of Surface Albedo Modification to Reduce Ice Melt
Loss of reflectivity in the Arctic and the wider cryosphere is known to increase global temperature rise through an ice‐albedo feedback loop, which has the potential to lead to loss of summertime ice cover in the Arctic Ocean, and to accelerate global ...
D. Johnson +4 more
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Photosynthesis in non-foliar tissues: implications for yield. [PDF]
Summary Photosynthesis is currently a focus for crop improvement. The majority of this work has taken place and been assessed in leaves, and limited consideration has been given to the contribution that other green tissues make to whole‐plant carbon assimilation.
Simkin AJ +4 more
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GOLEM: A tool for visualizing the distribution of Gene regulatOry eLEMents within the plant promoters with a focus on male gametophyte. [PDF]
Significance Statement Precise localization and visualization of gene regulatory motifs in gene promoters, in relation to gene transcription in specific tissues, can be challenging, especially for researchers without advanced bioinformatics expertise. GOLEM (Gene regulatOry eLEMents) is a freely available tool that enables users to precisely locate any
Nevosád L +8 more
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Feasibility, safety and tolerability of accelerated dobutamine stress echocardiography [PDF]
A continuous infusion of a single high dose of dobutamine has been, recently, suggested as a simple and effective protocol of stress echocardiography.
Pavaci Herribert +5 more
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An isolated anterior mitral leaflet cleft: a case report [PDF]
Introduction The anterior mitral leaflet cleft is an unusual congenital lesion most often encountered in association with other congenital heart defects.
Boccardi Lidia +7 more
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Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus with mitral regurgitation and impairment of functional capacity: a case report [PDF]
Introduction Mitral annular calcification is a common echocardiographic finding, especially in the elderly. Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus, however, is a relatively rare variant, having an echocardiographic prevalence of 0.6% in patients ...
Minardi Giovanni +6 more
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Rest and Dobutamine stress echocardiography in the evaluation of mid-term results of mitral valve repair in Barlow's disease [PDF]
Background Surgical "anatomical" repair is the most frequent technique used to correct mitral regurgitation due to severe myxomatous valve disease. Debate, however, persists on the efficacy of this technique, as well as on the durability of the repaired ...
Casali Giovanni +6 more
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The Impact of Hormonal Replacement Treatment in Postmenopausal Women with Uterine Fibroids: A State-of-the-Art Review of the Literature [PDF]
Background and Objectives: Hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) is effective in treating many debilitating symptoms of menopause. However, its use in women with uterine fibroids is widely debated, based on the susceptibility of these tumors to sexual ...
Elisa Moro +10 more
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