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Drugs for preventing red blood cell dehydration in people with sickle cell disease. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin, resulting in abnormal red blood cells. These are rigid and may block blood vessels leading to acute painful crises and other complications.
Ballas, Samir K., Nagalla, Srikanth
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The effect of virgin coconut oil loaded solid lipid particles (VCO-SLPs) on skin hydration and skin elasticity [PDF]

, 2013
Virgin Coconut Oil is usually extracted from well matured and fresh coconut through specialized processes without damaging its natural nutrition. In this work, formulation, characterization and efficacy of VCO-SLPs have been studied.
Abd. Aziz, Azila, Aziz, Ramlan, Mohamed Noor, Norhayati, Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji   +3 more
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Neglected foreign body aspiration mimicking bronchial carcinoma [PDF]

, 2016
Foreign body aspiration can occur in any age group, but it is more commonly seen in children. In adults, there is usually a predisposing condition that poses a risk of aspiration.
Afghani, R., Khandashpour Ghomi, M., Khandoozi, S.R., Yari, B.   +3 more
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The Evolving Pharmacotherapeutic Landscape for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. [PDF]

, 2020
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an extremely heterogeneous disease that has been associated with global morbidity and early mortality. More effective and inexpensive therapies are needed.
Ballas, Samir K
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Randomized phase 2 trial of regadenoson for treatment of acute vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell disease [PDF]

, 2017
Key Points Regadenoson did not reduce iNKT cell activation to a prespecified level when administered to patients with SCD. Because iNKT cell activation was not reduced, the benefit of iNKT cell-based therapies in SCD cannot be determined.
Achebe, Maureen, Chu, Hillary, Field, Joshua J., George, Alex, Gordeuk, Victor R., Gowhari, Michel, Heeney, Matthew M., Hoppe, Carolyn, Lin, Gene, Linden, Joel, Majerus, Elaine, Nathan, David G., Neuberg, Donna, Puligandla, Maneka, Sheehan, Brian   +14 more
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Aortic root diameter, main pulmonary artery diameter/aortic root diameter and pericardial fat volume as predictors of occlusive coronary artery disease

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2023
The clinical relevance of aortic root diameter (ARD) and main pulmonary artery diameter (MPAd) or pericardial fat volume (PFV) in the assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) is largely unknown.
Abdulameer A. Al-Mosawi , Hussein Nafakhi, Hadeel K. Hameed   +2 more
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Hypoxic Cell Waves around Necrotic Cores in Glioblastoma: A Biomathematical Model and its Therapeutic Implications

, 2012
Glioblastoma is a rapidly evolving high-grade astrocytoma that is distinguished pathologically from lower grade gliomas by the presence of necrosis and microvascular hiperplasia.
Calvo, Gabriel F., Martínez-González, Alicia, Pérez-García, Víctor M., Romasanta, Luis A. Pérez   +3 more
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Saudi SCD patients’ symptoms and quality of life relative to the number of ED visits [PDF]

, 2016
Background Individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) have significantly increased emergency department (ED) use compared to the general population. In Saudi Arabia, health care is free for all individuals and therefore has no bearing on increased
Ahmed, Anwar E., Al-Suliman, Ahmad M., Alaskar, Ahmed S., Aldughither, Mohammed H., Ali, Yosra Z., Malhan, Hafiz M., McClish, Donna K.   +6 more
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A Multinational Trial of Prasugrel for Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Events.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
BACKGROUND Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder that is characterized by painful vaso-occlusive crises, for which there are few treatment options.
M. Heeney, C. Hoppe, M. Abboud, B. Inusa, J. Kanter, B. Ogutu, Patricia B. Brown, L. Heath, J. Jakubowski, Chunmei Zhou, Dmitry Zamoryakhin, T. Agbenyega, R. Colombatti, H. Hassab, V. Nduba, Janet Oyieko, N. Robitaille, C. Segbefia, D. Rees   +18 more
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The Importance of Hydration in Wound Healing: Reinvigorating the clinical perspective [PDF]

, 2016
Balancing skin hydration levels is important as any disruption in skin integrity will result in disturbance of the dermal water balance. The discovery that a moist wound healing environment actively supports the healing response when compared to a dry ...
Atiyeh B.S., Atiyeh B.S., Eaglstein W.H., Faria D., Gabriel A., Gabriel A., Gray D., Hebra F., Leung B.K., Park A.C., Rubio P.A., Scheuplein R., Verdier-Sévrain S., Xu W., Zelen C.M.   +14 more
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