Results 41 to 50 of about 1,639,886 (255)

Energetic performance analysis of staged palliative surgery in tricuspid atresia using vector flow mapping

open access: yesCardiovascular Ultrasound, 2017
Background Staged palliative surgery markedly shifts the balance of volume load on a single ventricle and pulmonary vascular bed. Blalock-Taussig shunt necessitates a single ventricle eject blood to both the systemic and pulmonary circulation.
Mao Kinoshita   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complex Congenital Heart Disease: Echocardiographic Evaluation

open access: yesJournal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging, 2020
Various combinations of congenital heart defects are included in complex congenital heart disease. Various pathologies of cardiac structures have varied embryological dysmorphology.
Srinivas Lakshmivenkateshiah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Palliative care services in Australia 2013 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report provides detailed information on the national response to the palliative care needs of Australians. Summary This report on Australian palliative care services is the second in this series.

core  

Somatostatin receptor 4 (SSTR4) is a tumor suppressor in cutaneous and head & neck squamous cell carcinomas

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study identifies somatostatin receptor 4 (Sstr4) as a critical tumor suppressor against skin and head/neck cancers (HNSCC, cSCC, and BCC). The loss of Sstr4 removes a check on cell growth, causing hyperactivation of the MAPK‐ERK signaling pathway (↑).
Ali Taqvi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical study on anorexia in patients with terminal cancer

open access: yesFujita Medical Journal
Objectives: Patients with terminal cancer tend to have an increased frequency of a variety of clinical symptoms, including anorexia, at 1 month of life expectancy. This study examined clinical symptoms affecting anorexia in patients with terminal cancer.
Miyo Murai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The VHL tumor suppressor at the crossroad of protein folding, aggregation, and cancer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Mutations, environmental stress, and chaperone dysfunction can destabilize pVHL, promoting its conversion from the native folded state into amyloid‐like assemblies. This transition may contribute to protein storage, cell dormancy, survival, and drug resistance.
Lara Abad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of Non‐Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Patients Treated with GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) have demonstrated significant weight‐reducing effects and may offer benefits in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH); however, recent concerns about the risk of non‐arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) have emerged.
Faisal A. Al‐Harbi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural Language Processing for serious illness communications in palliative surgical oncology

open access: yesAnnals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Approximately one-fifth of surgeries performed at major cancer centres worldwide are palliative in nature, and one-third of advanced cancer patients receive surgery during their last year of life.1,2 Serious illness communication (SIC) is an essential ...
Louis Choon Kit Wong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bone metastases in breast cancer: Frequency, metastatic pattern and non-systemic locoregional therapy

open access: yesJournal of Bone Oncology, 2014
Background: The study evaluates the frequency of and indications for bone-metastases (BM)-related surgery and/or radiotherapy in the palliative breast cancer (BC) situation and analyzes in which phase of the palliative disease course surgery and/or ...
Kirsten Steinauer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unraveling 4‐Phenylbutyrate's Therapeutic Role in SLC6A1 Disorders: Pharmacochaperoning Over HDAC Inhibition

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Variants in SLC6A1, encoding the GABA transporter 1 (GAT‐1), cause epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, and developmental delay via loss of GABA uptake, impaired trafficking, and ER retention. We previously found that 4‐Phenylbutyrate (PBA), an FDA‐approved drug, restores GABA uptake and reduces seizures in SLC6A1‐related disorders ...
Melissa B. DeLeeuw   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy