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Impact of Metastatic Patterns on Survival and Response to Therapy in Neuroblastoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While the presence of metastases in neuroblastoma (NB) is a well‐established prognostic factor, the clinical significance of dissemination patterns and tumour burden and their impact on response and survival remains poorly understood.
Mariona Morell‐Daniel, Santiago Pérez‐Hoyos, Aroa Soriano, Ana Coma, Amalia Varo, Raquel Hladun, Gabriela Guillén, Soraya Mico, Marta Garrido, Lourdes Rubio, Alba Rubio‐San‐Simón, Ana Minguez, Ricardo López‐Almaraz, Laura Illade, Miguel F. Segura, Lucas Moreno   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of pranayama on pulmonary functions and heart rate variability in patients with mild-to-moderate persistent bronchial asthma

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Background: The global burden of bronchial asthma is on the rise. Asthma is a disorder of airflow obstruction associated with deranged pulmonary functions and autonomic imbalance.
Debdeep Saha, Dhanalakshmi Yerrabelli, Pravati Pal, Manju R, Jothi Marie Feula, Karthika Priyadarshini U, Nagalakshmi Tallam   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pulmonary function tests in nonsmoking auto rickshaw drivers [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014
Background: Rapid urbanization, industrialization and increase in number of vehicles is aggravating environmental pollution. Continuous exposure to automobile exhaust has been shown to affect functioning of different systems of the body.
Ibrahim Farooque, Srinivasa Jayachandra
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Impact of parasitic infection with Ascaris lumbricoides on pulmonary function tests in asthmatic and non-asthmatic children

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021
Background: There is strong evidence for a causal relationship between helminthes infection and allergic disease like asthma due to the similarity in the way they respond.
Suha Haithem Mohammed, Azza Sajid Jabbr, Nawal Khalil Ibrahim   +2 more
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secretory Phospholipase A2 in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Hospitalized for Vaso‐Occlusive Pain Episodes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) is an inflammatory mediator linked to acute chest syndrome (ACS) in sickle cell disease (SCD), a serious complication that can develop during an acute vaso‐occlusive pain episode (VOE). Plasma sPLA2 levels have been proposed as a potential biomarker for predicting ACS onset.
Rawan Korman, Maria Yasmine, Dunia Hatabah, Noor Alzraikat, Frank Harris, Lou Ann Brown, Satheesh Chonat, Nitya Bakshi, Chris A. Rees, Carlton Dampier, Claudia R. Morris   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pulmonary function tests in ulcerative colitis

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2014
Background: Pulmonary impairment in patients suffering ulcerative colitis (UC) has been suggested by several investigators using standard pulmonary function tests (PFTs).
Babak Amra, Ghazal Ataabadi, Mohamad Hassan Emami, Akbar Hassanzadeh, Mohammad Golshan, Forogh Soltaninejad   +5 more
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Pulmonary Function Tests for the Radiologist [PDF]

RadioGraphics, 2017
Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) provide important quantitative information about lung function and can be used to elucidate pathologic conditions responsible for respiratory symptoms, assess the severity and course of disease, and evaluate the patient for suitability and timing for lung transplantation.
Hsiang-Jer, Tseng, Travis S, Henry, Srihari, Veeraraghavan, Pardeep K, Mittal, Brent P, Little   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Total antioxidant capacity as a marker in predicting severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2017
Background The pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is multifactorial; oxidative stress is suggested to be one of the pathogenetic factors.
Ragaa H. M. Salama, Maha M. Elkholy, Samiaa Hamdy Sadek, Israa G. Mahdy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source