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Back to past leeches: repeated phlebotomies and cardiovascular risk [PDF]

, 2012
In patients with metabolic syndrome, body iron overload exacerbates insulin resistance, impairment of glucose metabolism, endothelium dysfunction and coronary artery responses.
Josè Manuel Fernandez-Real, Melania Manco   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Pathogenic Role of Iron Deposition in Reticuloendothelial Cells during the Development of Chronic Hepatitis C

International Journal of Hepatology, 2013
Aim. Chronic hepatitis C (CHepC) is frequently associated with hepatic iron overload, yet mechanisms underlying iron-induced liver injury have not been elucidated.
Hironori Mitsuyoshi, Kohichiroh Yasui, Kanji Yamaguchi, Masahito Minami, Takeshi Okanoue, Yoshito Itoh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Spectrum of Abnormal Tongue Movements: Review of Phenomenology, Etiology, and Differential Diagnosis

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Classifying abnormal tongue movements is challenging due to their varied presentations and limited visibility compared to other body parts. Accurate identification of the phenomenology guides physical examination and can point to specific diagnoses.
Nathaniel Bendahan, Seyed‐Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Christos Ganos, Emily Swinkin, Anthony E. Lang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application and clinical efficacy of red blood cell therapeutic apheresis in erythropoietic protoporphyria and hereditary hemochromatosis

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi
[Objective] To explore the application and clinical efficacy of red blood cell therapeutic apheresis in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) and hereditary hemochromatosis (HH).
LIU Haoqiang, ZHAO Caihan, YUAN Qing, XIE Lixia, ZOU Yong, LU Ying   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

CareerAdvance® Implementation Study Findings through FY 2018 [PDF]

, 2018
This report examines the implementation of the third year of HPOG II services in a five-year grant cycle, including post-HPOG sustainability planning for CareerAdvance®.
Anderson, Amy, Juniper, Cynthia, King, Christopher T.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Diagnosis and Management of Prenatal Hereditary Pyropoikilocytosis

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hereditary pyropoikilocytosis (HPP) is a severe hemolytic anemia caused by variants in SPTA1, SPTB, and EPB41. These weaken horizontal interactions in the erythrocyte cytoskeleton, causing membrane fragmentation and splenic sequestration. It will readily cause fetal anemia and often hydrops fetalis. Prenatal diagnosis requires first ruling out
Connor Hartzell, Samantha Stover, Nora Gibson, Timothy Olson, James Connelly, Matthew Grace, Jennifer Andrews   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment progress of phlebotomy for polycythemia vera

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a BCR-ABL1-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by the proliferation of all three hematopoietic cell lines to varying degrees.
YANG Yanjie, QIN Ranran, HOU Ruiqin
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic Mountain Sickness (Cms) Misdiagnosed As High Altitude Cerebral Edema (Hace) At Extreme Altitude (6400 M/21000 Ft) [PDF]

International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health, 2016
Introduction: Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) represents a syndrome of secondary polycythemia along with thrombocytopenia, altered hemorheology, pulmonary and systemic hypertension, and congestive heart failure, occurring due to hypobaric hypoxia-anoxia ...
Inam Danish Khan
doaj   +1 more source

Atorvastan, Apsirin and Hydorxyurea for an Effective and Low-Cost Treatment in High-Risk Polycythemia Vera

European Medical Journal Hematology, 2022
Introduction: Polycythemia vera (PV) treatment focuses on preventing thrombotic events and delaying transformation to myelofibrosis or leukaemia.
Ricardo Amaru, Mireya Carrasco, Victor R Gordeuk, Teddy Quispe, Silvia Mancilla, Daniela Patón, Ariel Amaru   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

DNA methylation-associated colonic mucosal immune and defense responses in treatment-naïve pediatric ulcerative colitis [PDF]

, 2014
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are emerging globally, indicating that environmental factors may be important in their pathogenesis. Colonic mucosal epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation, can occur in response to the environment and have been ...
Bronsky, Jiri, Ferry, George D., Frank, Eibe, Harris, R. Alan, Kaplan, Jess L., Kellermayer, Richard, Mir, Sabina A.V., Nagy-Szakal, Dorottya, Opekun, Antone, Szigeti, Reka, Winter, Harland   +10 more
core   +2 more sources