Isosorbide dinitrate, with or without hydralazine, does not reduce wave reflections, left ventricular hypertrophy, or myocardial fibrosis in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [PDF]
, 2017 Background-Wave reflections, which are increased in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, impair diastolic function and promote pathologic myocardial remodeling.
Akers, Scott +13 more
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The Accuracy of Accredited Glaucoma Optometrists in the Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendation for Glaucoma [PDF]
, 2007 Background/aims: To compare the diagnostic performance of accredited glaucoma optometrists (AGO) for both the diagnosis of, and decision to treat glaucoma with that of routine hospital eye care against a reference standard of expert opinion, i.e ...
Azuara-Blanco, Augusto +4 more
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Veterinární Medicína, 2022 Fifty-five healthy conscious dogs were included in a prospective randomised double-blinded clinical study. The dogs allocated to one of four groups received intravenous bolus followed by infusion of fentanyl (FEN-group), or ketamine (KET-group), or ...
P Rauser +4 more
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Intraocular pressure in a cohort of healthy Eastern European schoolchildren: variations in method and corneal thickness [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Intraocular pressure (IOP) in the developing eye of a child is not always easy to measure and there is no technique that is known to be the most accurate for the young eye. Measurements are needed on many cohorts of children with different
Asejczyk-Widlicka, Magdalena +2 more
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The Association of Central corneal thickness with Intra-ocular Pressure and Refractive Error in a Nigerian Population [PDF]
, 2008 The purpose of this study was to determine the variation of central corneal thickness (CCT) with intraocular pressure (IOP) and spherical equivalent refractive error.
Iyamu, Eghosasere, Memeh, Misan
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Evaluation of a new rebound tonometer for self-measurement of intraocular pressure [PDF]
, 2015 Background/aims To compare the accuracy of self-obtained, partner-obtained and trainer-obtained measurements using the handheld Icare Home rebound tonometer with Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT), and to evaluate the acceptability to subjects of ...
Dabasia, P. L. +2 more
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Biocompatibility of the Polymer Poly(Butylene Adipate‐Co‐Terephthalate) in the Cornea of Rabbits
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.The biocompatibility of the PBAT in the rabbit cornea was evaluated through clinical assessment and histopathological analysis using hematoxylin and eosin, picrosirius red, and Masson’s trichrome staining. ABSTRACT In a novel approach to corneal biomaterials, this study evaluated the biocompatibility of heat‐pressed poly(butylene adipate‐co ...
Aline C. Pereira +8 more
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Physiological Reports, 2023 The acute reduction in peripheral arterial stiffness during reactive hyperemia is assumed to be flow‐mediated; however, the mechanism remains unproven. We hypothesized that restricting the blood flow increase during reactive hyperemia would abolish the ...
Ronald E. Jackson +3 more
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The neural network for measuring IOP by Maklakov method: comparison between neuronal net and experts
Офтальмохирургия, 2022 Purpose. To evaluate the possibility of clinical application of the AI-Tonometry neural network in determining IOP by Maklakov method and identifying patients with increased intraocular pressure. Material and methods. A prospective study, 697 impressions
A.A. Rascheskov +2 more
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Cost–benefit analysis of screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in Bulgaria
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Late‐diagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) is difficult and expensive to treat. Screening programmes can identify the disease early and reduce the costs of its future treatment. This study aims to analyse the cost–benefit of screening programmes for DR.
Iva Nenkova +5 more
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