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Management of early pregnancy loss with mifepristone and misoprostol: clinical predictors of treatment success from a randomized trial. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundEarly pregnancy loss is a common event in the first trimester, occurring in 15%-20% of confirmed pregnancies. A common evidence-based medical regimen for early pregnancy loss uses misoprostol, a prostaglandin E1 analog, with a dosage of 800 μg,
Atrio, Jessica M, Creinin, Mitchell D, Koelper, Nathanael, McAllister, Arden, Sammel, Mary D, Schreiber, Courtney A, Sonalkar, Sarita   +6 more
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Are there etiology-specific risk factors for adverse outcomes in patients on Impella 5.5 support?Central MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open
Objectives: To identify possible etiology-specific differences in preoperative risk factors for major adverse events during Impella 5.5 support in patients with ischemic (ICM) and nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM).
Jean-Luc A. Maigrot, BS, Lucy Thuita, MS, Michael Z.Y. Tong, MD, MBA, Edward G. Soltesz, MD, MPH, Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, MBA, Shinya Unai, MD, Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH, Andrew Higgins, MD, David Moros, MD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Aaron J. Weiss, MD, PhD   +10 more
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Psoas Muscle Index Can Be Used to Predict Long-Term Mortality in Young Male Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
ObjectiveThe use of psoas muscle index (PMI) in acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) has not been reported, and the aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of PMI for the prognosis of patients with ACLF.MethodsIn this study, male ACLF ...
Manman Xu, Manman Xu, Tongzeng Li, Ming Kong, Ming Kong, Nan Geng, Nan Geng, Wenyan Song, Guanya Guo, Zhongping Duan, Zhongping Duan, Ying Han, Yu Chen, Yu Chen   +13 more
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Increased INR Values Predict Accelerating Deterioration and High Short-Term Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized With Cirrhosis or Advanced Fibrosis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Background and Objective: An increase in the international normalized ratio (INR) is associated with increased mortality in patients with cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases, while little is known about the quantitative relationship.
Ying Wang, Ying Wang, Fuchen Dong, Fuchen Dong, Shuning Sun, Shuning Sun, Xianbo Wang, Xianbo Wang, Xin Zheng, Xin Zheng, Yan Huang, Yan Huang, Beiling Li, Beiling Li, Yanhang Gao, Yanhang Gao, Zhiping Qian, Zhiping Qian, Feng Liu, Feng Liu, Xiaobo Lu, Xiaobo Lu, Junping Liu, Junping Liu, Haotang Ren, Haotang Ren, Yubao Zheng, Yubao Zheng, Huadong Yan, Huadong Yan, Guohong Deng, Guohong Deng, Liang Qiao, Liang Qiao, Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Wenyi Gu, Wenyi Gu, Xiaomei Xiang, Xiaomei Xiang, Yi Zhou, Yi Zhou, Baoyan Xu, Baoyan Xu, Yixin Hou, Yixin Hou, Qun Zhang, Qun Zhang, Yan Xiong, Yan Xiong, Congcong Zou, Congcong Zou, Jun Chen, Jun Chen, Zebing Huang, Zebing Huang, Xiuhua Jiang, Xiuhua Jiang, Tingting Qi, Tingting Qi, Sen Luo, Sen Luo, Yuanyuan Chen, Yuanyuan Chen, Na Gao, Na Gao, Chunyan Liu, Chunyan Liu, Wei Yuan, Wei Yuan, Xue Mei, Xue Mei, Jing Li, Jing Li, Tao Li, Tao Li, Rongjiong Zheng, Rongjiong Zheng, Xinyi Zhou, Xinyi Zhou, Weituo Zhang, Weituo Zhang, Hai Li, Hai Li, Zhongji Meng, Zhongji Meng   +85 more
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Tacrolimus-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Patients

JACC: Case Reports
Background: Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and organ damage from microvascular injury.
Faysal Massad, MD, Tess Calcagno, MD, PharmD, Rochell Issa, MD, Kristen Tomaszewski, MD, Jennifer Reese, MSN, CNP, Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH, Andres Carmona Rubio, MD, Arianne Agdamag, MD   +7 more
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Kuhuang injection exerts a protective effect by activating PPAR-γ in an in vitro model of chlorpromazine-induced cholestatic liver injury constructed by tissue engineering

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022
Context Kuhuang (KH) injection is a widely used anticholestatic drug in the clinic and the mechanisms are still unclear.Objective This study uses a new 3D tissue-engineered (TE) liver platform to study the ability of kuhuang to ameliorate liver injury ...
Qiao Wu, Zhongping Duan, Long Huang, Zhijie Li   +3 more
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The hepatoadrenal syndrome: A common yet unrecognized clinical condition [PDF]

, 2005
Objective: Adrenal failure is common in critically ill patients, particularly those with sepsis. As liver failure and sepsis are both associated with increased circulating levels of endotoxin and proinflammatory mediators and reduced levels of apoprotein-
Acton, Ali, Annane, Annane, Baranova, Beishuizen, Borkowski, Calco, Cicognani, Cooper, Darlington, Davies, de la Llera-Moya, Dimopoulou, Eisenberg, Ettinger, Gordon, Hamrahian, Harry, Hinshaw, Jaattela, Kilger, Liu, Liu, Liu, Liu, Loriaux, Marik, Marik, Marik, Marik, Marik, McDonald, Melby, Miyata, Molijn, Molijn, Mookerjee, Paul E. Marik, Rasaratnam, Rivers, Scammell, Singh, Sun, Thomas E. Starzl, Timothy Gayowski, van der Voort, van Leeuwen, Vishnyakova, Yaguchi, Yokoyama, Yokoyama   +51 more
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Inhibiting Receptor of Advanced Glycation End Products Attenuates Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction by Preventing Excessive Autophagy

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is involved in heart failure (HF) by mediating diverse pathologic processes, including the promotion of inflammation and autophagy.
Wenbin Gao, Wenbin Gao, Wenbin Gao, Zheng Zhou, Zheng Zhou, Zheng Zhou, Birong Liang, Birong Liang, Birong Liang, Yusheng Huang, Yusheng Huang, Yusheng Huang, Zhongqi Yang, Zhongqi Yang, Zhongqi Yang, Yang Chen, Yang Chen, Lu Zhang, Lu Zhang, Lu Zhang, Cui Yan, Cui Yan, Cui Yan, Jiajia Wang, Jiajia Wang, Jiajia Wang, Lu Lu, Lu Lu, Lu Lu, Zhaorui Wen, Zhaorui Wen, Shaoxiang Xian, Shaoxiang Xian, Shaoxiang Xian, Lingjun Wang, Lingjun Wang, Lingjun Wang   +36 more
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Viral Load Monitoring of Antiretroviral Therapy, cohort viral load and HIV transmission in Southern Africa: A Mathematical Modelling Analysis [PDF]

, 2012
In low-income settings, treatment failure is often identified using CD4 cell count monitoring. Consequently, patients remain on a failing regimen, resulting in a higher risk of transmission.
Attia, Bacaer, Barth, Bunnell, Bunnell, Charlebois, Cohen, Cohen, Das, Dodd, Egger, Fox, Granich, Hallett, Keiser, Keiser, Keiser, Kitahata, Lucas, Mastro, Mee, Mills, Petersen, Phillips, Pingen, Powers, Quinn, Schackman, Sterne, Wilson, Wright   +30 more
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A dynamic prediction model for prognosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure based on the trend of clinical indicators

Scientific Reports, 2021
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a dynamic syndrome, and sequential assessments can reflect its prognosis more accurately. Our aim was to build and validate a new scoring system to predict short-term prognosis using baseline and dynamic data in ...
Zhenjun Yu, Yu Zhang, Yingying Cao, Manman Xu, Shaoli You, Yu Chen, Bing Zhu, Ming Kong, Fangjiao Song, Shaojie Xin, Zhongping Duan, Tao Han   +11 more
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