Advanced glycation end products accelerate rat vascular calcification through RAGE/oxidative stress Tập 13 Số 1 - 2013
Wei Qin, Xiaomei Ren, Yibo Jiang, Hong Jin, Naifeng Liu, Jie Li
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Background
Arterial media calcification (AMC) is highly prevalent and is a major cause of morbidity, mortality, stroke and amputation in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Previous research suggests that advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are responsible for vascular calcification...... hiện toàn bộ
Flow mediated dilation of the brachial artery: an investigation of methods requiring further standardization Tập 7 Số 1 - 2007
Alon Peretz, Daniel F. Leotta, Jeffrey Sullivan, Carol A. Trenga, Fiona N. Sands, M. Aulet, Marla Paun, Edward A. Gill, Joel D. Kaufman
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Background
In order to establish a consistent method for brachial artery reactivity assessment, we analyzed commonly used approaches to the test and their effects on the magnitude and time-course of flow mediated dilation (FMD), and on test variability and repeatability. As a popular and...... hiện toàn bộ
Short- and long-term outcomes in infective endocarditis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis Tập 17 - Trang 1-12 - 2017
Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Alemayehu B. Mekonnen, Tamrat Befekadu Abebe
Despite advances in medical knowledge, technology and antimicrobial therapy, infective endocarditis (IE) is still associated with devastating outcomes. No reviews have yet assessed the outcomes of IE patients undergoing short- and long-term outcome evaluation, such as all-cause mortality and IE-related complications. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the short- and long...... hiện toàn bộ