... failure, and the
effect milrinone in ischemic subset of patients deserves
further investigation.
Conclusion
Initiation of milrinone therapy in patients with severe
heart failure and reduced cardiac ... and initiation of milrinone did not result in exacerbation of
myocardial injury but instead was associated with salutary effects on other biomarkers....
... phase II trial of
mitoxantrone, estramustine and vinorelbine or bcl-2 modulation with
13-cis retinoic acid, interferon and paclitaxel in patients with metastatic
castrate-resistant prostate cancer: ... 8 of 9
RESEA R C H Open Access
A randomized phase II trial of mitoxantrone,
estramustine and vinorelbine or bcl-2 mod...
... is a longer-acting form of
G-CSF, whose effects on dendritic cell (DC) and regulatory T cell (Treg) mobilization, and on the in vivo and ex vivo
release of immune modulating cytokines remain unexplored.
Methods: ... RESEA R C H Open Access
Effects of pegylated G-CSF on immune cell
number and function in patients with
gynecological malignanc...
... improved in patients with vestibular dysfunct ion after audio-biofeedback training,
we tested the feasibility and effects of this training modality in patients with PD.
Methods: Seven patients with ... categories of posture and balance with
increasing diffi culty and complexity. These included: (1)
static posture control-achieving better upright position
wh...
... Access
Research
The effects of high frequency subthalamic stimulation on balance
performance and fear of falling in patients with Parkinson's disease
Maria H Nilsson*
1,2
, Per-Anders Fransson
3
, ... debate. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of STN
stimulation alone on balance performance as assessed with clinical per...
... reviewed findings on
planar and SPECT bone scintigraphy in 162 patients aged
6-32 years with symptoms of low back pain potentially
related to stress injury of the pars interarticularis. SPECT
showed ... this article as: Zukotynski et al.: The value of SPECT in the detection
of stress injury to the pars interarticularis in patients...
... citation purposes)
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Open Access
Research
Japanese version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index: validity and
reliability in patients with acne
Natsuko Takahashi
†1
, ... translated the DLQI into
Japanese and adapted it for use in Japanese subjects, and
then used psychometric methods to study the validity...
... cited.
Research
Comparison of numerical and verbal rating scales
to measure pain exacerbations in patients with
chronic cancer pain
Cinzia Brunelli*
1
, Ernesto Zecca
1
, Cinzia Martini
1
, Tiziana ... affective
verbal pain descriptors. Pain 1978, 5(1):5-18.
doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-42
Cite this article as: Brunelli et al., Comparison of numerical...
... IK:
Psychometric validation of the Italian translation of the gastrointestinal
symptom-rating scale and quality of life in reflux and dyspepsia
questionnaire in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux ... validation of the Dutch translation
of the quality of life in reflux and dyspepsia
(QOLRAD) questionnaire in pati...
... of anxiety and depression in patients with
bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and
tuberculosis in a general hospital of chest diseases
Georgios Moussas*
1
, Athanasios Tselebis
2
, ... factors and chronic pulmonary disease [19]. Patients
with COPD cannot cope adequately with everyday needs.
This inadequacy may lead t...
... illustrates that the target of anti-rheumatic
treatment is moving in time. It is therefore an extra advantage
to use a continuous measure with absolute values to measure
disease activity in daily ... clinical practice and clinical trials.
Conclusion
The study of Vander Cruyssen and colleagues confirms that
the DAS28 is a valid measure to monitor disease activity and
to t...
... soon.
Prognostic significance of IDH-1 and MGMT in patients with glioblastoma: One
step forward, and one step back?
Radiation Oncology 2011, 6:115 doi:10.1186/1748-717X-6-115
Stephanie E Combs (stephanie.combs@med.uni-heidelberg.de)
Stefan ... associated with an
increase in OS or PFS; both endpoints were comparable in patients with active MGMT or
wi...
... article
Raised intrathecal levels of APRIL and BAFF in patients with
systemic lupus erythematosus: relationship to neuropsychiatric
symptoms
Annie George-Chandy
1,2
, Estelle Trysberg
3
and Kristina ... levels of (a) APRIL in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum, (b) BAFF in CSF
and serum, (c) APRIL and BAFF in CSF of systemic lupu...
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1.4 Comparison of methods to assess the response to aspirin 40
1.5 Aspirin response and clinical outcomes 42
1.5.1 Measuring response to aspirin in patients ... aspirin in cardiovascular disease 24
1.1.4 Aspirin in percutaneous coronary intervention 25
1.2 Variation in response to aspirin 26
1.2.1...