The Effects of Fetal Gender on Serum Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Testosterone in Normotensive and Preeclamptic Pregnancies by Nahid Lorzadeh, Sirous Kazemirad

“…Human chorionic gonadotropin and total testosterone were measured in maternal peripheral blood. Data analyzed by SPSS software. Results. …”
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CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE by L.I. Konopkina, L.A. Botvinikova, M.A. Krykhtina

“…In order to identify the extent of total CVR, we determined the demographic parameters for each patient (age, gender), attitude to smoking (smoker / non-smoker), systolic blood pressure and total cholesterol (TC) levels (mmol/l). …”
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Burkholderia Aortic Aneurysm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sreelakshmi Panginikkod, Aishwarya Ramachandran, Pratyusha Bollimunta, Roshanak Habibi, Roshan Kumar Arjal, Venu Gopalakrishnan

“…A diagnosis of nondissecting mycotic aneurysm in the descending thoracic aorta was made with the help of CT angiogram and positive blood cultures. The patient completely recovered with a 6-month antibiotic therapy followed by surgical repair of the aneurysm. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms; and the Renin Angiotensin System: Is There a MicroRNA Connection? by Terry S. Elton, Sarah E. Sansom, Mickey M. Martin

“…Given that the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an important role in blood pressure (BP) control, cardiovascular regulation, and cardiovascular remodeling, special attention has been devoted to the investigation of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) harbored in RAS genes that may be associated with hypertension and cardiovascular disease. …”
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The role of phosphodiesterase 4B in IL-8/LTB4-induced human neutrophil chemotaxis evaluated with a phosphodiesterase 4B inhibitor by Suzuki Osamu, Goto Taiji, Yoshino Toshiharu, Nakamura Satoshi, Maeda Hiroaki

“…In this study, the inhibitory effects of a phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B)- selective inhibitor (compound A) and subtype non-selective PDE4 inhibitors (roflumilast and cilomilast) were evaluated in human peripheral blood cells. Compound A, roflumilast and cilomilast in a similar manner inhibited TNF-α production by LPS-stimulated human mononuclear cells. …”
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Factors Affecting the Readmission of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer after Surgery by Xiaojing Gu, Wei Zhou, Juan Han

“…In addition, compared to the control group, lower levels of CD4+T cells, CD8+T cells, and NKT cells and higher levels of Treg, Breg, and MDSC cells were observed in the peripheral blood of the observation group. Conclusion. The serum levels of gastrointestinal hormones, stress hormones, and peripheral immune cells could be associated with the risk of unplanned readmission within 30 days after pancreatic cancer surgery.…”
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Information avoidance by younger adults with Type 1 diabetes: a preliminary empirical study by Bruce Ryan, Gemma Webster

“…Younger adults with Type 1 diabetes may only collect blood glucose data, disregarding other relevant data and information. …”
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Anticoagulant Related Nephropathy Induced by Dabigatran by Nazia Sharfuddin, Mahra Nourbakhsh, Alan Box, Hallgrimur Benediktsson, Daniel A. Muruve

“…Renal biopsy showed acute tubular injury, tubular red blood cell casts, and an absence of active glomerulonephritis, similar to the pathological findings of warfarin related nephropathy. …”
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Perinatal Lethal Gaucher Disease due to RecNcil Recombinant Mutation in the GBA Gene Presenting with Hydrops Fetalis and Severe Congenital Anemia by Ekta Bhutada, Timothy Pyragius, Scott G. Petersen, Frans Niemann, Admire Matsika

“…This was treated with multiple in utero blood transfusions with no clinically significant improvement and intrauterine death occurred at 28 weeks. …”
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Aplasia in Chronic Phase CML Post-TKI Therapy: A Management Dilemma by Jeremy L. Ramdial, Luis E. Aguirre, Robert A. Ali, Ronan Swords, Mark Goodman

“…With continuation of effective therapy, normal blood counts return as normal hematopoiesis is restored and CML clones are reduced. …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of an Ovarian Artery Aneurysm: A Rare Postpartum Complication by Christopher A. Enakpene, Toni Stern, Marco J. Barzallo Salazar, Pradip Mukherjee

“…Spontaneous rupture of ovarian artery should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses in the immediate postpartum period especially when the clinical symptoms do not correlate with the amount of blood loss. A high index of suspicion, prompt diagnosis, intervention, and a multidisciplinary approach in the management were the elements of a successful outcome in this case.…”
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Bacteremia due to Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kazuko Ino, Kazunori Nakase, Kei Suzuki, Akiko Nakamura, Atsushi Fujieda, Naoyuki Katayama

“…After an isolate from blood cultures was identified as L. pseudomesenteroides, we changed the antibiotics to piperacillin-tazobactam and gentamicin, after which the patient recovered from the infection. …”
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Investigation of carbonic anhidrase 1 (ca 1) and malic enzyme (me) in acıpayam sheep by using starch gel electrophoresis by Ümmühan Özdemir, Mehmet Nizamlıoğlu

“…Materials and Methods: In this study, blood samples were taken from 50 sheeps in "Denizli Acıpayam State Farm". …”
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Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in the Development of Atherosclerosis among Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Nazirah Samah, Azizah Ugusman, Adila A. Hamid, Nadiah Sulaiman, Amilia Aminuddin

“…Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a caused by atherosclerotic plaque buildup in the coronary arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) is a family of zinc-dependent endopeptidase that is involved in various stages of atherosclerosis as demonstrated in in vitro and in vivo studies. …”
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Dynamics of a Breast Cancer Model for Neutropenia Case due to Chemotherapy Effects by M. Ivan Ariful Fathoni, Fajar Adi-Kusumo, Gunardi Gunardi, Susanna Hilda Hutajulu

“…In this paper, we introduce an interaction model between blood components, i.e., neutrophil, lymphocytes, and albumin, with chemotherapy drugs. …”
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Leukogram Profile and Clinical Status in vivax and falciparum Malaria Patients from Colombia by Alberto Tobón-Castaño, Esteban Mesa-Echeverry, Andrés Felipe Miranda-Arboleda

“…Hematological alterations are frequent in malaria patients; the relationship between alterations in white blood cell counts and clinical status in malaria is not well understood. …”
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In-Trastuzumab Scintigraphy in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Remains Feasible during Trastuzumab Treatment by Sietske B.M. Gaykema, Johan R. de Jong, Patrick J. Perik, Adrienne H. Brouwers, Carolien P. Schröder, Thijs H. Oude Munnink, Alphons H.H. Bongaerts, Elisabeth G.E. de Vries, Marjolijn N. Lub-de Hooge

“…The residence times of normal organs remained similar except for the cardiac blood pool (+ 16.3%; p = .014). Trastuzumab treatment decreases tumor 111 In-trastuzumab uptake around 20%. …”
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Septic Shock Induced by Bacterial Prostatitis with Morganella morganii subsp. morganii in a Posttransplantation Patient by Xiaofan Li, Jianhui Chen

“…Both urine culture and blood culture showed Morganella morganii subsp. morganii. …”
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Fibrin Gel as an Injectable Biodegradable Scaffold and Cell Carrier for Tissue Engineering by Yuting Li, Hao Meng, Yuan Liu, Bruce P. Lee

“…Additionally, fibrin gel mimics the natural blood-clotting process and self-assembles into a polymer network. …”
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Uterine Adenomyosarcoma Complicated by Uterine Prolapse and Necrosis: A Case Report by Chang J, Jin Y, Cui C, Cheng H

“…Based on ultrasound results preoperatively, uterine prolapse with infected necrosis was considered due to significant vaginal bleeding, prompting emergency surgery and blood transfusion. Postoperatively, pathology review indicated a misdiagnosis. …”
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