RATIONALE Fluid overload is common in the critically ill and is thought to contribute to oxygenation failure and mortality. Since increasing disease severity often requires more fluid for resuscitation, it is unclear whether fluid overload is a causative factor in morbidity or is simply an indicator of disease severity. OBJECTIVE Investigate the association between fluid overload and oxygenat...

background: one of the affected aspects in infertile women that have not been given sufficient attention is sexual function. sexual function is a key factor in physical and marital health, and sexual dysfunction could significantly lower the quality of life. aim of this study was to assess the comparison sexual dysfunction in women with infertility and without infertility, admitted to al- zahra...

Two mature breeding stallions were evaluated because of specific ejaculatory dysfunction, and each was found to have aortic-iliac thrombosis occluding 60 to 70% of the aortic lumen. In each case, the stallion had strong libido, normal mounting, and vigorous initial thrusting. With continued exertion, thrusting became weak and dismount was awkward. Treatment aimed at maximizing sexual arousal be...

Introduction: Allopurinol used in the treatment of gout has been shown to improve the vascular endothelial dysfunction and reduce the dysfunction of the failing heart. This study was done to evaluate the effect and safety of allopurinol in non-hyperuricemic patients with chronic severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Methods: In this study, 35 consecutive cases of non-hyperuricemic patients ...

P a t i e n t s 14 703 patients ≥ 18 years of age (mean age 65 y, 69% men) who had had an acute MI in the previous 0.5 to 10 days that was complicated by clinical or radiologic signs of heart failure (HF), left ventricular systolic dysfunction, or both; systolic blood pressure > 100 mm Hg; and serum creatinine level < 2.5 mg/dL (221 μmol/L). Exclusion criteria included previous intolerance or c...

oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction are the main suggested mechanisms for neurodegenerative diseases. in this study, we have evaluated the effects of epicatechin (ec) on mitochondrial damage induced by homocycteine (hcy) using isolated rat hippocampus mitochondria in vivo . ec (50 mg/kg) was gavaged daily for a period of 10 days, starting 5 days prior to hcy (0.5 μmol/μl) intra hippo...

background: improvement of endothelial dysfunction could prevent or delay the occurrence of the atherosclerosis process in patients with kawasaki disease (kd). it is suggested that vitamin c could improve endothelial dysfunction. in this study, we investigated whether administration of vitamin c as a water-soluble antioxidant could be effective in this regard among patients with kd. materials a...

Thе article describes the methodological approach to assessment of neurophysiological status patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation, including cognitive screening, extended neuropsychological testing with identification postoperative dysfunction and electroencephalographic study used in daily practice at Federal State Budgetary Institution “Research Institute Complex Issues...