Background Patients with angina without obstructive coronary artery disease are increasingly recognized and microvascular disease (MVD) is thought to play a significant role. An abnormal myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) by positron emission tomography is predictive of increased cardiovascular events, particularly in women, diabetics, and those with metabolic syndrome. We hypothesized that MPR...

BACKGROUND Since March 2004, only a maximum of three oocytes were allowed to be subjected to ICSI at one time in Italy. A previous study failed to show an impact of this restriction on fresh embryo transfer outcomes. The objective of this study was to compare ICSI outcomes before and after this restriction in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia. METHODS Patients underwent testicular sper...

PURPOSE Although optimizing endogenous testosterone production before testicular sperm extraction is commonly practiced, whether improved preoperative testosterone levels enhance sperm retrieval remains unclear. We evaluated the influence of preoperative medical therapy in men with nonobstructive azoospermia before microdissection testicular sperm extraction. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of ...

Chronic pyelonephritis and hypertensive vascular disease often coexist clinically, and a primary and causal role in the relationship usually has been attributed to the renal inflammatory disease. In experimental pyelonephritis, however, where the sequence of events and the presence of other complicating factors can be controlled, such a causal role has not been clearly established. A number of ...

Transapical septal myectomy can be performed for patients with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and diastolic dysfunction to enlarge the LV cavity. The procedure may also include limited shaving of severely hypertrophied papillary muscles. This report illustrates usefulness muscle resection left ventricle in a patient preexisting mitral valve prosthesis. Videos viewed online version t...

The article provides an overview of the most significant publications on topic male infertility. main selection criteria were considered practical significance article, as well impact factor journal in which it was published, according to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR). As a result, list 10 papers formed that published from October - December 2020. review included articles following issues: sperm D...