A 67-year-old male presented with a four-week history of weakness. The complete blood count showed: hemoglobin: 5.1 g/dL, leukocytes 182.55 × 103/ L (23% blasts and 34% monocytes) and platelets: 31 × 109/L. A bone marrow aspirate showed 50.4% of myeloid myeloperoxidase (MPO)-blast cells and 42.4% of dysplastic granulocytic-monocytic series, with alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase positivity in 30%...

<b><i>Background and Objectives:</i></b> Although plasmapheresis is generally considered safe, there are still concerns about the long-term effects of plasma donation on immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels. The aim present study was to investigate if a need permanently defer donors who donated three times with an IgG level below 6.0 g/L. <b><i>Study Design Methods:...

Background: Raised plasma lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. It is unknown whether increased Lp(a) is an additional risk factor for coronary artery disease in familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) or whether statin treatment can reduce Lp(a) concentrations in the long term. Objective: To investigate Lp(a) concentrations in relation to statin treatm...

BACKGROUND Raised plasma lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. It is unknown whether increased Lp(a) is an additional risk factor for coronary artery disease in familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) or whether statin treatment can reduce Lp(a) concentrations in the long term. OBJECTIVE To investigate Lp(a) concentrations in relation to statin treatm...

putative activity of hydroalcoholic and aqueous infusion extracts of echium amoenum l. was investigated in mice using the rotarod model of motor coordination and the elevated plus maze model of anxiety. the extracts were administered intraperitonealy (i.p.) once, one hour before performing the tests. preliminary phytochemical study of the plant, with standard procedures, showed that it contains...

Putative activity of hydroalcoholic and aqueous infusion extracts of Echium amoenum L. was investigated in mice using the rotarod model of motor coordination and the elevated plus maze model of anxiety. The extracts were administered intraperitonealy (i.p.) once, one hour before performing the tests. Preliminary phytochemical study of the plant, with standard procedures, showed that it contains...

Context: In spiral galaxies, star formation tends to trace features of the pattern, including arms, spurs, feathers, and branches. However, in our own Milky Way, it has been challenging connect individual star-forming regions their larger Galactic environment owing perspective from within disk. One feature nearly all modern models Way is Sagittarius Arm, located inward Sun with a pitch angle ~1...

Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery assessed by high-resolution ultrasound is widely used to measure endothelial function. However, the technique is not standardized, with different groups using occlusion of either the wrist or the upper arm to induce increased blood flow. The validity of the test as a marker of endothelial function rests on the assumption that the dilatation ...

The purpose of this study was to determine if blood pressure (BP) measured in the forearm or with an extra-long BP cuff in the upper arm accurately reflects BP measured in the upper arm with an appropriately sized BP cuff in patients with large upper arm circumference. A method-comparison design was used with a convenience sample of 49 PACU patients. Noninvasive blood pressures were obtained in...