Results Octogenarians more frequently had impaired renal function (P = .05). We did not observe intraoperative mortality; the 30-day mortality rate was 8.5% (3/35) vs 1.5% (3/ 200) in the younger group (P = .03). The early complications were higher in aged patients 25.7% vs 13.5% (P = .006), as was the length of stay 7.7 ± 5.6 vs 5.7 ± 4 days (P = .05). The follow-up period was shorter in octog...

Objective(s):  Apoptosis is a tightly regulated process and plays a crucial role in autoimmune diseases. Because abnormalities in apoptosis are considered to be involved in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), in present study we studied the apoptosis in T lymphocytes from Iranian SLE patientsat protein and gene expression levels for some molecules which are involved in apopt...

Techniques to measure intraepidermal nerve fiber (IENF) density have led to an improved understanding of the relation between the loss of small nerve fibers and symptoms of peripheral neuropathy. The literature also indicates that low IENF density may provide supportive evidence of a lesion in the peripheral somatosensory system. For example, there is a significant decrease in the average IENF ...

PURPOSE To report a single-center study comparing drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty vs directional atherectomy with antirestenotic therapy (DAART) for isolated lesions of the popliteal artery. METHODS Seventy-two patients were treated with either DCB angioplasty alone (n=31) or with DAART (n=41) for isolated popliteal artery stenotic disease between October 2009 and December 2015. The maj...

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background: this study was undertaken to evaluate the role of day 3 fsh/lh ratio and day 3 lh level as predictors of ivf cycle outcomes. methods: this prospective observational study was undertaken in the ivf and reproductive biology centre and lok nayak hospital, affiliated to maulana azad medical college, in new delhi, india. the study included 105 women who underwent controlled ovarian hyper...

OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of HIV disease on immediate maternal and foetal outcomes at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, between September 2004 and April 2005. SUBJECTS Sixty eight mothers with advanced HIV disease (WHO clinical stage 3 and 4) and 68 HIV negative pregnant mothers. R...

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