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Hypochlorhydria reduces mortality in heart failure caused by Kcne2 gene deletion
Heart failure (HF) is an increasing global health crisis, affecting 40 million people and causing 50% mortality within 5 years of diagnosis. A fuller understanding of the genetic and environmental factors underlying HF, and novel therapeutic approaches to …
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Dermatology Practical & Conceptual Delayed Tattoo Reaction From Red Dye With Overlapping Clinicopathological Features : Examination With High-Frequency Ultrasound and Line-Field Optical Coherence Tomography
Delayed tattoo reactions include a wide range of clinical presentations and overlapping forms; thus diagnosis can be challenging. We present a case of a delayed tattoo reaction from red …
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Ultra-High Frequency Ultrasound, A Promising Diagnostic Technique: Review of the Literature and Single-Center Experience
Objectives: Ultra-high frequency ultrasonography (UHFUS) is a recently introduced diagnostic technique which finds several applications in diverse clinical fields. The range of frequencies between 30 and 100 MHz allows for high spatial resolution imaging …
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Tongmai Yangxin pill reduces myocardial no-reflow by regulating apoptosis and activating PI3K/Akt/eNOS pathway
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Tongmai Yangxin pill (TMYX) is derived from the Zhigancao decoction recorded in Shang han lun by Zhang Zhongjing during the Han dynasty and was further improved by Professor Ruan Shiyi, a cardiovascular expert at Tianjin …
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MT1-MMP-Activated Liposomes to Improve Tumor Blood Perfusion and Drug Delivery for Enhanced Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
Promoting tumor angiogenesis effectively and specifically to resolve tumor-associated hypoperfusion holds promise for improving pancreatic cancer therapy. Herein, a doxorubicin (DOX) loaded smart liposome, MC-T-DOX, is constructed, that carries …
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Current and future applications of ultrasound imaging in peripheral nerve disorders
Neuromuscular ultrasound (NMUS) is a rapidly evolving technique used in neuromuscular medicine to provide complimentary information to standard electrodiagnostic studies. NMUS provides a dynamic, real time assessment of anatomy which can alter both …
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Transplacental sildenafil rescues lung abnormalities in the rabbit model of diaphragmatic hernia
Introduction The management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (DH) would benefit from an antenatal medical therapy, which addresses both lung hypoplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension. We aimed at evaluating the pulmonary effects of sildenafil in …
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Ultrasound measurement of change in kidney volume is a sensitive indicator of severity of renal parenchymal injury
Non-invasive determination of the severity of parenchymal injury in acute kidney injury (AKI) remains challenging. Edema is an early pathological process following injury, which may correlate with changes in kidney volume. The goal of this study was to …
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Mybl2 rejuvenates heart explant-derived cells from aged donors after myocardial infarction
While cell therapy is emerging as a promising option for patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM), the influence of advanced donor age and a history of ischemic injury on the reparative performance of these cells are not well defined. As such, …
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A pictorial essay on fetal rabbit anatomy using micro-ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging
Introduction: With this pictorial essay, we aimed to provide gestational age specific reference ranges of relevant fetal structures using micro-ultrasound, as well as its correlation with postmortem MRI and whole body sections. Material and Methods: …