The investigators lead a case control study to find a systemic endothelial dysfunction by the using of Complior device. Complior is a mechanographer who calculates pulse wave velocity (PWV). Pulse wave velocity is a reflect of arterial stiffness and it's correlate with endothelial dysfunction. For
Coronavirus's are responsible for 15-30% of "common colds" and approximately 2% of the population may be healthy carriers of these viruses. The ongoing SARS CoV-2 pandemic originated in Wuhan, Hubei, China and has spread worldwide. The disease caused by SARS CoV-2 (COVID19) is manifest by fever,
Subjects will receive 4 to 20 weeks of placebo injections followed by 12 weeks of monthly administered fremanezumab by subcutaneous injection (225 mg split four weeks apart for 12 weeks). Following completion of the 12 weeks of therapy, the participant will return to placebo for the washout period.
The study compares one off surgical interventions that are in routine clinical use and therefore there are no major ethical issues. All participants will be eligible for cataract surgery. Participants will be randomly allocated to one or other of the treatment arms. Explicit written consent for
Provoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) is traditionally considered a transient acute disorder requiring a limited duration of anticoagulant therapy. Patients who suffer deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) following major surgery, major trauma, or periods of immobility are generally
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Currently, more that 5.3 million Americans (or 2% of the population) live with disabilities resulting from TBI. Among OEF/OIF Veterans, TBI incidence estimates as high as 23% have been reported, with mild TBI (mTBI) being the most common.1 This proposal addresses the
There are a series of symptoms such as ischemic stroke、transient ischemic attack 、hemorrhagic stroke、headache 、seizure and so on in moyamoya disease. Nowadays, revascularization is the only effective way for ischemic MMD while controversial for hemorrhagic MMD patients. Surgical complications
Depression is common and associated with considerable health disability. Traditional antidepressants mainly work by modulating monoamine levels in the synaptic cleft; however, the evidence that depression is caused by impaired serotonin or noradrenaline activity is weak and inconsistent, and indeed
Background:
Spontaneous (non-traumatic) subarachnoid haemorrhage (sSAH) is rare but timely detection is critical. A feared complication is rebleeding, with an overall risk around 4% in the first 24 hours. Early specialized medical, neurosurgical or neuroradiological interventions are required. A
INTRODUCTION Chronic cerebral ischemia (CCI), which is firstly proposed by Japanese scholars in 1990s, is considered as a pathological status induced by persistent reduction of cerebral blood volume and flow (CBV and CBF), leading to ischemia and hypoxia in the brain tissue. Long-time
RESEARCH QUESTION Does intravenous Tranexamic Acid (TXA) 10mg/kg plus Oxytocin 5 International Units (IU) result in a lower incidence of primary postpartum haemorrhage compared to Oxytocin alone after elective caesarean section.
RATIONALE FOR THE RESEARCH Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the primary non-communicable cause of global mortality killing more than 7 million people per year. Chronic inflammation plays a crucial role in the genesis of atherosclerosis which further leads to cardiovascular disease. Apical periodontitis is "an acute or chronic
Background: Smoking is the main preventable cause worldwide of morbidity and premature death (1). It is a major and independent risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) (2). More than two-thirds of sudden cardiac death resulting from acute thrombus occurs in smokers (3). Compared to non-smokers
Tremor is defined as rhythmic and oscillating involuntary movements of a body part. Action tremor occurs when a body part is activated, and is clinically most frequently seen in Essential (idiopathic) Tremor (ET), with an overall prevalence of 0.9 %, and of 4.6 % in people over 65 years. But it can
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