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INTRODUCTION Hypertension is common with a prevalence of approximately one third of the adult Swedish population and similar figures reported world wide. It is associated to cardiac structural- and functional changes as well as vascular dysfunction which all can be delayed or reversed by appropriate
This will be a prospective, randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled study to gather data on the effect of nitroglycerin on the pedal artery of patients with varying comorbidities. Patients will be divided into a treatment group and a control group. A detailed history will be taken from the patient
1. Background and rationale:
Bladder cancer is the ninth most common cancer in the world while being considerably common in both developed and developing countries. Bladder cancer is the most common malignancy among Egyptian males and it had been previously attributed to Schistosoma infection, a
Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is associated with loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta that leads to striatal dopamine deficiency. This dopaminergic loss results in motor deficits characterized by: akinesia,
The study evaluated Mini Mental Test scores of patients who received total hip replacement surgery in Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital from November 2013 to September 2014. In the assessment, Mini Mental Test (MMT) was used for literate and Modified Mini Mental Test (MMMT) was used for
In 2012, 5.4% of pregnant women ages 15 to 44 reported using illicit drugs; however this is lower compared to 11.4% in the non-pregnant population. Illicit drug use is highest in the first trimester (9.0%) and continues to decline as the pregnancy progresses (4.8% 2nd trimester and 2.4% 3rd
Subjects will be asked to sit and rest for 10 minutes. Blood pressure will be taken in this resting position after the 10 minutes.
After all inclusion criteria has been met, subjects will then wear an automated BP cuff and be administered 4mg of nicotine gum (Nicorette™). They will be instructed to
A dedicated team interviewed patients preoperatively and during the first five postoperative days and collected data regarding medical history, surgery, anaesthesia and the presence of postoperative headache by manual record review. The frequency of preoperative headache was assessed by asking the
Few animal models have shown that intravenous vasopressor administration (including use of pure alpha agonists such as phenylephrine) can decrease blood flow to free musculocutaneous flaps (1-3). This has led to a dogmatic belief that all vasopressors should be avoided intraoperatively during a
DIFFERENT INDUCTION TECHNIQUES ON AGITATION AND POSTOPERATIVE PAIN IN CHILDREN AFTER INGUINAL HERNIA AND CRYPTORCHIDISM Inguinal hernia and cryptorchidism are probably the most common operations in the paediatric age group. Inguinal hernia is the most common indication for surgery in the paediatric
In an estimated temporal space of about 3 years, 306 women will be recruited consecutively.
After collection of written informed consent, the following data will be collected:
- History: type of diabetes, comorbidities, current medication, duration of diabetes and complications, voluptuary habits
Background: Cannabis sativa contains over sixty cannabinoids, including delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). CBD lacks psychoactivity and may attenuate the subjective effects produced by THC. The ratio of THC:CBD in illicit cannabis in the US is approximately 20:1.
This is a multicentre national, comparative, randomized, uncontrolled, non-inferiority, unblinded (open). Two groups of patients are compared (postoperative antibiotics versus no antibiotics postoperatively) in a ratio (1:1), intention to treat.
The international consensus conference held in Tokyo,
Inclusion Criteria
- Calcium scan with Agatston score >20
- Age 35-84 years
- Subjects must provide written informed consent after the scope and nature of the investigation has been explained to them
- Subjects should be stable on their concomitant medications for at least 12 weeks prior to
Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is the most common acute optic neuropathy in people older than 50 years. It is characterized by sudden partial loss of vision in one eye and has an increased risk of vision loss in the fellow eye. Although cause has not been determined, NAION