antviral/stroke

Since last December 2019, a syndrome of severe pneumonia associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is highly contagious and rapidly spread to many other parts of China and almost all countries all over the world, representing one of the most

METHODS Objectives Primary: To describe the observed surgical needs of COVID-19 patients in Canadian centers. Secondary: To measure the association between preoperative characteristics and postoperative outcomes in COVID-19 patients. Tertiary: To quantify the operating room workload and modified

As of May 30th more than 23,000 cases of COVID -19 cases were confirmed in Egypt with total deaths of 913. There are over six million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and almost 370,000 deaths globally. COVID-19 originated from Wuhan city, China in early 2020, from their extending to the rest of the

Between 30 and 50% of patients who contract COVID 19 will be asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic. This fact will not give rise to the consult, and will directly affect a notorious sub-registration of the cases. The second, even more disturbing, premise is that these patients are as contagious as the

Background On February 21th 2020, SARS-CoV-2 outbreak erupted in Italy and, in the immediately subsequent period, all the Italian regional Health Systems had to face with an overwhelming increase of COVID-19 admissions requiring isolation, oxygen, ventilation and ICU beds. The COVID-19 related

Background Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are known to be at risk for thrombo-embolic events. Virchow's triad describes the major risk factors in three categories: venous stasis, vessel injury and activation of blood coagulation. A prolonged mechanical ventilation together with

Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are known to be at risk for thrombo-embolic events. Virchow's triad describes the major risk factors in three categories: venous stasis, vessel injury and activation of blood coagulation. A prolonged mechanical ventilation together with the

Haemorrhagic stroke is a devastating disease with a high rate of disability and mortality. In addition to the direct effects of the haemorrhagic event and to the secondary neurological complications, patients with haemorrhagic strokes are predisposed to medical complications that can have a direct

Chronic HCV infection is associated with persistent innate immune activation and dampened cellular immune responses. Interferons (IFNs) are key mediators of the antiviral innate immune response, initiating the expression of interferon-stimulated genes (ISG) with numerous host protective effector

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with changes in lipid metabolism in the liver and the peripheral blood. Patients with chronic hepatitis C infection tend to have low levels of cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol. These levels increase in many patients after treatment and successful

Men and women ages 30 to 80 infected with HCV viremia whose physician has determined need cholesterol lowering medication will be recruited by the study investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital. The study investigators will approach the potential subject after the referring doctor has