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Deep retinal capillary ischemia (DRCI) is a recently described entity in patients presenting with an acute-onset paracentral scotoma. Subclinical macular lesions of DRCI were formerly best visualized on near-infrared reflectance imaging. The development of optical coherence tomography angiography

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) is a retinal disorder that is mostly unilateral, and predominantly affects young and middle-aged male patients who are otherwise healthy. It is characterized by leaking fluid through a dysfunctional retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) to submacular area resulting

Extensive literature documents that endothelial dysfunction is associated with almost every condition predisposing to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Hence, endothelial dysfunction is significantly associated with the burden of cardiovascular risk and can be considered a barometer of the

INTRODUCTION. In normal pregnancy vascular remodelling of the maternal uterine spiral arteries occurs. Trophoblast cells invade the spiral arterioles within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and replace the muscular wall of the vessels converting them into wide bore, low resistance, large capacity

Currently, there is no "cure" for spinal cord injuries (SCI). Although the scientific understanding of central nervous system (CNS) regeneration has advanced greatly in the past twenty years, there are still many unknowns with regard to inducing successful regeneration, especially with chronic SCI.

Preeclampsia is a disorder of widespread vascular endothelial malfunction and vasospasm that occurs after 20 weeks' gestation and can present as late as 4-6 weeks' postpartum. It is clinically defined by as blood pressure ≥140 mmHg systolic and ≥90 mmHg diastolic diagnosed for the first time after

Integrins Integrins are a group of molecules responsible for intercellular adhesion and signalling. They comprise a superfamily of heterodimeric receptors that are composed of 18 different α and β subunits. In combination, they can generate 24 different receptor subtypes with a range of

Integrins are a group of molecules responsible for intercellular adhesion and signalling. They comprise a superfamily of heterodimeric receptors that are composed of 18 different α and β subunits. In combination, they can generate 24 different receptor subtypes with a range of physiological and

Study population: 44 (+22) patients undergoing CABG cardiac surgery with extracorporal circulation Intervention (if applicable): none (pharmacological interventions will only be performed ex-vivo in isolated atrial tissue) Main study parameters/endpoints The developed force in ex vivo atrial

Diabetic patients are at elevated risk for low cardiac output syndrome. This high risk scenario adversely affects up to 26% of patients recovering from cardiac surgery. Aggressive hemodynamic treatments are required, but can prove inadequate. Low cardiac output syndrome can quadruple the overall

There is an unmet clinical need for effective therapy of breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain. In this scenario, median survival is around 12 months using currently available therapeutic interventions. The majority of chemotherapy-based clinical trials have considered the presence of

Renal impairment following cardiopulmonary bypass is common. 11.4% to 42% of patients with previously normal renal function show a postoperative rise in serum creatinine. While most of these patients do not require either short or long term renal replacement, the mortality of patients with acute

BACKGROUND: 1. Delayed ischaemia deficits in subarachnoid haemorrhage Seven thousand patients suffer SAH each year within the UK with young adults (<55 years) being equally affected. Cerebral vasospasm and related cerebral ischemia are the major causes of delayed morbidity and mortality in patients