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Dopamine use in intensive care: are we ready to turn it down?
(2012)Dopamine is still frequently used as a first line vasopressor agent in hypotensive patients, when physicians are afraid of noradrenaline and believe that dopamine, with its β and α, inotrope and vasopressor effects, ... -
. Double-microcatheter technique through tortuous anatomy for coil embolization of a saccular splenic aneurysm: a technical report
(2020)We report on a case of an asymptomatic splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) with a large neck in a 53-year-old female with an extreme vessel tortuosity which was treated with a Double Microcatheter Technique. This endovascular ... -
Drug-induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) with Simulation Bite to Predict the Success of Oral Appliance Therapy in Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS)
(2020)Study objectives: Oral appliances have gained their place in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) where custom-made titratable mandibular advancement devices (MAD) have become the oral appliance of choice. ... -
Dual role of grk5 in cancer development and progression
(2016)GRK5 is a multifunctional protein that is able to move within the cell in response to various stimuli to regulate key intracellular signaling from receptor activation, on plasmamembrane, to gene transcription, in the ... -
Early Surgery after Coronary Revascularization: A Fine Line between Bleeding and Thrombosis
(2015)Management of PCI patients undergoing early surgery is still a matter of debate. Noteworthy, PCI patients require a dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), with aspirine and a thienopiridine (clopidogrel, prasugrel, ticagrelor), ... -
Eating and Nutrition Habits in Young Competitive Athletes: A Comparison between Soccer Players and Cyclists
(2015)The study evaluated the dietary habits in two groups of young athletes, practicing two different sports: soccer players and cycling. The dietary habits of 47 athletes were investigated by questionnaire. Body Mass Index, ... -
Economic evaluation of “pulse dose” radiofrequency in the treatment of occipital neuralgia headache
(2012)Headache occipital neuralgia is an example of pain-disease for which treatment both pharmacological protocols and invasive methods are used. Among the latter, the RF (Radiofrequency) pulse-dose has been of interest for the ... -
Effect of Backward Walking on Attention: Possible Application on ADHD
(2015)The human requires attentive effort as assessed in dual-task experiments. Consistently, an attentive task can modify the walking pattern and a attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is accompanied by gait ... -
Effect of α2-adrenergic agonists and antagonists on cytokine release from human lung macrophages cultured in vitro
(2016)The most trusted hypothesis to explain how α2-adrenergic agonists may preserve pulmonary functions in critically ill patients is that they directly act on macrophages by interfering with an autocrine/paracrine adrenergic ... -
Effects of polyurethane foam dressings as an add-on therapy in the management of digital ulcers in scleroderma patients
(2020)Digital ulcers (DUs) represent a severe and common complication occurring in patients affected by Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), with a consistent impact on the quality of life and often resulting in longer hospitalization ... -
Effects of resveratrol on p66shc phosphorylation in cultured prostate cells
(2015)There is increasing evidence that diet plays a crucial role in age-related diseases and cancer. Oxidative stress is a conceivable link between diet and diseases, thus food antioxidants, counteracting the damage caused by ... -
Egfr inhibition in a pretreated sacral chordoma: a rolefor erlotinib? Case report and a brief review of literature
(2017)We describe the case of a 69-year old male with an EGFR- positive Imatinib refractory sacral chordoma with synchronous lung metastases, treated with erlotinib, a first- generation EGFR inhibitor. After disease progression ... -
EIP on AHA ontology for adherence: knowledge representation advanced tools
(2019)Nowadays diseases tend to chronicle, mainly due to the increase in life expectancy and this leads to a state of polypharmacy. More than 1.5% of Spain's GDP is spent on pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. Complex ... -
Elective orthopaedic and trauma patients in southern italy are vitamin d deficient. A pilot study.
(2017)Many patients present with Vitamin D (Vit d; 25 (OH) D) deficiency on admission to hospital. The present study evaluated the levels of serum concentration of 25 (OH) D in patients undergoing elective arthroplasty of the ... -
Emergency contraception: an updated review
(2011)Emergency contraception is a common practice now. Many categories of drugs are marketed with modifications in dosage, in combination and even in the timing of administration. Recent re-analysis suggests that there is still ... -
End of life in intensive care unit
(2011)