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Efficacy and safety of inhaled N-acetylcysteine in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A prospective, single-arm study.

Respiratory investigation Dec 15, 2015
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease with few treatment options. The efficacy of N-acetylcysteine in patients with IPF remains controversial. The aim of this research was to investigate the efficacy of inhaled...
Time Factors Humans Vital Capacity Treatment Outcome Female Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Aged Acetylcysteine Respiratory Function Tests Male Administration, Inhalation Severity of Illness Index
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Artificial neural network modeling enhances risk stratification and can reduce downstream testing for patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes, negative cardiac biomarkers, and normal ECGs.

The international journal of cardiovascular imaging Dec 1, 2015
Despite uncertain yield, guidelines endorse routine stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes, unremarkable serial electrocardiograms, and negative troponin measurements. In these patients, outcome...
Female Risk Factors Aged Male Middle Aged Risk Assessment Neural Networks, Computer Decision Support Techniques Biomarkers Prognosis Retrospective Studies Humans Coronary Artery Disease Severity of Illness Index Acute Coronary Syndrome Electrocardiography Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon Predictive Value of Tests Unnecessary Procedures Coronary Angiography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Troponin Coronary Stenosis
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Serum Interleukin-33 level in Saudi children with inflammatory bowel disease.

International journal of clinical and experimental pathology Dec 1, 2015
Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a cytokine that belongs to the interleukin-1 family and has been shown to be associated with mucosal inflammation. The aim of this study was to determine the serum level of IL-33 in children with ulcerative colitis (UC) and ...
Biological Products Colitis, Ulcerative Diagnosis, Differential Predictive Value of Tests C-Reactive Protein Crohn Disease Saudi Arabia Humans Inflammation Mediators Prognosis Prospective Studies Up-Regulation Adolescent Female Biomarkers Nephelometry and Turbidimetry Child Cross-Sectional Studies Interleukin-33 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Male Age Factors Severity of Illness Index Case-Control Studies
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Organism burden, toxin concentration, and lactoferrin concentration do not distinguish between clinically significant and nonsignificant diarrhea in patients with Clostridium difficile.

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease Nov 30, 2015
Clostridium difficile infection is often overdiagnosed in patients with mild diarrhea. We evaluated 4 biomarkers as surrogates for clinically significant diarrhea (≥ 3 episodes in 24 hours) in 59 PCR-positive patients with and 59 PCR-positive patient...
Bacterial Load Clostridium Infections Bacterial Toxins Clostridioides difficile Humans Female Male Middle Aged Severity of Illness Index Case-Control Studies Diarrhea Feces Lactoferrin
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Cough event classification by pretrained deep neural network.

BMC medical informatics and decision making Nov 25, 2015
BACKGROUND: Cough is an essential symptom in respiratory diseases. In the measurement of cough severity, an accurate and objective cough monitor is expected by respiratory disease society. This paper aims to introduce a better performed algorithm, pr...
Cough Datasets as Topic Normal Distribution Humans Neural Networks, Computer Algorithms Severity of Illness Index Models, Statistical
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Relationship between vitamin D status and vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) Nov 17, 2015
We aimed to investigate the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. It was hypothesized that lower 25(OH)D would be associated with increased microvascular c...
Sex Factors Diabetic Retinopathy Nutritional Status Republic of Korea Diabetic Angiopathies Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Male Female Outpatient Clinics, Hospital Diabetic Nephropathies Middle Aged Risk Factors 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2 Vitamin D Deficiency Prevalence Aged Calcifediol Severity of Illness Index Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Hospitals, University Incidence
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Improving proprioceptive deficits after stroke through robot-assisted training of the upper limb: a pilot case report study.

Neurocase Nov 13, 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a conventional robot-assisted therapy of the upper limb was able to improve proprioception and motor recovery of an individual after stroke who exhibited proprioceptive deficits. After robotic sensor...
Humans Tomography, X-Ray Computed Adult Robotics Stroke Exercise Therapy Psychomotor Performance Movement Upper Extremity Biomechanical Phenomena Male Severity of Illness Index Pilot Projects Treatment Outcome Physical Stimulation Somatosensory Disorders
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PredyCLU: a prediction system for chronic leg ulcers based on fuzzy logic; part I - exploring the venous side.

International wound journal Nov 6, 2015
Chronic leg ulcers (CLUs) are a common occurrence in the western population and are associated with a negative impact on the quality of life of patients. They also cause a substantial burden on the health budget. The pathogenesis of leg ulceration is...
Case-Control Studies Incidence Fuzzy Logic Wound Healing Chronic Disease Predictive Value of Tests Humans Aged Italy Retrospective Studies Aged, 80 and over Leg Ulcer Female Male Phlebitis Risk Assessment Varicose Ulcer Severity of Illness Index
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Characterization of the abnormal lipid profile in Chinese patients with psoriasis.

International journal of clinical and experimental pathology Nov 1, 2015
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that has been associated with abnormal lipid metabolism. To characterize the lipid profile in Chinese, 86 patients with psoriasis and 84 healthy control subjects were assessed. Compared with healthy co...
Humans Biomarkers Female Aged Aged, 80 and over Young Adult Asian People Dermatologic Agents China Adolescent Adult Child Male Treatment Outcome Middle Aged Psoriasis Severity of Illness Index Lipids Case-Control Studies
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Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.4 and the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Oct 19, 2015
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether using hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 130/0.4 as a pump prime and for intraoperative fluid therapy is associated with postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) after adult cardiac surgery.
Male Middle Aged Postoperative Complications Severity of Illness Index Fluid Therapy Cardiopulmonary Bypass Postoperative Period Isotonic Solutions Crystalloid Solutions Intraoperative Care Retrospective Studies Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives Acute Kidney Injury Female Aged Aged, 80 and over Humans
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