Anzeige der Dokumente 1-20 von 69
-
Accuracy of leptin serum level in diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia: a case-control study
(2014)Background. Undernutrition causes a reduction of body-fat mass and a decrease in the circulating concentration of leptin which impairs the production of proinflammatory cytokines and increases the incidence of infectious ... -
Adiposity in relation to age as predictor of severity of sleep apnea in children with snoring
(2008)Correlation between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea has been documented in both adults and children. This investigation evaluated importance of body mass index (BMI) in relation to age as predictor of severity of ... -
Anti-SLA/LP alone or in combination with anti-Ro52 and fine specificity of anti-Ro52 antibodies in patients with autoimmune hepatitis
(2015)Background & AimsAntibodies (Abs) to soluble liver antigen/liver pancreas (anti-SLA/LP) are considered markers of worse prognosis and outcome in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) although this assumption has recently ... -
Assessment of hygiene standards and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points implementation on passenger ships
(2013)The level of hygiene on ferries can have impact on travellers' health. The aim of this study was to assess the hygiene standards of ferries in Greece and to investigate whether Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) ... -
The association between plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) levels, PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphism, and myocardial infarction: a Mendelian randomization meta-analysis
(2014)Background: The circulating levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) are increased in individuals carrying the 4G allele at position -675 of the PAI-1 gene. In turn, overexpression of PAI-1 has been found ... -
Association of Bone Mineral Density, Parameters of Bone Turnover, and Body Composition in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(2012)Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often develop osteoporosis. Many hormones regulate bone metabolism and body composition, and some of them are affected in COPD patients vs controls. In 46 COPD ... -
Ballet Injuries: Injury Incidence and Severity Over 1 Year
(2012)STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, descriptive single-cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence and severity of injuries to a professional ballet company over 1 year. METHODS: Data for an elite-level ballet company of 52 ... -
Bundle of Measures for External Cerebral Ventricular Drainage-Associated Ventriculitis
(2014)Objective: To assess the prevalence and outcome of external cerebral ventricular drainage-associated ventriculitis in neurocritical patients before and after the implementation of a bundle of external cerebral ventricular ... -
Campylobacter epidemiology: a descriptive study reviewing 1 million cases in England and Wales between 1989 and 2011
(2012)Objectives: To review Campylobacter cases in England and Wales over 2 decades and examine the main factors/mechanisms driving the changing epidemiology. Design: A descriptive study of Campylobacter patients between 1989 ... -
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: review of the demographics, pathophysiology, current diagnosis, and treatment
(2009)Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare clinicopathological entity. The incidence of CVST in children and neonates has been reported to be as high as 7 cases per million people, whereas in adults the incidence ... -
Characteristics of prevalent and new COPD cases in Greece: the GOLDEN study
(2015)Background: Greece has one of the highest rates of smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Europe. Aim: The study aimed to record both the disease characteristics among a sample of Greek COPD patients ... -
Common femoral artery intima-media thickness as marker for cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic adults
(2009)Background: The common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is considered as a marker of cardiovascular disease, while the value of the common femoral IMT is not well defined. The aim of the present study was to investigate ... -
A comparative study of 10-Fr vs. 7-Fr straight plastic stents in the treatment of postcholecystectomy bile leak
(2008)Background: Biliary decompression is a key factor in the treatment of postcholecystectomy bile leak. However, the optimal size of the stent introduced by therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) ... -
Comparison of interleukin-6 and matrix metalloproteinase expression in the subretinal fluid and the vitreous during proliferative vitreoretinopathy: Correlations with extent, duration of RRD and PVR grade
(2014)Introduction: The full extent of IL-6 involvement in PVR pathophysiology has not yet been comprehensively investigated. The aim of this study was the comparison of the IL-6 effect on MMP expression between SRF and the ... -
Comparison of the effects of bimatoprost and a fixed combination of latanoprost and timolol on 24-hour blood and ocular perfusion pressures: the results of a randomized trial
(2015)Background: To compare the effect of bimatoprost and the fixed combination latanoprost-timolol (LTFC) on 24-hour systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure and on 24-hour ocular perfusion pressure (OPP). Methods: ... -
Cytokine gene polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis of 45 studies including 7379 cases and 8131 controls
(2011)Many environmental and genetic factors have been implicated in the development of multiple sclerosis. However, the aetiology has not been clarified yet. Therefore, using a meta-analytic approach, we tried to probe the ... -
Depression and atherosclerosis
(2011)The aim of this paper was to examine the interaction between depression and atherosclerosis through a systematic review. A Medline search was performed from 1966 through 2009 using relevant terms such as depression, ... -
Descriptive epidemiology of chronic hepatitis B by using data from a hepatitis registry in Central Greece
(2009)Background: In Greece, there are few data on the epidemiological characteristics of HBV. Our aim was to study the epidemiological patterns of HBV in Central Greece and identify the possible differences in HBV prevalence ... -
The diabetic foot in end stage renal disease
(2007)Diabetic foot lesions remain a major cause of morbidity in patients with renal failure, especially those on dialysis. Foot complications are encountered at a more than twofold frequency in diabetic patients with end-stage ... -
Diagnostic and clinical significance of anti-centromere antibodies in primary biliary cirrhosis
(2013)Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease of the liver characterised by biochemical evidence of cholestasis, elevated alkaline phosphatase levels and the presence of the highly disease specific anti-mitochondrial ...