34 research outputs found
Evaluation of magnetite and related iron compounds in the teeth of chiton using X-ray and electron analyses
Ni-YSZ Composite Particles Synthesized by a Dry Mechanical Method for SOFC Anode Material
Cerebrovascular Disease; A Leading Cause of Epilepsy
Various types of cerebrovascular diseases can result in epilepsy in any age, especially in the elderly. Besides well-known cause of epilepsy as large cerebral infarction involving cerebral cortex and intracerebral hemorrhage, there are growing evidences of roles of subcortical infarction, chronic subdural hematoma, and superficial siderosis of the central nervous system in the pathogenesis of epilepsy. We review here the epidemiology and possible predictors of epilepsy in each type of cerebrovascular lesions and summarize the characteristics of semiology and electroencephalography findings in order to take early treatment strategy. Additionally, relevance of acute-symptomatic seizures and status epilepticus to epilepsy is discussed
TCT-261 Five-Year Clinical Outcomes of the OLIVUS-Ex (Impact of OLmesartan on progression of coronary atherosclerosis: Evaluation by IntraVascular UltraSound Extension) Trial
Effects of 6-month eicosapentaenoic acid treatment on postprandial hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, insulin secretion ability, and concomitant endothelial dysfunction among newly-diagnosed impaired glucose metabolism patients with coronary artery disease. An open label, single blinded, prospective randomized controlled trial
Additional file 2: Table S2. Comparison of cookie meal test data between baseline and 6Â months, and comparison of absolute change from baseline among patients with baseline plasma glucose <110Â mg/dL
Higher D-dimer level in the early third trimester predicts the occurrence of postpartum hemorrhage
Aims: This study aimed to determine effective predictive factors for primary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) among clinical blood parameters associated with coagulation and fibrinolysis and demographic characteristics.Methods: We retrospectively studied 1032 women who underwent determinations of clinical blood parameters at gestational week (GW) 29–32 and GW 35–37 and gave birth to singleton infants at our hospital between January 2011 and December 2013. PPH was defined as estimated blood loss ≥700 mL. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine independent risk factors and odds ratios (OR) for PPH.Results: PPH occurred in 104 of 1032 women (10%). Three blood variables, fibrinogen level 2.7 μg/mL (2.03 [1.29–3.19]) at GW 35–37, and three demographic characteristics, maternal age ≥35 years (1.75 [1.15–2.68]), BMI >28.2 kg/m2 on admission for childbirth (1.95 [1.20–3.16]), and previous cesarean delivery (2.77 [1.31–5.83]), were identified as independent risk factors for PPH.Conclusion: Among blood parameters, higher D-dimer levels and lower levels of antithrombin activity and fibrinogen in late gestation were independent risk factors for PPH