Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed at 1 and 6 months post procedure. Cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, significant ischemic cerebrovascular events, worsening heart failure, and major bleeding events did not occur during follow-up. Device-related thrombus was not observed with TEE in any patient. CONCLUSION Our study showed…[Read more]

Composite responder rate using thresholds of ≥ 15-point ODI and ≥ 2-point VAS for function and pain at 5 years was 75%. Conclusion CLBP patients treated with BVN ablation exhibit sustained clinical improvements in function and pain with high responder rates at a mean of 6.4 years following treatment. BVN ablation is a durable, minimally inv…[Read more]

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Licorice is an ancient food and medicinal plant. Liquiritigenin and liquiritin, two kinds of major flavonoes in licorice, are effective substances used as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and tumor-suppressive in food, cosmetics or medicines. However, their in vivo metabolites have not been fully explored. AIM OF STUDY…[Read more]

AIM This study aims to experimentally determine effects of three different methods (swaddling; swaddling and holding; swaddling, holding and breastfeeding) used during heel lancing on pain levels in healthy term neonates. METHODS This study was a prospective, randomized controlled trial. The sample of newborns (n = 160) were allocated to the…[Read more]

Aims To determine how long SARS-CoV-2 virus RNA persists in fecal specimens in children with COVID-19. Methods Retrospectively, ten children with confirmed COVID-19 in the Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University were enrolled between January 23, 2020 to March 9, 2020. Epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and…[Read more]

tic targets that are important for bacterial defense against structural damage. Copyright © 2020 Laut et al.Intracellular bacterial pathogens remodel cellular functions during their infectious cycle via the coordinated actions of effector molecules delivered through dedicated secretion systems. While the function of many individual effectors is…[Read more]

The complex effects of plant cannabinoids on human physiology is not yet fully understood, but include a wide spectrum of effects on immune modulation. The immune system and its inflammatory effector pathways are recently emerging as possible causative factors in psychotic disorders. The present study aimed to investigate whether self-administered…[Read more]

Five percent do not perform daily QC; all analyzed external QC at least once per month. When QC limits exceed acceptable limits, 92% stop testing. Expired materials were used by 5%. The majority collected data for quality improvements. Eleven percent thought their organization’s POCT is acceptable. The majority of respondents believe improvements…[Read more]

Inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength were inversely associated with frailty and pre-frailty. Cut-off points ≥-50cmH2O and ≤60cmH2O for maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures, respectively, were established as optimal discriminators of frailty. The cut-off point ≤65cmH2O for maximum expiratory pressure was established as a discr…[Read more]