(1) Viral hepatitis, or unspecified hepatitis, within the preceding six months or persistence of symptoms after six months, or objective evidence of impairment of liver function, chronic hepatitis, and hepatitis B carriers. (Individuals who are known to have tested positive for hepatitis C virus (...
Plaque can occur in coronary and other arteries (for example, carotid arteries). Some plaque may be hard or firm on the outside, but soft and mushy or sticky on the inside. If the hard, shell-like area cracks open, blood components like platelets and small blood clots can form a large...
Locked-in syndrome (LIS) is a rare neurological disorder in which patients are awake and conscious but are unable to move their limbs or speak.
The authors concluded that prospective studies are needed to establish if sudomotor dysfunction can predict foot ulcers and if simple methods assessing sudomotor dysfunction (e.g., Neuropad testing) can be included in the screening tests for the prevention of this complication. Peltier and colleagues ...
was associated with disease severity in patients with POAG54. Altered PLT aggregation may have a negative influence on blood flow in small branches of the short ciliary arteries supplying the optic disc53,55. In addition, aqueous outflow can be blocked by coagulated PLT in Schlemm’s canal56....
The procedure is known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The doctor will take blood vessel from another part of the body and graft them onto the heart to bypass one, two, three, or more blocked coronary arteries. The procedure requires a stay in the hospital afterwards to recover. ...
Coronary angioplasty is a procedure to open up narrow or blocked arteries to improve blood flow to the heart. Who can benefit from coronary angioplasty? Coronary arteries can sometimes become narrowed or blocked by the formation of blood clots, cholesterol or cell build-up. There are many circums...
The procedure is known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The doctor will take blood vessel from another part of the body and graft them onto the heart to bypass one, two, three, or more blocked coronary arteries. The procedure requires a stay in the hospital afterwards to recover. ...
The procedure is known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The doctor will take blood vessel from another part of the body and graft them onto the heart to bypass one, two, three, or more blocked coronary arteries. The procedure requires a stay in the hospital afterwards to recover. ...
In the research of the treatment of acute stage of Kawasaki disease, only small case series of initial treatment were reported in decades ago. However recently, more reliable results with high-evidenced outcomes from well-designed and with high quality c