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Assessment and grading of mucosal inflammation in colonic diverticular disease.
2008
Goal: The aim of this study was to assess and grade the mucosal inflammatory infiltrate in different degrees of diverticular disease (DID) and to compare them with healthy matched controls. Background: Mucosal inflammation in colonic DD has never been investigated. In particular, it is unknown whether inflammation may be found in every degree of DD. Materials and Methods: Thirty consecutive patients with a new endoscopic diagnosis of D-D (10 with asymptomatic diverticulosis, 10 with symptomatic uncomplicated DD, and 10 with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis) and 10 healthy controls were studied. Results: A neutrophilic inflammatory infiltrate was found only in acute uncomplicated diverticu…
Interleukin 6 plasma levels predict with high sensitivity and specificity coronary stenosis detected by coronary angiography
2007
SummaryIn recent years new biomarkers able to measure the coronary atherosclerotic burden have been investigated. The aim of the present study was: i) to measure plasma levels of four biomarkers: C reactive protein (CRP), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), interleukin 6 (IL-6), 8-isosprostane (8-ISO),in a series of patients undergoing coronary angiography; ii) to assess the power of the biomarkers to predict critical coronary stenosis detected by angiography. The study population consisted of a group of 438 subjects undergoing coronary angiography; 160 patients with 0, 1, 2, or 3 critical vessels were selected, and biomarkers plasma levels were measured in plasma samples o…
Prevalence and Cognitive Impact of Medial Temporal Atrophy in a Hospital Stroke Service: Retrospective Cohort Study
2015
Background Cerebrovascular disease and neurodegeneration cause cognitive impairment and frequently coexist. Aims Our objectives were to investigate the prevalence and cognitive impact of medial temporal lobe atrophy – a radiological marker often associated with Alzheimer's disease – in a hospital stroke service. Methods Retrospective cohort study of patients from a hospital stroke service. Patients assessed for suspected ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, irrespective of final diagnosis, underwent neuropsychological testing and magnetic resonance imaging. medial temporal lobe atrophy, white matter hyperintensities, lacunes, and cerebral microbleeds were rated using established cr…
CSF APPsα and Phosphorylated Tau Protein Levels in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia of Alzheimer's Type
2008
We exploratively measured APPs alpha, a secreted fragment of the non-amyloidogenic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein via a-secretase, and tau protein phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p tau) in the cerebrospinal fluid of 10 patients with mild cognitive impairment, 20 patients with dementia of Alzheimer's type, and 10 controls. Cerebrospinal fluid APPs alpha and p tau levels were correlated with cognitive performance. P tau levels were significantly elevated in mild cognitive impairment and in patients with dementia of Alzheimer's type, APPs alpha levels were significantly reduced in patients with dementia of Alzheimer's type compared to the controls. APPs alpha levels were associated wit…
Nutritional and global indexes of progression in dementia: a 12-month prospective study.
2012
Background: To assess the influence of body mass index (BMI) on the progression of dementia. Methods: Sixty elderly outpatients with untreated dementia followed for 12 months. All patients underwent clinical, cognitive, functional, and nutritional assessment at the baseline and after 12 months. Patients were divided into 2 groups by baseline BMI (< or ≥25 kg/m2). Results: Participants with a baseline BMI ≥25 kg/m2 had significantly higher Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores (21 ± 5.1 vs 15.9 ± 5.5; P < .001), while clinical dementia rating (CDR) and multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) scores were similar in the 2 groups. After 12 months, the MMSE score decreased significan…
Influence of Concurrent Obesity and Low Birth Weight on Blood Pressure Phenotype in Youth
2009
The aim of this study was to assess the impact of obesity and low birth weight on both office and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) values, as well as on aortic-derived parameters in youths. A total of 422 white youths, from 10 to 18 years of age, were included. Subjects were divided into 4 groups according to the presence (234; 55%) or the absence (188; 45%) of obesity and according to low (114; 27%) or normal (308; 73%, birth weight. Spacelabs 90207 was used to measure ambulatory BP during a 24-hour period. SphygmoCor radial/aortic transform software was used to estimate aortic pressure waveform. Office, 24-hour, daytime, and nighttime systolic BP values were significantly higher in those s…
Associations of neuropsychiatric symptoms and antidepressant prescription with survival in Alzheimer's disease
2017
Objective Depression is associated with increased mortality in community samples. The use of antidepressant medication may also increase mortality, however, it is still unclear whether taking antidepressants before or after a diagnosis of dementia influences survival. Design Retrospective. Setting A cohort with a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD) from a large mental health and dementia care database in South London, linked to hospitalization and mortality data. Participants Mild dementia (Mini-Mental State Examination ≥18/30) at the point of diagnosis. Measurements We ascertained antidepressant prescription, either in the 6 months before or after dementia diagnosis, and used the HoNOS65+,…
Complete analysis of the epidemiological scenario around a SARS-CoV-2 reinfection: previous infection events and subsequent transmission
2021
9 páginas, 3 figuras. The data that support the findings of this study (Fastq files) are publicly available. Fastq files above the GISAID thresholds were deposited at GISAID (hCoV-19/Spain/MD-IBV-99007733/2020, hCoV-19/Spain/MD-IBV-99007151/2020, hCoV-19/Spain/MD-IBV-99007734/2020, and hCoV-19/Spain/MDIBV-99007170/2020). All sequences were also deposited at the ENA (European Nucleotide Archive; https:// www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/home) (ERR5698024, ERR5697187, ERR6459974, ERR5698025, and ERR5697254).
Hospitalization Within the First Year After Stroke
2014
Background and Purpose— This population-based study aimed to identify unplanned hospitalization within the first year after stroke to determine factors associated with it and consequences on survival. Methods— All first-ever acute strokes occurring in Dijon, France, from 2009 to 2011, were prospectively collected from a population-based registry. Demographics and clinical data, including stroke severity measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and disability after stroke, were recorded. For each patient, the first unplanned hospitalization that occurred within 1 year after stroke was retrieved by linking data with the national French Hospital Discharge Database. Predictor…
A year in the life of German patients with COPD: the DACCORD observational study
2016
Roland Buhl,1 Carl-Peter Cri&eacute;e,2 Peter Kardos,3 Claus Vogelmeier,4,5 Nadine Lossi,6 Claudia Mail&auml;nder,6 Heinrich Worth7 1Pulmonary Department, Mainz University Hospital, Mainz, 2Department of Sleep and Respiratory Medicine, Evangelical Hospital G&ouml;ttingen-Weende, Bovenden, 3Group Practice and Centre for Allergy, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Red Cross Maingau Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, 4Department of Medicine, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, 5German Center for Lung Research, Marburg, 6Clinical Research Primary Care, Novartis Pharma GmbH, N&uuml;rnberg, 7Facharztforum F&…