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Risk of tuberculosis after endoscopic resection and gastrectomy in gastric cancer: nationwide population-based matched cohort study
This study aimed to investigate the association between gastrectomy and endoscopic resection for gastric cancer and the subsequent tuberculosis incidence.
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Open AccessHigh platelet reactivity strongly predicts early stent thrombosis in patients with drug-eluting stent implantation
Stent thrombosis (ST) is a fatal complication after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The association between P2Y12 reaction unit (PRU) level and stent thrombosis occurrence remains unclear. Based on t...
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Open AccessImplication of diabetic status on platelet reactivity and clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation: results from the PTRG-DES consortium
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with thrombogenicity, clinically manifested with atherothrombotic events after percutaneous cutaneous intervention (PCI). This study aimed to investigate association betwee...
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Open AccessComparison of clinical characteristics between chronic bronchitis and non-chronic bronchitis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic bronchitis (CB) is associated with poor outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics that distinguish chronic bronchitis (C...
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Fractional Flow Reserve in Specific Lesion Subsets
Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) has been also investigated in various conditions of coronary arteries and hearts. The objective of this chapter is to summarize all the relevant literature available about the use...
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Complete versus incomplete revascularization for treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease in the drug-eluting stent era
Limited data exist regarding the impact of complete revascularization (CR) versus incomplete revascularization (IR) on the long-term outcomes of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (MVD) who unde...
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Pulse wave velocity is more closely associated with cardiovascular risk than augmentation index in the relatively low-risk population
Pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AI) are both indirect indicators of arterial stiffness, which is an independent predictor of morbidity and mortality in cardiovascular diseases. The aim of thi...
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Open AccessInflammatory and transcriptional roles of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase in ventilator-induced lung injury
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) participates in inflammation by cellular necrosis and the nuclear factor-kappa-B (NF-κB)-dependent transcription. The purpose of this study was to examine the roles of PARP ...
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Open AccessPotential use of an anticancer drug gefinitib, an EGFR inhibitor, on allergic airway inflammation
The EGFR plays an essential role in goblet cell hyperplasia and mucus hypersecretion. EGFR has an intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity that, when activated, induces the production of MUC5AC through the signaling...
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Relationships Between Respiratory Symptoms and FEV1 in Men and Women with Normal Lung Function: The Korean Health and Genome Study
Although the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its relationship with respiratory symptoms are well documented, few studies have focused on individuals with normal lung function, pa...