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Safety and Effectiveness of Chemoembolization with Drug-Eluting Beads for Advanced-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
According to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) algorithm, patients with advanced stage (BCLC-C) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are recommended for systemic treatment or palliative therapy. However, chem...
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Efficacy of Lower-Extremity Venous Thrombolysis in the Setting of Congenital Absence or Atresia of the Inferior Vena Cava
A rare but described risk factor for deep venous thrombosis (DVT), predominately in the young, is congenital agenesis or atresia of the inferior vena cava (IVC). The optimal management for DVT in this subset o...
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Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of the “OptEase” Vena Cava Filter
To assess the long-term safety and effectiveness of the OptEase inferior vena cava (IVC) filter.
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Expression of mRNA Isoforms of Latent Transforming Growth Factor-β Binding Protein-1 in Coronary Atherosclerosis and Human Tissues
Latent transforming growth factor-β binding protein-1 (LTBP1) has been implicated in the control of secretion, localization, and activation of TGFβ (transforming growth factor-β). We developed a quantitative r...
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Clinical Sequelae of Thrombus in an Inferior Vena Cava Filter
The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term clinical sequelae of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter thrombus and the effect of anticoagulation on filter thrombus. Of 1,718 patients who had IVC filters p...
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“Recovery™” Vena Cava Filter: Experience in 96 Patients
The purpose of the study was to assess the clinical safety and efficacy of the “RecoveryTM” (Bard) inferior vena cava (IVC) filter. We retrospectively evaluated the clinical and imaging data of patients who had a...
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A Novel Model to Test Accuracy and Reproducibility of MDCT Scan Protocols for Coronary Calcium in Vivo
Objectives: We compared the accuracy and reliability of prospectively triggered, retrospectively ECG gated, and non-gated CT image reconstruction for measurements of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in vivo us...
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Break-Dance: An Unusual Cause of Hammer Syndrome
We report the case of a young break-dancer presenting with hammer syndrome. This syndrome has been correlated with many professional and recreational activities but this is, to our knowledge, the first descri...
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Trauma of the Mediastinum
Pneumomediastinum, also known as mediastinal emphysema, refers to free air collections surrounding mediastinal structures [8, 21]. It occurs in up to 10% of blunt chest trauma [56]. In over ...