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Open AccessAssociation between body fat distribution and B-lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood
Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation, which is underpinned by the presence of elevated levels of circulating proinflammatory cytokines in obese individuals. Due to the close relationship b...
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Open AccessAssociations between anthropometric parameters and immune-phenotypical characteristics of circulating Tregs and serum cytokines
To investigate the associations between several anthropometric parameters and regulatory T cells (Tregs) and circulating cytokines in a population-based cohort.
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Open AccessNovel inflammatory biomarkers associated with stroke severity: results from a cross-sectional stroke cohort study
Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide and its occurrence is expected to increase in the future. Blood biomarkers have proven their usefulness in identification and monitoring of the d...
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Triggering of myocardial infarction by heat exposure is modified by medication intake
Acute myocardial infarction (MI) can be triggered by heat exposure, but it remains unknown whether patients taking certain cardiovascular medications have elevated vulnerability. Based on a validated and compl...
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Open AccessImpact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on myocardial infarction care
The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care, and to identify underlying stressors in the German model region for complete AMI re...
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Open AccessAdmission ECG changes predict short term-mortality after acute myocardial infarction less reliable in patients with diabetes
Prior studies examined association between short-term mortality and certain changes in the admission ECG in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Nevertheless, little is known about possible differences between p...
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Open AccessLow serum calcium is associated with higher long-term mortality in myocardial infarction patients from a population-based registry
Calcium plays an essential role in physiology of the cardiovascular system. Aberrations from normal serum calcium levels are known to be associated with several cardiovascular diseases. Its possible role as a ...
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Open AccessCryopreservation of primary human monocytes does not negatively affect their functionality or their ability to be labelled with radionuclides: basis for molecular imaging and cell therapy
Circulating white blood cells crucially contribute to maintenance and repair of solid organs. Therefore, certain cell populations such as monocytes are attractive targets for use in molecular imaging and cell ...
