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Brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity predicts all-cause mortality in the general population: findings from the Takashima study, Japan
Brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is a relatively new non-invasive measure of arterial stiffness obtained using an automated system. We assessed the relationship between baPWV and 6.5-year overall mor...
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Incidence, admission and case-fatality of acute myocardial infarction: weekend versus weekday in a Japanese population: 16-year results from Takashima AMI Registry (1988–2003)
For acute myocardial infarction (AMI), “weekend” has been associated with higher incidence, admission, and fatality. But, very few studies in this regard are available in Japan. Day of the week variation in AM...
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Usefulness of an early diagnosis for the favorable prognosis of fibrocartilaginous embolism diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging in 10 Small- to Middle-Sized Dogs
Fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE), a disorder of rapid onset featured by nonprogressive paralysis and paresis of four legs, shows clinical symptoms very similar to those of other disorders, e.g., disk herniati...
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High-throughput evaluation of quiescent hematopoietic progenitor cells using a micro-multiwell plate
Conventional assays for hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) require long-term culturing, a labor-intensive procedure, and technique proficiency. We aimed to develop a high-throughput method to determine freq...
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Combined with Progesterone for Luteal Support Improves Pregnancy Rate in Patients with Low Late-Midluteal Estradiol Levels in IVF Cycles
Purpose : To investigate how late-midluteal estradiol levels relate to the pregnancy outcome in IVF cycles, and to assess whether human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) for luteal support benefits the pregnancy outc...
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Silencing of HTR1B and reduced expression of EDN1 in human lung cancers, revealed by methylation-sensitive representational difference analysis
Aberrantly hypermethylated genes in human lung cancers were searched for by a genome scanning technique, methylation-sensitive-representational difference analysis (MS-RDA). A total of 59 DNA fragments were is...
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A new dynamic myocardial phantom for the assessment of left ventricular function by gated single-photon emission tomography
Gated myocardial perfusion single-photon emission tomography (SPET) has been used for the measurement of left ventricular (LV) function and validated by means of comparison with other imaging modalities. We h...
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Oocyte apoptosis is suppressed by disruption of the acid sphingomyelinase gene or by sphingosine -1-phosphate therapy
The time at which ovarian failure (menopause) occurs in females is determined by the size of the oocyte reserve provided at birth, as well as by the rate at which this endowment is depleted throughout post-nat...
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Gianturco stents for the venous system: A detailed pathological study
This study was designed to examine the short-term performance of Gianturco stents placed in the venous system, in comparison with that of stents placed in the arterial system. Single-bodied modified Gianturco ...
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Esophageal candidiasis
Among 3,501 individuals receiving endoscopic examination for the upper digestive tract, 41 were found to have esophageal candidiasis including 17 malignancies, 14 immunological disorders, 4 diabetes mellitus, ...