Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410093
Early Therapy with Beta Blockers Plus Ivabradine Versus Beta Blockers Alone in Patients Hospitalised with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction (ETHIC-AHF Study): Results at One-Year Follow-Up
Francisco J Hidalgo, Francisco Carrasco, Juan C Castillo, Sara Rodriguez, Laura Pardo, Enrique Duran, Carlos Ferreiro, Jose Sanchez, Monica Delgado, Dolores Mesa, Martin Ruiz and Manuel Anguita
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 06, 2017
Heart rate (Hr) has prognostic value in patients with heart failure, depressed ejection fraction (HFrEF) and sinus rhythm.
Objective: Is to analyze the effect of the early co-administration of ivabradine added to beta-blockers (intervention group) versus only beta blockers (control group) in patients hospitalized with HFrEF on Hr and clinical and functional outcomes at long term. ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410092
Pattern of Gender Variations in Acute Coronary Syndrome for Patients in Kuwait (Pagacks Study)
Jadan Alsaddah, Mohammad Almutairi, Wael Aboshokka, Saad Alkandari, PRS Remya and Hany Younan
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 25, 2017
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. The world has started laying emphasis on risk stratification based on gender differences. Hence, there seemed to be a void to be filled regarding ACS which aimed to identify patient characteristics (especially gender) and clinical management, as well as angiographic, PCI, and hospital outcomes in Kuwait....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3001/1410065
Delay in Pusher Syndrome Recovery is Related to Frontal White Matter Lesions
Hiroaki Abe, Takeo Kondo, Takanori Kochiyama, Yutaka Oouchida, Satoru Fujiwara and Shin-Ichi Izumi
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 13, 2017
We investigated nine patients with acute ischemic stroke in the right hemisphere of the brain. The time course of the severity of PS was assessed using the standardized Scale for Contraversive Pushing. Patients were divided into two groups: the recovery and no recovery groups. Magnetic resonance imaging data were obtained to assess the effect of ischemic lesion sites on the recovery of PS and was analyzed with lesion subtraction technique....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3001/1410064
Longitudinal White Matter Alteration in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness due to Traffic Accidents
Hiroaki Abe, Keigo Shimoji, Takeo Kondo, Takanori Kochiyama, Yoshihide Nagamine, Satoru Fujiwara, Yutaka Oouchida and Shin-Ichi Izumi
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: January 23, 2017
All participants underwent two DTI studies. Fractional anisotropy (FA) values were analyzed using whole-brain analysis (WBA) of 7 patients with no marked brain deformities; mean FA values of forceps minor (mFAFM) were subsequently measured by regional-brain analysis (RBA). Relationships between WB and regional FA values and recovery from PDC were evaluated....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5726/1510050
Role of Strontium Ranelate in the Therapy of Osteoporosis
Pavel Horak, Martina Skacelova and Ahmed Kazi
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 01, 2017
Strontium ranelate is a medicine used to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis in women and osteoporosis in men. Preclinical data suggest its dual effect consisting of the control of bone resorption and promotion of bone formation. Administration of strontium ranelate leads to significant increase in the bone mass. Changes in bone density can be used to evaluate the adherence of patients as well as, in case of strontium ranelate, to estimate the fracture risk reduction....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510022
Magnetic Resonance Urography as an Imaging Modality for Urinary Stone Diseases
Donghua Xie, Guy M Nehrenz, Fernando Bianco, Boris Klopukh and Edward Gheiler
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: February 28, 2017
Magnetic resonance urography (MRU) techniques have matured and have become applicable to the diagnosis of more and more diseases in urinary tract. Modern MRU offers not only increased spatial and temporal resolution, but also provides anatomic and functional information on renal perfusion, excretion and drainage. Patients with renal colic are better examined by non-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scanning because it is highly sensitive in detecting stones....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4215.1510012
Segmental Muscle Vibration Reduces Knee Contractures in Patients with Transtibial Amputation: 5 Case Reports
Rosanna Izzo, C Razzano, F Porcelli, V Santilli and A Battaglia
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 28, 2017
Objective: To assess the improvement of knee contractures in five patients with transtibial amputation, after treatment with Segmental Muscle Vibration (SMV), added to general physical therapy. Materials and methods: Ten patients, with restrictive knee contractures, were divided in two groups: group A, with 5 patients, received physical therapy and SMV; group B received only physical therapy....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410156
Ocular, Nasal and Aural Myiasis in an Intoxicated Patient: A Case Report
Giorgio Berlot and Cristina Calderan
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: February 25, 2017
The authors describe a case of myiasis occurred in a self-intoxicated patient lying outdoor in a reduced state of consciousness for more than two days. The causes and the favoring circumstances of the infestation are described and discussed. The word Myiasis indicates the infestation of alive vertebrates, including humans, by larvae of different species of Diptera....