Volume 17(3) 2011 (23)  

Andrzej Sieskiewicz, Tomasz Lyson, Ewa Olszewska, Magdalena Chlabicz, Simona Buonamassa, Marek Rogowski

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CR180-184  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881454

Keywords: Sphenoid Sinus - radiography, Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - radiography, Paranasal Sinus Diseases - radiography, Endoscopy, Adult, Time Factors, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, young adult

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6121), Downloaded (6968), Related (6), Cited (7)

Nadia M. Hamdy

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CR174-179  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881453

Keywords: Lymphocyte Activation - immunology, Inflammation Mediators - blood, Hemodynamics, Heart Failure - physiopathology, Cytokines - blood, Case-Control Studies, CA-125 Antigen - blood, Obesity - immunology, T-Lymphocytes - immunology

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (7652), Downloaded (1179), Related (27), Cited (13)

Jarosław Markowski, Tatiana Gierek, Ewa Kluczewska, Małgorzata Witkowska

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CR169-173  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881452

Keywords: Nerve Compression Syndromes - radiography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Gadolinium - diagnostic use, Ear - radiography, Adult, Vertigo - radiography, Vestibulocochlear Nerve - radiography

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (7447), Downloaded (1714), Related (22), Cited (9)

Magdalena Wilk-Frańczuk, Wiesław Tomaszewski, Jerzy Zemła, Henryk Noga, Andrzej Czamara

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CR165-168  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881451

Keywords: Knee Prosthesis, Employment, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - rehabilitation, Movement, Physical Fitness

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6480), Downloaded (1699), Related (20), Cited (2)

Sabine Zirlik, Tabea Hauck, Florian Siegfried Fuchs, Markus Friedrich Neurath, Peter Christopher Konturek, Igor Alexander Harsch

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CR159-164  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881450

Keywords: Leptin - blood, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins - blood, Ghrelin - blood, Case-Control Studies, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - therapy

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (8124), Downloaded (1648), Related (24), Cited (35)

Vladimir Zajac, Lenka Matelova, Anna Liskova, Michal Mego, Vladimir Holec, Zuzana Adamcikova, Viola Stevurkova, Andrea Shahum, Vladimir Krcmery

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CR154-158  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881449

Keywords: Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Molecular Sequence Data, Kenya, HIV Seropositivity - virology, HIV - genetics, DNA, Viral - genetics, Child, Cambodia, Base Sequence, Bacteria - virology, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Reproducibility of Results, Respiratory System - microbiology, Sequence Analysis, DNA

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6208), Downloaded (843), Related (12), Cited (4)

Lyudmila S. Korostovtseva, Yurii V. Sviryaev, Nadezhda E. Zvartau, Alexandra O. Konradi, Alexander L. Kalinkin

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CR146-153  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881448

Keywords: Russia - epidemiology, Prospective Studies, Prognosis, Morbidity, Hypertension - mortality, Follow-Up Studies, Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use, Aged, 80 and over, Adult, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - mortality, Survival Analysis, Syndrome

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (8789), Downloaded (1266), Related (30), Cited (20)

Yoshihiro J. Akashi, Kohei Ashikaga, Makoto Takano, Masaki Izumo, Yuki Ishibashi, Keisuke Kida, Kihei Yoneyama, Kengo Suzuki, Fumihiko Miyake, Maciej Banach

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CR140-145  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881447

Keywords: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging - methods, Myocardial Infarction - radionuclide imaging, Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary - methods, Myocardium - pathology, Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi - diagnostic use

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6671), Downloaded (912), Related (19), Cited (5)

Jerzy P. Szaflarski, Jennifer Vannest, Steve W. Wu, Mark W. DiFrancesco, Christi Banks, Donald L. Gilbert

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CR132-139  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881446

Keywords: Stroke - complications, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Demography, Chronic Disease, Brain Mapping, Aphasia - therapy, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - methods

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (8528), Downloaded (3055), Related (23), Cited (61)

Koji Fujita, Koichiro Wada, Yuichi Nozaki, Masato Yoneda, Hiroki Endo, Hirokazu Takahashi, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Masahiko Inamori, Satoru Saito, Atsushi Nakajima

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CR123-131  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881445

Keywords: Nitric Oxide - blood, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II - metabolism, Nitrates - blood, Intra-Abdominal Fat - metabolism, Circadian Rhythm - physiology, Biological Markers - blood, Adipocytes - enzymology, Nitrites - blood, Regression Analysis, Waist Circumference - physiology

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (7289), Downloaded (1424), Related (14), Cited (15)

Constantinos Giaginis, Christina Michailidi, Vasileios Stolakis, Paraskevi Alexandrou, Gerasimos Tsourouflis, Jerzy Klijanienko, Ioanna Delladetsima, Stamatios Theocharis

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): BR81-90  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881444

Keywords: Nuclear Proteins - metabolism, MutS Homolog 2 Protein - metabolism, DNA Repair Enzymes - metabolism, DNA Repair, DNA Modification Methylases - metabolism, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing - metabolism, Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology, Tumor Suppressor Proteins - metabolism

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6475), Downloaded (1209), Related (18), Cited (10)

Yan-Ming Zhou, Bin Li, Dong-Hui Xu, Jia-Mei Yang

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): RA76-83  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881443

Keywords: Liver Neoplasms - surgery, Hepatectomy - adverse effects, Disease-Free Survival, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - surgery, Recurrence

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6871), Downloaded (1279), Related (20), Cited (10)

Marian Adamkov, Erika Halasova, Julius Rajcani, Marian Bencat, Desanka Vybohova, Silvia Rybarova, Stefan Galbavy

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): BR74-80  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881442

Keywords: Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins - metabolism, Cell Count, Carcinoma, Basal Cell - pathology, Aged, 80 and over, Adult, Protein Transport, Skin Neoplasms - pathology, Subcellular Fractions - metabolism, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 - metabolism

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6627), Downloaded (1061), Related (12), Cited (18)

Tobias Esch, George B. Stefano

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): RA65-75  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881441

Keywords: Reward, Nervous System Physiological Phenomena, Love, Empathy, Behavior, Spirituality

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (7183), Downloaded (6563), Related (9), Cited (6)

Andrea Heinzlmann, Katalin Koves, Magdolna Kovacs, Valer Csernus

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): BR62-73  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881440

Keywords: Pituitary Hormones - immunology, Pituitary Gland - metabolism, Organ Size - drug effects, Luteinizing Hormone - blood, Growth Hormone - blood, Follicle Stimulating Hormone - blood, Estrogens - pharmacology, Body Weight - drug effects, Biometry, Animals, Progesterone - pharmacology, Prolactin - blood, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Sex Characteristics, Time Factors, Vaginal Smears

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (7038), Downloaded (1217), Related (15)

Hui Yang, Lidong Zhang, Sarah M. Weakley, Peter H. Lin, Qizhi Yao, Changyi Chen

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): BR55-61  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881439

Keywords: RNA, Messenger - metabolism, Myocytes, Smooth Muscle - metabolism, Muscle, Smooth, Vascular - cytology, Gene Expression Regulation - drug effects, Endothelial Cells - metabolism, Cell Lineage - drug effects, Biological Markers - metabolism, Antigens, CD146 - metabolism, Stem Cells - metabolism, Transforming Growth Factor beta - pharmacology

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6640), Downloaded (1317), Related (14), Cited (5)

Andrzej Modrzejewski, Adam Kiciak, Marcin Śledż, Katarzyna Sygit, Katarzyna Borycka-Kiciak, Wilhelm Grzesiak, Wiesław Tarnowski

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CS34-38  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881438

Keywords: Foreign-Body Migration - pathology, Colon - radiography, Radiography, Abdominal, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6542), Downloaded (1271), Related (14), Cited (3)

Heinz Albrecht, Peter Christopher Konturek, Hiwot Diebel, Franz Kraus, Eckhart Georg Hahn, Martin Raithel

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): CS29-33  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881437

Keywords: Gastroenterostomy - adverse effects, Double-Balloon Enteroscopy - adverse effects, Contrast Media, Catheterization, Bile Ducts - surgery, Bile Duct Diseases - therapy, Postoperative Complications - therapy

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6327), Downloaded (1012), Related (10), Cited (10)

Malgorzata Fereniec, Gunter Stix, Michal Kania, Tomasz Mroczka, Dariusz Janusek, Roman Maniewski

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): MT26-33  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881436

Keywords: Risk Assessment, Sensitivity and Specificity, Electrocardiography, Body Surface Potential Mapping - methods, Tachycardia, Ventricular - ultrasonography

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6707), Downloaded (1051), Related (17), Cited (18)

Gianluca Gambarini, Gianluca Plotino, Nicola M. Grande, Giuseppina Nocca, Alessandro Lupi, Bruno Giardina, Massimo De Luca, Luca Testarelli

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): MT21-25  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881435

Keywords: Photosensitizing Agents - toxicity, Light, Fibroblasts - radiation effects, Disinfection - methods, Cell Death - drug effects, Anti-Bacterial Agents - toxicity, Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (7535), Downloaded (1797), Related (11), Cited (23)

Burcin Ozer, Buket Cagla Ozbakıs Akkurt, Nizami Duran, Yusuf Onlen, Lutfu Savas, Selim Turhanoglu

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): PH17-22  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881434

Keywords: Logistic Models, Cross Infection - microbiology, Critical Illness - epidemiology, Aged, 80 and over, Adult, Adolescent, Risk Factors, Turkey - epidemiology, young adult

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6618), Downloaded (2537), Related (10), Cited (18)

Mauro Feola, Enrico Lombardo, Camillo Taglieri, Paola Vallauri, Salvatore Piccolo, Roberto Valle

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): PI7-13  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881433

Keywords: Infusions, Intravenous, Hydrazones - therapeutic use, Heart Failure - ultrasonography, Furosemide - therapeutic use, Follow-Up Studies, Echocardiography, Case-Control Studies, Cardiac Output - physiology, Natriuretic Peptide, Brain - blood, Pyridazines - therapeutic use, Time Factors

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (6880), Downloaded (1421), Related (21), Cited (6)

Nicolas Girerd, Philippe Pibarot, Patrick Mathieu

Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(3): LE3-3  ::  DOI: 10.12659/MSM.881432

Keywords: Hypercholesterolemia - complications, Coronary Artery Bypass - adverse effects, Body Mass Index, Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology, Waist Circumference - physiology

Published: 2011-02-25,      Viewed (7128), Downloaded (619), Related (25), Cited (1)