Objective The results of studies on association between -148C/T polymorphism in promoter region of β-fibrinogen gene and susceptibility to cerebral infarction
Variant angina, first described by Prinzmetal et al1 in 1959, is hypothesized to be caused by transient coronary vasospasm at the site of an atherosclerotic pla
Background Budd-Chiari syndrome with hepatic vein occlusion (HVBCS) can induce severe portal hypertension and liver damage. We retrospectively analyzed hepatic
AIM: To investigate the proximal gastric motor response to duodenal nutrients in critically ill patients with long- standing type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS:
Peripheral neuropathy, and specifically distal peripheral neuropathy (DPN), is one of the most frequent and troublesome complications of diabetes mellitus. It i
Bile duct cancers are frequently diagnosed as advanced diseases. Over half of patients with advanced bile duct cancer present with unresectable malignancies and
Background Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is widely applied for the treatment of end-stage painful hip arthrosis.Traditional THA needed a long incision and caused
Cutaneous melanoma is one of the most studied neoplastic lesions in biology and clinical oncology. It has been well documented that this type of neoplasm presen
Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis are predisposing factors for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Hemosiderosis has also been described to trigger ca