… Ogawa c , Nguyen Van Tho a , Yasushi Ryujin a , Taishi Nagao a , Yasutaka Nakano a …
Jaccard index (X, Y) was defined as |X ∩ Y | / | X ∪ Y |, where X was the HA and Y was the …

Rationale: Quantitative computed tomography (CT) has been used to phenotype patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A mixed phenotype is defined as the …

Background Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has been shown to be a non-invasive marker
that predicts the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It has been reported that the …

A 57-year-old woman was referred because of exertional dyspnea, fever, and cough in
June 2006. She had been employed to culture roses in greenhouses since 1991 and had …

Two-dimensional echocardiography (2-D echo) was performed before coronary angiography
in 213 patients (pts), 4 months to 12 years old, with a history of Kawasaki disease (MCLS). …

Purpose The forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a non-invasive method to measure
respiratory impedance, the respiratory resistance (Rrs) and reactance (Xrs). The disease …

A37-year-old womanwasadmitted in a comatosestate, after exhibiting fever anddiarrhea.
Diabetic ketoacidosis was diagnosed due to an increased blood glucose level (672 mg/dl), …

Seven dural arteriovenous fistulas were successfully embolized with mechanical detachable
coils. Two lesions were located in the transverse-sigmoid sinus, four in the cavernous sinus…

Background and objective The relative contributions of emphysema and airway remodelling
to airflow limitation remain unclear in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ). We …

Background It is time-consuming to obtain the square root of airway wall area of the
hypothetical airway with an internal perimeter of 10 mm (√Aaw at Pi10), a comparable index of …