Background. Inflammation, overhydration and elevated cardiac biomarkers are related to
outcome in haemodialysis (HD) patients. Here, we explored the relationship between the body …

Background Elevated cardiac troponin (cTn) concentrations predict an increased mortality
in patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD). This study compares the …

Twenty patients with surgically proved neoplasms of the parotid gland were evaluated in
order to compare contrast material-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and magnetic …

A member of the family of coronaviruses has previously been identified as the cause of the
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). In this study, several monoclonal antibodies …

A case of neuropathic arthropathy of the shoulder secondary to syringomyelia is presented.
The classic clinical and radiographic features of the entity are illustrated. Emphasis is made …

… to the LH surge (2). The relative importance of LH in the follicular phase and its role in the
stimulation of the follicle is uncertain, and the optimal amount of LH or the ratio of FSH:LH in …

MR imaging is considered by many to be the procedure of choice in imaging the spinal cord;
yet we encountered an important pitfall of this procedure in the form of a patient with …

… JACOBS Department of Radiology, Touro Infirmary, 1401 Foucher Street, New Orleans.
LA 70115. USA … JACOBS was born in Charleston, South Carolina on 24 August 1949. He …

… The letter by Jacobs et al broadens our study to include more patients with end-stage
renal disease. Their results extend our observations into end-stage renal disease with …

Polyphosphate kinase, an enzyme which incorporated the γ-phosphate of ATP into long-chain
polyphosphate molecules, was purified more than 700-fold from Arthrobacter atrocyaneus …