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Cardiology
This study sought to determine, in patients with heart failure (HF), whether untreated moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with a higher mortality rate than in patients with mild to no sleep apnea (M-NSA).
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Thu, 12 April 2007
http://content.onlinejacc.org/
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Uterine lymphoid cell repertoires are specialized in order to meet the twin demands of successful pregnancy and local immunosurveillance. The possibility that some of these populations might differentiate locally from progenitor cells has been proposed.
Human Reproduction - Thu, 12 April 2007
http://humrep.oupjournals.org/
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Excessive fibrosis is frequently associated with endometriosis. To evaluate the involvement of the extracellular matrix contractility of endometriotic stromal cells (ECSCs) in the pathogenesis of endometriosis-associated fibrosis, we compared the collagen gel contractility of cultured ECSCs with that of normal endometrial stromal cells.
Human Reproduction - Thu, 12 April 2007
http://humrep.oupjournals.org/
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Female infertility can be caused by scarring and occlusion of the Fallopian tubes. Sexually transmitted bacteria can damage the delicate epithelial layer of human Fallopian tubes (HFT).
Human Reproduction - Thu, 12 April 2007
http://humrep.oupjournals.org/
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Rheumatology
Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a distinctive population of T cells thought to protect self-tissues from damaging inflammatory immune responses, and are often recognized as a regulatory T cell subtype, regulating the magnitude or class of the immune response.
Rheumatology - Thu, 12 April 2007
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/
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Rheumatology
Extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate (ePPi) inhibits certain forms of pathological mineralization while promoting others. Three molecules involved in ePPi regulation are important candidates for the development of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate chondrocalcinosis (CPPD CC).
Rheumatology - Thu, 12 April 2007
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/
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Rheumatology
Periarticular osteoporosis and joint destruction are major complications in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), caused by osteoclast-mediated bone resorption.
Rheumatology - Thu, 12 April 2007
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/
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Cardiology
Epidemiological evidence suggests blood pressure–lowering effects of cocoa and tea. We undertook a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to determine changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure due to the intake of cocoa products or black and green tea.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Thu, 12 April 2007
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Cardiology
The incidence of cardiac device infection is not well understood. Bloodstream infection (BSI) in patients with permanent pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (hereafter, defibrillators) may reflect device infection.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Thu, 12 April 2007
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Infectious Diseases
The unique health needs of a growing older adult population infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) require study, especially in terms of the response to and tolerability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
Archives of Internal Medicine - Thu, 12 April 2007
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/