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Autonomic cardiovascular dysregulation as a potential mechanism underlying depression and coronary artery bypass grafting surgery outcomes

Youssef, Nagy A. (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2010)

Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is often used to treat patients with significant coronary heart disease (CHD). To date, multiple longitudinal and cross-sectional studies have examined the association ...
Changing Epidemiology of Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants without Localizing Signs

Watt, Kevin; Waddle, Erica; Jhaveri, Ravi (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2010)

Objective: Historically, management of infants with fever without localizing signs (FWLS) has generated much controversy, with attempts to risk stratify based on several criteria. Advances in medical practice may have ...
Comparison of a reduced carbohydrate and reduced fat diet for LDL, HDL, and VLDL subclasses during 9-months of weight maintenance subsequent to weight loss

Westman, Eric (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2010)

Objectives: This study compared LDL, HDL, and VLDL subclasses in overweight or obese adults consuming either a reduced carbohydrate (RC) or reduced fat (RF) weight maintenance diet for 9 months following significant weight ...
Discontinuation of thyroid hormone treatment among children in the United States with congenital hypothyroidism: findings from health insurance claims data

Kemper, Alex (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2010)

Background: Thyroid hormone treatment in children with congenital hypothyroidism can prevent intellectual disability. Guidelines recommend that children diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism through newborn screening ...
Invasive Fungal Infections among Organ Transplant Recipients: Results of the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network (TRANSNET)

Alexander, Barbara (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2010)

Background. Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among organ transplant recipients. Multicenter prospective surveillance data to determine disease burden and secular trends are ...
Prevalence and correlates of clinically significant depressive symptoms among elderly people in Sri Lanka: findings from a national survey

Malhotra, Rahul; Chan, Angelique; Ostbye, Truls (CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2010)

Background: Elderly Sri Lankans (11.2%, of the nation's population) have witnessed many years of ethnic conflict, a destructive tsunami and increasing emigration of young adults. However, very little is known about the ...
Prospective Surveillance for Invasive Fungal Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients, 2001-2006: Overview of the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network (TRANSNET) Database

Alexander, Barbara (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2010)

Background. The incidence and epidemiology of invasive fungal infections (IFIs), a leading cause of death among hematopoeitic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients, are derived mainly from single-institution retrospective ...
Variation in the Type and Frequency of Postoperative Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections According to Type of Surgical Procedure

Anderson, Deverick; Reed, Shelby; Sexton, Daniel; Grussemeyer, Chelsea A.; Choi, Yong; Fowler, Vance Jr. (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2010)

OBJECTIVE. To determine the epidemiological characteristics of postoperative invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection following 4 types of major surgical procedures. DESIGN. Retrospective cohort study. SETTING. Eleven ...

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