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Reduced P-selectin in Hearts Pretreated with Fluvastatin: A Novel Benefit for Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery
(GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG, 2009)
Objective: P-selectin is an adhesion molecule that plays a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to assess whether or not the treatment with fluvastatin for 3 weeks preoperatively would ...
Behcet's disease: Is there insulin resistance?
(B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, 2006)
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Atrial natriuretic peptide predicts impaired atrial remodeling and occurrence of late postoperative atrial fibrillation after surgery for symptomatic aortic stenosis
(KARGER, 2006)
Background. Aortic stenosis (AS) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Natriuretic peptides (NP) are endogenous cardiac hormones, which have been shown to increase in patients with ...
Failure and flow development of a collapse induced complex landslide: the 2005 Kuzulu (Koyulhisar, Turkey) landslide hazard
(SPRINGER, 2006)
Koyulhisar located in a slope of hilly region and constructed in the side of a mountain along the North Anatolian Fault Zone is frequently subject to landslides. A catastrophic landslide occurred on the morning of 17 March ...
Density of impurity states of hydrogenic impurities in an inverse parabolic quantum well under the magnetic field
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2007)
We investigated the effects of the magnetic field on the density of impurity states in a GaAs/GaAlAs inverse parabolic quantum well (lPQW) for different Al concentrations at the well center. The calculations were performed ...
Multicriteria choice of ore transport system for an underground mine: application of PROMETHEE methods
(SOUTH AFRICAN INST MINING METALLURGY, 2004)
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the implementation of multicriteria analysis in selection of the most suitable underground ore transport system for a chromite mine in Turkey. The related problem includes five ...
Layered feedforward neural network is relevant to empirical physical formula construction: A theoretical analysis and some simulation results
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2005)
We theoretically establish that, contrary to superficial observation, constructing an empirical physical formula (or physical law interchangeably) to explain the physical phenomenon is inherently full with several serious ...
Investigation of the relaxant effects of pancuronium, rocuronium, vecuronium and mivacurium on rat thoracic aorta
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2009)
Background and objective Pancuronium, vecuronium, mivacurium and rocuronium are nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents, which are competitive antagonists against acetylcholine at nicotinic receptors, and considered ...
Conjunctival impression cytology in pseudoexfoliative glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation syndrome
(WILEY, 2006)
In this study, ocular surface changes and tear film functions in patients with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PEXG) and pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome were evaluated. This study is a randomized, double-blind and prospective ...
Effects of ceftriaxone sodium on in vitro gallbladder contractility in guinea pigs
(ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2004)
Background/Purpose. It has been reported that ceftriaxone may induce the formation of gallstones. Changes of gallbladder motility may play a role in this phenomenon. The present study was designed to analyze the gallbladder ...