Osteoarthritis and psoriasis arthritis are two degenerative forms of arthritis that share similar yet also different manifestations at the histological,cellular,and clinical levels.Rheumatologists have marked them as ...
Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS),a common endocrine disorder with metabolic and reproductive consequences,affects a significant percentage of women of reproductive age.Because of its complexity and impact on the qualit...
Bland-White-Garland syndrome or ALCAPA is an abnormality of birth of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency because it is a curable cause of hypokinetic dilate...
Kidney transplantation is considered the treatment of choice for end-stage kidney disease patients.However,the residual cardiovascular risk remains significantly higher in kidney transplant recipients(KTRs)than in the...
Chronic liver disease is characterized by several hematological derangements resulting in a complex and barely rebalanced haemostatic environment.Thrombocytopenia is the most common abnormality observed in these patie...
The dying-back hypothesis holds that the damage to neuromuscular junctions and distal axons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis occurs at the earliest stage of the disease.Previous basic studies have confirmed early dama...
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Diabetes mellitus and associated chronic hyperglycemia enhance the risk of acute ischemic stroke and lead to worsened clinical outcome and increased mortality. However, post-stroke hyperglycemia is also present in a n...
Ischemic stroke is the most common type of cerebrovascular disease and is caused by an interruption of blood flow in the brain.In this disease,two different damage areas are identifying:the lesion core,in which cells ...
Malnutrition encompassing both macro-and micro-nutrient deficiency,remains one of the most frequent complications of alcohol-related liver disease(ArLD).Protein-energy malnutrition can cause significant complications ...
Patients with myocardial infarction resulting from acute coronary syndrome are classified by electrocardiographic presentation: 1-acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or 2-non-ST-segment elevation ...