Background:The 9-hole peg test (9-HPT) and 10-meter walk test (10-MWT) are commonly used to test finger motor function and walking ability.The aim of this present study was to investigate the efficacy of these te...
Background Drug-eluting stents(DES) with durable polymer have significantly reduced restenosis and target vessel revascularization compared with bare metal stents. Durable polymer has been linked with persistent inf...
Background First generation drug-eluting stents (DES) were associated with a high incidence of late stent thrombosis (ST),mainly due to delayed healing and re-endothelization by the durable polymer coating.This st...
To the editor: Since the outbreak of pandemic influenza A (H IN l) virus from the spring of 2009, there is little information aboutthe complete picture of pregnancy and newborn outcomes in the literature1,2 We foll...
Background It is well recognized that meteorological factors have important influences on the onset and development of many kinds of diseases. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of the meteoro...
Background Previous studies indicated that long coronary lesions are one of the key predictors of drug-eluting stent (DES) failure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of the long l...
Background Serum creatinine (Scr) measurement plays a key role in glomerular filtration rate estimation (eGFR),chronic kidney disease (CKD) diagnosis as well as CKD treatment. However, the test results of Scr fr...
Background Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) is a rare X-linked recessive disorder with symptoms including nystagmus, impaired motor development, ataxia, and progressive spasticity. The proteolipidprotein 1 (PLP1...