Background: Heart failure (HF) has become a main cardiac problem. Doppler echocardiography has been used to examine left ventricular (LV) diastolic filling dynamics. Limitations of this modality suggest the need for other objective measures of diastolic HF. Aim of the Study: The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12087
Aims: Mercury is an environmental hazard. Therefore, we studied recent trends in the blood level of organic and inorganic mercury in the United States (US). Methodology: We analyzed newly available data on blood inorganic mercury levels in NHANES 2005-2010. Organic mercury level...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13303
British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, ISSN: 2231-0614,Vol.: 5, Issue.: 4 Original-research-article Erosive Potential of Medicated Syrups on Primary Teeth: An In vitro Comparative Study K. Jai Kiran1, C. Vinay2*, K. S. Uloopi2, R. Chandra Sekhar2, V. Madhuri2...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13434
The cancer prevalence in the Malwa region of Punjab (1089/million/year) is much higher than the national average cancer prevalence in India (800/million/year). In our previous study on hair metal analysis, we located a high metal burden in Punjabi cancer patients and their live-i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13124
Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often have associated conditions which may benefit from treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors. However, evidence has suggested there may be an asso...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13064
Tom Devasia, Hashir Kareem, Y. G. Ashok Kumar, R. Padma Kumar, Saumya Jose, Sharmila Sadanand Prabhu, Umesh Pai, Krishnanand Nayak, Tulsee Sitapara & Ashok Thakkar·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: Patients with severe sepsis and septic shock often exhibit significant cardiovascular dysfunction. We designed the study with an aim to determine the severity of cardiac dysfunction in the different group of sepsis patients. Study Design: Single-center, cross-sectional stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12334
Aims: Cardiac hypertrophy develops from prolonged, severe iron deficiency (ID), but little is known about its function. We hypothesized that 4 weeks of ID would result in enhanced cardiac function, but would transition to loss by 9 weeks. Study Design: 38 rats were fed either con...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13376
Aims: To determine the factors that influence outcome of management of sigmoid volvulus in Northern Uganda Study Design: A prospective observational study was conducted on 103 sigmoid volvulus patients admitted and surgically managed in 19 hospitals in northern Uganda and followe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12283
Aims: Immune-mediated mechanism, such as deposition of complement (C3b) on erythrocytes leading to enhanced receptor-mediated uptake by macrophages has been proposed to contribute partly to the destruction of non-infected cells leading to anaemia. The extent of complement deposit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/9438
This study was aimed at determining the pattern of some assessors of obesity including body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) and the effect of these parameters on blood pressures in the studied population. The sample consisted of three hundred and fifty (350) undergr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/9663
Aims: To determine the incidence of sigmoid volvulus in Northern Uganda. Study Design: A cross-sectional (2 years retrospective and one year prospective) study design was conducted on patients’ medical records and those admitted, surgically managed or referred from the 19 hospita...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12451
Background: Viral hemorrhagic fevers are emergent and endemic in Africa and in South America. In Côte d’Ivoire, Yellow fever cases were reported yearly and the distribution of mosquitoes in the country are the main factors for high incidence of Flaviviruses. The poorly reporting...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12582
Aim: Many causative genes and susceptibility loci have been identified to be associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) in different ethnic populations. One of these genes is the Leucin-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene. The G2019S substitution in that gene is the most common mutat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/10458
Aims: Heterotaxy syndrome is a rare, complex, and confusing presentation in the realm of situs anomalies. The concurrence of heterotaxy syndrome with dextrocardia and Eisenmenger syndrome has never been reported in an adult. We described, for the first time, an adult patient who...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13062
Aims: To investigate the impact of war trauma On child mental health; the mediating role of different coping strategies. Methods: The sample was selected randomly from the five localities of the Gaza Strip that had been exposed to war16 months earlier. Children completed the Gaza...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/9578