Basic medicine topic list of research papers
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Subjective sleep quality and sleep duration of patients in a psychiatric hospital
Abstract Sleep complaints and sleep disturbances are highly prevalent in patients with psychiatric disorders. During hospitalization the patients’ condition may be even worse but little is known about the subjective sleep quality in psychiatric...
2016 / Matthias J. Müller, Christiane Olschinski, Bernd Kundermann, Nicole Cabanel -
Repeat remote ischaemic pre-conditioning for improved cardiovascular function in humans: A systematic review
Abstract Background Single exposure to remote ischaemic pre-conditioning (RIPC) has been shown to be effective in reducing major adverse events during cardiac surgery. We evaluated the efficacy of repeated exposure RIPC to elicit...
2016 / J. Epps, G. Dieberg, N.A. Smart -
Genetic basis of atrial fibrillation
Abstract Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia and remains as one of main challenges in current clinical practice. The disease may be induced secondary to other diseases such as hypertension, valvular heart disease, and heart...
2016 / Oscar Campuzano, Alexandra Perez-Serra, Anna Iglesias, Ramon Brugada -
Developing WHO rapid advice guidelines in the setting of a public health emergency
Abstract Objectives We describe newly established guidance for guideline developers at the World Health Organization (WHO) on the process and procedures for developing a rapid advice guideline in the context of a public health...
2016 / Chantelle M. Garritty, Susan L. Norris, David Moher -
21st Century Cardio-Oncology
Summary Cardiotoxicity is a well-established complication of oncology therapies. Cardiomyopathy resulting from anthracyclines is a classic example. In the past decade, an explosion of novel cancer therapies, often targeted and more specific than...
2016 / Calvin Chen Sheng, Laleh Amiri-Kordestani, Todd Palmby, Thomas Force, Charles C. Hong, et al. -
Rg3-enriched Korean Red Ginseng enhances blood pressure stability in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Abstract Background Korean Red Ginseng (Panax ginseng) has been shown to exert antihypertensive effects. In particular, ginsenoside Rg3 is thought to be a potent modulator of vascular function. The present study was performed to...
2016 / Harsha Nagar, Sujeong Choi, Saet-byel Jung, Byeong Hwa Jeon, Cuk-Seong Kim -
Deletion of interleukin-6 alleviated interstitial fibrosis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic cardiomyopathy of mice through affecting TGFβ1 and miR-29 pathways2016 / Yang Zhang, Jing-Hao Wang, Yi-Yuan Zhang, Ying-Zhe Wang, Jin Wang, et al.
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ISN Forefronts Symposium 2015: The Diverse Function of Macrophages in Renal Disease
Experimental and human studies indicate that macrophages play a key role within the diseased kidney and represent a target for novel therapies. This brief review outlines the involvement and nature of macrophages in renal disease and highlights the phenotypic...
2016 / Fiona Duthie, Eoin D. O’Sullivan, Jeremy Hughes -
ISN Forefronts Symposium 2015: IgA Nephropathy, the Gut Microbiota, and Gut−Kidney Crosstalk
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) represents the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis worldwide, especially in East Asia; even with current treatments, it can lead to end-stage renal disease within 10 years in approximately 20% of adult patients. Genome-wide...
2016 / Lijuan Han, Xiaodong Fang, Yongcheng He, Xiong Z. Ruan -
Editorial: Variants of takotsubo cardiomyopathy2016 / Satoshi Kurisu, Yasuki Kihara
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Inhibition of miR-155 Protects Against LPS-induced Cardiac Dysfunction and Apoptosis in Mice2016 / Hui Wang, Yihua Bei, Peipei Huang, Qiulian Zhou, Jing Shi, et al.
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Follistatin-Like 12016 / Kai C. Wollert
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Orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 affects cardiomyocyte calcium homeostasis and adverse cardiac remodelling2015 / Lejla Medzikovic, Cees A. Schumacher, Arie O. Verkerk, Elza D. van Deel, Rianne Wolswinkel, et al.
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A case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy showing two modes of initiation for ventricular fibrillation: Augmented J-wave and torsade de pointes with QT prolongation2016 / Masato Shimizu, Mitsuhiro Nishizaki, Noriyoshi Yamawake, Hiroyuki Fujii, Harumizu Sakudara, et al.
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In Utero Caffeine Exposure Induces Transgenerational Effects on the Adult Heart2016 / Xiefan Fang, Ryan R. Poulsen, Scott A. Rivkees, Christopher C. Wendler
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Role of cardiac renin angiotensin system in ischemia reperfusion injury and preconditioning of heart
Abstract Cardio-vascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Ischemia is a state of oxygen deprivation in tissues, whereas reperfusion is restoration of blood flow in ischemic tissues. Myocardial damage of tissue during...
2016 / Vimal Agrawal, Jeetendra Kumar Gupta, Shaiba Sana Qureshi, Vishal Kumar Vishwakarma -
Novel cardioprotective and regenerative therapies in acute myocardial infarction: a review of recent and ongoing clinical trials2016 / Nicholas B Spath, Nicholas L Mills, Nicholas L Cruden
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Inhibition of cardiac CaMKII to cure heart failure: step by step towards translation?2016 / Friederike Cuello, Kristina Lorenz
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Electrical left ventricular mapping in patients with and without CKD: Differences of voltage2016 / Márcio Galindo Kiuchi, Shaojie Chen
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Quercetin inhibits LPS-induced adhesion molecule expression and oxidant production in human aortic endothelial cells by p38-mediated Nrf2 activation and antioxidant enzyme induction
Abstract Atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of ischemic heart disease and stroke, is an inflammatory disease of arteries in a hyperlipidemic milieu. Endothelial expression of cellular adhesion molecules, such as endothelial-leukocyte adhesion...
2016 / Chuan Li, Wei-Jian Zhang, Balz Frei