The American journal of the medical sciences
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Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) carries high mortality and morbidity as compared to native valve endocarditis (NVE). Contemporary data on PVE are lacking, we aimed to study contemporary trends, outcomes, and burden of PVE using nationally representative data. ⋯ Over the years the adjusted in-hospital mortality in PVE has trended down but the average cost of stay has increased despite decrease in length of stay.
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Previous studies have demonstrated a correlation between national economic indicators and academic productivity. However, such a relationship has not been studied in the field of internal medicine (IM). ⋯ This study demonstrated a positive correlation between academic productivity in the field of IM and economic indicators of the OECD countries, mainly health expenditure, implying the advantage of domestic investment in health.
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Irisin and betatrophin are involved in insulin resistance. We investigated the effects of aerobic and resistance exercise (AE/RE) and de-training (cessation of the training after the AE/RE) on betatrophin, irisin and some metabolic factors in rats. ⋯ It seems that RE has greater efficiency than AE in reducing betatrophin level and irisin resistance. However, de-training caused most of the improvements resulting from RE to be lost, but not the improvements resulting from AE.
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Letter Case Reports
Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to Arteriovenous Malformation of the Intestine.
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Letter Case Reports
Electrical Alternans in a Patient with Acute Bronchial Asthma Exacerbation.