Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study was performed assess the clinical outcomes of elderly patients with osteoporotic femoral neck fractures (FNFs) (AO/OTA: 31B/C) treated by initial uncemented total hip arthroplasty (UTA) or cemented total hip arthroplasty (CTA).MethodsThis study involved consecutive elderly patients with osteoporotic FNFs (AO/OTA: 31B/C) treated by initial UTA or CTA in our medical centre from 2010 to 2015. The primary...
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Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study was performed to explore the effective management of bleeding associated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of benign thyroid nodules.MethodsThirty-five patients with benign thyroid nodules who were treated with ultrasound-guided RFA from July 2015 to December 2016 at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University were retrospectively reviewed. The technique efficacy, bleeding, and other complications...
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Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveTo investigate if hydrogen-rich saline (HRS), which has been shown to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, could mitigate cardiac remodelling and reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the rat model of cardiac hypertrophy.MethodsPressure overload was induced in rats by abdominal aortic constriction (AAC). The animals were separated into four groups: sham; AAC group; AAC plus low dose HRS...
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Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. A 34-year-old man presented to our hospital with a 2-month history of repeated dull upper abdominal pain. Gastroscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography indicated a hemispherical mass at the junction of the greater curvature and the gastric fundus, with hypoechogenicity originating from the intrinsic muscular layer. He was diagnosed with a gastric body submucosal lesion and gastrointestinal stromal tumor, and underwent endoscopic...
Fri Aug 07, 2020 15:48
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectivesHeart failure (HF) is a common and potentially fatal condition. In 2015, HF affected approximately 40 million people globally. Evidence showing that the use of nitrates can improve clinical outcomes in patients with HF is limited. This study aimed to assess the effect of nitrates on functional capacity and exercise time in patients with HF.MethodsPubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase databases were reviewed for articles...
Fri Aug 07, 2020 14:49
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. A 64-year old Chinese male patient was admitted to our hospital because of severe jaundice that persisted for 2 months. No swollen lymph nodes or hepatosplenomegaly was detected on physical examination. His laboratory data indicated high levels of direct bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase. No abnormality was revealed on abdominal computed tomography (CT). However, positron...
Fri Aug 07, 2020 14:49
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveTo establish a diagnostic model of idiopathic central precocious puberty on the basis of transrectal pelvic ultrasound and basal gonadotropin.MethodsA total of 669 girls with Tanner breast development stage II were enrolled in this study from January 2015 to December 2018. The participants were divided into the ICPP group and the premature thelarche group. We analyzed various variables, including age at initial diagnosis,...
Fri Aug 07, 2020 13:00
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThe insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis is essential for the body’s metabolism. The hepatokine, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 2 (IGFBP-2), acts as a major regulator of this metabolism. We aimed to evaluate the role of serum IGFBP-2 in the incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).MethodsThis hospital-based prospective cohort study recruited residents from a health program from January to...
Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:57
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study was performed to assess cardiac and hepatic iron overload in young patients with thalassemia.MethodsWe reviewed the medical records of patients with thalassemia at a pediatric hematology clinic who had recently undergone cardiac and hepatic magnetic resonance imaging.ResultsEleven patients underwent cardiac and hepatic T2* imaging at a mean age of 13.9 ± 4.48 (range, 9–21) years. Three patients had cardiac...
Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:51
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. In patients with esophageal foreign bodies such as spherical or similarly shaped objects, a clamp or trap can easily fall off when the esophagus is physiologically narrow during removal of the foreign body by the endoscope. In the present case, a double-forceps-channel endoscope and double balloon were used to successfully remove a large spherical foreign body from the esophagus.
Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:51
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveWe aimed to describe the baseline clinical characteristics and fracture history of patients taking teriparatide in routine clinical practice in the Middle East (ME) subregional cohort of the Asia and Latin America Fracture Observational Study (ALAFOS).MethodsHerein, we report baseline clinical characteristics of patients who were prescribed teriparatide (20 µg/day, subcutaneous injection) in four participant ME countries...
Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:45
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis retrospective single-center study aimed to analyze immediate and follow-up results of using drug-coated balloons (DCBs) for treating peripheral arterial disease.MethodsIn this study, we identified a total of 75 patients who underwent DCB therapy at our institution. The ankle–brachial index (ABI) was measured before and after intervention. Intermittent claudication and whether there was healing of ulcers were...
Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:45
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveTo investigate the association between three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) gene family and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus in a Chinese Han population.MethodsA total of 1086 type 2 diabetes patients and 1122 healthy controls were included in this retrospective study. Three genetic variants, rs1800977 and rs4149313 in ABCA1, and rs1128503 in ABCB1 were included...
Fri Aug 07, 2020 05:04
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the relationship between serum testosterone levels and depressive symptoms in an adult male population.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study of 1166 male participants from Zunyi, Guizhou, China. Each participant completed a questionnaire, a brief clinical exam, and had a fasting blood sample taken. We measured serum testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, and luteinizing hormone...
Fri Aug 07, 2020 04:49
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study compared the efficacy and safety of nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel) with conventional taxanes as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.MethodsWe searched the literature using PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science from their inception to December 15, 2019 based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The relevant studies compared pathologic complete response...
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