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Abstract Background Procalcitonin (PCT) is an important biomarker for sepsis in human medicine, but there is little information regarding PCT as a biomarker for sepsis in dogs. There are no controlled studies evaluating ...

Introduction Different studies have assessed the influenceof chewing gum to aid control of appetite and reduce foodintake.Purpose The aims of the present study were to evaluate theeffects of chewing gum on satiety, food...

Aims: Clinical trials showed that statin therapy decreased cardiovascular events without significantly raising the level of transaminases. However, the information in subjects with altered liver test at baseline is more ...

ABSTRACT Background Information regarding measurement and supplementation of vitamin K1 (vitK1) in dogs with chronic enteropathy (CE) is limited. Hypothesis/Objectives Compare vitK1 concentrations of healthy dogs to dogs...

"According to the active system consolidation theory, memory consolidation during sleep relies on the reactivation of newly encoded memory representations. This reactivation is orchestrated by the interplay of sleep slow...

Abstract Background Approximately 30% of dogs with idiopathic epilepsy (IE) are drug‐resistant. Recent studies have suggested cannabidiol (CBD) may be an effective anticonvulsant in dogs with IE. Objective To evaluate ...

Abstract Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterised by insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism; whether novel antidiabetic drugs differentially improve these metabolic and reproductive disturbances rema...

Abstract Background Venous obstruction in dogs caused by large intracardiac masses can result in severe morbidity with few safe treatments. Hypothesis/Objectives Retrospective study to report results after transatrial st...

BACKGROUND: Experimental and clinical data suggest that reducing inflammation without affecting lipid levels may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Yet, the inflammatory hypothesis of atherothrombosis has remaine...

BACKGROUND: Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors improve the outcome among patients with left ventricular dysfunction, whether or not they have heart failure. We assessed the role of an angiotensin-converting-enzyme ...

BACKGROUND: The effects of empagliflozin, an inhibitor of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2, in addition to standard care, on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular ri...

BACKGROUND: Somatoform disorders are characterised by chronic, medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS). Although different medications are part of treatment routines for people with somatoform disorders in clinics...

BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes affects approximately 8 percent of adults in the United States. Some risk factors--elevated plasma glucose concentrations in the fasting state and after an oral glucose load, overweight, and a...

BACKGROUND AND METHODS: Aldosterone is important in the pathophysiology of heart failure. In a doubleblind study, we enrolled 1663 patients who had severe heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction of no more...

Introducción: El dolor parietal es una causa frecuente de dolor abdominal crónico, representa el 15 a 30 % de las causas y debe ser considerado en el diagnóstico diferencial. Objetivos: Determinar si la infiltración...

El D-002 es una mezcla de alcoholes alifáticos primarios superiores (tetracosanol, hexacosanol, octacosanol, triacontanol, dotriacontanol, tetratriacontanol) purificada de la cera de abejas con efectos antioxidantes, cu...

Physical inactivity and low maximal exercise oxygen consumption (VO2max) are predictors of mortality and coronary events in adults, respectively. Lowering serum cholesterol and platelet aggregation benefits cardiovascu...

La artritis reumatoide (AR) es una enfermedad inflamatoria crónica y sistémica que se manifiesta fundamentalmente en las articulaciones como sinovitis, causando destrucción progresiva y deformidades. En este estudio ...

To examine seriatim following propositions, of the "new orthodoxy" of the supply of mediums of exchange: 1. The supply of Treasury Bills is the effective regulatory base of the domestic banking system; 2. Capability ...

BACKGROUND: Bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor, has shown promising preclinical and clinical activity against metastatic colorectal cancer, particularly in combination with chem...

BACKGROUND: Vaccines are needed to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and to protect persons who are at high risk for complications. The mRNA-1273 vaccine is a lipid nanoparticle-encapsulated mRNA-based vaccine ...

BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the resulting coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have afflicted tens of millions of people in a worldwide pandemic. Safe and effecti...

BACKGROUND: No effective systemic therapy exists for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. A preliminary study suggested that sorafenib, an oral multikinase inhibitor of the vascular endothelial growth factor ...

Economic theory has suffered in the past from a failure to state clearly its assumptions. Economists in building up a theory have often omitted to examine the foundations on which it was erected. This examination is, how...