Reperfusion and reperfusion injury after ischemic stroke
Objectives: Stroke is a leading cause of distress, disability, and death worldwide. The goal of reperfusion therapy for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the restoration of cerebral blood flow (...
Associated clinical factors of diabetic complications in Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes
Background: The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) is high among Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. There is limited evidence in understanding the relationships between individua...
Comparison of biochemical characteristics between an endemic and a nonendemic area for CKDu Sri Lanka
Introduction: Chronic kidney disease with uncertain etiology (CKDu) was first recognized in the 1990s in Sri Lanka. Considering the distribution of CKDu in the country, clusters of endemic an...
Cardiac catheterization laboratory activation by social media reduces reperfusion time of patients transferred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention in community hospital
Objective: The objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) activation by WeChat in community hospitals transfer for primary percutaneous coron...
Sustaining essential health services for maternal, newborn, child, adolescent, and elderly people amid the ongoing coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic
The ongoing coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to disrupt the health-care services, including the essential ones, even after the detection of the novel viral infection 2 years ba...
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