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Papillary thyroid carcinoma nodal surgery directed by a preoperative radiographic map utilizing CT scan and ultrasound in all primary and reoperative patients
Head & Neck, April 10, 2013
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982 The diagnostic value of parathyroid hormone washout after fine-needle aspiration of suspicious cervical lesions in patients with hyperparathyroidism The Laryngoscope, April 10, 2013 Review Article
983 Relationship between Negative Mental Adjustment to Cancer and Distress in Thyroid Cancer Patients Full Text Yonsei Medical Journal, April 10, 2013
984 Urapidil in the Preoperative Treatment of Pheochromocytomas: A Safe and Cost-effective Method World Journal of Surgery, April 10, 2013 Clinical Article
985 Evaluation of cytologically benign solitary thyroid nodules by ultrasonography: A retrospective analysis of 1877 cases Auris Nasus Larynx, April 10, 2013 Review Article
986 Correlation of Immunohistochemical Markers and BRAF Mutation Status with Histological Variants of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in the Korean Population Full Text Journal of Korean Medical Science, April 10, 2013 Review Article
987 Canagliflozin Compared With Sitagliptin for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Who Do Not Have Adequate Glycemic Control With Metformin Plus Sulfonylurea: A 52-week randomized trial Diabetes Care, April 9, 2013 Clinical Article
988 Low-Carbohydrate Diet for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes: A randomized controlled trial Diabetes Care, April 9, 2013 Clinical Article
989 Common carotid intima-media thickness does not add to Framingham risk score in individuals with diabetes mellitus: the USE-IMT initiative Diabetologia - Clinical and Experimental Diabetes and Metabolism, April 9, 2013 Clinical Article
990 Linagliptin is more effective than glimepiride at achieving a composite outcome of target HbA1c < 7% with no hypoglycaemia and no weight gain over 2 years International Journal of Clinical Practice, April 9, 2013 Clinical Article
991 Linagliptin provides effective, well-tolerated add-on therapy to pre-existing oral antidiabetic therapy, over 1 year, in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, April 9, 2013 Clinical Article
992 Effect of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus on Carotid Structure and Function in Adolescents and Young Adults: The SEARCH CVD Study Diabetes Care, April 9, 2013 Review Article
993 NH2-Terminal Probrain Natriuretic Peptide Is a Stronger Predictor of Cardiovascular Mortality Than C-Reactive Protein and Albumin Excretion Rate in Elderly Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: The Casale Monferrato population-based study Diabetes Care, April 9, 2013 Clinical Article
994 Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Reduces Endothelial Dysfunction, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress Induced by Both Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes Diabetes Care, April 9, 2013 Review Article
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Interpreting an isolated raised serum alkaline phosphatase level in an asymptomatic patient
British Medical Journal, April 9, 2013
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996 DNA Microarray and miRNA Analyses Reinforce the Classification of Follicular Thyroid Tumors Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 9, 2013 Review Article
997 Adrenocortical carcinoma: A population-based study on incidence and survival in the Netherlands since 1993 European Journal of Cancer, April 9, 2013 Review Article
998 Identification of new pathogenic candidates for diabetic macular edema using fluorescence-based difference gel electrophoresis analysis Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, April 9, 2013 Review Article
999 Self-monitoring among non-insulin treated patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Patients behavioural responses to readings and associations with glycaemic control Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, April 9, 2013 Review Article
1000 Euglycemic progression: Worsening of diabetic retinopathy in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in minorities Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, April 9, 2013 Clinical Article
Among 130 patients requiring mechanical ventilation, 107 were vitamin D-deficient (< 20 ng/ml). Of the patients who did not survive, the length of survival was shorter in the vitamin D-deficient patients (15.3 vs. 24.2 days, respectively).
Read the article summaryResearchers at Tel-Aviv University have conducted a study to determine the value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) measurements in cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with T2DM and HTN. The study involved 423 patients enrolled in the International Nifedipine Study: Intervention as Goal for Hypertension Therapy. The patients had baseline CT scans for CAC measurement at baseline and were shown to be free of disease. Follow-up CT scans were performed at 3 and 15 years. Cardiovascular events (CVEs) occurred in 41 of 423 patients at 3 years and 111 of 268 patients at 15 years of follow-up. CVEs occurred in 15% and 52% (CAC+) and 7% and 32% (CAC-) of patients with T2DM at 3 and 15 years of follow-up, respectively. Compared to patients without T2DM and no CAC, the HRs for a CVE were 6.6 and 3.9 in T2DM patients with and without CAC, respectively.
Read the article summaryResearchers at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam have evaluated 12 measures (N-terminal fragment of prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide levels, von Willebrand factor antigen levels, fibrinogen levels, chronic kidney disease, leukocyte count, C-reactive protein levels, homocysteine levels, uric acid levels, coronary artery calcium [CAC] scores, carotid intima–media thickness, peripheral arterial disease, and pulse wave velocity), in addition to Framingham risk scores for predicting coronary heart disease. Only the CAC was shown to add significantly to the Framingham risk score in predicting coronary heart disease.
Read the article summary1 The effect of topiramate on weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, May 14, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
2 Effect of longer term modest salt reduction on blood pressure: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials British Medical Journal, April 25, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
3 An Anxious Heart: Anxiety and the Onset of Cardiovascular Diseases Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases , May 1, 2013
4 Acute myocardial infarction leads to acceleration of atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis, May 1, 2013 Review Article
5 The effectiveness of teriparatide in the clinical practice-attenuation of the bone mineral density outcome by increasing age and bisphosphonate pretreatment Annals of Medicine, May 22, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
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Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis of HLA, CTLA4, and Insulin Genotypes for Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes Care, May 1, 2013
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7 Teriparatide and denosumab, alone or combined, in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: the DATA study randomised trial The Lancet, May 16, 2013
8 The association of whole grain consumption with incident type 2 diabetes: the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study Annals of Epidemiology , May 21, 2013
9 White rice consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes Clinical Nutrition, May 8, 2013
10 Recognition and management of masked hypertension: A review and novel approach Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, April 24, 2013 Review Article
11 Role of HDL cholesterol and estimates of HDL particle composition in future development of type 2 diabetes in the general population: The PREVEND Study Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 21, 2013
12 Aggressive blood pressure control increases coronary heart disease risk among diabetic patients Diabetes Care, May 22, 2013
13 Comparative safety and effectiveness of sitagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes: retrospective population based cohort study British Medical Journal, May 8, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
14 Consumption of yogurts fortified in vitamin D and calcium reduces serum parathyroid hormone and markers of bone resorption: a double-blind randomized controlled trial in institutionalized elderly women Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 8, 2013
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Pregnancy Loss and Later Risk of Atherosclerotic Disease
Circulation, May 1, 2013
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16 A prospective study of physical fitness, obesity, and the subsequent risk of mental disorders among healthy young adults in army training Journal of Psychosomatic Research, May 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
17 Predictors of diabetic nephropathy Central European Journal of Medicine, April 23, 2013
18 Cognition in perimenopause: the effect of transition stage Menopause, April 29, 2013
19 Testosterone and cardiovascular risk Internal and Emergency Medicine, March 21, 2013
20 Impact of vitamin D supplementation during a resistance training intervention on body composition, muscle function, and glucose tolerance in overweight and obese adults Clinical Nutrition, May 13, 2013
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