Improved survival following extreme preterm birth complicated by bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is resulting in an increasing number of affected infants surviving to adulthood. The aim of the present pilot study was to describe the functional and structural pulmonary sequelae of moderate and severe BPD in a population of adult survivors. All babies were cared for at one institution (King Edwa...

OBJECTIVES The objective of the study was to investigate the impact of alteration of glycogen stores and metabolism on exercise performance in patients with heart failure. BACKGROUND In normal subjects, muscle glycogen depletion results in increased exertional fatigue and reduced endurance. Skeletal muscle biopsies have revealed reduced glycogen content in patients with congestive heart failu...

BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to provide reference ranges for thyrotropin (TSH) and free thyroxine (fT(4)) based on data collected from a disease-free sample of French middle-aged adults. METHODS A total of 3218 subjects participating in the Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants (SU.VI.MAX) study had measurements for TSH, fT(4) and urinary iodine concentrations. Thyroi...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of aging and cerebrovascular disease on T2 shortening in the visual cortex at MR imaging. METHODS MR images of 72 neurologically normal subjects (45 men and 27 women, 35 to 92 years old) and 32 (13 men and 19 women, 54 to 92 years old) with cerebrovascular disease were evaluated retrospectively. On T2-weighted spin-echo images, the signal intensity of the visual...

background: health status of children and adolescents is determined to a larger extent by their nutritional status. there are no published studies available on the influence of thinness on childhood morbidity using new world health organization‑body mass index (who‑bmi) for age criteria. methods: this cross‑sectional study was conducted in primary, high schools, pre‑university and degree colleg...

The present study aimed to evaluate the stress levels in patients suffering from COVID 19. 100 COVID19 with age >15 years of both genders were included after taking written informedconsent. All subjects administered Perceived Stress Scale questionnaire fill and scores werecalculated. 82% high while 16% moderate category andonly 2% reported low perceived stress. As far as wise distribution wa...

OBJECTIVES To examine the distribution of total prostate-specific antigen (tPSA) and percentage of free/total PSA (%f/tPSA) values in patients undergoing prostate cancer screening in Canada. METHODS The data from 4 consecutive annual prostate cancer screening events held in Montreal, Canada were examined with respect to age, tPSA, and %f/tPSA in 3222 men. RESULTS Within the entire cohort, t...

INTRODUCTION The present study investigated the relationship between the perceived tinnitus severity, depressive and anxiety symptoms in individuals with tinnitus. An attempt was also made to see if any relationship exists between the perceived tinnitus severity and the age, gender or hearing status of the sufferer. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty individuals (31 males, 19 females) with tinnitus ...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of epicutaneous patch testing with a standard series of contact allergens in children suspected to have allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), and to compare the results of patch testing between children and adults. Clinical records of children defined as patients aged ≤18 years and adults examined at Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Karlov...

We compared heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) and its within- and between-subject variability, in ECGs recorded several days apart for 207 patients with schizophrenia (age range 19-60 yr) with age- and gender-matched healthy controls. Patients had higher heart rates (mean±s.d.) than controls [75±15 beats per minute (bpm) vs. 63±10 bpm; p<0.0001]. QTc by Bazett's formula (QTcB) overestimate...