BACKGROUND Pregnancy and pregnancy loss may be linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the evidence is still inconsistent, especially in East Asians, whose reproductive patterns differ importantly from those in the West. We examined the associations of pregnancy, miscarriage, induced abortion, and stillbirth with CVD incidence among Chinese women. METHODS In 2004-2008, the nationwide...

The lymphatic circulatory system has diverse functions in lipid absorption, fluid homeostasis, and immune surveillance and responds dynamically when presented with infection, inflammation, altered hemodynamics, and cancer. Visualization of these dynamic processes in human disease and animal models of disease is key to understanding the contributory role of the lymphatic circulatory system in di...

Plasma inflammatory markers have been shown to be predictors for cardiovascular risk, however, there is no study where the levels of plasma circulatory markers have been evaluated in coronary artery disease patients (CAD pts) positive for C. pneumoniae IgA and high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) which may help in better understanding of disease pathogenesis. A total of 192 patients and 19...

SUMMARY Hemodynamic functions and blood volume were observed in patients with chronic uremia. Thirty-one patients had clinical features of circulatory congestion and 37 did not. The degree of anemia and acidosis was comparable in both groups. However, cre-atinine clearance was significantly lower in patients with circulatory congestion. Both groups of patients had greater blood pressure, heart ...

Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) for saving infants with severe congenital heart disease who are receiving traditional cardio-pulmonary resuscitation has never been conducted before. The selection of timing and indications of MCS is associated with clinical ethics, and most of the doctors are more cautious in the application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for infants with sev...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to explain the difference in characteristics of exercise limitation factors of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sequelea of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB-s) . [Subjects] The subjects were 29 patients with COPD (28 males, 1 female; 70.6 ± 8.0 years) and 8 patients with PTB-s (5 males, 3 females; 69.5 ± 9.5 years). [Method] We co...

2–4. Pathology of the urinary system KH Consequences of renal failure. Basic mechanisms of renal failure (prerenal, intrinsic and post-renal), fundamental differences between acute and chronic renal failure. Various categories of renal disease e.g. congenital/inherited, circulatory, toxic, glomerular disease, tubulointerstitial disease, parasitic disease and neoplasia. Lower urinary tract (e.g....