Corporate Visual Identity (CVI) management not only comprises the design of a CVI, but also the way the CVI is put into practice. Based on a model for assessing quality management, a qualitative research instrument was developed to audit CVI management, consisting of three methods: document analysis, a self-assessment meeting and in-depth interviews. The instrument was used to assess CVI manage...

The vascularity of the choroid has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various eye diseases. To date, no established quantifiable parameters to estimate vascular status of the choroid exists. Choroidal vascularity index (CVI) may potentially be used to assess vascular status of the choroid. We aimed to establish normative database for CVI and identify factors associated with CVI in healthy e...

BACKGROUND It is estimated that about 15% (10% - 30% in most of the studies) of the total adult population has some aspects of the Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). Frequency of the Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in the adult population is 3% - 4%. Studies dealing with etiopathogenesis of leg ulcers show that between 10% and 18% of all ulcers are of mixed, arterial-venous origin. OBJECTI...

AIM While caregivers (CGs) make an important contribution to the self-care of heart failure (HF) patients, there are no reliable and valid tools for measuring such contributions. Current interventions that strive to optimize patient outcomes through self-care strategies neglect to account for CG contributions, a potential confounder on outcomes. The aim of the study was to develop an instrument...

INTRODUCTION Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a common disease affecting mainly lower limbs and significantly influencing the quality of life. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of CVI in the Qassim Region and test the effectiveness of compression stockings as an intervention option. METHODS A cross sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of CVI among patients visi...

The expression of proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines has been reported in in vitro/ex vivo settings of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), but the identification of circulating mediators that might be associated with altered hemodynamic forces or might represent innovative biomarkers is still missing. In this study, the circulating levels of 31 cytokines/chemokines involved in inflammatory/an...

Cortical visual impairment (CVI) is the leading cause of bilateral visual impairment in children in Western countries1–3. This finding reflects better methods for identifying visual impairment due to CNS injury and also advances in perinatal care, which have increased the survival rate of children with neurological morbidity. This review will describe advances in the diagnosis and management of...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the changes of choroidal vascular structures in patients after phacoemulsification surgery. METHODS A self-control study was conducted on 36 eyes of 36 patients who had uneventful phacoemulsification. Choroidal images were acquired preoperatively, 7 days (D7), 1 month (M1), and 3 months (M3) after surgery from enhanced depth imaging (EDI) optical coherence tomography (O...

We have previously shown chronic immune activation and enhanced generation of reactive oxygen species in common variable immunodeficiency (CVI). In the present study, we examined levels of glutathione, the dominant intracellular thiol, that play an important protective role against oxidative and inflammatory stress in plasma and in monocytes and lymphocyte subsets in 20 CVI patients and in 16 h...