background: safe exclusion and risk stratification are currently recommended for the initial management of patients with acute pulmonary embolism (ape). the aim of this study was to assess the safe exclusion and risk stratification value of d-dimer (dd) for ape when tested at the beginning of admission. materials and methods: all consecutive chinese ape patients and controls were recruited from...

gliomas account for almost 80% of primary malignant brain tumors in adults. magnetic resonance imaging (mri) is still the gold standard for diagnosis of brain tumors and brain 99mtc-tetrofosmin single photon emission computed tomography (99mtc-tetrofosmin-spect) has been established as a useful tool for their evaluation. fluorine-18–2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/comput...

BACKGROUND Guidelines for frequency of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) screening remain unclear, with proposed screening intervals typically based on expert opinion. This study aims to demonstrate that HbA1c screening intervals may differ substantially when considering individual risk for diabetes. METHODS This was a multi-institutional retrospective open cohort study. Data were collected betwe...

Abstract Background Physical training (PhT) is highly cost-benefit maneuver in patients with heart disease, as a part of an integral Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. Exercise-related adverse outcomes are low, mainly due to adequate cardiovascular risk stratification and the correct prescription supervision PhT. Exercise testing (ET) cornerstone this process. Advances telecommunication technologi...

Background and objective: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of salivary gland lesions is an accepted and useful diagnostic tool to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions. Majority of the neoplasms are benign, and specific diagnosis on cytology can be made in most of the cases. However, the utility is limited by the overlapping and heterogeneous morphol...