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Fatal N-Ethylhexedrone Intoxication
PublikacjaN-Ethylhexedrone [2-(ethyloamino)-1-phenylhexan-1-one; α-ethylaminohexanophenone; NEH] is one of the most recent synthetic cathinones that appeared on the illegal market in late 2015. The majority of information concerning the model of consumption of NEH and its impact on the body originates only from self-reports from grey literature websites and drug forums. There are only limited data associated with the concentrations of NEH...
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Novel methods for diagnosis of pulmonary microangiopathy in diabetes mellitus
PublikacjaLung microangiopathy is a little known negative influence of diabetes mellitus on the functioning of the lungs. In current medical practice lung microangiopathy is diagnosed by comparing two measurements of lung diffusing capacity - one with the subject standing and one with the subject lying. The necessity to take two measurements is inconvenient. In lung microangiopathy we observe a reduction of diffusing capacity, lung flow...
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Obrazowanie perfuzji mózgu z wykorzystaniem modelowania parametrycznego danych DSC-MRI
PublikacjaPomiary DSC-MRI (Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging) zostały wykorzystane w pracy do estymacji parametrów perfuzji mózgu: przepływu krwi mózgowej (cerebral blood flow, CBF), objętości krwi mózgowej (cerebral blood volume, CBV) oraz średniego czasu przejścia (mean transit time, MTT). Zaproponowano model trzykompartmentowy. Przedstawiono i porównano dwa podejścia do identyfikacji modelu na podstawie danych...
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Can we rely on the pulse transit time - pressure relationship - models comparison
PublikacjaAn unobtrusive, noninvasive and continuous pressure measurement is invaluable however, still being under research and development. There are many attempts proposing an appropriate relationship between pulse pressure velocity and pressure. Fifteen different formulas, both theoretical and experimental, describing relation between blood pressure and crosssectional area of the vessel were examined. Using these formulas the relation...
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Brain perfusion imaging with the use of parametric modelling basing on DSC-MRI data
PublikacjaW pracy do estymacji parametrów perfuzji mózgu: przepływu krwi mózgowej (cerebral blood flow, CBF), objętości krwi mózgowej (cerebral blood volume, CBV) oraz średniego czasu przejścia (mean transit time, MTT) wykorzystano pomiary DSC-MRI (Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging). W modelowaniu danych MRI zastoswoano model trzykompartmentowy. Przedstawiono i porównano dwa podejścia do identyfikacji modelu różniące...
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Role of quantitative chest perfusion computed tomography in detecting diabetic pulmonary microangiopathy
PublikacjaAims: Aimof the study was to determine the role of perfusion chest computed tomography(pCT) in evaluation of pulmonary diabetic angiopathy.Methods: 18 never-smoking patients (10 diabetic patients and 8 healthy controls) underwentchest high resolution CT (HRCT) and then pCT scanning. In both groups, blood tests,biochemical analysis, fibrinogen, HbA1c, spirometry, diffusion capacity for carbonmonoxide(DLCO) and body pletysmography...
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Leukemia and risk of recurrent Escherichia coli bacteremia: genotyping implicates E. coli translocation from the colon to the bloodstream.
PublikacjaIn patients with leukemia, the portal(s) and reasons for the persistence of an Escherichia coli recurrent bacteremia remain unclear. Adult Hematology Clinic (AHC) databases at the State Clinical Hospital in Gdańsk were reviewed to evaluate the frequency of E. coli bacteremia between 2002 and 2005. Blood and bowel E. coli strains were obtained and the genetic relatedness of the strains was analyzed. The rate of E. coli bacteremia...
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Exploring avian exposure to parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): Using the common eider Somateria mollissima in a global context
PublikacjaCompared to other organic contaminants, birds are rarely studied for their exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), mainly due to their effective metabolization of parent PAHs. However, as some studies suggest, exposure to PAHs may result in adverse health effects including decreased survival, especially following oil spills. In the present study, we analyzed samples from a sea duck, the common eider Somateria mollissima...
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Parametric versus nonparametric modelling of dynamic susceptibility contrast enhanced MRI based data
PublikacjaDynamic tracking of a bolus of a paramagnetic agent (dynamic susceptibility contract - DSC) in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) measurements is successfully used for assessment of the tissue perfusion and the other features and functions of the brain (i.e. cerebral blood flow - CBF, cerebral blood volume - CBV, mean transit time - MTT). The parametric and nonparametric approaches to the identification of MRI models are presented...
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Feasibility study of a Raman spectroscopic route to drug detection
PublikacjaWe present an surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) approach for detection of drugs of abuse in whole human blood. We utilize a near infrared laser with 830 nm excitation wavelength in order to reduce the influence of fluorescence on the spectra of blood. However, regular plasmon resonance peak of plasmonic nanoparticles, such as silver or gold fall in a much lower wavelength regime about 400 nm. Therefore, we have shifted...
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Floodsar: Automatic mapping of river flooding extent from multitemporal SAR imagery
PublikacjaFloodsar is an open-source tool for automatic mapping of the flood extent from a time series of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery. Floodsar is unsupervised, however, it requires defining the parameters search space, geographical area of interest, and some river gauge observations (e.g. water levels or discharges) time series that overlap temporarily with the SAR imagery. Applications of Floodsar are mainly in real-time monitoring...
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Rating mathematical models for first-pass of tracer in pCT lung studies
PublikacjaThis paper presents a comparison of model based on the Gauss function and the most commonly used Gamma-variate model in perfusion computed tomography (pCT) lung studies. It also verifies whether used model affects value of blood volume parameter. Three mean concentration-time curves were created from actual pCT measurements: arterial input function, blood vessels in lungs and lung parenchyma. On the basis of these mean curves we...
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Hazards of a flooding event in the city of Gdansk and possible forms of preventing the phenomenon – case study
PublikacjaThe main objective is to examine the urban flood hazard in the city of Gdansk and to determine the possibilities of preventing this phenomenon. Hydrological and hydraulic modeling was used for the case study analysis of urban flood in Strzyża basin, applying the HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS systems. The result of modeling with the assumption of torrential rainfall with a duration of t = 1 h (from 35 to 58 mm) is the probability of pluvial...
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Dietary intervention with beetroot juice during doxorubicin cancer chemotherapy in vivo reduces markers of oxidative stress
PublikacjaCancer chemotherapy with doxorubicin, despite high antitumor activity and broad spectrum of this drug, is on decline due to toxic side effects. The clinical efficacy of anthracyclines have continuously prompted the search for new adjuvants to alleviate undesirable side toxicity incurred by this group of cytostatics. The recent approaches involve the application of synthetic or purified natural antioxidants in combination with doxorubicin...
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Chemical variability of Rhododendron tomentosum (Ledum palustre) essential oils and their pro-apoptotic effect on lymphocytes and rheumatoid arthritis synoviocytes
PublikacjaRhododendron tomentosum (Ledum palustre) is an aromatic plant traditionally used for alleviating rheumatic complaints which makes it a potential candidate for a natural drug in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. However, the effects of plants’ volatiles on apoptosis of synovial fibroblasts and infiltrating leucocytes of RA synovia, have not been reported. Volatile fraction of R. tomentosum is chemically variable and chemotypes...
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Elevated ambulatory systolic-diastolic pressure regression index is genetically determined in hypertensive patients with coronary heart disease
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Need for multiple risk reduction strategies in clinical trials enrolling high risk patients - FOURIER investigating PCSK-9 inhibitor to lower cholesterol revisited
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Masked arterial hypertension in a 64-year-old man with primary aldosteronism
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Prevalence and distribution of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in treated patients with long-lasting hypertension
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2018 Practice guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology and the European Society of Hypertension
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Women’s health, cardiovascular risk and hypertension: the perspective still needs to improve
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The PARAGON Heart Failure trial – ongoing investigation of the angiotensin receptor antagonist/neprilysin inhibitor sacubitril/valsartan in heart failure patients with hypertension and preserved ejection fraction
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New data on antihypertensive drugs and risk of cancer: should we worry?
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Treatment strategies for comorbid conditions lower residual risk in patients with treated hypertension: FOURIER and other randomized outcome trials
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2013 ESH/ESC Practice Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension
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2018 Practice guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension
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Novel approaches: targeting sympathetic outflow in the carotid sinus
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Peter Meredith
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The INTERSTROKE Study: hypertension is by far the most important modifiable risk factor for stroke
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Hypertension Management by Practice Guidelines
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Hypertension and cochlear hearing loss
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The Health Outcomes Prevention and Evaluation 4 (HOPE 4) project: A successful community-based intervention to lower cardiovascular risk in people with hypertension
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The PARAGON-Heart failure trial – another disappointment for heart failure patients with hypertension and preserved ejection fraction
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Insufficiency of the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex and progressive kidney insufficiency following unilateral adrenalectomy – case report and discussion
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HOPE-3, SPRINT, VALUE and a meta-analysis of trials in patients with diabetes support treatment of hypertension to a target below 140 mmHg
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How to measure retinal microperfusion in patients with arterial hypertension
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TIME to face the reality about evening dosing of antihypertensive drugs in hypertension
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Renal denervation in hypertension: is it the end or the beginning of a SPYRAL?
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Single-pill combinations, hypertension control and clinical outcomes: potential, pitfalls and solutions
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Age-dependent sympathetic neural responses to ß1 selective beta-blockade in untreated hypertension-related tachycardia
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Changes of augmentation index early after ischaemic stroke predict functional outcome
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Prevention of heart failure mortality and hospitalizations in SPRINT, EMPA-REG, ALLHAT and HYVET: are diuretics the clue?
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Renal denervation in treatment-resistant hypertension – Oslo RDN, Symplicity HTN-3 and INSPiRED randomized trials
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The polypill: an emerging treatment alternative for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
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New 2017 American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guideline for hypertension in the adults: major paradigm shifts, but will they help to fight against the hypertension disease burden?
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Will we ever use angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibition (ARNi) for the treatment of hypertension?
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ONTARGET, TRANSCEND and PROFESS – Clarifying, confusing or misleading
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Angiotensin receptor blockers and endpoint protection
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Health economy of the metabolic syndrome pandemic
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Angiotensin receptor blockers and cancer – Relationship dismissed by VALUE data while waiting for EMA and FDA reports
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