Objective: lactate threshold and pH-threshold determination during cardiopulmonary testing (CPET) and evaluate their diagnostic and prognostic value in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods: The study included 58 HF patients with NYHA class II-IV, who have performed CPET o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12920
Objectives: Ureteral stenting is a common intervention in endourological procedures. Despite the usefulness of stents, patients may experience various stent-related symptoms. These symptoms can have a significant impact on patients’ health related quality of life. There are sever...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11929
The Aim: The management of obstructive coronary artery disease before the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is not yet well established. Presentation of Case: We describe a 68-year-old patient with severe aortic stenosis, multivessel coronary artery disease, severe l...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12349
Background: There is a high variability in chemical composition of essential oil from Artemisia herba-alba grown in different countries and different localities in the same country. This has led to the characterization of many oil-dependent chemotypes assigned to the plant. Only...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12390
Chest pain frightens many people into thinking that they might be having a heart attack. There are many causes of chest pain, few of which are life-threatening. One of the causes of chest pain is vasospasms, which is transient in nature and prolonged episodes can lead to tissue n...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12720
Uterine leiomyomas are the most common gynecologic tumors and though mostly asymptomatic, they may present with heavy or abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain or pressure, subfertility, and recurrent pregnancy loss. Heavy bleeding is often a reason to prescribe iron supplements...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12682
Aim: To look at the Pattern of presentation trends of childhood DM in Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria. Study Design: Retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Paediatrics, Endocrinology unit between April 2009 and April 2014. Methods: Twenty one patients pre...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12153
Background: Management guidelines are not yet clear for these patients who present late with displaced supracondylar fracture. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the clinical, radiological and functional outcome following closed reduction and percutaneous pinning o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12732
Background: Heart failure in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is often from dilated cardiomyopathy as a result of HIV itself, drug myotoxicity, secondary infections, or drug-induced atherosclerosis. Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a rare cardiac congenita...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12983
Aims: To use platelet rich fibrin (PRF), which is an autologous platelet concentrate, along with nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite with collagen for treatment of periapical lesion and negotiation of calcified canal of adjacent tooth. Case Presentation: A 19-year-old female reported...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12648