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Coronary artery bypass surgery without extracorporeal circulation
(2006-03-10)
Introduction: Coronary artery bypass surgery with extracorporeal circulation is associated with a systemic inflammatory response syndrome that contributes to morbidity and mortality. Aortic cross clamping and cardioplegic ...
Epidemiological studies of fructosamine in relation to diabetes, cardiovascular disease and mortality
(2017-04-20)
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of micro- and macrovascular disease and mortality. Two main methods for diagnosis and control of type 2 diabetes are the measurements of blood glucose and glycosylated ...
DNA damage-induced cell death : the role of caspase-2
(2009-01-02)
Activation of a family of cysteine proteases, called caspases, is an
important event during apoptosis. In comparison to other caspases, less
is known about regulatory functions of caspase-2. Previous studies from
our ...
Epidemiological aspects of sarcoidosis : risk factors and long-term consequences
(2021-01-27)
Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology in which granulomatous lesions form mostly in the lungs and the lymphatic system of patients. Although more than a century has passed since sarcoidosis was ...