Arterial Hypertension
Candesartan Inhibits Carotid Intimal Thickening and Ameliorates Insulin Resistance in Balloon-Injured Diabetic Rats
Cardiac and Renal Effects of Growth Hormone in Volume Overload–Induced Heart Failure: Role of NO
Cardiac and Vascular Remodeling in Older Adults With Borderline Isolated Systolic Hypertension: The ICARe Dicomano Study
Cardiomyocyte Apoptotic Cell Death in Arterial Hypertension: Mechanisms and Potential Management
Cationic Amino Acid Transport in the Renal Medulla and Blood Pressure Regulation
Centrally Mediated Effects of Bromocriptine on Cardiac Sympathovagal Balance
Characterization of the Microglial Response to Cerebral Ischemia in the Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat
Chronic ACE Inhibition Enhances the Endothelial Control of Arterial Mechanics and Flow-Dependent Vasodilatation in Heart Failure
Comparative Effects of Ramipril on Ambulatory and Office Blood Pressures: A HOPE Substudy
Autoimmunity
Cancer-associated neuromusculoskeletal syndromes Recognizing the rheumatic-neoplastic connection
Cathepsin S inhibitor prevents autoantigen presentation and autoimmunity
Cardiology
CD40 Signaling and Plaque Instability
Cerebrovascular Disease
Characteristics and Superoxide-Induced Activation of Reconstituted Myocardial Mitochondrial ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels
Chronic Hypoxia Stimulates Periarterial Sympathetic Nerve Development in Chicken Embryo
Clinical and Echocardiographic Characteristics of Patients With Left Atrial Thrombus and Sinus Rhythm: Experience in 20 643 Consecutive Transesophageal Echocardiographic Examinations
Clinical and Genetic Heterogeneity of Right Bundle Branch Block and ST-Segment Elevation Syndrome : A Prospective Evaluation of 52 Families
Comparison of Novel Hemostatic Factors and Conventional Risk Factors for Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease
Congestive Heart Failure: Fifty Years of Progress
Clinical Microbiology
Catheter-Related Microbacterium Bacteremia Identified by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
Characterization of an Unusual Mycobacterium: a Possible Missing Link between Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium ulcerans
Characterization of Salmonella Serovars by PCR-Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis
Comparison of an Industry-Derived LCx Chlamydia pneumoniae PCR Research Kit to In-House Assays Performed in Five Laboratories
Clinical Psychiatric
Cannabis and health
Cerebral white matter lesions in bipolar affective disorder: relationship to outcome
Changes in the quality of life of patients receiving antidepressant medication in primary care: validation of the WHOQOL-100
Childhood Abuse and Psychiatric Disorders Among Single and Married Mothers
Chronic benzodiazepine use in general practice patients with depression: an evaluation of controlled treatment and taper-off: Report on behalf of the Dutch Chronic Benzodiazepine Working Group
Cognitive deficits in depression: Possible implications for functional neuropathology
Common mental disorders in Santiago, Chile: Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates
Community care for people with mental disorders in developing countries: Problems and possible solutions
Community study of depression in old age in Taiwan: Prevalence, life events and socio-demographic correlates
Comparison of the outcome and treatment of psychosis in people of Caribbean origin living in the UK and British Whites: Report from the UK700 trial
Critical Care
Caudoputamen Is Damaged by Hypocapnia During Mechanical Ventilation in a Rat Model of Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion
Central Venous and Bladder Pressure Reflect Transdiaphragmatic Pressure During Pressure Support Ventilation
Cerebral Metabolic Abnormalities in COPD Patients Detected by Localized Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Changes in BP Induced by Passive Leg Raising Predict Response to Fluid Loading in Critically Ill Patients*
Changes in Intervention and Outcome in Elderly Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Clinical Course and Outcome of Patients Admitted to an ICU for Status Asthmaticus
Clinicians’ Approaches to Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Lung Injury and ARDS
Comparison of Cardiac Output and Circulatory Blood Volumes by Transpulmonary Thermo-Dye Dilution and Transcutaneous Indocyanine Green Measurement in Critically Ill Patients
Diabetes
Case Study: Infections in Diabetes Mellitus
Case Study: The Recipe for Diabetes Success in the Hospital
Commitment to a Cure
Consensus Statements
Family Medicine
Cardiovascular Screening of Student Athletes
Caring for Caregivers
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Common Cause of Spinal Cord Dysfunction in Older Persons
Clinical Briefs
Clinical Briefs
Clinical Briefs
Clinical Briefs
Clinical Briefs
Clinical Briefs
Clinical Briefs
Geriatric Internal Medicine
Case 35-2001— An 81-Year-Old Man with Hypothermia, Bradycardia, and Confusion
Case 9-2002 — An 80-Year-Old Woman with Sudden Unilateral Blindness
CHOP Chemotherapy plus Rituximab Compared with CHOP Alone in Elderly Patients with Diffuse Large-B-Cell Lymphoma
Coeliac Disease in the ElderlyA Multicentre Italian Study
Comparison of Four Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Formulas in Healthy Elderly Subjects
Hematology
Case 16-2002 — A 41-Year-Old Woman with Global Headache and an Intracranial Mass
Case 19-2002 — A 13-Year-Old Girl with a Mass in the Left Parotid Gland and Regional Lymph Nodes
Case 27-2001— A 50-Year-Old Man with Marked Splenomegaly and Anemia
Case 29-2002 — A 17-Year-Old Boy with Acute Mitral Regurgitation and Pulmonary Edema
Case 6-2002— A 54-Year-Old Woman with Left, Then Right, Central-Retinal-Vein Occlusion
CD38 expression and immunoglobulin variable region mutations are independent prognostic variables in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, but CD38 expression may vary during the course of the disease
CD8+ dendritic cells originate from the CD8 dendritic cell subset by a maturation process involving CD8, DEC-205, and CD24 up-regulation
Comparison of 200 mg/m2 melphalan and 8 Gy total body irradiation plus 140 mg/m2 melphalan as conditioning regimens for peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: final analysis of the Intergroupe Francop
Image and Radiology
Captopril MR Renography in a Swine Model: Toward a Comprehensive Evaluation of Renal Arterial Stenosis
CARACTERĂŤSTICAS OPERATIVAS DE LA PERFUSION MIOCARDICA DE REPOSO EN LA EVALUACION DEL DOLOR TORACICO EN URGENCIAS.
CARACTERIZACION MORFOLOGICA DE LA MIOCARDIOPATIA HIPERTROFICA MEDIANTE SPECT MIOCARDICO DE PERFUSION. ANALISIS CUANTITATIVO.
Cardiac Imaging by Means of Electrocardiographically Gated Multisection Spiral CT: Initial Experience
Case 28: Proximal Interruption of the Right Pulmonary Artery
Case 29: Gastric Trichobezoar and Subphrenic Abscess
Case 32
Case 33
Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis: The Spectrum of Imaging Findings and the Correlation with Neuropathologic Findings
Changes in Calcaneal Trabecular Bone Structure after Heart Transplantation: An MR Imaging Study
Characterization of Indeterminate (Lipid-poor) Adrenal Masses: Use of Washout Characteristics at Contrast-enhanced CT
COMBINED INTRAVENOUS AND INTRA-ARTERIAL THROMBOLYSIS IN ACUTE CEREBRAL INFARCT
Combined Perfusion- and Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging in Acute Ischemic Stroke during the 1st Week: A Longitudinal Study
COMPARACION DEL CITRATO DE GaoLIO-67, DE LOS LEUCOCITOS MARCADOS CON EXAMETAZINA-TECNECIO-99M Y DE LA INMUNOGLOBULINA G MARCADA CON DTPA-INDIO-111 EN EL DIAGoNSTICO DE INFECCIONES-SEAS Y ARTICULARES.
Comparison of Doses for Bedside Examinations of the Chest with Conventional Screen-Film and Computed Radiography: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Comprehensive MR Imaging of Acute Gynecologic Diseases
Computer-aided Design and Modeling of Workstations and Radiology Reading Rooms for the New Millennium
Immunoinfectology
Catalase, a Specific Antigen in the Feces of Human Subjects Infected with Helicobacter pylori
CD8+-T-Cell Response to Secreted and Nonsecreted Antigens Delivered by Recombinant Listeria monocytogenes during Secondary Infection
CD8-Deficient Mice Are Highly Susceptible to 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Lethality
Cell-Associated Interleukin-8 in Cord Blood of Term and Preterm Infants
Cellular Immune Responses to Recombinant Antigens in Pregnant Women Chronically Infected with Toxoplasma gondii
Central Importance of Immunoglobulin A in Host Defense against Giardia spp
Central Role for Interleukin-4 in Regulating Nitric Oxide-Mediated Inhibition of T-Cell Proliferation and Gamma Interferon Production in Schistosomiasis
Cervical Cat Scratch Disease Lymphadenitis in a Patient with Immunoglobulin M Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii
Characterization of the Murine T-Lymphocyte Response to Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection
Chlamydia pneumoniae Secretion of a Protease-Like Activity Factor for Degrading Host Cell Transcription Factors Is Required for Major Histocompatibility Complex Antigen Expression
Cloning and Expression of a Helicobacter bilis Immunoreactive Protein
Comparative and Prospective Study of Different Immune Parameters in Healthy Subjects at Risk for Tuberculosis and in Tuberculosis Patients
Comparison of Murex Single-Use Diagnostic System with Traditional Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of Exposure to Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Infectology
CD4+ T Cell Kinetics and Activation in Human Immunodeficiency VirusInfected Patients Who Remain Viremic Despite Long-Term Treatment with Protease InhibitorBased Therapy
Characterization of the Antibody Response to Pneumococcal Glycoconjugates and the Effect of Heat-Labile Enterotoxin on IgG Subclasses after Intranasal Immunization
Children with hepatitis C
Clonal Relationships and Extended Virulence Genotypes among Escherichia coli Isolates from Women with a First or Recurrent Episode of Cystitis
Clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated from Nasopharyngeal Carriage and Invasive Disease in Young Children in Central Tennessee
Combined Interleukin-12 and Topical Chemotherapy for Established Leishmaniasis Drastically Reduces Tissue Parasitism and Relapses in Susceptible Mice
Complement Activation Induced by Purified Neisseria meningitidis Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), Outer Membrane Vesicles, Whole Bacteria, and an LPS-Free Mutant
Concordance between the CC Chemokine Receptor 5 Genetic Determinants That Alter Risks of Transmission and Disease Progression in Children Exposed Perinatally to Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Internal Medicine
Cancer gene therapy using a survivin mutant adenovirus
CD4+CD28– costimulation-independent T cells in multiple sclerosis
Cellular-Telephone Use and Brain Tumors
Central Diabetes Insipidus in Children and Young Adults
Challenges to achieving clinical transplantation tolerance
Chemokines and atherosclerosis: what Adam Smith has to say about vascular disease
Comparison of Upper Gastrointestinal Toxicity of Rofecoxib and Naproxen in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Investigation
CD19-dependent B lymphocyte signaling thresholds influence skin fibrosis and autoimmunity in the tight-skin mouse
Cellular sensors of feast and famine
Cerebral gas embolism absorption during hyperbaric therapy: theory
Chronic tobacco smoke exposure increases airway sensitivity to capsaicin in awake guinea pigs
commentary
Computational modeling of RBC and neutrophil transit through the pulmonary capillaries
Medical Bioethical
Canadians seek kidney transplants in poor countries
Cheating at medical school
Clinic sued for unauthorised use of sperm
Clinton outlaws genetic discrimination in federal jobs
Cloning of pigs bring xenotransplants closer
Closing the gap between professional teaching and practice
College inquiry clears hospital's cardiology services
Colombian newspaper delivers free cigarettes
Commons votes for human embryo stem cell research
Concerns about using and interpreting covert video surveillance • Commentary: Covert video surveillance is acceptable but only with a rigorous protocol
Confidentiality may be overvalued
Conjoined twins should be separated
Conjoined twins should be separated
Consent needed for organ retention, BMA says
Consultant suspended for not getting consent for cardiac procedure
Medical Physiology
Cardiac-Specific Overexpression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Does Not Result in Severe Cardiac Dysfunction
CCR4-bearing T cells participate in autoimmune diabetes
cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase I Mediates the Negative Inotropic Effect of cGMP in the Murine Myocardium
Nephrology
Case 15-2002 — A 53-Year-Old Man with a Myocardial Infarct and Thromboses after Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting
Case 30-2001— A 22-Year-Old Man with Hyperthyroidism, Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Arthralgia
Case 31-2001— A 70-Year-Old Woman with End-Stage Renal Disease and Cutaneous Ulcers
Case 4-2002 — A 75-Year-Old Man with Acute Renal Failure Five Months after Cystoprostatectomy and Urethrectomy for Carcinoma
Cellular Injury Associated with Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Macaques
Cellular origin and hormonal regulation of K+-ATPase activities sensitive to Sch-28080 in rat collecting duct
Clinical Features and Outcomes in Children with Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody–Positive Glomerulonephritis Associated with Propylthiouracil Treatment
Comparison of Two Diets for the Prevention of Recurrent Stones in Idiopathic Hypercalciuria
Compensatory Renal Growth after Unilateral Nephrectomy in the Ovine Fetus
Concerted action of dopamine on renal and intestinal Na+-K+-ATPase in the rat remnant kidney
Nutrition
Cardiovascular disease risk factors and diet of Fulani pastoralists of northern Nigeria
Carotene Alters the Morphology of NCI-H69 Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells
Characterization and Regulation of a Cloned Ovine Gastrointestinal Peptide Transporter (oPepT1) Expressed in a Mammalian Cell Line
Choline Deficiency–Induced Liver Damage Is Reversible in Pemt-/- Mice
Clinical characteristics and pharmacokinetics of purified soy isoflavones: single-dose administration to healthy men
Computer-assisted teaching of nutritional anemias and diabetes to first-year medical students
Oncology
Cancer-associated Myofibroblasts Possess Various Factors to Promote Endometrial Tumor Progression
Carbonic Anhydrase (CA IX) Expression, a Potential New Intrinsic Marker of Hypoxia: Correlations with Tumor Oxygen Measurements and Prognosis in Locally Advanced Carcinoma of the Cervix
Case Report: Hand–Foot Syndrome Induced by the Oral Fluoropyrimidine S-2
Clinical and Molecular Responses in High-Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia Treated with Topical Imiquimod 5%
Colon Cancer with Meningeal Carcinomatosis and Myelodysplastic Syndrome in a Patient Who Underwent Intensive Chemotherapy for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: a Case Report
Comparison of Surgical Management of Thoracic Esophageal Carcinoma Between Two Referral Centers in Japan and China
Complete Atrio-ventricular Block as a Major Clinical Presentation of the Primary Cardiac Lymphoma: a Case Report
Constitutive Expression of Hypoxia-inducible Factor-1 Renders Pancreatic Cancer Cells Resistant to Apoptosis Induced by Hypoxia and Nutrient Deprivation
Pathology
Cathepsin B Knockout Mice Are Resistant to Tumor Necrosis Factor--Mediated Hepatocyte Apoptosis and Liver Injury : Implications for Therapeutic Applications
CD36, a Class B Scavenger Receptor, Is Expressed on Microglia in Alzheimer’s Disease Brains and Can Mediate Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Response to ß-Amyloid Fibrils
CD40-CD40 Ligand Disruption Does Not Prevent Hyperoxia-Induced Injury
Characterization of Prostate Cell Types by CD Cell Surface Molecules
Chemokine Ligand and Receptor Expression in the Pregnant Uterus : Reciprocal Patterns in Complementary Cell Subsets Suggest Functional Roles
Clinical Significance of Molecular Expression Profiles of Hürthle Cell Tumors of the Thyroid Gland Analyzed via Tissue Microarrays
Commensal-Associated Molecular Patterns Induce Selective Toll-Like Receptor-Trafficking from Apical Membrane to Cytoplasmic Compartments in Polarized Intestinal Epithelium
Composite Thymoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma Involving the Anterior Mediastinum
Pharmacology
Characterization of Rat Prepro-Orphanin FQ/Nociceptin(154-181): Nociceptive Processing in Supraspinal Sites
Pneumonology
Caregiver Strain Associated With Tracheostomy in Chronic Respiratory Failure
Rheumatology
Cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis versus osteoarthritis: acute phase response related decreased insulin sensitivity and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol as well as clustering of metabolic syndrome features in rheumatoid arthritis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Case 18-2002 — A 48-Year-Old Man with a Cough and Bloody Sputum
Case 21-2002 — A 21-Year-Old Man with Arthritis during Treatment for Hyperthyroidism
Case 2-2003 — A 60-Year-Old Man with Mild Congestive Heart Failure of Uncertain Cause
Case 23-2002 — A 73-Year-Old Man with Leg Pains, Occipital Headaches, and Night Sweats
Case 30-2002 — An Eight-Year-Old Girl with Fever, Hemoptysis, and Pulmonary Consolidations
Case 39-2002 — A 35-Year-Old Man with Headache, Deviation of the Tongue, and Unusual Radiographic Abnormalities
Case 5-2003 — A 16-Year-Old Girl with a Rash and Chest Pain
Case 8-2002 — A 56-Year-Old Woman with a Persistent Left-Sided Pleural Effusion
Celecoxib versus Diclofenac and Omeprazole in Reducing the Risk of Recurrent Ulcer Bleeding in Patients with Arthritis
Circulating cytotoxic CD8+ CD28- T cells in ankylosing spondylitis
Combined antibiotic and free radical trap treatment is effective at combating Staphylococcus-aureus-induced septic arthritis
Vascular Medicine
Cellular Redox State and Endothelial Dysfunction in Mildly Hyperhomocysteinemic Cystathionine ß-Synthase–Deficient Mice
