Ventricular repolarization components on the surface electrocardiogram (ECG) include J (Osborn)
waves, ST-segments, and T- and U-waves, which dynamically change in morphology …

Importance Epidemiologic evidence regarding the importance of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
as a risk factor for dementia is conflicting. Few previous studies have used patients with non-…

Objective Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is thought to be a risk factor for Parkinson disease (PD),
but results are conflicting. Many studies do not account for confounding or reverse …

Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are conducted to guide clinicians’ selection of therapies
for individual patients. Currently, RCTs in critical care often report an overall mean effect and …

Objective: To determine trends in incidence and mortality of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
in a rigorous population-based study. Methods: We identified all cases of spontaneous ICH …

Objective: To explore whether traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be a risk factor for subsequent
ischemic stroke. Methods: Patients with any emergency department visit or hospitalization …

Importance Sex differences in dementia risk are unclear, but some studies have found greater
risk for women. Objective To determine associations between sex and cognitive decline in …

▪ Objective: To ascertain whether pulmonary hypertension, as assessed noninvasively by
continuous-wave Doppler of tricuspid regurgitation, can be an important independent factor in …

We attempted to define the substances that contribute to the characteristic "uremic breath" of
patients with end-stage renal disease. Breath samples from nine patients underwent direct …

In an attempt to elucidate the nature of the bleeding tendency in uremia, some in vitro functions
of platelets from eight patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis were studied. None of …