Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
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To report a rare side effect of metformin, an oral antidiabetic drug that is used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. ⋯ This case showed that physicians should be aware of the potential side effect of metformin although it is infrequent.
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Case Reports
Preliminary results of cord blood mononuclear cell therapy for multiple system atrophy: a report of three cases.
This study was designed to evaluate the effects of cord blood mononuclear cell transplantation in multiple system atrophy (MSA). ⋯ Cord blood mononuclear cell transplantation was safe and potentially effective in the treatment of MSA in the 3 patients.
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To evaluate left and right ventricular functions using tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) and myocardial performance index (MPI) methods in patients with slow coronary flow (SCF) and to determine the relationship between these parameters and thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count in SCF patients. ⋯ This study showed that SCF affected LV functions echocardiographically and could cause partially reduced LV performance. In addition, SCF did not affect RV functions echocardiographically.
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To report a case of type 2 Antley-Bixler syndrome (ABS). ⋯ Repair of the ambiguous genitalia in this patient was possible, but definitive inferences on the benefit of this intervention cannot be made without long-term follow-up.
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To investigate intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM1) and angiotensinogen (AGT) gene polymorphisms, as related to atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction, in coronary slow flow (CSF). ⋯ This study showed that K469E polymorphisms of ICAM1 that play a role in atherosclerotic pathogenesis are related to CSF.