Summary:Background: Open and endovascular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair is related to major complications and increased mortality rates. Up to now, specific biomarkers for adverse outcome are scarce, although routine usage of ...
Summary:Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) as complication after open and endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) is one major predictor of mortality and postoperative complications. We evaluated tissue inhibitor of ...
Summary: Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) also known as amino oxidase copper containing 3 (AOC3) is a pro-inflammatory and versatile molecule with adhesive and enzymatic properties. VAP-1 is a primary amine oxidase belonging to the ...
Summary:Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture is still associated with a mortality rate of 80–90%. Imaging techniques or molecular fingerprinting for patient-specific risk stratification to identify pending rupture are still lacking. The ...
Differential Diagnosis of Rapidly Progressive DementiaAbstract: The clinical sign “dementia” can be caused by a number of varying diseases. The recognition of potentially reversible diseases is of special importance in differential diagnosis. Here we ...
Abstract. Learning disability (LD) is a term frequently used to describe neurological disorders affecting academic and school performance. Although often applied, this term is not precisely defined. While the new DSM-V has substantially redefined LD, ...
Current state of the discussion concerning personalized psychiatry and psychotherapyAbstract. This editorial focusses on the critical discussion surrounding the concept of a “personalized” psychiatry and psychotherapy, which is often used in a vague and ...
Challenges in the Diagnostic Work-up of Periprosthetic Joint InfectionAbstract. Acute and chronic infections are a serious complication after implantation of a joint prosthesis and are difficult to diagnose due to the biofilm mode of the microorganism. ...
Biomarkers of Smoking - Which Cut-Off Values Should be Used?Abstract. Verification of smoking status by means of biomarkers is important for treatment decisions of patients with smoking-related diseases. Cotinine is ...
CME Rheumatology 24: DISH of the Hand and Undifferentiated PolyarthritisAbstract. We present a case with undifferentiated, unclassified polyarthritis and with peripheral diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). We ...
CME Rheumatology 24/Answers: DISH of the Hand and Undifferentiated PolyarthritisAbstract. We present a case with undifferentiated, unclassified polyarthritis and with peripheral diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (...
Biomarkers for the diagnosis of cognitive impairment – Recommendations from the Swiss Memory ClinicsAbstract. Molecular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases are now part of the established ...
Abstract. Because its secretion is changed in cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood, the neuronal polypeptide VGF (nonacronymic) has been discussed as a biomarker for neuropsychiatric disorders. We have shown an enhanced VGF expression by T-cells from ...