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  1. For many patients confronted with chronic diseases, spirituality/religiosity is a relevant resource to cope. While most studies on patients' spiritual needs refer to the care of patients at the end of life, ou...

    Authors: A Büssing, HJ Balzat and P Heusser
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:266
  2. Non-operative management of blunt splenic injury in adults has been applied increasingly at the end of the last century. Therefore, the lifelong risk of overwhelming post-splenectomy infection has been the maj...

    Authors: M Heuer, G Taeger, GM Kaiser, D Nast-Kolb, CA Kühne, S Ruchholtz, R Lefering, A Paul and S Lendemans
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:258
  3. Few data are available about the efficacy of maraviroc (MVC) during routine use. We characterized indications for MVC use and the efficacy of MVC in clinical practice.

    Authors: S Reuter, P Braken, B Jensen, S Sierra-Aragon, M Oette, M Balduin, R Kaiser and D Häussinger
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:231
  4. The success of first-line antiretroviral therapy can be challenged by the acquisition of primary drug resistance. Here we report a case where baseline genotypic resistance testing detected resistance conferrin...

    Authors: E. Anadol, R. Kaiser, J. Verheyen, E. Schülter, J. Emmelkamp, C. Schwarze-Zander, B. Kupfer, J. C. Wasmuth and J. K. Rockstroh
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:225
  5. Dual therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel increases the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. Therefore, co-therapy with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) is recommended by most guidelines. However, there are warning...

    Authors: S. Kenngott, R. Olze, M. Kollmer, H. Bottheim, A. Laner, E. Holinski-Feder and M. Gross
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:220
  6. Use of potent antiplatelet drugs requires evaluation of platelet function. While platelet function in elective cases is usually assessed in a central laboratory environment, there is also an urgent need for ra...

    Authors: A. A. Hanke, K. Roberg, E. Monaca, T. Sellmann, C. F. Weber, N. Rahe-Meyer and K. Görlinger
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:214
  7. Renal impairment is a common complication of multiple myeloma occuring in up to 50% of patients at some stage in their disease. Due to occurrence of cast nephropathies we hypothesized circulatory dysregulation...

    Authors: U. Schiemann, H. C. Kaiser, M. Götzberger, R. Schmidmaier, F. Bantle and C. Straka
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:210
  8. Antiseptics are frequently used for the prophylaxis and treatment of local infections of chronic wounds. Whereas local antiseptics in general have a positive effect on wound healing an uncritical use may impai...

    Authors: C. Marquardt, C. Matuschek, E. Bölke, P. A. Gerber, M. Peiper, J. v. Seydlitz-Kurzbach, B. A. Buhren, M. van Griensven, W. Budach, M. Hassan, G. Kukova, R. Mota, D. Höfer, K. Orth and W. Fleischmann
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:204
  9. Bone grafting is a vital component in many surgical procedures to facilitate the repair of bone defects or fusions. Autologous bone has been the gold standard to date in spite of associated donor-site morbidit...

    Authors: P. Jungbluth, M. Hakimi, J. P. Grassmann, J. Schneppendahl, A. Kessner, M. Sager, A. R. Hakimi, J. Becker, J. Windolf and M. Wild
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:196
  10. There are several well established scores for the assessment of the prognosis of major trauma patients that all have in common that they can be calculated at the earliest during intensive care unit stay. We in...

    Authors: S Huber-Wagner, J. Stegmaier, P. Mathonia, T. Paffrath, E. Euler, W. Mutschler, K. G. Kanz and R. Lefering
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:185
  11. Squamous odontogenic tumor (SOT) is a rare benign odontogenic epithelial neoplasm. A slow-growing painless expansive swelling is the common presenting symptom. Histopathologically, SOT can be easily misdiagnos...

    Authors: CH Siar, K Nakano, KH Ng, M Tomida, H Nagatsuka and T Kawakami
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:180
  12. The cut-out of the sliding screw is one of the most common complications in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures. The reasons for the cut-out are: a suboptimal position of the hip-screw in the femoral ...

    Authors: A Paech, E Wilde, AP Schulz, G Heinrichs, R Wendlandt, C Queitsch, B Kienast and Ch Jürgens
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:174
  13. Liver injury due to trauma is a rare indication for transplantation. The main indications in such cases were uncontrollable bleeding and insufficient hepatic function. Because of poor results, liver transplant...

    Authors: M Heuer, GM Kaiser, S Lendemans, S Vernadakis, JW Treckmann and A Paul
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:169
  14. The sequences of many genomes are available; therefore, relevant methods are needed for rapid and efficient identification of functional genes. The ability of tumour cells to resist apoptosis induced by antica...

    Authors: M Hassan, C Matuschek, PA Gerber, M Peiper, W Budach and E Bölke
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:162
  15. To examine the in vivo anti-fibrotic effect of rat soluble transforming growth factor β receptor II (RsTβRII) and IFN-γ fusion protein (RsTβRII-IFN-γ) in rat hepatic fibrosis model.

    Authors: H Yao, J Pan, Y Qian, Z Pei, A Bader, NH Brockmeyer, P Altmeyer and L Zhang
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:152
  16. Avoiding abacavir in HIV-infected patients tested positive for HLA-B*5701 reduces the risk of abacavir hypersensitivity reaction (ABC-HSR). Our aim was to assess the costs of clinically suspected HSR and to es...

    Authors: E Wolf, M Blankenburg, JR Bogner, W Becker, D Gorriahn, MC Mueller, H Jaeger, R Welte, M Baudewig, R Walli and M Stoll
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:145
  17. Progressive immunodeficiency associated with HIV-infection leads to a progressive course of liver disease in HIV/HCV-co-infected patients. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) efficiently restores and ...

    Authors: F Grünhage, J-C Wasmuth, S Herkenrath, N Vidovic, G Goldmann, J Rockstroh, F Lammert, J Oldenburg, T Sauerbruch and U Spengler
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:139
  18. The purpose of this report is to document a case of unsuspected ameloblastoma involving the right man dibular subpontic region in a 38-year-old Cambodian female patient. This lesion was purportedly preceded by...

    Authors: CH Siar, K Nakano, PI Chelvanayagam, KH Ng, H Nagatsuka and T Kawakami
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:135
  19. New modalities like Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) allow non-invasive examination of the internal structure of biological tissue in vivo. The potential benefits and limitations of this new technology for t...

    Authors: A Karl, H Stepp, E Willmann, A Buchner, Y Hocaoglu, C Stief and S Tritschler
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:131
  20. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common disorder with consequences for the patient's health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In Germany, few data are available on the impact of GERD on work-relate...

    Authors: M Gross, U Beckenbauer, J Burkowitz, H Walther and B Brueggenjuergen
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:124
  21. To avoid damage to the ureters during bladder neck preparation in radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, it may be helpful to insert ureteral stents temporarily or to intravenously administer indigo carmin...

    Authors: B Schlenker, C Gratzke, M Seitz, P von Walter, D Tilki, O Reich, D Zaak, CG Stief and MJ Bader
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:121
  22. High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is an established treatment option for isolated medial osteoarthritis in young and active patients. One important factor for success of this procedure is the degree of correction of...

    Authors: J Lützner, AF Groß, KP Günther and S Kirschner
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:117
  23. This study was performed to investigate the impact of HAART versus no HAART and nucleoside free versus nucleoside containing HAART on the efficacy and safety of pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy for t...

    Authors: M Vogel, G Ahlenstiel, B Hintsche, S Fenske, A Trein, T Lutz, D Schürmann, C Stephan, P Khaykin, M Bickel, C Mayr, A Baumgarten, P Buggisch, H Klinker, C John, J Gölz…
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:102
  24. Efficient recruitment and activation of immuno-competent cells is crucial for an effective immune response to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Chemokines and chemokine receptors have been shown to be critica...

    Authors: Martin Coenen and Jacob Nattermann
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:97
  25. The overall effect of HAART on the liver is the result of the balance between hepatotoxicity and the consequences of immunoreconstitution on the evolution of HIV-associated liver diseases, particularly viral h...

    Authors: JA Pineda, J Macías, JA Mira, N Merchante, J del Valle and KI Neukam
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:93
  26. Follow-up of vascular changes in a patient with congenital retinocephalofacial vascular malformation syndrome.

    Authors: D Schmidt, H Agostini and M Schumacher
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:88
  27. Plexiform neurofibroma (PN) is a rare benign tumor and a special subtype of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Though the incidence is low, giant PN of the craniomaxillofacial region could result in severe hemifa...

    Authors: Y Feng, Z Yang, T Chen, Q Wang and W Deng
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:84
  28. in HIV-infected patients with HCV-related chronic hepatitis, liver impairment and drug toxicity may substantially reduce the number of possible therapeutic options.

    Authors: F Ortu, LE Weimer, M Floridia and PE Manconi
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:81
  29. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a rare angioproliferative tumor associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection. Four clinical variants of KS have been described: classic, endemic, iatrogenic and HIV-associated...

    Authors: A Potthoff, NH Brockmeyer, M Stücker, U Wieland and A Kreuter
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:79
  30. Several studies have shown persistent neurocognitive impairment in patients with a bipolar affective disorder (BD) even in euthymia as well as in patients with a schizoaffective disorder (SAD). The aim of our ...

    Authors: G Studentkowski, D Scheele, P Calabrese, F Balkau, J Höffler, T Aubel, M-A Edel, G Juckel and H-J Assion
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:70
  31. Serious thrombembolic events occur in otherwise healthy marathon athletes during competition. We tested the hypothesis that during heavy endurance sports coagulation and platelets are activated depending on th...

    Authors: AA Hanke, A Staib, K Görlinger, M Perrey, D Dirkmann and P Kienbaum
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:59
  32. Although there is a clear trend toward internal fixation for ankle arthrodesis, there is general consensus that external fixation is required for cases of posttraumatic infection. We retrospectively evaluated ...

    Authors: B Kienast, J Kiene, J Gille, R Thietje, U Gerlach and AP Schulz
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:54
  33. Sympathetic stimulation leads to a change in electrical skin impedance. So far it is unclear whether this effect can be used to measure the effects of anaesthetics during general anaesthesia. The aim of this p...

    Authors: M Winterhalter, S Münte, M Gerhard, O Danzeisen, T Jüttner, E Monaca, L Hoy, N Rahe-Meyer and P Kienbaum
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:47
  34. Previous reports on lymphocyte subpopulations in systemic sclerosis (SSc) are conflicting. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the lymphocyte subsets in SSc patients who were not on immunosuppressive therapy.

    Authors: T Gambichler, C Tigges, B Burkert, S Höxtermann, P Altmeyer and A Kreuter
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:44
  35. Due to organ shortage, average waiting time for a kidney in Germany is about 4 years after start of dialysis. Number of kidney grafts recovered can only be maintained by accepting older and expanded criteria d...

    Authors: M Heuer, A Zeiger, GM Kaiser, Z Mathé, A Goldenberg, S Sauerland, A Paul and JW Treckmann
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:31
  36. Postoperative surveillance after curative resection for colorectal cancer has been demostrated to improve survival. It remains unknown however, whether intensified surveillance provides a significant benefit r...

    Authors: T Laubert, FG Bader, E Oevermann, T Jungbluth, L Unger, UJ Roblick, H-P Bruch and L Mirow
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:25
  37. In patients with multiple myeloma, bendamustine monotherapy is effective as 1st and 2nd line therapy. However, data for patients with advanced multiple myeloma is rare.

    Authors: M Michael, I Bruns, E Bölke, F Zohren, A Czibere, N N Safaian, F Neumann, R Haas, G Kobbe and R Fenk
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:13
  38. This manuscript is communicated by the German AIDS Society (DAIG) http://​www.​daignet.​de. It summarizes a series of presentations and discussions during a wor...

    Authors: HJ Stellbrink, S Baldus, G Behrens, JR Bogner, T Harrer, C Hoffmann, J van Lunzen, J Münch, P Racz, C Scheller, M Stoll, K Tenner-Racz and J Rockstroh
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2010 15:1
  39. Non-invasive breath tests can serve as valuable diagnostic tools in medicine as they can determine particular enzymatic and metabolic functions in vivo. However, methodological pitfalls have limited the actual...

    Authors: JF Lock, P Taheri, S Bauer, HG Holzhütter, M Malinowski, P Neuhaus and M Stockmann
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2009 14:547
  40. Hospitals have a critically important role in the management of mass causality incidents (MCI), yet there is little information to assist emergency planners. A significantly limiting factor of a hospital's cap...

    Authors: S Huber-Wagner, R Lefering, MV Kay, J Stegmaier, PN Khalil, AO Paul, P Biberthaler, W Mutschler and K-G Kanz
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2009 14:532
  41. Increased vascular permeability is a characteristic feature of sepsis which, in the past, has been ascribed exclusively to a malfunction of endothelial cells. However, recently it has become evident that the e...

    Authors: KF Hofmann-Kiefer, GI Kemming, D Chappell, M Flondor, H Kisch-Wedel, A Hanser, S Pallivathukal, P Conzen and M Rehm
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2009 14:526

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  42. Numerous reports have shown the influence of renin, nitric oxide (NO) and the endothelin (ET) systems for regulation of blood pressure and renal function. Furthermore, interactions between these peptides have ...

    Authors: SW Reinhold, DC Uihlein, CA Böger, S Kloiber, K Frölich, T Bergler, B Banas, F Schweda and BK Krämer
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2009 14:520
  43. There is an unmet medical need for simplified antiretroviral therapy regimens to improve patient's compliance and quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a once-da...

    Authors: T Weberschock, P Gholam, E Hueter, K Flux and M Hartmann
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2009 14:516
  44. Free-circulating DNA is present in minute amounts in plasma of healthy individuals, whereas increased levels are found in a number of malignant pathologies including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The obj...

    Authors: A Szpechcinski, M Dancewicz, P Kopinski, J Kowalewski and J Chorostowska-Wynimko
    Citation: European Journal of Medical Research 2009 14(Suppl 4):237

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