American Journal of Internal Medicine

Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2019

  • An Ephemeral Review on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

    Akshima Gupta, Kanaparthi Sushrutha, Nikhil Kumar Vanjari

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2019
    Pages: 81-85
    Received: May 23, 2019
    Accepted: Jun. 25, 2019
    Published: Jul. 09, 2019
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    Abstract: Pulmonary arterial hypertension [PAH] is a rare and potentially fatal disease whose management is usually restricted to a few specialized centers. The crucial vascular modifications in pulmonary arterial hypertension are endothelial-cell proliferation, vasoconstriction, thrombosis and smooth-muscle cell. As patients don’t essentially board in the n... Show More
  • Modern Possibilities of Metabolic Therapy in Improving the Quality of Life in Patients with Postinfarction Cardiosclerosis

    Vasilieva Irina, Rezvan Vladimir, Dvoretskiy Leonid

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2019
    Pages: 86-92
    Received: Jun. 24, 2019
    Accepted: Jul. 16, 2019
    Published: Jul. 26, 2019
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    Abstract: 95 patients with postinfarction cardiosclerosis and angina pectoris II and III functional classes were examined. The study included patients who refused intervention revascularization. The main group included 48 patients who were added taurine (Dibikor 750 mg / day) to enhance the effect of basic therapy, and the comparison group included 47 patien... Show More
  • Evaluation of Topical Dispenser Systems for Vaginal Delivery of Feminine Medications

    Chanelle Toerien-Hayes, Quy Nguyen, Joy Woods, Qiang Liu, Thomas Kupiec, Nicole Vu

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2019
    Pages: 93-101
    Received: May 17, 2019
    Accepted: Jun. 25, 2019
    Published: Aug. 05, 2019
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    Abstract: The vaginal route of administration has a large surface area with a rich blood supply demonstrating capacity for local absorption and systemic bioavailability of drugs. However, there are problems associated with current vaginal delivery method in terms of dosing precision and accuracy. In this report, the potential utility of the metered-dose Topi... Show More
  • Impact of Integrated Whole Body 68Ga PET/MR Imaging in Comparison with 68Ga PET/CT in Lesions Detection and Diagnosis of Suspected Neuroendocrine Tumours

    Alshaima Alshammari, Michael Masoomi, Rizwan Syed, Evangelia Skoura, Sofia Michopoulou, Fulvio Zaccagna, Jamshed Bomanji, Francesco Fraioli

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2019
    Pages: 102-111
    Received: Jun. 26, 2019
    Accepted: Jul. 26, 2019
    Published: Aug. 10, 2019
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    Abstract: Combined PET/MR is a relatively new technique and so far there has been a very limited report of the potential simultaneous PET/MR and PET/CT application in the evaluation of neuroendocrine tumours. The present study aimed to compare "Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and PET/MR imaging in patients with known neuroendocrine tumours (NET) and assess the confidence... Show More