Pulmonary embolism accounts for 10–15% of all paediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE) events, with an annual incidence of 0·14–0·9 per 100 000 children.1,2 Although rare, pulmonary embolism is a ...

Objectives To derive sex-specific peak oxygen uptake (VO 2peak) reference equations for cycle ergometer cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) that integrate estimations of lean body mass (eLBM) and ...

Curious to see how well I was ageing, I booked in for Pure Sports Medicine's LiveWell: Health and Longevity Assessment, an intensive two-hour session of tests designed to assess everything from my ...

Introduction Obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) is a sleep-related breathing disorder characterised by partial or complete obstruction of the upper respiratory tract. Owing to their ...

The average age for Irish people to have a heart attack is 63, while a stroke is 72, a Department of Health report has shown. For a diagnosis of cancer, it is late 60s, and a hip fracture is 81. The ...

1 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2 Department of Internal and Tropical Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, ...

Primary splenic hydatidosis accounts for <2% of global cystic echinococcosis (CE) cases. Its rarity and non-specific clinical presentation often lead to delayed diagnosis, increasing the risk of ...

eDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA fGlobal Program in Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Eudowood Division ...

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measurement of regional cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (rcStO2) has become a topic of high interest in neonatology. Multiple studies have demonstrated that rcStO2 ...

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