CARDIAC IRON AND CARDIAC DISEASE IN MALES AND FEMALES WITH TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT THALASSEMIA MAJOR: A T2* MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING STUDY

Cardiac iron and cardiac disease in males and females with transfusion-dependent thalassemia major: a T2* magnetic resonance imaging study

Background It has been repeatedly reported that female patients Appliance Paint with thalassemia major survive longer than males and that the difference is due to a lower rate of cardiac disease in females.Design and Methods We compared the cardiac iron load as measured by T2* magnetic resonance imaging RCD Mains Extension Lead in 776 patients (370

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Factors associated with cancer survival disparities among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared with other Australians: A systematic review

BackgroundWhile cancer survival among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has improved over time, Fountain they continue to experience poorer cancer survival than other Australians.Key drivers of these disparities are not well understood.This systematic review aimed to summarise existing evidence on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander c

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Malignant Neuroleptic Syndrome following Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery of Globus Pallidus Pars Internus in Cerebral Palsy

Neuroleptic malignant B12 METHYL syndrome (NMS) is a rare but potentially lethal outcome caused by sudden discontinuation or dose reduction of dopaminergic agents.We report an extremely rare case of NMS after deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in a cerebral palsy (CP) patient without the withdrawal of dopaminergic agents.A 19-year-old girl with C

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Adaptation to a landscape-scale mountain pine beetle epidemic in the era of networked governance: the enduring importance of bureaucratic institutions

Landscape-scale forest disturbance events have become increasingly common worldwide under the combined influences of climate change and ecosystem modification.The mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) epidemic that swept through North American forests from the late 1990s through the early 2010s was one of the largest such disturbance event

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