Background The majority of children who present with their first episode of nephrotic
syndrome achieve remission with corticosteroid therapy. Children who fail to respond may be …

Objective The M-mode-derived left ventricular shortening fraction is incorporated into most
of the paediatric oncology protocols for monitoring of cardiotoxicity. This study tested the …

Importance Large cohorts of patients with active cancers and COVID-19 infection are needed
to provide evidence of the association of recent cancer treatment and cancer type with …

Many social practices treat citizens with cognitive disabilities differently from their nondisabled
peers. Does John Rawls's theory of justice imply that we have different duties of justice to …

Background: Evidence of premature atherosclerosis and systemic arterial stiffening in patients
after Kawasaki disease is accumulating. Aim: To test the hypothesis that carotid intima-…

Insulin autoimmune syndrome (IAS) is an uncommon cause of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
characterized by autoantibodies to endogenous insulin in individuals without previous …

Background The aim of this case-control study was to assess the usefulness of three-dimensional
(3D) speckle-tracking echocardiography in the evaluation of global left ventricular (LV) …

Purpose Built in 1941, the Progreso Pier was the first concrete structure in the world built
with nickel-containing stainless steel reinforcement. The Pier has been in service for over 70 …

Background Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a feasible interventional technique
for severe aortic stenosis in patients who are deemed inoperable or at high surgical risk. …

Objectives: The majority of coronavirus disease 2019 mortality and morbidity is attributable
to respiratory failure from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. The …