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Vascular surgical procedures in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia: is it too late?
(2020)Letter to the Editor: Because of heightened awareness, more patients with FH are likely to be diagnosed and treated early. This may decrease their risk of developing non-coronary vascular disease. On the other hand, ... -
Vector prevalence and detection of crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever virus in Golestan province, Iran
(2017-12)Background & Objectives: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) causes severe disease with fatality rate of 30%. The virus is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected tick, direct contact with the ... -
A Venomics Approach to the Identification and Characterization of Bioactive Peptides From Animal Venoms for Colorectal Cancer Therapy: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Study
(2021)Background: Cancer is the third leading cause of death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after cardiovascular diseases and accidents. In the UAE, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the first and fourth most common cancer in males ... -
Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
(2020)Background: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized cause of acute coronary syndrome in young women, with a wide clinical spectrum of severity. Ventricular arrhythmia (VA) can occur ... -
Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in PatientsWith Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Defibrillators: Triggers, Treatment, and Implications
(2017-05)Introduction: Triggers and ICD interventions of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) offer insight into mechanisms and treatment. Methods and Results: Intracardiac ICD electrograms ... -
Vestibular Modulation of Sympathetic Nerve Activity to Muscle and Skin in Humans
(2017-07-26)Abstract: We review the existence of vestibulosympathetic reflexes in humans. While several methods to activate the human vestibular apparatus have been used, galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) is a means of selectively ... -
Vibrational Biospectroscopy: An Alternative Approach to Endometrial Cancer Diagnosis and Screening
(2022)Abstract: Endometrial cancer (EC) is the sixth most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of death among women worldwide. Early detection and treatment are associated with a favourable prognosis and reduction in ... -
Virtual Clinical Encounter Examination (VICEE): A novel approach for assessing medical students non-psychomotor clinical competency
(2021)Introduction: The Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted medical education across the world. Online teaching has grown rapidly under lockdown. Yet the online approach for assessment presents a number of ... -
Virtual Microscopy in Undergraduate Pathology Education: An early transformative experience in clinical reasoning
(2021)Objectives: Whole-slide imaging and virtual microscopy (VM) have revolutionised teaching, diagnosis and research in histopathology. This study aimed to establish the feasibility of achieving early integration of clinical ... -
Virtual Patient Simulations in Health Professions Education: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the Digital Health Education Collaboration
(2019-07)Background: Virtual patients are interactive digital simulations of clinical scenarios for the purpose of health professions education. There is no current collated evidence on the effectiveness of this form of ... -
Vitamin D Regulates the Expression of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Blood of Severe Asthmatic Patients
(2021)Purpose: Vitamin D (VitD) deficiency is a significant public health concern in many areas around the globe and has been associated with many immune-mediated diseases, including asthma. Severe asthma has been linked to a ... -
Vitamin D3 Attenuates Viral-Induced Inflammation and Fibrotic Responses in Bronchial Smooth Muscle Cells
(2021)Abstract: Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) activation by viral infections plays a key role in promoting inflammatory immune responses that contribute to pulmonary fibrosis in chronic inflammatory respiratory diseases. Vitamin ... -
‘Walk with Us…’ Student Peer-Mentoring in Interdisciplinary Cancer Education
(2019)Abstract: ‘Walk with us...’reflects on a series of innovative educational journeys that have offered value addition in cancer education of health professions students. It provides an insight into interdisciplinary peer ... -
A Web-Based Public Health Intervention for Addressing Vaccine Misinformation: Analysis of Learner Engagement and Shift in Hesitancy to Vaccinate
(2023)Abstract: Web-based public health interventions can be a useful tool for disseminating evidence-based information to the public. However, completion rates are traditionally low, and misinformation often travels at a faster ... -
A Web-Based Public Health Intervention for Addressing Vaccine Misinformation: Protocol for Analyzing Learner Engagement and Impacts on the Hesitancy to Vaccinate
(2022)Background: A barrier to successful COVID-19 vaccine campaigns is the ongoing misinformation pandemic, or infodemic, which is contributing to vaccine hesitancy. Web-based population health interventions have been shown ... -
West Nile and Usutu virus infections and challenges to blood safety in the European Union
(2019-06-06)Abstract: West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) circulate in several European Union (EU) countries. The risk of transfusion- transmitted West Nile virus (TT-WNV) has been recognized, and preventive blood safety ... -
West Nile Virus and Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Are Endemic in Equids in Eastern Austria
(2021)Abstract: The emergence of West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) in addition to the autochthonous tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in Europe causes rising concern for public and animal health. The first equine ... -
West Nile virus in overwintering mosquitoes, central Europe
(2017-10-02)Background: West Nile virus (WNV) is currently the most important mosquito-borne pathogen spreading in Europe. Data on overwintering of WNV in mosquitoes are crucial for understanding WNV circulation in Europe; nonetheless, ... -
West nile virus surveillance in Europe: Moving towards an integrated animal-human-vector approach
(2017-05-04)Abstract: This article uses the experience of five European countries to review the integrated approaches (human, animal and vector) for surveillance and monitoring of West Nile virus (WNV) at national and European levels. ... -
What Do We Need to Protect, at All Costs, During the 21st Century? Reflections From a Curated, Interactive Co-Created Intellectual Jazz Performance
(2016)Abstract: The question that forms the title of this article, “What do we need to protect, at all costs, during the 21st century?,” speaks to the sizable changes in health care systems and settings that surround the ...