The purpose of this study was to identify patients who were more likely to experience septicemia
after endoscopic biliary drainage. In an attempt to determine the relative importance of …

The P2Y 4 receptor is a new member of the P2Y family which functionally behaves as a
pyrimidinergic receptor. The pharmacological properties of the human P2Y 4 receptor have been …

Objectives: To assess the role of thromboprophylaxis regimens on the occurrence of
pulmonary embolism in coronavirus disease 2019 patients. Design: Retrospective analysis of …

INTRODUCTION: The Wells score is widely used in the assessment of pretest probability of
pulmonary embolism (PE). The revised Geneva score is a fully standardized clinical decision …

Objective: To determine the nature of and to compare the inflammatory responses induced
by (1) endovascular and (2) conventional abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. Material …

Clinical and bacteriological data from 55 patients who developed septicemia within 3 days
after ERCP were collected. Forty-four patients presented with septicemia after therapeutic …

Antiplatelet drugs are prescribed to prevent arterial thrombosis and especially the recurrence
of thrombotic events. The four main oral antiplatelets have two distinct pharmacological …

Objectives COVID-19 predisposes patients to thrombotic disease. The aim of this guidance
document is to provide Belgian health-care workers with recommendations on …

By the way, the physiopathological mechanisms underlying this possible relation still remain
unclear. However, a study (5) supported the fact that patients with blood group 0 have …

The role of ATP and ADP as intercellular mediators is now well established. The presence
of the nucleotides in extracellular fluids can result from several mechanisms: cell lysis, …