Advances in Medicine and Medical Research

Left Ventricular Strain and Relaxation are Independently Associated with Renal Cortical Perfusion in Hypertensive Patients.- Coupling of Blood Pressure and Subarachnoid Space Oscillations at Cardiac Frequency Evoked by Handgrip and Cold Tests: a Bispectral Analysis.- Influence of Heart Rate, Age, and Gender on Heart Rate Variability in Adolescents and Young Adults.- Hand-Foot Syndrome and Progression-Free Survival in Patients Treated with Sunitinib for Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Elastography in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Malignancies.- Factors Affecting Health-Related Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Patients.- Phagocytosis and Autophagy in THP-1 cells Exposed to Urban Dust: Possible Role of LC3-Associated Phagocytosis and Canonical Autophagy.- Gender-Dependent Responses of Growth and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 to Growth Hormone Therapy in Prepubertal Growth Hormone Deficient Children.- Vitamin D and Calcium Homeostasis in Infants with Urolithiasis.- Morphometric Analysis of the Lumbar Vertebrae Concerning the Optimal Screw Selection for Transpedicular Stabilization.- Stress and Dehumanizing Behaviors of Medical Staff toward Patients.- Biological and Social Determinants of Maximum Oxygen Uptake in Adult Men.