Publications by authors named "Huong N V Duong"
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has made devastating impacts on public health and global economy. While most people experience mild symptoms, it is highly transmissible and deadly in at-risk populations. Telemedicine has the potential to prevent hospitalization and provide remote care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVaccines are strongly recommended globally as an effective measure to prevent serious illness from and spread of COVID-19. Concerns about safety following vaccination continue to be the most common reason that people do not accept the vaccine. This retrospective study was carried out on 4341 people who received the first dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, BBIBP-CorV, or mRNA-1273 vaccine at Jio Health Clinic in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe zinc finger e-box binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1) transcription factor is a master regulator of the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), and of the reverse mesenchymal to epithelial transition (MET) processes. ZEB1 plays an integral role in mediating cell state transitions during cell lineage specification, wound healing and disease. EMT/MET are characterized by distinct changes in molecular and cellular phenotype that are generally context-independent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To report the outcomes of the Boston type I keratoprosthesis (KPro) as the primary penetrating corneal procedure.
Methods: In this retrospective review of all KPro procedures performed by 2 surgeons from May 1, 2004, to December 31, 2015, indications and outcomes were compared between KPros performed as the primary keratoplasty procedure (primary KPro) versus after failed keratoplasty (previous keratoplasty).
Results: A total of 262 KPros were implanted in 231 eyes, including 67 primary KPro procedures.