Assessing outcomes after thrombectomy with or without iliac vein stenting for young provoked DVT patients with iliac vein stenosis.

Background: This study aimed to assess the outcomes of thrombectomy with/without iliac vein stenting for young and transiently provoked DVT patients with iliac vein stenosis.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected multicenter database. Acute, transiently provoked DVT patients between 18 and 45 years old with iliac vein stenosis were included.

A Meta-Analysis of Erectile Dysfunction and Alcohol Consumption.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the association between alcohol consumption and risk of erectile dysfunction (ED).

Methods: PubMed was searched for reports published before June 2019. Data were extracted and combined odds ratios (ORs) calculated with random-effects models.

Information on functioning found in the medical records of patients with stroke.

[Purpose] To explore data on functioning in the medical records of patients with stroke by linking them to the ICF. [Subjects and Methods] The admission and discharge summaries of patients' electronic medical records (EMRs) were investigated. Information on functioning included in the summaries were mapped into the ICF.

A meta-analysis of risk of pregnancy loss and caffeine and coffee consumption during pregnancy.

Background: Previous reports of the relationship between pregnancy loss and caffeine/coffee consumption have been inconsistent.

Objectives: To evaluate the association between pregnancy loss and caffeine and coffee consumption.

Search Strategy: PubMed was searched for reports published before September 2014, with the keywords "caffeine," "coffee," "beverage," "miscarriage," "spontaneous abortion," and "fetal loss.

[Intervention effects of tiaozhi jiangtang tablet on insulin resistance in rats with diabetes mellitus type 2].

Objective: To observe the effect of Tiaozhi Jiangtang Tablet (TJT) on insulin resistance (IR) in rats with diebetes mellitus type 2.

Methods: The model rats of diebetes mellitus were induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (30mg/kg) and feeding with high lipid forage. The rats in the TJT group were treated with TJT and those in the metformin group treated with metformin as positive controls.