The Effect of Polyphenol-Rich Interventions on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Haemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

End-stage kidney disease is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular-specific mortality. Polyphenol-rich interventions may attenuate cardiovascular disease risk factors; however, this has not been systematically evaluated in the hemodialysis population. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, the following databases were searched: Cochrane Library (http://www.

The role of sonography in the diagnosis of cystic lesions of the breast.

Introduction: Breast sonography is appropriate in the initial assessment of a women younger than 30 years with a palpable lump and in the adjunctive evaluation of mammographic masses, and palpable abnormalities not seen mammographically.

Material And Methods: A total of 269 patients underwent breast examination with ultrasound due to the presence of bilateral or unilateral palpable lesions. Women under 40 years old were submitted to US examination only while patients older than 40 years underwent US breast assessment and conventional mammography.

Prospective study of the incidence and risk factors of postsplenectomy thrombosis of the portal, mesenteric, and splenic veins.

Hypothesis: Splenectomy is recognized as a cause of portal, mesenteric, and splenic vein thrombosis. The exact incidence of the complication and its predisposing factors are not known.

Design: Prospective observational cohort study.