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EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN 2397-6764 Vol 2.1 • March 2017 • europeanmedical-journal.com
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL BOARD...................................................................................................................................... 4
FEATURE
• CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT CAN DOCTORS DO?............................................................................. 12
Thomas Micklewright
ARTICLES
• EDITOR’S PICK: 3D PRINTING FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS:
WHERE ARE WE NOW?........................................................................................................................ 16
Carlos Miguel Chiesa Estomba et al.
• HIDE AND SEEK: THE GAME BETWEEN CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKAEMIA CELLS
AND B CELL RECEPTOR SIGNALLING INHIBITORS……………………………………………………............ 24
Kumudha Balakr
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL ISSN 2397-6764
CONTENTS EDITORIAL BOARD.......................
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL • ANAESTHESIA TECHNIQ
EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Prof Markus Pec
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL AIMS AND SCOPE • T
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL 2.1 MARCH 2017 Director
Welcome Hello and welcome to the first edition
Bosulif (bosutinib): Helping you give the righ
Foreword
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FEATURES Revolutionising Healthcare by Empowering
CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT CAN DOCTORS DO? *Thomas Mick
Additionally, a secondary effect of climate chang
REFERENCES 1. The Lancet. Health and climate cha
Watch Our Exclusive Interviews from a Variety
EDITOR’S PICK Estomba et al. discuss
with intricate 3D microarchitecture and fabricate
Table 1: Types of 3D printing methods useful in b
3D bioprinting materials are mostly limited
WHAT ARE THE COSTS INVOLVED IN 3D BIOPRINTING? C
next 10 years, this proportion is expected to gro
2013;4(6):12-14. 31. Hoy MB. 3D printing: making
europeanmedical-journal.com EUROPEAN UNION Invest
HIDE AND SEEK: THE GAME BETWEEN CHRONIC LYMPHOCY
antibody rituximab in combination with the purine
Antigen ligation CD79A/B BCR P
The reduction of tumour burden with B
has been described as a common resistance m
haematological malignancies. The results from tho
Labeling That the Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibito
HAEMANGIOMA: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATUR
have both deep and superficial components. Ne
column.10 These predominantly affect the thoracic
Figure 2: Preoperative picture of swelling.
REFERENCES 1. Richter GT, Friedman AB. Hemangiom
TRANSCATHETER REPAIR OF CONGENITAL HEA
double disc nitinol mesh. The device is securely
compression of the AV node and subsequently
A B C D Figure 2: Device closure of a ventricul
a) Small PDA <3 mm are closed with Cook’s coils,
A B Figure 3: Device closure of a patent arteri
after several months for a bilateral cavopulmonar
Currently, this procedure can only be done
29. Kutshe LM, Van Mierop LH. Anatomy and pathog
ANAESTHESIA TECHNIQUES IN TRANSFEMORAL TRANSCATHE
THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE ANAESTHETIST IN TRANSCA
approach for all patients. All procedures w
Ben-Dor et al.17 also demonstrated the feasibilit
REFERENCES 1. Billings FT et al. Transcatheter a
NEW DRUG TREATMENTS FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS:
with or without an effect on pain (DMOADs). Exist
Ligament and soft tissue Inflammation
to be the important aggrecanase in humans.21,22 S
In a previous study Verbruggen et al.47 had repor
Pain is the leading symptom for patients; whilst
Who will benefit from these drugs? The majority of
Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Abstract 2350. ACR/AR
of Spironolactone on Pain in Older People W
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL provides influential arti
CONTEMPORARY DRUG-ELUTING
components in the DES system (e.g. the metallic b
Table 1: Comparison of contemporary drug-eluting
The development of locally eluted sirol
efficacy.24 Vascular responses in the porcine mod
BMS SES control SRL Figure 2: Poorly formed endo
in fact be the most important mechanism by which
endothelial barrier formation and likely contribu
on fluorinated copolymer and phosph
DOES RACE/ETHNICITY HAVE A
findings can be attributed to religious cust
similar to each other and also to the reported pr
in the age-specific PSA reference range is well kn
Autonomic nervous system hyperactivity is
causally related to the development of BPH by an
to explore genetic contributions to dispa
ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME AND THE
thrombosis (DVT), thrombocytopenia, live
(Group 3); chronic thromboembolic PH (CTEPH) (Gro
of three different histopathological patterns see
clinical status and recurrence of thrombotic even
REFERENCES 1. Miyakis S et al. In
with systemic vasculitis. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 19
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR CONTROL IN TYPE 2
trials, three have included a dipeptidyl peptidas
The three DPP-4 inhibitor trials
similar in the two groups. Rates of new o
TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION Elevated blood pressur
SUMMARY To protect patients with Type 2 diabetes
Toxicol. 2017; 57:223-44. 22. Sabatine MS et
STATE-OF-THE-ART ADVANCES IN DUCH
gene is relatively high and about one-third of ca
reliable and cost-effective test to detect deleti
Table 1: Summary of adverse effects of corticoste
centred around early detection of disea
Table 3: List of Duchenne muscular dystrophy stud
Table 3 continued. Approach Target Select
This includes clinical care, corticosteroid treat
the importance of disease-specific biomarkers
muscular dystrophy. Neurology. 1991; 41(12):18
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