Background: To clarify in detail the mechanism underlying the development and exacerbation
of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE), we focused …

Introduction. To investigate whether the occurrence of pulmonary embolism (PE) and/or
deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are influenced by use of a tourniquet or not in the patients who …

OBJECTIVE: Vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C), a member of the VEGF family,
induces lymphangiogenesis through VEGF receptor-3 (VEGFR-3/Flt-4). We examined the …

Objective. To examine whether different combinations of disease‐modifying anti‐rheumatic
drugs (DMARDs), including bucillamine (BUC), gold sodium thiomalate (GST), methotrexate (…

We assessed the anti-rheumatic effects of radical multiple synovectomy (RaMS) in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who did not respond to intensive medical treatment. The …

… KR and KE. Larsen damage scores indicated a significant difference between Group KE and
… were observed in groups KE and KR at all timepoints, but not in Group K. Levels of RANKL …

We report herein the results of a retrospective study of 30 ankle arthrodesis procedures
performed in 27 patients with rheumatoid arthritis from 1994 through 2001 using a novel design …

… in vivo [13, 14] as effectively as vitamin K 2 (vit K 2 ), to stimulate … Clinical trials by our group
have clarified that Vit K 2 alone or … We have already reported that vit K 2 alone or Bis + vit K 2 …

In the field of orthopedics, acute pulmonary embolism (APE) associated with deep venous
thrombosis (DVT) is a serious complication following surgery and leads to death if undetected. …

… 1 Classification of transesophageal echocardiography(TEE)findings(Quoted from Wauke
K et al. Comparative study between thromboembolism and total knee arthroplasty with or …