Impact of electronic cigarettes on the cardiovascular system

H Qasim, ZA Karim, JO Rivera… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Tobacco smoking is a major public health threat for both smokers and nonsmokers. There is
accumulating evidence demonstrating that smoking causes several human diseases …

Smoke, alcohol and drug addiction and female fertility

C de Angelis, A Nardone, F Garifalos… - Reproductive Biology …, 2020 - Springer
Background Considerable interest has been gathered on the relevant impact of preventable
factors, including incorrect lifestyle and unhealthy habits, on female fertility. Smoking …

Diagnosing ectopic pregnancy and current concepts in the management of pregnancy of unknown location

E Kirk, C Bottomley, T Bourne - Human reproduction update, 2014 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND A diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy (EP) is primarily achieved using
transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS). Pregnancy of unknown location (PUL) is the term used …

Diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy

VN Sivalingam, WC Duncan, E Kirk… - Journal of family …, 2011 - srh.bmj.com
Sivalingam et al. the use of ART increases the rate of ectopic pregnancies. In vitro
fertilisation (IVF) is associated with an ectopic pregnancy risk of 2–5% and it may be higher …

Ectopic pregnancy: a review

P Rana, I Kazmi, R Singh, M Afzal, FA Al-Abbasi… - Archives of gynecology …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Ectopic pregnancy (EP) presents a major health problem for women of child-
bearing age. EP refers to the pregnancy occurring outside the uterine cavity that constitutes …

The non-neuronal cholinergic system in health and disease

J Beckmann, KS Lips - Pharmacology, 2014 - karger.com
Acetylcholine (ACh) is not only a neurotransmitter but is an ancient molecule that can be
released by and act on non-neuronal cells. In these cells the system of ACh-synthesizing …

Tobacco use during pregnancy

A Havard, JJ Chandran, JL Oei - Addiction, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The use of tobacco during pregnancy is the leading preventable cause of pregnancy
complications and adverse birth outcomes. In high‐income countries, around one in 10 …

Diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy

JH Barash, EM Buchanan, C Hillson - American family physician, 2014 - aafp.org
Ectopic pregnancy affects 1% to 2% of all pregnancies and is responsible for 9% of
pregnancy-related deaths in the United States. When a pregnant patient presents with first …

Imaging evaluation of fallopian tubes and related disease: a primer for radiologists

MV Revzin, M Moshiri, DS Katz, JS Pellerito… - Radiographics, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
A wide range of benign and malignant processes can affect one or both fallopian tubes.
Familiarity with and recognition of the characteristic imaging features of these diseases and …

[HTML][HTML] Chlamydia trachomatis infection increases fallopian tube PROKR2 via TLR2 and NFκB activation resulting in a microenvironment predisposed to ectopic …

JLV Shaw, GS Wills, KF Lee, PJ Horner… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Chlamydia trachomatis and smoking are major risk factors for tubal ectopic pregnancy (EP),
but the underlying mechanisms of these associations are not completely understood …