Assessment of LV function will be performed on the day of PPCI prior to stem cell infusion, 3 days after the PPCI (prior to discharge), at 6 months and also at 1 year to track the changes in cardiac function that occur over time as part of this study.
An impression of the glabellar area was taken on 3 occasions: 1 month prior to treatment, on the first day of treatment prior to the procedure, and at the conclusion of the final treatment.
A CPM activation test will be performed on the first day of treatment prior to initiating the stimulation and on the last day of the session prior to applying the current so that no interference occurs in the CPM assessment immediately after stimulation.
We performed two-dimensional echocardiography on four occasions on each KD patient: on the day of diagnosis (prior to treatment; D0) and 2 (D2), 14 (D14), and 56 days (D56) after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion.
Faecal samples were collected on the day of admission, prior to AB treatment (day 0, FS-0), on days 3, 6, 11 and 14 of AB treatment (FS-3, FS-6, FS-11 and FS-14, respectively) and 40 days after AB therapy (FS-40).
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However, if the study demands rather novel approaches, it may be reasonable to request that sites acquire a phantom scan the day of or prior to imaging a research patient, ensuring that the recovery coefficient is within the acceptable window and that corrections have to be undertaken prior to scanning a research patient, whenever needed.
Experimental trials were conducted at the same time of day (±1 h), and the day of and prior to any experimental trial was marked by abstinence from alcohol, any exercise and only habitual caffeine use (as abstinence would in itself confound from withdrawal effects).
Lastly, the cohort used patients with at least 1 day of warfarin prior to hospital discharge.
Blood for the analyses was drawn on the day of scintigraphy prior to the procedure.
