Diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii endocarditis by using nanopore targeted sequencing: a case report by Xinsheng Yan, Qimei Wei, Tingting Liu, Dong Wang, Zhenlu Zhang

“…Although clinical suspicion of infective endocarditis was raised, since echocardiogram did not reveal any vegetations and blood cultures were negative, the etiology remained unclear and empirical drug therapy was used. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Heart Failure Outpatients with Improvement in Ejection Fraction in Qatar by Rasha Kaddoura, Jassim Zaheen Shah, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Rajvir Singh, Ammar Chapra, Haisam Alsadi, Maha Al Amri, Tahseen Hamamyh, Manar Fallouh, Farras Elasad, Mohamed Salah Abdelghani, Sumaya Alsaadi Alyafei, Amr Badr, Ashfaq Patel

“…Decreased odds ratio of improved LVEF was associated with per year increase in age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.98, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.97–0.99, P = 0.03), presence of left bundle branch block (aOR: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.20–0.80, P = 0.001), duration of HF diagnosis (aOR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.78–0.94, P = 0.001), and ischemic HF etiology (aOR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.30–0.77, P = 0.001; compared with dilated etiology). …”
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Emotion dysregulation and loneliness as predictors of food addiction by Eirini Tatsi, Atiya Kamal, Alistar Turvill, Regina Holler

“…Introduction: This study aimed to investigate whether multiple aspects of emotion dysregulation contribute to the etiology of Food Addiction (FA); as well as to provide further evidence and clarity regarding the role of loneliness on the development of addictive behaviour towards food. …”
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Epidemiology, clinical manifestation, diagnosis,and treatment of bursitis iliopectinea: A systematic review by Malgorzata Lea Jonczy, Lorenz Büchler, Yadusha Mahenthiran, Fabrice Helfenstein, Christian Apenzeller-Herzog, Andrej Isaak

“…Our study aims to systematically review the literature for a comprehensive analysis of the etiology, treatment modalities, and clinical outcomes of patients with BI. …”
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Expression study of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway associated lncRNAs in schizophrenia by Fatemeh Manafzadeh, Behzad Baradaran, Seyed Gholamreza Noor Azar, Kamran Javidi Aghdam, Reza Dabbaghipour, Asghar Shayannia, Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard

“…Abstract Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating mental illnesses affecting any age group. The mechanism and etiology of schizophrenia are extremely complex and multiple signaling pathways recruit genes implicated in the etiology of this disease. …”
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Clinical Features and Outcomes of Repeated Endoscopic Therapy for Esophagogastric Variceal Hemorrhage in Cirrhotic Patients: Ten-Year Real-World Analysis by Jia-li Ma, Ling-ling He, Ping Li, Yu Jiang, Ju-long Hu, Yu-ling Zhou, Xiu-xia Liang, Hong-shan Wei

“…This study is aimed at evaluating the survival of cirrhotic patients with different etiologies after endoscopic therapy for acute variceal bleeding and the effect of repeated endotherapy on patients’ prognosis. …”
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: comparative assessment of diagnostic and treatment approaches in the Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China by M. Ch. Semenistaya, Fan Jian-Gao, O. B. Velichenko, Ye. A. Kuznetsova, Ch. S. Pavlov

“…The study is carried on by Chinese physicians have demonstrated efficacy of the drug for treatment of chronic liver diseases of various etiology, along with its antiinflammatory and antifibrotic properties. …”
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Pitfalls in the Radiological Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by GP LeBrun

“…In particular, infectious, neoplastic and vascular etiologies should be considered in the differential diagnosis of IBD and suspected especially if the radiological appearances are not typical. …”
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Acute Neonatal Parotitis with Late-Onset Septic Shock due to Streptococcus agalactiae by M. Boulyana

“…Despite being rare, streptococcal ANP should be considered in the etiological diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. Early diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic might prevent serious complications.…”
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Season of conception and risk of hypertensive disorder during pregnancy by Yanxia Xie, Yi Mu, Peiran Chen, Yanping Wang, Xiaohong Li, Li Dai, Zheng Liu, Qi Li, Mingrong Li, Juan Liang, Jun Zhu

“…Abstract Background Hypertensive Disorder during Pregnancy (HDP) is the most prevalent obstetric conditions in maternal health, but the etiology of most cases remains unexplained. Seasonal variations in the conception of HDP may offer insights into the potential seasonal-specific risk factors. …”
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Unsteady ground: understanding the problem of BPPV in the world of sports by Wojciech Nowak, Mirosław Sawicki, Jagoda Mikołajczyk, Paulina Krzemińska, Maciej Gołębski, Zuzanna Kukla, Sebastian Musialik, Stella Mieruszyńska, Jakub Włosiański, Izabela Sadowska

“…The research focused on studies concerning the prevalence, etiology and risk factors of BPPV, particularly in sports practitioners. …”
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Review on the Relationship between Human Polyomaviruses-Associated Tumors and Host Immune System by Serena Delbue, Manola Comar, Pasquale Ferrante

“…To date, at least nine members of the Polyomaviridae family have been identified, some of them playing an etiological role in malignancies in immunosuppressed patients. …”
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Drug-Induced Hematological Cytopenia in Kidney Transplantation and the Challenges It Poses for Kidney Transplant Physicians by Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Muhammad Ashhad Ullah Khalil, Taqi F. Taufeeq Khan, Jackson Tan

“…Persistent severe leucopenia or neutropenia can lead to opportunistic infections of various etiologies. On the contrary, reducing or stopping immunosuppressive medications in these events can provoke a rejection. …”
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Untreated Superior Vena Cava Aneurysm: Radiological Significance and Review of the Literature by Abhinav Patel, Ryan Cobb, Victor Rivera, Scott Simpson

“…SVC aneurysms are often an incidental finding with iatrogenic, congenital, or idiopathic etiologies. Treatment goals focus on preventing theoretical rupture or thrombus formation. …”
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Erythema Multiforme Attributable to Herpes Simplex Virus: Clinical Aspects and Treatment by Aya Mtiri, Ghada Bouslama, Nour-sayda Ben Messouad, Iyadh Abidi, Souha Ben Youssef, Badreddine Sriha

“…Erythema multiforme is an acute mucocutaneous hypersensitivity reaction with various etiological factors, including herpes simplex virus, medications, autoimmune diseases, and malignancies, but the most common cause is infection by herpes simplex virus. …”
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Fabella Syndrome and Common Peroneal Neuropathy following Total Knee Arthroplasty by Connor C. Diaz, Avinesh Agarwalla, Brian Forsythe

“…Surgeons should be aware of this etiology of persistent lateral knee pain and offer treatment modalities to address this pathology.…”
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Bilateral Destructive Hip Disease from Untreated Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by Arash Calafi, Alton W. Skaggs, Trevor J. Shelton, Brian M. Haus

“…Pediatric patients presenting with rapidly evolving destructive process should be evaluated for rheumatologic, infectious, and spinal etiologies.…”
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Role of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) gene polymorphisms in pituitary adenoma development. Literature review by G. Morkūnaitė, B. Glebauskienė, R. Liutkevičienė

“…In this article, we will review the PA classification’s innovation, etiology, pathogenesis, SIRT1 polymorphisms and their significance for PA development. …”
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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Mimicking a Discrete Brain Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review by Dana DiRenzo, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan, Naman S. Desai, Rebecca Manno, Michelle Petri

“…The differential diagnosis for a focal brain lesion in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is broad and includes infection, malignancy, and vascular and inflammatory etiologies. One rarely considered vascular pathology is cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), which is often associated with a delay in diagnosis because of variable presentation and rare incidence. …”
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Derivation of induced pluripotent stem cell TUSMi013-A from a 66-year-old Chinese Han Parkinson’s disease patient carrying VPS13C and TBP mutations by Can Cui, Jian Chen, Hao Shen, Bei Zhang

“…This iPSC line offers a significant resource for the dissection of PD etiology and the innovation of novel therapeutic strategies.…”
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