Genomic features of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in French Polynesia and description of a novel transposon Tn7722 responsible for NDM-1 dissemination by Huynh Ngoc Tram Vo, Aicha Hamieh, Marc Levy, Pierre Pontarotti, Jean Marc Rolain, Vicky Merhej

“…METHODS: Whole-genome sequencing using Miseq and Nanopore technologies and computational analysis of 17 CRKP strains were performed. …”
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Physical activity and mortality in the general population with and without major depression by Vagner Deuel de O. Tavares, Jeanne V. A. Williams, Vandad Sharifi, Andrew Bulloch, Gina Dimitropoulos, Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho, Scott Patten

“… Background and aims: It is not yet well understood whether physical activity (PA) may protect against elevated mortality in major depression. …”
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Current treatment status of fabry disease in South Korea: a longitudinal National health insurance service data-based study by DoHyeon Lee, Samel Park, Hyejin Yu, Eunjung Cho, Seung Seok Han, Eun Sil Koh, Byung Ha Chung, Kyung Hwan Jeong, Soo Jeong Choi, Eun Young Lee, Su Hyun Kim, Eun Hui Bae, Sunyong Yoo, Young Joo Kwon

“…Abstract Background Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disease caused by a mutation of the gene that encodes the α-galactosidase A enzyme. …”
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Clinical Outcomes According to Aortic Stenosis Management: Insights From Real‐World Practice by Augustin Coisne, David Montaigne, Samy Aghezzaf, Sandro Ninni, Gilles Lemesle, Arnaud Sudre, Nicolas Lamblin, Thomas Modine, André Vincentelli, Francis Juthier, Martin B. Leon, Juan F. Granada, Christophe Bauters

“…Background Real‐world data regarding clinical outcomes according to aortic stenosis (AS) management are scarce. …”
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Association between energy intake and prognosis in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stages 3–5: an ambispective cohort study by Di Yang, Huifen Chen, Yan Han, Yuhan Shen, Guixin Liang, Tao Zhou, Fang Tang, Lizhe Fu, Yifan Wu, Meizhu Ding

“…Background The association between dietary energy intake and disease outcomes in CKD 3–5 remains unclear. …”
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Effects of School‐Based Lifestyle Interventions on Cardiovascular Health in Chinese Children and Adolescents: A Post Hoc Analysis of a National Multicenter Study by Pengfei Guo, Yueqin Zhou, Zhiyong Zou, Yajun Chen, Jin Jing, Yinghua Ma, Yi Song, Wenhua Ling, Jun Ma, Yanna Zhu

“…Background We evaluated the effects of a national school‐based lifestyle intervention program against childhood obesity on improving cardiovascular health (CVH), assessed using the recently introduced Life's Essential 8 metric framework. …”
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Social capital and major depressive disorder among youth in Iran by Ebtesam Savari, Nastaran Nasirpour, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar, Ahmad Hajebi, Vandad Sharifi, Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili, Farid Najafi, Bahareh Fakhraei, Hamid Hakimi, Mehran Zarghami, Abbas Motevalian

“…Abstract Background Social capital has long been recognized as a determinant of various health outcomes. …”
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Retrospective cohort of prenatal home ultrasound utilization and maternal-neonatal outcomes by Anat Pardo, Erkan Kalafat, Shira Hazon, Monica Pailis, Emilie Klochendler-Frishman, Or Lee Rak, Ofri Samueloff, Rachel Gomez-Tolub, Anat Shmueli, Noam Pardo, Tomer Sela, Leor Wolff, Asnat Walfisch, Arnon Wiznitzer, Eran Hadar

“…Abstract Background Telehealth solutions, including ultrasound technology, are sought as a modality to enhance prenatal. …”
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Primary prevention of cardiotoxicity in cancer patients treated with fluoropyrimidines: a randomized controlled trial by Johanne D. Lyhne, Vibeke B. Hansen, Lone D. Vestergaard, Susanne E. Hosbond, Martin Busk, Mayooran Gnanaganesh, Else Maae, Birgitte M. Havelund, Torben F. Hansen, Signe Timm, Lars H. Jensen, Mads D. Lyhne

“…Abstract Background Fluoropyrimidines (FP) are the third most used chemotherapeutic drugs administered in solid tumors but have cardiotoxic side effects. …”
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Assessing the Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Warfarin and Rivaroxaban for Cancer Associated Thrombosis: Experience From a Resource Limited Setting by Abel Tenaw Tasamma, Tsegab Alemayehu Bukate, Abdulrahim Mehadi, Bereket Tagesse Handiso, Beniam Yohannes Kassa, Eman Omer Hassen, Zekarias Seifu Ayalew, Dawit Habtie Tegegne, Gebeyehu Tessema Azibte, Tigest Abebaw Zewdie, Tinsaye Zergaw Shihur, Yonas Degelo Geremamo, Yeabsira Dessalegne Mesfin, Rediet M. Alemayehu, Amanuel Kassu Asefa, Fozia Abdela, Addisu Melkie

“…ABSTRACT Background Thromboembolic events are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. …”
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Carbohydrate antigen-125 (CA125): a marker of right ventricular dysfunction and poor prognosis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Sher May Ng, Geert H.D. Voordes, Michelle Lobeek, Michiel Rienstra, Adriaan A. Voors, Elke S. Hoendermis, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Thomas M. Gorter

“…Background: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction (RVD) in heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is recognised late and associated with poor outcomes. …”
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Cancer history and mortality risk in acute myocardial infarction: Insights from the Japan AMI registry by Ayumi Adachi, Kazuma Oyama, Jun Takahashi, Satoshi Honda, Kensaku Nishihira, Sunao Kojima, Misa Takegami, Yasuhide Asaumi, Jun Yamashita, Mike Saji, Kiyoshi Hibi, Yasuhiko Sakata, Morimasa Takayama, Tetsuya Sumiyoshi, Hisao Ogawa, Kazuo Kimura, Satoshi Yasuda

“…Background: The association between a history of cancer and clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains unclear. …”
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Combination of Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Diameter and QRS Duration Strongly Predicts Good Response to and Prognosis of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by Zhinian Guo, Xiaoyan Liu, Xiaofeng Cheng, Chuan Liu, Ping Li, Yongming He, Rongsheng Rao, Chun Li, Yunlong Chen, Yong Zhang, Xiaoyu Luo, Jiang Wang

“…Background. Approximately 20–40% of recipients of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) do not respond to it based on the current patient selection criteria. …”
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Long-Term Nonprogression Is a Form of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by Sander Trenson, MD, PhD, Peter C. Kahr, MD, Bert Vandenberk, MD, PhD, Matthias Schindler, PhD, Alexander Breitenstein, MD, Ardan M. Saguner, MD, Andreas J. Flammer, MD, Frank Ruschitzka, MD, Firat Duru, MD, Jan Steffel, MD, Stephan H. Winnik, MD, PhD

“…Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduces morbidity and mortality in selected heart failure patients. …”
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Association of suicidal behavior with exposure to suicide and suicide attempt: A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis. by Nicole T M Hill, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis, Karl Andriessen, Karolina Krysinska, Amber Payne, Alexandra Boland, Alison Clarke, Allison Milner, Katrina Witt, Stephan Krohn, Amit Lampit

“…<h4>Background</h4>Exposure to suicidal behavior may be associated with increased risk of suicide, suicide attempt, and suicidal ideation and is a significant public health problem. …”
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Sex differences in the prevalence and survival of pulmonary hypertension in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy following septal myectomy by Changrong Nie, Yifeng Zhu, Minghu Xiao, Changsheng Zhu, Yanhai Meng, Zhengyang Lu, Qiulan Yang, Shuiyun Wang

“…Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and female have been linked to a worse survival in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). …”
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Azithromycin in severe malaria bacterial co-infection in African children (TABS-PKPD): a phase II randomised controlled trial by Roisin Connon, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Arthur M. A. Pistorius, William Okiror, Tonny Ssenyondo, Rita Muhindo, Sophie Uyoga, Ayub Mpoya, Thomas N. Williams, Diana M. Gibb, A. Sarah Walker, Rob ter Heine, Elizabeth C. George, Kathryn Maitland

“…Abstract Background African children with severe malaria are at increased risk of non-typhoidal salmonellae co-infection. …”
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Association between catheter ablation and psychiatric disorder risk in adults with atrial fibrillation: a multi-institutional retrospective cohort study by Ting-Hui Liu, Jheng-Yan Wu, Po-Yu Huang, Wan-Hsuan Hsu, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Ya-Wen Tsai, Kuang-Yang Hsieh, Chih-Cheng Lai, Chih-Cheng Lai

“…BackgroundGiven that atrial fibrillation (AF) s associated with a high risk of psychiatric disorders, understanding the potential benefits of catheter ablation is clinically significant. …”
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Clinical effectiveness of oral antiviral treatment for non-hospitalized high-risk patients with COVID-19 during Omicron JN.1 subvariant wave: a US-based propensity-matched cohort s... by Wan-Hsuan Hsu, Bo-Wen Shiau, Po-Yu Huang, Ya-Wen Tsai, Jheng-Yan Wu, Ting-Hui Liu, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Shu-Farn Tey, Lun-Wu Hung, Chih-Cheng Lai

“…Abstract Background This real-world study aimed to assess the effectiveness of novel oral antiviral agents in managing COVID-19 among high-risk patients during the Omicron JN.1 subvariant wave. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Feeling of Unsafety Scale—Arabic in general population adults by Sahar Obeid, Zeinab Bitar, Diana Malaeb, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Feten Fekih-Romdhane

“…The study aimed to translate the Feeling of Unsafety Scale into Arabic (FUSA) and evaluate its psychometric properties, including internal reliability, sex invariance, composite reliability, and correlation with a measure of intolerance of uncertainty.MethodsA total of 484 Arabic-speaking adults was recruited between March and April 2024. …”
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