Interaction effect between overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption on hypertension risk in China: a longitudinal study by Xiaoqin Wang, Zhaozhao Hui, Jiaru Sun, Paul D Terry, Xiaohan Ren, Shuangyan Lei, Caihua Wang, Mingxu Wang

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Migraine and subsequent chronic kidney disease risk: a nationwide population-based cohort study by Ming-Ju Wu, Chew-Teng Kor, Chia-Chu Chang, Shuo-Chun Weng, Chia-Lin Wu, Ping-Fang Chiu, Der-Cherng Tarng

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Tungsten erosion during L-mode discharges in the DIII-D SAS-VW divertor by G. Sinclair, T. Abrams, M.S. Parsons, S.H. Messer, J. Mateja, S.A. Zamperini, D.M. Thomas, J.D. Elder, R. Maurizio, T. Odstrcil, R.S. Wilcox, J.L. Herfindal, D.D. Truong, J.G. Watkins, A.G. McLean, D.L. Rudakov, J. Ren, D. Donovan

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Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype and Lipid Accumulation Product: Two Comprehensive Obese Indicators of Waist Circumference and Triglyceride to Predict Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus... by Minrui Xu, Mingtao Huang, Deren Qiang, Jianxin Gu, Yong Li, Yingzi Pan, Xingjuan Yao, Wenchao Xu, Yuan Tao, Yihong Zhou, Hongxia Ma

“…Methods. A total of 15,717 eligible participants without baseline T2DM and aged 35 and over were included from a Chinese rural cohort. …”
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Revealing the limitations of 10-year MACE observations: 20-year observed total cardiovascular burden in the EPIC-Norfolk study by Frank LJ Visseren, Harald T Jorstad, Marjolein Snaterse, S Matthijs Boekholdt, Tinka J van Trier, Jannick AN Dorresteijn, Manon van den Bogaart, Wilma JM Scholte op Reimer, Ron JG Peters

“…Therefore, we aimed to quantify how well 10-year observed incidence reflects 20-year observed incidence and how MACE reflects total CVD events across demographic groups, using observations in long-term prospective data.Methods In individuals aged 40–79 without CVD or diabetes from the population-based EPIC-Norfolk cohort, we compared the first occurrence of 10 and 20 years (1) 3-point MACE events (non-fatal myocardial infarction+non-fatal stroke+fatal CVD) and (2) total CVD events (all non-fatal and fatal CVD events leading to hospitalisation), stratified by sex and age.Results Among 22 569 participants (57% women), incident 10-year and 20-year 3-point MACE was 5.3% and 15.5%, respectively, yielding 20/10 year ratios from 2.2 (in older men) to 4.5 (in younger women). …”
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Association between spasticity and neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis by B. Afanasjeva, R. Balnytė

“…Patients with spasticity had a higher incidence of neuropathic pain. Greater spasticity may be associated with a higher intensity of pain and the localization of spasticity may be associated with a neuropathic pain location. …”
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Tuberculosis in Pregnancy: A Review by Olabisi M. Loto, Ibraheem Awowole

“…The disease is a significant contributor to maternal mortality and is among the three leading causes of death among women aged 15–45 years in high burden areas. The exact incidence of tuberculosis in pregnancy, though not readily available, is expected to be as high as in the general population. …”
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Neonatal Bacterial Meningitis: Single Reference Center Experience and Review of Current Literature: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Alper Aykanat, Hasan Tolga Celik, Gulsen Hazirolan, Sule Yigit, Murat Yurdakok

“…Respiratory distress (60.0%, n=9/15) and apnea (40.0%, n=6/15) were the most common symptoms in patients with NBM; which may be due to the predominance of premature newborns in the NBM group. …”
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DNA Methylation Profiles of Blood Cells Are Distinct between Early-Onset Obese and Control Individuals by Je-Keun Rhee, Jin-Hee Lee, Hae Kyung Yang, Tae-Min Kim, Kun-Ho Yoon

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Outcomes of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients by Risk Factors: Results from a United States Hospital Claims Database by Peter J. Mallow, Kathy W. Belk, Michael Topmiller, Edmond A. Hooker

“…**Conclusions:** Quantifying the role of CDC risk factors upon admission may improve risk stratification and identification of patients who may require closer monitoring and more intensive treatment.…”
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Perspectives in HPV Secondary Screening and Personalized Therapy Basing on Our Understanding of HPV-Related Carcinogenesis Pathways by Aleksander Celewicz, Marta Celewicz, Michał Michalczyk, Rafał Rzepka

“…As cervical cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women worldwide even with present screening methods, the incidence in most developed countries is not decreasing for the last 15-20 years. …”
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Correlation between Intraoperative Fluid Administration and Outcomes of Pancreatoduodenectomy by Xuefeng Cao, Xixiu Wang, Baolei Zhao, Lingqun Kong, Lei Zhou, Wentao Zhu, Xutao Lin, Qiangpu Chen, Xingyuan Zhang

“…Methods. 151 patients, who underwent PD at Binzhou Medical University Hospital between January 2010 and May 2017, were categorized into three groups according to IOF rates (ml/kg/hr): restricted (<10, n=47), standard (10–15, n=76), and liberal (>15, n=28). …”
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Protocol for prognosticating PPD using EEG changes during labor pain by uterine contractions: a prospective cohort study in the first stage of labor by Yan Wang, Wan-Ying He, Chang’ an A. Zhan, Shi-Lei Pan, Wen Wu, Feng-Xian Li, Hong-Fei Zhang

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Guidewire Ablation within the Coronary Venous System for Epicardial or Intramural Ventricular Arrhythmia: A Preclinical Study of Biophysical Characterization by Fengqi Xuan, Zhongyin Zuo, Jie Zhang, Shibei Zhang, Zichen Liu, Yunfan Meng, Kuo Sun, Yaling Han, Ming Liang, Zulu Wang

“…In step 1, the steam pop incidence rates during guidewire ablation at power settings of 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 W were analyzed using 10 mm- and 20 mm-tip guidewires. …”
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Drug resistant epilepsy as the consequence of inadequate control of type 1 diabetes by Ewa M. Sokolewicz, Kamil Dzwilewski, Natalia Omieczyńska, Marta Zawadzka, Maria Mazurkiewicz-Bełdzińska

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Comprehensive Analysis of N6-Methyladenosine RNA Methylation Regulators in the Diagnosis and Subtype Classification of Acute Myocardial Infarction by Xianpei Wang, Ying Wu, Ruoyao Guo, Linwei Zhao, Juanjuan Yan, Chuanyu Gao

“…Overall, a diagnostic model of AMI was established based on the genes of IGF2BP1, FTO, RBM15, METTL3, YTHDC2, FMR1, and HNRNPA2B1. Our investigation of m6A subtypes may prove useful in the developments of therapy approaches for AMI.…”
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Retained Intraabdominal Gossypiboma, Five Years after Bilateral Orchiopexy by Mohammad Kazem Moslemi, Mehdi Abedinzadeh

“…Intraabdominal surgical sponge is an uncommon surgical error. The incidence of gossypiboma has been reported as high as 1 in 1000 to 15,000 intraabdominal operations. …”
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Ovarian cyst mimicking acute appendicitis in children: a case report by Hafni Zuchra Noor, Alfaina Wahyuni, Sulistiari Retnowati

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Genetic Selection Pressure on TLR9 Gene Increases Individual Susceptibility to Systemic Inflammatory Disease: A Case Study of Kano State Population by Yusuf Jibril Habib, Mohammed Sani Jaafaru

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Giant Intraperitoneal Multiloculated Pseudocyst in a Male by Jacqueline Oxenberg

“…Reports of occurrences are mainly associated with long-term intraperitoneal catheter use, intraperitoneal catheter infections, or major pelvic surgery in females, although there are few reported incidences without prior trauma. We present a case of a male patient found to have a 19 × 15 × 9 cm intraperitoneal pseudocyst with other multiloculated areas and a history of a right inguinal hernia repair. …”
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