Prevalence and Clinical Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Valve Replacement by Hilary Miranda-Mendoza, Luis M. Amezcua-Guerra, Gustavo Rojas-Velasco, Daniel Manzur-Sandoval, Jennifer Escobar-Alvarado, Luis Chávez-Sánchez, Wendy G. Vázquez-González, Laura L. Rodríguez Chávez, Humberto Martínez Hernández, Malinalli Brianza-Padilla

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most prevalent valvular disease among older adults. …”
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Contemporary surgical techniques for mitral valve replacement in extensive mitral annular calcificationCentral MessagePerspective by Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD, Gilbert H.L. Tang, MD, MSc, MBA, Erick Sun, MD, Sophia L. Alexis, MD, Busra Cangut, MD, Dimosthenis Pandis, MD, MSc, Percy Boateng, MD, David H. Adams, MD

“…Objectives: Mitral annular calcification remains a formidable lesion in cardiac surgery with significant perioperative morbidity and mortality, particularly when en bloc annular decalcification is implemented. …”
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Prediction and impact of high burden of ventricular pacing in patients with pacemaker after transcatheter aortic valve replacement by Frédéric Anselme, MD, PhD, Iliès Jaballah, MD, Arnaud Savoure, MD, Raphaël Al Hamoud, MD, Charles Fauvel, MD, Eric Durand, MD, PhD, Hélène Eltchaninoff, MD, PhD, Corentin Chaumont, MD, PhD

“…Data on predictive factors for high burden of RVP in patients with permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are limited. Objective: This study aimed to identify predictors of high RVP burden in patients with current indications for PPI after TAVR. …”
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-risk patients: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Roel Meeus, Pavell Dhondt, Jesslyn Hariyanto, Hadiah Ashraf, Caterina Lecchi, Caroline O. Fischer-Bacca, Leen Van Langenhoven, Lennert Minten, Christophe Dubois

“…Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly used in patients with aortic valve stenosis (AS) at low risk for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), despite uncertainty regarding medium and long-term clinical outcomes. …”
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Optimizing Mitral Valve Replacement Outcomes: The Role of Goal-Directed Hemodynamic and Fluid Therapy in the Perioperative Period by Ravshan A. Ibadov, Sherzod M. Aliev, Sardor Kh. Ibragimov, Suhrob P. Ergashev

“…Research is generally aimed to identify optimal strategies for maintaining hemodynamic stability, reducing complications, and minimizing recovery time after surgery.Objective: To study the effect of echocardiography-guided goal-directed hemodynamic and fluid therapy on perioperative outcomes of mitral valve replacement (MVR).Material and methods: We analyzed data from 146 patients with mitral regurgitation who underwent MVR. …”
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Smoking cyclone: compliance with nicotine replacement patch prescription in hospitalised smokers: a two-cycle QIP by Mustain Jawad, Abir Aijaz, Shovan Rahman, Shayekh Ferdous, Tonmoy Dey

“…In the UK, it is one of the leading cause of early death and disability, responsible for one in four cancer-related deaths.1 Over the past 60 years, smoking rates in the UK have varied considerablyThe UK has made significant improvement in reducing smoking rates through various policies, programs and health campaigns.2 Evidence has shown that nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) can drastically improve the likelihood of successful smoking cessation, especially when combined with cessation and smoking liaison support. …”
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Approximating the Proportion of Individuals With Kidney Failure Who Die Without Kidney Replacement Therapy in Ontario, Canada by Andrea C. Cowan, Nivethika Jeyakumar, Amit X Garg, Stephanie Dixon, Bin Luo, Peter G Blake

“…It is not easy to ascertain this value precisely at the population level, but we can approximate it using information from different data sources to estimate the proportion of patients with advanced kidney disease who die without receiving dialysis or a transplant and should receive conservative kidney management. Objective: To approximate the proportion of people with KF in Ontario, Canada, who die without receiving kidney replacement therapy. …”
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Aortic annulus reconstruction with bovine pericardium during aortic valve replacement for severe calcific aortic stenosis by Jiaao Li, Tao Yang, Nan Wu, Yan Qin, Jianing Gao, Zhenhao Liu, Lingbo Yang, Xuening Wang

“…Abstract Objective To explore the application and effect of aortic annulus reconstruction (AAR) with bovine pericardium during surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for severe calcific aortic stenosis (AS). …”
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Metabolic Effects of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy on Juvenile Patients after Craniopharyngioma Resection by Shuying Li, Xi Wang, Yaling Zhao, Min Nie, Wen Ji, Jiangfeng Mao, Xueyan Wu

“…Objective: To investigate the effect of short-term recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) replacement therapy on metabolic parameters in juvenile patients following craniopharyngioma (CP) resection. …”
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How often should percutaneous gastrostomy feeding tubes be replaced? A single-institute retrospective study by Min Jung Park, Byung Hyo Cha, Joo Yeong Baeg, Sunpyo Lee, Eui Yong Jeon, Wafaa Salem Obaid Alsalami, Osama Mohamed Ibrahim Idris, Young Joon Ahn

“…Objective Percutaneous gastrostomy (PG) is a common procedure that enables long-term enteral nutrition. …”
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Initial experience with transcatheter aortic valve replacement before and after lung transplantCentral MessagePerspective by Mujtaba Mubashir, MD, John O. Barron, MD, Samir Kapadia, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Shinya Unai, MD, Kenneth McCurry, MD, Marie Budev, DO, MPH, Grant Reed, MD, Rishi Puri, MD, PhD, Haytham Elgharably, MD, Usman Ahmad, MD, James Yun, MD, PhD

“…Objectives: Patients with end-stage lung disease and lung transplant (LTx) recipients are high-risk candidates for surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR). …”
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Risk factors for unplanned weaning of continuous renal replacement therapy in ICU patients: a meta-analysis by Zhi Zeng, Yuqi Shen, Li Wan, Xiuru Yang, Zhenghua Liang, Mei He

“…Objective To systematically review the risk factors for unplanned weaning during continuous renal replacement therapy in ICU patients.Methods A combination of subject words + free words was used to search the relevant literature published in CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, CBM, PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Mediline and other databases. …”
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Frequency and predictors of postoperative atrial fibrillation development after aortic valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis by F. Hassanzadeh Ghasabeh, B.M. Todurov, I.Yu. Mokryk

“…Today, this issue is not insufficiently explored, in particular, the frequency of POAF varies with different types of surgical intervention, and the predictors of its occurrence differ in patients with aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation, because stenosis and dilated heart cavities have radically different pathophysiology and intracardiac hemodynamics. Objective: to determine the frequency of POAF and risk factors for its development in patients with aortic stenosis who underwent aortic valve replacement. …”
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Hand–Eye Separation-Based First-Frame Positioning and Follower Tracking Method for Perforating Robotic Arm by Handuo Zhang, Jun Guo, Chunyan Xu, Bin Zhang

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Attracting children’s attention to literature through the object of project activity-table theater by Olga V. Kaukina, Anastasia A. Erastova

“…The purpose of this project is to find an alternative way to attract children to literary works through the object of project activity-table theater for children.…”
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Research on foreign object intrusion detection in railway tracks based on MSL-YOLO by Hongxia Niu, Dingchao Feng, Tao Hou

“…Abstract Railway foreign object intrusion detection poses significant challenges due to complex backgrounds, variable lighting conditions, and the need for real-time, multi-scale object detection. …”
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A lightweight object detection approach based on edge computing for mining industry by Muhammad Wahab Hanif, Zhanli Li, Zhenhua Yu, Rehmat Bashir

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A Feature-Enhanced Small Object Detection Algorithm Based on Attention Mechanism by Zhe Quan, Jun Sun

“…Additionally, we design an attention mechanism that links distant pixels to improve small object feature extraction. To address missed detections and inaccurate localization, we replace the detection head with a dynamic head, allowing the model to route objects to the appropriate head for final output. …”
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Lightweight Object Detector Based on Images Captured Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle by Dike Chen, Jiacheng Sui, Ji Zhang, Hongyuan Wang

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PneuNet Based Hybrid Soft Gripper for Multi-Shape Object Handling by Chanuka L. Tennakoon, Asitha L. Kulasekera, R. A. R. C. Gopura, Damith S. Chathuranga

“…This study presents a novel soft gripper which uses PneuNet based hybrid actuation to improve the grasping success in scenarios involving multi-shape object handling. The proposed actuator integrates a layer jamming element (LJE) to replace the non-extensible layer in a standard PneuNet actuator, simultaneously acting as a locking mechanism capable of maintaining the bending angle without the support from PneuNet. …”
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