The Effects of Seasonal Variation on the Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Ling Wu, Pei-shuang Lin, Yun-tai Yao

“…Background: The impact of seasonal patterns on the mortality and morbidity of surgical patients with cardiovascular diseases has gained increasing attention in recent years. …”
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Quantification of residual pulmonary congestion defined by B-line findings on lung ultrasound to predict cardiovascular events in acute heart failure: A systematic review and meta... by Kevin Fernando Suhardi, Agung Prasetyo, Rahadian Malik, Pauliana, Aqsha Tiara Viazelda

“…Background: Pulmonary congestion detected by lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged as a valuable prognostic marker in acute heart failure (AHF). …”
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Medical Rehabilitation Impact Towards Dynamic Balance in Lateral Ankle Sprain Patients by Moses Rizky Haryanto, Jonathan Salim, Nana Novia Jayadi, Mirna Phandu

“…Background: Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) is one of the most prevalent and recurring injuries occurring during physical activities, especially sports. …”
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Validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the Jenkins Sleep Scale among university students in China by Mengyuan Zhao, Garry Kuan, Ke Zhou, Yee Cheng Kueh

“…Background The Chinese version of the Jenkins Sleep Scale (JSS-C) is widely used; however, it lacks formal validation, and its applicability to Chinese university students has not been examined. …”
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Pre-Emptive OCT-Guided Angioplasty of Vulnerable Intermediate Coronary Lesions: Results from the Prematurely Halted PECTUS-Trial by Jan-Quinten Mol, Michiel J. Bom, Peter Damman, Paul Knaapen, Niels van Royen

“…Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) have theoretical benefit for this treatment because they dissolve completely over time. Methods. In patients presenting with MI, non-culprit lesions with a fractional flow reserve ≥0.8 were imaged with OCT. …”
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A longitudinal analysis of MPOWER implementation, 2008-2018 by Les Hagen, Gholamreza Heydari, Fadi Hammal

“…# Background In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced *MPOWER*-a package of evidence-based, high-impact policy measures to help countries reduce tobacco use. …”
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Left Atrial Strain in the Prediction of Death, Ischemic Stroke, and Heart Failure by Rungroj Krittayaphong, Kanchalaporn Jirataiporn, Ahthit Yindeengam, Thammarak Songsangjinda

“…Methods and Results This retrospective cohort analysis included patients referred for stress cardiac magnetic resonance or myocardial viability studies between September 2017 and December 2019. …”
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A Study on Pregnancy with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and its Fetomaternal Outcome by Kesha Salvi, Smruti Vaishnav, Nitin Raithatha, Nipa Modi, Maitri Patel, Rumi Bhattacharyaji

“…Background: Obstetric bleeding continues to be the leading cause of maternal death worldwide, and the cornerstone of treatment is early detection of the factors that contribute to hemorrhage and early management of the underlying pathological process. …”
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Drug-eluting versus bare-metal stents for first myocardial infarction in patients with atrial fibrillation: A nationwide population-based cohort study. by Nen-Chung Chang, Patrick Hu, Tien-Hsing Chen, Chun-Tai Mao, Ming-Jui Hung, Chi-Tai Yeh, Ming-Yow Hung

“…<h4>Background</h4>Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicates the clinical management of atrial fibrillation (AF) because coronary stenting may influence subsequent antithrombotic therapy. …”
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Integrated management of childhood illness in Rwanda: Impact of mentorship on the quality of care in Nyanza and Huye districts by Alain Mirindi, Assumpta Mwali Kayinamura, Amedee Fidele Ndibaza, Liliane Uwamahoro, Dieudonne Ndatimana, Ferdinand Bikorimana, Christian Mazimpaka, Richard Kalisa

“…Abstract Background In Rwanda, health posts (HPs) are intermediary primary care facilities that provide comprehensive primary care services to communities and are located at a reasonable walking distance from people's homes. …”
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Impact of Using a Scoring Balloon for Main Branch Predilatation on the Incidence of Side Branch Compromise in Bifurcation Lesion PCI by Wishnu Aditya Widodo, T. M. Haykal Putra, Wahyu Aditya, M. Andi Yassiin, Luly Nur El Waliy, Sunarya Soerianata, Jack Wei Chieh Tan

“…Background. Side branch (SB) compromise represents a frequent challenge encountered during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for bifurcation lesions. …”
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Short versus long treatment duration for streptococcal bloodstream infection by Julie Gray, Chong Zhang, Ali Earl, Emily S. Spivak

“… Abstract Background: Emerging data surrounding the rise in antimicrobial resistance have prompted a shift towards shorter antibiotic durations. …”
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AI-based analysis of fetal growth restriction in a prospective obstetric cohort quantifies compound risks for perinatal morbidity and mortality and identifies previously unrecogniz... by Raquel M. Zimmerman, Edgar J. Hernandez, Mark Yandell, Martin Tristani-Firouzi, Robert M. Silver, William Grobman, David Haas, George Saade, Jonathan Steller, Nathan R. Blue

“…Our objective was to use data from a large, deeply phenotyped observational obstetric cohort to develop a probabilistic graphical model (PGM), a type of “explainable artificial intelligence (AI)”, as a potential framework to better understand how interrelated variables contribute to perinatal morbidity risk in FGR. Methods Using data from 9,558 pregnancies delivered at ≥ 20 weeks with available outcome data, we derived and validated a PGM using randomly selected sub-cohorts of 80% (n = 7645) and 20% (n = 1,912), respectively, to discriminate cases of FGR resulting in composite perinatal morbidity from those that did not. …”
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Financial performance of hospitals in Europe – a scoping review by Katarzyna Dubas-Jakóbczyk, Costase Ndayishimiye, Przemysław Szetela, Christoph Sowada, Ewa Kocot

“…Abstract Background Hospitals constitute an essential part of health systems. …”
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Socio-Economic and Health Literacy Inequalities as Determinants of Women’s Knowledge about Their Reproductive System: A Cross-Sectional Study by Viktória Prémusz, Kálmán András Kovács, Eszter Skriba, Zoltán Tándor, Gábor Szmatona, Olívia Dózsa-Juhász

“…Background/Objectives: To support women’s informed decisions and reproductive self-care, confident reproductive health-related knowledge is needed, supported by adequate health literacy (HL). …”
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An Australian Value Set for the EQ-5D-Y-3L by Tianxin Pan, Bram Roudijk, Nancy Devlin, Brendan Mulhern, Richard Norman

“…The aim of this paper is to produce an Australian EQ-5D-Y-3L (Y-3L) value set. Methods The methods follow the international Y-3L valuation protocol, but with an expanded design. …”
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Microbiological and chemical characterization of coastal hospital wastewater in Oran, Algeria: Implications for public and livestock health under a One Health framework by Sabrina Hannachi, Djillali Bouras, Roger Flower

“…Background and Aim: Hospital effluents are a major source of environmental contaminants, harboring pathogenic bacteria, toxic trace metals, and high organic loads. …”
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Early rhythm control compared to rate control in atrial fibrillation – A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression by Katherine Hermanto, Raymond Pranata, Hawani Sasmaya Prameswari, Giky Karwiky, Chaerul Achmad, Mohammad Iqbal

“…Background: This meta-analysis aimed to compare the effectiveness of early rhythm control to rate control, and whether catheter ablation derived more benefit compared to other methods of rhythm control. …”
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FKBP prolyl isomerase 4: a potential target for heart failure and cardioprotective effects via leonurine-pretreated mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes by Zhaoyi Li, De-Chong Zheng, Ruixiang Wang, Qian Ding, Yi Zhun Zhu

“…Abstract Background The use of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-EXOs) is a promising strategy for treating heart failure. …”
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Distribution Characteristics and Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Typical Soil Profiles of Muchuan County, Sichuan Province by Bixia LIAO, Wenling SHEN, Ling HE

“…However, due to the wide area of contaminated soil and the complex composition of pollution sources, the current soil remediation work still faces huge problems.OBJECTIVESTo study the vertical distribution characteristics of heavy metals in soil, the relationship between soil heavy metals and soil nutrient elements, as well as the degree of pollution and potential ecological risks.METHODSThe contents of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn were measured using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS); As content was determined by hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HG-AFS); P and K2O contents were determined by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF); N content was determined by oxidation combustion gas chromatography (GC); Hg content was determined by cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CV-AFS); Organic carbon content was determined by high-frequency combustion infrared absorption method (IR); potentiometric method (POT) was used to measure soil pH value. …”
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