Systematic review and meta-analysis of nitrates/nitrites in patients with heart failure or pulmonary hypertension by Yujuan Huang, Zhuojun Bai, Li Wang, Zhi Liu, Yajie Chen, Xiaohan Liu, Fengling Chen, Zhu Chen, Yuan Guo

“…At rest, nitrates reduced hemodynamic parameters in HF/PH patients: systolic blood pressure  ,SBP (− 0.36 mmHg; 95% CI − 0.53 to − 0.18; P < 0.05), diastolic blood pressure, DBP (− 0.19 mmHg; 95% CI − 0.37 to − 0.01; P < 0.05), and right atrial pressure, RAP (− 0.70 mmHg; 95% CI − 1.35 to − 0.05; P < 0.05). …”
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Vital Sign and Biochemical Data Collection Using Non-contact Photoplethysmography and the Comestai Mobile Health App: Protocol for an Observational Study by Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, Paolo Osvaldo Agnelli, Lucia Labati, Erika Cordaro, Davide Braghieri, Simone Balconi, Marco Xodo, Fabrizio Losurdo, Cesare Celeste Federico Berra, Roberto Franco Enrico Pedretti, Paolo Fiorina, Sergio Maria De Pasquale, Valeria Calcaterra

“…ObjectiveIn this study, vital parameters (heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and blood pressure) will be measured using the Comestai app to confirm the accuracy of photoplethysmography methods compared to standard clinical practice devices, analyzing a large and diverse population. …”
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Identification of bioaccessible and neuroprotective peptides from fermented casein hydrolysate by Ruirui Li, Shufang Shan, Yujie Xu, Jingyuan Xiong, Guo Cheng

“…We found that Phe-Val-Ala-Pro-Phe-Pro-Glu (FE7) decreased nitric oxide, IL-1β, reactive oxygen species, and lipid peroxidation levels by 69.6%, 103.6%, 119.3%, and 75.3%, respectively, in LPS-treated BV2 cells. …”
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Associations of Cardiovascular Health Metrics in Childhood and Adolescence With Arterial Health Indicators in Adolescence: The PANIC Study by Juta Kraav, Maksim Zagura, Anna Viitasalo, Sonja Soininen, Aapo Veijalainen, Mika Kähönen, Jaak Jürimäe, Vallo Tillmann, Eero Haapala, Timo Lakka

“…The associations of adjusted American Heart Association cardiovascular health metrics (smoking status, body mass index—SD score, moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity, diet quality, plasma total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, plasma glucose categorized into poor, intermediate, and ideal), the American Heart Association cardiovascular health score, cardiorespiratory fitness measured by maximal oxygen uptake in a bicycle exercise test, lean mass and fat percentage with carotid intima–media thickness (cIMT) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) were analyzed cross‐sectionally and longitudinally in 277 participants at age 15 to 17 years. …”
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Predictive Value of Natriuretic Peptide Tests and Ischemia Modified Albumin Levels in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome by Hamza Ogun, Eray Metin Güler, Beyza Nur Özkan, Muhammed Yunus Bektay, Abdullah Kansu, Ömer Faruk Çalım

“…Objective:To investigate the relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) severity and oxygen desaturation with biomarkers including ischaemia-modified albumin (IMA), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), thiol/ disulphide homeostasis parameters, and cardiac biomarkers (BNP, NT-proBNP). …”
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Intravenous lidocaine as an adjuvant to propofol sedation for elderly patients undergoing same-visit bidirectional endoscopy: protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial by Ying Liu, Nan Song, Jing-tao Zhang, Jing Yan, Ke Peng, Hong Liu, Xi-sheng Shan, Fu-hai Ji

“…The primary outcome is a composite of desaturation (peripheral oxygen saturation < 90%) and hypotension (systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg or > 20% reduction from baseline). …”
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Taurine Alleviates the Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetic Rat Model by Jang Hyun Koh, Eun Soo Lee, Miri Hyun, Hong Min Kim, Yoon Jung Choi, Eun Young Lee, Dhananjay Yadav, Choon Hee Chung

“…After taurine treatment, blood glucose level was decreased and insulin secretion was increased. …”
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The Effect of Acepromazine Alone or in Combination with Methadone, Morphine, or Tramadol on Sedation and Selected Cardiopulmonary Variables in Sheep by Lilian Toshiko Nishimura, Isadora Oliveira Junqueira Villela, Leonardo Lamarca Carvalho, Luisa Pucci Bueno Borges, Marcos Augusto Machado Silva, Ewaldo Mattos-Junior

“…Arterial oxygen pressure decreased in treatment AMO at 15, 30, and 120 minutes and in treatment AT at 15–45, 105, and 120 minutes, compared to baseline. …”
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Acute Lung Oedema in Severe Pre-eclampsia: Advanced Management and Anesthetic Interventions by Nusi Andreas Hotabilardus, Novita Anggraeni

“…Endotracheal intubation was used to protect the mother's airway, mechanical ventilation was used to help her get enough oxygen, and her blood pressure and heart rate were stabilized right away. …”
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Basic stimulus processing alterations from top-down cognitive control in depression drive independent temporal components of multi-echo naturalistic fMRI data by Tengfei Feng, Arnim Johannes Gaebler, Micha Keller, Jana Zweerings, Huanjie Li, Fengyu Cong, Klaus Mathiak

“…These alterations may ultimately contribute to perceptual bias and anhedonia. To characterize blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signal of perceptual processing, we investigated temporally independent fMRI signal components related to naturalistic stimulus processing in 39 patients with MDD and 36 healthy subjects. …”
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The effect of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on the development of cardiovascular diseases by N. A. Starodubtseva, E. Yu. Esina, Yu. A. Kotova, A. A. Pashkova

“…It is worth noting that changes in myocardial metabolism are associated with impaired energy processes in the cells of the heart muscle, a decrease in adenosine triphosphate levels, oxygen starvation of tissues and impaired electrical activity.Conclusions. …”
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Inflammatory Markers in Middle-Aged Obese Subjects: Does Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Play a Role? by Paschalis Steiropoulos, Nikolaos Papanas, Evangelia Nena, Maria Antoniadou, Evangelia Serasli, Sophia Papoti, Olga Hatzizisi, Georgios Kyriazis, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Efstratios Maltezos, Venetia Tsara, Demosthenes Bouros

“…Healthy individuals (n=61) from an outpatient obesity clinic were examined by polysomnography and blood analysis, for measurement of TNF-α, IL-6, CRP, and fibrinogen levels. …”
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Platinum Nanoparticles Loaded in Polydopamine-Modified Porous Coordination Network-224 with Peroxidase-Like Activity for Sensitive Glutathione Detection by Shoubei Gao, Mingyue Gao, Chenran Zhen, Yanshuai Cui, Xianbing Ji, Ruyu Li, Longgang Wang

“…The PCN-224-PDA-Pt almost had no hemolysis of red blood cells. In addition, the PCN-224-PDA-Pt showed high affinity for 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine and catalytic efficiency in kinetic studies, and the type of reactive oxygen species generated during the catalytic process was hydroxyl radicals. …”
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Long-term use of dipeptyl peptidase-4 inhibitors suppresses systemic oxidative stress in rats with type 2 diabetes by S. S. Bolevich, P. F. Litvitsky, V. Jakovljevic, S. B. Bolevich

“…Induction of DM-2 in experimental animals led to a significant increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS): superoxide radical and hydrogen peroxide and to decrease in NO2-, reduced glutathione, catalase and SOD activity. …”
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Chassis-based fiber-coupled optical probe design for reproducible quantitative diffuse optical spectroscopy measurements. by Giselle C Matlis, Qihuang Zhang, Emilie J Benson, M Katie Weeks, Kristen Andersen, Jharna Jahnavi, Alec Lafontant, Jake Breimann, Thomas Hallowell, Yuxi Lin, Daniel J Licht, Arjun G Yodh, Todd J Kilbaugh, Rodrigo M Forti, Brian R White, Wesley B Baker, Rui Xiao, Tiffany S Ko

“…To validate its reproducibility, eight measurement repetitions of cerebral tissue blood flow index (BFI), oxygen saturation (StO2), and oxy-, deoxy- and total hemoglobin concentration were acquired at the same demarcated measurement location for each pig. …”
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Redefining Trauma Triage for Elderly Adults: Development of Age-Specific Guidelines for Improved Patient Outcomes Based on a Machine-Learning Algorithm by Ji Yeon Lim, Yongho Jee, Seong Gyu Choi, Yoon Hee Choi, Sam S. Torbati, Carl T. Berdahl, Sun Hwa Lee

“…Physiological indicators (e.g., systolic blood pressure; saturation of partial pressure oxygen; and alert, verbal, pain, unresponsiveness scale) were incorporated. …”
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Methylprednisolone pulse therapy compared with intravenous dexamethasone for severe COVID-19 patients: a randomized clinical trial by Kaveh Haratian, Arsalan Alaei, Golbarg Mehrpoor, Omid Kohandel Gargari

“…Secondary outcomes involved blood oxygen saturation (SpO₂) levels. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS (version 26). …”
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Use of view-adjustable video laryngeal mask versus endotracheal intubation for airway management during anaesthesia for arthroscopic surgery: a randomized trial by Chun-Jing Geng, Guang-Lei Su, Ying Deng, Zhu-Kai Cong, Dan-dan Feng, Si-Yuan Zhang, Hai-Li Cao, Hong Zeng

“…However, there were no statistically significant differences in oxygen saturation observed between the two groups at any time point. …”
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Pulmonary hypertension as a risk assessment factor for unfavorable outcome in patients with COVID-19 by E. Z. Golukhova, Inessa Viktorovna Slivneva, M. M. Rybka, M. L. Mamalyga, M. N. Alekhin, I. V. Klyuchnikov, D. E. Antonova, D. I. Marapov

“…At admission, mean NEWS score was 6,0, blood oxygen saturation — 92%. Echocardiography was performed according to standard protocol using Vivid E9 ultrasound system (GE Healthcare). …”
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Hemoglobin as a pseudoperoxidase and drug target for oxidative stress-related diseases by Woojin Won, Elijah Hwejin Lee, Lizaveta Gotina, Heejung Chun, Jae-Hun Lee, Mridula Bhalla, Uiyeol Park, Daeun Kim, Tai Young Kim, Ji Won Choi, Yoowon Kim, Sun Jun Park, Jiwoon Lim, Jong-Hyun Park, Hyeon Jeong Kim, Jun Young Heo, Woosuk Chung, Myung Jin Oh, Hyun Joo An, Junghee Lee, Soo-Jin Oh, Hoon Ryu, Ae Nim Pae, Ki Duk Park, C. Justin Lee

“…Abstract Hemoglobin (Hb) is well known for transporting oxygen in the blood, but its role in the brain remains poorly understood. …”
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