Stone-scoring systems for predicting complications in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A systematic review of the literature by Giorgio Mazzon, Simon Choong, Antonio Celia

“…Currently, several nephrolithometric nomograms for prediction of post-operative surgical outcomes have been proposed, although uncertainties still exist regarding their roles in the estimation of complications. Methods: We conducted a systematic review on PubMed and Web of Sciences databases including English studies with at least 100 cases and published between January 2010 and December 2021. …”
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Immune Basis of Therapeutic Effects of <i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L. Polysaccharide on Chronic Peptic Ulcer Healing by Evgenii Generalov, Denis Laryushkin, Kristina Kritskaya, Nina Kulchenko, Arkady Sinitsyn, Leonid Yakovenko, Liubov Generalova, Nikolay Belostotsky

“…In this work, the antiulcer effect and influence on the level of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines of <i>Solanum tuberosum L</i>. polysaccharide (STP) were studied. <b>Methods</b>: The antiulcer effect of STP was studied in the Okabe chronic peptic ulcer model by evaluating the influence of STP on the ulcer index in Wistar rats, comparing it to omeprazole and ranitidine. …”
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The influence of environmental factors on woman's reproductive health by I. A. Zhirnov, K. A. Nazmieva, A. I. Khabibullina, L. A. Ilyasova, N. S. Saidmursalova, R. R. Demisheva, P. E. Alikhadzhieva, A. Kh. Soltagereeva, A. A. Golovnya, A. V. Kakhramonova, I. M. Dzhalilov, U. U. Galimova

“…From 2011 to 2021, the incidence of female infertility in Russia increased by 30 % reaching 789.1 cases per 100,000 women in 2021.Aim: to assess an impact of environmental factors including endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) on women's reproductive health by assessing available publications.Materials and Methods. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cells transplantation in the treatment of tendon disorders by Adrian Różycki, Michał Pniak, Paweł Miklis, Maciej Mawlichanów, Aleksandra Ciesielska, Aleksandra Sieradzka, Krzysztof Szerej, Alicja Kot, Marta Wojtczak, Natalia Myśliwiec

“…Research indicates that transplantation into damaged tendons enhances tendon function and reduces pain. While many studies have not reported the occurrence of side effects, some have noted such cases. …”
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Hope for OTHERS (Our Tissue Helping Enhance Research & Science): research results from the University of Pittsburgh rapid autopsy program for breast cancer by Alexander Chih-Chieh Chang, Marija Balic, Tanner Bartholow, Rohit Bhargava, Daniel D. Brown, Lauren Brown, Adam Brufsky, Ye Cao, Neil Carleton, Amanda M. Clark, Morgan Cody, Kai Ding, Christopher Deible, Ashuvinee Elangovan, Julia Foldi, Daniel Geisler, Christine Hodgdon, Naomi Howard, Zheqi Li, Jie Bin Liu, Oscar Lopez-Nunez, Dixcy Jaba Sheeba John Mary, Olivia McGinn, Lori Miller, Kanako Mori, Geoffrey Pecar, Nolan Priedigkeit, Shannon Puhalla, Margaret Q. Rosenzweig, Partha Roy, Laura Savariau, Stephanie Walker, Hunter Waltermire, Abdalla M. Wedn, Alan Wells, Megan E. Yates, Jennifer Xavier, Adrian V. Lee, Steffi Oesterreich

“…Our results reveal key logistical and protocol improvements that are uniquely beneficial to certain programs based on identifiable features, such as working closely with patient advocates, methods to rescue RNA quality in cases where tissue quality may degrade due to time delays, as well as guidelines and future expansions of our program.…”
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Effects of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors on hemoglobin, B-type natriuretic peptide, and renal function in anemic heart failure patients: A systematic revie... by Hidekatsu Fukuta, Toshihiko Goto, Takeshi Kamiya

“…Methods and Results: The search of electronic databases identified four studies including 98 patients. …”
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Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Clinical Practice: Comorbidity, Drug Treatment and Outcomes (Data from RECVASA Registries) by M. M. Loukianov, E. Yu. Andreenko, S. Yu. Martsevich, S. S. Yakushin, A. N. Vorobyev, K. G. Pereverzeva, A. V. Zagrebelnyy, E. Yu. Okshina, V. V. Yakusevich, V. Vl. Yakusevich, E. M. Pozdnyakova, T. A. Gomova, E. E. Fedotova, M. N. Valiakhmetov, V. P. Mikhin, Yu. V. Maslennikova, V. G. Klyashtorny, E. V. Kudryashov, Ju. E. Tatsii, S. A. Boytsov, O. M. Drapkina

“…Aim. To study comorbidity, drug therapy and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) included in the outpatient and hospital RECVASA registries.Material and methods. …”
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Analysis of OCT predictors of anatomical and functional results of anti-VEGF therapy of pigment epithelium detachment in neovascular age-related macular degeneration by E.V. Kozina, S.N. Sakhnov, V.V. Myasnikova, E.V. Bykova

“…Analysis of optical coherence tomography (OCT) biomarkers for anatomical results prediction of anti-angiogenic therapy (anti-VEGF) of pigment epithelial detachments (PED) in neovascular macular degeneration (n-AMD). Material and methods. Primary tomograms of 260 patients with PED higher than 200 μm were analyzed. …”
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MODERN SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS AND RABDOMYOLISIS: CLINICAL AND FORENSIC ASPECTS by Natalia V. Kurdil, Viktoria S. Lisovska, Naila R. Kashapova, Oleksandr V. Mykhailenko, Mykhailo V. Nikitin, Oleh V. Ivashchenko, Borys I. Palamar

“…Analysis of etiological factors that caused the development of rhabdomyolysis of non-traumatic genesis in adult patients with acute poisoning. Materials and methods. A total of 243 cases of acute poisoning among the adult population of Kyiv, complicated by non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis, were studied for the period 1999-2020. …”
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Serum proteomics of adults with acute liver failure provides mechanistic insights and attractive prognostic biomarkers by Katharina Remih, Franziska-Maria Hufnagel, Anna Sophie Karl, Valerie Durkalski-Mauldin, William Martens Lee, Constantine J. Karvellas, Zemin Su, Jody A. Rule, Petra Tomanová, Laura Krieg, Isabel Karkossa, Kristin Schubert, Martin von Bergen, Frank Tacke, Sonja Luckhardt, Nicole Ziegler, Aimo Kannt, Bastian Engel, Richard Taubert, Robert John Fontana, Pavel Strnad

“…We performed untargeted and targeted serum proteomics to delineate processes occurring in adult patients with ALF and to identify potential biomarkers. Methods: Sera of 319 adult patients with ALF (∼50% acetaminophen [APAP]-related cases) were randomly selected from admission samples of the multicenter USA Acute Liver Failure Study Group consortium and subdivided into discovery/validation cohorts. …”
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Outcome and prognostic value of N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide and high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein in mildly dilated cardiomyopathy vs. dilated cardiomyopathy by Jiayu Feng, Pengchao Tian, Lin Liang, Yuyi Chen, Yunhong Wang, Mei Zhai, Yan Huang, Qiong Zhou, Xuemei Zhao, Lang Zhao, Boping Huang, Liyan Huang, Yuhui Zhang, Jian Zhang

“…A total of 640 patients (median age 49 years, 24.8% female) were included in this study. At baseline, 110 cases (17%) were categorized as MDCM and 529 cases (83%) as DCM. …”
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Clinical progression and genetic pathways in body-first and brain-first Parkinson’s disease by Massimiliano Passaretti, Daniel Veréb, Mite Mijalkov, Yu-Wei Chang, Hang Zhao, Blanca Zufiria-Gerbolés, Jiawei Sun, Giovanni Volpe, Natalia Rivera, Matteo Bologna, Joana B. Pereira

“…Methods To address this, we analyzed 910 prodromal and 1120 clinical PD cases with comprehensive longitudinal clinical, imaging, and genetic data from the Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative over a 12-year period. …”
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Non-immunogenic staphylokinase — a thrombolytic agent in the treatment of massive pulmonary embolism: results of the FORPE clinical trial by A. I. Kirienko, S. G. Leontyev, E. B. Yarovaya, S. I. Konstantinov, B. B. Orlov, Imad Meray, D. V. Duplyakov, V. E. Oleynikov, E. Yu. Vasilyeva, E. A. Ponomarev, S. A. Pribylov, A. G. Komarova, V. V. Bobkov, R. M. Rabinovich, G. V. Klein, Z. S. Shogenov, Yu. V. Karabach, V. N. Zolkin, V. V. Kulabukhov, V. V. Kashtalap, K. A. Linev, G. I. Stryabkova, N. V. Yasnopolskaya, V. Yu. Tolmacheva, Zh. Yu. Chefranova, Yu. A. Lykov, E. S. Panina, N. V. Solovieva, E. V. Rybin, N. V. Furman, E. V. Kulibaba, V. V. Makukhin, A. G. Koledinsky, I. S. Mullova, N. A. Cherepanova, T. V. Pavlova, P. P. Savvinova, I. A. Libov, A. S. Igoshin, I. Yu. Bogomazov, T. B. Pecherina, L. O. Lyudnev, P. N. Vlasov, I. V. Avdeeva, D. B. Maksimov, E. V. Komissarova, V. S. Ivanov, N. L. Vyazova, E. V. Vyshlov, D. S. Kurtasov, V. A. Kutsenko, O. E. Ivlev, A. G. Soplenkova, S. N. Tereshchenko, I. S. Yavelov, R. M. Shakhnovich, A. D. Erlikh, O. B. Talibov, A. M. Semenov, M. P. Semenov, S. V. Ivanov, Yu. A. Romashova, V. V. Beregovykh, A. I. Archakov, S. S. Markin

“…Non-immunogenic staphylokinase is a modified recombinant staphylokinase with low immunogenicity, high thrombolytic activity and fibrin selectivity.Material and methods. This multicenter, open-label, randomized, comparative clinical trial FORPE in two parallel groups was conducted in 23 clinical centers in Russia. …”
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Fat Intake Is Not Linked to Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis. by Chang Xu, Fang-Fang Han, Xian-Tao Zeng, Tong-Zu Liu, Shen Li, Zheng-Yan Gao

“…While fat intake has been considered a potential risk factor for prostate cancer (Pca), the hypothesis from previous epidemiologic studies remained equivocal.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Relevant cohort studies were identified through a literature search in PubMed, ScienceDirect and Wiley Online Library up to March 1, 2015. …”
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Association of MTHFR Polymorphisms with H-Type Hypertension: A Systemic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy by Yixuan Kong, Jinghui Zheng, Lijuan Li, Liying Lu, Jie Wang

“…Results. A total of 14 studies involving 1759 cases and 1581 controls for MTHFR were included in our meta-analysis. …”
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Aberrant IgA1 Glycosylation in IgA Nephropathy: A Systematic Review. by Qiang Sun, Zhenhai Zhang, Hong Zhang, Xiaorong Liu

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Galactose-deficient IgA1 was evaluated in patients with IgA nephropathy(IgAN) and controls in order to determine the predictive value of galactose-deficient IgA1 in cases of IgA nephropathy.<h4>Methods</h4>PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane central register of controlled trials, CNKI, CBM disc, and VIP database were searched to identify eligible studies that evaluated a difference in aberrant IgA1 glycosylation in IgAN patients compared with controls. …”
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Impact of Retinal Vein Occlusion on Stroke Incidence: A Meta‐Analysis by Min Li, Xiaolan Hu, Jiangtao Huang, Yuan Tan, Baoping Yang, Zhenyu Tang

“…Therefore, we conducted a meta‐analysis to assess the relationship between RVO and stroke risk. Methods and Results PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane library databases were searched for cohort studies with data on RVO and stroke risk. …”
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Combined effects of TGFB1 +869 T/C and +915 G/C polymorphisms on acute rejection risk in solid organ transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Yu-Zheng Ge, Ran Wu, Tian-Ze Lu, Rui-Peng Jia, Ming-Hao Li, Xiao-Fei Gao, Xiao-Min Jiang, Xian-Bo Zhu, Liang-Peng Li, Si-Jia Tan, Qun Song, Wen-Cheng Li, Jia-Geng Zhu

“…<h4>Results</h4>Fourteen eligible studies with 565 AR cases and 1219 non-AR cases were included. …”
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Pelvic floor structural changes during the first singleton pregnancy and the risk factors of stress urinary incontinence by Chuanqing Sun, Hongyu Yang, Keting Li, Ping He

“…We aimed to observe pelvic floor ultrasound parameters during pregnancy and assess the association with SUI. Methods Pregnant participants were recruited from the Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Tongji University between March 2022 and December 2023. …”
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Construction and validation of a nomogram in predicting the risk of hypocalcemia in maintenance hemodialysis patients by Zhou Hui, Chen Qin, Zhang Yuan-yuan

“…Among them， 133 （44.63%） cases were female and 165 （55.37%） cases were male. …”
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