Dynamics of testosterone and prolactin levels, blood pressure and parameters of cardiovascular remodeling in hypertensive men with androgen deficiency in the course of treatment by V. A. Vizir, O. V. Nasonenko, A. S. Sadomov

“…Numerous previous and up-to-date guidelines for antihypertensive treatment do not highlight the problem of interrelations between sexual dysfunction and hypertension itself or with the use of frequently prescribed medications. …”
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Assessment of copeptin and obestatin levels in coronary artery disease patients by Saraa Ali, Fatma F. Abdel Hamid, Samia Hussein, Shaimaa Wageeh, Doaa M. Ibrahim

“…So, the current study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the plasma levels of copeptin and obestatin and the presence and severity of CVD. Materials and method This study included 90 participants separated into 4 groups. …”
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PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH MESENCHYMAL DYSPLASIAS by L. S. Radetskaya, A. D. Makatsaria, V. D. Bitsadze, M. O. Udovichenko

“…Forty patients showed abnormal hemostasis results (platelet dysfunction - 38 patients; DIC syndrome - 31). Cesarean section was performed in 53 patients. …”
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Clinical and neuroimaging aspects of formal thought disorder in schizophrenia: a brief narrative review by O. A. Levada, O. S. Troian

“…Treatment strategies for FTD should include effects on astroglial and microglial dysfunction.…”
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N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide as a predictive marker of short-term mortality in sepsis by Amit Kumar, Rajesh Chetiwal, Shweta Tanwar

“…Patients with pre-existing cardiac dysfunction, chronic renal failure, advanced liver disease, or immunosuppression were excluded. …”
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IMPACT OF ANESTHESIA WITH PROLONGED USE OF DESFLURANE AND SEVOFLURANE ON THE CARDIAC FUNCTION IN CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERIES WITH CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS by N. S. Molchan, Yu. S. Polushin, A. A. Zhloba, A. E. Kobak, A. A. Khryapa

“…Goal of the study: to assess the feasibility of using inhalation anesthetics of desflurane and sevoflurane during cardiopulmonary bypass to reduce the chances of post-perfusion cardiac dysfunction during myocardial revasculization surgeries. …”
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Intracardiac abscess in the clinical course of infective endocarditis complicated by acute heart failure by Собіров Барно Бобір огли

“…Increased blood lactate levels suggest tissue hypoxia and organ dysfunction. Acute heart failure was characterized by elevated levels of NT-proBNP, troponin, and creatine phosphokinase-MB. …”
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Is the Hepatitis G Virus a Hidden Menace to Liver Health in Specific Populations? by Hassan Hussein, Muthana Khalil, Yasin Majeed

“…There was no statistically significant difference (P-value > 0.05) in the abnormal rates of ALT, AST, serum albumin, ALP, and total bilirubin between high-risk groups and chronic liver patients regardless of whether they had HGV infection or not.Conclusions: Surveillance for HGV infection does not appear to cause significant liver dysfunction in high-risk and chronic liver patients.…”
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Bovine lactoferrin drives cell cycle arrest and alters the transcriptomic profile of NSCLC cells by Jinxian Su, Yu Zhao, Mengtian Li, Guoxin Chen, Chun Liu, Adi Idris, Zhongren Ma, Haixia Zhang

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The Role of Critical Shoulder Angle in Predicting the Outcome of Conservative Management of Shoulder Impingement Syndrome by Sardar Jaideep Singh, N C Karthik Aiyanna, K Mithun Prakash, Jeash Narayan Kanthalu Subramanian, Sreehari Sreedhar, Kanthalu Narayanan Subramanian

“…The rehab regime includes scapular stabilization exercises, capsular stretching exercises, and rotator cuff isometric exercises to address pain and dysfunction associated with impingement syndrome and rotator cuff tendinitis. …”
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Effect of experimental ileitis on expression of tlr-2 in lymphfocytes of small intestine by A. S. Zherebiatiev, A. M. Kamyshnyi

“…Materials and methods Male Wistar rats with weight 200–250 g were housed in standard wire-mesh bottom cages at constant temperature of 25°C and 12/12 h light/dark cycles. …”
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Incretin Effect in Women with Former Gestational Diabetes within a Short Period after Delivery by G. Pacini, A. Tura, Y. Winhofer, A. Kautzky-Willer

“…Therefore, the diminished IE of fGDM seems to reflect an early abnormality of the general beta-cell dysfunction in the progression toward type 2 diabetes.…”
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Identification of anoikis-related genes in heart failure: bioinformatics and experimental validation by Lina Zhang, Jianjun Gu, Yan Jiang, Juan Xue, Ye Zhu

“…Abstract Background Heart failure (HF) is a common clinical syndrome caused by ventricular dysfunction and one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. …”
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Combined Surgical Tactics with Step-up Approach in the Treatment of Infected Acute Pancreatitis by I. A. Kryvoruchko, V. V. Boyko, K. Yu. Parkhomenko, A. G. Drozdova, S. A. Andreieshchev

“…In the regression analysis, only the presence of multiple organ dysfunction before (AUC = 0.867) and after surgery (AUC = 0.930) significantly affected postoperative mortality, but the effect of the prevalence of pancreatic necrosis (AUC = 0.693) on mortality was limited. …”
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The Effect of Glibenclamide on the Functional Activity of К_ATP Channels of Cerebral Arteries in Rats with Streptozotocin Diabetes Mellitus by I. B. Sokolova, G. I. Lobov

“…To evaluate the effect of glibenclamide on the participation of KATP channels in the formation of basal tone and endothelium-dependent dilatation of pial arteries.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was performed on 54 male Sprague Dawley rats. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Presepsin versus Procalcitonin in Early-Onset Neonatal Septicaemia: A Prospective Cohort Study by Prasidutt Sharma, Khurshed Alam Choudhury, Shubhi Agarwal

“…Septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction are swift, life-threatening consequences. …”
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Features of fetoplacental complex function in prolonged pregnancy by N. Yu. Bohuslavska

“…To study the features of feto-placental complex functioning in the post-term pregnancy; to detect relationship between complications of the gestational period and perinatal outcomes based on the feto-placental complex violations. Materials and Methods. To study the features of delayed delivery and perinatal outcomes in this case 96 pregnant women with prolonged delivery were analyzed for 2013-2015, who gave birth in the term of 41-42 weeks. …”
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Changes in the system of asymmetric dimethylarginine - endothelial NO-synthase in patients with acute myocardial infarction and type 2 diabetes mellitus by D. V. Minukhina, V. D. Babadzhan, P. H. Kravchun, V. V. Minukhin

“…The association between asymmetric dimethylarginine high levels and pathological changes in the parameters of carbohydrate, lipid metabolism and endothelial dysfunction has been established, which increases ischemia in the vessel wall and adversely affects the course and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.…”
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Peculiarities of nasogastric and nasojejunal feeding during the early period of acute severe pancreatitis by O. G. Sivkov, A. O. Sivkov, I. B. Popov, E. U. Zaitsev

“…The OBJECTIVE of the study was to identify factors independently influencing intolerance to early enteral feeding via a nasogastric and nasojejunal tube in patients during the early phase of severe acute pancreatitis.METHODS AND MATERIALS. An open, randomized, controlled, cohort study was carried out. …”
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Predicting Fibrosis Stage in MASH: The Role of Total Metabolic Syndrome Score and MMP-1 by Bahadır Köylü, Cenk Sökmensüer, Muşturay Karçaaltıncaba, Onur Keskin

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Fibrosis stage is the key histopathological determinant of liver-related outcomes in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH); however, a reliable noninvasive method for predicting fibrosis stage remains an unmet need. …”
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