Low-intensive Laser Therapy for Management of Cerebral Dysfunction in Patients with Obstructive Jaundice of Non-tumor Origin by A. P. Vlasov, I. A. Chigakova, D. E. Timoshkin, M. A. Spirina, V. S. Kuznetsov, N. S. Sheyranov, A. V. Rubtsov

“…The development of hepatic encephalopathy undoubtedly aggravates the course of the disease, which requires its timely management.AIM OF STuDy: to evaluate the effcacy of the low-intensity laser therapy when managing the cerebral dysfunction in mechanical jaundice of non-tumor origin.MATERIAL AND METHODS A comprehensive study of 60 patients with obstructive jaundice of non-tumor origin was performed. …”
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Importance of NT-pro BNP in the Prevention of Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Events by Irina CUCIUREANU, Cristian Alexandru ION, Anamaria-Georgiana AVRAM, Mihai Aurelian GHITA, Maria Suzana GUBERNA, Catalina Liliana ANDREI, Crina-Julieta SINESCU

“…In the control group, 60 patients (38.2%) were diagnosed with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, compared to 43 patients (27.4%) in the intervention group. …”
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Clinical role of endothelial dysfunction and hemostasis gene allelic variants in hepatitis C virus-associated cryoglobulinemia by M. V. Sokolova, Ye. Ye. Starostina, T. N. Krasnova, L. M. Samokhodskaya, T. P. Rozina, V. G. Avdeyev, M. G. Artemova, Ye. B. Yarovaya, N. A. Mukhin

“…Material and methods. Original study included overall 72 patients with CHC and cryoglobulinemia: 21 patients had CryoVas, 51 - CHC without vasculitis. …”
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Changes of myocardial dysfunction and injury biomarkers over chemotherapy for multiple myeloma: difficulties in laboratory data interpretation by E. V. Fomina, S. A. Kardovskaya, D. A. Budanova, P. A. Markin, S. A. Appolonova, A. S. Lishuta, Yu. N. Belenkov, I. S. Ilgisonis

“…All patients underwent standard laboratory (complete blood count, biochemical tests, serum protein electrophoresis), electrocardiography, echocardiography, as well as the level of specific laboratory markers of myocardial dysfunction (NT-proBNP) and injury (hsTnI) was determined immediately before treatment, after 3 and 6 cycles of chemotherapy.Results. …”
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Subclinical left ventricular dysfunction and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by I. G. Kirillova, Yu. N. Gorbunova, T. V. Popkova, M. E. Diatroptov, E. L. Nasonov

“…Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) was higher in RA patients (13 (31%) vs 0%). …”
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Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: From a Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Perspective by Yan Chen, Kaiwen Lei, Yanglong Liu, Jianshen Liu, Kunhua Wei, Jiao Guo, Zhengquan Su

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Comparison of Sexual Dysfunctions among Employed Women and Housewives Attending’s to Tabriz Counseling Crescent Center Iran by Ahmad Esmaili, Leili Amirsardari, Bahjat Ansary

“…Therefore, the aim of this study is evaluating and comparing sexual dysfunction of employed women and housewives. Finding the issue that whether there are differences between both groups, and if there is, which of these measures it includes. …”
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Risk factors of bladder stones in neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction: A real‐world study by Sandra Möhr, Saskia Fassbind, Brigitta Gahl, Hans‐Helge Seifert, Kathrin Bausch

“…Abstract Objective The objective of this study is to investigate the incidence and risk factors for stone formation and recurrence in patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) in a real‐world cohort. Materials and methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted on all patients with NLUTD who underwent bladder stone treatment between 2010 and 2022. …”
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Comparative prospective study of biofeedback therapy and neuromuscular electrical stimulation in rehabilitation of patients with pelvic floor dysfunctions by V. A. Krutova, A. V. Nadtochy

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of the combined effects of biological feedback (BFB therapy) and electroimpulse stimulation (EIS) in rehabilitation of patients with pelvic floor dysfunctions. Materials and methods. A comparative prospective study included 235 women with clinical and ultrasound signs of genital prolapse stages I-IV according to POP-Q. …”
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Prevalence of neurobehavioral, social, and emotional dysfunction in patients treated for childhood craniopharyngioma: a systematic literature review. by Gabriel Zada, Natalie Kintz, Mario Pulido, Lilyana Amezcua

“…Overall neurobehavioral dysfunction was reported in 51 of 90 patients (57%) with available data. …”
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Pre-operative moderate cognitive impairments and their importance in cognitive dysfunction development in post-coronary bypass patients by O. A. Trubnikova, I. V. Tarasova, I. D. Syrova, I. N. Kukhareva, O. V. Maleva

“…To determine the incidence and risk factors of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) after coronary bypass (CABG) in patients with pre-operative moderate cognitive impairment (MCI).Materials and Methods. …”
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Four Years' Experience at a Single Referral Center Regarding Urodynamic Findings in Women With Voiding Dysfunction by Zinat Ghanbari, Fatemeh Asadi, Azam Zafarbakhsh, Razie Vahdani, Mamak Shariat, Tahereh Eftekhar, Maryam Deldar, Shahrzad Amirlatifi, Marjan Ghaemi

“…Materials and methods: Patients who underwent urodynamics to evaluate voiding dysfunction symptoms between 2019 and 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Clinical significance of the abnormal Doppler spectrum of renal blood flow in patients with long-term transplant dysfunction by V. V. Yakymenko

“…The purpose of the work – to study the Doppler ultrasound measurements of renal transplant blood flow in patients with efficient depuration function and renal graft dysfunction in the late postoperative period following KT. …”
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Metabolic Profiles of the Gut Microbiota in Patients with Different Stages of Metabolism Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease by X. Cao, O. Yu. Zolnikova, R. V. Maslennikov, E. A. Poluektova, E. L. Bueverova, M. S. Reshetova, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Aim: to study the metabolic activity of the intestinal microbiota depending on the stage of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).   …”
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Contribution of Levosimendan in Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Pilot Study by Ifigeneia Kaltsi, Epameinondas Angelopoulos, Georgios Tzanis, Antonios Sideris, Konstantinos Tyrovolas, Stelios Kokkoris, Christina Gratziou, Serafeim Nanas, Christina Routsi

“…Mechanically ventilated patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction are at risk of weaning failure. We hypothesized that optimization of cardiovascular function might facilitate the weaning process. …”
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Network pharmacology approach and experimental verification of earthworm protein in the treatment of diabetes mellitus-induced erectile dysfunction by Liming Liu, Yuanfeng Zhang, Aiping Zhang, Rui Yan, Xiaowei Ji, Jiashu Yang, Xinping Wang, Yongze Gao, Xiping Xing

“…Background: Diabetes mellitus-induced erectile dysfunction (DMED) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus. …”
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Regenerative Therapy in Erectile Dysfunction: A Survey on Current Global Practice Trends and GAF Expert Recommendations by Manaf Al Hashimi, Germar-M Pinggera, Taymour Mostafa, Amarnath Rambhatla, Taha Hamoda, Rupin Shah, Eric Chung, Ahmed Harraz, Mohamed Arafa, Tuncay Toprak, Omer Raheem, Carlo Giulioni, Ponco Birowo, Luca Boeri, Yassir Jassim, Priyank Kothari, Ranjit Vishwakarma, Bahadir Sahin, Widi Atmoko, Safar Gamidov, Cesar Rojas-Cruz, Darren Katz, Adriano Fregonesi, Nazim Gherabi, Armand Zini, Christopher Chee Kong Ho, Mohamed S. Al-Marhoon, Marlon Martinez, Giorgio Ivan Russo, Ayman Rashed, Gian Maria Busetto, Edmund Ko, Hyun Jun Park, Selahittin Cayan, Ramadan Saleh, Osvaldo Rajmil, Dong Suk Kim, Giovanni Colpi, Ryan Smith, Maged Ragab, Ates Kadioglu, Quang Nguyen, Kadir Bocu, Ahmed El-Sakka, Charalampos Thomas, Hussain M Alnajjar, Hiva Alipour, Ashok Agarwal

“…Materials and Methods: A 39-question survey was developed by senior Global Andrology Forum (GAF) experts to comprehensively cover clinical aspects of RT. …”

Predictors of adverse events in patients with ischemic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and renal dysfunction by D. A. Lashkul

“…Materials and methods. In order to reveal prognostic factors of adverse events, 140 patients (81.4% men, mean age 60 (54.5–68) years) with ischemic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and renal dysfunction were investigated. …”
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Beyond Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The Expansive Realm of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease by Samir Samadarshi, Dharmendra Kumar, Manish Manrai, Saurabh Dawra, Sharad Srivastava, Alok Chandra

“…The name chosen to replace nonalcoholic fatty liver disease was metabolic dysfunction-associated SLD (MASLD). Patients having SLD along with underlying cardiometabolic risk factor(s) are labelled as MASLD. …”
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Exploring inflammation and adipose tissue dysfunction in metabolically healthy versus unhealthy obesity among Arab adults by Kaiser Wani, Osama Emam, Balvir Kumar, Nasser M. Al-Daghri, Shaun Sabico

“…Adiponectin levels were comparable across groups; however, the Adiponectin/Leptin ratio (adpn/lep) was lowest in the MUO group, indicating adipose tissue dysfunction. MUO individuals had increased odds of elevated HOMA-IR (OR = 5.76, p < 0.001) and CRP (OR = 2.64, p = 0.005) compared to MHO. …”
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