Dynamic Lipid–Glycaemic Index and Inflammation—Endothelial Shifts and Fetal Aortic Wall Thickening: A Repeated-Measures Gestational Phenotyping Study by Maria Cezara Muresan, Biliana Belovan, Ioan Sîrbu, Zoran Laurentiu Popa, Cosmin Citu, Ioan Sas, Adrian Ratiu

“…<i>Conclusions</i>: A short-term surge in maternal TyG, IL-6 and endothelial dysfunction delineates a high-risk phenotype that doubles fetal aortic wall thickening and impairs myocardial performance. …”
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The Gluten-free diet and oncological prevention – the importance of a conscious lifestyle for physically active people – A Literature Review by Julia Wątor, Alicja Podolska, Patrycja Kolano, Jerzy Krzeszowiak, Barbara Chojnacka, Tomasz Pulanecki, Barbara Boba, Sylwia Bryksy, Aleksandra Ożga, Agnieszka Woźniacka

“…If untreated, it leads to villous atrophy, chronic inflammation, and immune dysfunction. Studies show that active, untreated celiac disease increases cancer risk, particularly for lymphomas and gastrointestinal malignancies. …”
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Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy misdiagnosed as intracranial infectious diseases: case reports and literature review by Runhua Bai, Runhua Bai, Li An, Wei Du, Zhiwei Wang, Xiaokun Qi, Jianguo Liu, Ming Ren, Yingxin Yu

“…We summarize recent cases of A-GFAP-A misdiagnosed as central nervous system infections through a literature review.Materials and methodsThree cases of A-GFAP-A were initially misdiagnosed as tuberculous or viral meningitis. …”
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INTERACTION BETWEEN DENTO-MAXILLOFACIAL ANOMALIES AND GENERAL-SOMATIC HUMAN CONDITION (LITERATURE REVIEW) by L.V. Smaglyuk, H.V. Voronkova, A.Ye. Karasiunok, A.V. Liakhovska, V.I. Smaglyuk

“…Some researchers point to the “anterior” position of the head of patients with dysfunction of the temporomandibular joints associated with the shortening of the extensors of the sternocleidomastoid muscles. …”
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Ocular surface changes in allergic blepharoconjunctivitis and dry eye syndrome: diagnosis and therapy possibilities by S. N. Sakhnov, S. V. Yanchenko, A. V. Malyshev, Sh. J. Teshaev, M. Yu. Odilov, G. R. Odilova

“…Purpose: to evaluate the ocular surface changes (OSC) in seasonal and chronic allergic blepharoconjunctivitis (ABC) under dry eye (DE) conditions and to consider therapeutic possibilities.Materials and methods. 60 patients with seasonal ABC and mild DE syndrome (group 1) and 50 patients with chronic ABC and moderate DE syndrome (group 2) were tested for lipid deficiency (LD; negative lipid-interference test), aqua-deficiency (AD; inferior tear meniscus height &lt; 250 fim), and mucose deficiency (Bijsterveld`s xerosis index &gt; 3 scores; XI, scores), Ocular surface disease index (OSDI), tear film break-up time (TBUT, seconds), meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) according to Korb, taking into account the proportion of MGD (%) and its severity (MGDS, scores), and the “lid-wiper” symptom (LWS, scores) Statistics: M ± s; Mann — Whitney U-test; differences were statistically significant at p &lt; 0.05.Results. …”
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Assessing radonotherapy effectiveness and modulated steroidogenesis in experimental chronic endometritis model by A. E. Chernova, O. V. Remneva, I. P. Bobrov, A. V. Lepilov, O. N. Mazko, O. G. Makarova, N. M. Semenikhina, O. V. Rozhkova, I. V. Grebtsov, D. A. Baranov, S. A. Antonova, V. V. Baranova

“…Aim: to evaluate therapeutic efficacy and modulated steroidogenesis after radon therapy in experimental chronic endometritis model.Materials and Мethods. A therapeutic effect related to radon mineral waters was studied experimentally. …”
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The indicator of osteogenesis is a potential marker of the risk of cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by A.V. Кovalchuk, O.V. Zinych, N.M. Kushnarоva, V.M. Kovalchuk, O.V. Prybyla, K.O. Shyshkan-Shyshova

“…The purpose of the study was to reveal possible relationships between the osteocalcin level and severe cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Materials and methods. Sixty-three patients with T2DM were examined, 40 (63.49 %) men and 23 (36.51 %) women, average age 58.11 ± 1.25 years. …”
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Morphological and immunohistochemical features of placenta in postpartum women with hyperprolactinemia history by T. D. Zadorozhna, E. V. Kolomiiets, L. Ye. Tumanova, S. M. Kylykhevych

“…Hyperprolactinemia (HP) is a persistent increase in serum prolactin levels, the most typical manifestation of which is a dysfunction of the reproductive system. Pregnant women with HP have a high incidence of perinatal complications; thus, the threat of self-abortion in these women is more than 48.4 %, and in 16.1 % of pregnant women it ends in premature birth. …”
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Prognostic value of myocardial flow reserve in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by K. V. Kopeva, A. N. Maltseva, E. V. Grakova, A. V. Mochula, M. V. Soldatenko, V. V. Kalyuzhin, K. V. Zavadovsky

“…NT-proBNP levels were determined by the enzyme immunoassay. Diastolic dysfunction parameters were measured using 2D transthoracic echocardiography. …”
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Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients With 2 Type Diabetes Mellitus (Review of Literature; Description of the Clinical Case) by Bilous Z., Abrahamovych О., Mazur N., Ryabokon S., Ilenkiv N., Bevza N.

“…The role of insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction, disorders in the system of metalloproteinases and cytokines, immunoinflammatory markers of adipose tissue in the destabilization of the atherosclerotic process and the correlation of these factors with lipid disorders are still insufficiently studied. …”
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Pathogenetic Mechanisms of the Occurrence of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis with the Activation-Enzymatic and Phenotypic Features of Lymphocytes by Lychkovska N., Chopyak V., Vorobets Z.

“…Materials and methods. The study involved in randomized manner with the preliminary statification the presence of 86 patients, [48 women (56.0 %) and 38 men (44.0 %); aged 18 to 56 years old], who were treated in Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital during 2012-2015. …”
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SPECIFICS OF THE LEFT HEART CHAMBERS EARLY POST INFARCTION REMODELING IN COMORBID COPD OF MILD AND MODERATE SEVERITY by O. M. Polikutina, Yu. S. Slepynina, E. D. Bazdyrev, E. G. Vasyutinskaya, V. N. Karetnikova, O. L. Barbarash

“…In this group more common diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle with predominance of its higher grades.Conclusion. …”
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Immediate and long-term results of the use of balloon angioplasty with stenting in the treatment of renal graft arterial stenosis by A. V. Shabunin, P. A. Drozdov, V. A. Tsurkan, I. V. Nesterenko, D. A. Makeev, O. S. Zhuravel, S. A. Astapovich, I. A. Zyablikov

“…Stenosis was manifested by renal graft dysfunction with a progressive increase in urea and creatinine in 6 patients (75%), by arterial hypertension in 2 patients (25%). …”
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Mechanisms of alleviating sepsis-induced rat lung and kidney damage by inhibiting expression of miRNA-939 by Anwaier Apizi, Jian Li, Yan Li, Zhaoxia Yu, Ruifeng Chai

“…These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of targeting miRNA-939 in the management of sepsis-induced organ dysfunction.…”
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Efficacy of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Impact of Chronic Lung Disease on its Outcome in Patients of Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Minakshmi Karmakar, V D Prasanna Kumar Vasamsetty, Bonapart Chowdhury

“…FESS is highly effective treatment to relieve all major symptoms of CRS except smell dysfunction. This study also concludes that chronic lung disease has got no influence in the outcome and complications of FESS. …”
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Assessment of structural and functional changes in recipient's transplanted heart in the long-term postoperative period by M. Sh. Khubutiya, Kh. G. Alidzhanova, A. V. Dyatlov, A. A. Ivannikov, S. Yu. Shemakin, D. A. Kosolapov

“…Patients in the study sample showed a decrease in the left ventricular global function index to 25 (24.2;29.6)%. The diastolic dysfunction of a restrictive type was present in 10 patients (76.9%).Conclusions. …”
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Preoperative subjective impairments in language and memory in brain tumor patients by Lena Rybka, Lena Rybka, Lena Rybka, Roel Jonkers, Roel Jonkers, Milena Burzlaff, Milena Burzlaff, Tizian Rosenstock, Tizian Rosenstock, Peter Vajkoczy, Thomas Picht, Thomas Picht, Katharina Faust, Adrià Rofes, Adrià Rofes

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Anesthetic Management of Parturients with Takayasu’s Arteritis: A Series of Three Cases by Nilesh M. Solanki, Nikita Kothari, Nirali Joshi, Monal Ramani, Disha Italiya, Aadil Chauhan

“…Severe uncontrolled hypertension, end organ dysfunction, stenosis of measured blood vessels, aneurysm and difficulties in monitoring arterial blood pressure maybe challenging for management of anesthesia for patients with TA. …”
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Renal filtration function in patients with gout by N. N. Kushnarenko, T. A. Medvedeva, A. V. Govorin, M. Yu. Mishko

“…To study circadian blood pressure (BP) profile in patients with gout depending on the presence of arterial hypertension (HT) and their relationship to the renal filtration function.Material and methods. Patients with gout (n=87) were included into the study. …”
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Variants of psychiatric disorders in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by T A Lisitsyna, D Y Veltishev, O F Seravina, O B Kovalevskaya, A S Marchenko, E. L. Nasonov

“…To analyze prevalence and structure of psychiatric disorders in pts with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) examining in the Institute of rheumatology of RAMS. Material and methods. 115 pts with SLE with median age 34 [24; 45] years and median disease duration 8 [4; 17] years were included. …”
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