Prevalence and associated factors of stress fractures, menstrual dysfunction, and eating disorders in high school athletes by Hiroaki Yamamoto, Masashi Watanabe, Mikako Sakamaki-Sunaga, Yasunori Morioka, Kensuke Sakai, Masaaki Sugita

“…Abstract: Objective: Stress fractures (SF), menstrual dysfunction (MD), and eating disorders (ED) in young athletes are important issues. …”
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Is YouTube a Reliable Source of Information for Sacral Neuromodulation in Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction? by Sarah Lorger, Victor Yu, Sithum Munasinghe

“…The DISCERN tool assesses quality of information and the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Audiovisual Material (PEMAT-A/V) tool assesses user understandability and accessibility. …”
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Associated Clinical Factors for Coagulation Dysfunction due to Trimeresurus stejnegeri: A Retrospective Observational Study by Run-Hua Xie, Xiao-Lu Ye, Cong-Yao Tang, Yu-Huai Wang, Long-Xin Zhong

“…Trimeresurus stejnegeri (T.s) accounts for most snakebites in southern China, which always leads to coagulation dysfunction. Coagulopathy due to venom is widely considered to be a characteristic phenomenon of the DIC-like syndrome. …”
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The impact of concomitant syndrome of somatopsychic dysfunction on the quality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease life by A. O. Dovgan, T. V. Konstantynovych, Y. M. Mostovoy, A. V. Dovgan, D. V. Didenko

“…The aim – to estimate the quality of life (QOL) parameters in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), depending on the type and severity of concomitant clinically significant integrative syndrome of somatopsychic dysfunction (SPD). Materials and мethods. 306 COPD patients (224 (73.2 %) men and 82 (26.8 %) women, average age (65.3 ± 0.6) years) were examined by conventional methods in pulmonology practice. …”
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Endothelial dysfunction in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus or normoglycemia: assessment of specific markers by E. V. Pokrovskaya, E. A. Shestakova, M. V. Shestakova

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is often observed in obesity, however, there is a population of people with obesity, who do not develop T2DM for a long time.AIM: To compare the level of markers of endothelial dysfunction in two groups of individuals (without T2DM and with T2DM), as well as to evaluate the impact of cardioprotective medication (GPP-1 and SGLT-2) on these markers.MATERIALS AND METHODS: We recruited 2 groups of patients with obesity into this study: the 1st group with no carbohydrate metabolism disorders, the 2nd with T2DM. …”
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Executive dysfunctions in patients with low-grade gliomas in the supplementary motor area: a neuropsychological perspective by Aleksandra Bala, Agnieszka Olejnik, Weronika Rejner, Antonina Gottman-Narożna, Kacper Koczyk, Kacper Koczyk, Tomasz Dziedzic, Przemysław Kunert

“…The aim of this study was a comprehensive assessment of executive functions, as well as an evaluation of clinical variables that may influence the obtained results.Materials and methodsThe study included 23 patients with LGG tumors located in the SMA and a control group of 57 healthy individuals. …”
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Cell typing of biological heart valves prosthesis explanated due to the development of calcium-associated dysfunctions by R. A. Mukhamadiyarov, N. V. Rutkovskaya, S. G. Rutkovskaya, Yu. N. Odarenko, I. V. Mil’to, L. S. Barbarash

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PREVALENCE AND DYNAMICS OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION, CAROTID AND CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE by V. S. Petrov

“…The aim of study was to assess the prevalence and 5-year dynamics of atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction in patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease (CRHD).Materials and methods. 205 patients with CRHD were examined. …”
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Prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunction in Different Pregnancy Trimesters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mina Malary, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Malihe Amerian, Shadi Sabetghadam, Afsaneh Keramat

“…Materials and Methods: This research is a systematic review and meta-analysis. …”
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Ultrasonography of the Vagus Nerve for ALS Patients: Correlations with Clinical Data and Dysfunction of the Autonomic Nervous System by Ovidijus Laucius, Justinas Drūteika, Tadas Vanagas, Renata Balnytė, Andrius Radžiūnas, Antanas Vaitkus

“…<i>Conclusions:</i> Our findings revealed a significant bilateral reduction in vagus nerve size in ALS patients compared to controls, suggesting that vagal atrophy may serve as a potential marker of autonomic dysfunction in ALS.…”
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REHABILITATION EFFECT OF CORRECTION OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY FOR PROSTATE CANCER by A. T. Asratov, I. V. Vinogradov, B. R. Gvasaliya, A. A. Kachmazov, A. G. Kochetov, Yu. V. Samsonov, N. V. Sitnikov, A. O. Tolkachev, A. A. Kostin

“…To investigate the effect of the development of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients with prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy (RPE) on the assessment of these patients’ quality of life and their psychological state and the influence on these parameters of ED treatment by implantation of the prosthesis of the penis.Materials and methods. …”
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The Role of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Adhesion Molecules in Vascular Disorders and Organ Dysfunction in Acute Pancreatitis Patients by Chooklin S., Hranat O.

“…Materials and methods. The study involved 53 AP patients (28 – severe, 25 – mild). …”
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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation versus antiarrhythmic therapy in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction by D. F. Ardus, T. M. Uskach, O. V. Sapelnikov, M. I. Makeev, S. N. Tereschenko, R. S. Akchurin

“…To evaluate the efficacy of catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and the effect of the procedure on the course of chronic heart failure (CHF) compared with the use of antiarrhythmic therapy (AAT).Materials and methods. …”
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Prevalence and pattern of cognitive dysfunction in young adults and middle-aged patients with type-2 diabetes by Subhankar Chatterjee, Rana Bhattacharjee, Anirban Sinha, Animesh Maiti, Anustup Mukherjee, Ritwik Ghosh, Souvik Dubey

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Analysis of the prevalence and role of maladaptive left ventricular remodeling in the risk of early renal graft dysfunction by R. A. Ibadov, D. A. Chernov, S. Kh. Ibragimov, Z. U. Abdugafurov, Z. T. Matkarimov

“…Objective: to study the prevalence of maladaptive left ventricular remodeling (MLVR) among kidney transplant (KT) candidates and the role of MLVR in the development of early graft dysfunction (EGD). Materials and methods. The study is based on a retrospective analysis of treatment outcomes in 650 patients who underwent a living related KT. …”
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Pubertal hypothalamic dysfunction: epidemiology, risk factors, features of the clinical course and consequences of pathology in adults by I.S. Lembryk, I.O. Kostitska, O.V. Zhyliak, E.A. Saretsian, D.O. Kulynych, S.A. Shelever, Yu.T. Khruniak

“…Aim: to study the epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical features of hypothalamic dysfunction and consequences of this pathology in adults. …”
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Impact of Preoperative Biliary Stenting on Intestinal Dysfunction and Perioperative Complications After Pylorus-Preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy by Gelu Mihai Breaza, Florin Emil Hut, Octavian Cretu, Simona-Alina Abu-Awwad, Ahmed Abu-Awwad, Laurentiu Sima, Radu Gheorghe Dan, Cristina Ana-Maria Dan, Raluca Maria Closca, Flavia Zara

“…This study aims to evaluate the effect of PBS on intestinal dysfunction and surgical outcomes, focusing on the influence of the stent duration. …”
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PORTAL AND ARTERIAL FLUSHING WITH HTK AND TACROLIMUS CAN ATTENUATE THE INCIDENCE OF EARLY LIVER ALLOGRAFT DYSFUNCTION by A. E. Shcherba, S. V. Korotkov, D. Yu. Efimov, A. F. Minou, O. A. Lebedz, A. A. Karytka, A. M. Dzyadzko, O. O. Rummo

“…We hypothesize that back-table arterial and portal liver perfusion with Tac can infl uence the incidence and severity of early allograft dysfunction (EAD). A prospective randomized study was conducted (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifi er: NCT01887171).Materials and methods. …”
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Metabolomics in drugs research on zebrafish-based cardiotoxicity models: endothelial and mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress by N. E. Moskaleva, P. M. Rezvanov, V. M. Samoylov, V. G. Varzieva, S. N. Baskhanova, V. V. Tarasov, E. A. Smolyarchuk, D. A. Kudlay, S. A. Appolonova

“…Materials and methods. Zebrafish embryos were incubated with the test substances in a concentration gradient (0.5–10×NOEC). …”
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Structural and functional changes of the heart in patients with chronic ischemic heart failure, associated with renal dysfunction by D. A. Lashkul

“…The aim of the study was to examine the structural and functional changes, geometric remodeling of the heart in patients with ischemic chronic heart failure, being hospitalized, according to the presence of renal dysfunction. Materials and methods. The study involved 333 patients with ischemic CHF (277 men and 56 women, mean age 59,3±9,4 years). …”
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