What does not Kill You Makes You Stronger: An Online Survey into Healthcare Providers’ Mental Health during Corona Pandemic by Amrita Chakraborti, Suvajit Pal

“…Conclusions: High unmet mental health needs of HCPs are evident in increased burden of sleep dysfunction, medical morbidity, and reluctance to disclose about psychological issues. …”
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Laser confocal microscopy of corneal nerve fibers in patients with burning eye syndrome and dry eye disease by T. N. Safonova, Z. V. Surnina, E. S. Medvedeva

“…The criterion for exclusion from the study was the presence of clinical signs of blepharitis and dysfunction of the meibomian glands in patients and individuals of the control group. …”
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Difficulties in differential diagnosis between obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia by S. I. Gamidov, T. V. Shatylko, A. Kh. Tambiev, N. G. Gasanov, A. Yu. Popova, A. A.A. Alravashdeh

“…Among 216 patients with initially suspected OA, 131 (60.6%) had evidence of spermatogenic dysfunction on pathological examination of seminiferous tubules. …”
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Characteristics of the Autonomic Nervous System State in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with the Different Activity Degree According to the Indices of Heart Rate Variab... by Abrahamovych U.

“…Regarding the pathogenesis of the autonomic nervous system (NS) dysfunction in the presence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), there are several hypotheses: the occurrence of vasculitis with the involvement of vessels of the nerves, or secondary amyloidosis; the influence of immunological factors, in particular, circulating antibodies to the structures of the NS were detected. …”
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The efficacy and safety of antiviral drugs of direct action in liver recipients with recurrence of chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 after transplantation by О. M. Tsiroulnikova, D. V. Umrik, I. A. Miloserdov, Е. Т. Egorova, R. A. Latypov

“…There have been no cases of irreversible liver transplant dysfunction or death of the recipient.The conclusion. …”
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Possibilities of rehabilitation of the psychological state of children over 10 years old, suffering from acute respiratory diseases, in conditions of war in Ukraine by I.O. Mityuryayeva-Kornijko, Ie.A. Burlaka, T.D. Klets, O.A. Panchenko, A.V. Kabantseva, R.V. Terletskiy

“…Modern psychophysiological studies confirm that chronic stress leads to dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, endocrine disorders and, as a result, somatic diseases. …”
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P-96 LONG-TERM PIOGLITAZONE TREATMENT AND LIVER STIFFNESS IN MASLD PATIENTS: INSIGHTS FROM A MULTICENTRIC STUDY by Mario Guimarães Pessoa, ISABEL VELOSO ALVES PEREIRA, Patricia Momoyo Yoshimura Zitelli, Mísia Joyner de Sousa Dias Monteiro, Claudia Couto, Juliana Souza de Oliveira, Ana Beatriz Souza de Oliveira, José Tadeu Stefano, Renato Altikes, Ana Luiza Gomes Reis, Ana Carolina Ferreira Netto Cardoso, Cláudio de Figueiredo Mendes, Lais Arrivabene Barbieri, Nathalie C. Leite, Cristiane A. Villela-Nogueira, Claudia P Oliveira

“…This study aims to evaluate whether sustained consumption of pioglitazone over 12-24 months can improve liver stiffness in individuals diagnosed with biopsy- proven metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Patients / Materials and Methods: Retrospective data from 56 MASLD patients who received pioglitazone treatment for 12-24 months (15-30 mg daily) were gathered from three public hospitals in Brazil. …”
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A case of chronic myelomonocytic related lysozyme-induced nephropathy by Abhik Kansal, Thanushi Peiris, Jaineel Ramnarain, Joan Wang, Simin Daneshvar, Fiona Chow, Shaun Fleming

“…Renal tract ultrasound revealed expansile, non-vascular material bilaterally in renal collecting systems which was confirmed by renal biopsy to be lysozyme-induced nephropathy causing renal dysfunction. …”
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Platelet Indices: Predicting Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Arijit Paul, Soumyadip Das, Koushik Bose, Rupam Karmakar

“…In recent years, altered platelet morphology and dysfunctions are reported in patients with T2DM. Platelet indices, namely plateletcrit (PCT), mean platelet volume (MPV), and platelet distribution width (PDW), can predict altered platelet morphology and dysfunction which leads to microvascular complications, such as retinopathy. …”
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Depression and TMD among elderly: A pilot study by Valéria C. Vilalta, Mateus Bertolini Fernandes dos Santos, Vicente P.P. da Cunha, Leonardo Marchini

“… Objectives: Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) is a painful syndrome that affects orofacial region, with deleterious effects in patients’ quality of life. …”
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Features of chronic heart failure depending on the left ventricular ejection fraction by A. G. Dushina, E. A. Lopina, R. A. Libis

“…Restrictive diastolic dysfunction was observed in 2,0% of patients with CHF-rEF and in 21,7% of patients with EF less than 50%.Conclusion. …”
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Reversibility of chronic heart failure symptoms in chronic kidney disease patients by V. V. Belov, O. E. Ilyicheva

“…In all patients, CHF manifested in diastolic myocardial dysfunction, in some – in its combination with systolic dysfunction (16,1% and 7,1% – before dialysis and during its first year, respectively). …”
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Diagnostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in hemodialysis patients by D. S. Sedov, E. A. Fedotov, A. P. Rebrov

“…To assess the diagnostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in hemodialysis (HD) patients.Material and methods. A total of 80 patients over the age of 18 with an end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on HD were included in this study. …”
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Analysis of clinical and epidemiological interactions of phenol and phthalate levels in blood and urine with anamnestic and biochemical health measures during the formation of mult... by I. Yu. Torshin, O. A. Gromova, T. E. Bogacheva, A. N. Gromov

“…Higher urine phthalate levels were found in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), alcoholism, pain symptoms (headaches, lower back and leg pain), diabetic polyneuropathy, hematopoiesis disorders (increased erythrocyte distribution width), cartilage homeostasis, liver dysfunction, kidney dysfunction and, in general, a decreased quality of life. …”
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MK-4 Ameliorates Diabetic Osteoporosis in Angiogenesis-Dependent Bone Formation by Promoting Mitophagy in Endothelial Cells by Ding F, Zhang W, Liu T, Rong X, Cui Y, Meng L, Wang L, Liu B, Li M

“…The vitro results showed that MK-4 could mitigate the dysfunction of ECs subjected to HG treatment, and further facilitate the osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells. …”
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Central hemodynamics in elderly patients with arterial hypertension treated with perindopril A/indapamide (Noliprel A/forte) and lowintensity laser therapy by T. V. Filippova, G. G. Efremushkin, Yu. A. Melnikova, A. A. Perfiliev, V. V. Shadrin

“…To compare the effects of combination therapy with Noliprel A/forte (perindopril/indapamide) and lowintensity laser therapy (LILT) on central hemodynamics in elderly patients with arterial hypertension (AH). Material and methods. In total, 160 AH patients, aged 60-96 years, were examined. …”
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Ultrasound assessment of vasodilatory endothelial reactions in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus, associated with coronary heart disease and arterial hypertension by Ya. V. Evseeva, T. E. Kurilskaya, A. A. Runovich

“…In DM2 patients, atherogenic lipid metabolism disturbances resulted in reduced endothelial sensitivity to shear stress, and endothelial dysfunction in middle-size arteries. In inadequate hyperglycemia compensation, endothelial dysfunction was observed more often.…”
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Complex ultrasonography in the assessment of intrarenal hemodynamic impairments in patients with portal hypertension by L. V. Donova, M. S. Novruzbekov, V. E. Syutkin

“…The occurrence of renal dysfunction associated with hepatorenal syndrome manifestations significantly affects the condition severity, the disease duration, and the survival time during the waiting period for liver transplantation.The study purpose was to investigate the potential of a complex ultrasonography examination in the assessment of intrarenal hemodynamic impairments in patients with various diffuse liver diseases.Material and methods. …”
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Cross-sectional study of male sexual function in bariatric patients by Michał R. Janik, Ilona Bielecka, Andrzej Kwiatkowski, Piotr E. Janik, Thomas Drazba, Jan Bujok, Edward Stanowski, Krzysztof Paśnik

“…Conclusions : A lower prevalence of erectile dysfunction and better sexual quality of life were observed in the patients after surgical weight loss. …”
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THE MARKERS OF OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE by I. E. Belaya

“…In patients of 2nd and 3rd groups there is an increase of nitrites (p<0,001) and nitrates (p<0,001). Endothelial dysfunction was the worse in acute MI with NASH. In patients with combined pathology there is increase of C-reactive protein (p<0,001). …”
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