Prognostic value of global coronary flow reserve before and after elective percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with chronic coronary syndrome by Kai Nogami, Masahiro Hoshino, Eisuke Usui, Yoshihisa Kanaji, Tomoyo Sugiyama, Masahiro Hada, Tatsuhiro Nagamine, Hiroki Ueno, Mirei Setoguchi, Tomohiro Tahara, Tatsuya Sakamoto, Takashi Mineo, Tsunekazu Kakuta

“…MACCE was defined as a composite of cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, hospitalization due to heart failure, or ischemic stroke. …”
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α-Glucosidase Inhibition Mechanism and Anti-Hyperglycemic Effects of Flavonoids from Astragali Radix and Their Mixture Effects by Xing Han, Pengpu Wang, Jing Zhang, Yang Lv, Zhigao Zhao, Fengxian Zhang, Mingying Shang, Guangxue Liu, Xuan Wang, Shaoqing Cai, Feng Xu

“…The in vivo hypoglycemic effects were assessed using a postprandial hyperglycemic mouse model. Additionally, potential mixture effects of flavonoid combinations were evaluated. …”
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International Probabilistic Workshop 2022 by Editorial, Foreword

“… • Sebastian Thöns integrated the decision analysis method into structural reliability assessment and demonstrated how expected utilities can be evaluated before the implementation of structural interventions. …”
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Monocytes to lymphocytes multiplying platelets ratio as an early indicator of acute kidney injury in cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a retrospective analysis by Qian Li, Hong Lv, Yuye Chen, Jingjia Shen, Jia Shi, Fuxia Yan, Sheng Wang, Chenghui Zhou

“…We comprehensively explored the potential linear and nonlinear relationship between MLPR or MLR and CSA-AKI.Methods Data of patients who underwent cardiac surgery with CPB between December 2018 and April 2021 were retrospectively collected at Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China. …”
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Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring (PATS): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adenotonsillectomy in treating mild obstructive sleep-di... by Rui Wang, Jessie P. Bakker, Ronald D. Chervin, Susan L. Garetz, Fauziya Hassan, Stacey L. Ishman, Ron B. Mitchell, Michael G. Morrical, Syed K. Naqvi, Jerilynn Radcliffe, Emily I. Riggan, Carol L. Rosen, Kristie Ross, Michael Rueschman, Ignacio E. Tapia, H. Gerry Taylor, David A. Zopf

“…A mixed effects model will be used to compare changes in the BRIEF GEC score and GNG score at 6 and 12 months from baseline between the AT arm and the WWSC arm.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was approved by the institutional review board (IRB) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) on 3 October 2014 (14–0 11 214). …”
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Balancing accuracy and user satisfaction: the role of prompt engineering in AI-driven healthcare solutions by Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Peijin Zeng, Peijin Zeng, Peijin Zeng, Xinyue Li, Kelvin Kam-Lung Chong, Guanghui Hou, Xiaoxiao Fang, Yang Yu, Xiangrong Yu, Junbin Fang, Yi Pan

“…A Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) machine learning model was employed for text classification to differentiate urgent from non-urgent cases. …”
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The cross-sectional association between cardiometabolic index and abdominal aortic calcification in U.S. adults: evidence from NHANES 2013–2014 by Jiawei Peng, Jijun Wu, Xitu Luo, Chengyu Yang, Shian Wu, Wenjun Liu, Wenjun Liu, Yuanhao Feng

“…BackgroundThe cardiometabolic index (CMI) is a novel composite measure that integrates assessments of abdominal adiposity and lipid profiles. …”
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Total bilirubin as a marker for hemolysis and outcome in patients with severe ARDS treated with veno-venous ECMO by Victoria Bünger, Mario Menk, Oliver Hunsicker, Alexander Krannich, Felix Balzer, Claudia D. Spies, Wolfgang M. Kuebler, Steffen Weber-Carstens, Jan A. Graw

“…In patients with ARDS and therapy with veno-venous ECMO (vvECMO), the prognostic potential of elevated initial total bilirubin (tBili) was investigated. Methods Retrospective analysis of patients with ARDS and vvECMO-therapy (n = 327) admitted to a tertiary ARDS center. …”
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The association of HDL-cholesterol levels with incident major adverse cardiovascular events and mortality in 0.6 million individuals with type 2 diabetes: a population-based retros... by David Tak Wai Lui, Lanlan Li, Xiaodong Liu, Xi Xiong, Eric Ho Man Tang, Chi Ho Lee, Yu Cho Woo, Brian Hung Hin Lang, Carlos King Ho Wong, Kathryn Choon Beng Tan

“…Cox regression model and restricted cubic spline analysis were employed to assess the relationship between HDL-C and adverse outcomes. …”
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Development of Women Resilience in the Workplace: A Solution to Break the Glass Ceiling by Farajallah Rahimi, Maral Ahmadi Arpanahi

“…MethodologyThis research is applied in terms of purpose and based on the method of data collection in the category of descriptive-correlational research. …”
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Prediction of cardiovascular risk: validation of a non-laboratory and a laboratory-based score in a Brazilian community-based cohort of the PURE studyResearch in context by Gustavo Bernardes de Figueiredo Oliveira, Rafael Amorim Belo Nunes, Lucas Bassolli de Oliveira Alves, Precil Diego Miranda de Menezes Neves, Victor Augusto Hamamoto Sato, Ana Heloisa Kamada Triboni, Haliton Alves de Oliveira Júnior, Priscila Raupp da Rosa, Maria Luz Díaz, Jose Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Fernando Lanas, Philip Joseph, Álvaro Avezum

“…We evaluated the model performance of IHRS through c-statistic and calibration methods. …”
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Is There a Sex Difference in the Prognosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Huilei Zhao, Ziqi Tan, Menglu Liu, Peng Yu, Jianyong Ma, Xiaozhong Li, Jingfeng Wang, Yujie Zhao, Wengen Zhu, Xiao Liu

“…Summary effect sizes were calculated using a random effects model. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (International prospective register of systematic reviews) (registration number‐ CRD42021262053). …”
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Clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes of migraine with patent foramen ovale: a comparative study by Yongfei Sun, Nanqu Huang, Fei Feng, Yiman Xie, Tao Xu, Yuekui Sun, Yong Luo, Jian Zhan

“…Migraine with aura (1 month: OR = 0.159; 3 months: OR = 0.218), intrinsic right-to-left shunt (1 month: OR = 0.228; 3 months: OR = 0.060), and higher baseline HIT-6 scores (1 month: OR = 0.904; 3 months: OR = 0.879) were consistent predictors of reduced headache severity at the 1- and 3-month follow-ups postsurgery (all P < 0.05). A composite model integrating these factors demonstrated robust predictive accuracy for headache improvement after surgical treatment (AUC 0.84–0.89, P < 0.05; 0.7 < AUC < 0.9, all P < 0.05). …”
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The predictive role of the hs-CRP/HDL-C ratio for long-term mortality in the general population: evidence from a cohort study by Yifeng Wang, Li Wang, Zongquan Zhao, Song Yin, Xuejun Tang, Kerui Zhang

“…A two-piecewise linear regression model indicated that the risk of all-cause mortality increased more prominently when the hs-CRP/HDL-C ratio was less than 1.21. …”
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The impact of particulate matter exposure on global and domain-specific cognitive function: evidence from the Chinese Square Dancer Study by Jingyi Zhu, Shuaibo Wang, Peizheng Li, Fengping Li, Benchao Li, Lu Ma, Shuang Rong, Jingling Liao

“…PM concentrations were estimated using a Random Forest (RF) model, which calculated the average concentrations over 1-year and 3-year periods at a high grid resolution of 1 × 1 km. …”
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On Sergey Kuryokhin’s Film Music: from Mechanics to Affect / О феномене киномузыки Сергея Курехина: от механики к аффекту by Kononenko Natalia G. / Кононенко Н.Г.

“…It combines the genre model of opera ballet with a compositional scheme of the moment-form—a principle of free sequence of self-sufficient structures, invented by Karlheinz Stockhausen. …”
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Prognostic value of lipoprotein(a) for cardiovascular events after lower limb revascularization in diabetic patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia by Federico Biscetti, Maria Margherita Rando, Maria Anna Nicolazzi, Flavia Angelini, Roberto Iezzi, Luis H. Eraso, Paul J. Dimuzio, Dario Pitocco, Massimo Massetti, Antonio Gasbarrini, Andrea Flex

“…ROC curve comparison analysis showed that the inclusion of Lp(a) significantly improved the predictive performance of the base clinical model (AUC from 0.74 to 0.98, p < 0.01 for composite outcome; from 0.81 to 0.89, p = 0.03 for MACE; and from 0.78 to 0.92, p < 0.01for MALE). …”
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Serum sFlt-1/PlGF ratio combined with ANXA2 correlates with adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with suspected preeclampsia by YaNuan Chen, LiYing Huang, JingWen Zhang, Ning Guo

“…This study aimed to improve the early warning efficacy of adverse outcomes (PE progression, serious complications, and neonatal outcomes) in pregnant women with suspected PE, based on changes in circulating levels of the key regulator of placental vascular remodeling, annexin A2 (ANXA2), in conjunction with sFlt-1/PlGF ratio.Methods This was a prospective cohort study that included 146 pregnant women with suspected PE at 20–33 weeks of gestation. …”
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The Efficacy and Safety of Ferric Carboxymaltose in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction and Iron Deficiency: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized C... by Inderbir Padda, Sneha Annie Sebastian, Daniel Fabian, Yashendra Sethi, Gurpreet Johal

“…A statistical analysis was carried out using RevMan 5.4 with a random-effects model. Dichotomous outcomes were reported as odds ratios (OR), while continuous outcomes were presented as the weighted mean difference (WMD) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI), and heterogeneity was assessed using the <i>I</i>² test. …”
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Cardiac adverse events associated with remdesivir in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Matthias Briel, Alain Amstutz, Chengliang Yang, Linda Lapp, Casey P. Shannon, Hedi Zhao, Estefania Espin, Sara Assadian, Mustafa Toma, Scott J. Tebbutt

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