The spectrum of pathogens and their resistance in patients with malignant liver and biliary tract tumors with biliary obstruction after extensive liver resections by V. P. Romaniuk, O. H. Kotenko, G. A. Solovyova

“…A microbiological examination of urine, blood, sputum, bile, pharyngeal and wound samples was performed after MLR. Conclusions. Patients with HCC and CC with biliary obstruction after MLR had infectious complications in 100.0 % of cases, patients without biliary obstruction – in 25.7%; Gram-positive microorganisms were statistically significantly more often isolated from them: Enterococcus faecalis in 17.1 % (р1,2 = 0.01); gram-negative microorganisms: Escherichia coli in 5.7 % (р1,2 = 0.05), hemolytic Escherichia coli in 5.7 % (р1,2 = 0.05), Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 5.7 % (р1,2 = 0.05); fungi in 8.6 % (р1,2 = 0.04); significantly more often, Enterococcus faecalis was isolated from blood in 5.7 % (р1,2 = 0.05), Enterococcus faecium – from urine in 8.6 % (р1,2 = 0.05), Candida albicans – from wounds in 5.7 % (р1,2 = 0.05) and sputum in 8.6 % (р1,2 = 0.02).…”
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Different Oral Appliance Designs Demonstrate Different Rates of Efficacy for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Review Article by Leonard A. Liptak, Edward Sall, Sung Kim, Erin Mosca, Shouresh Charkhandeh, John E. Remmers

“…Obstructive Sleep Apnea afflicts an estimated 1 billion people worldwide. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to the uptake of the Ischaemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (INOCA) recommendation by cardiologists in the Netherlands: A qualitative study by Linda Modderkolk, Irene Göttgens, Lori van den Hurk, Sabine Oertelt-Prigione

“…Background: Ischemia with No Obstructive Arteries (INOCA) is a condition characterized by an elusive diagnosis and a significant impact on patients' quality of life. …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pediatrics and Adolescent Women: A Systematic Review of Sex-Based Differences Between Girls and Boys by Sofía Romero-Peralta, Cristina Rubio, María Castillo-García, Pilar Resano, Miguel Alonso, Esther Solano-Pérez, Laura Silgado, Esther Viejo-Ayuso, Leticia Álvarez-Balado, Olga Mediano

“…Background/Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is marked by repetitive occurrences of upper airway (UA) obstruction during sleep. …”
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Changes in the Upper Airway Dimension Following the Use of Functional Appliances in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review by Andrea Scribante, Maurizio Pascadopoli, Paolo Zampetti, Chiara Rocchi, Francesca Falsarone, Maria Francesca Sfondrini

“…<b>Introduction</b>: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a sleep-related breathing disorder common in children, often linked to craniofacial anomalies like retrognathic mandibles in Class II malocclusions. …”
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MG53 deficiency mediated skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease via impairing mitochondrial fission by Liwei Liao, Ziwen Zheng, Mingming Deng, Weidong Xu, Qin Zhang, Zilin Wang, Chang Li, Jiaye Li, Yiding Bian, Kai Wang, Jinrui Miao, Ruixia Li, Yan Yin, Xiaoming Zhou, Gang Hou

“…Methods: We identified mitsugumin 53 and its clinical correlation through an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using the plasma samples of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. …”
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Comparison of cerebral blood flow in subjects with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from the population-based Rotterdam Study by Lies Lahousse, Ernst Rietzschel, Meike W Vernooij, Daniel Bos, Maxim Grymonprez, Guy Brusselle, Sara R A Wijnant, Natalie Terzikhan

“…Since studies examining cerebral blood flow in COPD remain scarce and are limited by sample size, we aimed to study cerebral blood flow in participants with and without COPD.Design Observational cohort study.Setting Population-based Rotterdam Study.Participants 4177 participants (age 68.0±8.5 years; 53% females) with and without COPD.Predictor variable Spirometry and pulmonary diffusing capacity.Outcome measures Cerebral blood flow by two-dimensional phase-contrast cerebral MRI.Results Compared with subjects with normal spirometry (forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ≥0.7 and FEV1 ≥80%), multivariable adjusted cerebral blood flow (mL/min) was preserved in subjects with COPD Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD1) (FEV1/FVC &lt;0.7 and FEV1 ≥80%), but significantly lower in subjects with COPD GOLD2-3 (FEV1/FVC &lt;0.7 and FEV1 &lt;80%), even after adjustment for cardiovascular comorbidities. …”
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B-cell immune repertoire sequencing in tobacco cigarette smoking, vaping, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the COPDGene cohort by Matthew Moll, Matthew Moll, Matthew Moll, Matthew Moll, Zhonghui Xu, Adel Boueiz, Adel Boueiz, Adel Boueiz, Min Hyung Ryu, Min Hyung Ryu, Edwin K. Silverman, Edwin K. Silverman, Edwin K. Silverman, Michael H. Cho, Michael H. Cho, Michael H. Cho, Craig P. Hersh, Craig P. Hersh, Craig P. Hersh, Maor Sauler, Francesca Polverino, Gregory L. Kinney, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Laura E. Crotty-Alexander, Laura E. Crotty-Alexander, Christopher Vollmers, Peter J. Castaldi, Peter J. Castaldi, Peter J. Castaldi

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Protocol for an observational study to identify potential predictors of an acute exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (the PACE Study) by Klaus Kenn, Paul W Jones, Carmen Schade-Brittinger, Rainer Gloeckl, Daniela Leitl, Tessa Schneeberger, Inga Jarosch, Wolfgang Hitzl, Peter Alter, Bernd Sczepanski, Sandra Winterkamp, Martina Boensch, Chrysanthi Skevaki, Olaf Holz, Claus F Vogelmeier, Andreas R Koczulla

“…Introduction Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) are the most critical events for patients with COPD that have a negative impact on patients’ quality of life, accelerate disease progression, and can result in hospital admissions and death. …”
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Prevalence of high-risk group for obstructive sleep apnea using the STOP-Bang questionnaire and its association with cardiovascular morbidity by Jieun Kang, Hyeon-Kyoung Koo, Hyung Koo Kang, Woo Jung Seo, Jiyeon Kang, Jinseob Kim

“…ObjectivesObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder, yet many cases remain undiagnosed. …”
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Tailored treatment of specific diagnosis improves symptoms and quality of life in patients with myocardial Ischemia and Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries by Piotr Szolc, Bartłomiej Guzik, Łukasz Niewiara, Paweł Kleczyński, Anna Bernacik, Marta Diachyshyn, Maciej Stąpór, Krzysztof Żmudka, Jacek Legutko

“…Abstract Ischemia and non-obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) represents a challenging clinical scenario affecting a considerable proportion of patients undergoing coronary angiography. …”
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Pathogenetic characteristics and related risk factors of incisional infection after surgery for acute intestinal obstruction and construction of prediction model by Qiangqiang Wang, Yanjing Zhu, LvHao Cao, Tongyuan Zhang, Jiawei Chang, Xingyu Wang

“…Abstract Objective To investigate the causative factors, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and associated risk factors of postoperative incisional infections in patients with acute intestinal obstruction and to develop a predictive model. Methods A retrospective study was conducted on patients with acute intestinal obstruction (n = 329) admitted to the Emergency Surgery Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022. …”
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A comprehensive evaluation of potential lung function associated genes in the SpiroMeta general population sample. by Ma'en Obeidat, Louise V Wain, Nick Shrine, Noor Kalsheker, Maria Soler Artigas, Emmanouela Repapi, Paul R Burton, Toby Johnson, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Jing Hua Zhao, Guangju Zhai, Jennifer E Huffman, Veronique Vitart, Eva Albrecht, Wilmar Igl, Anna-Liisa Hartikainen, Anneli Pouta, Gemma Cadby, Jennie Hui, Lyle J Palmer, David Hadley, Wendy L McArdle, Alicja R Rudnicka, Inês Barroso, Ruth J F Loos, Nicholas J Wareham, Massimo Mangino, Nicole Soranzo, Tim D Spector, Sven Gläser, Georg Homuth, Henry Völzke, Panos Deloukas, Raquel Granell, John Henderson, Ivica Grkovic, Stipan Jankovic, Lina Zgaga, Ozren Polašek, Igor Rudan, Alan F Wright, Harry Campbell, Sarah H Wild, James F Wilson, Joachim Heinrich, Medea Imboden, Nicole M Probst-Hensch, Ulf Gyllensten, Åsa Johansson, Ghazal Zaboli, Linda Mustelin, Taina Rantanen, Ida Surakka, Jaakko Kaprio, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Caroline Hayward, David M Evans, Beate Koch, Arthur William Musk, Paul Elliott, David P Strachan, Martin D Tobin, Ian Sayers, Ian P Hall, SpiroMeta Consortium

“…<h4>Rationale</h4>Lung function measures are heritable traits that predict population morbidity and mortality and are essential for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Variations in many genes have been reported to affect these traits, but attempts at replication have provided conflicting results. …”
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Characterisation of Human Exhaled Breath Gases for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Utilising an E-Nose Sensor and the Bi-LSTM Algorithm by Nilakshi Maruti Mule, Dipti Durgesh Patil

“…Volatile organic compounds or changes by disease processes can be measured in exhaled breath.This work elaborated on the integration of sensors into a sensor array, sampling methodologies, and an algorithm for data analysis. …”
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Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of the biliary samples and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern at a teaching hospital in Northern India by Mitra Kar, Akanksha Dubey, Romya Singh, Chinmoy Sahu, Sangram Singh Patel, Ankita Tiwari

“…Results: A total of 234 patients’ bile samples were included in our study. The mean age of patients was 48.04 ± 14.74 years, with more patients below the age of 65 years among those with infected bile samples. …”
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Metatranscriptomic analysis of colonic mucosal samples exploring the functional role of active microbial consortia in complicated diverticulitis by Brittney N. McMullen, Jeremy Chen See, Samantha Baker, Justin R. Wright, Samantha L. C. Anderson, Gregory Yochum, Walter Koltun, Austin Portolese, Nimalan A. Jeganathan, Regina Lamendella

“…ABSTRACT In this study, we investigated complicated diverticulitis, an inflammatory condition associated with abscesses, fistulas, intestinal obstructions, perforations, and primarily affects adults over the age of 60. …”
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Risk Factors of Death in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients at Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, in 2019 by Hilmy Indra Wedhana, Arief Bakhtiar, Edward Kusuma, Alfian Nur Rosyid

“…Introduction: The distribution of death and risk factors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients varies according to disease severity. …”
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The use of heart rate variability, oxygen saturation, and anthropometric data with machine learning to predict the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea by Rafael Rodrigues dos Santos, Matheo Bellini Marumo, Alan Luiz Eckeli, Helio Cesar Salgado, Luiz Eduardo Virgílio Silva, Renato Tinós, Rubens Fazan

“…IntroductionObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent sleep disorder with a high rate of undiagnosed patients, primarily due to the complexity of its diagnosis made by polysomnography (PSG). …”
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The relationship between social isolation and cognitive function in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a latent profile analysis by Minghua Han, Hongxia Wu, Huize Xu, Jian Zhao, Zhongwen Chang, Qian Zhao

“…Methods From April to December 2024, a convenience sampling method was used to survey older COPD patients at a tertiary hospital in Shanxi Province. …”
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Identification and characterization of bile microbiota in patients with biliary obstructive diseases using next-generation sequencing of 16S rRNA and ITS by Jie Wang, Yu Wang, Jin Cao, Yong Chen, Juan Yu, Ning Sun

“…Fungi were detected in 7.52% (10/133) of the samples, with 4 samples obtained from patients with biliary obstructive diseases due to SAP. …”
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