Advantage of the subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy in primary immunodeficient patients with or without secondary protein loss by Pınar Gür-Çetinkaya, Deniz Nazire Çağdaş-Ayvaz, Ayça Burcu Öksüz, Ayşe Ertoy, Umut Hayran, Feride Özkan, Meliha Erol, İlhan Tezcan

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Experience of using gene replacement therapy with Zolgensma® (onasemnogene abeparvovec) in real clinical practice in Russia by S. B. Artemyeva, Yu. O. Papina, O. A. Shidlovskaya, A. V. Monakhova, D. V. Vlodavets

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Impact of psychological factors on the final clinical outcomes of patients undergoing ankle arthrodesis and ankle replacement by Hongze Wang, Shihang Cao, Geng Liu, Jun Lu, Junkui Xu

“…Before surgery and at the final follow-up, evaluations were conducted using the Chinese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain (ranging from 0 to 100mm), and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle and hindfoot score. …”
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A Complete Functional Characterization of Patients with Severe Knee Osteoarthritis in Need of Total Knee Replacement by Vinicius Taboni Lisboa, Bruno de Paula Leite Arruda, Rafael de Andrade Tambascia, Alessandro Rozin Zorzi, Alberto Cliquet, Gustavo Constantino de Campos

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional study evaluating patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis in a waiting list for total knee replacement at a University Hospital. …”
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Impaction bone grafting for acetabular bone defects replacement in revision hip arthroplasty: biomechanical aspects by Vadim N. Golnik, Natalia V. Fedorova, Alexey Y. Larichkin, Svetlana V. Boyko, Andrey A. Panchenko, Alexandr M. Kosinov, Vladimir A. Peleganchuk, Vitaliy V. Pavlov

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The effect of dietary fish oil replacement by microalgae on the gilthead sea bream midgut bacterial microbiota by Katsoulis-Dimitriou, Stefanos, Nikouli, Eleni, Gkalogianni, Elli Zafeiria, Karapanagiotidis, Ioannis T., Kormas, Konstantinos A.

“…Microalgae, due to their high fatty acid content, appear to be a promising alternative for replacing fish oil in aquafeed. Thus, the aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of dietary microalgae blends as fish oil replacers οn the midgut bacterial microbiota of the gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). …”
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Extracellular Matrix Proteins Improve Risk Prediction in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Felicitas Boeckling, Tina Rasper, Lukas Zanders, Graziella Pergola, Sebastian Cremer, Silvia Mas‐Peiro, Mariuca Vasa‐Nicotera, David Leistner, Stefanie Dimmeler, Badder Kattih

“…Methods In this study, 2‐year survival analyses were conducted in 378 consecutive patients undergoing TAVR to evaluate the association between fibrosis marker and risk of adverse long‐term outcome. …”
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Replacement therapy in pregnant women with von Willebrand disease during delivery: Factor levels and pharmacokinetics by Wala Al Arashi, Michael E. Cloesmeijer, Frank W. G. Leebeek, Johannes J. Duvekot, Marieke J. H. A. Kruip, Ron A. A. Mathôt, Marjon H. Cnossen, the OPTI‐CLOT/To WiN study group and SYMPHONY consortium

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Early goal-directed renal replacement therapy in severe pneumonia associated acute kidney injury by Abuduxiukuer Yusufu, Yeqing Xie, Yanting Shi, Wuhua Jiang, Jiachang Hu, Wenlv Lv, Xiaoqiang Ding, Jie Teng, Bo Shen, Jing Bi, Jianzhou Zou, Jiarui Xu

“…Introduction Severe pneumonia is a crucial issue in the development of acute kidney injury (AKI). This study evaluated the efficacy of early goal-directed renal replacement therapy (GDRRT) for the treatment of severe pneumonia-associated AKI.Methods In this real-world retrospective cohort study, we recruited 180 patients with severe pneumonia who were hospitalized and received GDRRT in a third-class general hospital in East China between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2021. …”
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Three-dimensional printing-guided percutaneous transcatheter replacement in coarctation of the aorta: a retrospective study by Qing He, Chennian Xu, Chennian Xu, Chennian Xu, Yang Liu, Ping Jin, Mengen Zhai, Rui Qiao, Zhiyuan Tian, Bin Cui, Jian Yang

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Efficacy and safety of mechanical pulmonary valve replacement: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Ali Rafati, Sina Rashedi, Yeganeh Pasebani, Milad Vahedinejad, Hamed Ghoshouni, Yaser Toloueitabar, Mostafa Mousavizadeh, Sedigheh Saedi, Amirhosein Jalali, Zahra Khajali, Hassan Tatari, Fahimeh Farrokhzadeh, Hooman Bakhshandeh, Maziar Gholampour Dehaki, Behshid Ghadrdoost, Parham Sadeghipour

“…Abstract Background Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) is the most common valve replacement procedure for pulmonary valve dysfunction in congenital heart diseases (CHD). …”
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J-shaped sternotomy in aortic valve repair and ascending aorta replacement. Short-term results by G. A. Akopov, A. S. Ivanov, T. N. Govorova, D. V. Moskalev

“…Objective: to evaluate the short-term outcomes of surgical treatment of aortic valve and ascending aorta defects performed through mini-sternotomy using normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and hyperkalemic cardioplegia via Calafiori technique from May 8, 2019 to May 14, 2020. …”
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Outcomes of renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury: factors associated with dialysis dependence and progression to end-stage renal disease – a MarketScan database analysi... by Ahmad Matarneh, Sundus Sardar, Abdelrauof Akkari, Eric Schaefer, Muhammad Abdulbasit, Ronald Miller, Navin Verma, Nasrollah Ghahramani

“…Objectives Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is vital for managing acute kidney injury (AKI), with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and intermittent hemodialysis (iHD) as primary modalities. …”
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Study protocol for an internahaational prospective non-randomised trial evaluating the long-term outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement for aortic-valve stenosis in patients at risk to severe valve obstruction: the TAVISAR trial by Antonio Salsano, Francesco Nappi, Cristiano Spadaccio, Antonio Fiore, Zein El-Dean, Camille Bourgois, Antonio Nenna, Thibaut Schoell

“…The present study aims to compare the effectiveness and clinical outcomes of SAVR using BP or SAV technique and TAVI in patients with severe AVS.Methods and analysis A collaboration between three cardiac surgery centres across two European countries has resulted in the conception of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement trial. This prospective non-randomised trial is designed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of TAVI in comparison to SAVR for AVS in patients at risk of severe valve obstruction. …”
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Three‐year follow‐up of the use of a levonorgestrel‐releasing intrauterine system in hormone replacement therapy by Satu Suhonen, Teddy Holmström, Pekka Lähteenmäki

“…Twenty‐five women participated in the first evaluation, and 29 in the second. Results. Seventy‐six percent of the women were amenorrheic at the first evaluation, and 79% at the second evaluation. …”
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Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Replacement for Autofusion Secondary to Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Case Report by Morgan K Villa, Rafael Robles, Maya Johnson, Wesley Lemons, Geoffrey Marano, Gregory J Golladay

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Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Patient Post Cardiac Surgery Receiving Continuous Renal-Replacement Therapy by Walter Yaw Agyeman, Inemesit Akpan, Kwasi Opare-Addo, Saheed Soleye, Alfred Solomon

“…We highlight an unusual presentation of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a patient with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and stage 3b chronic kidney disease who had elective aortic and mitral valve–replacement surgery. She developed acute kidney injury requiring temporary continuous renal-replacement therapy. …”
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Incidentalomas: A Multimodality Imaging Case of Giant Right Coronary Aneurysm by Jamal Janjua, Esosa G. Odigie-Okon, Premnauth Rabindranauth, Richard J. Wittchow, Aiman Riaz

“…We report a case of an 82-year-old male with severe aortic stenosis incidentally diagnosed with giant right coronary artery aneurysm (gRCAA) while undergoing evaluation for transcather aortic valve replacement (TAVR). …”
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Emulgels as Fat-Replacing Systems in Biscuits Developed with Ternary Mixtures of Pea and Soy Protein Isolates and Gums by Andreea Pușcaș, Anda Elena Tanislav, Andruța Elena Mureșan, Vlad Mureșan

“…Thermal treatments applied to enhance protein–polysaccharide interactions increased the structural performances of some emulgels, while their application as fat-replacing systems should be further evaluated since no statistical differences were recorded in the sensory evaluation of the reference and reformulated biscuits. …”
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Intraoperative Course of Left Ventricular Diastolic Strain in Surgical Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis by Katharina Seuthe, Eva Gerwin, Parwis Rahmanian, Bernd W. Böttiger, Deepak Borde, Jakob Labus

“…Diastolic strain-based measures showed to be less load dependent, but data in aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery remains sparse to date. Therefore, we aimed to explore the feasibility to assess these measurements and to describe the intraoperative course in this patient population. …”
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