The renal function in men with hypertension in conditions of purine and carbohydrate metabolism disorders by O. V. Dudko, M. Yu. Kolesnyk

“…Aim. To assess the condition of renal function in hypertensive men in conditions of disorders of purine and carbohydrate metabolism Material and methods. 60 male patients (aged from 18 to 65 years) with stage I–II of arterial hypertension (AH) and purine and carbohydrate metabolism disorders were examined. …”
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Relationship of the Alternative Communication Methods by Nurse With Work Environment and Patient Safety Culture in Intensive Care Units by Maedeh Misaghi, Simin Jahani, Somayeh Biparva Haghighi, Elham Maraghi, Neda Sayadi

“…Spearman’s test results showed a significant relationship between some NWI variables and the use of AAC methods, including a significant relationship between speaking valve use for communication and adequacy of resources and staffing (r=0.380, p=0.001) and between communication with sign language and overall perception of patient safety (r=-0.330, P=0.001). …”
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Predictive modeling of oil rate for wells under gas lift using machine learning by Famin Ma, Farag M. A. Altalbawy, Pinank Patel, R. Manjunatha, Rishiv Kalia, Shoira Formanova, P. Raja Naveen, Kamal Kant Joshi, Aashna Sinha, Abdolali Yarahmadi Kandahari, Taqi Mohammed Khattab Al-Rubaye, Mohammad Mahtab Alam

“…The dataset, comprised of 169 rigorously validated samples, includes key features such as basic sediment and water content, choke size, pressures, gas injection characteristics, gas lift valve depth, oil density, and temperature. Input and output variables were normalized and split into training and test sets to ensure fairness and reliability. …”
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Assessment of right ventricular endocardial fibroelastosis in fetuses with critical pulmonary stenosis and pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum by Yue Wang, Gang Luo, Yi Sun, Taotao Chen, Silin Pan

“…The associations among EFE severity, anatomic variables, and late-gestational circulatory outcomes were analysed.ResultsEighty-one patients with RV EFE were identified. …”
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Novel Gene Polymorphisms for Stable Warfarin Dose in a Korean Population: Genome-Wide Association Study by Jung Sun Kim, Sak Lee, Jeong Yee, Kyemyung Park, Eun Jeong Jang, Byung Chul Chang, Hye Sun Gwak

“…Warfarin has a narrow therapeutic window and high intra- and inter-individual variability. Considering that many published papers on genotype-guided dosing are derived from European populations, the aim of this study was to investigate novel genetic variants associated with the variability of stable warfarin dose in the Korean population with cardiac valve replacement, using the GWAS approach. …”
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Exploring the venous supply of the face: An illustrated overview of contemporary literature by Jeremy Isaac, Lee Walker, Stephen R. Ali, Iain S. Whitaker

“…Notably, the absence of valves in certain venous regions can lead to retrograde filler flow, exacerbating complications. …”
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A novel scoring model for predicting prolonged mechanical ventilation in cardiac surgery patients: development and validation by Quan Liu, Quan Liu, Pengfei Chen, Wuwei Wang, Yifei Zhou, Yifei Zhou, Yichen Xu, Xu Cao, Rui Fan, Wen Chen, Fuhua Huang, Xin Chen, Xin Chen

“…ObjectiveProlonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) is a significant postoperative complication in cardiac surgery, associated with increased mortality and healthcare costs. This study aims to develop and validate a novel scoring model to predict the risk of PMV in cardiac surgery patients.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted using data from 14 comprehensive hospitals in Jiangsu Province, including adult patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valve surgery, and aortic surgery from January 2021 to December 2022. …”
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Body composition of metabolically unhealthy normal-weight patients with aortic stenosis: a prospective cohort study by Shuangxiang Lin, Chenjia Liu, Xingfa Ding, Shuyue Wang, Jiaxing Wu, Xinhong Wang, Jianzhong Sun

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of computed tomography (CT)-based body composition parameters in metabolically unhealthy normal-weight patients (MUHNW) with aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). …”
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Evaluation of the ABC pathway in patients with atrial fibrillation: A machine learning cluster analysis by Jingyang Wang, Haiyang Bian, Jiangshan Tan, Jun Zhu, Lulu Wang, Wei Xu, Lei Wei, Xuegong Zhang, Yanmin Yang

“…We utilized 45 baseline variables for cluster analysis. We evaluated the management patterns and adverse outcomes of identified phenotypes. …”
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Interatrial block is an independent risk factor for new-onset atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgeryCentral MessagePerspective by Spela Leiler, MD, Andre Bauer, PhD, Wolfgang Hitzl, PhD, Rok Bernik, MD, Valentin Guenzler, MD, Matthias Angerer, MD, Theodor Fischlein, PhD, Jurij Matija Kalisnik, PhD

“…Methods: Perioperative 12-channel electrocardiograms from 3405 patients undergoing myocardial revascularization, valve surgery, aortic surgery, or combinations thereof, were considered. …”
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Comparative efficacy and predictive value of fixed combination of amlodipine and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blocker in patients with coronar... by M. M. Dolzhenko, S. A. Bondarchuk

“…The aim of the work – to analyze the effectiveness of a fixed combination of amlodipine and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (lisinopril) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (valsartan) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), post-infarction cardiosclerosis (PIC), arterial hypertension (AH) regarding the blood pressure (BP) control and impact on a composite endpoint. …”
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Recapitulation of physiologic and pathophysiologic pulsatile CSF flow in purpose-built high-throughput hydrocephalus bioreactors by Ahmad Faryami, Adam Menkara, Shaheer Ajaz, Christopher Roberts, Ryan Jaroudi, Blake Gura, Tala Hussini, Carolyn A. Harris

“…Finally, qualitative microscopy long-exposure image capture revealed microsphere movement under steady-state and pulsatile flow of spheres moving into the shunt catheter. Conclusion AIMS successfully simulates clinical measurements of physiologic and pathophysiologic CSF pulsation amplitude and frequency, as exemplified using clinical data of CSF exiting an externalized ventricular drain in four distinct chamber types, as well as flow patterns from a valve. …”
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PO31 | Comparative analysis of anticoagulant therapy in patients over 90 years old: vitamin K antagonists versus direct oral anticoagulants

“… Background and Aims: Managing anticoagulation in patients over 90 poses unique challenges due to increased risks of thromboembolism and bleeding. …”
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Heat storage for the coupling of Waste Heat Recovery and hydrogen production in a Solid-Oxide electrolyser by Fabiani Titouan, Tochon Patrice, Le Pierres Nolwenn, Dumoulin Pierre

“…The entire thermal system is controlled by various pumps and valves located in the oil loop and at the level of the industrial exhaust. …”
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Minimization of Water Age in Water Distribution Systems under Uncertain Demand by Kristina Korder, Elad Salomons, Avi Ostfeld, Pu Li

“…In addition, water age is often used as an important parameter to describe the water quality in a WDS and can be influenced by water demand and control elements such as pressure-reducing valves (PRVs). Therefore, the aim of this study is to carry out a probabilistic analysis of the impact of demand uncertainty on the water age in the distribution network. …”
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Contemporary echocardiographic assessment of pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade by M. V. Subotnikov, D. D. Tsyrenov

“…A structured approach, including 2D mode, M-mode, and Doppler echocardiographic assessment, evaluating the quantity and quality of pericardial fluid, cardiac chamber collapse, diastolic ventricular size variability with the respiratory cycle, paradoxical interventricular septum motion, inferior vena cava collapse, respiratory flow variation through valves, and blood flow in hepatic and pulmonary veins, should provide the treating physician with the necessary information for choosing the treatment method. …”
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Intraoperative Cholangiogram Interpretation for Laparoscopic Transcystic Bile Duct Exploration: Is Concurrence Possible? by Jennifer Turco, BSc, BMedSc, MBBS, MS, Matthew Pugliese, MD, BBioMedSc, Anand Trivedi, MBBS, FRACS, Oscar Aldridge, MBBS, MPH, FRACS, Laurence Webber, MBBS, FRACS, Mohammed Ballal, MD, FRCSEd, FRACS, MPhil

“…No established criteria exist to guide the evaluation of IOCs for LTCBDE. This study aims to ascertain the concordance among surgeons, experienced in LTCBDE, on critical aspects of IOC interpretation. …”
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Predictors of Renal Replacement Therapy in Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury Patients: A Single-Centered, Retrospective Study by Prieta Adriane, Ardiyan Ardiyan, Ni Luh Kusuma Dewi, Krisna Andria

“…The in-hospital mortality rate was 31.8% vs. 4.2% (OR = 10.6, P < 0.001). Variables that significantly predicted postoperative RRT requirements in CSA-AKI patients included female sex (P = 0.038), coronary artery bypass graft (P = 0.001), multiple valves surgery (P = 0.032), diabetes (P = 0.01), renal disease (P = 0.005), postoperative serum creatinine >3.0 mg/dL (P < 0.001), mechanical ventilation use of ≥48 h (P < 0.001), ICU length of stay of >5 days (P < 0.001), use of more than two inotropes and vasoactive agents, (P < 0.001), and postoperative intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) (P < 0.001). …”
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Study of target INR achievement, incidence of hemorrhagic complications and affecting factors after during warfarin treatment in western area of China by Rui Shi, Wei Wei, Yanbiao Yang, Shouyuan Yang, Liping Yan, Zongjie Zhu

“…Statistical analysis employed Pearson chi-square tests to evaluate associations between clinical variables and primary outcomes: achievement of target INR ranges (2.0–3.0 for most indications; 1.8–2.5 for mechanical valves) and development of hemorrhagic complications. …”
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Design and Construction of an Automatic Discharge and Sediment Load Monitoring Equipment by Hasan rezaei moghadam, Vahedberdi Sheikh, Maryam Azarakhshi, Mohsen Hosseinalizadeh, Jahangir Mohamadi

“…Extended Abstract Background: Large-scale and regional planning requires observed data on environmental variables, such as runoff and suspended sediment load from watersheds. …”
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