Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony Parameters Measured by Phase Analysis of Post-stress and Resting Gated SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging by Yanli Zhou, Dianfu Li, Jianlin Feng, Donglan Yuan, Zenic Patel, Kejiang Cao, Ji Chen

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The role of serum Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibodies in the diagnosis and follow-up of cystic fibrosis by Deniz Doğru, Sevgi Pekcan, Ebru Yalçın, Uğur Ozçelik, Nural Kiper, Nermin Gürcan, Burçin Sener

“…In each visit, pulmonary function tests and sputum cultures were obtained, and Pa antibodies exotoxin A (ExoA), elastase (ELA) and alkaline protease (AP) were determined in the serum by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Case report: A case of acute pancreatitis with myocarditis and thyrotoxicosis by Qiuyu Fu, Jianing Cui, Jianing Cui, Yanli Zhang, Jiamian Liu, Xiaoqiang Zhang

“…As acute pancreatitis combined with myocarditis and thyrotoxicosis is rare, we report a case of acute pancreatitis combined with myocarditis and thyrotoxicosis.Case presentationWe present a case of a previously healthy 37-year-old male who was admitted with epigastric pain; elevated blood amylase, lipase, and cardiac enzymes; markedly abnormal thyroid function; and an electrocardiogram showing elevated ST segments. …”
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Énergétique et régulation de la fonction de reproduction chez des femelles captives Babouins Olive (Papio anubis) by Cécile Garcia

“…A 2-year follow-up was carried out for a sample of 23 multiparous and semi-free living lactating female baboons. …”
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First metacarpal extension-abduction osteotomy effect on joint remodeling and articular cartilage repair in thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis by Shigeki Ishibashi, Akira Kodama, Teruyasu Tanaka, Kazushi Yokomachi, Masaru Munemori, Yuichi Sumida, Nobuo Adachi

“…Results Preoperatively, higher HU values (median [interquartile range]) were observed in the palmar regions of the first metacarpal (758 [643–803] HU) and the central regions of the trapezium (898 [867–960] HU). One year after osteotomy, these values decreased significantly in these initially high-stress regions (first metacarpal palmar regions: 433 [307–475] HU, p <.001; trapezium central regions: 571 [508–649] HU, p <.001; Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test), indicating a more uniform stress distribution. …”
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Posaconazole-Induced Hypertension Masquerading as Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis by Neha Agarwal, Louise Apperley, Norman F. Taylor, David R. Taylor, Lea Ghataore, Ellen Rumsby, Catherine Treslove, Richard Holt, Rebecca Thursfield, Senthil Senniappan

“…Further investigations, including echocardiogram, abdominal Doppler, thyroid function, and urinary catecholamine levels, were normal. …”
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A Case of Conservative Physiotherapy Management of Inferior Shoulder Dislocation: Enhancing Quality of Life, Sleep, Range of Motion, Muscle Strength, Reflexes, and Pain Alleviation by Bhawana Mangla, Bhawna Sharma, Jyoti Yadav

“…Initial assessment showed restricted Range of Motion (ROM) (10°-20°), weak muscle strength (Manual Muscle Test; MMT 1/5), absent reflexes, altered sensation, severe pain {Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 10} and limited functional independence {Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) 93%, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) 95%}. …”
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Hepatitis B virus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection: a case report by Carmen-Elena Florea, Bianca Bălaș-Maftei, Maria Obreja, Alexandra Rotaru, Erika-Raluca Irimie-Băluță, Carmen Manciuc

“…Blood tests revealed an inflammatory syndrome and incipient liver cytolysis. …”
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Arthroscopic bone grafting for Schatzker III tibial plateau fractures: a retrospective comparative study by Rongfang Zhang, Yuqi Wang, HongBo Liu, Yuanxin Qiao, Xi Zhang

“…All patients were followed for one year postoperatively, with knee function assessed using the Lysholm score. …”
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Effect of particulate matter exposure on patients with COPD and risk reduction through behavioural interventions: the protocol of a prospective panel study by Hwan-Cheol Kim, Shinhee Park, Seung Won Ra, Sei Won Lee, Sung Yoon Kang

“…Clinical outcomes will be assessed through COPD assessment test scores, the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire for patients with COPD and pulmonary function testing. …”
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Hyaluronic Acid Injections Are Associated with Delay of Total Knee Replacement Surgery in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: Evidence from a Large U.S. Health Claims Database. by Roy Altman, Sooyeol Lim, R Grant Steen, Vinod Dasa

“…Patients who received no HA had a mean time-to-TKR of 0.7 years; with one course of HA, the mean time to TKR was 1.4 years (χ2 = 13,725; p < 0.0001); patients who received ≥5 courses delayed TKR by 3.6 years (χ2 = 19,935; p < 0.0001).…”
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Pericarditis Caused by Enterococcus faecium with Acute Liver Failure Treated by a Multifaceted Approach including Antimicrobials and Hemoadsorption by Thomas Köhler, Mathias W. Pletz, Simon Altmann, Carmen Kirchner, Elke Schwier, Dietrich Henzler, Günther Winde, Claas Eickmeyer

“…A combination of antimicrobial (tigecycline and caspofungin) and long-term adjunctive hemoadsorption therapy was administered while hepatotoxic antibiotic medication was monitored by liver function testing.…”
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Correlation Analysis of Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Coronal Pelvic Obliquity After Total Hip Arthroplasty in Direct Anterior Approach by Tianyu Lai, Kaiwei Shen, Yiping Lan, Jinhua Chen, Eryou Feng

“…The Harris score was used to evaluate hip function before and after surgery. Repeated measure ANOVAs were applied to compare multiple time points within groups, while the Fisher's LSD test was used for pairwise comparisons between the means of multiple samples across groups. …”
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Conservative Treatment of Medial Meniscus Tear Through Ayurveda: A Case Study by Mahesh Sharma, Sourabh Deshmukh, Nitika Senger

“…In clinical examinations, the McMurray test, Apley grind test, and the bounce home test were positive. …”
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Economic burden of breast cancer in India, 2000–2021 and forecast to 2030 by Rakesh N Pillai, Aleena Alex, Narassima M.S., Vivek Verma, Ajil Shaji, Keechilat Pavithran, D. K. Vijaykumar, Denny John

“…The ARIMA (Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average) model was employed to analyze and predict breast cancer prevalence in India up to the year 2030 (time-series forecasting). Data were visualized and checked for stationarity using the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test. …”
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The impact of renal tubulointerstitial dysfunction on the early and long-term prognosis in chronic heart failure patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction by V. V. Syvolap, V. A. Lysenko

“…To study the dependence of the early-term (1 year) and long-term (5 years) prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) of ischemic origin with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) depending on renal tubulointerstitial functional disorders. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Non Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulation Therapy using CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED Scores: A Cohort Study from Western Gujarat, I... by Sohilkhan Riyazkhan Pathan, Bharat M Gajjar, Sunilkumar Karna, Kushal Pujara

“…Comparisons of risk groups used the Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square/Fisher’s-exact test and Kruskal-Wallis test as appropriate. …”
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En Bloc Kidney Transplantation, The Best Option? by Mauricio Alejandro Saldaña-Ruiz, Cynthia del Carmen Cardona-Ruiz, Federico Ortiz-Alonso, Mauricio Linnery Rendón-Saldívar

“…Among the transplantation techniques, en bloc renal transplantation, first practiced in 1969, has been considered, nevertheless, it increased the risk of urinary, vascular and functional complications. In recent years, there have been reports of better results compared to the standard technique. …”
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Diagnosis of vertebral mineral metabolism disorders in patients with drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis using computed tomography data by М.І. Lynnyk, V.І. Іgnatieva, G.L. Gumeniuk, V.А. Svyatnenko, N.M. Bobok

“…In patients with widespread pulmonary tuberculosis, the disease with pronounced symptoms of intoxication may be due to the disruption of protein metabolism and the function of the hepatobiliary system, and thus, a decrease in the level of amino acids in the liver, protein, substituted for ammonia, indicators of ALT, AST, thymol test. …”
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The Clock Drawing Task reveals executive dysfunction in the dialysis population – an underrecognized and underestimated problem by Piotr Olejnik, Aleksandra Golenia, Oliwia Maciejewska, Ewa Wojtaszek, Paweł Żebrowski, Jolanta Małyszko

“…Moreover, past medical history, demographic data, and laboratory test results were collected.Results The mean patient age was 59.47 ± 14.98 years, and the mean duration of dialysis was 45.93 ± 48.49 months. …”
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