Value of Plasma NGAL and Creatinine on First Day of Admission in the Diagnosis of Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 1 by Hao Phan Thai, Bao Hoang Bui, Tien Hoang Anh, Minh Huynh Van

“…There were 48 cases (rate 34.5%) with CRS1, mean age was 66.12 ± 15.77 and men accounted for 50.4%. …”
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The association between digital technology use and depression among older people in China: a moderated mediation model by Qinmei Wu, Wei He, Jinfu Wang, Litao Du, Xiangli Xue, Qiang He, Yang Pan, Si Chen, Xianliang Zhang

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the association among multidimensional (Digital engagement, DE; Digital devices, DD; and Digital purpose, DP) digital technology use and depression in older Chinese, considering social participation as a mediator and physical activity level (PAL) as a moderator.MethodsData on 5,744 participants (aged≥60) were extracted from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2020 dataset. …”
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Short-term predictive value of sST2 in patients with STEMI following primary PCI: a prospective observational study by Shan Huang, Lu-Jiao Yu, Guang-Feng Sun, Zi-Xin Zhang

“…High sST2 group had higher MACEs rate compared to low sST2 group (28.8% vs. 8.0%, P = 0.001). sST2 was positively correlated with age (r = 0.181, P = 0.027), SYNTAX score (r = 0.257, P = 0.002), high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) (r = 0.225, P = 0.006), B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) (r = 0.225, P = 0.006) and negatively with left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) (r = -0.197, P = 0.016). …”
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Long-Term Destiny of Corneal Endothelial Cells in Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens-Implanted Eyes by Yating Tang, Jie Xu, Jiahui Chen, Yi Lu

“…Among these, 3 eyes (8.11%) were angle-supported AC-IOLs and 34 eyes (91.89%) were Artisan iris-fixated AC-IOLs. The mean age of patients was 41.40 ± 17.17 years, and the mean follow-up time was 12.12 ± 4.71 years in our study. …”
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Effect of Different Doses of Sugammadex on Recovery and Hemodynamic Parameters in Reversing Neuromuscular Blockade in Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy by Kadir ARSLAN, Gozde UCUKSARAC, Hale CETIN ARSLAN, Erkan AYDIN, Ayca Sultan SAHIN

“…Results: In total, 314 ECT sessions were performed on 46 patients. The average age of the patients was 38.3+-12.6 years, and 56.6% (n=26) were male. …”
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Dose-response risks of all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular disease mortality according to sex-specific cigarette smoking pack-year quantiles by Jieun Hwang, Suyoung Jo, Heewon Kang, Eunsil Cheon, Sung-il Cho

“…Based on the number of deaths in 2018, hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated for all-cause mortality, as well as for death caused by all cancers, lung cancer, and cardiovascular diseases according to pack-years adjusted for age, household income, marital status, body mass index, physical activity, and alcohol consumption. …”
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Effect of Intestinal Levodopa-Carbidopa Infusion on Pharyngeal Dysphagia: Results from a Retrospective Pilot Study in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Bendix Labeit, Inga Claus, Paul Muhle, Sonja Suntrup-Krueger, Rainer Dziewas, Tobias Warnecke

“…Eleven patients with PDrPD (mean age 74.6 ± 4.4 years; mean Hoehn and Yahr stage 3.8 ± 0.6) received FEES both before and after the onset of LCIG treatment. …”
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Prognostic impact of donor mitochondrial genomic variants in myelodysplastic neoplasms after stem-cell transplantation by Jing Dong, Shahram Arsang-Jang, Tao Zhang, Zhongyuan Chen, Yung-Tsi Bolon, Stephen Spellman, Raul Urrutia, Paul Auer, Wael Saber

“…More importantly, we found that incorporating donor mtDNA variants with donor age and the degree of HLA-matching could help to identify “suboptimal” younger HLA-well-matched unrelated donors and “optimal” older HLA-partially/mismatched unrelated donors. …”
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Integrating Metabolomics and Genomics to Uncover the Impact of Fermented Total Mixed Ration on Heifer Growth Performance Through Host-Dependent Metabolic Pathways by Zhenzhen Hu, Minyu Zuo, Shixuan Ding, Yifan Zhong, Mingyuan Xue, Huichao Zheng

“…A total of 157 heifers aged 7–8 months were selected, and their hair was collected for whole-genome sequencing. …”
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Feasibility of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation combined with personalized word retrieval for improving naming in primary progressive aphasia by Allan George, Eric McConathey, Amy Vogel-Eyny, Elizabeth Galletta, Giuseppina Pilloni, Leigh Charvet

“…Language measures were remotely administered at baseline and intervention end.ResultsWe enrolled 10 patients (age: 70 ± 7 years; 60% male) with confirmed logopenic variant (n = 2), semantic variant (n = 2), or unspecified (n = 6) PPA. …”
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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Cardiac Patients with Overweight and Obesity by I. V. Logacheva, T. A. Ryazanova, V. R. Makarova, O. V. Surnina

“…A group of 112 men (male)aged 61.2±1.7 diagnosed with the ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stage 1–3 arterial hypertension (AH) were examined during the stationary treatment in the Republican Clinical Diagnostic Centre (Izhevsk, Russia). …”
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Risk of Dementia and Its Associated Factors Among the Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Attending a Tertiary Cardiac Hospital of Dhaka City: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Fardina Rahman Omi, Lingkan Barua, Palash Chandra Banik, Syed Mosfiqur Rahman, Mithila Faruque

“…The next 20 years' risk of dementia was estimated using the “Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging, and Incidence of Dementia” score. The risk score, risk levels, and risk factors were presented descriptively. …”
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The Value of P‐Wave Parameters Changes in Predicting Catheter Ablation Outcomes for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation by Ibrahim Antoun, Xin Li, Zakariyya Vali, Ahmed Kotb, Ahmed Abdelrazik, Ivelin Koev, Riyaz Somani, G. André Ng

“…Males comprised 71% of the patients; the mean age was 60. Demographics were similar between both arms p < 0.001. …”
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Perbedaan Hasil Pemeriksaan Sputum Basil Tahan Asam Antara PasienTuberkulosis Yang Perokok Dan Bukan Perokok Di Balai Pengobatan Penyakit Paru Lubuk Alung by Nurul Ziqra, Elizabeth Bahar, Edison Edison

“…The conclusions was TB patients are found in the productive age and the male gender. Acid fast bacilli positive in smoker is higher than non-smokers.…”
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Empowering Nursing Practices: Enhancing Patient Care Through Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Urinary Catheterisation in Taicang City by Lihong Zhang, Hong Zhang, Yaxuan Wang, Hui Li, Ting Liu, Jingjing Qian, Chi Wang

“…Partial correlation analysis adjusted for age, gender, department, working experience and experience in treating patients with catheter‐associated urinary tract infections also showed positive correlations among KAP. …”
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Comparative Study of Chikungunya Only and Chikungunya-Scrub Typhus Coinfection in Children: Findings from a Hospital-Based Observational Study from Central Nepal by Santosh Pathak, Nagendra Chaudhary, Prativa Dhakal, Sanjay Ray Yadav, Binod Kumar Gupta, Om Prakash Kurmi

“…A hospital-based observational study was conducted in children below 15 years of age over 16-month duration in 2017-2018. Chikungunya was diagnosed by IgM ELISA. …”
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Usefulness of a TDM-Guided Approach for Optimizing Teicoplanin Exposure in the Treatment of Secondary Bloodstream Infections Caused by Glycopeptide-Susceptible <i>Enterococcus faec... by Milo Gatti, Matteo Rinaldi, Maddalena Giannella, Pierluigi Viale, Federico Pea

“…Overall, 67 patients (median age 70 years; male 55.2%) were included. Catheter-related BSIs (50.7%) and intrabdominal/biliary tract (29.9%) infections were the main sources of <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> BSI. …”
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Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk estimation of indoor TVOCs, RSPM, FPM and SFPM on young women dwellers: a case study from the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India by Farheen Zehra, Samridhi Dwivedi, Mohd Akbar Ali, P. S. Rajinikanth, Alfred Lawrence

“…ELCR values for PM1 and PM2.5 surpassed the permissible limit in every house and HQ values also exceeded the minimum allowable value for 20–21 year age group at all of the locations, indicating substantial health risk from exposure. …”
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AOZORA: long-term safety and joint health in paediatric persons with haemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors receiving emicizumab – protocol for a multicentre, open-label, pha... by Seitaro Yoshida, Masashi Taki, Hideyuki Takedani, Midori Shima, Keiji Nogami, Azusa Nagao, Haruko Yamaguchi-Suita, Yui Kyogoku, Akira Ishiguro, Kaoru Kitsukawa

“…The AOZORA study will evaluate the long-term safety and joint health of paediatric PwHA without factor (F)VIII inhibitors taking emicizumab; here, we report the details of the study protocol and baseline data.Methods and analysis AOZORA is a multicentre, open-label, phase IV clinical study in Japan that aims to enrol approximately 30 PwHA aged &lt;12 years without FVIII inhibitors. The primary endpoints include a long-term safety evaluation of adverse events, laboratory test abnormalities and FVIII inhibitor development; and a long-term joint health assessment using MRI and the Hemophilia Joint Health Score. …”
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Efficacy Of Vocal Cord Medialization by Injection Thyroplasty Using Liquid Paraffin In Relieving Hoarseness Of Voice In Idiopathic And Traumatic Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis by Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Sarim Khan, Ashar Alamgir, Muhammad Hamza Rana, Hafiz Sajjad Hyder, Syeda Jamila Ali

“…Paired sample t-test was applied to measure pre-procedure and post-procedure scores. Results: The mean age of the participants was 38 years. Out of 37 patients 23 (62%) patients presented within 6 months of hoarseness of voice. 14 (38%) patients presented after 6 months of hoarseness of voice. 19 out of 23  patients (83%) underwent only a single dose of liquid paraffin via injection thyroplasty to resolve hoarseness of voice. …”
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