Clinical significance of establishing a red blood cell alloantibody detection database by XIAO Xiao, CHEN Long, ZHAO Zhenyu, HE Zhanghan, ZHOU Mengjun, TANG Jie

“…In the univariate analysis, the positivity of antibody was significantly associated with the patient's gender, age, blood transfusion history, pregnancy history and type of disease (all P<0.001). …”
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Prognostic role of aetiological agent vs. clinical pattern in candidates to lead extraction for cardiac implantable electronic device infections by Giulia Massaro, Renato Pascale, Mauro Biffi, Cristian Martignani, Matteo Ziacchi, Andrea Simeone, Raimondo Pittorru, Manuel De Lazzari, Federico Migliore, Igor Diemberger

“…Considering significant predictors of mortality at multivariate Cox regression analyses, a 5-point BOP2D score was developed, and it was validated with a prospective cohort from the Padua University. 157 patients were enrolled (mean age 71.3 ± 12.3 years, 81.5% male). S. aureus was isolated in 32.5% of patients, and it was more associated with valvular heart disease, systemic infection, and chronic kidney disease. …”
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Risk factors for electroconvulsive therapy-induced fever: a retrospective case-control study by Can-Jin Deng, Can-Jin Deng, Jian-Wen Yang, Jian-Wen Yang, Zi-Zhe Liu, Zi-Zhe Liu, Ting Ning, Ting Ning, Sha Nie, Sha Nie, Xiong Huang, Xiong Huang, Xin-Hu Yang, Xin-Hu Yang, Xing-Bing Huang, Xing-Bing Huang, Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng

“…However, little is known about the prevalence of ECT-induced fever and its associated risk factors in patients with major mental disorders (MMD).MethodsThis retrospective, case-control study included 113 cases and 226 age-matched controls (1:2). The case group comprised patients who exhibited an axillary temperature of ≥37.5°C (99.5°F) at least once within 24 hours post-ECT. …”
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External Validity of the Novel Surrogate Measures for Occipitocervical Alignment by Ahmadreza Mirbolook, Masoomeh Raoufi, Yeganeh Yousefifar, Mobin Forghan, Mohammad Sadegh Fakhari, Mohammadreza Bozorgmanesh

“…We retrospectively studied 274 lateral cervical radiographs of patients aging 1 to 87 years who had no cervical pathology evident on X-ray. …”
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The effect of failed transfer of passive immunity and agammaglobulinemia on the occurrence of preweaning diarrhea, pneumonia, and mortality in Holstein calves by Mely T. Olivera, Jesús Mellado, José E. García, Juan A. Encina, Perpetuo Álvarez, Ulises Macías-Cruz, Leonel Avendaño, Miguel Mellado

“…The odds of dying before 60 days of age were 1.9 times higher in calves with FPI. …”
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The clinical pattern of intentional injuries at a primary Saudi Arabian trauma center by Bader Hamza Shirah, Hamza Asaad Shirah, Ibrahim Abdulaziz Zabeery, Osama Abdulqader Sogair, Ahmed Medawi Alahmari, Wael Awad Alhaidari, Maher Hamdan Alamri, Waal Nafa Aljabri

“…Results The proportion of trauma patients with intentional injuries was 1.3%. The mean age was 34.2±9.4 years, 141 patients (56.0%) were male, and 111 (44.1%) were female (male to female ratio, 1.27:1). …”
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Clinicopathological features of Lynch syndrome pedigrees with MSH2 c.351G>A gene variant by Shuai Zhang, Guanyu Fu, Gongping Sun, Yuanxin Tang, Jin Meng, Zhigang Wang, Rongjun Su, Wei Liu, Xiaoxia Li

“…The clinicopathological characteristics of LS in this family include common simultaneous or heterogeneous multiple primary cancers, a broad tumor spectrum, and a younger age with the continuation of genetic algebra.…”
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Place of death and healthcare utilisation at the end of life among individuals with mental and behavioural disorders as underlying cause of death: population-level multiple-registe... by Maja Magdalena Olsson, Christopher Holmberg, Cecilia Larsdotter, Stina Nyblom, Joakim Öhlén

“…Method This population-level analysis used death certificate data (gender, age, underlying cause of death and place of death) recorded between 2013 and 2019 and other national register data. …”
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Role of Arg1+ ILC2s and ILCregs in gestational diabetes progression by Zhangyun Gong, Haixing Yi, Jie Zhang, Wan Li, Hao Wang, Peipei Guo, Caihua Li, Anan Pan, Yunxia Cao, Zhimin Lu, Huanhuan Jiang

“…This study included 19 patients diagnosed with GDM and 19 age- and body mass index-matched individuals in the control group. …”
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Sofosbuvir Based Regimens in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Compensated Liver Cirrhosis in Community Care Setting by Vijay Gayam, Amrendra Kumar Mandal, Mazin Khalid, Osama Mukhtar, Arshpal Gill, Pavani Garlapati, Mowyad Khalid, Mohammed Mansour

“…SVR 12 did not vary based on age, sex, body mass index, baseline HCV viral load, HCV/HIV coinfection, type of genotype, and prior treatment status. …”
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Internal Dosimetry in Patients Undergoing Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) with 177Lu-[DOTA0-Tyr3] Octerotate: A Single-Center Experience by Elahe Mahmoudi, Mahasti Amoui, Mohammad Reza Deevband, Elahe Pirayesh, Mohammad Reza Asgari, Mehdi Ghorbani

“…The patients had a mean age of 53.5 ± 12 years (ranging from 36 to 70 years) and imaging data were collected at roughly 0 to 2 hours, 4 to 6 hours, 18 to 24 hours, and 36 to 48 hours after the injection of 6401± 628.4 MBq (range of 5500 MBq-7400 MBq) of 177Lu-[DOTA0-Tyr3] octerotate. …”
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Absent in melanoma 2: a potent suppressor of retinal pigment epithelial-mesenchymal transition and experimental proliferative vitreoretinopathy by Yu Chen, Mingyuan Jiang, Liping Li, Shanshan Yang, Zuimeng Liu, Shiwen Lin, Wanxiao Wang, Jinyang Li, Feng Chen, Qiang Hou, Xiaoyin Ma, Ling Hou

“…It also contributes to retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). …”
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Cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, and nitric oxide as determinants of resting heart rate variability in non-hospitalized mild post-COVID individuals: a cross-sectional study by Lucivalda Viegas de Almeida, Aldair Darlan Santos-de-Araújo, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Patricia Martins Santos, Mariana Campos Maia, Victória Pereira Frutuoso, Daniel Santos Rocha, Adriana Sousa Rêgo, Daniela Bassi-Dibai

“…Individuals of both sexes, aged ≥ 18 years, who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 according to the RT-PCR test, without the need for hospitalization, were included. …”
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It’s safe to move! A protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of a video designed to increase people’s confidence becoming more active despite back pain... by Ian A Harris, Adrian C Traeger, James H McAuley, Siobhan M Schabrun, Benedict Martin Wand, Aidan Cashin, Christopher Michael Williams, Edel O'Hagan, Sean O'Neill

“…People over 18 years of age and fluent in English will be recruited via social media advertising. …”
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Neglected Forearm Fractures and Its Outcome Following Mediolateral Plate Osteosynthesis: A Retrospective Case Series by Sitsabesan Chokkalingam, Ashok T Ramanathan, Gopinath Menon

“…Materials and methods: The retrospective series includes 11 cases of neglected forearm diaphyseal fractures from January 2019 to November 2022. The mean age in this study group is 32.4 years, with an average time delay of 3.8 months in presentation for the definitive procedure. …”
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Prenatal bisphenol A and/or diethylhexyl phthalate exposure followed by adult estradiol treatment affects behavior and brain monoamines in female rat offspring by Amrita Kaimal, Jessica M. Hooversmith, Maryam H. Al Mansi, Ariana D. Cherry, Jillian T. Garrity, Philip V. Holmes, Puliyur S. MohanKumar, Puliyur S. MohanKumar, Sheba M. J. MohanKumar, Sheba M. J. MohanKumar

“…This study examines the cumulative effects of prenatal EDC exposure combined with chronic low-dose 17β-estradiol (E2) treatment in adulthood on neurobehavioral outcomes.MethodsPregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were orally dosed with vehicle, bisphenol A (BPA) (5 μg/kg body weight (BW)/day), low-dose (LD) diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) (5 μg/kg BW/day), high-dose (HD) DEHP (7.5 mg/kg BW/day), or a combination of the two (BPA+DEHP) from gestational days 6-21. At 3 months of age, female offspring were implanted with slow-release E2 pellets or were sham-implanted. …”
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Association between sleep disorder and anhedonia in adolescence with major depressive disorder: the mediating effect of stress by Xinxin Zhao, Hongzhe Ma, Ning Li, Wenjun Wu, Xinxu Ma, Xinxin Zhang, Wenming Liu, Lei Shang, Huaning Wang, Hailong Dong, Chen Li, Guangchao Zhao, Min Cai

“…Methods This is a cross-sectional study that includes 200 adolescents suffered from MDD between the ages of 12–17. We use Spearman’s test to explore the relationship among main variables. …”
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Abnormal Circadian Modification of Aδ-Fiber Pathway Excitability in Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome by Catello Vollono, Giacomo Della Marca, Elisa Testani, Anna Losurdo, Daniela Virdis, Diana Ferraro, Valerio Brunetti, Paolo M. Rossini, Domenica Le Pera, Salvatore Mazza, Massimiliano Valeriani

“…We enrolled 11 patients (mean age 53.2 ± 19.7 years; 7 men) suffering from severe, primary RLS. …”
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Evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease in patients treated with JAK inhibitors: a MAJIK-SFR cohort study by Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, Philippe Dieude, Rene-Marc Flipo, Jerome Avouac, Emanuelle Dernis, Anne Tournadre, Marie-Elise Truchetet, Raphaele Seror, André Ramon, Nicolas Roux, André Basch, Pascal Chazerain, Fabienne Coury-Lucas, Richard Damade, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Thao Pham, Clément Prati, Olivier Brocq, Jean Hugues Salmon, Christian hubert roux, Félicien Triboulet, Charles Leské, Émilie Shipley

“…Pulmonary assessment data were collected at JAKi initiation and follow-up visits (6 months, 12 months and a median of 21 months postinclusion), including chest high-resolution CT (HRCT), pulmonary function tests (forced vital capacity (FVC) and diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO)), acute exacerbations of ILD, respiratory infections and lung cancers.Results We enrolled 42 patients (26 women, 62%) with RA-ILD with a mean age of 61±13 years and a mean disease duration of 16±10 years. …”
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Cardiac arrhythmia assessment with patch electrocardiogram versus insertable cardiac monitor: a cohort study in endurance athletes with atrial fibrillation by Trygve Berge, Andre La Gerche, Bente Morseth, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Arnljot Tveit, Marius Myrstad, Jon Magne Letnes, Guido Claessen, Bjarne Martens Nes, Turid Apelland, Kristoffer Robin Johansen, Eivind Sørensen, Jan Pål Loennechen, Kristine Folkenborg, Kristin Espolin Johnson, Vegard Malmo, Andreas Berg Sellevold, Rune Byrkjeland, Steve Enger, Sophia Onarheim, Vigdis Bache-Semb, Boris Delpire, Ingrid Haagenrud Langmo, Fedelix Pethogo Brown, Lena Marie Kristiansen

“…Training sessions were monitored using sports watches.Results Out of 29 invited athletes, 14 athletes (mean age 60.4 years, 2 women) made use of the patch ECG and were monitored for a total of 2987 hours and a median of 14 (range 1–17) days. …”
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