Maternal Uterine Artery Doppler and Serum Marker in the First Trimester as Predictive Markers for Small for Gestational Age Neonates and Preeclampsia: A Pilot Study by Je Yeon Lee, Kyung A Lee, So Yun Park, Soo Jung Kim, So-Yeon Shim, Young Ju Kim, Mi Hye Park

“…<b>Methods</b>: In this retrospective pilot study, we enrolled 628 singleton pregnant women who underwent ultrasound in both the first and second trimesters and blood test. For SGA correlation, we further excluded 12 subjects with PE because PE may be the cause of SGA. …”
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Identification of major hemorrhage in trauma patients in the prehospital setting: diagnostic accuracy and impact on outcome by Nigel R M Tai, Evangelia Kyrimi, Jared M Wohlgemut, Zane B Perkins, William Marsh, Michael Christian, Erhan Pisirir, Rebecca S Stoner, Thomas Hurst

“…This decision was compared with whether patients had MH in hospital, defined as the critical admission threshold (CAT+): administration of ≥3 U of red blood cells during any 60-minute period within 24 hours of injury. …”
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Taohong Siwu Decoction Exerts a Beneficial Effect on Cardiac Function by Possibly Improving the Microenvironment and Decreasing Mitochondrial Fission after Myocardial Infarction by Zhi-rong Luo, Han Li, Zhong-xin Xiao, Shui-jin Shao, Tian-tian Zhao, Yue Zhao, Fang-fang Mou, Bo Yu, Hai-dong Guo

“…The infarct size and collagen deposition in the infarct area were measured using Masson’s trichrome staining, and the number of CD31- and α-SMA-positive blood vessels in the peri-infarct and infarct area was evaluated by immunofluorescent staining. …”
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Exercise stress echocardiography shows impaired left ventricular function after hospitalization with COVID‐19 without overt myocarditis: A pilot study by Robert E. Goldstein, Edward A. Hulten, Thomas B. Arnold, Victoria M. Thomas, Andrew Heroy, Erika N. Walker, Keiko Fox, Hyun Lee, Joya Libbus, Bethelhem Markos, Maureen N. Hood, Travis E. Harrell, Mark C. Haigney

“…RP peak heart rate was significantly higher (172 ± 18 vs. 153 ± 20); peak systolic blood pressure trended higher (192 ± 31 vs. 178 ± 19). …”
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Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention in Tanzania (CONCEPT) study: Cohort profile by Ditte Søndergaard Linde, Vibeke Rasch, Julius D Mwaiselage, Rachel Manongi, Patricia Swai, Chunsen Wu, Bariki Mchome, Johnson Katanga, Crispin Kahesa, Susanne Kjaer

“…Biological samples included two cervical swabs for careHPV DNA testing, cytology, Hybrid Capture 2, genotyping and blood samples for HIV. Visual inspection with acetic acid was performed, and sociodemographic, lifestyle and sexual/reproductive characteristics were collected through a standardised questionnaire.Findings to date 4043 women were included in the cohort from August 2015 to May 2017. …”
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MUC2 expression modulates immune infiltration in colorectal cancer by Christophe M. Raynaud, Ayesha Jabeen, Eiman I. Ahmed, Eiman I. Ahmed, Satanay Hubrack, Apryl Sanchez, Shimaa Sherif, Ahmad A. Al-Shaibi, Bernice Lo, Bernice Lo, Jessica Roelands, Davide Bedognetti, Davide Bedognetti, Wouter Hendrickx, Wouter Hendrickx

“…By employing CRISPR-mediated MUC2 knockout, we investigated the influence of MUC2 on tumor immune infiltration and its interplay with T cells and NK cells enriched peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in 3D spheroid cultures.ResultsWhile MUC2 was more abundant in LS-174T cell line compared to HT-29, its knockout resulted in increased immune infiltration solely in the HT-29 cell line, but not in the LS-174T cell line. …”
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TNF-α Enhances the Therapeutic Effects of MenSC-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles on Inflammatory Bowel Disease through Macrophage Polarization by miR-24-3p by Huikang Xu, Jiamin Fu, Lijun Chen, Sining Zhou, Yangxin Fang, Qi Zhang, Xin Chen, Li Yuan, Yifei Li, Zhenyu Xu, Charlie Xiang

“…Human menstrual blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MenSCs) and their secreted small extracellular vesicles (EVs) had been proven to relieve inflammation, tissue damage, and fibrosis in various organs. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of handheld ultrasound in primary blast lung injury: a comprehensive study by Shifeng Shao, Zhengbin Wu, Jun Liu, Zhikang Liao, Yuan Yao, Liang Zhang, Yaoli Wang, Hui Zhao

“…Immediate lung ultrasound following the BLUE-PLUS protocol and arterial blood gas analysis were conducted pre-injury and 0.5 h, 3 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h post-injury, respectively. …”
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Seasonal fluctuation of total water intake and hydration status among young men and women: a prospective cohort study by Jianfen Zhang, Jianfen Zhang, Na Zhang, Na Zhang, Junbo Lu, Junbo Lu, Shufang Liu, Yongwei Lin, Guansheng Ma, Guansheng Ma

“…Total drinking fluids consumed and water from food were assessed, and the osmolality and electrolyte concentrations of 24-h urine and fasting blood samples were determined. Differences among the four seasons were compared by mixed linear models, followed by determinations of least-significant differences (LSD), with spring used as the reference.ResultsSeventy-nine participants (43 men and 36 women) completed the study. …”
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Surgical Resection with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Locoregionally Recurrent Appendiceal Cancer Invading the External Iliac Vessels by Jun Takahashi, Shingo Tsujinaka, Nao Kakizawa, Noriya Takayama, Erika Machida, Kazuki Iseya, Fumi Hasegawa, Rina Kikugawa, Yasuyuki Miyakura, Koichi Suzuki, Toshiki Rikiyama

“…At first, a femoro-femoral bypass was made to secure the blood supply to the right lower extremities. Subsequently, an en bloc resection including the recurrent tumor and the external iliac vessels was completed. …”
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Efficacy of medical thoracoscopy combined with fibrinolytic therapy in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema by Feng-Fu Zhan, Mao-Hong Huang, Yan-Ping Du, Yan Chen, Han-Han Chen, Yi-Li Lin, Yi-Yuan Chen, Ling Cai, Xiao-Bin Zhang

“…Primary outcomes included changes in inflammatory markers (white blood cell count, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin), imaging outcomes (resolution of pleural effusion, pulmonary inflammation, and the incidence of pleural thickening at three months), pulmonary function assessed by forced vital capacity (FVC), and in-hospital mortality. …”
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Oxidative stress in critically ill neonatal foals by David Wong, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Cosette Faivre, Jamie Kopper, Katie Dersh, Theresa Beachler, Melissa Esser

“…We hypothesized that ill foals would have higher blood concentrations of ROS and biomarkers of oxidative injury and lower concentrations of antioxidants compared to healthy foals. …”
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The Fabrication and Evaluation of a Potential Biomaterial Produced with Stem Cell Sheet Technology for Future Regenerative Medicine by Shukui Zhou, Ying Wang, Kaile Zhang, Nailong Cao, Ranxing Yang, Jianwen Huang, Weixin Zhao, Mahbubur Rahman, Hong Liao, Qiang Fu

“…However, the acellular matrix derived from natural tissues and organs has a lot of defects, including the limited amount of autogenous tissue and surgical complication such as risk of blood loss, wound infection, pain, shock, and functional damage in the donor part of the body. …”
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Association of C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 (CTRP9) Level with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Zexuan Li, Yunhui Du, Lixin Jia, Jingyao Fan, Ruifeng Guo, Xinliang Ma, Xiao Wang, Shaoping Nie, Yongxiang Wei

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Are the acute phase proteins related to anestrus in primiparous water buffaloes? Preliminary results by Frank Díaz-Huerta, Anthony Meléndez-Becerra, Justin Dijak, Héctor Nava-Trujillo

“…More- over, the body condition score was evaluated using a 1 to 5 scale with 0.25 increments (1 = thin, 5 = fat), and blood sam- ples were collected to measure the levels of C-reactive protein (by ELISA), fibrinogen (by Clauss assay), and cholesterol (by Colorimetric method). …”
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Physiological arterial pressure improves renal performance during normothermic machine perfusion in a porcine kidney DCD model by Yitian Fang, Gisela Ambagtsheer, Lin Xia, Marian C. Clahsen-van Groningen, Robert C. Minnee, Ron W.F. de Bruin

“…Results: Three groups showed comparable IRR, with the 115 mmHg group exhibiting the highest blood flow. The 95 mmHg group [0.48 (0.36–1.15) ml/min/100g] and 115 mmHg group [0.93 (0.45–1.41) ml/min/100g] showed significantly higher creatinine clearance compared to the 75 mmHg group [0.16 (0.08–0.37) ml/min/100g] during the first hour of NMP (p = 0.049, p = 0.009, respectively). …”
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Waist circumference and altered metabolic indices are associated with increased resting pulse rate in middle-aged adults by Laith Ashour, Zaid Taimeh, Moaiad Hussein, Zeid Jarrar, Nicola Hanna Madani, Noor Mnaa, Layan Ayesh, Ahmad Odeh, Sama Samer Abu Monshar, Muath Mohammad Dabas, Rawan Almejaibal

“…We controlled for sex, anthropometrics, lipid indices, diabetic status, blood pressure, and antihypertensive use. The total number of participants was 1839 (weighted n=1,390,763), the mean age was 38.1 [standard deviation (SD)=2.0] and the mean pulse rate was 75.2 (SD=11.6). …”
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Ursodeoxycholic acid protects against sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by activating Nrf2/HO-1 and inhibiting NF-κB pathway by Yunpeng Lou, Hongguang Shi, Ning Sha, Feifei Li, Xiaofeng Gu, Huiyan Lin

“…Kidney injury was evaluated by HE staining and biochemical markers, including serum creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), urinary protein, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), and retinol binding protein (RBP). …”
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Survey of medication history of patients with stroke after discharge from an acute hospital ward: a case series study by Yuko Fukuda, Risa Ito, Misaki Kakihana, Tsutomu Takahashi, Tetsuji Kanemoto, Toshiyuki Sahara, Masahiko Tsujikawa, Mitsuko Onda

“…Based on the medicinal efficacy classification, four patients treated with other blood and body fluids-related agents (antiplatelet drugs), three patients treated with agents for hyperlipidemia (statins), two patients with agents for peptic ulcers, two patients with vasodilators, one patient treated with antihypertensives, and one patient with other agents affecting digestive organs (antiemetic agents that acts on the central nervous system) had discrepancies. …”
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Менеджмент пацієнтів зі врощенням плаценти: огляд світового та власного досвіду by K.Yu. Bielka, D.О. Govsieiev, Iu.L. Kuchyn, I.V. Sirenko, Ye.V. Hrizhymalskyi, D.S. Sazhyn, A.V. Lespuh, O.M. Bunchuk, I.A. Dukmas, O.B. Yaroshchuk

“…За даними літературного огляду, ключовими моментами менеджменту пацієнток із РСПА є стратегії дотримання Patient blood management: попередження та лікування анемії вагітних; підготовка банку крові до можливої масивної гемотрансфузії; дотримання протоколів із менеджменту масивної акушерської кровотечі, зокрема, використання транексамової кислоти та рання гемотрансфузія, об’єктивний підрахунок крововтрати тощо. …”
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