Delayed PCI 12 Hours after the Onset of Symptoms Is Associated with Improved Outcomes for Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Real-World Study by Wen-Juan Xiu, Hai-Tao Yang, Ying-Ying Zheng, Yi-Tong Ma, Xiang Xie

“…Methods and Results. From May 2012 to December 2015, a total of 1072 STEMI patients received delayed PCI (n=594) or standard medication therapy (MT) (n=478) more than 12 h after the onset of symptoms. …”
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Impact of resin tapping on the radial growth and climate sensitivity of naturally- regenerated Pinus roxburghii (Chir pine) in Western Nepal by Bipin Bhattarai, Narayan Prasad Gaire, Tek Maraseni, Bishnu Prasad Devkota, Badri Bhattarai, Shankar Tripathi, Kamal Raj Aryal, Hari Adhikari

“…The rainfall in January, February, March, April, August, October, and December positively influenced the radial growth of both tapped and untapped trees, with only the rainfall in January having a significant effect on growth. …”
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Epidemiological Study of Hepatitis B, C and HIV Cases among the Foreigners Visiting Sulaimani City from 2013 Through 2016 by Mohammed Omer Mohammed, Asan Baram Hasan, Fenk Bakir Maarouf

“…This study was conducted between 1stof January 2016 and 31st December 2016. A total number of 275,979 foreigners who were referred formally to the central laboratory- residency department in Sulaimani city for screening for (HBsAg, HCV Ab and HIV Ab) from 2013 through 2016 were analyzed and all the foreigners who visited Sulaimani city in 2016 were included with assessment of demographic data and risk factors among the positive cases. …”
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Outcomes of Del Nido and hyperkalemic blood cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery with prolonged aortic cross-clamp times★ by Szpytma Malgorzata, Gimpel Damian, Ross Jordan, Newland Richard F., Crouch Gareth, Rice Gregory D., Bennetts Jayme S., Baker Robert A.

“…Data was prospectively collected from the Flinders Cardiac Surgery Registry from June 2014 to December 2022. A propensity-matched (1:1) analysis was performed comparing patients receiving Del Nido cardioplegia (n = 194) to those receiving hyperkalemic blood cardioplegia (n = 194). …”
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Feasibility of implementing a rapid-learning methodology to inform radiotherapy treatments: key professional stakeholders’ views by Corinne Faivre-Finn, Kevin Franks, Fiona McDonald, David P French, Daniel Johnson, Arbaz Kapadi, Gareth Price, Rebecca Holley, Kate Wicks, Kathryn Banfill, Gareth Webster

“…Data were collected between December 2022 and May 2023, and analysed using inductive thematic analysis.Results Four themes were generated: (1) the alignment of rapid-learning methodologies with the reality of practice, (2) concerns related to the variability of RWD, (3) the maturity of data infrastructures and capacity for rapid-learning and (4) further support, education and evidence needed to convince stakeholders to adopt rapid-learning approaches.Conclusion The potential of rapid-learning to help address evidence gaps in radiotherapy development was positively received by different professional stakeholders. …”
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Association between the triglyceride glucose index and acute kidney injury following traumatic brain injury by Rujun Pan, Shaojie Li, Baofang Wu, Jiayin Wang, Shanglu Lin, Longjie Chen, De Wei, Hongzhi Gao

“…Patients diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Chinese tertiary hospitals between January 2014 and December 2023 were included in this retrospective study. …”
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Increased global posterior tibial slope is significantly associated with higher ACL graft signal intensity on 2-Year postoperative MRI after primary ACL reconstruction using hamstr... by Zhi-yu Zhang, Le-jin Hong, Wen-bin Bai, Jia-yi Shao, Yi-tian Gao, Xiao-yue Fu, Jian-quan Wang, Cheng Wang

“…Methods A total of 90 patients underwent primary ACLR using hamstring tendon autografts by the same senior surgeon between January 2013 and December 2020 were included. Patients were followed up and scheduled for a 2-year postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan at our institute. …”
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Assessment of Biosecurity Status in Commercial Chicken Farms Found in Bishoftu Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Abdulbari Ismael, Adem Abdella, Shihun Shimelis, Asamenew Tesfaye, Yimer Muktar

“…A survey was undertaken from December 2017 to April 2018 to assess the biosecurity status of 44 commercial chicken farms established in Bishoftu town, Ethiopia, by interviewing farm owners using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in Trauma Patients in French Level-1 Trauma Centers: A National Survey by Pauline Glasman, Thomas Clavier, Hervé Quintard, Jonathan Charbit

“…Methods: Between January and December 2023, the ACUTE SFAR (Société Française d’Anesthésie et de Réanimation) committee sent a numeric survey to each French level-1 trauma center. …”
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Impact of open femoral endarterectomy on treating multilevel iliac and common femoral artery occlusive disease by Suehyun Park, Taewan Ku, Deokbi Hwang, Woo-Sung Yun, Seung Huh, Hyung-Kee Kim

“…PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the impact of femoral endarterectomy (FE) on treating multilevel iliac and common femoral artery occlusive disease.Materials and methodsFrom January 2013 to December 2022, 106 limbs in 103 patients with multilevel arterial occlusive disease underwent open FE and iliac angioplasty (FEIA) with or without infrainguinal revascularization. …”
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The use of propensity score matching to assess the effectiveness of the endometrial receptivity analysis in patients with recurrent implantation failure by Shuang Yu, Yongjie Zhang, Na Li, Zhuolun Su, Wenjing Li, Hua Lou, Yichun Guan

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ERA on pregnancy outcomes in patients with RIF.MethodsWe performed a retrospective cohort study analysis for a population of patients with RIF undergoing frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles in the reproductive center of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2019 to December 2022(n=1598). FET cycles with personalized embryo transfer (PET) under ERA guidance were included in the ERA group (n=43); after using propensity score matching (PSM), a total of 120 FET cycles were included as a control group. …”
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Identification of Breastfeeding Problems using LATCH Score and the Impact of Lactation Counselling: A Quasi-experimental Study by Sandhya Devi Lingala, Nerella Jwala Vasavi, Amara Jyothi Addanki, Lakshmi Prasanna Chintha, Nagireddy Anusha Reddy

“…Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in the Department of Paediatrics, ACSR Government Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India, from June 2023 to December 2023. The study included 400 healthy term and singleton babies. …”
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Estimating Seafloor Topography of the South China Sea Using SWOT Wide-Swath Altimetry Data by Fengshun Zhu, Jinbo Li, Yang Li, Jianqiao Xu, Jinyun Guo, Jiangcun Zhou, Heping Sun

“…The surface water and ocean topography (SWOT) wide-swath altimetry satellite was launched in December 2022. The performance of novel wide-swath altimetry in seafloor topography modeling needs to be evaluated. …”
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Determining timeframes to death for imminently dying patients: a retrospective cohort study by Tricia O’Connor, Wai-Man Liu, Juliane Samara, Joanne Lewis, Karen Strickland, Catherine Paterson

“…Method This is a large retrospective cohort study of 2,438 patients, 18 years and over, cared for as hospice inpatients or by community palliative care services, died between January 2017 and December 2021, and who collectively had 49,842 AKPS data points. …”
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Five lessons from a mid-level health manager intervention to increase uptake of tuberculosis prevention therapy in Uganda: ‘it is a completely different thing to implement what you... by Jason Johnson-Peretz, Canice Christian, Cecilia Akatukwasa, Fred Atwine, Elijah Kakande, Moses R. Kamya, Diane V. Havlir, Carol S. Camlin, Gabriel Chamie

“…Methods We performed a thematic analysis of six focus-group discussions from this intervention (held in May 2019, January 2020, September 2021) and 23 key informant interviews with control group participants (between February and August 2019 and September and December 2020). Results Analysis revealed five implementation skill sets District Health Officers (DHOs) and District Tuberculosis and Leprosy Supervisors (DTLSs) deployed to achieve sustainable implementation and realize their decision-making space. …”
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Bronchotracheal Stenting Management by Rigid Bronchoscopy under Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Support: 10 Years of Experience in a Tertiary Center by Sabrina Meyer, Anne-Sophie Dincq, Lionel Pirard, Sebahat Ocak, Jean-Paul D’Odémont, Philippe Eucher, Benoît Rondelet, André Gruslin, Laurie Putz

“…We retrospectively reviewed all patients who underwent rigid bronchoscopy under ECMO support for the management of bronchotracheal stenting at CHU UCL Namur hospital (Belgium), between January 2009 and December 2019. Results. We included 14 bronchoscopy cases performed on 11 patients (3 patients underwent 2 bronchoscopies) in this study; 12 were performed on males and 2 on females. …”
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Risk factors for early periventricular intraventricular hemorrhage in extremely low birth weight infants: a retrospective study by Yueju Cai, Yongjiang Jiang, Ping Wang, Xiaopeng Zhao, Yanyan Song, Xiaolan Li

“…Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 205 ELBWIs admitted to the Women and Children’s Medical Center of Guangzhou Medical University from January 2019 to December 2023. Standard head ultrasound screening (HUS) was used to assess the presence and severity of IVH on days 1–3 and 5–7 post-birth. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacy and Tolerability of Dienogest and Dienogest Plus Ethinylestradiol on Endometriosis Related-Pain by Tolga Karacan, Huseyin Kiyak, Eser Ozyurek, Mevlide San, Engin Oral

“…Study Design: A total of 81 patients with clinically diagnosed endometrioma, who had chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, or deep dyspareunia between January 2015 and December 2018 were studied retrospectively. The patients were divided into two main groups: continuous oral dienogest (n=43) (Visanne®, 2 mg/day) and continuous oral dienogest plus ethinylestradiol (n=38) (Dienille®, 2 mg/0.03 mg/day). …”
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Frailty and Sarcopenia Assessment in Patients with Advanced Chronic Liver Disease in a Tertiary Center in Romania by Petruta Violeta Filip, Denisa Cuciureanu, Corina Silvia Pop, Andreea Nicoleta Marinescu, Florentina Furtunescu, Laura Sorina Diaconu

“…<b>Methods</b>: A prospective, observational, unicentric study was conducted in an emergency university hospital in Romania between January 2021 and December 2023 that included patients with advanced liver diseases. …”
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Sex-Specific Analysis of the Relationship Between Ventricular Premature Contractions Frequency Distribution and Heart Rate: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chinese Adults by Li Z, Fang Y, Wu J, Ma W

“…Zhidan Li,&ast; Yan Fang,&ast; Junlin Wu, Wenxia Ma Department of Cardiology, The First People’s Hospital of Yibin, Yibin, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhidan Li, Department of Cardiology, The First People’s Hospital of Yibin, Yibin, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China, Email leezhd@163.comObjective: To investigate the correlation between premature ventricular contraction (PVC) frequency and heart rate (HR) in Chinese adults, with an emphasis on sex-specific differences in clinical characteristics.Patients and Methods: This retrospective study analyzed 24-hour Holter monitoring data from 478 inpatients at the First People’s Hospital of Yibin between January 2021 and December 2022. The inclusion criteria were age ≥ 18 years, ≥ 20 hours of Holter recording, frequent PVCs (≥ 500 PVCs), and complete clinical profiles. …”
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