Are dizziness/lightheadedness helpful symptoms for telephone triage of females and males calling the out-of-hours service for acute chest discomfort? A cross-sectional study by Frans H Rutten, Hester M den Ruijter, Sander van Doorn, Dorien L Zwart, Loes T C M Wouters, Anna S M Dobbe, Laurens van der Hem, D Carmen Erkelens

“…Recordings were excluded if (1) they were of poor quality, (2) the conversation was not a triage conversation, (3) patients were <18 years, (4) patients did not live in the vicinity of the OHS-PC, and (4) general practitioners did not want to provide follow-up information including the final diagnosis.Primary and secondary outcome measures The prevalence of dizziness/lightheadedness among patients calling the OHS-PC with acute chest discomfort and the relation between dizziness/lightheadedness and (1) urgency allocation and (2) a final diagnosis of ACS.Results Among 2195 patients who called the OHS-PC with acute chest discomfort, 251 (11.4%) had an ACS (8.3% females, 15.3% males). …”
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High-fat diet promotes gestational diabetes mellitus through modulating gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism by Lei Yao, Xuefei Zhou, Xianqi Jiang, Hao Chen, Yuanliang Li, Xiao Xiong, Yan Tang, Haogang Zhang, Pengfei Qiao

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Assessment of photoreceptor recovery and visual function utilizing adaptive optics and microperimetry in patients with surgically closed macular holes by Yuanyuan Liu, Xueli Yang, Wei Zhou, Jinguo Yu, Song Chen, Tiangeng He, Caiyun You, Xiangda Meng, Mengyu Liao, Yi Lei, Hua Yan

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Retrospective, Non-Interventional, Multicenter Study on the Effectiveness and Safety of Intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guerin in Patients with Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: R... by Panagiotis Angelopoulos, Titos Markopoulos, Lazaros Lazarou, Andreas Skolarikos, Panagiotis Stamatakos, Georgios I. Papadopoulos, Charalampos Fragkoulis, Konstantinos Ntoumas, Napoleon Moulavasilis, Panagiotis Levis, Dimitrios Papanikolaou, Ioannis Sokolakis, Konstantinos Hatzimouratidis, Charalampos Tzanetakos, Marina Psarra, George Mavridoglou, Konstantinos Skriapas, Dimitra Akrivou, Dimitrios Karagiannis, Christos Noutsos, Andreas Georgiou, Konstantinos Hastazeris, George Gourzoulidis, Dionysios Mitropoulos

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Comparing prediction accuracy for 30-day readmission following primary total knee arthroplasty: the ACS-NSQIP risk calculator versus a novel artificial neural network model by Anirudh Buddhiraju, Michelle Riyo Shimizu, Tony Lin-Wei Chen, Henry Hojoon Seo, Blake M. Bacevich, Pengwei Xiao, Young-Min Kwon

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A Study of Correlation of Adiponectin Levels in Metabolic Syndrome by Apurv Singhal, Vedpal Singh Punia, Akash Bharti, Shaavi Mittal, Praveen Raman Mishra, Prem Kuma

“…Materials and Methods: This observational cross-sectional hospital-based study was performed in the Department of General Medicine, School of Medical Sciences and Research, Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, from January 2019–June 2020. …”
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One-year outcomes of elderly acute cholecystitis patients by index treatment by Núria Lluís, Celia Villodre, Celia Villodre, Lucía Guilabert, Lucía Guilabert, Isabel de Castro, Isabel de Castro, Pedro Zapater, Pedro Zapater, Pedro Zapater, Pedro Zapater, Belén Martínez, Belén Martínez, José R. Aparicio, José R. Aparicio, Fèlix Lluís, Enrique de-Madaria, Enrique de-Madaria, Enrique de-Madaria

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Development and validation of the age-associated dementia policy (AgeD-Pol) computer simulation model in the USA and Europe by Anand Viswanathan, Lee H Schwamm, Krishna P Reddy, Emily P Hyle, Fatma M Shebl, Kenneth A Freedberg, Julia H A Foote, Yiqi Qian, Shibani S Mukerji, Nattanicha Wattananimitgul, Ankur Pandya

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Association of weight-adjusted-waist index with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Chinese urban adults: a cross-sectional study by Qingzheng Wu, Bing Li, Yuepeng Wang, Yuepeng Wang, Yue Zhang, Qian Wang, Binqi Li, Binqi Li, Wei Jing, Jing Yang, Yiming Mu

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Frequency and Molecular Characteristics of Mismatch Repair-deficient Status among Multiple Synchronous Colorectal Cancers by Kenichi Chikatani, Noriyasu Chika, Noriko Tanabe, Yoshiko Mori, Okihide Suzuki, Takatoshi Matsuyama, Keiichiro Ishibashi, Hidetaka Eguchi, Yasushi Okazaki, Tatsuro Yamaguchi, Hideyuki Ishida

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Evaluation of Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I and Class II in End-Stage Renal Disease Occurrence in Indonesian Transplantation Patients by Hani Susianti, Dwi Priyadi Djatmiko, I Komang Adi Widana, Deasy Ayuningtyas Tandio, Catur Suci Sutrisnani, Singgih Pudjo Wahono, Ira Puspitawati

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Bony ankylosis adversely affects postoperative hip function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study of 319 consecuti... by Liangliang Li, Jun Fu, Chi Xu, Ming Ni, Wei Chai, Libo Hao, Yonggang Zhou, Jiying Chen

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Exendin-4 Exacerbates Burn-Induced Morbidity in Mice by Activation of the Sympathetic Nervous System by Xiao-Jing Ji, Ji-Wei Hao, Guang-Lei Li, Ning Dong, Xin-Qi Wang, Min Zhou, Qing-Hong Zhang, Yong-Ming Yao

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Positive Antithyroid Antibodies and Nonsuppressed TSH Are Associated with Thyroid Cancer: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study by Jan Krátký, Jana Ježková, Mikuláš Kosák, Hana Vítková, Jana Bartáková, Miloš Mráz, Jindřich Lukáš, Zdenka Límanová, Jan Jiskra

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Possible Health Implications and Low Vitamin D Status during Childhood and Adolescence: An Updated Mini Review by Dimitrios Papandreou, Pavlos Malindretos, Zacharoula Karabouta, Israel Rousso

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Arthroscopic Treatment of Septic Arthritis of the Elbow in a 4-Year-Old Girl by Masashi Koide, Yuichi Tojo, Yoshihiro Hagiwara, Souichi Nakajima, Minoru Tanaka, Masahito Honda, Eiji Itoi

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Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls by Charalampos G. Markakis, Eleftherios D. Spartalis, Emmanouil Liarmakopoulos, Evangelia G. Kavoura, Periklis Tomos

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Peritoneal Hydatidosis by Daniela Costamagna, Roberto Maiocchi, Annunziatino Zampogna, Amedeo Alonzo, Roberta Ambrosini, Alessandro Stecco, Francesca Mercalli

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Response to Comment by Dr. Kuang on Our Manuscript “Immediate Oral Refeeding in Patients With Mild and Moderate Acute Pancreatitis: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial (PADI... by Elena Ramírez-Maldonado, MD, PhD, Sandra López Gordo, MD, PhD, Robert Memba, MD, PhD, Rosa Jorba, MD, PhD, on behalf of the Catalan Pancreatitis Collaborative Group, Laia Blanco, Sandra M. Bacca, Joaquim Balsells, Carme Boqué, Pablo Collera Ormazabal, Daniel Coronado Llanos, Ignasi Elizalde, Laia Estalella, Maria Teresa Fernández Planas, Lidia Florit Serra, Inmaculada Fonoll, Nil Gómez Vallvé, Sergio González, Maria Alejandra Guerrero Ortíz, Jiazhen Li, Erik Llàcer-Millán, Rui Pedro Major Branco, David Nicolas, Elizabeth Pando, Mihai-Calin Pavel, Jing Quiao, Marta Rodrigo-Rodrigo, Ariadna Sánchez, Teresa Soriano, Guillem Soy, Eva Vaquero, Pengyu Wu, Heng Xi, Wen Zhong

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Synchronous Occurrence of Primary Breast Carcinoma and Primary Colon Adenocarcinoma by Gurkan Yetkin, Fevzi Celayir, Ismail Ethem Akgun, Ramazan Ucak

“…In the multidisciplinary council consisting of oncologist, pathologist, radiologist, and general surgery specialist, it was decided to perform breast operation first and then colon operation, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. …”
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