Intrauterine Fetal Surgery Current Approaches by Ayla Eser, Nermin Köşüş, Aydın Köşüş, Müberra Namlı Kalem, Nilüfer Akgün, Ebru Yüce

“…It is mainly indicated in diseases that can result in intrauterine fetal death or whose effects could not be corrected postnatally (congenital aortic valve stenosis, hypoplastic left heart syndrome ect.). The proven pathophysiology and proper identification of the defect or disease is thus necessary before attempting such intervention. …”
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Incidence of prostate adenocarcinoma in transurethral resection of the prostate patients by Yahia Ghazwani, Abdullah Alhaider, Rakan Aldharab, Faisal Aldumiaikhi, Nasser Albogami, Abdulaziz Alathel, Ali Alothman, Raghib Abusaris, Mosaad Alshahwan, Fahad Alhamad, Ziyad Aljaafri, Khalid Alduraibi

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that elevated PSA density, ischemic heart disease, and chronic kidney disease, significantly influenced the likelihood of IPCa (P < 0.05). …”
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Cardiovascular disease risk in Korean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus compared to diabetes mellitus and the general population by Jung-Yong Han, Soo-Kyung Cho, Yena Jeon, Gaeun Kang, Sun-Young Jung, Eun Jin Jang, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

“…CVD was defined as ischaemic heart disease, ischaemic stroke, and cardiac arrest. …”
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Effect of plant-based functional foods for the protection against salt-induced endothelial dysfunction by Sheung Yin San, Jennifer. M.F. Wan, Jimmy Chun Yu Louie

“…Flow-mediated dilation (FMD), blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR) and pulse-wave velocity (PWV) were measured at fasting and at 30, 60, 90 and 120 min postprandial. …”
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Garlic and Onion Attenuates Vascular Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Fructose-Fed Rats by Marcela Alejandra Vazquez-Prieto, Cecilia Rodriguez Lanzi, Carina Lembo, Claudio Rómulo Galmarini, Roberto Miguel Miatello

“…At the end of the study, FFR had developed insulin resistance, aortic NADPH oxidase activity, increased SBP, plasma TBARS and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression in mesenteric arteries, and a decrease in heart endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). Garlic and onion administration to F rats reduced oxidative stress, increased eNOS activity, and also attenuated VCAM-1 expression. …”
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Two Sudden and Unexpected Deaths of Patients with Schizophrenia Associated with Intramuscular Injections of Antipsychotics and Practice Guidelines to Limit the Use of High Doses of... by Nasratullah Wahidi, Katie M. Johnson, Allen Brenzel, Jose de Leon

“…The autopsies described lack of heart pathology and were highly compatible with the possibility of TdP in the absence of risk factors other than the accumulation of antipsychotics with a high serum peak after the last injection, leading to death within hours. …”
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Hydroxychloroquine and Fabry Disease: Three Case Reports Examining an Unexpected Pathologic Link and a Review of the Literature by Rouhin Sen, Kathleen Borghoff, Kirk W. Foster, Stanley J. Radio, Alan Erickson, Michelene Hearth-Holmes

“…All three patients were on hydroxychloroquine therapy for varying amounts of time with histologic evidence of hydroxychloroquine toxicity that is three is present in histological samples of the kidney, the heart, and the skeletal muscle. Conclusions. Hydroxychloroquine is a very important and beneficial medication used for various autoimmune connective tissue diseases. …”
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Effect of Astaxanthin on Immune Function and Myocardial Injury in Mice with Chronic Sleep Deprivation by FENG Biyun, LI Lingyan, LI Ming, ZHANG Jiayuan, QI Huanyang, CHEN Pingping, XU Guanghui

“…Results: Compared with the model group, body mass, phagocytic index and clearance index significantly increased in the treatment groups, and heart, spleen and pancreas coefficients decreased. …”
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Inonotus hispidus (Bull.) P. Karst. - bioecological characteristics, significance and possibility of use for medical purposes (medicinal properties) by Radulović Zlatan, Karadžić Dragan, Milenković Ivan

“…Its ability to cause cankers differentiates it from fungi that only cause heart rot. In Serbia, it is quite frequent on Persian walnut (Juglans regia), black walnut (Juglans nigra), plane tree (Platanus acerifolia) or common ash (Fraxinus excelsior). …”
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Effects of perioperative oxycodone as the sole opioid on immunity within a multi-modal analgesia framework in patients undergoing cervical cancer surgery: A randomised controlled t... by Jingjing Liu, Sumeng Chen, Jianxiao Chen, Hailian Liu, Weiyi Li, Haomin Chi, Xiaowei Ding, Shaoqiang Huang

“…However, the mean arterial pressures (MAPs) at extubation and 5 minutes thereafter were lower in Group O than in Group C (both P < 0.001), as were the heart rates (HRs) (P = 0.001 and 0.018, respectively). …”
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Characteristics of the Relationship of Kidney Dysfunction with Cardiovascular Disease in High Risk Patients with Diabetes by Attilio Losito, Loretta Pittavini, Ivano Zampi, Elena Zampi

“…An association with CVD was found with eGFR stages from 30 to 90 mL/min/1.73 m2 in T2D and from <15 to 90 mL/min/1.73 m2 in general population, in whom the association of eGFR with coronary heart disease was in an inverse relationship (P<0.01 for trend). …”
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Recent Advances and Perspectives on the Use of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists for the Treatment of Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Review by Kisho Miyasako, Yujiro Maeoka, Takao Masaki

“…Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), a nuclear receptor found in various tissues, such as the kidney and heart, plays a pivotal role in the progression of CKD. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability and Physiological Responses Associated with the Steep Ramp Anaerobic Test in Patients with COPD by Robyn L. Chura, Darcy D. Marciniuk, Ron Clemens, Scotty J. Butcher

“…The Steep Ramp Anaerobic Test (SRAT) was developed as a clinical test of anaerobic leg muscle function for use in determining anaerobic power and in prescribing high-intensity interval exercise in patients with chronic heart failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); however, neither the test-retest reliability nor the physiological qualities of this test have been reported. …”
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Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients: Noninvasive Diagnostic Tools and Early Markers by Vincenzo Russo, Enrico Melillo, Andrea A. Papa, Anna Rago, Celeste Chamberland, Gerardo Nigro

“…Iron overload is the primary factor of cardiac damage resulting in thalassemic cardiomyopathy, in which diastolic dysfunction usually happens before systolic impairment and overt heart failure (HF). Although iron-induced cardiomyopathy is slowly progressive and it usually takes several decades for clinical and laboratory features of cardiac dysfunction to manifest, arrhythmias or sudden death may be present without signs of cardiac disease and only if myocardial siderosis is present. …”
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Modeling for Prediction of Mortality Based on past Medical History in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Secondary Analysis by Seyyed Amir Yasin Ahmadi, Yeganeh Karimi, Arash Abdollahi, Ali Kabir

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Mowat-Wilson Syndrome: The First Clinical and Molecular Report of an Indonesian Patient by Farmaditya E. P. Mundhofir, Helger G. Yntema, Ineke van der Burgt, Ben C. J. Hamel, Sultana M. H. Faradz, Bregje W. M. van Bon

“…The striking facial phenotype in addition to other features such as severely impaired speech, hypotonia, microcephaly, short stature, seizures, corpus callosum agenesis, congenital heart defects, hypospadias, and Hirschsprung disease are particularly important clues for the initial clinical diagnosis. …”
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An Analysis of Behaviour Change Techniques Used in a Sample of Gestational Weight Management Trials by H. Soltani, M. A. Arden, A. M. S. Duxbury, F. J. Fair

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The APOA1 p.Leu202Arg variant potentially causes autosomal recessive cardiac amyloidosis by Shusuke Yagi, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Masayoshi Tasaki, Hiroyuki Morino, Ryuji Otani, Muneyuki Kadota, Takayuki Ise, Hiroki Yamazaki, Kenya Kusunose, Koji Yamaguchi, Hirotsugu Yamada, Takeshi Soeki, Tetsuzo Wakatsuki, Daiju Fukuda, Mitsuharu Ueda, Masataka Sata

“…Abstract ApoA-I amyloidosis is an extremely rare form of systemic amyloidosis that commonly involves the heart, kidneys, and liver. ApoA-I amyloidosis is caused by amyloidogenic variants of APOA1 that are inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. …”
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Health economics assessment of statin therapy initiation thresholds for atherosclerosis prevention in China: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Tianyu Feng, Xiaolin Zhang, Jiaying Xu, Shang Gao, Xihe Yu

“…Abstract Background Recent updates to the Chinese guidelines for dyslipidemia management have reduced the 10-year risk threshold for starting statins in the primary prevention of atherosclerotic heart disease. This study aims to evaluate the potential negative effects of different statin initiation thresholds on diabetes risk in the Chinese population, while also analyzing their health economic implications. …”
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Disulfiram Induced Psychosis: A Case Report by D. R. Survilaitė, R. Žemaitytė

“…The drug should be used with caution in people with a history of heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, cerebral damage, nephritis, liver cirrhosis, epilepsy. …”
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