Does Clostridium Perfringens Epsilon Toxin Mimic an Auto-Antigen Involved in Multiple Sclerosis? by Marie-Lise Gougeon, Valérie Seffer, Cezarela Hoxha, Elisabeth Maillart, Michel R. Popoff

“…This prospective observational study included one hundred patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), all untreated, and ninety matched healthy controls. …”
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Unhealthy alcohol use and risk of coronary heart disease among young and middle-aged adults by Jamal S. Rana, Felicia W. Chi, Isaac Acquah, Stacy A. Sterling

“…Objective: To examine the associations between unhealthy alcohol use and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) among women and men aged 18–65 years. Methods: An observational study in an integrated healthcare system with systematic alcohol screening. …”
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Comparison of one-year real-world outcomes between red (670 nm) subthreshold micropulse laser treatment and intravitreal aflibercept injection for treatment-naïve diabetic macular... by Wataru Kikushima, Yukiko Furuhata, Taiyo Shijo, Mizuki Matsumoto, Yoichi Sakurada, Daphne Viel Tsuru, Kenji Kashiwagi

“…Methods: A retrospective observational study which included 42 eyes in 34 patients diagnosed with treatment-naïve DME was conducted. …”
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Respiratory abnormalities in sarcoidosis: physiopathology and early diagnosis using oscillometry combined with respiratory modeling by Bruno Falcão Oliveira, Caroline Oliveira Ribeiro, Cíntia Moraes de Sá Sousa, Mariana Carneiro Lopes, Agnaldo José Lopes, Pedro Lopes de Melo

“…In this study, we aimed to enhance our understanding of the pathophysiological changes in sarcoidosis and assess the diagnostic accuracy of these models. Methods This observational study includes 25 controls and 50 individuals with sarcoidosis divided into normal to spirometry (SNS) and abnormal spirometry (SAS). …”
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The Effect Of Demographic Factors And Comorbidities On Ejection Fraction Outcome In Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients by Kausar Malik, Faiza Batool, Shazia Siddiq, Lubna Meraj

“…This study sought to explore the occurrence of acute left ventricular dysfunction among patients who have experienced an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital over 12 months from February 2022 to January 2023. …”
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Data Platform for Animal Mortality Information System (DATASIMA): Monitoring Companion Animal’s Euthanasia Causes in City of João Pessoa, Brazil by Eduardo S. S. Sousa, Maria E. S. Sousa, Moisés D. C. A. Pereira, Ricardo A. M. Negreiros, Lilian R. C. Eloy, Arthur W. L. Brasil, Inácio J. Clementino, Sérgio S. Azevedo, Ricardo B. Lucena

“…This study describes the application of the Animal Mortality Information System Database (DATASIMA) to monitoring and georeferencing animal mortality. An observational study was conducted on the dogs and cats euthanized at the Municipal Center for Environmental and Zoonotic Surveillance in João Pessoa, Paraíba. …”
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Extrusion of Femtosecond Laser-Implanted Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments in Keratoconic Eyes: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes by Amr Mounir, Mahmoud Mohamed Farouk, Marwa Mahmoud Abdellah, Engy Mohamed Mostafa

“…This is a retrospective observational study evaluating 333 eyes of 269 patients who were subjected to femtosecond laser-implanted Keraring ICRS in the Sohag Refractive Center, Sohag, Egypt, from January 2014 to January 2019. …”
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Cardioembolic but Not Other Stroke Subtypes Predict Mortality Independent of Stroke Severity at Presentation by Latha Ganti Stead, Rachel M. Gilmore, M. Fernanda Bellolio, Anunaya Jain, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Wyatt W. Decker, Dipti Agarwal, Robert D. Brown

“…We conducted an observational study of a consecutive cohort of patients presenting with AIS to a single tertiary academic center. …”
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Analysis of the correlations between changes in posterior segment and anterior chamber segment after implantable collamer lens implantation in highly myopic patients by Yifei Peng, Lu Xiong, Haokun Qu, Yang Liu, Zheng Wang

“…Methods Prospective observational study, included 36 highly myopic eyes undergoing ICL implantation in surgery group and 23 non-surgical control eyes in non-surgery group. …”
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Finding Ways to Lift Barriers to Care for Chronic Pain Patients: Outcomes of Using Internet-Based Self-Management Activities to Reduce Pain and Improve Quality of Life by Kevin Rod

“…To evaluate the impact of Internet-based patient self-management education and activities on patients’ pain, anxiety, and quality of life in patients who could not access multidisciplinary pain management. Design. Observational study. Subjects. Two hundred (200) patients (61% females, 39% males, between 18 and 75 years old) from one community pain clinic in Toronto, Canada (Toronto Poly Clinic), participated. …”
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Treatment of Hepatitis C Post-Liver Transplantation Could Mitigate Discard Rates of Hepatitis C-Positive Deceased Donor Livers and Expand the Donor Pool by Jennifer Keller, Gary Marklin, Obi Okoye, Roshani Desai, Tej Sura, Ajay Jain, Chintalapati Varma, Mustafa Nazzal

“…This is a retrospective, observational study using Mid-America Transplant Services (MTS) database from 2008 to 2017. …”
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Derivation of Sa-MoDEI score from DEI. Tak for prognostication in Buerger's Disease - Preliminary data of a prospective observational cohort by Gregory Pathrose, Albert A Kota, Prabhu Premkumar, Prasanna Samuel, Shivraj Padiyar, Deepak Selvaraj, Prasanta Padhan, Debashish Danda

“…Patients and Methods: In this prospective observational study, patients with TAO presenting to the Department of Vascular Surgery from June 2007 to April 2009 were studied. …”
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Development and validation of the modified index of fragility in head and neck cancer surgery by Koorosh Semsar-Kazerooni, Keith Richardson, Véronique-Isabelle Forest, Alex Mlynarek, Michael P. Hier, Nader Sadeghi, Marco. A. Mascarella

“…Abstract Background This study aims to develop and validate, a clinically useful modified index of fragility (mIFG) to identify patients at risk of fragility and to predict postoperative adverse events. Method An observational study was performed using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, from 2006 to 2018. …”
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With big data comes big responsibility: Strategies for utilizing aggregated, standardized, de‐identified electronic health record data for research by Veronica R. Olaker, Sarah Fry, Pauline Terebuh, Pamela B. Davis, Daniel J. Tisch, Rong Xu, Margaret G. Miller, Ian Dorney, Matvey B. Palchuk, David C. Kaelber

“…This article describes 26 topics broken into three major areas: (1) 14 topics related to design issues for observational study using EHR data, (2) 7 topics related to analysis issues when analyzing EHR data, and (3) 5 topics related to reporting studies using EHR data.…”
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Clinical profiling of psoriatic arthritis: an observational cross-sectional study from Karnataka Psoriatic Arthritis Cohort by Chanakya Kodishala, Vineeta Shobha, S Chandrashekara, Sharath Kumar, Vikram Haridas, Vijay K R Rao, Ramesh Jois, Manisha Daware, Yogesh Preet Singh, Shweta Singhai, B G Dharmanand, Pramod Chebbi, R Subramanian, Ashwini Kamath, Uma Karjiigi, Vikram Raj K Jain, Chethana Dharmapalaiah, Shiva Prasad, C Srinivasa, Ramya Janardana, Benzeeta Pinto, Beenish Nazir, A S Harshini, K M Mahendranath

“…Methods: Karnataka psoriatic arthritis cohort study is a multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional, observational study which included all consecutive PsA patients defined by Classification criteria for psoriatic arthritis (CASPAR) from 18 rheumatology centers. …”
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A Study of the Pattern of Admissions to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka by Priyamali Jayasekera, Gayani Dassanayake, Kasthuri Bandara, Lakmali Jayawardhena, K. M. S. Malkanthi

“…The prospective observational study was carried out from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017 (one year) to identify the pattern of admissions to the A&E department. …”
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Ongoing measles outbreak in Romania: Clinical investigation and molecular epidemiology performed on whole genome sequences. by Robert Hohan, Marius Surleac, Victor Daniel Miron, Andreea Tudor, Ana-Maria Tudor, Oana Săndulescu, Ovidiu Vlaicu, Victoria Aramă, Daniela Pițigoi, Adriana Hristea, Anca Cristina Drăgănescu, Dimitrios Paraskevis, Leontina Bănică, Dan Oțelea, Simona Paraschiv

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted an observational study in the first five months of 2024, in which 168 patients diagnosed with measles were randomly included. …”
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Sleep quality in children with hepatic glycogen storage diseases, a prospective observational pilot study by Lucas Agnoletto, Moya Vandeleur, Mary White, Anne‐Marie Adams, Rebecca Halligan, Heidi Peters

“…Methods This prospective observational study reported sleep quality and duration in children with hepatic GSDs over 7 days utilising: actigraphy (Actiwatch 2 by Phillips Respironics), sleep diaries, proxy reported age‐appropriate sleep and quality‐of‐life (QoL) questionnaires, in the context of nocturnal glycaemic profiles continuous glucose monitor (CGM, Dexcom G6) and nocturnal dietary management strategies. …”
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BMI gain and dietary characteristics are risk factors of MASLD in non-obese individuals by Hirokazu Taniguchi, Miho Ueda, Yukiko Kobayashi, Takatomo Shima

“…Abstract This longitudinal observational study aimed to evaluate whether cardiometabolic factors and dietary characteristics are determinants of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in non-obese individuals (body mass index [BMI] < 25 kg/m²). …”
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Economic Burden of HIV in a Commercially Insured Population in the United States by Cindy Y. Chen, Prina Donga, Alicia K. Campbell, Babafemi Taiwo

“…**Methods:** This retrospective observational study utilized data from the IBM MarketScan® Commercial Claims and Encounters database. …”
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