Deprescribing and Optimal Selection of Proton Pump Inhibitors (Contributions of the 26th United Russian Gastroenterology Week) by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Sheptulin, V. I. Simanenkov, T. L. Lapina, I. B. Khlynov, N. N. Dekhnich, O. D. Lopina, O. P. Alekseeva, N. V. Korochanskaya, M. F. Osipenko, P. V. Pavlov, S. S. Pirogov, G. N. Tarasova, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, D. N. Andreev, D. E. Rumyantseva

“…The choice of PPI may condition an optimal therapy for acid-related diseases.Conclusion. PPIs prevail in therapies for acid-related diseases and NSAID-induced upper GIT lesions. …”
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The role of polymorphic variants of arginase genes (<i>ARG1, ARG2</i>) involved in beta-2-agonist metabolism in the development and course of asthma by O. N. Savelieva, A. S. Karunas, Yu. Yu. Fedorova, R. R. Murzina, A. N. Savelieva, R. F. Gatiyatullin, E. I. Etkina, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…The sensitivity to asthma therapy largely depends on the interaction of genetic and epigenetic factors, which account for about 50–60 % of variability of therapeutic response. …”
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A meta-analysis of risk factors for cardiovascular adverse events with anthracycline based chemotherapy in lymphoma patients by Bo Dai, Jingjing Xu, Baiyan Wang

“…Anthracyclines, hypertension, radiation therapy, diabetes, smoking, age, gender, hyperlipidemia, and obesity were meta-analyzed using a fixed or random effects model. …”
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Case Report: Combined Autoimmune Pancreatitis, Ulcerative Colitis and Sclerosing Cholangitis in 28-y.o. Patient by A. R. Khurmatullina, A. V. Okhlobystin, L. N. Androsova, R. T. Rzayev, A. S. Tertychnyy, A. P. Kiryukhin, O. Z. Okhlobystina, M. S. Zharkova, O. S. Shifrin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The patient was recommended to receive biologic therapy for UC remission induction.Conclusion. Differential diagnostics of combined autoimmune lesions of the liver, the pancreas and colon may be complicated and carried out ex juvantibus according to response to immunosuppressive therapy.…”
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Rekomendasi Pemberian Layanan Terapi Trombolisis (rt-PA) Untuk Pasien Stroke Iskemik Akut: Pendekatan Pengambilan Keputusan Multi Kriteria by Jidin Abdullah, Dikky Indrawan, Popong Nurhayati

“…The multi-criteria combination and alternative strategies are assessed using AHP to determine the criteria that have the greatest influence on thrombolysis therapy recommendations, and the alternative strategy priority that can improve thrombolysis therapy services. …”
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Psychometric Testing of the CHAMPS Questionnaire in French Canadians with COPD by Susanne Mak, Jean Bourbeau, Nancy E. Mayo, Sharon Wood-Dauphinee, Judith E. Soicher

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Integration of a specialist pharmacist-led multidisciplinary team in primary care: preventing strokes in people with atrial fibrillation across North East London by Riyaz Patel, Sotiris Antoniou, Shabana Ali, Mital Patel, Matt Kearney, Jagjot Kaur Chahal, John Robson, Paul Wright, Afzal Sohaib, Richard Clements, Angela Theodoulou

“…The second priority was patients on dual antithrombotic therapy to determine if antiplatelet therapy could be stopped to minimise bleeding risk.At baseline (March 2020), nationally available data (extracted from CVDPREVENT) showed that 81% of patients with AF at high ischaemic risk across the three selected boroughs were anticoagulated. …”
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Sustained Intraocular Pressure Rise after the Treat and Extend Regimen at 3 Years: Aflibercept versus Ranibizumab by Alper Bilgic, Laurent Kodjikian, Jay Chhablani, Anand Sudhalkar, Megha Trivedi, Viraj Vasavada, Vaishali Vasavada, Shail Vasavada, Samaresh Srivastava, Deepak Bhojwani, Aditya Sudhalkar

“…Follow-ups and use of appropriate therapy can be determined correspondingly.…”
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Hepatitis B care cascade among people with HIV/HBV coinfection in the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design, 2012-2016. by Jessica Kim, Craig W Newcomb, Dean Carbonari, Jessie Torgersen, Keri N Althoff, Mari M Kitahata, Marina B Klein, Richard D Moore, K Rajender Reddy, Michael J Silverberg, Angel M Mayor, Michael A Horberg, Edward R Cachay, Joseph K Lim, M John Gill, Kara Chew, Timothy R Sterling, Mark Hull, Eric C Seaberg, Gregory D Kirk, Sally B Coburn, Raynell Lang, Kathleen A McGinnis, Kelly A Gebo, Sonia Napravnik, H Nina Kim, Vincent Lo Re, North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design of IeDEA

“…Among 3,953 persons with laboratory-confirmed HBV (median age, 50 years; 6.5% female; 43.8% were Black; 7.1% were Hispanic), 3,592 (90.9%; 95% confidence interval, 90.0-91.8%) were prescribed tenofovir-based antiretroviral therapy or entecavir along with their antiretroviral therapy regimen, 2,281 (57.7%; 95% confidence interval, 56.2-59.2%) had HBV DNA measured while on therapy, and 1,624 (41.1%; 95% confidence interval, 39.5-42.6) achieved an undetectable HBV DNA during HBV treatment. …”
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Telaprevir: options of application in separate patient groups by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To discuss potential of telaprevir application in patients with the 1-st genotype of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) representing certain difficulties in treatment, in patients having antiviral therapy experience, patients with liver cirrhosis, including, those, enrolled to liver transplantation waiting list, and after liver transplantation, in patients with human immunodeficiency virus coinfection, as well as nephrologic patients receiving renal substitution therapy.Key points. …”
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The Importance of Positive Attitudes Toward Disability Among Future Health and Education Professionals: A Comparative Study by Luisa Gámez-Calvo, Jesús Muñoz-Jiménez, Margarita Gozalo

“…Early childhood education and occupational therapy students exhibited more positive attitudes compared to physical activity and sports sciences students in their first year. …”
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Pyelonephritis and Bacteremia Caused by Klebsiella variicola following Renal Transplantation by Cody Lo, Shazia Masud, Gregory D. Deans

“…She was initially treated empirically with meropenem given a history of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- (ESBL-) producing E. coli bacteriuria. After a day of therapy with meropenem, her therapy was streamlined based on culture results to ceftriaxone. …”
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Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia as a Presentation of Giant Cell Myocarditis by Michael H. Chiu, Cvetan Trpkov, Saman Rezazedeh, Derek S. Chew

“…She was treated with combined immunosuppressive therapy as well as guideline-directed medical therapy. …”
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Long-Term Consequences of Hepatitis C Viral Clearance on the CD4 (+) T Cell Lymphocyte Course in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients by J. Dazley, R. Sison, J. Slim

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of HCV-RNA clearance by standard anti-HCV therapy on long-term CD4 cells recovery in HIV/HCV patients on successful combined antiretroviral therapy. …”
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Paving the Way for Speech: Voice-Training-Induced Plasticity in Chronic Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech—Three Single Cases by Monika Jungblut, Walter Huber, Christiane Mais, Ralph Schnitker

“…Three patients with severe chronic nonfluent aphasia and AOS were included in this study. Before and after therapy, patients underwent the same fMRI procedure as 30 healthy control subjects in our prestudy, which investigated the neural substrates of sung vowel changes in untrained rhythm sequences. …”
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Extensive Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma of the Feet Treated with High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiation by Joy Tao, Courtney Hentz, Michael L. Mysz, Issra Rashed, David Eilers, James Swan, Rebecca Tung, Bahman Emami

“…The deeper aspects of the bulkier lesions on the left foot were boosted with electron beam therapy. The radiation therapy was well tolerated, and the patient was able to regain his mobility after completing radiation therapy. …”
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Impact of Focal Muscle Vibration on Flaccid Upper Limb Motor Paralysis following Acute Brain Disease: A Case Study by Hirotaka Saito, Haruka Kobayashi, Kodai Oba, Yosuke Hamaya

“…Focal muscle vibration (FMV) is increasingly being recognized as a rehabilitative therapy for enhancing motor function in central nervous system (CNS) diseases, particularly in patients with fine motor control deficits stemming from CNS damage. …”
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Opportunistic bone density assessment using pre-treatment [18F]FDG-PET/CT identifies fracture risk in lymphoma patients undergoing corticosteroid-containing chemotherapy by Genevieve Douglas, Kane M. Nicholls, Erin Paul, Zoe Loh, Sze-Ting Lee, Kathryn L Hackman, Cherie Chiang, Niamh Waters, Geoffrey Chong, Ashvind Prabahran, Eliza A. Hawkes

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Urachal Carcinoma with Peritoneal Dissemination Treated with Chemotherapy and Surgical Resection Leading to Prolonged Survival with No Recurrence by Masato Yasui, Ryosuke Jikuya, Tomoyuki Tatenuma, Kentaro Muraoka, Susumu Umemoto, Masaki Kawai, Tsutomu Kouno, Takeshi Kishida

“…The patient was started on second-line therapy with FOLFIRI. After 11 cycles, his tumor decreased in size and no new metastatic lesions were detected. …”
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Do Improvements in Balance Relate to Improvements in Long-Distance Walking Function after Stroke? by Louis N. Awad, Darcy S. Reisman, Stuart A. Binder-Macleod

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