A Review of Risk Factors and Predictors for Hemorrhagic Transformation in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Sneha E. Thomas, Noorine Plumber, Priyanka Venkatapathappa, Vasavi Gorantla

“…We also discuss few other risk factors such as the role of blood-brain barrier, increased arterial stiffness, and globulin levels in patients postreperfusion using thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy. …”
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Expression of protein phosphatase 4 in different tissues under hypoxia by Yanyan Ma, Jing Hou, Dengliang Huang, Yaogang Zhang, Zhe Liu, Meiyuan Tian

“…A hypoxic plateau rat model was established using an animal decompression chamber. A blood routine test was performed by an animal blood cell analyzer on rats cultured for different hypoxia periods at 4,500 m above sea level. …”
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Evidence and Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Adjuvant Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and M... by Yu Wei, Qi-You Ding, Chak Yeung, Yi-shan Huang, Bo-xun Zhang, Li-li Zhang, Run-Yu Miao, Sha Di, Lin-Hua Zhao, Xiao-Lin Tong

“…We found that TCM could improve the control effect of conventional treatment on cardiac function, hemorheology, blood glucose, blood lipid, and inflammation, thus reducing the frequency of angina and the incidence of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. …”
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Recurrent Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Splenectomized Host by Shikha Shrestha, JayaKrishna Chintanaboina, Samir Pancholy

“…Blood cultures (4/4 bottles) grew penicillin-sensitive Streptococcus pneumoniae. …”
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Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis: Role of C-Reactive Protein, Micro-ESR, and Gastric Aspirate for Polymorphs as Screening Markers by Sukhdeep Kaur, Kunwarpal Singh

“…Neonatal sepsis screening is required for the detection of infection as the blood culture report may not be positive in all the cases, and even if positive, the result takes few hours. …”
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Sound Richness of Music Might Be Mediated by Color Perception: A PET Study by Masayuki Satoh, Ken Nagata, Hidekazu Tomimoto

“…Using a PET subtraction technique, we studied changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in simple minus chord, complex minus simple, and complex minus chord conditions. …”
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Acanthosis nigricans and its association with cardio-metabolic risk factors in children with overweight/obesity: A school-based cross-sectional study by Rashmi R. Das, Manaswini Mangaraj, Saurav Nayak, Amit K. Satapathy, Samarendra Mahapatro

“…Physical examination, anthropometry, and blood pressure (BP) data were collected. Fasting blood samples were collected to measure insulin, glucose, homeostasis model assessment index (HOMAIR), and lipid profile. …”
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Potential Effects of Silymarin and Its Flavonolignan Components in Patients with β-Thalassemia Major: A Comprehensive Review in 2015 by Hadi Darvishi Khezri, Ebrahim Salehifar, Mehrnoush Kosaryan, Aily Aliasgharian, Hossein Jalali, Arash Hadian Amree

“…This defect results in red blood cells lysis and chronic anemia that can be treated by multiple blood transfusions and iron chelation therapy. …”
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Molecular analysis of zoonotic pathogens in free-ranging six-banded armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus) from the Brazilian semiarid region by Ilanna Vanessa Pristo de Medeiros Oliveira, José Artur Brilhante Bezerra, Gabriela Hémylin Ferreira Moura, Ana Carolina Yamakawa, Mariana Guimarães Nilsson, Jéssica da Silva Ferreira, Amanda Haisi, Felipe Fornazari, Hélio Langoni, João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula Antunes

“…Infection with four pathogens was subsequently evaluated: Leishmania infection was investigated by spleen and liver Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR); Leptospira spp. infection was evaluated by kidney PCR and serologically by microscopic agglutination test; T. gondii infection was assessed by PCR of the heart, lung, and spleen; and T. cruzi infection was investigated by heart and whole blood PCR and hemoculture. All tests presented negative results apart from whole blood PCR to detect T. cruzi, which was positive in one of the 20 animals tested and confirmed by genetic sequencing. …”
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Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index Is Higher in Hypertensive Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Ronaldo Altenburg Gismondi, Mario Fritsch Neves, Wille Oigman, Rachel Bregman

“…Ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) is a parameter obtained from ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) that correlates with clinical endpoints. …”
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The Metabolic Syndrome among Postmenopausal Women in Gorgan by Abdoljalal Marjani, Sedigheh Moghasemi

“…The mean body mass index, waist circumference, hip, circumference waist-to-hip ratio, diastolic blood pressure, and triglyceride and fasting blood glucose levels were significantly high among postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome, but the mean HDL-cholesterol was significantly low (P<0.05). …”
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Physiological and pathophysiological actions of insulin in the liver by Naoto Kubota, Tetsuya Kubota, Takashi Kadowaki

“…When insulin levels are low, such as in the fasting state, gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis are stimulated to maintain the blood glucose levels. Conversely, in the presence of increased insulin levels, such as after a meal, synthesis of glycogen and lipid occurs to maintain the blood glucose levels within normal range. …”
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Frequency of Stroke and Distribution of Its Subtypes in Nineveh, Iraq, Related to Risk Factors by Moayad Aziz Alabdaly, Hani Moslem Ahmed, Basem Idris Thanoun, Salah Ali Mahmood Al Ashow, Waleed Ghanim Ahmad

“…Women were less likely to have a stroke compared with men. High blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and uncontrolled high blood sugar were associated with an increase in stroke frequency, and the relationship between stroke risk and these factors was significant (P < 0.05). …”
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Calcium Signaling in the Ventricular Myocardium of the Goto-Kakizaki Type 2 Diabetic Rat by L. Al Kury, M. Smail, M. A. Qureshi, V. Sydorenko, A. Shmygol, M. Oz, J. Singh, F. C. Howarth

“…The GK rat is a widely used nonobese, nonhypertensive genetic model of T2DM which is characterized by insulin resistance, elevated blood glucose, alterations in blood lipid profile, and cardiac dysfunction.…”
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Assessment of Shoulder Function after Internal Fixation of Humeral Diaphyseal Fractures in Young Adults: A Prospective Comparative Study by Hossam Fathi Mahmoud, Ahmed Hatem Farhan, Fahmy Samir Fahmy

“…Group A had shorter operative time and minimal blood loss than group B. Regarding shoulder function scores (ASES, UCLA, and VAS), the results in the MIPO group were better than the IMN group with shorter time of union and fewer complications. …”
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Pantoea agglomerans Bacteremia: Is It Dangerous? by Ikwinder Preet Kaur, Sindhura Inkollu, Amulya Prakash, Haresh Gandhi, Mohsin Sheraz Mughal, Doantrang Du

“…Chest X-ray and CT scan of abdomen and pelvis to rule out infection were negative. Repeat blood cultures showed P. agglomerans in both the tubes. …”
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Ultrasonic Dissection versus Conventional Dissection for Pancreatic Surgery: A Meta-Analysis by Haiming Lei, Dong Xu, Xinghua Shi, Koulan Han

“…However, the significantly less intraoperative blood loss and the transfused blood unit were found in patients receiving UD (P<0.05). …”
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Sympathetic Nervous Regulation in Patients with Cirrhosis: Pathogenesis of Fluid Retention and Formation of Ascites by Jens H Henriksen, Helmer Ring-Larsen, Niels Juel Christensen

“…Reduced central and arterial blood volume and low arterial blood pressure secondary to peripheral vasodilation are probably important afferent stimuli for enhanced sympathetic nervous activity, although a nonvolume-dependent hepatic baroreceptor may also be present. …”
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Investigating the Biological Impact of Melatonin on Male Albino Mice: A Comprehensive Characterization by Hanan H. ALQaragholy

“…In addition to raising the level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in mice's blood serum with substantial variations from the control therapy. …”
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Severe Presentation of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) Infection in a Previously Healthy Toddler by Eiman Al Boloushi, Abdulla Al Amri, Ghassan Ghatasheh, Huda Al Dhanhani

“…Parenteral clindamycin was started empirically, as the blood culture preliminary report showed Gram-negative rods. …”
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