Extra-Hepatic Portal Venous Obstruction in Pregnant Women of South-Asian Descent: A Case Series by Nimmi Amala, Akshaya Murali, Annamma Thomas

“…Three women had a post-partum hemorrhage, which was effectively managed with uterotonics and blood products. All five women and their neonates were discharged in good health. …”
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Stroke Lesion Prediction by Bille-Viper-Segmentation with Tandem-MU-net Model by Beevi Fathima, N Santhi Dr, N Ramasamy Dr

“…Stroke is a critical condition marked by the death of brain cells due to inadequate blood flow, necessitating improved predictive models for stroke lesions. …”
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Similar Strains of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Found in the Gastrointestinal Tract and Bloodstream of Bacteremic Neonates by Jennifer O. Adeghate, Emese Juhász, Miklós Á. Iván, Júlia Pongrácz, Katalin Kristóf

“…CoNS strains isolated from blood cultures and perianal and pharyngeal swab samples of neonates from two neonatal intensive care units were investigated using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. …”
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Spondylodiscitis Caused by Enterobacter agglomerans by Jayaweera Arachchige Asela Sampath Jayaweera, Mahen Kothalawala, Balachandran Devakanthan, Sinnappoo Arunan, Dinithi Galgamuwa, Manori Rathnayake

“…Differentiation of tuberculous and pyogenic spondylodiscitis is very much important in management point of view. Therefore, blood culture has a role in diagnosis of spondylodiscitis. …”
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Upregulation of Soluble HLA-G in Chronic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction by Line Lisbeth Olesen, Thomas Vauvert F. Hviid

“…The primary aim was to measure soluble HLA-G (sHLA-G) in the blood in different stages of LVSD (<30% and 30–40%), in the midrange EF 40–50%, and in preserved EF ≥ 50% and to validate sHLA-G as a LVSD biomarker. …”
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The Correlation between Gut Microbiota and Serum Metabolomic in Elderly Patients with Chronic Heart Failure by Zhenhua Wang, Zhaoling Cai, Markus W. Ferrari, Yilong Liu, Chengyi Li, Tianzhang Zhang, Guorong Lyu

“…The expression of inflammatory factors in blood was detected by ELISA. 16S rDNA sequencing was used to analyze the changes in microorganisms in the samples. …”
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Changes and Relationship of PAF and TNF in Rats with Myocardial Ischaemia and Reperfusion Injury by Ya-Ling Han, Shao-Ha Li, Qin-Yue Zheng, Hong-Bin Wang, Guo-Yan Zhang, Zhong-Gui Wu, Si-Cong Chen

“…In this study it is reported that: (1) the levels of blood platelet-activating factor and serum tumour necrosis factor significantly increased after coronary ligation and reperfusion, compared with sham-ligated controls, in an anaesthetized rat model; (2) compared with vehicle controls, pretreatment with the PAF antagonist BN 50739 (10 mg/kg, i.v.) produced significant decreases in infarct size (from 29.6 ± 4.0% to 22.4 ± 2.1%, p<0.05 after 3 h ligation, and from 28.5 ± 9.5% to 10.5 ± 4.5%, p<0.01 after 4 h reperfusion) and the level of serum TNF (from 10.4 ± 7.7 U/ml to 3.9 ± 4.8 U/ml, p<0.05); and (3) a significan positive correlation was found between the level of blood PAF or serum TNF and infarct size. …”
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Matrix Metalloproteinases in patients with Multiple Sclerosis. by Rebeca A. Fernández Carriera, Lourdes Fernández Queija, Rosa F. Lara Rodríguez, José Cabrera Gómez, Idalmis Suárez Luis, Mabel María León Ortiz, Sergio González García, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo

“…<strong>Fundament:</strong> The proteolitic rupture of the extracellular matrix due to metalloproteinase 2 and 9 is one of the aspects that can influence in the alteration of the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in multiple sclerosis. …”
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Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia Diagnosed following Knee Arthroscopy by John E. Zvijac, Sharhabil S. Ammus, Fernando Aran, Gary M. Kiebzak

“…His knee was aspirated. Blood tests were ordered and his complete blood count, liver functions tests, and INR/PTT were normal. …”
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A Study on Knowledge, Awareness, and Medication Adherence in Patients with Hypertension from a Tertiary Care Centre from Northern Sri Lanka by S. Pirasath, T. Kumanan, M. Guruparan

“…Results. 73 of 303 patients were males. 69.9% of patients had adequate knowledge about hypertension. 40.5% of patients were unaware of their disease status. 75.8% of patients could not recall their blood pressure values at the time of diagnosis. 72.3% of patients were unaware of their values of blood pressure during their last outpatient clinic visit. 48.2% of patients had awareness of target organ damage due to hypertension (kidney, 72, 23.7%; heart, 128, 42.2%; brain, 140, 46.7%; eye, 42, 13.8%). …”
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Efficacy and safety of long fusion versus short fusion in degenerative scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bin Zheng, Qiang Zhou, Xuanwen Liu, Zhe Qiang

“…The surgery time, complication rates, and amount of blood loss were greater in the long fusion group. …”
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Equine Trypanosomiasis: Molecular Detection, Hematological, and Oxidative Stress Profiling by Mostafa Shoraba, Salma A. Shoulah, Faysal Arnaout, Abdelfattah Selim

“…The results emphasize the changes in blood composition and the body’s response to oxidative stress caused by T. evansi infection in horses.…”
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Using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data to Constrain a Positron Emission Tomography Kinetic Model: Theory and Simulations by Jacob U. Fluckiger, Xia Li, Jennifer G. Whisenant, Todd E. Peterson, John C. Gore, Thomas E. Yankeelov

“…The simulations show that accurate blood, EES, and EIS TACs can be obtained as evidenced by concordance correlation coefficients >0.9 between the true and estimated TACs. …”
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Asymptomatic Urinary Abnormalities Among Unselected Adults in a Rural Community in Bauchi, Northeast Nigeria by Abdu Alhaji, Ibrahim M. Maigari, Hamisu Abdulrasheed, Umar Murtala, Binta A. Lasan, Sambo B. Zailani

“…With the aid of a questionnaire the demographic data were captured; blood pressure, height, weight, and random blood sugar were determined in all respondents who had consented. …”
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Management of Hypertension in Intrapericardial Paraganglioma by Nicola Rotolo, Andrea Imperatori, Alessandro Bacuzzi, Valentina Conti, Massimo Castiglioni, Lorenzo Dominioni

“…Typically in these patients, blood pressure fluctuates dramatically intra- and post-operatively, increasing the risk of cardiovascular complications. …”
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Antihyperglycemic Potential of Dried Powder Combination of Hygrophila auriculata and Cordia macleodii: In Vivo Study in Sprague Dawley Rats by Farooq M. Almutairi

“…Anti-hyperglycemic effects were tested in alloxan-induced diabetic rats, with blood glucose levels measured at intervals after oral administration of the flower powders. …”
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Effect of Glycine on Lead Mobilization, Lead-Induced Oxidative Stress, and Hepatic Toxicity in Rats by Yolanda Alcaraz-Contreras, Lourdes Garza-Ocañas, Katya Carcaño-Díaz, Xóchitl Sofía Ramírez-Gómez

“…The effect of these treatments on parameters indicative of oxidative stress (glutathione and malondialdehyde levels), the activity of blood 𝛿-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase, and lead concentration in blood, liver, kidney, brain, and bone were investigated. …”
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Ocular diseases of the anterior segment and adnexa in the elderly by Niurka Pérez Vázquez, Gelsy Castillo Bermúdez, Neyda Alina González Pérez, Yoan Ramos Ravelo

“…Results: the age of 70 to 79 years (47.2%), the female sex (61.8%) and the white race (52.8%) predominated. High blood pressure (37.4%) and age-related macular degeneration (27.6%) were evident. …”
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hsa-miR-548d-3p: a potential microRNA to target nucleocapsid and/or capsid genes in multiple members of the Flaviviridae family by H. W. Cayatineto, S. T. Hakim

“…IntroductionFlaviviridae comprise a group of enveloped, positive-stranded RNA viruses that are mainly transmitted through either mosquitoes or tick bites and/or contaminated blood, blood products, or other body secretions. …”
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Emergence and Distribution of Diverse Serovars of Non-Typhoidal Salmonellae in Mangalore, Coastal Karnataka: A 12-year Experience by Beena Antony, Anup Kumar Shetty, Thomas S. Kuruvilla

“…Materials and Methods: Fresh fecal samples from patients with acute gastroenteritis and blood samples from cases of bacteremia were processed according to the standard protocol. …”
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