Hypertension, Periodontal Disease, and Potassium Intake in Nonsmoking, Nondrinker African Women on No Medication by Masashi Yamori, Marina Njelekela, Jacob Mtabaji, Yukio Yamori, Kazuhisa Bessho

“…Multiple-regression analysis showed that the severity of periodontitis was significantly correlated with increased systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. Simple-regression analysis indicated that the severity of periodontitis was inversely correlated with 24-hour urinary excretion of potassium (r=-0.579, P=0.0004) and also inversely with the frequency of intakes of green vegetables (r=-0.232, P=0.031) and fruits (r=-0.217, P=0.0043). …”
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Efficacy of Contezolid in the Treatment of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Patient with Hepatorenal Syndrome and... by Zhang X, Huang H, Wang J, Wei B

“…Subsequently, his blood culture and catheter culture confirmed a catheter-related MRSA bloodstream infection. …”
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Gastroretentive Pulsatile Release Tablets of Lercanidipine HCl: Development, Statistical Optimization, and In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation by Gagganapalli Santhoshi Reddy, Usha Yogendra Nayak, Praful Balavant Deshpande, Srinivas Mutalik

“…As the formulation showed delay in drug release both in vitro and in vivo, nighttime administration could be beneficial to reduce the cardiovascular complications due to early morning surge in blood pressure.…”
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Thermal variation influences the transcriptome of the major malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by Ashutosh K. Pathak, Shannon Quek, Ritu Sharma, Justine C. Shiau, Matthew B. Thomas, Grant L. Hughes, Courtney C. Murdock

“…Finally, we identified two distinct trends in gene expression in response to blood meal ingestion, oxidative stress, and reproduction. …”
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Correlation between hepatic steatosis severity diagnosed by ultrasound and metabolic indexes in elderly patients with MAFLD by Zhitang Liang, Renhao Huang, Lingyun Zhang

“…To identify indicators of risk for the severity of hepatic steatosis, metabolic data was contrasted between the groups employing logistic regression.ResultsIn comparison to the non-MAFLD group, the MAFLD group showed significantly elevated levels of body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, gender, age, lipid profile, alanine transaminase (ALT), and fasting blood glucose (FBG; p < 0.05). …”
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Permanent Sensorineural Deafness in a Patient with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Secondary to Intracranial Hemorrhage by Sakshi Kapur, Michael Wax, Levin Miles, Adnan Hussain

“…Workup revealed a white blood cell count of 685×103/μL with marked increase in granulocyte series and myeloid precursors on peripheral smear. …”
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Association of Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2) Expression in Placenta and Intrauterine Exposure to Hepatitis B Virus by Dian Utami, Maisuri T. Chalid, Rina Masadah, Rizalinda Sjahril, Andi Dwi Bahagia Febriani

“…We performed enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay of HBeAg, HBsAg titer, Anti-HBs, and Anti-HBc to 59 HBsAg-positive pregnant women and identified HBV DNA using nested PCR in their cord blood during delivery for evidence of exposure to HBV DNA. …”
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Risk of postoperative bleeding and thromboembolic events in anticoagulated patients undergoing transurethral resection of bladder tumors by Thomas Paul Scherer, Cici Dam, Uwe Bieri, Daniel Eberli, Raeto Strebel

“…Thromboembolic events and the need for blood transfusion are infrequent. No substantial difference between the postoperative bleeding risk of patients receiving DOAC or VKA was found. …”
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Effects of salbutamol on serum potassium level and electrocardiography in experimental hyperkalemia in rabbits by Ramazan Bal, Ramazan Durgut, Sefa Çelik

“…ECG recordings were performed every 3 minutes in Ihe period of the first 45 minutes and (hen at 60th and 90th minutes. Blood samples were collected from the other ear at 0th, 15th, 30th, 60®1 and 90m minutes, and the potassium level was measured from blood serum. …”
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Regular exercise in adolescents with ACE gene polymorphism helps preventing cardiovascular risk factors by Nivaldo de Jesus Silva Soares Junior, Carlan Senna, Carlos Alberto Alves Dias-Filho, Bruno Rodrigues, Maria Claudia Irigoyen, Danielle da Silva Dias, Vinícius Santos Mendes, Carlos José Moraes Dias, Sally Cristina Moutinho Monteiro, Cristiano Teixeira Mostarda

“…Results: The AG presented lower systolic blood pressure and sympathetic modulation when compared to the SG DD. …”
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Molecular detection of parasites and host preference in wild-caught Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Chiang Mai and Nakhon Si Thammarat Provinces, Thailand by Kyi Soe Baby, Kaewmee Saowalak, Mano Chonlada, Pattanawong Urassaya, Tipparawong Nopporn, Siriyasatien Padet, Gatherer Derek, Urbaniak Michael D., Bates Paul A., Jariyapan Narissara

“…Information from host blood meal analyses underlined their preference for large mammals, followed by domestic chickens. …”
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Terlipressin at esophageal varicose bleeding at liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension syndrome by B. N. Kotiv, I. I. Dzidzava, D. P. Kashkin, A. V. Smorodsky, A. V. Slobodyanik, S. A. Soldatov, M. V. Koldin

“…Terlipressin injection was accompanied by significant decrease both linear, and volume velocity of portal blood flow on average by 41,6±9,7% (р=0,038) and 33,9±5,8% (р=0,024), respectively. …”
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GC1126A, a novel ADAMTS13 mutein, evades autoantibodies in immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura by Heechun Kwak, Gahee Choi, Suyong Kim, Ji-Min Park, Youngeun Kwon, Yongmin Lee, Chaemok Lee, Shangbin Yang, Spero Cataland, Sunghyun Kim, Soo-Mee Bang, Jae-Ho Yoon, Wooin Lee, Hyun-Ja Nam

“…Abstract Immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a rare and life-threatening blood disorder characterized by the formation of blood clots in small blood vessels. …”
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Digital Health Solutions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Systematic Review by Yihan Qi, Emma Mohamad, Arina Anis Azlan, Chenglin Zhang, Yilian Ma, Anqi Wu

“…The majority of the study outcomes addressed blood pressure (14/30, 47%), exercise capacity (12/30, 40%), weight (12/30, 40%), and lipid profile (11/30, 37%), while fewer focused on nicotine dependence (9/30, 30%), medication use (8/30, 27%), quality of life (7/30, 23%), dietary habits (5/30, 17%), intervention adherence (4/30, 13%), waist circumference (4/30, 13%), and blood glucose levels (2/30, 7%). …”
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Impact of vitamin E and selenium supplementation on growth, reproductive performance, and oxidative stress in dexamethasone-stressed Japanese quail cocks by Ifeanyi Emmanuel Uzochukwu, Luke Chukwudi Ali, Bright Chigozie Amaefule, Chisom C. Okeke, Charles Onochie Osita, Ndubuisi Samuel Machebe, Vesela Yancheva, Dóra Somogyi, Krisztián Nyeste

“…This study investigated the effects of dietary vitamin E (VE) and selenium (Se) supplementation on body weight changes, blood profile, and semen quality in Dexamethasone (DEX)-stressed Japanese quails. …”
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Assessment of Hemoglobin Variants in Patients Receiving Health Care at the Ho Teaching Hospital: A Three-Year Retrospective Study by Daniel Kpodji Awaitey, Elliot Elikplim Akorsu, Emmanuel Allote Allotey, David Annor Kwasie, Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Philip Apraku Tawiah, Stephen Adomako Amankwah, Albert Abaka-Yawson

“…Sickle cell disease status was determined using the Hb genotypes from the Hb electrophoresis results. The full blood count was used to categorize the severity of anemia based on the hemoglobin concentration in the SCA and SCD patients. …”
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Comparison of positive BioFire FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (ME) panels, CSF cultures, CSF parameters, clinical presentation and in-patient mortality among patients with bacte... by Thein Myint, Jaime Soria, Yuanzheng Gao, Marice Ruiz Conejo Castillo, Vaneet Arora, Julie A. Ribes

“…Among patients with likely TP, 75.7% (28 out of 37) received oral or IV antibiotics before blood or CSF culture. MEP was 100% specific compared to culture. …”
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Lipid trajectories improve risk models for Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment by Bruce A. Chase, Roberta Frigerio, Chad J. Yucus, Smita Patel, Demetrius Maraganore, Alan R. Sanders, Jubao Duan, Katerina Markopoulou

“…In this retrospective, case-control study, we tested the hypothesis that blood-lipid concentrations during the decade prior to cognitive symptom onset can inform risk prediction for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and stable mild cognitive impairment (MCI). …”
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Exploring the Role of Salt Supplementation on Milk Composition, Fatty Acids, and Insulin Response in Lactating Camels by Riyadh S. Aljumaah, Ahmed A. K. Salama, Mutassim M. Abdelrahman, Moez Ayadi, Gerardo Caja, Mohammed A. Alshaikh, Mohammed A. Al-Badwi, Abdulkareem M. Matar

“…The measured variables included milk yield, milk composition, blood metabolites, and insulin levels in blood and milk. …”
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Functional Analysis of DNMT1 SNPs (rs2228611 and rs2114724) Associated with Schizophrenia by Sonal Saxena, Pranay Amruth Maroju, Sumana Choudhury, Vidhya Chitta Voina, Poonam Naik, Kavitha Gowdhaman, Poornima Kkani, Kiranmai Chennoju, S. Ganesh Kumar, C. Ramasubramanian, G. Prasad Rao, Trinath Jamma, Kumar Pranav Narayan, K. Naga Mohan

“…These results suggest that neither DNMT1 transcript nor the protein levels were significantly different in the peripheral blood monocytes among the individuals studied for the three groups. …”
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