Renoprotective Effect of Thai Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated with SGLT-2 Inhibitors versus DPP-4 Inhibitors: A Real-World Observational Study by Apichaya Chanawong, Suriyon Uitrakul, Supatcha Incomenoy, Natnicha Poonchuay

“…Renal function tests, blood glucose levels, and other baseline characteristics were collected. …”
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Breeding and selection of mini-pigs in the ICG SB RAS by S. V. Nikitin, S. P. Knyazev, K. S. Shatokhin, V. I. Zaporozhets, V. I. Ermolaev

“…We showed that the average index of similarity between males and females, calculated by using portions of the ancestors’ blood, in the ICG minipigs is close to the limit value. …”
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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Women Population Covered by Health Centers in Ardabil by Leli Avesta, Sina Rasoolzadeh, Mahdi Naeim, Aziz Kamran

“…The mean of HDL, LDL, TG, cholesterol, and FBS were 43.6 ± 10.4, 101.28 ± 26.3, 159.89 ± 54.01, 185.99 ± 37.9, and 94.62 ± 13.3 mg/dl, respectively. The mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were 108.14 and 68.26 mmHg, respectively. …”
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A Rare Case of Complete Heart Block in a Young Patient by Zakaria Hindi, Yousef Hindi, Rami Batarseh

“…A 31-year-old male with history of active smoking was incidentally found to have high blood pressure, bradycardia, and CHB on electrocardiogram. …”
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Chorea Hyperglycemia Basal Ganglia Syndrome in a 63-Year-Old Male by Michael Sperling, Roshan Bhowansingh

“…Gradual control of his blood sugar levels over 48 hours led to resolution of his choreiform symptoms. …”
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Serum amyloid A protein as a predictor of severity in coronavirus disease 2019-infected Egyptian patients by Dalia A.E.M.A.E.R. Negm, Wafaa M.A.E.-W. Elzefzafy, Sabah E.A. El Raheem, Nessren M.B. El Deen

“…All participants were investigated for complete blood count, Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase (SGPT), Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT), blood urea, serum creatinine, CRP, D-dimer and SAA. …”
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Higher risk of carotid plaque among lean individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A retrospective study. by Jiangfeng Xue, Lun Zhao, Liang Shao, Huiwang Zhang, Yewei Feng, Ping Shuai

“…Age, gender, systolic blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting blood glucose, and Fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) were identified as independent risk factors with cutoff values lower than the normal upper limits. …”
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Pancytopenia in a 70-Year-Old African-American Male: An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease by Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Alaa M. Ali, Aram Barbaryan, Nwabundo Anusim, Raya Saba, Shawn G. Kwatra, Nasir Hussain, Teresita Zdunek, Alan D. Gilman

“…Clinical exam and computed tomography imaging did not reveal splenic enlargement. Blood work-up revealed pancytopenia and bone marrow was diagnostic for hairy cell leukemia.The patient was started on cladribine, with gradual improvement of his symptoms and blood count abnormalities. …”
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Hepatitis B e Antigen Seroconversion Is Related with the Function of Dendritic Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection by Chunjing Lin, Hai Zou, Shumin Wang

“…Methods. The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 21 chronic HBV patients in immune tolerance state, 23 patients in inactive HBsAg carrier state, and 10 healthy HBV-naive blood donors were incubated and induced into DC in presence of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-4 (IL-4), respectively. …”
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Hydration Status Is Associated with Aortic Stiffness, but Not with Peripheral Arterial Stiffness, in Chronically Hemodialysed Patients by Daniel Bia, Cintia Galli, Rodolfo Valtuille, Yanina Zócalo, Sandra A. Wray, Ricardo L. Armentano, Edmundo I. Cabrera Fischer

“…Volume status and overload are associated with central, but not peripheral, arterial stiffness levels with independence of the blood pressure level, in CHP.…”
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Development of a mitochondrial mini-barcode and its application in metabarcoding for identification of leech in traditional Chinese medicine by Chenfeng Shi, Yuhan Guo, Lijuan Yao, Yunhui Xu, Jing Zhou, Moli Hua

“…Abstract In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the medicinal leech is vital for treatments to promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis. However, the prevalence of counterfeit leech products in the market undermines the quality and efficacy of these remedies. …”
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Study of the Influence of Plaque Growth and Hydrostatic Properties in an Atherosclerotic Artery, for the Prevention of Arterial Wall Damage: Application to Vascular Diseases by J. R. Tsafack Nzifack, J. S. Mabekou Takam, R. Moutou Pitti, M. Fogue, P. K. Talla

“…Furthermore, atherosclerosis promotes the loss of elasticity of the arterial wall and increases the density of blood mass. Indeed, all these subsequent phenomena increase arterial stress. …”
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Knowledge about Rh-incompatibility and its associated factors among antenatal care recipients in public hospitals of Wolaita zone, 2022: facility-based cross-sectional study by Temesgen Geta, Bizuayehu Atinafu, Tsiyon Kassa

“…Of those who responded, only 48% knew their blood group. The study found that 35.3% (95% CI: 31% to 40%) of women had a good knowledge of Rh-incompatibility. …”
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Valsartan in Combination with Tripterygium Glycosides Protects against Chronic Nephritis via the Toll-Like Receptor 4 Pathway by Jiabao Dong, Duo Huang, Ling Jing, Mengmeng Wu

“…The renal function indicators such as serum creatinine (Scr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and β2 microglobulin (β2-MG), 24 h urine protein (Upro) levels, and blood lipid indicators such as total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), triacylglycerol (TG) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C), inflammatory factors (e.g., IL-1β and IL-8), and the proportion of T lymphocyte subpopulations (CD4+ and CD8+) were detected in chronic nephritis patients before and after treatment with valsartan alone or valsartan combined with tripterygium glycosides. …”
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Hybrid surgery for aneurysm of the arch and descending part of the aorta. Right-left subclavian bypass as a variant of subtotal debranching by O.V. Zelenchuk, A.V. Khokhlov, A.Yu. Shkandala, K.S. Boiko, O.Yu. Polishchuk, Z.V. Press, B.M. Todurov

“…Thus, when the brachiocephalic arteries are involved in the pathological process, artificial blood circulation is required with the use of additional methods to protect the brain, such as cerebral perfusion and hypothermia. …”
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School-Based Health Center Intervention Improves Body Mass Index in Overweight and Obese Adolescents by Alberta S. Kong, Andrew L. Sussman, Carolina Yahne, Betty J. Skipper, Mark R. Burge, Sally M. Davis

“…No differences were found between the two groups in blood pressure, HOMA-IR, triglycerides, and HDL-C. …”
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Comparative assessment of immunodiffusion and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay used for bovine leukosis diagnosis by A. R. Mustafayev, M. O. Baratov

“…A total of 440 cattle blood samples were subjected to serological testing with immunodiffusion; 37 (8.4%) of them tested positive for bovine leukaemia virus. …”
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Dyslipidemias in normotensive and hypertensive individuals by NM Igboh, D Onwubiko, LN Chigbu, CI Emuchey, NK Nnamah, CA Onyesom, EN Agomuo, CA Maduagwuna, KME Iheanacho

“…The normotensive studied had mean age of 50 + 11 years and blood pressure of 117 + 6 / 77+ 6 mmHg. The hypertensive had mean age of 55 + 10 years and blood pressure of 177+25 /103 + 10 mmHg.The study revealed that there was a highly significant effect of age on total cholesterol in hypertensive than normotensive individuals .The mean total cholesterol (T -chol) and triglyceride (TG) were (156+11, and 59 + 4) mg/dl respectively for the normotensives; and hypertensive the means were 166 + 13 for the T –chol and 66+ 7 mg/dl for triglyceride (P<0.05). …”
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Elderly Self-Help Groups: A Community-Based Education and Peer Support Program for Hypertension Control, Supporting SDG 3 on Health and Well-being by Heni Kusumawardani Lita, Hasra Azera, Triyanto Endang, Iskandar Asep

“…According to the study's findings, the SHG significantly reduced older adults's blood pressure compliance for both the systole and diastole of their blood pressure (p = 0.004) and p = 0.003). …”
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Serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels in bitches with canine transmissible venereal tumors treated with vincristine sulphate by Esra Kocabaş, Özkan Duru, Hasan Ceyhun Macun

“…Blood was drawn once from the dogs in the control group.…”
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