The Role of Gender in the Importance of Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease by Farshid Gheisari, Melika Emami, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki, Saeid Samipour, Parastoo Nematollahi

“…The higher levels of systolic and diastolic blood pressures, along with older age, were a significant risk factor in women P<0.05. …”
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Mesothelioma in Two Nondomestic Felids: North American Cougar (Felis concolor) and Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) by Amanda Whiton, Juergen Schumacher, Erika E. Evans, Janelle M. Novak, Amanda Crews, Edward Ramsay, Robert Donnell

“…A 15-year-old female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) was evaluated for acute respiratory distress. The white blood cell count ( cells/μL) and absolute segmented neutrophil count ( cells/μL) were increased. …”
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Subtype-specific human endogenous retrovirus K102 envelope protein is a novel serum immunosuppressive biomarker of cancer by Qinyuan Gong, Qinyuan Gong, Rongzhen Xu, Rongzhen Xu

“…Here, we identified subtype-specific human endogenous retrovirus K102 envelope (HERV-K102-Env) with immunosuppressive activity in circulating blood as a novel serum immunosuppressive biomarker of cancer. …”
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Intermittent versus daily oral iron folic acid supplementation and pregnancy outcome in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental stud... by Serawit Lakew Chillo, Endrias Markos Woldesemayat, Mesay Hailu Dangisso

“…The outcome measures were blood hemoglobin level, side effects, and medication adherence. …”
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EXamining the feasibility of exerCisE to manage symptoms of Lupus (EXCEL): a protocol for a randomised controlled pilot study by John Reynolds, Katie Hesketh, Matthew Cocks, Megan Quickfall, Alex J Wadley, Scott Green, Jet Veldhuijzen Van Zanten

“…Measures of feasibility and acceptability will be reported, and peripheral blood will be collected at weeks 0, 12 and 18 to explore whether the frequency, phenotype and metabolic profile of lymphocyte subsets has changed. …”
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Immunopathological Changes of Streptococcus pneumoniae Causing Respiratory Infection in Lambs by Abbas A Hamzah, Zainab I Ibrahim

“…Pneumonic clinical signs were ‎monitored daily throughout the study period. The blood samples were collected from all animal groups at day zero before pneumoniae induction and 3, 6, and 14 days post infection  for total and differential white blood cell count ‎(WBCs) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) assessments. …”
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Implementing a closed loop clinical decision support system for sustainable preoperative care by José Luis Gracia Martínez, Bernadette Pfang, Miguel Ángel Morales Coca, Cristina Caramés Sánchez, Marta del Olmo Rodríguez, Marco Antonio Villegas García, Jorge Short Apellaniz, Javier Arcos Campillo, Juan Antonio Álvaro de la Parra, Florencia Manzano Lorefice, Luis Enrique Muñoz Alameda

“…We observed a significant reduction (p < 0.001) of 83% (−83.4% to −83.1%) for chest X-ray orders, 54% (−54.7% to −54.2%) for ECG orders, 50% for blood type testing (−50.5% to −50.1%), and 29% (−29.5% to −29.0%) for preoperative blood test order sets, leading to overall cost-savings of €1,013,666. …”
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Uncontrolled Hypertension and Behavioral Risk Factors among Adult Hypertensive Patients at Saint Paul’s Hospital, Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yemisirach Sisay, Hana Abera, Tolesa Diriba Biratu, Tesfaye Girma Legesse

“…Uncontrolled hypertension is a state of systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg even though the patients are on antihypertension. …”
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Targeted drug delivery in neurodegenerative diseases: the role of nanotechnology by Rupal Dhariwal, Rupal Dhariwal, Mukul Jain, Mukul Jain, Yaser Rafiq Mir, Abhayveer Singh, Bhavik Jain, Pankaj Kumar, Mohd Tariq, Mohd Tariq, Devvret Verma, Khemraj Deshmukh, Virendra Kumar Yadav, Tabarak Malik, Tabarak Malik

“…This study explores the potential of nanotherapeutics as a promising approach to enhance drug delivery across physiological barriers, particularly the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (B-CSFB). …”
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The functional insight into the genetics of cardiovascular disease: results from the post-GWAS study by L. O. Bryzgalov, E. E. Korbolina, I. S. Damarov, T. I. Merkulova

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the leading cause of death worldwide, generally refer to a range of pathological conditions with the involvement of the heart and the blood vessels. A sizable fraction of the susceptibility loci is known, but the underlying mechanisms have been established only for a small proportion. …”
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Biological effectiveness of combined exposure to neutrons and gamma radiation applied in two orders of sequence: Relevance for biological dosimetry after nuclear emergencies by Tomas Palmqvist, Milagrosa Lopez-Riego, Martin Bucher, Ursula Oestreicher, Stefan Pojtinger, Ulrich Giesen, Iuliana Toma-Dasu, Andrzej Wojcik

“…Objective: To investigate the potential impact of two different combinations of neutron and gamma radiation on gene expression and dicentric chromosomes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Methods: Whole blood from 3 human donors was exposed to neutrons with an energy spectrum similar to that of the Hiroshima uranium bomb, to gamma radiation from a 60Co source and to a 50:50 combination of both radiations, given in two orders of sequence. …”
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Effect of Weight Loss on Serum Osteocalcin and Its Association with Serum Adipokines by Mohammed S. Albadah, Hafedh Dekhil, Shaffi Ahamed Shaik, Mohammed A. Alsaif, Mustafa Shogair, Shahid Nawaz, Assim A. Alfadda

“…This was associated with significant reduction in waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, HOMA-IR, total and LDL-cholesterol, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP), and resistin (P<0.05). …”
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Noninvasive in vivo assessment of placental insufficiency using pCASL: a prospective case–control study by Ghada Awad, Alaa Mohamed Reda, Rasha Lotfy Younis, Manal Mostafa Hassan, Rania Essam Eldin Mohamed Ali

“…Conclusions ASL-MRI is an excellent noninvasive in vivo MRI technique for evaluation of placental perfusion and quantitative analysis of regional placental blood flow in cases of placental insufficiency. This study supported the value of the new noninvasive MRI techniques in the elaboration of placental pathology.…”
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Correlation of serum C - reactive protein with clinical parameters in diabetic patients having chronic periodontitis before and after treatment by Arkhawan Ali Abdulhaq, Ziwar Ahmed Salih, Solaf Abdulqadir Mustafa

“…Clinical parameters such as glycated hemoglobin (HBA1c ≥ 6.5% ), random blood sugar (RBS) and clinical periodontal parameters (Gingival Index, Probing pocket depth, Clinical attachment level and Plaque Index) for the group I and II were measured. …”
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Effect of Thrombolysis on Circulating Microparticles in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Zhe Li, Wei Zhang, Qun-Rang Wang, Yu-juan Yang, Xin-Hong Liu, Gong Cheng, Feng-Jun Chang

“…This study was divided into three groups: STEMI patients with thrombolysis (n=18) were group T, patients with chronic coronary syndrome (n=20) were group CCS, and healthy volunteers (n=20) were the control group. Fasting venous blood was extracted from patients in the CCS and control groups, and venous blood was extracted from patients in the T group before (pre-T) and 2 hours after (post-T) thrombolysis. …”
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Differential risk of cardiovascular complications in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. by Christian Obirikorang, Evans Asamoah Adu, Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah, Samuel Nkansah Darko, Frank Naku Ghartey, Samuel Ametepe, Eric N Y Nyarko, Enoch Odame Anto, William Kwame Boakye Ansah Owiredu

“…Blood pressure and adiposity indices were measured during recruitment. …”
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The Usefulness of Homeostatic Measurement Assessment-Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) for Detection of Glucose Intolerance in Thai Women of Reproductive Age with Polycystic Ovary Syndr... by Thanyarat Wongwananuruk, Manee Rattanachaiyanont, Pichai Leerasiri, Suchada Indhavivadhana, Kitirat Techatraisak, Surasak Angsuwathana, Prasong Tanmahasamut, Chongdee Dangrat

“…The paitents were interviewed and examined for weight, height, waist circumference, and blood pressure. Venous blood samples were drawn twice, one at 12-hour fasting and the other at 2 hours after glucose loading. …”
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Etiology of Emergency Visit and In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients with COPD by Xueyang Zhang, Qingtao Zhou, Shengfeng Wang, Qingbian Ma, Yongchang Sun

“…Multivariate logistic analysis showed that age, atrial fibrillation, NT-pro BNP ≥300 pg/ml, and blood pH <7.3 were independent risk factors for ICU admission. …”
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Application of a New Type of Protective Sputum Suction Device in Clinic against Cross-Infection between Medical Staff and Patients by Kang Lu, Weizhou Wu, Gaomei Jin, Haixia Yang, Xiaowei Cai, Lin Li, Zanchao Chen, Lin Ren, Baoshuan Guo, Qing-feng Xue

“…Compared with open sputum suction, closed sputum suction has a smaller decrease in patients’ blood oxygen saturation (P<0.05), and no significant differences in other vital signs. …”
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Utilisation of an in vivo malaria model to provide functional proof for RhopH1/CLAG essentiality and conserved orthology with P. falciparum by Mitchell L. Trickey, Mrittika Chowdury, Georgina Bramwell, Natalie A. Counihan, Tania F. de Koning-Ward

“…Abstract Background Malaria parasites establish new permeation pathways (NPPs) at the red blood cell membrane to facilitate the transport of essential nutrients from the blood plasma into the infected host cell. …”
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