Progress in the Management of Retinal Detachment Associated With Morning Glory Syndrome by Wu S, Wang W, Liu L, Wang W, Jiang K, Peng C, Sun H, Zhang J

“…The anomaly features an enlarged optic disc, radiating blood vessels, and surrounding excavation, leading to visual impairment that can range from mild to profound. …”
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Risk factors for the mortality of hemodialysis patients with COVID-19 in northern Hunan province, China by Zhangxiu He, Zhong Peng, Ning Gao, Shuzhu Zhong, Fengyi Yu, Zixu Tang, Zihao Liao, Song Zhao, Gloria Umwiza, Ming Chen, Wei Long

“…Independent predictors of mortality in our cohort were: age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.09; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05–1.14; P < 0.001), elevated procalcitonin (PCT) levels (HR 1.02; 95%CI, 1.01–1.03; P < 0.001), and higher white blood cell-neutrophil ratio (NWR) (HR 1.04; 95%CI, 1.04–1.07; P = 0.004). …”
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Effects of Breast-Conserving Surgery Combined with Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy on Breast Cosmetic Appearance and Systemic Stress of Patients with Breast Cancer by Jing Ji, Junfeng Shi, Xia Da, Guozhu Wang, Jin Xu

“…Results: The observation group experienced shortened operation time and extubation time compared with the control group, and there were significantly different blood losses between the two groups (p < 0.05). The observation group was significantly superior to the control group in terms of the postoperative quality of life (p < 0.05). …”
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Latent iron deficiency in non-anemic children under five years of age by Qurat ul Ain Riaz, Saima Ahsan, Tanveer Hussain Chaudhary, Abdul Hafeez Soomro, Muhammad Sabir Khan, Shanza Nazish

“…A total of 145 non-anemic children, ages 2-59 months were enrolled through non-probability consecutive sampling in this study. The complete blood count and C-reactive protein were sent for laboratory tests to rule out infection/inflammation. …”
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Development and Validation of a Nosocomial Infection Nomogram Model in the NICU: A Novel and Nurse-Led Way to Prediction in Preterm Infants by Shang Y, Chen L, Hu X, Zhang K, Cheng Q, Shui X, Deng Z

“…Bootstrap method was used to repeat 1,000 times for internal validation.Results: A total of 892 preterm infants were finally included and a nurse-led predictive model established, which included six variables: skin color changes, respiratory related changes, feeding deterioration, birth weight, number of arterial and venous blood draws, and days of nasogastric tube placement. …”
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Correlation Between Prognostic Nutritional Index and Heart Failure in Adults with Diabetes in the United States: Study Results from NHANES (1999–2016) by Qiyuan Bai, Hao Chen, Zhen Gao, Xuhua Li, Jiapeng Li, Shidong Liu, Bing Song, Cuntao Yu

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Targeting Cytokine Storm in COVID-19: A Role of Online Hemodiafiltration with Asymmetric Cellulose Triacetate in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients—A Report of 10 Cases by José C. De La Flor, Francisco Valga, Alexander Marschall, Tania Monzon, Cristina Albarracín, Elisa Ruiz, Miguel Rodeles

“…Furthermore, we evaluate the removal of hyperinflammatory parameters with the ATA membrane in postdilution online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) in these patients through a variety of biomarkers of systemic inflammation from the diagnosis until stripping. Biochemical blood analysis was carried out at baseline and at days 7 and 14 after diagnosis, respectively. 50% of the patients presented COVID-19 pneumonia and required hospital admission. …”
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Serum Galectin-3 Predicts Mortality in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients by Jianlong Zhu, Dehui Guo, Liying Liu, Jing Zhong

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Machine learning-driven prediction of medical expenses in triple-vessel PCI patients using feature selection by Kuan-Yu Chen, Yen-Chun Huang, Chih-Kuang Liu, Shao-Jung Li, Mingchih Chen

“…The top variables included 1-year medical expenditure before PCI surgery (hospitalization and outpatient costs), average blood transfusion volume, ventilator use duration, Charlson Comorbidity Index scores, emergency department visits, and patient age. …”
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Epigenetic age acceleration and methylation differences in IgG4-related cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis by Alexandra Noble, Rodrigo Motta, Silvia Cabras, Belen Moron Flores, Jan Nowak, Aleksandra Glapa-Nowak, Alessandra Geremia, Jack Satsangi, Emma Culver

“…This study is the first to assess methylation signatures in IgG4-SC. Results Whole blood DNA methylation profiling and genotyping was performed in 264 individuals; 47 with IgG4-SC, 65 with PSC, 64 with ulcerative colitis (UC), and 88 healthy controls. …”
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The effect of a barley-based food product in alleviating knee osteoarthritis discomfort symptoms in Egyptian female patients by Suzanne Fouad, Rasha Monir, Fatma A. Ibrahim, Ahmed M.S. Hussein, Heba F. Shafei, Aliaa El Gendy

“…Anthropometric measurements and blood samples were collected after 8 weeks of daily barley based macaroni supplementation (75 grams raw). …”
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No Correlation Exists between Disease Activity and the Expression of Killer-Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Toshiaki Kogure, Takeshi Tatsumi, Atsushi Niizawa, Hiroshi Fujinaga, Tomoyuki Ito, Yutaka Shimada, Katsutoshi Terasawa

“…CD158a/b expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of RA patients was analyzed using flow cytometry. …”
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Congenital Malaria and Its Associated Factors at Issaka Gazobi Maternity of Niamey in Niger by I. Tahirou, M. O. Zara, M. L. Moustapha, M. Kamayé, D. Mahamadou, A. Ibrahim, M. Daou, A. Soumana, M. L. Ibrahim

“…The diagnosis was made by microscopy of a thick and thin blood smear of mother, newborn, and umbilical cord. …”
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Assessment of lipid peroxidation and total antioxidant capacity in patients with breast cancer by Abdullatif Taha Babakr, Mohamed Mahmoud Nour Eldein

“…Participants were selected and evaluated at the cancer clinic; fasting blood samples were collected, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC), oxidized low-density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL), cancer antigen (CA) 15-3, and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were measured. …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Saudi Adult Population: A National Survey by Abdalla A. Saeed, Nasser A. Al-Hamdan, Ahmed A. Bahnassy, Abdelshakour M. Abdalla, Mostafa A. F. Abbas, Lamiaa Z. Abuzaid

“…Multistage stratified sampling was used to select 4758 adult participants. Three blood pressure measurements using an automatic sphygmomanometer, sociodemographics, and antihypertensive modalities were obtained. …”
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A Pregnant Woman with Excess Vasopressinase-Induced Diabetes Insipidus Complicated by Central Diabetes Insipidus like Lymphocytic Infundibulo-Neurohypophysitis by Shinnosuke Yanagisawa, Yoichi Oikawa, Mai Endo, Kazuyuki Inoue, Ritsuko Nakajima, Shigemitsu Yasuda, Masayasu Sato, Naoko Iwata, Haruki Fujisawa, Atsushi Suzuki, Yoshihisa Sugimura, Masashi Isshiki, Akira Shimada

“…The presence of anti-rabphilin-3A antibodies in the patient’s blood, a hypertonic saline infusion test result, and loss of the high-intensity signal of the posterior pituitary on fat-suppressed T1-weighted magnetic resonance images without thickening of the stalk and enlargement of the neurohypophysis suggested concurrent central DI-like lymphocytic infundibulo-neurohypophysitis (LINH). …”
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Biochemical characteristics, nutrient intakes, and chronic disease risk according to the dietary fat energy ratio in middle-aged Korean: a cross-sectional study using data from the... by Ga-Hyeon Jeong, Sook-Bae Kim

“…Biochemical characteristics in the insufficient group exhibited the lowest levels for fasting blood glucose, hemoglobin A1c, and triglycerides. …”
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The Protecting Effects and Mechanisms of Baicalin and Octreotide on Heart Injury in Rats with SAP by Zhang Xiping, Tian Hua, Chen Hanqing, Chen Li, Wang Zhiwei, Wang Keyi, Yan Wei, Li Yun, Li Qingyu, He Qing, Wang Fei

“…The contents of some inflammatory indexes in blood were determined. The rat mortality, pathological changes of heart, the changes of NF-κB, P-Selectin, Bax, Bcl-2, and Caspase-3 protein expression levels as well as apoptotic index were observed in all groups, respectively, at 3 hours, 6 hours, and 12 hours after operation. …”
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Streamlined photoacoustic image processing with foundation models: A training-free solution by Handi Deng, Yucheng Zhou, Jiaxuan Xiang, Liujie Gu, Yan Luo, Hai Feng, Mingyuan Liu, Cheng Ma

“…We employed the Segment Anything Model (SAM) by setting simple prompts and integrating the model’s outputs with prior knowledge of the imaged objects to accomplish various tasks, including: (1) removing the skin signal in three-dimensional PA image rendering; (2) dual speed-of-sound reconstruction, and (3) segmentation of finger blood vessels. Through these demonstrations, we have concluded that FMs can be directly applied in PA imaging without the requirement for network design and training. …”
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Therapeutic Anticoagulation with Argatroban and Heparins Reduces Granulocyte Migration: Possible Impact on ECLS-Therapy? by Andre Bredthauer, Manuel Kopfmueller, Michael Gruber, Sophie-Marie Pfaehler, Karla Lehle, Walter Petermichl, Timo Seyfried, Diane Bitzinger, Andreas Redel

“…This study is aimed at investigating the influence of these substances on polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs), whose nonspecific defense mechanisms can promote thrombogenesis. Methods. Blood samples from 30 healthy volunteers were investigated, whereby PMNs were isolated by density gradient centrifugation and incubated with 0.8 μg/mL of argatroban, 1.0 U/mL of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), 1.0 U/mL of unfractionated heparin (UFH), or without drug (control). …”
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