Liquefied Petroleum Gas Poisoning in a Child: A Case Report from a Low-Middle Income Country by Abid Jamali, Latif Shamasuddin, Aimen Yunus, Nadeem Ullah Khan

“…Propane primarily affects the respiratory, nervous, and cardiovascular systems.Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of admitting children exposed to LPG to higher care units for close monitoring, as initial cardiac enzyme levels and ECG may appear normal but can rapidly worsen. …”
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Xenon Anesthesia Improves Respiratory Gas Exchanges in Morbidly Obese Patients by Antonio Abramo, Claudio Di Salvo, Francesca Foltran, Francesco Forfori, Marco Anselmino, Francesco Giunta

“…Xenon anesthesia improved PaO2/FiO2 ratio and maintained its distinctive rapid recovery times and cardiovascular stability. A reduction of opioid consumption during and after surgery and an increased incidence of PONV were also observed in xenon group.…”
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The use of the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans in the investigation of the adverse effects of electronic cigarettes by Kamila Melnikov, Alžbeta Kaiglová, Soňa Kucharíková

“…The use of tobacco products is one of the most preventable risk factors for mortality from a variety of diseases, including cardiovascular, infectious, respiratory, and neoplastic conditions. …”
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Dysregulation of c-Jun (JUN) and FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homolog B (FOSB) in obese people and their predictive values for metabolic syndrome by Chenxi Yang, Yi Chen, Guangfeng Tang, Tongtong Shen, Li Li

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Expression of Killer Immunoglobulin Receptor Genes among HIV-Infected Individuals with Non-AIDS Comorbidities by Farouk F. Abou Hassan, Mirna Bou Hamdan, Khalil El Asmar, Nada M. Melhem

“…However, non-AIDS associated comorbidities including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are increasingly reported among PLHIV receiving cART. …”
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Correlation between plasma glutamate and adiponectin in patients with type 2 diabetes by Hirofumi Nagao, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Shiro Fukuda, Yuya Fujishima, Shunbun Kita, Norikazu Maeda, Takeshi Bamba, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Iichiro Shimomura

“…Visceral fat accumulation is a major determinant of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies have reported that glutamate is the most elevated amino acid in the plasma amino acid profile in patients with obesity and/or visceral fat accumulation. …”
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Cardiac Outpouchings: Definitions, Differential Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approach by Riccardo Scagliola, Gian Marco Rosa, Sara Seitun

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Simultaneous Inhibition of PGE2 and PGI2 Signals Is Necessary to Suppress Hyperalgesia in Rat Inflammatory Pain Models by Ryusuke Sugita, Harumi Kuwabara, Kazufumi Kubota, Kotaro Sugimoto, Toshihiro Kiho, Atsushi Tengeiji, Katsuhiro Kawakami, Kohei Shimada

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Hypertension Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Middle-Aged Adults in Chongqing, China by Xianglong Xu, Yunshuang Rao, Zumin Shi, Lingli Liu, Cheng Chen, Yong Zhao

“…Hypertension is a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease in China, and yet little is known about health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its associations with demographic and social-economic characteristics in middle-aged patients with hypertension. …”
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Comparison of Preoperative Assessment of Patient’s Metabolic Equivalents (METs) Estimated from History versus Measured by Exercise Cardiac Stress Testing by Adam S. Weinstein, Martin I. Sigurdsson, Angela M. Bader

“…Preoperative anesthetic evaluations of patients before surgery traditionally involves assessment of a patient’s functional capacity to estimate perioperative risk of cardiovascular complications and need for further workup. …”
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MSC-derived exosome ameliorates pulmonary fibrosis by modulating NOD 1/NLRP3-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition and inflammation by Wei Chen, Jie Peng, Xiangyi Tang, Shao Ouyang

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Cathepsin K Deficiency Impaired Ischemia-Induced Neovascularization in Aged Mice by Xueling Yue, Haiying Jiang, Ying Xu, Manli Xia, Xian-Wu Cheng

“…Aging is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Cysteine protease cathepsin K (CatK) has been implicated in the process of angiogenesis, but the exact roles of individual CatK in vessel formation during aging are poorly understood. …”
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The U-shaped association of fasting plasma glucose to HbA1c ratio with mortality in diabetic and prediabetic populations: the mediating role of systemic immune-inflammation index by Ming Yang, Qing Shangguan, Guobo Xie, Guotai Sheng, Jingqi Yang

“…The association between the FPG/HbA1c ratio and all-cause and cardiovascular(CVD) mortality was assessed using multivariate Cox proportional hazards models, restricted cubic splines(RCS), two-piecewise Cox proportional hazards models and sensitivity analysis. …”
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The effect of green tea consumption on cholesterol reduction: a study among social service employees in East Nusa Tenggara by Patricia Flamli Uma Mukin, Anita Lidesna Shinta Amat, Elisabeth Levina Sari Setianingrum, Magdarita Riwu

“… Background: Hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, with elevated cholesterol levels prevalent in Indonesia. …”
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Association between Sleep Disruption and Levels of Lipids in Caucasians with Type 2 Diabetes by Wan Aizad Wan Mahmood, Mohd Shazli Draman Yusoff, Lucy Ann Behan, Andrea Di Perna, Tommy Kyaw Tun, John McDermott, Seamus Sreenan

“…In this Caucasian T2DM population, PQ is associated with adverse cardiovascular risk markers, and long and short sleep disruptions have an independent negative impact on lipids. …”
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Quality Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription in Naolingsu Capsule Based on Combinative Method of Fingerprint, Quantitative Determination, and Chemometrics by Lili Xu, Yang Jiao, Weiliang Cui, Bing Wang, Dongxiao Guo, Fei Xue, Xiangrong Mu, Huifen Li, Yongqiang Lin, Huibin Lin

“…It is widely used to treat neurasthenia, insomnia, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, and other diseases. …”
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A Novel Role for Brain Natriuretic Peptide: Inhibition of IL-1β Secretion via Downregulation of NF-kB/Erk 1/2 and NALP3/ASC/Caspase-1 Activation in Human THP-1 Monocyte by Letizia Mezzasoma, Cinzia Antognelli, Vincenzo Nicola Talesa

“…IL-1β is a strong regulator of Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP), a hormone involved in cardiovascular homeostasis by guanylyl cyclase Natriuretic Peptide Receptor (NPR-1). …”
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Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection by Saber Hassan, Rohit Samuel, Andrew Starovoytov, Carolyn Lee, Eve Aymong, Jacqueline Saw

“…Stents were deployed in 73.3%, 16.0% had balloon angioplasty alone, 10.7% had wiring attempts only, and 5.3% required bailout surgery. Major adverse cardiovascular event rates (MACE) were significantly higher with the PCI group in hospital (29.3% versus 2.8%, p<0.001), and at median follow-up of 3.7 yrs (58.7% versus 22.6% (p<0.001) compared to the non-PCI group. …”
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The effects of lymphocele formation after living donor kidney transplantation on mid-term allograft function by Christian Kuhn, Bernd Jänigen, Laura Matuschik, Max J. Rieger, Daniel Sidler, Stefan Zschiedrich

“…They may reflect a disturbed microvasculature and warrant closer control of cardiovascular risk factors and allograft monitoring of affected patients. …”
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Roles for Exosomes in the Pathogenesis, Drug Delivery and Therapy of Psoriasis by Yuchao Chen, Huazhen Liu, Yuming He, Bin Yang, Weihui Lu, Zhenhua Dai

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