Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Sepsis and Associated Organ Dysfunction: A Promising Future or Blind Alley? by Jan Horák, Lukáš Nalos, Vendula Martínková, Jan Beneš, Milan Štengl, Martin Matějovič

“…Sepsis, newly defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection, is the most common cause of death in ICUs and one of the principal causes of death worldwide. …”
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Evaluation of Serum Kallistatin Levels in Women with Preeclampsia and its Role in Assessing Preeclampsia Severity by Rangeen Badri Mahdi, Esraa Hameed Al-Maini

“…It is regarded as a leading cause of death among mothers and babies globally. Aim: To evaluate how serum kallistatin affects PE severity. …”
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The Association Between Tei Index And Severity Of Coronary Artery Disease In Patients With Unstable Angina by Akram Shariati, Rogayeh Afsar Gharebagh, Alireza Rostamzadeh, Nazanin Sadeghifar, Nazila Pashaei, Reza Hajizadeh

“…Background and aim: Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death worldwide. The myocardial performance index (Tei index) is an accepted method for the evaluation of the systolic and diastolic function of the heart. …”
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Implementation assessment of the national program for the prevention and control of cerebro-vascular diseases in Cienfuegos. Period 2000-2004. by Rubén Bembibre Taboada, Miguel Angel Buergo Zuaznábar, Julio Cortizo Hernández, Niurka Galende Hernández, Roberto Travieso Peña, Roxilena Manso Martín., Marcos D. Iraola Ferrer

“…<strong>Fundament: </strong>The cerebrovascular deseases are the third cause of death and the leading cause of disability in Cuba. …”
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Bacterial carrier-mediated drug delivery systems: a promising strategy in cancer therapy by Sizuo Yan, Yu Gan, Huizhe Xu, Huizhe Xu, Haozhe Piao, Haozhe Piao

“…Cancer is a major killer threatening modern human health and a leading cause of death worldwide. Due to the heterogeneity and complexity of cancer, traditional treatments have limited effectiveness. …”
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Connecting Cerebral White Matter Lesions and Hypertensive Target Organ Damage by Cristina Sierra, Alfons López-Soto, Antonio Coca

“…Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the number one cause of disability worldwide and over 80% of strokes occur in the elderly. …”
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Role of physical activity in cardiovascular disease prevention: impact of epigenetic modifications by Yi Sun, Zuoying Peng, Hua Liang

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide, imposing a major burden on morbidity, quality of life, and societal costs, making prevention of CVD a top public health priority. …”
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An efficient artificial neural network-based optimization techniques for the early prediction of coronary heart disease: comprehensive analysis by Subhash Mondal, Ranjan Maity, Amitava Nag

“…Abstract Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the world’s leading cause of death, contributing to a high mortality rate. …”
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Protocol of an Efficacy Study on Nursing Consultation in Weight Management and Metabolic Syndrome Based on the Carbohydrate–Insulin Theory in Individuals with First-Episode Psychos... by Lander Madaria, Claudia Aymerich, Ana Catalan, Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Torres

“…<b>Background</b>: Individuals with severe mental illness live, on average, up to 30 years less than the general population, with cardiovascular disease being the leading cause of death. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) plays a significant role in this, making it crucial to manage this issue in individuals with psychosis at the onset of the illness. …”
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The Isosteroid Alkaloid Imperialine from Bulbs of Fritillaria cirrhosa Mitigates Pulmonary Functional and Structural Impairment and Suppresses Inflammatory Response in a COPD-Like... by Dongdong Wang, Qingdan Du, Houcong Li, Shu Wang

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the world. Present therapies for COPD have limited effect on reducing the progression of COPD and suppressing the inflammatory response in the lung. …”
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Behavior of Newborns Weighing less than 1 800 g by Betsy Rodríguez González, Jorge Luis Felpeto Fuentes

“…Biological variables were analyzed: incidence, diseases that lead to ventilation, stay, cause of death and status at discharge. Information was collected from medical records and service statistics, the data were processed using descriptive statistics, and used to calculate percentages in tables exposing. …”
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Common biomarkers of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and systemic sclerosis based on WGCNA and machine learning by Ning Shan, Yu Shang, Yaowu He, Zhe Wen, Shangwei Ning, Hong Chen

“…Abstract Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is known to be a major complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and a leading cause of death in SSc patients. As the most common type of ILD, the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has not been fully elucidated. …”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Fatal Outcome due to Liver Failure by Rachel A. Poley, Jaime F. Snowdon, Daniel W. Howes

“…Her postmortem liver biopsy revealed herpes simplex virus hepatitis as her cause of death. Conclusions. Herpes simplex virus must be considered in all patients presenting with liver failure of unknown cause. …”
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Digital Representations of Illness: Key Issues in Cancer Patient Narratives by Jennifer Moreno

“…Given that cancer is the leading cause of death in the world (WHO, 2022), and considering the growing trend towards storytelling and the extraordinary power of language, the aim of this paper is to analyse how cancer patients use language in their narratives when describing their illness experiences. …”
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Pathogenesis of Severe Clinical Pictures of Influenza A (H1 N1). Some answers and new doubts. by Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Ángel Julio Romero Cabrera

“…This situation may lead the patient to the intensive care unit and could cause his death, although the figures of such cases stay relatively low, in relation to other epidemics of seasonal Influenza. …”
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The Association between Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and All-Cause Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: Analysis from the MIMIC-IV Database by Shaosheng Wu, Xiaoting Shi, Quan Zhou, Xiangjie Duan, Xiongfei Zhang, Huajing Guo

“…Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a devastating disease and remains the leading cause of death and disability. This retrospective study aims to investigate associations between systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and all-cause mortality in patients with AIS. …”
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The role of ESRP1 in solid tumor development through the regulation of CD44 splicing and EMT processes by Lili Wang, Min Zhang, Lei Ke Zhao, Xiaohan Yuan, Houyu Zhao, Yanting Liu, Yinghua Ji, Ping Lu

“…According to the World Health Organization’s statistics, cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, following cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Analyzing Policymaking for Tuberculosis Control in Nigeria by Nura M. R. Ahmad, Cristina Montañola-Sales, Clara Prats, Mustapha Musa, Daniel López, Josep Casanovas-Garcia

“…Today, tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the major threats to humankind, being the first cause of death by an infectious disease worldwide. TB is a communicable chronic disease that every year affects 10 million people and kills almost 2 million people in the world. …”
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Immune Modulation as Adjunctive Therapy for Pneumocystis pneumonia by Jing Wang, Terry W. Wright, Francis Gigliotti

“…Pcp remains a leading cause of death among HIV infected patients, with mortality rates of 50% or higher for patients developing severe Pcp. …”
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MiRNA target enrichment analysis of co-expression network modules reveals important miRNAs and their roles in breast cancer progression by Bazyari Mohammad Javad, Aghaee-Bakhtiari Seyed Hamid

“…Breast cancer has the highest incidence and is the fifth cause of death in cancers. Progression is one of the important features of breast cancer which makes it a life-threatening cancer. …”
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