Temporary Pacing Simulator: A Training Tool for Clinicians by Ioana Cretu, Alexander Tindale, Maysam Abbod, Wamadeva Balachandran, Ashraf W. Khir, Hongying Meng

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading global cause of death, impacting nations worldwide. Despite medical advancements, managing patients who require temporary pacing (TP) after cardiac surgery remains challenging. …”
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Acute Poisoning Cases Presented to the Addis Ababa Burn, Emergency, and Trauma Hospital Emergency Department, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Biruktawit Zemedie, Menbeu Sultan, Ayalew Zewdie

“…The common poisons used by the victims were organophosphates. 2, 4-D poisoning was the major cause of death.…”
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Effect of a Complex Korean Medicine Treatment in a Patient with Chronic Ischemic Stroke Who Developed Neurological Complications after Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Case Rep... by Shin-Hyeok Park, Sohae Cho, HyunSeung Lee, Jieun Kim, Nam Geun Cho

“…Stroke is a considerable cause of death; patients with stroke require continuous treatment. …”

Sociodemographic Determinants of Knowledge towards Tuberculosis Transmission among Women of 15–49 Years of Age in India by Baikunth Kumar Yadav, Pranveer Singh, Bijaya Kumar Padhi

“…In 2015, TB was a leading cause of death, killing 1.4 million people worldwide. …”
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Investigation of the Pulmonary Artery Hypertension Using an Ad Hoc OpenFOAM CFD Solver by Francesco Duronio, Paola Marchetti

“…Cardiovascular diseases are a group of disorders that affect the heart and blood vessels, representing a leading cause of death worldwide. With the help of computational fluid dynamics, it is possible to study the hemodynamics of the pulmonary arteries in detail and simulate various physiological conditions, thus offering numerous advantages over invasive analyses in the phases of diagnosis and surgical planning. …”
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Liver Enzymes Abnormalities among Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Experienced and HAART Naïve HIV-1 Infected Patients at Debre Tabor Hospital, North West Ethiopia: A Comparati... by Melashu Balew Shiferaw, Ketema Tafess Tulu, Amtatachew Moges Zegeye, Amarech Asratie Wubante

“…Liver disease has emerged as the most common non-AIDS-related cause of death in HIV patients. However, there is limited data regarding this condition including our setting in Ethiopia. …”
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Biomarkers of Chronic Inflammatory State in Uremia and Cardiovascular Disease by Vincenzo Panichi, Alessia Scatena, Massimiliano Migliori, Valentina Marchetti, Sabrina Paoletti, Sara Beati

“…Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the general population; traditional risk factors seem inadequate to explain completely the remarkable prevalence of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity observed in the uremic population. …”
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Shedding new light on atherosclerosis therapeutics: Nanomedicines targeting atherosclerotic immune microenvironment by Zhiyue Wang, Jie Sheng, Guangming Lu, Longjiang Zhang

“…Atherosclerosis (AS) leads to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), the predominant cause of death worldwide. As traditional lipid-lowering therapies have encountered a bottleneck in dealing with diverse types of atherosclerotic plaques and ASCVD, alternative therapies that can target other mechanisms are urgently needed. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of ERCP in the Treatment of Biliary Strictures after Liver Transplantation: With a Report of 37 Cases by Fanfan Tang, Jingtao Song, Tanxing Cai, Zhao Lei, Feizhou Huang, Yina Hu, Gang Deng

“…Liver transplantation (LT) is an effective treatment option for patients with end-stage liver disease; biliary complications are important cause of death in posttransplant patients. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has an irreplaceable role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with biliary tract disease. …”
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Fast and High-Precision Human Fall Detection Using Improved YOLOv8 Model by Ahlam R. Khekan, Hadi S. Aghdasi, Pedram Salehpour

“…According to WHO, it is the second-leading cause of death worldwide. Therefore, having a fast and high-precision fall detection system operating in real time is crucial. …”
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Modeling TB and HIV co-infections by Lih-Ing W. Roeger, Z. Feng, Carlos Castillo-Chávez

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). …”
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Strengthening community actions to improve diabetes mellitus care optimising public health facilitators by Okuhle Nxedlana, Mbuyiselo Douglas, Emmanuel Manu

“…Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus is the second leading cause of death in South Africa, and almost 90,000 people died from diabetes-related causes in the year 2019. …”
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Characterization of relaparotomies performed at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima General University Hospital (2015-2017) by Jorge Ernesto Gonzalez García, Mayquel Monzón Rodriguez, Lidia Torres Ajá, Dianelys Molina Macías

“…Multiple organ dysfunctions were the cause of death most associated with the relaparotomy procedure.…”
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Why Are Native Hawaiians Underrepresented in Hawai‘i's Older Adult Population? Exploring Social and Behavioral Factors of Longevity by Lana Sue Ka‘opua, Kathryn L. Braun, Colette V. Browne, Noreen Mokuau, Chai-Bin Park

“…The current study examines data from two state surveillance programs, with attention to cause of death and social-behavioral factors relevant to elders. …”
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Percutaneous screw fixation and external stabilization as definitive surgical intervention for a pelvic ring injury combined with an acetabular fracture in the acute phase of polyt... by Hohyoung Lee, Myung-Rae Cho, Suk-Kyoon Song, Euisun Yoon, Sungho Lee

“…Unstable pelvic ring injuries are potentially life-threatening and associated with high mortality and complication rates in polytrauma patients. The most common cause of death in patients with pelvic ring injuries is massive bleeding. …”
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Application of Nanomaterial-Mediated Ferroptosis Regulation in Kidney Disease by Zhu J, Zhang Z, Chu Y, Xie Z, Zeng D, Jin L, Li L

“…Jiamin Zhu,1,* Zhen Zhang,1,2,* Yanhui Chu,1,* Zhongyin Xie,1 Dongmei Zeng,1 Lijiao Jin,1 Luxin Li1 1Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, People’s Republic of China; 2School of First Clinical Medical College, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Luxin Li, Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Anti-Fibrosis Biotherapy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, 157000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13763617174, Email liluxin@mdjmu.edu.cnAbstract: Kidney diseases are a significant global cause of death and disability, resulting from the destruction of kidney structure and function due to an imbalance between the death of renal parenchymal cells and the proliferation or recruitment of maladaptive cells, caused by various pathogenic factors. …”
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADHERANCE OF POST CABG PATIENTSIN CARDIAC REHABILITATION-A CROSS-SECTIONALSTUDY IN KARACHI by Muniba Khanum et al

“… Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the principal cause of death globally. To decrease this mortality rate, a wide-ranging program from hospital discharge to highly structured and monitored exercise therapy is required. …”
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The Impact of Positive Fluid Balance on Sepsis Subtypes: A Causal Inference Study by Sharad Patel, Adam Green, Yanika Wolfe, Gregory Felock, Samantha Epstein, Nitin Puri

“…Sepsis, the leading cause of death in hospitalized patients globally, was investigated in this study, examining the varying effects of positive fluid balance on sepsis subtypes through causal inference. …”
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Health system readiness to deliver integrated noncommunicable disease and antenatal care in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Vietnam by Téa E. Collins, Svetlana Akselrod, Anshu Banerjee, Aliina Altymysheva, Mekhri Shoismatuloeva, Pham Thi Quynh Nga, Daria Berlina, Ketevan Chkhatarashvili, Flaminia Ortenzi, Josephine Exley, Luke N Allen

“…Introduction: Globally, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a leading cause of death among women of reproductive age. Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) services provide an important opportunity to prevent, detect, and manage NCDs. …”
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A Comparative Study Evaluated the Performance of Two-class Classification Algorithms in Machine Learning by Shilan Abdullah Hassan, Maha Sabah Saeed

“… Worldwide, heart attacks, also called myocardial infarctions, are a leading cause of death. Early detection and accurate prediction of heart attacks are crucial for effective medical intervention and patient care. …”
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