Updates on CAD risk assessment: using the coronary artery calcium score in combination with traditional risk factors by Kiara Rezaie-Kalamtari, Zeinab Norouzi, Alireza Salmanipour, Hossein Mehrali

“…Abstract Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, so prevention and early diagnosis play important roles to reduce mortality and morbidity. …”
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Rate and predictors of response to glucocorticoid therapy in patients of takayasu arteritis at a tertiary level hospital of Bangladesh: A longitudinal study by Farzana Shumy, Ahmad Mursel Anam, Minhaj Rahim Choudhury, Md Abu Shahin, Syed Atiqul Haq, Md Zahid Amin, Sumayia Minhaj

“…Results: Among 12 active TA patients, one patient succumbed to death after 15 days. ITAS2010 1 month after steroid showed a significant difference between remission and nonremission patients (P 0.0001). …”
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Growth of Infants with Intestinal Failure or Feeding Intolerance Does Not Follow Standard Growth Curves by Danielle L. Morton, Keli M. Hawthorne, Carolyn E. Moore

“…Data from infants (n=164) revealed that average growth velocities of 3-month-old infants (weight gain, 19.97 g/d; length, 0.81 cm/week; head circumference, 0.52 cm/week) fluctuated and all were below expected norms. At discharge or death, average growth velocities had further decreased (length, 0.69 cm/week; head circumference, 0.45 cm/week) except for weight, which showed a slight increase (weight, 20.56 g/d). …”
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Fatal Postpartum Hemorrhage in a Patient with Niemann-Pick Disease Type B by Atakan Tanacan, Abdullah Yalcin, Canan Unal, Seda Banu Akinci, Mehmet Sinan Beksac

“…Unfortunately, she had a detrimental course with hypoxic brain injury leading to brain death. Conclusions. In conclusion, physicians should keep in mind that patients with a history of splenectomy and/or uncontrollable hemorrhage must be carefully evaluated for rare diseases like lysosomal storage diseases and that NPD B can cause mortality because of postpartum bleeding. …”
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Crushing Stones: Mechanical, Intracorporeal and Extracorporeal Lithotripsy in the Clearance of Common Bile Duct Lithiasis by Claude Liguory, Jean Francois Lefebevre, Didier Bonnel, Gary C Vitale

“…There were four treatment failures, with one patient death due to cholangitis and respiratory failure. …”
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Potential Therapies by Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in CNS Diseases: Focusing on the Neurogenic Niche by Alejandro Luarte, Luis Federico Bátiz, Ursula Wyneken, Carlos Lafourcade

“…Neurodegenerative disorders are one of the leading causes of death and disability and one of the biggest burdens on health care systems. …”
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Pan-Cancer Analysis of the Cuproptosis-Related Gene DLD by Jiahui Lin, Guowei Wang, Sha Cheng, Yanan Hu, Huan Li, Wanjiang Feng, Xiaoming Liu, Canxia Xu

“…Cuproptosis is a recently discovered novel mode of cell death. The exact function of the cuproptosis-related gene dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (DLD) and its role in pan-cancer is unknown. …”
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Intra-Abdominal Hydatid Cyst: Sociodemographics, Clinical Profiles, and Outcomes of Patients Operated on at a Tertiary Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Engida Abebe, Temesgen Kassa, Mahteme Bekele, Ayelign Tsehay

“…There was no perioperative death, but 4 (9.5%) of the patients had post-op complications. …”
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Intra-Abdominal Localisation of a Buschke-Lowenstein Tumour: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature by N. E. Wester, E. M. Hutten, C. Krikke, Robert A. Pol

“…Interferon treatment was started which initially led to tumour reduction but was complicated by an interferon-induced pancreatitis, pneumonia, and fasciitis necroticans resulting in death. We present a literature overview on the treatment options for a Buschke-Lowenstein tumour, with emphasis on interferon therapy, with all the advantages and disadvantages.…”
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Secretion of One Adipokine Nampt/Visfatin Suppresses the Inflammatory Stress-Induced NF-κB Activity and Affects Nampt-Dependent Cell Viability in Huh-7 Cells by Yi-Ching Lin, Hui-Chung Wu, Chen-Chung Liao, Yi-Chih Chou, Shwu-Fen Pan, Chi-Ming Chiu

“…We found that the transition of Nampt/visfatin from intracellular into extracellular form was induced by H2O2 treatment in 293T cells and confirmed that this phenomenon was not due to cell death but through the secretion of Nampt/visfatin. …”
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Incidence Of Acute Kidney Injury In Mild, Moderate And Severe Cases Of Coronavirus Disease by Mahvesh Mahmud, Ashok Kumar, Khurram Baqai

“…The research also assessed information about therapy (antivirals, immunomodulators, RRT) and results (renal function recovery or death). Results:  After excluding patients with obstructive AKI, a total of 180 (mean age 50.1 years) of 104 males and 76 females were included in the research. 120 patients were found to have prerenal, and 60 had intrinsic AKI with significant differences between mild, moderate, and severe cases (p=0.004). …”
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Mechanisms Underlying the Osteo- and Adipo-Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Yu Zhang, Dilaware Khan, Julia Delling, Edda Tobiasch

“…Adipogenic differentiation is another interesting lineage, because fat tissue is considered to be a major factor triggering atherosclerosis that ultimately leads to cardiovascular diseases, the main cause of death in industrialized countries. However, understanding the differentiation process in detail is obligatory to achieve a tight control of the process for future clinical applications to avoid undesired side effects. …”
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Experiencing the Loss of an Adult Child in Old Age by A.A. Agisheva

“…Losses of children performing official duties during military operations are associated with extremely high ambivalence of experiences, while losses associated with emergency situations are associated with survivor's guilt. Illegal grief (death due to a stigmatized disease, suicide, violation of the law, substance use) is burdened by shame, which prevents getting help. …”
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Local and Deep Features Based Convolutional Neural Network Frameworks for Brain MRI Anomaly Detection by Sajad Einy, Hasan Saygin, Hemrah Hivehch, Yahya Dorostkar Navaei

“…A brain tumor is an abnormal mass or growth of a cell that leads to certain death, and this is still a challenging task in clinical practice. …”
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Serum Cytokine Profile in a Patient Diagnosed with Dysferlinopathy by Svetlana F. Khaiboullina, Ekaterina V. Martynova, Sergey N. Bardakov, Mikhail O. Mavlikeev, Ivan A. Yakovlev, Arthur A. Isaev, Roman V. Deev, Albert A. Rizvanov

“…However, the immune system has been suggested to contribute to muscle cell death and tissue regeneration. Serum levels of 27 cytokines were evaluated in a dysferlinopathy patient. …”
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A Decade of Experience Using mTor Inhibitors in Liver Transplantation by Jeffrey Campsen, Michael A. Zimmerman, Susan Mandell, Maria Kaplan, Igal Kam

“…Some studies suggest that Sirolimus (SRL) is associated with an increased risk of death in liver transplant recipients compared to treatment with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). …”
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Differentially Expressed microRNAs in Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent-Derived Exosomes from the Patients with Ultrafiltration Failure by Weifei Wu, Xu Wu, Zhiqun Cheng, Zhenzhen Yang, Minhui Lu, Jing Cheng

“…Ultrafiltration failure remains one of the most severe complications of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD), which results in death. This study aimed to characterize the circulating exosomal microRNA (miRNA) profiles associated with ultrafiltration failure and explore its underlying mechanisms. …”
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RatDNA: DATABASE ON MICROARRAY STUDIES OF RATS BEARING GENES ASSOCIATED WITH AGE-RELATED DISEASES by O. S. Kozhevnikova, M. K. Martyschenko, M. A. Genaev, E. E. Korbolina, N. A. Muraleva, N. G. Kolosova, Y. L. Orlov

“…People do not die of «healthy» aging: at any age conditions whose probability increases with age become the cause of their death. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) becomes the main cause of vision problems and sight loss in people aged above 50. …”
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Problem psikologis danstrategi coping pada pelaksana upacara adat rambu solo’tana’ bulaan miskin di dusun pambalan by Jeanri Rara Mille Kety, Krismi Diah Ambarwati

“…Tana Toraja is a unique area where its customs are very well known, one of which is the solo sign (traditional death ceremony), although the consequences are not good it can even cause psychological problems, such as stress, anxiety, depression and other effects, until now there are still many perpetrators tana' bulaan who are still trying to perform the traditional signs ceremony solo' in accordance with the tradition that applies to family members who die. …”
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High-fat diet and neuroinflammation: The role of mitochondria by Mingxue Song, Yao Bai, Fuyong Song

“…More importantly, mitochondrial damage, neuroinflammation, and insulin resistance caused by HFD form a mutually reinforcing vicious cycle, ultimately leading to the death of neurons and promoting the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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