Global burden and attributable risk factors of inflammatory cardiomyopathy and myocarditis from 1990 to 2019 by Guilan Wu, Wenlin Xu, Shuyi Wu, Chengfu Guan, Jinhua Zhang

“…We also estimated the risk factors attributable to inflammatory cardiomyopathy and myocarditis-related deaths. Results In 2019, the global death toll from inflammatory cardiomyopathy and myocarditis was 340,349, and the age-standardized mortality rate (ASDR) was 4.40/100,000, of which the elderly and men were the majority. …”
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Acetylation of E2F1 at K125 facilitates cell apoptosis under serum stress by Zejun Fang, Chaoju Gong, Yanyan Hu, Tingting Cui, Min Lin, Sha Lin, Ming Ye

“…Collectively, our findings indicated that the acetylation of E2F1 at K125 under serum stress leads to a functional change and a new role as an executor of cell death instead of an oncoprotein.…”
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In Vitro Anthelmintic Activity of Ethanol Stem Bark Extract of Albizia ferruginea (Guill. & Perr.) Benth by Miriam Tagoe, Yaw Duah Boakye, Theresah Appiah Agana, Vivian Etsiapa Boamah, Christian Agyare

“…AFE at the least test concentration (0.14 mg/mL) caused paralysis and induced death of H. contortus, after at 63.50±2.98 and 254.96±2.44 min of exposure, respectively. …”
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Mortality in the families of children during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a repeated cross-sectional study of children in the United States by Kao-Ping Chua, Rena M. Conti, Nora V. Becker

“…Among these families, we calculated the proportion with ≥ 1 death of an adult family member aged ≥ 18 years enrolled in the plan, including young adult dependents aged 18–25 years. …”
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Omega-3 fatty acids: molecular weapons against chemoresistance in breast cancer by Vittoria Marchio, Giuseppina Augimeri, Catia Morelli, Adele Vivacqua, Cinzia Giordano, Stefania Catalano, Diego Sisci, Ines Barone, Daniela Bonofiglio

“…Abstract Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. Highly targeted therapies have been developed for different subtypes of breast cancer, including hormone receptor (HR)-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. …”
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Composite Primary Outcomes Reported in Studies of Critical Care: A Scoping Review by Prashanti Marella, MD, Sansuka De Silva, Antony G. Attokaran, Kevin B. Laupland, PhD, Lars Eriksson, BA, Mahesh Ramanan, MMed

“…The data collected included characteristics of CPO, definitions, trends, and death handling techniques used while reporting the CPO. …”
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Influence of Mesalazine on Ferroptosis-Related Gene Expression in In Vitro Colorectal Cancer Culture by Joanna Słoka, Barbara Strzałka-Mrozik, Sebastian Kubica, Ilona Nowak, Celina Kruszniewska-Rajs

“…Consequently, significant emphasis has been directed towards exploring novel types of cell death, particularly ferroptosis. Ferroptosis is characterized by iron imbalance and the accumulation of lipid peroxides and reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to cellular damage and death. …”
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Impact of kidney volume on incidence of in-hospital kidney-related adverse outcomes in patients with acute heart failure by Akira Saito, Taku Asano, Nobuyuki Komiyama, Sachiko Ohde

“…We defined the composite of death from any cause, initiating renal replacement therapy, and WRF during hospitalization as major adverse kidney events (MAKE). …”
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Prognostic role of mesangial IgM deposition in IgA nephropathy: a long-term cohort study by Gabriel Stefan, Simona Stancu, Adrian Zugravu, George Terinte-Balcan

“…They were followed until end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), death, or until the end of the study in January 2021, with a median follow-up of 7 years. …”
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Serum Albumin Is Independently Associated with Persistent Organ Failure in Acute Pancreatitis by Wandong Hong, Suhan Lin, Maddalena Zippi, Wujun Geng, Simon Stock, Zarrin Basharat, Bicheng Cheng, Jingye Pan, Mengtao Zhou

“…A low serum albumin is independently associated with an increased risk of developing of persistent organ failure and death in acute pancreatitis. It may also be useful for the prediction of the severity of acute pancreatitis.…”
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Socio-economic inequality in the nutritional deficiencies among the world countries: evidence from global burden of disease study 2019 by Mohsen Bayati, Elham Arkia, Mehrnoosh Emadi

“…Results CIs for DALY, YLD, YLL, prevalence, incidence and death rate show negative values and their, which indicates the concentration of nutritional deficiencies burden among lower HDI countries. …”
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Deep-Sea-Derived Isobisvertinol Targets TLR4 to Exhibit Neuroprotective Activity via Anti-Inflammatory and Ferroptosis-Inhibitory Effects by Zi-Han Xu, Ming-Min Xie, Chun-Lan Xie, Xian-Wen Yang, Jun-Song Wang

“…Neuroinflammation and neuronal cell death are leading causes of death in the elderly and underlie various neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Epidemiological Study Using A Global Network of Health Care Organizations by Pushti Khandwala, Devashish Desai, Arthur Lau

“…Subgroup analysis was done to evaluate risk of ACs in patients receiving cytotoxic T‐lymphocyte‐associated protein 4 inhibitor (CTLA4i) versus program cell death protein 1 inhibitor (PD1i) and program death ligand 1 inhibitor (PDL1i) inhibitors and combination treatment (CT) (CTLA4 + PD1i/PDL1i) versus PD1i/PDL1i. …”
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Drought before fire increases tree mortality after fire by C. Alina Cansler, Micah C. Wright, Phillip J. vanMantgem, Timothy M. Shearman, J. Morgan Varner, Sharon M. Hood

“…Although crown injury was the primary determinant of tree mortality after fire, drought increased likelihood of death, with a 2‐SD increase in CWD (+115.7) resulting in a 78% increase in the probability of mortality. …”
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Incidence and fatality of serious suicide attempts in a predominantly rural population in Shandong, China: a public health surveillance study by Aiqiang Xu, Mei Wang, Xiaolei Guo, Cunxian Jia, Jiandong Sun, Jiyu Zhang

“…Objectives To estimate the incidence of serious suicide attempts (SSAs, defined as suicide attempts resulting in either death or hospitalisation) and to examine factors associated with fatality among these attempters.Design A surveillance study of incidence and mortality. …”
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Prognostic Utility of the Combination of Platelet Count with Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Aged Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Inter... by Xiao-Qing Quan, Hong-Yan Ji, Jie Jiang, Jia-Bao Huang, Cun-Tai Zhang

“…Acute myocardial infarction represents the vital cause of cardiac death, and many measurable biomarkers have been reported to be related to the prognosis of acute myocardial infarction. …”
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Biomarkers to predict the outcomes of surgical intervention for aortic dissection by Abanob G. Hanna, Fabian Jimenez Contreras, Omar M. Sharaf, Griffin P. Stinson, Philip J. Hess

“…Elevated preoperative IL-6 and D-dimer levels were independently associated with single-organ dysfunction, multiorgan dysfunction, and death. The use of a combination of markers was a stronger predictor. …”
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Severe outcomes among adults with TB during COVID-19 by T. Jacobs, E. Morden, M. Smith, A. von Delft, R. Kassanjee, V. Mudaly, A. Boulle, M-A. Davies

“…Additionally, the risk of death during TB-specific admissions increased, with the adjusted odds ratio ranging across PHSM levels from 1.36 (95% CI 1.17–1.57) on Level 1 to 1.44 (95% CI 1.16–1.79) on Level 2 compared with the pre-pandemic period. …”
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Association of composite dietary antioxidant index with mortality risk among adults with chronic kidney disease in NHANES by Jun Sun, Haoyu Yang, Aru Sun, Huifang Guan, Weinan Xie, Lin Han, Yu Wei, Xiaoyu Zang, Pengfei Xie, Xiaolin Tong, Yiqun Lin

“…During the follow-up period, 2381 all-cause deaths were recorded, including 719 deaths from cardiovascular disease, 132 deaths from cerebrovascular disease, and 430 deaths from cancer. …”
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Excess mortality across countries in the Western World since the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘Our World in Data’ estimates of January 2020 to December 2022 by Gertjan Kaspers, Saskia Mostert, Marcel Hoogland, Minke Huibers

“…For the baseline of expected deaths, Karlinsky and Kobak’s estimate model was used. …”
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