Characterization of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated at the General University Hospital Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima by Edislaimy Suárez Rosales, Rodolfo Javier Rivero Morey, Lourdes María Roca Surí, Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Evelyn Delgado Rodríguez, Lourdes María Fernández García

“…<strong>Background:</strong> ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction poses a great challenge to health systems, therefore its diagnosis and management are important. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine the main clinical-epidemiological characteristics of patients diagnosed with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction.…”
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An Intratumoral Aneurysm and an Extrarenal Synchronous Cystic Tumour in a Case of a Renal Cell Carcinoma by Supun De Silva, Lalani De Silva, Susantha De Silva, Priyani Amarathunga

“…Reviewing the preoperative imaging when pathology reports are available helps to overcome difficulties in making the final diagnosis of complex cases. Conclusion. RCCs can house vascular anomalies like arteriovenous fistula and venous aneurysms and can exist with concomitant extrarenal malignant cystic nodules.…”
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Simultaneous Pheochromocytoma, Paraganglioma, and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma without Known Mutation by Lorena Rasquin, Janna Prater, Jane Mayrin, Corrado Minimo

“…Pathology report confirmed diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. According to the Grading system for Adrenal Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma (GAPP), tumor’s score was 9, indicating poorly differentiated tumor. …”
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The rise of congenital syphilis in Canada: threats and opportunities by Ashorkor Tetteh, Victoria Moore

“…These trends call for a closer look at missed opportunities for testing, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of pregnant individuals. …”
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Depressive symptomatology in Brazil: perspectives of statistical and psychometrics analyses of the PHQ-9 at four time-points (2020–2023) in the COVID-19 pandemic by Andre Faro, Daiane Nunes, Derek Falk

“…The logistic regression showed variables with higher chances for a positive screening diagnosis of depression, with adjusted Odds Ratio as follows: years 2021 (ORadj = 1.275) and 2023 (ORadj = 1.409), women (ORadj = 1.900), Pardos individuals (ORadj = 1.252), education up to high school (ORadj = 1.272), being a northeast region resident (ORadj = 2.127), and younger people (ORadj = 1.716). …”
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Scoping review of cytolytic vaginosis literature. by Roni Kraut, Fabiola Diaz Carvallo, Richard Golonka, Sandra M Campbell, Anoush Rehmani, Oksana Babenko, Mao-Cheng Lee, Pedro Vieira-Baptista

“…The most frequent topics included: diagnosis (19%, n = 12), prevalence (17%, n = 11), and overview of CV (50%, n = 32). …”
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Risk Factors for Worsening of Bone Loss in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Yi Yin, Xiaofeng Lu, Zhun Li, Song Liu, Lihua Shao, Lei Cao, Rui-Qing Liu, Liang-Yu Huang, Zhen-Xing Zhu, Zhen Guo, Yi Li, Wei-Ming Zhu

“…Osteopenia and osteoporosis were diagnosed in 24.6% and 5.4% of patients, respectively. Age at diagnosis, body mass index, and serum phosphorus were identified as independent factors associated with bone loss at baseline. …”
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Tuberculous Arthritis of the Knee with Rice Body Formation: A Report of a Rare Case by Truong Nguyen Khanh Hung, Tran Binh Duong, Tran Phuoc Binh, Dao Thanh Tu, Huynh Phuoc Hau, Truong Trong Tin, Cao Thi, Le Van Tuan

“…The biggest challenge in diagnosing tuberculosis arthritis is the consideration of its possibility in the differential diagnosis, not only in endemic countries where tuberculosis is frequent. …”
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Factors influencing the occurrence of ischemic stroke in elderly patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study by Chujun Li, Yuzhen Chen, Xiuli Ou, Tianhui You

“…ROC curve analysis revealed that the area under the curve (AUC) for FIB, HDL-C, and HHcy in diagnosing stroke associated with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the elderly were 0.704, 0.640, and 0.598, respectively, while the AUC for the combined diagnosis of all three was 0.784. Conclusions HHcy, FIB, and HDL-C independently influence the occurrence of ischemic stroke in elderly patients with hypertension combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and their combined enhanced predictive capability for ischemic stroke occurrence.…”
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A Misguiding Osteoid Osteoma in the Bicipital Tuberosity of the Radius by Konstantinos Ditsios, Nikolaos Papadakis, Ioannis Theodoroudis, Lazaros Kostretzis, Panagiotis Konstantinou, Iosafat Pinto, Anastasios Christodoulou

“…Osteoid osteoma usually mimics multiple pathologies in the upper limb especially joint disease posing a challenge for the physician. The diagnosis requires high index of suspicion and a prompt diagnostic and surgical management.…”
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Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Admitted with Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Kenya by Sophie Nyaombe Musoma, Anjumanara Omar, Beatrice Chepngeno Mutai, Paul Laigong

“…The inclusion criteria were children aged 0-18 years admitted with a diagnosis of DKA based on the ISPAD guidelines biochemical criteria. …”
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Proteomic Analysis Reveals the Vital Role of Synaptic Plasticity in the Pathogenesis of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy by Xu Qian, Ji-Qiang Ding, Xin Zhao, Xin-Wen Sheng, Zhao-Rui Wang, Qi-xing Yang, Jing-Jun Zheng, Jia-Gui Zhong, Teng-Yue Zhang, Shu-Qiao He, Wei-Dong Ji, Wei Li, Mei Zhang

“…Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying TLE is crucial for its diagnosis and treatment. In the present study, a lithium-pilocarpine-induced TLE model was employed to reveal the pathological changes of hippocampus in rats. …”
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Acute Mesenteric Ischemia after Cardiac Surgery: An Analysis of 52 Patients by Cuneyt Eris, Senol Yavuz, Serhat Yalcinkaya, Arif Gucu, Faruk Toktas, Gunduz Yumun, Burak Erdolu, Ahmet Ozyazıcıoglu

“…Conclusions. Prompt diagnosis and early treatment should be initiated as early as possible in any patient suspected of AMI, leading to dramatic reduction in the mortality rate.…”
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Liver and Spleen Stiffness Measurements for Assessment of Portal Hypertension Severity in Patients with Budd Chiari Syndrome by Elton Dajti, Federico Ravaioli, Antonio Colecchia, Giovanni Marasco, Amanda Vestito, Davide Festi

“…We investigated a case series of seven patients with BCS diagnosis and available LSM and SSM evaluated by transient elastography (TE). …”
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Global Dynamic Impression for Differentiating Between Epileptic and Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: A Feasibility Study by Linor Avraham, Ronen Spierer, Raz Winer, Noam Bosak, Danielle Wasserman, Moshe Herskovitz

“…The purpose of this study was to conduct an initial feasibility assessment of the global dynamic impression (GDI) principle and to evaluate its effectiveness in enabling the diagnosis of epileptic versus psychogenic seizures using video footage of events, even by untrained personnel Methods We based this study on video footage showing five videos of PNES and five ES videos. …”
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T2*-weighted imaging for detection of intracranial silicone oil in MRI obtained with motion correction sequences by Ryuta Yasuda, Masayuki Maeda, Kenichi Takada, Katsuhiro Inoue, Masataka Sugao, Hidenori Suzuki

“…Head computed tomography demonstrated multiple intracranial masses whose signal density was similar to that in the operated eyeball and the tentative diagnosis of intracranial silicone oil migration was made. …”
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Cell-Free miR-27a, a Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker for Gastric Cancer by Jong-Lyul Park, Mirang Kim, Kyu-Sang Song, Seon-Young Kim, Yong Sung Kim

“…Thus, the miR-27a expression level in plasma could be a useful biomarker for the diagnosis and/or prognosis of gastric cancer.…”
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The Resistive Index Is a Marker of Renal Function, Pathology, Prognosis, and Responsiveness to Steroid Therapy in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients by Kikuno Hanamura, Akihiro Tojo, Satoshi Kinugasa, Kensuke Asaba, Toshiro Fujita

“…Of the clinical indices studied, RI≥0.7, hypertension, proteinuria, and low eGFR at diagnosis were independent risk factors for worsening renal dysfunction. …”
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Deep immunophenotypic dissection and clinical impact of T cells in the follicular lymphoma microenvironment by Sary El Daker, David Qualls, Andriy Derkach, Samida Beqaj, Leonardo Boiocchi, Venkatraman Seshan, Jeeyeon Baik, Menglei Zhu, Gilles Salles, Ahmet Dogan, Mikhail Roshal, Pallavi Galera

“… Follicular lymphoma (FL) is an indolent B cell lymphoma with a heterogenous disease course, and patients may not require immediate treatment upon diagnosis. Scrutiny of its microenvironment may provide key insights into lymphomagenesis and enhancement of therapeutic options. …”
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Machine learning-based myocardial infarction bibliometric analysis by Ying Fang, Yuedi Wu, Lijuan Gao

“…The analysis reveals that deep learning is an emerging research direction in MI, with neural networks playing a crucial role in early diagnosis, risk assessment, and rehabilitation therapy.…”
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