Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase Is a Sensitive Predictor of Systemic Complications of Acute Pancreatitis by Dong-Ni Huang, Hao-Jie Zhong, Ying-Li Cai, Wen-Rui Xie, Xing-Xiang He

“…They were divided into elevated (n=93) and normal (n=143) LDH groups. Their demographic data, clinical data, hospital duration, and hospital expenses were analyzed. …”
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A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of the Association between Liver Enzymes and Lipid Levels by Subrata Deb, Prasanth Puthanveetil, Prashant Sakharkar

“…High HDL was associated with 50% higher odds for elevated ALT (OR: 1.51, 95% CI: 1.39, 1.64, p≤0.001) and over two-and-half fold elevated AST (OR: 2.77, 95% CI: 2.47, 3.11, p≤0.001). …”
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Angiopoietin-2 and D-dimer add prognostic information to clinical risk in pulmonary arterial hypertension by Heather L. Clark, Daniel Lachant, Allison N. Light, Deborah Haight, Samia Lopia, Nigel Mackman, R. James White

“…Several other abnormalities in endothelial and platelet activation were identified (including elevated soluble P-selectin, elevated von Willebrand factor, and elevated vascular endothelial growth factor) but these did not change with treatment or predict outcome. …”
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La croyance en l’école à l’épreuve de la post-modernité : peut-on apprendre sans faire crédit au maître et à la culture enseignée ? by Jean-Marc Lamarre

“…Aujourd’hui, l’école est minée par une sorte de défiance et de mépris des élèves à l’égard des enseignants et de la culture enseignée. …”
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Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana by Esi K. Colecraft, Matilda Asante, Aaron K. Christian, Seth Adu-Afarwuah

“…Approximately 71% of participants had both elevated SBP (>140 mmHg) and DBP (>90 mmHg) while the remaining 29% had only elevated SBP. …”
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Aggression and its correlation with plasma C-reactive protein levels in patients with schizophrenia: A hospital based cross-sectional study by Aru Shikha Singh, Lakshimi Borgohain, Bhupindar Singh

“…Conclusion: Patients with elevated CRP were more aggressive compared to the patients with normal CRP.…”
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La procréation : quelles problématisations du CP au collège ? by Françoise Beorchia, Yann Lhoste

“…Cette contribution vise à déterminer quelles sont les problématisations qui se sont développées dans le cadre de débats scientifiques menés en classe de CP (élèves âgés de 6 ans), de CM2 (élèves de 9-10 ans) et de 4e (élèves de 12-13 ans) sur le thème de la procréation. …”
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Relationship between triglyceride levels and different snoring states: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Fei-Fei Hou, Bei-Bei Wang, Ye Chen, Qiong Wang, Qiong Wu, Li-Na Yan

“…Some recent studies have shown that snoring is also closely related to elevated TG levels. The specific pathogenesis of elevated TG levels in snoring patients is still unclear. …”
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Shiftwork and insulin resistance in professional drivers: exploring the association using non-insulin-based surrogate measures by Mirella Youssef Tawfik, Shaimaa A. A. M. Amer, Ahmed Mahmoud Fouad

“…Other significant predictors for elevated NIRS included: age, income, stress, overweight/obesity, and poor meal timing habits. …”
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Two Cases of Miliary Tuberculosis and Increasing Level of CA-125 by M Alimagham, S Aminiafshar, SMM H Moghaddam, S Shokuhi

“…Two cases of miliary tuberculosis and elevated levels of cancer antigen 125 Ovarian carcinoma is one of the most dangerous malignancies in women. …”
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Association between thyroid dysfunction and insulin resistance: a retrospective cohort study by Qi Song, Hari Krishnamurthy, Tianhao Wang, Karthik Krishna, Chithra Suresh, Thushani Siriwardhane, Vasanth Jayaraman, Kang Bei, John J Rajasekaran

“…Glucose was significantly elevated in subclinical hypothyroid subjects (24.2%) and overt hyperthyroid subjects (31.0%). …”
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β-Catenin Regulation in Sporadic Colorectal Carcinogenesis: Not as Simple as APC by Ernst Fredericks, Gill Dealtry, Saartjie Roux

“…Drivers of inflammation are elevated in malignant tissue and have been shown to regulate β-catenin expression. …”
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Blood pressure categorization and subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in antihypertensive medication‐naive subjects by Koki Nakanishi, Masao Daimon, Yuriko Yoshida, Jumpei Ishiwata, Naoko Sawada, Megumi Hirokawa, Hidehiro Kaneko, Tomoko Nakao, Yoshiko Mizuno, Hiroyuki Morita, Marco R. Di Tullio, Shunichi Homma, Issei Komuro

“…Participants were categorized into four groups: normal BP, elevated BP, isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH), and systolic hypertension (SH). …”
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Pneumatosis Intestinalis and Pneumoperitoneum After Lung Transplantation: Single-Center Experience and Systematic Review by Hiroshi Kagawa, Masashi Furukawa, Ernest G. Chan, Matthew Morrell, Pablo G. Sanchez

“…It is generally recommended to proceed with laparotomy if patients have portal venous gas, elevated white blood cell count, elevated lactic acid level, decreased bicarbonate level, elevated amylase level, metabolic acidosis, abdominal tenderness, or abdominal distension. …”
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Hemodynamic Analysis Using 4D Flow MRI in a Case of Aortic Dissection With Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery by Kenji Sakakibara, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Yukiyo Yoshida, Yudai Hagihara, Chie Nakamura, Daichi Shikata, Yuki Takesue, Satoru Shiraiwa, Yoshihiro Honda, Shigeaki Kaga, Masahiro Hamasaki, Hisashi Johno, Hiroaki Watanabe

“…ABSTRACT Four‐dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging (4D flow MRI) was utilized to analyze an aortic dissection with an aberrant right subclavian artery, revealing vortex formation and an increased oscillatory shear index (OSI), both indicative of variations in wall shear stress. An elevated OSI has been associated with an elevated risk of aortic dissection.…”
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Prolonged Hypercalcemia Following Resection of Dysgerminoma: A Case Report by Abigail Wald, Sumana Narasimhan, Lucybeth Nieves-Arriba, Steven Waggoner

“…Immunolocalization studies indicated that 1𝛼-hydroxylase was expressed in dysgerminoma tissue but 1,25(OH)2D3 was not elevated. Conclusion. Persistently elevated calcium levels following tumor resection suggests that this case involves a previously undescribed mechanism. …”
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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. …”
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Insights into the Regional Transport and Local Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Delhi, India by Himadri Sekhar Bhowmik, Sachchida Nand Tripathi, Ravi Sahu, Ashutosh Kumar Shukla, Vipul Lalchandani, Shamitaksha Talukdar, Nidhi Tripathi, Lokesh Sahu

“…Also, multi-day regional transport contributes to the higher and elevated SOA episodes during January–February 2018.…”
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Soluble ST2 does not change cardiovascular risk prediction compared to cardiac troponin T in kidney transplant candidates. by Mira T Keddis, Ziad El-Zoghby, Bruce Kaplan, Jeffrey W Meeusen, Leslie J Donato, Fernando G Cosio, D Eric Steidley

“…<h4>Methods</h4>200 kidney transplant candidates between 2010 and 2013 were included. Elevated sST2 was defined as ≥30ng/ml, cTnT≥0.01 ng/ml.…”
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Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines during Immune Stimulation: Modulation of Iron Status and Red Blood Cell Profile by A. M. Koorts, P. F. Levay, P. J. Becker, M. Viljoen

“…Forty-eight patients were subdivided according to C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, resulting in 19 patients with normal (2.8 ± 2.8 mg/L) and 29 with elevated (82.2 ± 76.2 mg/L) CRP levels. The elevated CRP group had iron and red blood cell (RBC) profiles characteristic of chronic immune stimulation (CIS), and the normal CRP group, profiles of true iron deficiency. …”
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