Risk of adverse cardiovascular events based on common genetic variants in 8-year follow-up of the LIPIDOGEN2015 population using the polygenic risk score (PRS): study design and me... by Maciej Banach, Martyna Fronczek, Tadeusz Osadnik, Agnieszka Gach, Dominik Strapagiel, Marcin Słomka, Mateusz Lejawa, Anna Goc, Ewa Boniewska-Bernacka, Anna Pańczyszyn, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, Peter P. Toth, Peter E. Penson, Jacek Jóźwiak

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Comparison of Finasteride and Dutasteride on Risk of Prostate Cancer in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Pooled Analysis of 15 Real-world Databases by Dae Yul Yang, Won-Woo Seo, Rae Woong Park, Sang Youl Rhee, Jae Myung Cha, Yoon Soo Hah, Chang Won Jeong, Kyung-Jin Kim, Hyeon-Jong Yang, Do Kyung Kim, Ji Yong Ha

Long-term effectiveness of radiofrequency renal denervation in patients with resistant arterial hypertension (10-year follow-up results) by O.L. Rekovets, Yu.M. Sirenko, O.O. Torbas, S.M. Kushnir, G.F. Prymak

“…Office SBP/DBP on optimization of therapy in patients was 156.88/95.00 ± 2.98 mm Hg and heart rate – 68.88 ± 3.28 beats/min. 24SBP/DBP was 149.16 ± 5.40/86.98 ± 5.08 mm Hg. 24HR was 70.12 ± 2.94 beats/min. …”
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Impact of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Inhibitors on Lipoprotein(a) by Frederick Berro Rivera, MD, Sung Whoy Cha, MD, Cruz Linnaeus Louisse, MD, Genquen Philip Carado, MD, John Vincent Magalong, MD, Vincent Anthony Tang, MD, Mary Grace Enriquez, MD, Martha Gulati, MD, MS, Byambaa Enkhmaa, MD, PhD, Neha Pagidipati, MD, MPH, Nishant P. Shah, MD

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Prognostic utility of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels for cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary artery disease treated with percutaneous c... by Ting-Yu Lin, Hsin-Bang Leu, Yen-Wen Wu, Wei-Kung Tseng, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Hung-I Yeh, Kuan-Cheng Chang, Ji-Hung Wang, Wei-Hsian Yin, Chau-Chung Wu, Chun-Yao Huang, Shing-Jong Lin, Chien-Yi Hsu, Jaw-Wen Chen

“…The secondary outcome was a composite of cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, nonfatal MI, nonfatal stroke, and hospitalization for heart failure). Results During the mean follow-up period of 4.6 ± 1.7 years, 441 patients reached the primary endpoints. …”
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Benefits, limits, and risks of ChatGPT in medicine by Jonathan A. Tangsrivimol, Jonathan A. Tangsrivimol, Erfan Darzidehkalani, Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk, Zhen Wang, Zhen Wang, Jan Egger, Michelle Wang, Sean Hacking, Benjamin S. Glicksberg, Markus Strauss, Markus Strauss, Chayakrit Krittanawong, Chayakrit Krittanawong

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The transcriptional repressor HEY2 regulates mitochondrial oxidative respiration to maintain cardiac homeostasis by Peilu She, Bangjun Gao, Dongliang Li, Chen Wu, Xuejiao Zhu, Yuan He, Fei Mo, Yao Qi, Daqing Jin, Yewei Chen, Xin Zhao, Jinzhong Lin, Hairong Hu, Jia Li, Bing Zhang, Peng Xie, Chengqi Lin, Vincent M. Christoffels, Yueheng Wu, Ping Zhu, Tao P. Zhong

“…Abstract Energy deprivation and metabolic rewiring of cardiomyocytes are widely recognized hallmarks of heart failure. Here, we report that HEY2 (a Hairy/Enhancer-of-split-related transcriptional repressor) is upregulated in hearts of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. …”
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Effects of flame retardant tributyl phosphate on early development of zebrafish by Yao LI, Jingying ZHU, Yao LI, Limei CHEN, Pengfei ZHU, Xinliang DING, Weijie ZHOU

“…The exposure time was from 2 hpf to 120 hpf and the hatching rate, malformation rate, heart rate and body length of zebrafish embryos at 72 hpf, the frequency of tail curling at 24-29 hpf, the locomotor ability at 96 hpf and the survival rate at 120 hpf were evaluated, respectively. …”
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Cardiovascular risk associated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists versus other conventional glucose-lowering drugs in patients with type-2 diabetes: protocol for a nati... by François Schiele, Mikael Mazighi, Nicolas Danchin, Igor Sibon, Gilles Lemesle, Kamel Mohammedi, Laurent Fauchier, Bruno Detournay, Alexandre Caron, Corinne Emery, Camille Nevoret, Lucile Vigié, Christine Massien

“…Using national real-world data, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of GLP-1RAs in association with metformin especially on cardiovascular events, hospitalisation for heart failure and all-cause death in comparison with other diabetes treatment schemes using dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors, sulfonylureas/glinides or insulin also associated with metformin. …”
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Molecular Characterization of the Tumor Suppressor Candidate 5 Gene: Regulation by PPARγ and Identification of TUSC5 Coding Variants in Lean and Obese Humans by Trina A. Knotts, Hyun Woo Lee, Jae Bum Kim, Pieter J. Oort, Ruth McPherson, Robert Dent, Keisuke Tachibana, Takefumi Doi, Songtao Yu, Janardan K. Reddy, Kenji Uno, Hideki Katagiri, Magdalena Pasarica, Steven R. Smith, Dorothy D. Sears, Michel Grino, Sean H. Adams

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Application of compound lidocaine cream for preemptive analgesia in placement of stereotactic head frames for Gamma Knife treatment (复方利多卡因乳膏超前镇痛在伽玛刀治疗固定立体定位头架中的应用)... by WU XunXin (吴逊欣), LI Dongna (李冬娜), ZENG Dongyu (曾冬玉)

“…The pain score and grading were performed before, during and after fixation, and the changes of mean arterial pressure and heart rate before and after the placement of head frames under stress. …”
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Enhancing the Health-Promoting Effects of Tomato Fruit for Biofortified Food by Assunta Raiola, Maria Manuela Rigano, Roberta Calafiore, Luigi Frusciante, Amalia Barone

“…., obesity, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and hypertension). In addition, we will summarize the significant progress recently made to improve the nutritional quality of tomato fruits through metabolic engineering and/or breeding.…”
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The hidden impact of modern life on D-dimer level: An experimental study by Attiyah Sama

“…Social and life habits are among the underline cause of several diseases especially cornary heart disease and stroke. Because high fat diet, sleep deficit, and anxiety are among diseases hidden elements, the present research aimed to evaluate the association between those factors and plasma Ddimer production level. …”
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Harris Hawk Optimization Combined with Differential Evolution for the Estimation of Solar Cell Parameters by Francelin Edgar Ndi, Steve Ngoffe Perabi, Salome Essiane Ndjakomo, Gregoire Ondoua Abessolo

“…Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is now more than ever at the heart of many cities’ policies. Improving the efficiency of PV systems is a current research goal. …”
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“Spice” (Synthetic Marijuana) Induced Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Series by E. Ul Haq, A. Shafiq, A. A. Khan, A. A. Awan, S. Ezad, W. J. Minteer, B. Omar

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EEG Suppression Associated with Apneic Episodes in a Neonate by Evonne Low, Eugene M. Dempsey, C. Anthony Ryan, Janet M. Rennie, Geraldine B. Boylan

“…The baseline EEG activity was appropriate for corrected gestational age and no electrographic seizure activity was recorded. The average baseline heart rate was 168 beats per minute (bpm) and the baseline oxygen saturation level was in the mid-nineties. …”
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User Experiences While Playing Dance-Based Exergames and the Influence of Different Body Motion Sensing Technologies by Alasdair G. Thin, Craig Brown, Paul Meenan

“…The subjects’ level of physical exertion was assessed by measuring oxygen consumption and heart rate. They also reported their perceived level of exertion, difficulty, and enjoyment ratings after completing each dance routine. …”
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Wavelets, approximation, and comperssion by Sarkout Abdi, Aram Azizi, Mahmoud Shafiei, Jamshid Saeidian

“…Filter banks, which lie at the heart of wavelet-based algorithms, have become standard signal processing operators, used routinely in applications ranging from compression to modems. …”
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A Hemiclamshell Incision for a Giant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Right Hemithorax by Nilgün Kanlıoğlu Kuman, Serdar Şen, Salih Çokpınar, Emel Ceylan, Canten Tataroğlu, Mehmet Boğa

“…Superior vena cava and heart were shifted to left. Presence of infiltration to the adjacent tissues could not be clearly evaluated because of pressure effect. …”
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