A New Paradigm in Cardiac Regeneration: The Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome by Clara Gallina, Valentina Turinetto, Claudia Giachino

“…Via the production of a multitude of trophic factors endowed with different properties, MSCs can reduce tissue injury, protect tissue from further adverse effects, and enhance tissue repair. …”
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Epiphyseal Fracture of the Coracoid Process Occurring at the Conjoined Tendon Origin by Kenjiro Nakama, Masafumi Gotoh, Yasuhiro Mitsui, Takahiro Okawa, Fujio Higuchi, Kensei Nagata

“…We believe this represents the first description of such a method of injury.…”
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Optimizing Anesthetic Selection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Striking a Delicate Balance between Efficacy and Minimal Intervention by Kahtan Fadah, Seyed Khalafi, Miller Corey, Jose Sotelo, Ahmed Farag, Tariq Siddiqui, Mehran Abolbashari

“…Recent studies show that conscious sedation has better outcomes in terms of all-cause mortality, procedure complications such as stroke, myocardial infarction, infection requiring antibiotics, acute kidney injury, and the need for inotropes or vasopressors.…”
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Leukotrienes in Atherosclerosis: New Target Insights and Future Therapy Perspectives by Graziano Riccioni, Alessandra Zanasi, Nicola Vitulano, Barbara Mancini, Nicolantonio D'Orazio

“…Many studies regarding myocardial ischemia and reperfusion show that leukotriene signaling may be involved in the development of ischemic injury. For these, reasons both leukotriene synthesis inhibitors and leukotriene receptor antagonists have been suggested for inducing beneficial effects at different stages of the atherosclerosis process and may represent a new therapeutic target in the treatment of atherosclerotic vessel diseases, in particular in acute coronary syndrome.…”
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The “Target Sign” in a 46-Year-Old Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia by Alexandra Pérez Pérez, Rahul Lazarus, Anju Dubey

“…This may be the sequela of focal vascular enlargement, endothelial injury, microangiopathy, and perivascular inflammation. …”
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A COVID-19 Patient Presenting with Pneumothorax by Seyyedeh Narjes Abootalebi, Eslam Shorafa, Alireza Abbaspour, Seyed Sina Dehghani, Mehdi Forooghi

“…Although most patients with COVID-19 manifest as viral pneumonia characterized by symptoms such as fever, dyspnea, and cough, atypical presentations such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute kidney or cardiac injury have been reported amongst COVID-19 patients. …”
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Political economics in health and implications for neurosurgery diseases by Yi Han, Yutao Huang

“…This review will discuss the effects of political-economic factors on the prevalence and treatment of neurosurgical diseases, including stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and brain malignant tumors. …”
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Gland New Psychosis: New Onset Adult Psychosis with Suicidal Ideation and Attempt in the Setting of Thyroid Storm by Esteban Cota, Jacob Lentz

“…Treatment of the thyroid hormone overload resulted in a rapid resolution of her symptoms; she was discharged in excellent condition, and she has had no repeat hallucinations or self-injury ideation or attempts since. Although rare, thyrotoxicosis is a potentially life-threatening cause of psychiatric illness and should always be kept on the differential diagnosis for a patient with a first episode of psychosis. …”
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Laparoscopic management of delayed traumatic left diaphragmatic hernia with intrathoracic kidney: A rare case report and technical aspects by Ganesh K. Shenoy, Marina Thomas, Ramesh B. Shamburao, Nawab Jan

“…Thoracoscopic visualization was performed to assess the efficiency and completeness of the repair and to rule out any iatrogenic pericardial injury after mesh fixation. The operative technique, difficulties encountered, and tips to overcome these challenges were discussed. …”
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Case report of glomerular histiocytosis associated with non-crystalline IgG-kappa paraproteinemia by Aditya Kishore, Susanna A. McRae, David Telio, Monica C. Beaulieu

“…Their clinical phenotype can include proteinuria, haematuria, kidney injury and tubulopathies resulting in electrolyte changes. …”
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Neuroprotection Caused by Hyperoxia Preconditioning in Animal Stroke Models by Mohammad Reza Bigdeli

“…Ischemic tolerance induced by hyperoxia (HO) can protect against brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases. Although multiple studies demonstrate neuroprotection by HO, the exact mechanism(s) of HO neuroprotection has not been elucidated. …”
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A Tumor-Like Lump in the Palm Caused by an Inconspicuous-for 75 Years-Bullet by Efstratios D. Athanaselis, Apostolos Fyllos, Nikolaos Stefanou, Socrates E. Varitimidis, Dimitrios Giannikas

“…Differential diagnosis of hand lumps and inflammatory reaction must always include retained foreign bodies even after a very long period of posttraumatic quiescence or patient’s inability to provide a relative injury case history.…”
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Liver Damage in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by A. O. Bueverov, A. V. Zilov

“…Diabetes type 1 causes a markedly more common liver injury than traditionally assumed. Three types of hepatic damage have been described to date in T1D patients, steatosis, glycogen hepatopathy and diabetic hepatosclerosis, with the latter two apparently pathognomonic of this diabetes type. …”
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Interpreting Myocardial Enzymatic Biomarkers in the Setting of Acute Myocardial Infraction AMI by Khawla A. Kasar, Maha H. Al-Bahrani, Ahmed A. Mohsin

“…Cardiac biomarkers are another effective method for classifying myocardial injury. The myocardial enzymatic biomarkers, also known as myocardial necrosis biomarkers, were among the various biomarkers that were initially studied. …”
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Unexpected Smoking-Linked High MMP-9 in Induced Sputum of Hazardous Dust-Exposed Workers

“…MMP-9 may serve as a marker for pulmonary injury.</p>…”
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Herpes zoster after left nephroureterectomy for renal carcinoma: a case report by Yuren Zhang, Jie Li, Qing Ni

“…Conclusions Postoperative nerve injury and regeneration may influence varicella-zoster virus latency. …”
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Rofecoxib-Induced Hepatotoxicity: A Forgotten Complication of the Coxibs by Brian Yan, Yvette Leung, Stefan J Urbanski, Robert P Myers

“…Rare cases of hepatic injury attributable to the coxibs have been reported. …”
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Plasmapheresis for Pembrolizumab-Induced Hepatitis in a Patient with Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Prior Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by Sanaa Al-Nattah, Kusum Lata Sharma, Matthew Caldis, Erin Spengler, William N. Rose

“…Acute liver injury manifesting as biochemical abnormalities with or without synthetic dysfunction is one such potential adverse reaction. …”
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Pneumomediastinum, Pneumopericardium, and Epidural Pneumatosis following Adenotonsillectomy: A Very Rare Complication by Feride Fatma Görgülü, Ayşe Selcan Koç, Orhan Görgülü

“…Adenotonsillectomy is a common surgical otolaryngology procedure that is associated with several complications, including hemorrhage, odynophagia, damage to teeth, taste disorders, atlantoaxial subluxation, lingual edema, infection, and injury of the carotid artery. Pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, and epidural pneumatosis are an extremely unusual condition in children with adenotonsillectomy. …”
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Surgical Repair of an Atraumatic Avulsion of Patellar Tendon at the Tibial Tuberosity in an Adult Patient by Lorenzo Maria Di Giacomo, M. Shahid Khan, Michele Bisaccia, R. Rende, G. Rinonapoli, A. Caraffa

“…Atraumatic avulsion of the tibial attachment of patellar tendon in adults is a very rare injury with only few published case reports. Here we are sharing the successful management and follow-up of a similar case with a different suture material for repair of the tendon, the FiberWire. …”
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