Exploring Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Levels in Iraqi Patients with Stable Angina: Insights from Coronary Angiography Diagnosis by Aseel Ghassan Daoud, Wassan Abdul Kareem Abbas, Ahmed Yousif Hasan, Maha N. Abu Hajleh

“…Patients and methods: The study design was a case-control study. 90 males and females (age 40-76 years) who were presented with chest pain were enrolled in the study, all were subjected to echocardiography, ECG and coronary angiography by the cardiologist. …”
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Study on the Therapeutic Mechanism of Lumbar Disc Herniation Treated by Sling and Massage Exercise Technique by LI Li, Qin WANG, Ziyun FENG, Jinglong SUN, Haifeng LU

“…There was no significant difference before and after treatment in group A and D(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).Conclusion:Sling and tuina exercise technique has better effect in relieving pain and improving lumbar motion. This may be related to the increasing thickness of lumbar dorsal muscle and core muscle group, and enhancing muscle endurance and muscle strength of lumbar dorsal muscle for changing the muscle histology and electrophysiology.…”
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Exploring the Physical and Mental Health Challenges of Teenage Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana by Rafatu Tahiru, Comfort Kona, Abiba Nyari, Tawfik Mohammed, Dorothy Anukem Pwamang

“…Results: Participants reported numerous physical health challenges, including severe nausea, vomiting, exhaustion, musculoskeletal pain, and infections like candidiasis. Mental health struggles encompass feelings of sadness, irritability, anxiety, and societal-induced stress. …”
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Arctiin alleviates the progression of osteoarthritis by regulating the cholesterol metabolic pathway by Jiale Mai, Jiacong Xiao, Yanhuai Ma, Dawei Gong, Jianliang Li

“…Conservative treatments, primarily aimed at pain relief, fail to halt disease progression. Metabolic syndrome has recently been implicated in OA pathogenesis, underscoring the need for novel therapeutic strategies. …”
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Sex and gender in perioperative cardiovascular research: protocol for a scoping review by Ana Sjaus, Nicole Fakhory

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Primary Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Liver in a Patient with Sjogren Syndrome by Vadim Gorodetskiy, Wolfram Klapper, Natalya Probatova, Vladimir Vasilyev

“…Lymphoma manifested with sharp significant pain in the right hypochondrium, weakness, and profuse night sweats. …”
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Brown Bowel Syndrome Is a Rare and Commonly Missed Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review by Joaquin Ponce-Zepeda, Wenchang Guo, Giorgioni Carmen, Daniel Moon Kim, Gregory C. Albers, Vishal Suresh Chandan, Xiaodong Li

“…A 56-year-old female patient with a history of congenital bowel obstruction (repaired at birth) presented with bloating, abdominal pain, and chronic diarrhea. Endoscopy identified unremarkable gastrointestinal mucosa except a few small polyps in the colon. …”
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The Life Experiences of Loss and Grieving for Indonesian Wives Who Had Lost Their Husbands Because of a Critical Illness: A Case Study by Priambodo AP, Hidayati NO, Nuraeni A

“…The analysis method uses thematic analysis.Results: Four major themes were described in the case: experiencing the pain of the loss, searching for the meaning of being lost, embracing the new being, and exploring unmet needs in a widow. …”
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Evaluation of postoperative drainage necessity in posterior atlantoaxial fixation via intermuscular approach for odontoid fracture by Zhenji Xu, Ji Wu, Yong Li, Haibin Wang, Fei Chen, Bin Ni, Xuhua Lu, Qunfeng Guo

“…Outcome assessments included American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) scoring grade and Visual Analog Scale Score for Neck Pain (VASSNP). The postoperative analgesic consumption, the incidence of subcutaneous and surrounding ecchymosis and the time of ambulation were compared between two groups. …”
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Modulated Alpha Power as a Predictor of Tinnitus Alleviation by Tae-Soo Noh, Moo Kyun Park, Seung-Ha Oh, Jun Ho Lee, Myung-Whan Suh

“…Background: Pain associated with subjective tinnitus is known to be alleviated by treatments using a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). …”
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Longitudinal Relationship between the Introduction of Medicinal Cannabis and Polypharmacy: An Australian Real-World Evidence Study by Maja Kalaba, Graham M. L. Eglit, Matthew T. Feldner, Patrizia D. Washer, Tracie Ernenwein, Alistair W. Vickery, Mark A. Ware

“…Recent studies recommend medicinal cannabis (MC) as a potential treatment for chronic pain (CP) when conventional therapies are not successful; however, data from Australia is limited. …”
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Uncommon presentation of a chronic recurrent symptomatic encapsulated calcified postoperative paraspinal lumbar hematoma: A case report by Timothy Edwards, Shaan Sadhwani, Brendan Sweeney, Antonio Almeda-Lopez, Walter C Peppelman, William J Beutler

“…The case features a 53-year-old female presented with severe lumbar back pain and right lower extremity radiculopathy in which she underwent a lumbar decompression posterior spinal fusion from L3 to L5 in 2008. …”
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Apical extrusion of debris with different rotary and reciprocating single-file endodontic instrumentation systems: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Muhammad Zubair Ahmad, Durre Sadaf, Marcy McCall MacBain, Ahmed Nabil Mohamed

“…Extrusion of debris beyond the root apex during root canal instrumentation and subsequent persistence of pain are common complications. A systematic review of the evidence on reciprocating single-file instrumentation systems and their comparison with rotary single-file systems, with apical extrusion of debris as primary outcome, will be done through this study.Methods and analysis Published ex vivo and in vitro studies with no language restriction will be included. …”
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A Rare Case of Pylephlebitis as a Complication of Cholecystocolonic Fistula by Kouki Imaoka, Saburo Fukuda, Hirofumi Tazawa, Sotaro Fukuhara, Yuzo Hirata, Seiji Fujisaki, Mamoru Takahashi, Hideto Sakimoto

“…A 41-year-old man presented with upper abdominal pain and anorexia for 1 month. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed thrombosis in the left and anterior branch of the portal vein and thickening of the walls of the portal vein and periside portals. …”
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The Epidemiology, Burden, Risk Factors, Presentations, and Challenges of Evaluating and Managing Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension in Nigeria – A Short Review by Oluwafemi Tunde Ojo, Adeola Olubunmi Ajibare, Oluwaseye Michael Oladimej, Ramon K. Moronkola, Ayoola Odeyemi

“…Symptoms may include shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain or discomfort, dizziness, or fainting spells. …”
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Current status and perspectives of hematopoietic cell transplantation in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria by Marek Ussowicz, Dawid Przystupski, Patrycja Mensah-Glanowska, Agnieszka Piekarska

“…BackgroundParoxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare complement-driven acquired hemolytic anemia with specific presentations of hemoglobinuria, abdominal pain, fatigue, and thrombosis.ObjectiveTo review the current therapeutic strategies for PNH, including anti-complement therapy and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT), focusing on the tailoring of the approach to the disease subtype.ResultsThe outcome of alloHCT varies depending on disease severity, thrombotic history, and response to prior therapies. …”
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Imaging the Brainstem Raphe in Medication-Overuse Headache: Pathophysiological Insights and Implications for Personalized Care by Annika Mall, Christine Klötzer, Luise Bartsch, Johanna Ruhnau, Sebastian Strauß, Robert Fleischmann

“…It is characterized by both pain modulation and addiction-like mechanisms involving the brainstem raphe, a region critical to serotonergic signaling. …”
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Prolapsed fallopian tube to the vagina after hysterectomy a year ago: A case report by Yu-Hsuan Lin, Huang-Ping Shen, Chih-Jen Tseng, Liang-Ying Wu, Li-Hsin Hsia

“…Case Report: A 45-year-old woman, with a history of hysterectomy for adenomyosis, presented with symptoms mimicking a vaginal tumor, including persistent discharge, abdominal pain, postcoital bleeding, and weight loss. Imaging raised concerns of malignancy, but surgery revealed a prolapsed fallopian tube with chronic inflammation. …”
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on oral health among secondary-level students: a cross-sectional study in Kathmandu, Nepal by Nishika Aryal, Anuja Rajbhandari

“…Introduction Issues with oral health (OH) are frequently overlooked until individuals feel pain or discomfort. Highlighting OH behaviours is important in creating successful interventions. …”
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A relevant investigation of the degree of cement diffusion after robot-assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty by Yancheng Zhu, Hailong Chen, Liang Li, Yongkang Yang, Yishi Jia, Chang Liu, Xiaofei Xu, Jian Ruan, Boyao Wang, Jun Liu

“…The study examined the differences in age, sex, BMD T-value, fracture segment, preoperative, postoperative, and 3-month postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) pain scores, fluoroscopic dose, frequency of fluoroscopy, volume of bone cement injected, angle of puncture abduction, degree of cement diffusion, and bone cement spillage among the two patient groups. …”
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