Impact of cardiac magnetic resonance on the diagnosis and management of patients with cardiomyopathies by Popa Oana-Andreea, Onciul Sebastian, Badea Thedor, Marian Denisa, Rac-Albu Bogdan, Amzulescu Mihaela, Bugeac Claudia, Chiriac Oana, Tomescu Luminița, Gheorghita Valeriu, Roșu Andrei

“…Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is an essential tool for diagnosis and prognosis in patients with cardiomyopathies. Over the past decades, it has become the gold standard for assessing cardiac function, volumes and mass. …”
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On the estimation of sequestered infected erythrocytes in Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients by Derdei Bichara, Nathalie Cozic, Abderrahman Iggidr

“…The aim of this paper is to give a method for the estimation of total parasite burden of the patient and the rate of infection in a malaria's intra-host model by using control theory tools. …”
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Review of Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Cancer Patients: During and after Therapy by Joy M. Fulbright

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Evaluation of Factors Affecting Perinatal Mortality in Patients with HELLP Syndrome by Reyhan Gunduz, Senem Yaman Tunc, Mehmet Sait Icen, Sabahattin Ertugrul, Talip Gul

“… OBJECTIVE: To determine the perinatal mortality rate in patients with HELLP syndrome in our clinic and to investigate the factors affecting perinatal mortality. …”
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Acute appendicitis characterization in pediatrics patients. Cienfuegos, 2013-2018 by Luis Enrique Jiménez Franco, Carlos Alberto Cabrera Machado

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: Patients between the ages of 10 and 14 years (57.87%) predominated, as well as males (54.34%), for an incidence rate of 17.65 cases per 10,000 inhabitants. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for delirium in patients after cardiac surgery by Huiyan Yang, Bin Zhang, Jing Wang

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Corticosteroid Pulses for Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Effects on Mortality by Ivan Cusacovich, Álvaro Aparisi, Miguel Marcos, Cristina Ybarra-Falcón, Carolina Iglesias-Echevarria, Maria Lopez-Veloso, Julio Barraza-Vengoechea, Carlos Dueñas, Santiago Antonio Juarros Martínez, Beatriz Rodríguez-Alonso, José-Ángel Martín-Oterino, Miguel Montero-Baladia, Leticia Moralejo, David Andaluz-Ojeda, Roberto Gonzalez-Fuentes

“…We selected patients with confirmed COVID-19 and lung involvement with a pO2/FiO2<300, excluding those exposed to immunosuppressors before or during hospitalization, patients terminally ill at admission, or those who died in the first 24 hours. …”
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Salivary Levels of Interleukin-17 in Iranian Patients With Systemic Sclerosis by Ali Tadayon, Javad Moayedi, Mohamad Ali Nazarinia, Mahyar Malekzadeh, Sara Kazemi, Maryam Mardani

“…This study aims to assess the salivary IL-17 levels in Iranian patients with SSc. In this cross-sectional study, unstimulated saliva samples were collected from patients with SSc (n=80) and age- and sex- matched healthy individuals (n=80). …”
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Diagnostic efficiency of exome-based sequencing in pediatric patients with epilepsy by Huafang Zou, Huafang Zou, Qian Zhang, Jianxiang Liao, Jianxiang Liao, Dongfang Zou, Zhanqi Hu, Bing Li, Li Chen, Jialun Wen, Xia Zhao, Victor Wei Zhang, Dezhi Cao, Dezhi Cao

“…This study aims to evaluate the detection efficiencies of different exome-based sequencing techniques.MethodsExome-based epilepsy panel tests, clinical exome sequencing (CES), and whole exome sequencing (WES) were conducted on 259 pediatric patients diagnosed with epilepsy. Single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) and copy number variants (CNVs) were interpreted based on each patient’s phenotypic presentation. …”
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Factors Leading To Severe Anaemia In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease by Erum Afaq, Humera Afaq, Naila Parveen, Hira Fatima Waseem, Anwar Ali, Shazia Nazar

“…Results: Among 130 anaemic patients based on haemoglobin, 72 CKD patients had severe anaemia, mean Hb level of 6.59±0.96 g/dl, 49 patients had moderate anaemia with a mean Hb 8.98±0.73 g/dl and only 9 patients had mild type of anaemia, mean Hb 11.96±0.60 g/dl with significant p-value. …”
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Prediction and Risk Factors for Prognosis of Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy by Ying Peng, Qinglin Wei, Yun Liu, Zhenyu Wu, Hongjia Zhang, Hongbo Wu, Jin Chai

“…Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) mainly occurs in patients with chronic liver diseases and often presents with HE. …”
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Impact of Sex on Infection Risk in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by R. Borrelli, S. Nicola, F. Corradi, I. Badiu, L. Lo Sardo, N. Rashidy, A. Quinternetto, M. Mazzola, F. Meli, E. Saracco, I. Vitali, S. Negrini, L. Brussino

“…There is a greater susceptibility to infections in adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared to the general population. …”
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Predicting Outcomes for Interhospital Transferred Patients of Emergency General Surgery by Brandon Cave, Daniel Najafali, William Gilliam, Jackson F. Barr, Christian Cain, Chris Yum, Jamie Palmer, Safura Tanveer, Emily Esposito, Quincy K. Tran

“…However, prior studies do not focus on patient-level data. Our study, using each IHT patient’s data, aimed to understand the underlying cause for IHT EGS patients’ outcomes. …”
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Increased Vitamin B12 Levels in Patients with Oral Cancer by Prashant Gupta, Subhash Chandra, Awanindra Kumar Jha, Tanya Khaitan, Anjani Kumar Shukla, Shantala R Naik

“…The aim of our study was to evaluate the serum B12 levels in patients with OC and look for any association between the two. …”
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Does Depression Impact Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Heart Failure? by Z. N. Sohani, Z. Samaan

“…Cognitive impairment is associated with significant mortality and deteriorated quality of life, likely due to impairments in memory and executive function, which impact a patient’s ability to understand and comply with prescribed treatment plans. …”
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Growth Differentiation Factor 15 and Risk of Death in Haemodialysis Patients by Christelle Calen, Seraina Von Moos, Pietro Cippà, Alexandre Mebazaa, Mattia Arrigo

“…Noninvasive identification of haemodialysis patients at high risk of cardiovascular events and death might improve their outcome. …”
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Luspatercept for the treatment of anemia in allo-HSCT for patients with hematological diseases by Xiangke Xin, Wenli Zhang, Zhen Li, Ruirui Gui, Juan Wang, Liyun Ji, Yanli Zhang, Baijun Fang, Yongping Song, Yingling Zu, Jian Zhou

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Association between SPISE and NAFLD in patients with type 2 diabetes by Hongyan Zhao, Hongyan Zhao, Baolan Ji, Xin Wang, Shuwei Shi, Shuwei Shi, Jie Sheng, Jie Sheng, Xuan Ma, Xuan Ma, Bo Ban, Guanqi Gao

“…This study aims to explore the association between SPISE and NAFLD in T2D population.MethodsThis study included a total of 2,459 patients with T2D. SPISE was calculated based on high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c), triglycerides (TG), and body mass index (BMI). …”
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Arabic translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the BDDQ-AS for rhinoplasty patients by Ahmed S. Abdelhamid, Saad Elzayat, Mohamed A. Amer, Hossam S. Elsherif, Garyfalia Lekakis, Sam P. Most

“…Abstract Background Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a significant aspect that compromises patient satisfaction after rhinoplasty. BDDQ-AS (Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire-Aesthetic Surgery) is a validated, simple, reliable patient-reported outcome measure. …”
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Emergency surgical coronary revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction by B.М. Todurov, G.I. Kovtun, S.O. Sheludko, L.G. Bitsadze, L.G. Bitsadze, O.V. Revenko, A.O. Shpachuk, O.V. Pantazi, О.М. Postupalsky

“…The aim – to summarize the results of emergency revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). …”
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