Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and contrast-induced nephropathy in chronic total occlusion patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention by Serdar Söner, Adem Aktan, Raif Kılıç, Hamdullah Güzel, Ercan Taştan, Metin Okşul, Adnan Duha Cömert, Mehmet Sait Coşkun, Hülya Tosun Söner, Tuncay Güzel

“…In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between the TyG index and CIN and mortality in patients who underwent PCI due to chronic total coronary occlusion (CTO). …”
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Psychometric properties of the Arabic emotional and behavioral reaction to intrusions questionnaire among sample of Arabic speaking adults by Emmanuelle Awad, Diana Malaeb, Amthal Alhuwailah, Mai Helmy, Muna Barakat, Rabih Hallit, Sami El Khatib, Mohamad Rahal, Syed Arman Rabbani, Reem Alzayer, Nada H. Farrag, Rita El Hajjar, Jinan Mallouh, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeid, Rita ElHagar

“…This study aimed to psychometrically evaluate and validate a translation of the Emotional and Behavioral Reaction to Intrusions Questionnaire (EBRIQ) in Arabic, for adults who speak the language. Methods The snowball sampling technique was used to recruit adults (n = 755) from five Arab countries (Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, and Kuwait), who completed the Arabic EBRIQ. …”
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Symptoms of anxiety and depression among health and social science students: A multicenter study by Lara Guedes Pinho, Maria Engström, Brooke C. Schneider, Cesar Fonseca, Magnus Lindberg, Johanna Schröder, Anabela Afonso, Lena Jelinek, Johanna Börsting, Gonçalo Jacinto, Annika Nilsson

“…Country-specific factors associated with more depressive and/or anxiety symptoms were younger age, smoking, low socioeconomic level and living away from home. Swedish students who do not consume alcohol had more anxiety symptoms and German students who do not consume alcohol had more depressive symptoms. …”
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Systematic review and meta‐analysis of the pelvic organ prolapse and vaginal prolapse among the global population by Tharanga Mudalige, Vindya Pathiraja, Gayathri Delanerolle, Heitor Cavalini, Shuqi Wu, Julie Taylor, Om Kurmi, Kathryn Elliot, Sharron Hinchliff, Carol Atkinson, Kristina Potocnik, Paula Briggs, Lucky Saraswat, Helen Felicity Kemp, George Eleje, Toh Teck Hock, Cristina Laguna Benetti‐Pinto, Irfan Muhammad, Rabia Kareem, Yassine Bouchareb, Peter Phiri, Ruishu Zhang, Yunfei Weng, Ieera Aggarwal, Jian Qing Shi, Ashish Shetty, Ian Litchfield, Nirmala Rathnayake, Sohier Elneil

“…Sixteen studies focused on patients who had undergone hysterectomy alongside prolapse repair. …”
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D,L‐3‐hydroxybutyrate in the treatment of glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome (Glut1DS) by Aya Amer, Kathryn Murrell, Liza Edmonds, Isaac Bernhardt, Rhonda Akroyd, Bryony Ryder, Callum Wilson, Emma Glamuzina

“…Compliance‐dependent improvements in subjective, cognitive and adaptive function were reported by those who were reassessed on‐treatment (9/12). Four reported improved PMD. …”
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Novel combination therapy for platinum-eligible patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Takafumi Yanagisawa, Keiichiro Mori, Akihiro Matsukawa, Tatsushi Kawada, Satoshi Katayama, Ekaterina Laukhtina, Pawel Rajwa, Fahad Quhal, Benjamin Pradere, Wataru Fukuokaya, Kosuke Iwatani, Renate Pichler, Jeremy Yuen-Chun Teoh, Marco Moschini, Wojciech Krajewski, Jun Miki, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Takahiro Kimura, European Association of Urology–Young Academic Urologists Urothelial Carcinoma Working Group (EAU-YAU)

“…In November 2023, three databases were searched for RCTs evaluating oncological outcomes in patients with locally advanced or metastatic UC who were treated with first-line ICI-based combination therapies. …”
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Notation publications in the context of musical life in Lithuania in the XVI-XVII centuries by Jūratė Trilupaitienė

“…A variant, local to Vilnius, was the printing of the Rorate advent hymn cycle in two-voice parts and several Latin Mass hymns in three parts. It was the Jesuits who published the first Catholic hymnals in Lithuania in 1613, entitled Parthenomelica and prepared by Valentin Bartoszewski. …”
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Myofibrillogenesis Regulator-1 in Smooth Muscle Cells Modulates Inflammation Signaling Pathways via Regulating ROCK1 Ubiquitination and Degradation to Impact Aortic Dissection by Yin H, Li X, Lu D, Zhao X, Yang Z, Wang Z, Xu F, Chen Y, Li C

“…This study aimed to investigate the role of MR-1 and ROCK1 in the regulation of inflammation in AD and their potentialities as therapeutic targets.Methods: Researchers performed protein immunoblotting on aortic wall tissue from 10 patients who underwent aortic arch replacement and 10 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting to examine the expression levels of MR-1, ROCK1, and inflammatory pathways in the aortas. …”
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Factors and Reasons Associated with Hesitating to Seek Care for Migraine: Results of the OVERCOME (US) Study by Robert E. Shapiro, Eva Jolanda Muenzel, Robert A. Nicholson, Anthony J. Zagar, Michael L. Reed, Dawn C. Buse, Susan Hutchinson, Sait Ashina, Eric M. Pearlman, Richard B. Lipton

“…Methods The web-based OVERCOME (US) survey study identified adults with active migraine in a demographically representative US sample who answered questions about hesitating to seek care from a healthcare provider for migraine and reasons for hesitating. …”
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COVID-19 morbidity in Afghanistan: a nationwide, population-based seroepidemiological study by Siyu Chen, Fatima Arifi, Mohammad Nadir Sahak, Sayed Ataullah Saeedzai, Lisa J White, Amal Barakat, Eman Abdelkreem Aly, Margo van Gurp, Giti Azim, Bahara Rasoly, Soraya Safi, Jennifer A Flegg, Nasar Ahmed, Mohmmad Jamaluddin Ahadi, Niaz M Achakzai, Alaa AbouZeid

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Prospective multi-centre analysis of rural trauma team development training for medical trainees and traffic law enforcement professionals in Uganda: an interrupted time series stu... by Herman Lule, Micheal Mugerwa, Robinson Ssebuufu, Patrick Kyamanywa, Jussi P. Posti, Michael Lowery Wilson

“…Among the 434 medical trainees who completed the trauma-based MCQ assessment, the median pre- and post-test scores were 60%, IQR (50–65) and 80%, IQR (70–85) respectively. …”
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Impact of mother’s own milk expression practices and processing treatments on infant health and growth outcomes: a systematic review protocol by Daniel Klotz, Carolyn Smith, Agnieszka Bzikowska-Jura, Marzia Giribaldi, Tanya Cassidy, Laura Cavallarin, Serena Gandino, Karolina Karcz, Chiara Peila, Bartłomiej Walczak, Aleksandra Wesolowska

“…Moreover, this systematic review will inform recommendations on milk banking of the WHO Department of Nutrition and Food Safety.PROSPERO registration number CRD42024523299.…”
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Hubungan Pola Asuh Ibu dengan Status Gizi Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Belimbing Kota Padang by Tiara Dwi Pratiwi, Masrul Masrul, Eti Yerizel

“…Status gizi balita diukur dengan indikator berat badan/tinggi badan dan diinterpretasikan berdasarkan klasifikasi status gizi WHO. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 84,7% balita memiliki status gizi normal dan 15,3% balita memiliki status gizi kurang. …”
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Increased glenoid baseplate retroversion improves internal rotation following reverse shoulder arthroplasty by Lisa A. Galasso, MD, Bryce N. Clinger, MD, Brian C. Werner, MD, Patrick J. Denard, MD, Albert Lin, Anthony Romeo, Anup Shah, Asheesh Bedi, Benjamin W. Sears, Bradford Parsons, Brandon Erickson, Bruce Miller, Christopher O. Grady, Daniel Davis, David Lutton, Dirk Petre, Evan Lederman, Justin Griffin, John Tokish, Jorn Steinbeck, Julia Lee, Kevin Farmer, Mathew Provencher, Michael Bercik, Michael Kissenberth, Patric Raiss, Peter Habermeyer, Philipp Moroder, Robert Creighton, G. Russell Huffman, Samuel Harmsen, Sven Lichtenberg, Tim Lenters, Matthew Tyrrell Burrus, Tyler Brolin

“…Preoperative and postoperative radiographs were reviewed by 2 independent observers who assessed preoperative glenoid version and postoperative glenoid baseplate version. …”
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Determinants of healthcare utilization under the Indonesian national health insurance system – a cross-sectional study by Qinglu Cheng, Rifqi Abdul Fattah, Dwidjo Susilo, Aryana Satrya, Manon Haemmerli, Soewarta Kosen, Danty Novitasari, Gemala Chairunnisa Puteri, Eviati Adawiyah, Andrew Hayen, Anne Mills, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Stephen Jan, Hasbullah Thabrany, Augustine Asante, Virginia Wiseman

“…Compared to people who pay JKN insurance premiums themselves, the uninsured and those whose premiums were subsidised by the government were less likely to visit public and private hospitals when other factors were controlled. …”
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Structure of mycoses of the skin and its appendices in HIV-infected patients by V.D. Moskaliuk, I.I. Kravchuk, Yu.O. Randiuk, I.V. Balaniuk

“…The data obtained from 801 patients who sought medical help at the «Chernivtsi Regional Medical Center for Socially Significant Diseases» for the period from 2018 to 2023 were analyzed. …”
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Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Capacity, and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Idiopathic Complete Heart Block by Shobhit Shah, Monika Bhandari, Pravesh Vishwakarma, Wahid Ali, Mohammad Kaleem Ahmad, Abhishek Singh, Ayush Shukla, Akhil Kumar Sharma, Gaurav Chaudhary, Akshyaya Pradhan, Sharad Chandra, Rishi Sethi, S. K. Dwivedi

“…Materials and Methods: Sixty patients with CHB, ranging in age from 30 to 80 years, who were admitted as inpatients to the emergency room made up the study population. …”
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Smoking cessation is a protective factor for lung cancer onset and mortality: a population-based prospective cohort study by Wei Yin, Zhuochen Lin, Wei-Jie Gong, Wen-Xuan Wang, Ying-Ying Zhu, Yi-Lin Fu, Han Yang, Jin-Xin Zhang, Peng Lin, Ji-Bin Li

“…Conclusions Smoking cessation after 60 years old may still be helpful for a later AAO of LC. Former smokers who quit smoking for more than 15 years have a reduced risk of developing LC and mortality.…”
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Machine learning for predicting severe dengue in Puerto Rico by Zachary J. Madewell, Dania M. Rodriguez, Maile B. Thayer, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Laura E. Adams, Joshua M. Wong

“…World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended warning signs offer a practical approach for clinicians but have limited sensitivity and specificity. …”
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Impact of porcelain aorta on outcomes in transfemoral aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with balloon-expandable valves by Bernhard Schieffer, Thomas Kuntze, Tamer Owais, Philipp Lauten, Julian Kreutz, Lisa C Costello-Boerrigter, Mathias Schreiber, Guido Boerrigter, Christian Albert, Mohammad El Garhy, Björn Göbel, Harald Lapp, Birgit Markus

“…Our aim was to compare outcomes, including stroke and mortality, in well-matched patients with and without PA who received BEV during transfemoral TAVI procedures.Methods Consecutive patients undergoing TAVI were entered into a registry. …”
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