CardioMEMS in a Busy Cardiology Practice: Less than Optimal Implementation of a Valuable Tool to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions by Robby Singh, Leon Varjabedian, Georgy Kaspar, Marcel Zughaib

“…ICD-9/ICD-10 codes for chronic heart failure were used to identify patients who presented with congestive heart failure. Of this group, those eligible for CardioMEMS device placement, as based on the CHAMPION trial definition, were selected. …”
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The efficacy analysis of laparoscopic-assisted Soave procedure for Hirschsprung’s disease in neonates and infants within 3 months of age by Renpeng Xia, Tidong Ma, Fan Zhao, Yong Xiao, Yong Feng, Ming Li, Chanjuan Zou, Guang Xu, Chonggao Zhou

“…Abstract To evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic-assisted Soave procedure of Hirschsprung’s Disease (HSCR) in neonates and infants within 3 months of age. Patients with HSCR who were admitted to the Department of Fetal and Neonatal Surgery of Hunan Children’s Hospital from June 2012 to July 2020 and underwent laparoscopic-assisted Soave procedure were selected. …”
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Indications and Current Surgical Techniques for Keratoplasty: A 10-year Review from 2011 through 2020 at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Thailand by Wipawee Booranapong, Chayanit Junsangsri, Chareenun Chirapapaisan, Panotsom Ngowyutagon, Sathiya Kengpunpanich

“…Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of hospitalized patients who underwent keratoplasty from 2011 to 2020. The collected data comprised demographics, indications for keratoplasty, and surgical techniques used. …”
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Correlation between blood pressure control status and cognitive impairment in older adults: A national cross-sectional study. by Junxiu Yao, Shengshu Wang, Meiling Li, Baomei Song, Cong Lan, Jianjun Jia, Yongjian Yang

“…There was a significant correlation between hypotension and cognitive impairment, and no correlation between hypertension and cognitive impairment in people aged ≥ 80 years, Han ethnicity and those who used antihypertensive drugs. Furthermore, RCS model analysis showed that there was a non-linear relationship between systolic blood pressure and cognitive impairment in individuals aged ≥ 80 years and those using antihypertensive drugs. …”
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Development and validation of nomograms for predicting pentafecta outcomes before and after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a retrospective study by Tanan Bejrananda, Kiyoshi Takahara, Dutsadee Sowanthip, Tomonari Motonaga, Kota Yagi, Wataru Nakamura, Masanobu Saruta, Takuhisa Nukaya, Masashi Takenaka, Kenji Zennami, Manabu Ichino, Hitomi Sasaki, Makoto Sumitomo, Ryoichi Shiroki

“…In this retrospective, single-center study, we analyzed data from 1,752 patients who underwent RARP for localized prostate adenocarcinoma between August 2009 and April 2023. …”
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) and Associated Sub-scales by Emilie N. Miley, Madeline P. Casanova, Scott W. Cheatham, Lindsay Larkins, Michael A. Pickering, Russell T. Baker

“…Clinicians and researchers who utilize the scales should do so with caution due to their limitations and untested properties until further research establishes the full psychometric properties of these scales and recommendations for their continued use.…”
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Avelumab + axitinib treatment in older patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma in Japan: Subgroup analyses of post‐marketing surveillance data by age by Mototsugu Oya, Taito Ito, Masashi Sato, Makiko Morita, Masahiro Kajita, Norio Nonomura

“…Results The analysis population included 328 patients who had received ≥1 dose of avelumab and were enrolled between December 2019 and May 2021. …”
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Silicone Oil Emulsification after Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment by Jian Yu, Yuan Zong, Chunhui Jiang, Haohao Zhu, Guohua Deng, Gezhi Xu

“…A total of 38 patients (23 males, 15 females) who underwent primary PPV with SO injection for RRD and whose retina stayed attached for ≥3 months after SO removal were included in the study. …”
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Comparing Treatment with Nebulized 3% Hypertonic Saline Versus Nebulized 0.9% Saline In Patients With Acute Bronchiolitis: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial by Uzma Abid, Ayesha Afzal, Nahdia Zaman, Ammara Farooq, Sidrah Yousaf, Sonia Fazal

“…A total of 65 cases of acute bronchiolitis were enrolled who were divided into two groups. The intervention group was nebulized with 3 ml of 3% hypertonic saline 6 hourly while the control group was nebulized with 0.9% saline 6 hourly during hospital stay in addition to the standard treatment. …”
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Visual electrophysiological assessment of children with poor response to treatment for functional amblyopia by Dong-Qing Yuan, Wei-Wei Zhang, Liu-Wei Gu, Qing-Huai Liu

“…AIM: To assess the visual electrophysiological outcomes in children with functional amblyopia who exhibited poor response to conventional treatment. …”
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Corporate tax avoidance and firm performance: the moderating role of ownership concentration and board independence by Muhammad Shaukat Malik, Muhammad Irfan, Samavia Munir

“…Nevertheless, agency theory explains the opportunistic behavior of manager who can reduce the tax obligation by using various complex transactions to fulfill their personal interest. …”
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Association of Serum Alpha-Tocopherol and Retinol with the Extent of Coronary Lesions in Coronary Artery Disease by Carolinne Thaísa de Oliveira Fernandes Miranda, Victor Hugo Rezende Duarte, Marina Sampaio de Menezes Cruz, Mychelle Kytchia Rodrigues Nunes Duarte, Jéssica Nayara Góes de Araújo, Ayda Maria Quirino Silva dos Santos, Juliana Marinho de Oliveira, Maria Sanali Moura Oliveira Paiva, Adriana Augusto Rezende, Mario Hiroyuki Hirata, Rosario Dominguez Crespo Hirata, Karla Danielly da Silva Ribeiro, André Ducati Luchessi, Vivian Nogueira Silbiger

“…Patients with coronary artery disease (n=177) aged 30–74 years, who underwent their first coronary angiography, were enrolled. …”
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Effect of the application of humanized nursing care on the clinical outcomes of neonates with hyperbilirubinemia by Sahar Mahmoud Elkhedr Abdelgawad, Eman Salah Elmetwaly Abdelrahman Galalah, Heba Saied El-mahdy, Nagafa Hafez Farag Elmahdy

“…A total of 120 neonates with hyperbilirubinemia who fit the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to both the study and control groups. …”
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Optimizing Secure AI Lifecycle Model Management With Innovative Generative AI Strategies by Alaa Omran Almagrabi, Rafiq Ahmad Khan

“…Toward these ends, the goal of this work is to present a set of canonical recommendations for the many scientists, engineers, managers, technologists, and policymakers who will play a key role in constructing a sound and secure AI future.…”
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Predictive Role of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Adnexal Torsion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Shokoufeh Khanzadeh, Hossein Tahernia, Jairo Hernandez, Camila Sarcone, Brandon Lucke-Wold, Amirhosseinn Salimi, Fatemeh Tabatabaei

“…In the subgroup analysis according to ethnicity, we found that Caucasian patients with AT had elevated levels of NLR compared to patients who were operated due to adnexal mass and reported as having a benign ovarian cyst, without torsion (SMD=1.12, 95%CI=0.71 to 1.54, p<0.001). …”
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Scleral Buckling for Primary Retinal Detachment: Outcomes of Scleral Tunnels versus Scleral Sutures by Matthew R. Starr, Edwin H. Ryan, Anthony Obeid, Claire Ryan, Xinxiao Gao, Malika L. Madhava, Sean M. Maloney, Adam Z. Adika, Krishi V. Peddada, Kareem Sioufi, Luv G. Patel, Michael J. Ammar, Nora J. Forbes, Antonio Capone Jr., Geoffrey G. Emerson, Daniel P. Joseph, Dean Eliott, Carl D. Regillo, Jason Hsu, Omesh P. Gupta, Yoshihiro Yonekawa, for the Primary Retinal Detachment Outcomes (PRO) Study Group

“…Methods: This retrospective study examined all patients with primary RRD who were treated with primary SB or SB combined with vitrectomy from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 across six sites. …”
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The Student’s Subjective Position as a Condition for Success in Mastering a Profession by I. N. Emelyanova, O. A. Teplyakova, D. O. Teplyakov

“…The  most  successful  students  in  the  educational environment are those who take an intellectually creative position; they have a wide range of achievements, they are ready to spend their intellectual resources on learning, have a negative attitude  towards  various  forms  of  imitation  of  learning,  and  are  most  confident  in  their  professional future. …”
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Morphologically-analyzed and syntactically-annotated Quran datasetMendeley Data by Majdi Sawalha, Faisal Al-Shargi, Sane Yagi, Abdallah T. AlShdaifat, Bassam Hammo, Mariam Belajeed, Lubna R. Al-Ogaili

“…The annotation process involved a team of expert Arabic linguists who employed traditional i'rab methodologies to ensure high accuracy and consistency. …”
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Role of central retinal artery and ophthalmic artery color doppler imaging in patients with increased intraocular pressure by Alka Agrawal, Gaurav Bhandari, Suhas Kattigowda, Mayank Patidar, Manzill JP

“…Background: Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness and involves complex multifactorial mechanisms, with vascular dysregulation playing a crucial role.Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the utility of Color Doppler Imaging (CDI) in detecting early vascular changes in patients with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) who do not exhibit detectable visual field defects.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at MGM Medical College and MY Hospital, involving 100 patients divided into groups based on the presence or absence of visual field changes. …”
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Awareness and healthcare-seeking behavior regarding acute respiratory infections among mothers of under-five children in rural Tamil Nadu: A hospital-based cross-sectional study by Rasha Aslam Koranath, Abhilasha Nair

“…Most of the mothers (88.0%) preferred to consult a qualified allopathic doctor for their child’s ARI. Those who do not seek health-care services for their child’s illness believe that the disease is self-limiting, while others try traditional medicines at home before seeking health-care services. …”
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