Purse string suture for rapid access hemostasis after removal of large-caliber femoral venous delivery sheaths in children with atrial septal defects by Gang Luo, Zhixian Ji, Bei Zhang, Yueyi Ren, Silin Pan

“…Methods We conducted a retrospective clinical data review of 271 children with ASDs who underwent transcatheter device closure through large-caliber venous delivery sheaths (≥ 8 Fr) at our institution from January 2018 to January 2023. …”
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Funding the New Biologics – A Health Economic Critique of the CCOHTA Report: Infliximab for the Treatment of Crohn’s Disease by Craig R Mitton

“…It is inappropriate to assign an arbitrary cut-off point to cost effectiveness, as defined by ICURs, especially when considering new and expensive treatments for severely ill patients who have few other therapeutic alternatives. Because only a small number of patients would require infliximab, the overall expenditure that would be required to make it available may be manageable.…”
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CORRELATION BETWEEN APOPROTEIN B/APOPROTEIN A-I RATIO WITH HOMA IR VALUE (HOMEOSTATIC MODEL ASSESMENT INSULIN RESISTANCE) IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS by Muhammad Rafli Afandi, Ferdy Royland Marpaung

“…Methods: Observasional, consecutive, 100 people with type 2 diabetes mellitus who is examined in apoprotein B, apoprotein A-I test that calculating the ratio in which ratio are calculated, as well as HOMA-IR in Parahita Clinical Laboratory Surabaya. …”
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Prognostic Factors and Nomogram for Malignant Brainstem Ependymoma: A Population‐Based Retrospective Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis by Xiaoyu Ji, Siyuan Yang, Dejing Cheng, Wenbo Zhao, Xuebo Sun, Fang Su

“…Conclusions Individuals who are Black and anaplastic ependymomas were negative risk factors for brainstem ependymoma associated with an increased risk of mortality. …”
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Signature for Pain Recovery IN Teens (SPRINT): protocol for a multisite prospective signature study in chronic musculoskeletal pain by Fiona Campbell, Jennifer Stinson, Sara E Williams, Christopher D King, Laura Simons, Massieh Moayedi, Robert C Coghill, Martin S Angst, Nima Aghaeepour, Brice Gaudilliere, Marina López-Solà, Marie-Eve Hoeppli, Emma Biggs, Ed Ganio, Kenneth R Goldschneider, Danielle Ruskin, Elliot J Krane, Suellen Walker, Gillian Rush, Marissa Heirich

“…Discovery of robust prognostic markers separating patients who recover from patients with persistent pain and disability is critical for developing patient-specific treatment strategies and conceiving novel approaches that benefit all patients. …”
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Infertility and risk of ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta analysis by Indra Sambasivam, H. Gladius Jennifer, Saravanan Chinnaiyan

“…The current meta-analysis showed that women who used infertility drugs had a higher risk of developing OC than those having a history of infertility.…”
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The association between physical activity, low-grade inflammation, and labour market attachment among people with multimorbidity: A cross-sectional study from the Lolland-Falster H... by Vivian Rueskov Poulsen, Linda Kjær Fischer, Mette Aadahl, Ole Steen Mortensen, Søren T Skou, Lars Bo Jørgensen, Randi Jepsen, Anne Møller, Therese Lockenwitz Petersen, Jan Christian Brønd, Lars Tang, Mette Korshøj

“…Conclusion PA recommendations should be developed with attention to people with chronic diseases, who may experience barriers to reach PA at high intensities. …”
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Infection Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Levels in Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis in Gynecological Outpatients of a Tertiary Hospital in China from 2015 to 201... by Wei Zhang, Lijuan Li, Xuelian Zhang, Hongshu Fang, Huajian Chen, Changxian Rong

“…In the univariate analysis, women aged 30–39 years or with a history of pregnancy or gynecological diseases had an increased risk for Mycoplasma isolation, while women who were postmenopausal or had an education level of undergraduate degree or above had a decreased risk of Mycoplasma isolation. …”
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Zooarchaeological investigation of the Hoabinhian exploitation of reptiles and amphibians in Thailand and Cambodia with a focus on the Yellow-headed Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata... by Bochaton, Corentin, Chantasri, Sirikanya, Maneechote, Melada, Claude, Julien, Griggo, Christophe, Naksri, Wilailuck, Forestier, Hubert, Sophady, Heng, Auertrakulvit, Prasit, Bowonsachoti, Jutinach, Zeitoun, Valéry

“…This constraint becomes particularly significant in relation to prehistoric hunter-gatherer populations, who might have extensively utilized inland chelonian taxa. …”
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Interpretable Machine Learning Model for Predicting Postpartum Depression: Retrospective Study by Ren Zhang, Yi Liu, Zhiwei Zhang, Rui Luo, Bin Lv

“…MethodsThis study recruited pregnant women who delivered at the West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University. …”
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Relationship between Urinary Alzheimer-Associated Neuronal Thread Protein and Apolipoprotein Epsilon 4 Allele in the Cognitively Normal Population by Yuxia Li, Meimei Kang, Can Sheng, Guanqun Chen, Taoran Li, Jun Wang, Yanning Cai, Rong Wang, Ying Han

“…We recruited 329 cognitively normal right-handed Han Chinese subjects who completed ApoE gene testing and urinary AD7c-NTP testing. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation for Biologic Width following Surgical Crown Lengthening Using Gingivectomy and Ostectomy Procedure by Kiran Kumar Ganji, Veena Ashok Patil, Jiji John

“…Methods and Material. Twenty (20) patients who needed surgical crown lengthening to gain retention necessary for prosthetic treatment and/or to access caries, tooth fracture, or previous prosthetic margins entered the study. …”
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Changes in Paraspinal Muscles and Facet Joints after Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using the Cortical Bone Trajectory Technique: A Prospective Study by Yue Li, Yuxiang Chen, Yuzeng Liu, Yong Hai, Xinuo Zhang, Li Guan, Tianqing Zhang

“…We enrolled 30 consecutive patients who underwent the single-level CBT technique between October 2017 and October 2018. …”
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Ratio of Skeletal Muscle Mass to Visceral Fat Area Is a Useful Marker for Assessing Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction among Koreans with Preserved Ejection Fraction: An Analys... by Jin Kyung Oh, Yuri Seo, Wonmook Hwang, Sami Lee, Yong-Hoon Yoon, Kyupil Kim, Hyun Woong Park, Jae-Hyung Roh, Jae-Hwan Lee, Minsu Kim

“…Methods : In total, 1,070 participants with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction who underwent comprehensive health examinations, including transthoracic echocardiography and bioimpedance body composition analysis, were enrolled. …”
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e-GLR Score Predicts Early Graft Loss in Adult Live-Donor Liver Transplantation by Viniyendra Pamecha, MS, MRCS, FRCS, FEBS, Nilesh Sadashiv Patil, MS, MCh, Tharun Gattu, MS, Guresh Kumar, MSc, MPhil, PhD, Bramhadatta Pattnaik, MS, MCh, Nihar Mohapatra, MS, MCh, Gaurav Sindwani, MD, PDCC, Ashok Choudhury, MD, DM

“…Methods:. Data of patients who underwent LDLT from 2011 to 2019 were reviewed for EGD, associated factors, and outcomes. …”
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Dyslipidemia Impacts Cardiometabolic Health and CVD Risk in a Relatively Young Otherwise Healthy Population by Jillian M. Lang, Elena S. Shostak, William K. Quinn, Valerie D. Chervinskaya, Elisa Fioraso, Everett Smith, Christopher J. Kotarsky, Justin A. DeBlauw, Jennifer L. Lloyd, Stephen J. Ives

“…There is a significant impact on cardiometabolic health in individuals with dyslipidemia who are otherwise healthy, which may increase individual risk for CVD. …”
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Entrepreneurial opportunity decisions under uncertainty: Recognizing the complementing role of personality traits and cognitive skills by Emmanuel Kwasi Mensah, Lawrence Adu Asamoah, Vahid Jafari-Sadeghi

“…Methodology: The method of this research has been adapted the framework used by Garrett and Holland (2015), who developed propositions from the conceptual narratives of how environmental uncertainty and complexity differentially affect the motivations and cognition of independent entrepreneurs and corporate entrepreneurs to engage in entrepreneurial action. …”
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Removal of the Tumor Thrombus from the Right Atrium without Extracorporeal Circulation: Emphasis on the Displacement of the Tumor Apex by D. V. Shchukin, V. N. Lesovoy, G. G. Khareba, A. I. Harahatyi, A. V. Maltsev, M. M. Polyakov, R. V. Stetsyshyn, M. P. Kopytsya, P. V. Mozzhakov, O. O. Makovozov

“…Five patients with atrial tumor thrombi who underwent piggy-back mobilization of the liver, surgical access to the right atrium from the abdominal cavity, and external manual repositioning of the thrombus apex below the diaphragm (milking maneuver) were included into the study. …”
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Intra-Articular Injection of Human Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial by Bong-Woo Lee, Jennifer Jooha Lee, Joon-Yong Jung, Ji Hyeon Ju

“…The study included 24 patients with knee OA who were randomly assigned to receive either a single IA injection of BM-MSCs or normal saline. …”
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Impact of finasteride on modulating the risk and clinical outcomes of bladder cancer: insights from a comprehensive meta-analysis by Ailing Yu, Ailing Yu, Ailing Yu, Ailing Yu, Ailing Yu, Zian Bai, Zian Bai, Zian Bai, Zian Bai, Yijie Wang, Yijie Wang, Yijie Wang, Yijie Wang, Zhen Luo, Zhen Luo, Zhen Luo, Zhen Luo, Xiaochen Du, Mengxin Chen, Shuang Wen, Honglong Wang, Xiaoying Yuan, Chunyu Yang, Shanshan Bai, Bo Fan, Bo Fan, Bo Fan, Bo Fan

“…Data was extracted for further analysis by two different reviewers who independently examined the titles and abstracts of the included articles. …”
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