Laparoscopic Banded One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: A Single-Center Series by Michela Campanelli, Emanuela Bianciardi, Domenico Benavoli, Giulia Bagaglini, Giorgio Lisi, Paolo Gentileschi

“…Methods. 86 patients undergoing LBOAGB between 2018 and 2020 were enrolled in this retrospective study. Hospital records were used to assess weight loss, comorbidity resolution, and any complications either in the short or medium term. …”
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Prognostic Significance of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for First Acute Myocardial Infarction with Heart Failure: Five-Year Follow-Up Results by Zichao Cheng, Yuchen Shi, Hongyu Peng, Donghui Zhao, Qian Fan, Jinghua Liu

“…A total of 1235 patients, diagnosed as acute myocardial infarction and treated with PCI in Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2014, were enrolled. Based on the exclusion criteria, 671 patients were followed up to obtain echocardiographic results 5 years after the onset of myocardial infarction (from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019). …”
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Prevalence, risk factors, and cardiovascular disease outcomes associated with persistent blood pressure control: The Jackson Heart Study. by Gabriel S Tajeu, Calvin L Colvin, Shakia T Hardy, Adam P Bress, Bamba Gaye, Byron C Jaeger, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Swati Sakhuja, Mario Sims, Daichi Shimbo, Emily C O'Brien, Tanya M Spruill, Paul Muntner

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) enrolled 5,306 African-American adults ≥21 years of age and was used to determine the proportion of African Americans that maintain persistent BP control, identify factors associated with persistent BP control, and determine the association of persistent BP control with CVD events. …”
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Effect of SY009, a novel SGLT1 inhibitor, on the plasma metabolome and bile acids in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Haoyi Yang, Yuwen Zhang, Yuxin Hong, Yuan Wei, Yuning Zhu, Lei Huang, Yuanxun Yang, Runbin Sun, Runbin Sun, Runbin Sun, Juan Li, Juan Li, Juan Li

“…However, the effects of SY-009 on human plasma metabolomics are still unknown.ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the effects of SY-009 on plasma metabolomics in patients with T2DM and the potential metabolic regulatory mechanism involved.Study designIn the phase Ib study, a total of 50 participants with T2DM were enrolled and randomly assigned to the 0.5 mg BID, 1 mg BID, 2 mg BID, 1 mg QD, and 2 mg QD dose groups, with a 4:1 random allocation within each group to receive either the SY-009 capsule or placebo. …”
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Severity and Determinants of Anemia in TB/HIV Coinfected Adults at Mekelle, Ethiopia: Hospital Based Retrospective Study by Kebede Embaye Gezae, Kiflom Hagos, Assefa Ayalew Gebreslassie

“…A hospital based retrospective study was conducted among 305 TB/HIV coinfected adults who enrolled for antiretroviral therapy (ART) from January, 2009 to December, 2016 in two public hospital of Mekelle, Ethiopia, by reviewing ART register. …”
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The Exposure Assessment in Current Time Study: Implementation, Feasibility, and Acceptability of Real-Time Data Collection in a Community Cohort of Illicit Drug Users by Gregory D. Kirk, Beth S. Linas, Ryan P. Westergaard, Damani Piggott, Robert C. Bollinger, Larry W. Chang, Andrew Genz

“…Participants were recruited from an ongoing community-cohort of current or former injection drug users. Of 113 individuals enrolled, 109 completed study procedures during four trials conducted from November 2008 to May 2013. …”
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Characteristics and publication status of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, 2007–2024: a cross-sectional study by Chuzhi Peng, Hongyan Jia, Jianping Hu, Yonghong Jiao

“…The majority of MIGS trials were not overseen by a Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) (71.4%) and enrolled fewer than 200 participants (85.2%). MIGS trials targeting Schlemm’s canal (SC) (60.2%) were significantly more prevalent than those targeting subconjunctival space (24.6%) and suprachoroidal/supraciliary space (15.3%). …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Food Handlers in Mettu Town, Southwest Ethiopia by Solomon Yeshanew, Melaku Tadege, Abdulhakim Abamecha

“…A total of 139 food handlers were enrolled in the study. Majority of them were females 89 (64%), and 124 (89.2%) of them had not taken any training related to food handling and preparation. …”
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Association of oxidative balance score with the risk of all-cause and CVD mortality in younger US adults with diabetes by Chang Liu, Guoan Xiang, Dan Liang, Xuanbo Zhao, Kun Xiao, Lixin Xie

“…Data for this study were obtained from the 2003–2018 NHANES. This study enrolled 3501 participants. The endpoints were all-cause and CVD mortality, determined by the National Death Index (NDI). …”
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Association between the Plasma-Glycosylated Hemoglobin A1c/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio and Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Retrospective Study by Xiangming Hu, Wei Li, Chenyang Wang, Haotian Zhang, Haoyu Lu, Guang Li, Yingling Zhou, Haojian Dong

“…In this retrospective study, we enrolled 1304 patients who had multiple cardiovascular risk factors or symptoms of suspected coronary artery disease. cIMT and carotid artery plaque were measured using ultrasonography. …”
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Association between prior tuberculosis disease and dysglycemia within an HIV-endemic, rural South African population. by Alison C Castle, Susanne S Hoeppner, Itai M Magodoro, Urisha Singh, Yumna Moosa, Ingrid V Bassett, Emily B Wong, Mark J Siedner, Vukuzazi Study Team

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed data from a community-based population cohort that enrolled adults in rural South Africa. Individuals were considered to have prior TB if they self-reported a history of TB treatment. …”
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Beverage consumption modifies the risk of type 2 diabetes associated with ambient air pollution exposure by Chaonan Fan, Wenjuan Wang, Wenxue Xiong, Zhiyao Li, Li Ling

“…Methods: A total of 77,278 adults from the UK Biobank cohort were enrolled. Annual average concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and nitrogen oxides (NO2 and NOX) were estimated to represent the long-term AP exposure using the land use regression model. …”
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SENSORIAL OTOLITHIC DEFICIT AND HEARING LOSS IN CHILDREN by Constantin Guma, Cristian Marius Mârțu, Sebastian Cozma, Raluca Olariu, Luminița Rădulescu, Alexandru Stingheriu, Iustin Iațentiuc, Mădălina Georgescu, Violeta Necula, Oana Bitere-Popa

“…This research was a prospective study and enrolled 51 children (29 boys and 22 girls) with a mean age of 3,3 years. …”
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Exploring the gender difference in type 2 diabetes incidence in a Swiss cohort using latent class analysis: an intersectional approach by Julien Vaucher, Michael Amiguet, Carole Clair, Joelle Schwarz, Jeanne Marie Barbier, Aurélie M Lasserre

“…The aim of this study was to highlight the intersectional social position of the participants and disentangle its role from administrative sex in predicting the development of type 2 diabetes.Methods Using CoLaus|PsyCoLaus study, a Swiss single-centre prospective cohort initiated in 2003 and including 6733 participants (age 35–75 years; 54% women) at baseline, we conducted latent class analyses using gender-related variables (eg, risk-taking behaviours, gender roles represented by employment status, etc) and socioeconomic determinants at baseline (2003–2006) to construct intersectional classes and we tested their association with the development of type 2 diabetes at follow-up (2018–2021).Results Of the 6733 participants enrolled at baseline, 3409 were included in our analyses (50.6%). …”
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Internet-Based Supportive Interventions for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: Randomized Controlled Trial by Yanhong Xie, Shanshan Shen, Caixia Liu, Hong Hong, Huilan Guan, Jingmei Zhang, Wanqi Yu

“…MethodsUsing a consecutive enrollment method, the Department of Geriatrics at Zhejiang Hospital (Zhejiang, China) recruited 72 informal caregivers of patients with dementia. …”
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Chronic Rhinosinusitis without Nasal Polyps in Asian Patients Shows Mixed Inflammatory Patterns and Neutrophil-Related Disease Severity by Dae Woo Kim, Kyoung Mi Eun, Eun Youn Roh, Sue Shin, Dong-Kyu Kim

“…Patients with CRSsNP (N=57), patients with CRSwNP (N=13), and a control group (N=10), who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery, were enrolled; uncinate process (UP) tissues were harvested from all patients. …”
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Estrés y emociones negativas en adultos medios con hipertensión arterial esencial by Lisandra Rodríguez San Pedro, Celia Alfonso Hernández, Anais Marta Valladares González, José Antonio Pomares Alfonso, Laura Magda López Angulo

“…<br /><strong>Conclusión:</strong> los pacientes hipertensos presentaron elevado estrés, moderada ansiedad y en menor medida depresión.…”
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Teacher's role in emergency e-learning by covid-19 in a chilean dental school by Andres Diaz Trujillo, Verónica Romo, Hernan Pavez Alfaro

“…El estudio se enmarca dentro de una investigación cualitativa con un enfoque interpretativo fenomenológico y un diseño teórico-metodológico microetnográfico, mediante la aplicación de entrevistas semiestructuradas y semiestandarizadas. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of “U” Route Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy in Chronic Pain Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Combined with Disc Herniation by Binbin Wu, Xinyi Tian, Ce Shi, Chenchen Jiang, Jing Zhang, Gonghao Zhan, Danli Xie

“…The other 80 healthy individuals who were age- and sex-matched to the patients without chronic pain were enrolled as healthy controls. Minimum dura sac cross-sectional area (mDCSA) by MRI, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and modified MacNab outcomes were assessed. …”
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Levels of blood pressure, cardiovascular biomarkers and their correlations in women with previous pre-eclamptic pregnancy within 7 years postpartum: a cross-sectional study in Thai... by Tippawan Liabsuetrakul, Annetine Staff, Jarawee Sukmanee, Penkae Rothmanee, Wilaiwan Sriwimol

“…Objective To assess the levels of blood pressure, cardiovascular biomarkers and their correlations measured within 7 years postpartum in women with previous pre-eclamptic pregnancies compared with women with previous normotensive pregnancies.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Two tertiary hospitals in the southern region of Thailand.Participants Women with pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnancies in the past 7 years were enrolled from 1 October 2019 to 30 April 2021. Eligible women were interviewed, examined for body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure, and donated morning spot urine and blood samples.Primary outcome measures Serum high-sensitivity C reactive protein, creatinine, fasting blood glucose (FBS), glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, urine microalbumin to creatinine ratio (UACR) and sodium were measured. …”
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