Reverse Dipping of Blood Pressure in Patients of Hypertension with and without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Kanwal Shahid, Nauman Ismat Butt, Tooba Iqbal, Rubaba Khan, Anum Rasheed, Iqra Azam

“…Ninety patients with hypertension of both sexes, aged 18-85 years were enrolled using non-probability consecutive sampling technique. …”
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Runze Zhu, Wenxian Wang, Yan Gao, Junchuan Liu, Bowen Li, Rongxue Shan, Runjie Xue, Xianshun Yuan, Xi‐Ming Wang

“…A total of 209 HTN patients and 50 healthy controls, who underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) at two medical centers in China between June 2015 and October 2024, were enrolled for this study. Postprocessing and imaging analysis were conducted and EAT measurements were performed. …”
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A Prospective Study of Azilsartan Medoxomil in the Treatment of Patients with Essential Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes in Asia by Chaicharn Deerochanawong, Kuan-Cheng Chang, Yu Cho Woo, Wen-Ter Lai, Aurauma Chutinet

“…In all, 380 of the 478 patients screened in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand were enrolled. At week 6, 97 patients (25.5%) were titrated up to AZL-M 80 mg based on BP readings. …”
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Characteristics of serum lipid levels in patients with hypertension: a hospital-based retrospective descriptive study by Heming Wu, Zhikang Yu, Qingyan Huang

“…The serum lipid profiles among Hakka patients with hypertension in southern China are still unclear.Methods 35 448 patients with hypertension were enrolled in this study from January 2016 to October 2020, and their serum lipids were analysed.Results Low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) (29.9%) accounted for the highest proportion in dyslipidaemia, followed by high triglyceride (TG) (20.7%), high total cholesterol (TC) (14.0%) and high low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) (7.9%) in all subjects. …”
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Safety and recommendation of voriconazole for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in severe liver disease patients: a retrospective cohort study by Xin Zhang, Caopei Zheng, Ling Zhang, Yuqing Sun, Ying Liang, Xue Chen, Lijun Pang, Yulin Zhang

“…Results A total of 142 patients were enrolled and categorized into voriconazole group (n = 92), echinocandins group (n = 26) and a combination of voriconazole and echinocandins group (n = 24). …”
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Macular Microvasculature Density Changes in Anisometropic Amblyopic Eyes after Successful Treatment by Wuhe Chen, Frank Thorn, Ruzhi Deng, Xiaoman Li, Jiangtao Lou, Yingjie Wang, Xinping Yu

“…Twenty-two children with hyperopic anisometropic amblyopia (median, 8 years old) were enrolled along with 66 healthy controls of similar age and gender distribution. …”
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El estado de excepción a escala comparada. Notas a partir de los casos argentino, chileno y uruguayo durante la década de 1950 by Marina Franco, Mariana Iglesias

“…En ese marco político, las medidas de los gobernantes quedan legitimadas por una fuerza que está a la vez dentro y fuera del orden legal y se habilita al tratamiento de di - versos actores como peligrosos u enemigos de la organización política. …”
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Characteristic external genitalia in male neonates with 5α-reductase deficiency by Takeshi Munenaga, Yosuke Ichihashi, Satsuki Nakano, Hironori Shibata, Takeshi Sato, Hiroshi Asanuma, Keiko Homma, Tomonobu Hasegawa, Tomohiro Ishii

“…There have been no reports comparing neonatal external genitalia of 5α-reductase deficiency (5αRD) with those of other 46,XY differences of sex differentiation (DSD). This study enrolled 31 Japanese cases of 46,XY DSD whose external genitalia was examined during the neonatal period; four were diagnosed as 5αRD and 15 were defined as non-5αRD by genetic analysis of SRD5A2 or urinary steroid metabolites. …”
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Correlation between Chinese visceral adiposity index and serum uric acid levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients by Swailla Amina Araújo Intchasso Adotey, Qian Zhang, Mengxue Chen, Yang Jiao, Yin Zhang, Claudette Butoyi, Dong Wang, Ling Yang, Guoyue Yuan, Jue Jia

“…This research was performed to evaluate the relationship between CVAI and serum uric acid levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients.MethodsA total of 2268 patients with T2DM were enrolled in this study. We collected the general clinical information of patients, measured the basic anthropometric indicators, tested glycolipid metabolism and biochemical indicators, and measured the visceral and subcutaneous fat area with bioelectrical impedance technology. …”
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Investigation of the Feasibility and Safety of a Highly Intensive Penetration Technique for Recanalization in Severe Calcified Femoropopliteal Occlusive Lesions: A Retrospective Ob... by Shinsuke Mori, Keisuke Hirano, Yusuke Setonaga, Toshihiko Kishida, Tomoya Fukagawa, Kohei Yamaguchi, Masafumi Mizusawa, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Norihiro Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Ito

“…Methods This single‐center, retrospective study enrolled 27 consecutive patients (29 limbs) who underwent the HIP technique for the recanalization of calcified femoropopliteal CTO lesions that were resistant to penetration by high‐tip load (≧ 40 g) guidewires between January 2015 and April 2023. …”
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Intraocular lens calculation formula selection for short eyes: based on axial length and anterior chamber depth by Ruoxi Gao, Jiaqing Zhang, Xiaotong Han, Yiguo Huang, Ruoxuan Huang, Jinfeng Ye, Ling Wen, Xiaozhang Qiu, Xiaoyun Chen, Xuhua Tan, Lixia Luo

“…Subgroup analyses were performed based on AL and anterior chamber depth (ACD). Results The study enrolled a total of 184 eyes from 184 patients. The BUII, Hoffer QST, Hoffer Q, Holladay 1, and SRK/T showed myopic shifts (-0.49 to -0.18 diopters [D], P < 0.05), whereas K6 displayed a hyperopic shift (0.11 D, P = 0.03). …”
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Feasibility of Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Miniforceps Biopsy for PD‐L1 Expression and Quantitative Tissue Analysis by Max T. Wayne, Nathaniel G. Moulton, Cody Weimholt, Praveen Chenna, Alexander C. Chen

“…Methods Twenty patients with suspected non‐small cell lung cancer undergoing bronchoscopy were recruited for enrollment. For each patient with NSCLC diagnosed on rapid onsite pathology with EBUS‐TBNA, EBUS‐MFB was performed. …”
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La gestión de la limpieza de una acequia en una ciudad en el desierto: Las visitas de las autoridades al canal Huatica de Lima colonial by Paula Ermila Rivasplata Varillas

“…El caudal era alto en el verano austral, enero a marzo, y estiaje en el invierno. Es decir, el río fluctuaba de seco a desbordante cuando podía causar destrozos en sus márgenes ribereñas e incluso desbordar por lo que era protegido por muros de contención, llamados tajamares, en los que se gastaba mucho dinero para contener su furia. …”
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EL MERCADO DE VALORES VENEZOLANO: UNA APROXIMACIÓN A SU EFICIENCIA by Cororina del Carmen Cardozo-Molina

“…Por ello y en función de la hipótesis de los mercados eficientes, la cual fija su atención en el grado en que el mercado provee información sin necesidad de incurrir en costos de transacción adicionales, se concluye que el mercado de valores venezolano posee un nivel débil e intermedio, ya que la información necesaria para hacer análisis, tanto técnicos como fundamentales, está a disposición de cualquier agente dentro del mencionado sistema. Por otra parte, la opinión última del inversor es la que prevalece en correspondencia al perfil de riesgo que presente y se inclinará por lo tanto hacia una estrategia de inversión pasiva en la medida en que crea que el mercado es en sí mismo eficiente.…”
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O PROFESSOR DO ENSINO BÁSICO, TÉCNICO E TECNOLÓGICO: INSTITUCIONALIDADE ORNITORRINCA? FRENTES DE LUTAS NOS GIROS DE UM CALEIDOSCÓPIO; by IVAN LUIS DOS SANTOS, KELMA CRISTINA DE FREITAS

“…São elas: consolidação de uma formação político-pedagógica baseada nos fundamentos estruturantes e princípios educativos da instituição; a construção de uma “resistência por dentro”, que se desdobra na reelaboração crítica do conhecimento público por meio das ações de ensino, pesquisa e extensão, bem como na imbricação com as pautas dos movimentos sociais, sindicatos, organizações científicas, políticas, artísticas e culturais.…”
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The extent of intestinal involvement is closely related to the severity of IgAV: a risk stratification study based on CT by Yuanqiu Li, Ziman Xiong, Yufan Wang, Yuchen Jiang, Yaqi Shen, Xuemei Hu, Daoyu Hu, Zhen Li

“…A comparison of the first three types was performed.Results A total of 148 patients were enrolled (67 children and 81 adults). The proportion of joint pain and renal involvement was higher in adults. …”
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Motivos de interés por la docencia e identidad profesional del futuro profesorado de Educación Física. Análisis en los másteres universitarios de Sevilla, Granada y Jaén (España)... by Carolina Castañeda-Vázquez, Antonio J. Pérez-Cortés, Pedro A. Valdivia-Moral, Félix Zurita-Ortega

“…Como propuesta de mejora, parece conveniente incluir dentro del máster actividades que permitiesen explicitar las ideas previas y motivaciones de los futuros docentes, así como estos datos deberían tenerse en cuenta en el diseño de la formación inicial, tanto general como específica, de los futuros docentes de Secundaria.…”
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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

“…In this prospective cohort study, we aimed to determine the surgical and adjacent segment changes in paraspinal muscles and facet joints in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis after minimally invasive posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using the cortical bone trajectory (CBT) technique. 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. SVR was calculated as an index of sarcopenic obesity by dividing the appendicular skeletal muscle mass by the visceral fat area. …”
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Efficacy and safety of Lutai Danshen Baishao granules for treating female melasma: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Meiyu Lyu, Yi Yang, Jinlian Liu, Wenting Fei, Min Fu, Yunting Hong, Hongguo Rong, Chun Wang, Linyuan Wang, Jianjun Zhang

“…A total of 110 female patients with melasma linked to kidney deficiency and blood stasis were enrolled and treated with either LDBG or a placebo twice daily for 60 days. …”
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