Sirtuins and mechanisms of diabetic lung damage: a scientific discussion. A review by Sergei L. Babak, Marina V. Gorbunova, Andrey G. Malyavin, Vladislav S. Borovitsky

“…Induced tissue damage in target organs (kidneys, heart, eyes, liver, skin, nervous system) significantly contributes to the morbidity and mortality of patients from diabetes mellitus (DM). …”
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Giant Saphenous Venous Graft Aneurysm with Compression of the Pulmonary Artery: A Rare Cause of Heart Failure by Jagadeesh K. Kalavakunta, Yashwant Agrawal, Alicia Williams, Jerry W. Pratt, Frank Saltiel

“…Surgical and percutaneous interventions were offered, but the patient opted for conservative management due to the high risk of morbidity and mortality.…”
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Unique Presentation of Septic Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in the Setting of Reusable Face Covering by Javier Barranco-Trabi, Jazmin C. Scott, Jacob M. Fryer, Matthew Byrne, Adam Smith, Kaoru H. Song, Chelsea W. Tagawa, Sharon Chi, Viseth Ngauy

“…Identified in December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 quickly spread worldwide with a resultant increase in global morbidity, mortality, and economic disruption on a scale not seen since the 1918 Spanish flu. …”
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PROTAC-based therapeutics for targeting HPV oncoproteins in head and neck cancers by Nobendu Mukerjee, Dattatreya Mukherjee

“…The increasing incidence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related head and neck cancers, particularly oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas, highlights the need for advanced therapeutic options beyond the traditional modalities of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, which often lead to significant morbidity and lack specificity in targeting the molecular pathogenesis of the disease. …”
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Review of the Early Diagnoses and Assessment of Rejection in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation by Ravi Starzl, Gerald Brandacher, W. P. Andrew Lee, Jaime Carbonell, Wensheng Zhang, Jonas Schnider, Vijay Gorantla, Stefan Schneeberger, Xin Xiao Zheng

“…Many of the challenges that have historically been limiting factors in transplantation, such as rejection and the morbidity of immunosuppression, remain challenges in VCA. …”
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Abdominal compartment syndrome. Interesting aspects. by Nicolás Rubio Silveira, Carlos Echevarría del Risco, Kadel Canino Cereijo, Katia García Paneca

“…This paper presents the principal clinical parameters and technical procedures for its diagnosis and treatment with the aim of diminishing its morbi-mortality raits in our hospitals…”
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Perianesthesia management of chylothorax and severe obserity with sternotomy under general aneshesia and anemia: A case report by Suandika Made, Handayani Rahmaya Nova, Sumarni Tri, Maharani Cindy, Dani Dwi Darmawan, Sulaeman Ahmad

“…Chylothorax can result in high morbidity and mortality. Effective perianesthesia measures are crucial for managing hemodynamic instability, including hypertension and anemia, and for selecting suitable anesthetic agents to ensure successful surgery. …”
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Isolated Avulsion of the Common Hepatic Duct from Blunt Abdominal Trauma by Victor W. Wong, Arvin Gee, Paul Hansen, Andrew Michaels

“…The underlying pathogenic mechanisms remain obscure, but include shear and/or compression forces on the biliary system. Associated morbidity rates are high and largely the result of delays in diagnosis. …”
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Pathophysiology of Resistant Hypertension: The Role of Sympathetic Nervous System by Costas Tsioufis, Athanasios Kordalis, Dimitris Flessas, Ioannis Anastasopoulos, Dimitris Tsiachris, Vasilios Papademetriou, Christodoulos Stefanadis

“…Resistant hypertension (RH) is a powerful risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Among the characteristics of patients with RH, obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and aldosterone excess are covering a great area of the mosaic of RH phenotype. …”
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Detection of composition of functional component theabrownins in Pu-erh tea by degradation method by Simin Hu, Xiaolei Li, Chuangchuang Gao, Xianyu Meng, Mingchao Li, Yuqian Li, Tianrui Xu, Qian Hao

“…Habitual tea consumption can reduce the risk of ASCVD morbidity and mortality and all-cause mortality in China, and long-term adherence to this habit can provide greater protection. …”
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Body Fat and Weight Gain in Pregnant Women of Adequate Weight by Oscar Cañizares Luna, Nélida Sarasa Muñoz, Calixto Orozco Muñoz

“…Its results have contributed to a significant reduction in maternal and child morbidity and mortality and to the increase in the population's quality of life. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Stroke of Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation by Working Group of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Stroke of Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation, Zhicheng LIN, Xiehua XUE, Yijing JIANG, Yongmei YOU, Jun WANG, Zengtu ZHAN, Min XIA, Wei WEI

“…The characteristic of stroke is high morbidity, high mortality, high disability and high recurrence rate. …”
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Correlates of Protection for M Protein-Based Vaccines against Group A Streptococcus by Shu Ki Tsoi, Pierre R. Smeesters, Hannah R. C. Frost, Paul Licciardi, Andrew C. Steer

“…It is a significant cause of infectious disease morbidity and mortality worldwide, but no efficacious vaccine is currently available. …”
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An Unusual Amyloid Goiter in a 48-Year-Old Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Amyloidosis and Renal Failure by B. López-Muñoz, L. Greco Bermúdez, D. Marín-Jiménez, M. F. Sánchez de la Fuente, A. Franca Capparelli, I. Mascarell Martínez, S. Serrano Corredor

“…In daily practice, practitioners should pay attention to the differential diagnosis in patients with suggestive co-morbidities for amyloidosis. The clinic is a progressive increase of the thyroid gland with compressive symptomatology (dyspnea, dysphagia, and changes in the voice). …”
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Apoptosis-inducing proteins with reduced expression in breast cancer: A review article by Mohammad Mehdi Khaleghi, Faezeh Rouhi, Kourosh Eslami, Fatemeh Shafiee

“…Breast cancer is considered one of the most abundant malignancies with high morbidity and mortality. Traditional cancer treatments possess various weaknesses, including a lack of specificity and numerous side effects. …”
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Surgical management in hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumour thrombosis: is this the end of the road or a chance to expand the criteria for resectability? by Nikolaos Benatatos, Iliana Papadopoulou, Stelios Assimakopoulos, Francesk Mulita, Evangelos Iliopoulos, Stylianos Germanos, Michail Vailas, Christina Kalogeropoulou, Panagiotis Kitrou, Ioannis Maroulis

“…Evolution of novel surgical techniques in liver resection and associated low morbidity and mortality rates in specialized hepatobiliary centres worldwide have been linked with promising results from the adoption of surgical management in these patients, when compared to systemic chemotherapy or arterial chemoembolization management that has traditionally been followed in such cases.…”
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Copious Podocyturia without Proteinuria and with Normal Renal Function in a Young Adult with Fabry Disease by H. Trimarchi, R. Canzonieri, A. Muryan, A. Schiel, A. Araoz, M. Forrester, A. Karl, F. Lombi, J. Andrews, V. Pomeranz, T. Rengel, E. Zotta

“…In this regard, proteinuria is nowadays considered as an early and appropriate marker of kidney disease and of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, in this report we demonstrate that podocyturia antedates the classical appearance of proteinuria and could be considered as an even earlier biomarker of kidney damage. …”
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Rhizomucor and Scedosporium Infection Post Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant by Dânia Sofia Marques, Carlos Pinho Vaz, Rosa Branca, Fernando Campilho, Catarina Lamelas, Luis Pedro Afonso, Manuel Jacome, Eduardo Breda, Eurico Monteiro, António Campos Júnior

“…This is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We report a case of a 17-year-old male patient diagnosed with severe idiopathic acquired aplastic anemia who developed fungal pneumonitis due to Rhizomucor sp. and rhinoencephalitis due to Scedosporium apiospermum 6 and 8 months after undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplant from an HLA-matched unrelated donor. …”
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Idiopathic Extensive Abdominal Aortic Thrombosis with Extension to the Celiac Trunk and Mesenteric Arteries in a Previously Healthy Female by Naima Mustafa Abdi, Mohamad Shieb, Masoud Shafiei

“…Despite the high mortality and morbidity rates associated with this condition, better clinical outcome correlates with earlier identification and management. …”
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Estimation of invasive pneumococcal disease dynamics parameters and the impact of conjugate vaccination in Australia by Karyn L. Sutton, H.T. Banks, Carlos Castillo-Chávez

“…Pneumococcal diseases, or infections from the etiological agent Streptococcus pneumoniae, have long been a major cause of morbidity andmortality worldwide. Recent advances in the development of vaccines for theseinfections have raised questions concerning their widespread and/or long-termuse. …”
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