Prospective Study of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Comparison with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Myocardial Viability in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy by Nuthalapati Rama Kumari, Arumulla Sunitha, Sama Rajashekhar

“…Background: Myocardial viability is utilized in the decision-making process for suitability of revascularization in patients with coronary artery disease and depressed left ventricular (LV) function. …”
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Methotrexate for the Treatment of Graft-versus-Host Disease after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Amr Nassar, Ghada Elgohary, Tusneem Elhassan, Zubeir Nurgat, Said Y. Mohamed, Mahmoud Aljurf

“…The observed overall response (OR) in patients with aGVHD to MTX treatment in the published studies was 69.9%, with complete response (CR) in 59.2% and PR in 10.6%. …”
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Clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of vulvar squamous cell carcinoma by Lorenza Bridi Todeschini, Rita de Cássia Sant’Anna Alves, Adriana Vial Roehe

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Early and late outcomes of emergency coronary bypass grafting in non-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction by Nguyen Thai Minh, Nguyen Sinh Hien, Bui The Dung, Doan Quoc Hung

“…Female accounted for 31.46%. Over half of patients (53.9%) were operated on within 24 hours from the onset of symptoms. …”
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3D CT/MRI fusion image-assisted treatment of lumbar burst fractures with laminar fractures by Zhenhui Zhang, Qiangqiang Pan, Qingde Wang, Wei Mei, Xuyi Chen

“…Among them, 30 (78.9%) patients had a dural hernia of the cauda equina. …”
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Preoperative Retinal Detachment Variables Causing Macular Detachment by Nishimura S, Okuda T, Higashide T, Sugiyama K

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Efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples with different results by smear and culture in a coastal city with high incidence of tuberculosis by Gang Feng, Hongyu Jiang, Ying Chen

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Asymptomatic cholecystitis and its controversial issues in biliary surgery by Sergey Yurievich Muraviev, Evgeniy Alexandrovich Tarabrin, Alexey Leonidovich Shestakov, Irina Alexandrovna Tarasova, Ivan Alexandrovich Markov, Vadim Sergeevich Razumovsky, Anna Victorovna Ananichuk, Andrey Pavlovich Fabrika, Valeria Alexandrovna Stener, Mehrshad Ebrahimnezhad, Denis Vasilievich Orlushin, Anna Nikolaevna Zavyalova

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Visual analysis of traditional Chinese medicine nursing research on post-stroke sleep disorders based on CiteSpace (基于CiteSpace的脑卒中后睡眠障碍中医护理研究可视化分析)... by GAO Ziqi (高子琪), LIAO Ruoyi (廖若夷), YU Yanlan (余艳兰), SI Huijie (佀惠婕), LIU Bin (刘彬), GUO Yuan (郭元)

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Are dizziness/lightheadedness helpful symptoms for telephone triage of females and males calling the out-of-hours service for acute chest discomfort? A cross-sectional study by Frans H Rutten, Hester M den Ruijter, Sander van Doorn, Dorien L Zwart, Loes T C M Wouters, Anna S M Dobbe, Laurens van der Hem, D Carmen Erkelens

“…Females more often reported concurrent dizziness/lightheadedness than males (14.7% vs 10.9%, p=0.008). However, this was not observed in those with confirmed ACS (9.9% of the females vs 9.3% of the males, p=0.881). …”
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Clinical and Radiological Manifestations of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia by Abuobaida Yassin, Heba M. Shalaby

“…A significant number of patients had only elementary education (42.1%) or were illiterate (28.9%). …”
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Dynamic retinal vessel analysis: flickering a light into the brain by Anna Peterfi, Anna Peterfi, Anna Peterfi, Ana Clara da C. Pinaffi-Langley, Ana Clara da C. Pinaffi-Langley, Zsofia Szarvas, Zsofia Szarvas, Zsofia Szarvas, Mihaly Muranyi, Mihaly Muranyi, Mihaly Muranyi, Zalan Kaposzta, Zalan Kaposzta, Zalan Kaposzta, Cheryl Adams, Camila Bonin Pinto, Camila Bonin Pinto, Peter Mukli, Peter Mukli, Peter Mukli, Konstantin Kotliar, Andriy Yabluchanskiy, Andriy Yabluchanskiy, Andriy Yabluchanskiy, Andriy Yabluchanskiy

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Protocol for Home-Based Solution for Remote Atrial Fibrillation Screening to Prevent Recurrence Stroke (HUA-TUO AF Trial): a randomised controlled trial by Jing Tan, Yan Liang, Yong Liu, Wei Jiang, Duo Huang, Ning Tan, Chung-Wah Siu, Jo Jo Hai, Xiaoyu Huang, Jianfeng Ye, Ji-yan Chen, Chun Ka Wong, Mi Zhou, Li-Xue Yin, Ming-Liang Zuo, Kui Kai Lau, Zhen Lei, Yingqing Feng, Bryan P Yan, Wen-Sheng Yue, Wen-Jun Zhang, Yuk-Ming Lau, Hin-Wai LUI, Koon-Ho Chan, Toi Meng Mok, Weng-Chio Tam, Kun-Chong Tam, Xiuhua Feng, Xiaofei Jiang, Guanming Tan, Mario Alberto Evora

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A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of anti-VEGF drugs for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy by Robert Hodgson, Matthew Walton, Helen Fulbright, Laura Bojke, Ruth Walker, Alexis Llewellyn, Sofia Dias, Lesley Stewart, David Steel, John Lawrenson, Tunde Peto, Mark Simmonds

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Artificial intelligence: a useful tool in active tuberculosis screening among vulnerable groups in Romania - advantages and limitations by Beatrice Mahler, Beatrice Mahler, Beatrice Mahler, Alexandru Stoichiță, Alexandru Stoichiță, Alexandru Stoichiță, Dragoș Băiceanu, Dragoș Băiceanu, Traian-Constantin Panciu, Traian-Constantin Panciu, Dragoș Dendrino, Dragoș Dendrino, Mihaela Mihai, Mihaela Mihai, Raluca Bobocea, Elmira Ibraim, Elmira Ibraim, Mara Bălteanu, Mara Bălteanu, Oana Popescu, Oana Popescu, Mădălina Oana Burecu, Mădălina Oana Burecu, Ioana Mădălina Moșteanu, Ioana Mădălina Moșteanu, Vanessa Veronese, Radu Matache, Radu Matache, Ioana Munteanu, Ioana Munteanu, Ioana Munteanu, Cristina Popa, Cristina Popa, Justina Antonela Dragomir, Justina Antonela Dragomir, Justina Antonela Dragomir

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Healthy food prescription incentive programme for adults with type 2 diabetes who are experiencing food insecurity: protocol for a randomised controlled trial, modelling and implem... by Colleen Norris, Tyler Williamson, Richard Oster, Dana Lee Olstad, Laura White, David J T Campbell, Sharlette Dunn, Kim D Raine, Mary L'Abbé, Richard Lewanczuk, Lorraine L Lipscombe, Eldon Spackman, Reed Beall, Kienan Williams, Sara Scott, Gabrielle L Zimmermann, Kerry A McBrien, Kieran J D Steer, Catherine B Chan, Sheila Tyminski, Seth Berkowitz, Alun L Edwards, Terry Saunders-Smith, Saania Tariq, Naomi Popeski, Sara Nejatinamini, Aruba Naser, Carlota Basualdo-Hammond, Petra O’Connell, Judy Seidel, Jason Cabaj

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Hubungan Penurunan Kadar Natrium Terhadap Gangguan Pola Tidur Pasca TURP (Transurethral Resection of The Prostate) by Khomeini Khomeini, Dody E Dody E, Erkadius Erkadius

“…In daily observations after TURP patients often complain of sleep patterns disturbances . …”
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Association between Virulence Factors and TRAF1/4-1BB/Bcl-xL Expression in Gastric Mucosa Infected with Helicobacter pylori by Fen Wang, Xiang Wu, Zhiying Liu, Guangkui Bu, Xiayu Li, Nanfang Qu, Jin Peng, Canxia Xu, Shourong Shen, Yi Yuan

“…We investigated the correlation between cagA/vacAs1/vacAm1 and TRAF1/4-1BB/Bcl-xL expression in gastric mucosal tissue of patients with gastric disorders. Methods. We collected gastric mucosa samples from 35 chronic, nonatrophic gastritis (CG) patients, 41 atrophic gastritis patients, 44 intestinal metaplasia with atypical hyperplasia (IM) patients, and 28 gastric carcinoma (Ca) patients. …”
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Parsimonious versus extensive bleeding score: can we simplify risk stratification after percutaneous coronary intervention and reduce bleeding events by de-escalation of the antipl... by Pascal Vranckx, Stephan Windecker, Marco Valgimigli, Neil O’Leary, Yoshinobu Onuma, Peter Damman, Eva Christine Ida Woelders, Kai Ninomiya, Denise Adriana Maria Peeters, Arnoud Willem Johannes van 't Hof, Patrick Washington J C Serruys, Robert-Jan Matthijs van Geuns

“…The benefit of aspirin omission was the largest in ACS patients without HBR.Trial registration number NCT01813435.…”
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Spectrum, Pattern, and Clinical Outcomes of Adult Emergency Department Admissions in Selected Hospitals of Western Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Prospective Study by Ashenafi Habte Woyessa, Birhanu Yadecha Dibaba, Getahun Fetensa Hirko, Thanasekaran Palanichamy

“…Emergency department admission patterns were variable with peak admissions in the month of February and the lowest in November. The vast majority (90.9%) of emergency patients survived. While 8.5% of patients died of the various types of emergency conditions, the final clinical outcome was not identified in 1.5% of the patients. …”
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