Cardiovascular Risk Awareness, Exercise Practices and Metabolic Outcomes among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Northern Nigeria: A Cross-sectional, Multicentre Study by Nura Hamidu Alkali, Andrew E. Uloko, Ijuptil Chiroma, Ayuba Mugana, Maria Ahuoiza Garba, Innocent Onoja Okpe, Elijah Tonde Gargah, Umar Faruk Abdullahi, Lumsami Shadrach, Ibrahim Abdullahi Haladu

“…Conclusion: Participants had low knowledge of cardiovascular risks and the appropriate exercise practices for diabetes patients. …”
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Effects of melatonin supplementation on oxidative stress, and inflammatory biomarkers in diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial by Sara Sadeghi, Amirahmad Nassiri, Monir Sadat Hakemi, Fatemeh Hosseini, Fatemeh Pourrezagholie, Fatemeh Naeini, Aylar Nadiri Niri, Hossein Imani, Hamed Mohammadi

“…Given the lack of robust evidence, this double-blind clinical trial sought to investigate the effects of melatonin supplementation on oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in diabetic CKD patients. Materials and methods This trial included 41 diabetic patients with CKD (stages 3–4) from Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran. …”
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The L-shaped association between body roundness index and all-cause mortality in osteoporotic patients: a cohort study based on NHANES data by Ziyao Ding, Ziyao Ding, Ziyao Ding, Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Haixu Qi, Haixu Qi, Haixu Qi, Tianci Fang, Qirui Zhu, Qirui Zhu, Qirui Zhu, Xinzhe Qu, Xinzhe Qu, Changchang Chen, Jun Sun, Jun Sun, Yong Pang

“…BRI was calculated based on waist circumference (WC) and height, categorizing participants into high (>4.07) and low (≤4.07) BRI groups. …”
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Association of Plasma Levels of Nitric Oxide Oxidative Metabolites with Acute Stroke in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Low-Middle Income Country by Shahan Waheed, Ayaz Ghouse Kalsekar, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Nathan S. Bryan, Asad I. Mian

“…Results. Seventy-five patients were enrolled, with median age of 57 years (IQR 47-66 years), 53 (71%) were males, and 46 (61%) had ischemic stroke. …”
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The association between stress-induced hyperglycemia ratio and cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy by Boning Cao, Zhendong Guo, Dan-Ting Li, Le-Ying Zhao, Zhen Wang, Ya-Bin Gao, Yao-Xian Wang

“…This study seeks to investigate the clinical value of SHR as a predictive tool for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in these patient groups. This study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning from 1999 to 2018, encompassing 3,507 individuals diagnosed with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) or chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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Implementation of patient-centred care: which organisational determinants matter from decision maker’s perspective? Results from a qualitative interview study across various health... by Lena Ansmann, Holger Pfaff, Kira Isabel Hower, Vera Vennedey, Hendrik Ansgar Hillen, Ludwig Kuntz, Stephanie Stock

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Relationships between multiple patient safety outcomes and healthcare and hospital-related risk factors in colorectal resection cases: cross-sectional evidence from a nationwide sa... by Ralf Kuhlen, Jochen Schmitt, Felix Walther, Martin Roessler, Peter Scriba, Maria Eberlein-Gonska, Olaf Schoffer

“…Comprehensive evidence across different patient safety outcomes, risk factors and patient groups is still scarce. …”
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Efficacy of Cabbage Leaf versus Cooling Gel Pad or Diclofenac Gel for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Open-Labeled Controlled Clinical Trial by Thanapon Chobpenthai, Patcharapol Arunwatthanangkul, Wiriya Mahikul

“…The participants were divided into three intervention groups: the cooling gel pad group for 20 minutes duration once a day (n = 20), the diclofenac gel group for 4 times a day (n = 20) as the control group (total n = 40), and the cabbage leaf group for 1-hour duration once a day (n = 20) as the experimental group (total n = 20). …”
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The effects of contralateral limb cross-education training on post-surgical rehabilitation outcomes in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized control... by Chao Liu, ShiJia Li, JianPing Li, HongHao Zhang, GuQiang Li, XiangZhan Jiang

“…Methods Forty anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) patients, 5–6 weeks postoperatively, were included and randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n = 20) or a control group (n = 20). …”
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First evidence of immunomodulation of the renin-angiotensin system through substance P/neurokinin 1 receptor: a case and control study in hypertension and cardiac patients by Ibrahim M. Alanazi, Riffat Mehboob, Ayesha Tariq, Sajid Hameed, Uzma Malik, Noreen Sarwar, Imran Shahid, Khurram Mehboob

“…This study aimed to investigate the levels of SP and NK1R in individuals diagnosed with hypertension and cardiac conditions. Participants were chosen from a pool of hypertensive (n=30) and cardiac patients (n=35) in addition to a control group (n=12). …”
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Chronic kidney disease progression in patients with previous type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension: a population-based cohort study from primary care in Spain by David Vizcaya, Betlem Salvador-González, Oriol Cunillera-Puértolas, Sílvia Cobo-Guerrero, José Romano-Sánchez, Daniel Bundó-Luque, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca

“…Objectives To evaluate whether between hypertension and type 2 diabetes (T2D)—established drivers of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression—one might be more strongly associated with CKD progression than the other.Design Cohort study using a primary care database (electronic health records).Setting Primary care in Catalonia, Spain.Participants 438 273 patients with CKD identified from the Information System for Research in Primary Care database in Catalonia (2007–2017) and stratified into four mutually exclusive groups based on the presence/absence of hypertension and/or T2D. …”
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Use of Pre- and Intensified Postprocedural Physiotherapy in Patients with Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Study (the 4P-TAVR Study) by M. Weber, U. Klein, A. Weigert, W. Schiller, V. Bayley-Ezziddin, D. C. Wirtz, A. Welz, N. Werner, E. Grube, G. Nickenig, J.-M. Sinning, A. Ghanem

“…While patients in group A (control group: 50 patients, age: 81.7 ± 5.0 years, 52% male) did not receive physiotherapy prior to TAVR, group B (intervention group: 58 patients, age: 82.2 ± 5.82 years, 47% male) participated in intensive physiotherapy. …”
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Tailored exercise and manual therapy versus standardised exercise for patients with shoulder subacromial pain: a feasibility randomised controlled trial (the Otago MASTER trial) by J Haxby Abbott, Daniel C Ribeiro, Zohreh Jafarian Tangrood, Gisela Sole, Ross Wilson

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to assess whether it was feasible to conduct a full trial comparing a tailored versus a standardised exercise programme for patients with shoulder subacromial pain.Design Two-arm, patient-blinded and assessor-blinded, randomised controlled feasibility trial.Methods Twenty-eight participants with shoulder subacromial pain were randomly allocated into one of two intervention groups—tailored or standardised exercise. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of a novel lumbar exoskeleton with multiple interventions for patients with lumbar disc herniation: a multicenter randomized controlled trial of non-infe... by Xiaonan Huang, Xiaonan Huang, Lele Huang, Lele Huang, Lei Shi, Lifan Xu, Lifan Xu, Chengbing Cao, Heng Wu, Min Cao, Can Lv, Ping Shi, Guohui Zhang, Fanfu Fang

“…Participants were randomly assigned to the Exoskeleton Group or the Traction Group. …”
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Causes of admissions and in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to critical care units in primary and secondary hospitals in Vietnam in 2018: a multicentre retrospective stu... by Vu Quoc Dat, Bui Thi Khanh Linh, Giang Bao Kim

“…Objective The goal of this study was to describe the burden of disease and in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to the critical care units (CCUs) in Vietnam.Design Retrospective study.Setting The whole 1-year data of admissions to CCUs were collected from 34 hospitals from January to December 2018.Participants A total of 44 013 episodes of admission to CCUs were analysed.Primary outcome We used International Classification of Diseases-11 codes to assess the primary diagnosis associated with admissions and in-hospitals mortality. …”
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Application of oral nutritional supplements to control body weight loss in postoperative patients suffering from solid tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ying Liu, Zhen Wu, Tingting Shao, Wanzhen Zheng, Jing Huang

“…Data from eligible studies were extracted, and pooled mean differences (MD) along with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for BWL were computed.ResultsA total of 12 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with 2,268 participants were finally included. The group receiving oral nutritional supplements demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in weight loss compared to the control group, with a mean difference of 1.11 (95% CI: 0.52–1.70), an I2 statistic of 97.0%, and a p-value less than 0.01.ConclusionThe meta-analysis provide evidence that ONSs effectively reduce BWL in postoperative patients with solid tumors. …”
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Association between blood test indicators and atrial fibrillation in elderly patients aged 65 and above in the Central Jiangsu region: a cross-sectional study by Hao Liang, Shuai Zhang, Ye Zhu

“…Methods From January 1, 2019, to August 31, 2023, an epidemiological cross-sectional survey was conducted among the elderly population undergoing health check-ups at Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital in Jiangsu Province. Patients diagnosed with AF after a 12-lead electrocardiogram were included in the case group, and non-AF individuals matched by age and gender in a 1:4 frequency ratio were included in the control group. …”
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Utilizing a Smartphone Based Application to Monitor Outpatient Discharge Instruction Compliance in Cardiac Disease Patients around Discharge from H... by Aimee M. Layton, James Whitworth, James Peacock, Matthew N. Bartels, Patricia A. Jellen, Byron M. Thomashow

“…Seven participants completed 1–30 days and four patients completed >31 days. …”
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Assessment of Vitamin D3 Level Among a Sample of Type 2 Diabetic Patients Attending Diabetes and Endocrinology Center in Al-Hilla City by Ahmed Mahdi Habeeb, Atta Ah Mousa Al-Sarray, Ali Hussein Al Hafidh, Rafah Sabah Barrak, Afraa Brahim

“…Data were provided in simple frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and range measures. Type 2 diabetes patients' mean ± SD ages were 55.4 ± 10.1, while controls had a mean ± SD of age of 55.3 ± 10.0. the sociodemographic features of T2DM and participant control. …”
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Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization and Autoimmunization in Blood Transfusion-Dependent Sickle Cell Disease and β-Thalassemia Patients in Al-Ahsa Region, Saudi Arabia by Fahd A. Kuriri, Abdulrahman Ahmed, Fehaid Alanazi, Fahad Alhumud, Mohammed Ageeli Hakami, Osama Atiatalla Babiker Ahmed

“…The most frequent alloantibodies among the study participants were against Kell, Rh blood group systems. …”
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