Clinical portrait of a patient with acute coronary syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a novel strategy for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment by M.I. Shved, I.O. Yastremska, L.V. Levytska, V.Yu. Kuchmiy, O.A. Prokopovych, Ya.M. Kitsak, R.M. Liakhovych

“…Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have a two-fold risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), and their myocardial infarction-associated mortality is 2–4 times higher compared to patients with intact carbohydrate metabolism. …”
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The epidemiology and unmet need of migraine in five european countries: results from the national health and wellness survey by Gianluca Coppola, Joshua D. Brown, Amanda R. Mercadante, Sheila Drakeley, Nikoletta Sternbach, Aaron Jenkins, Karin Hygge Blakeman, Astrid Gendolla

“…The survey included adults aged ≥ 18 years who self-reported experiencing migraines in the past 12 months and had a physician’s diagnosis. …”
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Study of a Deep Learning Reconstruction Algorithm for Displaying Small- and Medium-sized Blood Vessels in Upper Abdominal Energy Spectrum CT by Qin WANG, Weijie YAN, Yuan YUAN, Hehan TANG, Liping DENG

“…Differences in SNR, CNR, and background noise among the four groups of images were compared using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and paired t-tests. …”
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Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: a process evaluation by Benjamin P. Rigby, Nicole Needham, Helen Grossi, Ivana Kamenska, Iain H. Campbell, Ben Meadowcroft, Frances Creasy, Cheryl Fisher, Pankaj Bahuguna, John Norrie, Gerard Thompson, Melissa C. Gibbs, Maja Mitchell-Grigorjeva, Ailsa McLellan, Tessa Moses, Karl Burgess, Rachel Brown, Michael J. Thrippleton, Harry Campbell, Daniel J. Smith, Sharon A. Simpson

“…Overall, descriptive analyses indicated moderate-to-good fidelity to the behaviour change components of the study. Conclusion We provide novel insight into the experiences of people living with bipolar disorder initiating and following a ketogenic diet, as well as those of research clinicians who support the intervention. …”
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Supporting primary care clinicians in caring for patients with alcohol use disorder: study protocol for Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE), a factorial four-arm randomized... by Kara M. Magane, Richard Saitz, Sarah Fielman, Marc R. LaRochelle, Christopher W. Shanahan, Christine A. Pace, Michael LaValley, Kaley Penington, Skylar Karzhevsky, Emily Hurstak

“…We will assess the primary outcome and the acute healthcare utilization secondary outcomes using Medicaid claims; the remaining secondary outcomes will be assessed using EHR data. …”
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An early lung cancer diagnosis model for non-smokers incorporating ct imaging analysis and circulating genetically abnormal cells (CACs) by Ran Ni, Yongjie Huang, Lei Wang, Hongjie Chen, Guorui Zhang, Yali Yu, Yinglan Kuang, Yuyan Tang, Xing Lu, Hong Liu

“…It is necessary to establish a prediction model for non-smoking individuals at intermediate to high risk of developing lung cancer (LC) and develop a tool to address the significant gap in evaluating pulmonary nodules in non-smokers. Methods We retrospectively investigated 1121 patients with pulmonary nodules, who underwent LDCT examinations between September 2019 and March 2023. …”
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Nursing cooperation of robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy through retroperitoneal approach (经后腹腔入路达芬奇机器人肾部分切除术的护理配合) by ZHANG Han (张含), LIN Li (林丽), DONG Kui (董奎), LIU Qing (刘青)

“…Methods The clinical data of 62 patients who underwent Da Vinci robotic partial nephrectomy through retroperitoneal approach were retrospectively analyzed, the satisfaction of doctors and patients with nurses in the operating room was evaluated respectively, and the key points of perioperative nursing coordination were summarized. …”
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Diagnostic and Predictive Values of Inflammatory Factors in Pathology and Survival of Patients Undergoing Total Cystectomy by Xingxing Tang, Yudong Cao, Jia Liu, Shuo Wang, Yong Yang, Peng Du

“…Methods. The patients who were diagnosed with bladder cancer and underwent total cystectomy in our center from 2014 to 2020 were enrolled. …”
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Effect of Melatonin as an Antioxidant Drug to Reverse Hepatic Steatosis: Experimental Model by Blanca Martínez Soriano, Antonio Güemes, Guillermo Pola, Azucena Gonzalo, Pilar Palacios Gasós, Ana C. Navarro, Roberto Martínez-Beamonte, Jesús Osada, José J. García

“…We have verified in our study that, in the histological analysis of the liver sample by means of the program image treatment (free of subjectivity) of the animals that continue with the diet, those that consume melatonin do not increase steatosis as much as those that do not consume it significantly (p=0.002). …”
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Outcome of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Young Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension by Dan Liu, Di Chen, Qian Tan, Xiaobo Xia, Haibo Jiang, Jian Jiang

“…Patients were evaluated before treatment and at 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after treatment. We also collected older patients (age ≥ 60 y) who received SLT during the same period for comparison at 1-year follow-up. …”
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Association of sex and aspirin use with postoperative bleeding in patients with lower extremity long bone fractures by Michael Fisher, Kristin Salottolo, David Bar-Or, Matthew Carrick, Kaysie L Banton, Robert Madayag, Chad M Corrigan

“…Postoperative hemoglobin values <8 g/dL were more frequent among female aspirin users (21.5% aspirin vs 12.5% no aspirin, p=0.01), but this association was not observed in men (p=0.43).Conclusion Women taking aspirin who suffer lower extremity fractures have greater than twofold greater odds of a postoperative bleeding event. …”
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Benign Adrenocortical Tumors and the Detection of Nonadrenal Neoplasia by Meng Hao, Miguel Angel Luque-Fernandez, Diana Lopez, Kathryn Cote, Jessica Newfield, Molly Connors, Anand Vaidya

“…Case-control study of patients with benign adrenocortical tumors (cases; n = 400) and normal adrenal glands (controls; n = 400), who underwent repeated abdominal cross-sectional imaging. …”
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The impact of the National Syphilis Prevention Program on the prevalence of syphilis among people living with HIV in China: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Qingling Zeng, Yuhui Yang, Limin Zhang, Jiangyu Yan, Jian Wang, Jingmin Nie, Qingmei Wang, Yu Luo, Gaoming Li

“…Conclusions There has been preliminary success in the control of syphilis among PLHIV, but there is still a long way to go to meet the WHO's 2030 syphilis prevention and control goal. …”
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Intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex®) findings over time: ultrasound and ultra-widefield fundus photography by Gabriela Assumpção Brito Pereira Pellegrini, Arnaldo Furman Bordon, Norma Allemann

“…Methods In this study, we included patients aged ≥ 18 years with one or two eyes who had an indication for Ozurdex® implants. …”
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Effect of motivational interviewing to promote advance care planning among palliative care patients in ambulatory care setting: a randomized controlled trial by Helen Yue-Lai Chan, Doris Yin-Ping Leung, Po-Tin Lam, Polly Po-Shan Ko, Raymond Wai-Man Lam, Kin-Shan Chan

“…This study aimed to examine the effects of an advance care planning program adopting motivational interviewing among palliative care patients. Methods A two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial was conducted between January 2018 and December 2019 in the palliative care clinics of two hospitals. …”
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Soluble galectin-4 in colorectal cancer is associated with tumor progression, but is not a predictor of the disease outcome by Elena Y. Yakunina, Olga V. Kovaleva, Ruslan A. Zukov, Alexey N. Gratchev, Sergey S. Salamatin, Sofya O. Kochkina, Zaman Z. Mammadli, Nikolay E. Kushlinskii

“…Aim: To analyze the clinical significance of the soluble form of galectin-4 in CRC. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 130 patients (mean age, 61 year) with a verified diagnosis of CRC, who had been examined and treated from 2016 to 2022. …”
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The Predictive Value of Lactate Dehydrogenase for Viral Suppression in Newly Diagnosed People Living With HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Jin Y, Wang Y, Xia T, Ma Q

“…This study aims to evaluate the predictive value of LDH levels for viral suppression in the context of rapid ART initiation.Patients and Methods: LDH levels were measured in 393 newly diagnosed PLWH who received rapid initiation of ART and were subsequently followed up. …”
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Double-Blind Clinical Trial of Arginine Supplementation in the Treatment of Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Anaemia by Renata M. N. Eleutério, Francisco O. Nascimento, Tamara G. Araújo, Marilena F. Castro, Tarcísio P. Almeida Filho, Pedro A. Maia Filho, José Eleutério, Darcielle B. D. Elias, Romélia P. G. Lemes

“…SCA treatment uses hydroxyurea (HU) to maintain high foetal haemoglobin (HbF) levels and reduces HbS to avoid haemolytic episodes. …”
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Health utility scores of six common cancers in China measured by SF-6Dv2 by Yuchun Tao, Yiyin Cao, Lijun Xu, Jiaxuan Shi, Lei Leng, Hongbin Yang, Tiemin Zhai, Weidong Huang

“…Multivariate linear regression analysis indicated that patients who were older, from larger families, under greater economic pressures, undergoing fewer health examinations, smoking, and in advanced cancer stages had lower utility scores in the total cancer sample (p<0.05), with variations observed across different cancer types. …”
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‘Coming out’/self-disclosure in LGBTQ+ adolescents and youth: International and Indian scenario - A narrative review of published studies in the last decade (2012-2022) by Swapnajeet Sahoo, Velprashanth Venkatesan, Rahul Chakravarty

“…Background: People who identify themselves as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and others (LGBTQ+) go through a process of self-exploration and self-identification during adolescence, and the process resolves when one decides to self-disclosure. …”
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