Left atrial dysfunction relates to symptom onset in patients affected by severe degenerative mitral regurgitation by Giacomo Ingallina, Gabriele Paci, Davide Margonato, Leonardo Italia, Francesco Ancona, Stefano Stella, Federico Biondi, Annamaria Tavernese, Martina Belli, Monica Barki, Michele Morosato, Jennifer Wong, Massimo Slavich, Alessandro Castiglioni, Michele De Bonis, Francesco Maisano, Eustachio Agricola

“…A LASr value below 22% emerged as an effective threshold, identifying symptomatic patients with 86% specificity and 68% sensitivity. …”
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Effect of Intravenous Contrast on CT Body Composition Measurements in Patients with Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm by Ranjit S. Chima, Tetiana Glushko, Margaret A. Park, Pamela Hodul, Evan W. Davis, Katelyn Martin, Aliya Qayyum, Jennifer B. Permuth, Daniel Jeong

“…Background: The effect of differing post-contrast phases on CT body composition measurements is not yet known. …”
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Clinical practice of one-lung ventilation in mainland China: a nationwide questionnaire survey by Hong-jin Liu, Yong Lin, Wang Li, Hai Yang, Wen-yue Kang, Pei-lei Guo, Xiao-hui Guo, Ning-ning Cheng, Jie-chao Tan, Yi-na He, Si-si Chen, Yan Mu, Xian-wen Liu, Hui Zhang, Mei-fang Chen

“…Multiple regression analysis revealed that the volume-control ventilation mode and an SpO2 intervention threshold of < 85% were independent risk factors for hypoxemia during OLV in lung and cardiovascular surgeries. …”
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Relationship Between Renal Resistive Index and Retinal Vascular Density in Individuals with Hypertension by Caterina Carollo, Maria Vadalà, Alessandra Sorce, Nicola Sinatra, Emanuele Orlando, Emanuele Cirafici, Miriam Bennici, Riccardo Polosa, Vincenza Maria Elena Bonfiglio, Giuseppe Mulè, Giulio Geraci

“…Participants were divided into two groups based on the 75th percentile threshold of the RRI distribution (0.66, 95% CI 0.64–0.68). …”
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Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Intervention (DOT Selfie) in Increasing Treatment Adherence Monitoring and Support for Patients With Tuberculosis in Uganda: Randomized Controlled... by Juliet Nabbuye Sekandi, Esther Buregyeya, Sarah Zalwango, Damalie Nakkonde, Patrick Kaggwa, Trang Ho Thu Quach, David Asiimwe, Lynn Atuyambe, Kevin Dobbin

“…When using a FEDO cutoff of ≥80% to define optimal adherence, 63 of 142 (44%) patients met the threshold, with a significant difference between the VDOT and UCDOT groups (56/71, 79% vs 7/71, 10%, P<.001). …”
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Predictive Value of Residual SYNTAX Score II for Patients With Complex Coronary Disease and Chronic Renal Insufficiency After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Shuaiyong Zhang, Yumeng Lei, Jingfu Chen, Youcheng Wang, Huanting Liu, Nan Guo, Yunfei Wang, Xufen Cao, Liqiu Yan

“…Additionally, decision curve analysis showed that the rSS-II had a high net benefit for long-term outcomes over threshold probabilities, indicating its superiority in daily practice. …”
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Beta-adrenergic reactivity of erythrocyte membranes in various phenotypes of uncontrolled hypertension by M. A. Manukyan, A. Yu. Falkovskaya, V. F. Mordovin, I. V. Zyubanova, V. A. Lichikaki, E. I. Solonskaya, A. A. Vtorushina, S. A. Khunkhinova, I. A. Skomkina, V. V. Rudenko, T. Yu. Rebrova, E. F. Muslimova, S. A. Afanasyev

“…The compared groups did not differ in sex and age composition, prevalence of T2D and basic clinical data. …”
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The effect of acute beetroot juice consumption prior to climbing on lower-body isokinetic and isometric strength, aerobic power, and muscle soreness among mountain climbers by Alireza Daneshparvar, Mohammad Hemmatinafar, Mohsen Salesi, Rasoul Rezaei, Babak Imanian, Sepideh Pirmohammadi

“…The study evaluated swelling around the thigh (Sw-T), pressure pain threshold (PPT), isokinetic and isometric strength, horizontal jump (HJ), wall-sit, handgrip strength (HGS), flexibility, and the Queen’s College Step test. …”
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Performance of the Access Bio/CareStart rapid diagnostic test for the detection of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Benedikt Ley, Ari Winasti Satyagraha, Hisni Rahmat, Michael E von Fricken, Nicholas M Douglas, Daniel A Pfeffer, Fe Espino, Lorenz von Seidlein, Gisela Henriques, Nwe Nwe Oo, Didier Menard, Sunil Parikh, Germana Bancone, Amalia Karahalios, Ric N Price

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The CSG performed well at the 30% threshold. Its high NPV suggests that the test is suitable to guide PQ treatment, and the high LR+ and low LR- render the test suitable to confirm and exclude G6PDd. …”
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Comparison between a Novel Knee Arthrometer and Simultaneous Stress Radiography for the Diagnosis of Complete and Partial Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears by Junqiao Li, Jiayao Zhang, Mingke You, Xiaolong Yang, Wenjing Ma, Qian Deng, Gang Chen, Xin Tang, Weili Fu, Yan Xiong, Qi Li, Jian Li

“…Preoperative arthrometry and simultaneous stress radiography were performed using the Ligs arthrometer at 90, 120, and 150 N to assess side‐to‐side difference (SSD) in anterior knee laxity. The optimal threshold was determined using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. …”
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Substance-Related Acute Toxicity Deaths in Canada From 2016 to 2017: Protocol for a Retrospective Chart Review Study of Coroner and Medical Examiner Files by Jenny Rotondo, Amanda VanSteelandt, Fiona Kouyoumdjian, Matthew J Bowes, Tanya Kakkar, Graham Jones, Brandi Abele, Regan Murray, Emily Schleihauf, Jessica Halverson, Jennifer Leason, Dirk Huyer, Beth Jackson, Songul Bozat-Emre, Devanshi Shah, Erin E Rees

“…Most abstractors (25/26, 96%) met the established threshold for consistency throughout abstraction without the need for remedial training. …”
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Fu’s subcutaneous needling for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaohu Zhao, Jingxuan Liu, Dake Li, Shangkun Si, Xuanhe Tian, Deke Zhang, Ping Jiang, Ping Jiang

“…The meta-analyses of included studies used odds ratios and mean differences when appropriate, along with significance threshold α = 0.1. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Oral Nutritional Supplements in Malnourished or at Risk of Disease-Related Malnutrition Cancer Patients in North Macedonia by Kapedanovska Nestorovska A, Sterjev Z

“…Beyond this period, ONS remained cost-effective within the willingness-to-pay threshold. This supports reimbursement decisions for addressing malnutrition in this vulnerable patient group, helping to maximize health benefits within constrained budgets.Keywords: health economics, medical nutrition, tumor cachexia, reimbursement, cancer care program…”
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Weight Percentile Is Maintained During Spica Casting: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Patients Treated with Closed or Open Reduction for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip by Olivia C. Tracey, BA, Kiranpreet Nagra, BA, Keza Levine, BA, Akshitha Adhiyaman, BS, Paige McBoyle, Erikson Nichols, MS MMS, Melanie Prior, MD, Ernest L. Sink, MD, David Scher, MD, Shevaun M. Doyle, MD, Emily Dodwell, MD, MPH

“…Mean weight percentiles did not differ during or after treatment (range: 55-61st percentile, P ​= ​.974). …”
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Personalized neuron-specific enolase level based on EEG pattern for prediction of poor outcome after cardiac arrest by Juliette Pelle, Estelle Pruvost-Robieux, Florence Dumas, Antonin Ginguay, Julien Charpentier, Clara Vigneron, Frédéric Pène, Jean Paul Mira, Alain Cariou, Sarah Benghanem

“…The objective was to determine whether the NSE threshold which predicts poor outcome varies according to EEG patterns and the effect of electrographic seizures on NSE level. …”
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Characteristics of the In Situ Stress Field and Engineering Effect along the Lijiang to Shangri-La Railway on the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau, China by Chunyang Chai, Sixiang Ling, Xiyong Wu, Ting Hu, Dai Sun

“…The ratio of the maximum and minimum effective stresses is less than the threshold at which faulting occurs, resulting in faults that are relatively stable at present. …”
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A Comparative Study on Low Back Pain with Radiculopathy treated with Conventional NSAIDs versus Combination of Caudal Epidural Steroid Injections and NSAIDs by Imran Manzoor, Rizwan Khan, Mohammad Usman Sarwar, Muhammad Usama Athar, Muhammad Omer Imran, Fahad Usman

“…Statistical analyses were conducted with chi-square tests, using p ≤ 0.05 as the threshold for significance. Results: Patients with DJD experienced significantly greater pain relief with the combination therapy. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of vaccination campaigns: Insights from unvaccinated mortality data by Lixin Lin, Haydar Demirhan, Lewi Stone

“…These results suggest that the statistical method needs to be used with caution.…”
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A Multi-Model Approach to Pollen Season Estimations: Case Study for <i>Olea</i> and <i>Quercus</i> in Thessaloniki, Greece by Sofia Papadogiannaki, Kostas Karatzas, Serafim Kontos, Anastasia Poupkou, Dimitrios Melas

“…The results indicate that Double-Threshold temperature-based (DT) and LM models effectively capture the end of the pollen season, with differences from observed values ranging from 0 to 7 days. …”
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To Study and Compare Postural Sway by Romberg Test in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Subjects by Hera Naeem, Neeraj Maurya, Abdur Raheem Khan, Ashfaque Khan, Aafreen Aafreen, Taufish Ahmad

“…Results: The data shows a significant difference in postural sway between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. …”
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