Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Acute Ischemic Kidney Injury: Strategies for Increasing the Cells' Renoprotective Competence by D. Patschan, S. Patschan, G. A. Müller

“…It has become increasingly recognized that microvascular endothelial cell dysfunction (ED) in peritubular capillaries inhibits the process of postischemic renal reperfusion. …”
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Total Plasma Exchange in Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Pancreatitis: Case Report and Literature Review by Harleen Dehal, Michael Adashek

“…The clinical course of a patient admitted for hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis (HTGP) complicated by multiorgan dysfunction is described, who demonstrated dramatic improvement in his clinical status after total plasma exchange (TPE). …”
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Contemporary treatment of right ventricular failure by Bibhuti B. Das, MD, Shashi Raj, MD, FAAP, FACC

“…The pathophysiology of RVF involves complex interactions, such as maladaptive hypertrophy, metabolic reprogramming, inflammation, fibrosis, apoptosis, and endothelial dysfunction. Therapeutic strategies are limited for RVF, as basic and clinical research has historically focused mainly on the left ventricle. …”
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Complex interaction of waist circumference, cardiometabolic markers, and sex on elderly mortality: a cohort study of 0.4 million UK adults by Jingyi Wu, Pengfei Li, Shaomei Shang

“…We used Cox regression models incorporating a tensor product interaction function to model joint impacts of WC and four cardiometabolic markers on mortality, and developed a two-dimensional exposure-response function (ERF) to quantify the population adaptability to cardiometabolic dysfunction across different WC levels. The linear and nonlinear effects of BG and BP on mortality varied by WC, with significant synergistic interactions. …”
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Blue light-induced phototoxicity in retinal cells: implications in age-related macular degeneration by Harshini Chakravarthy, Vasil Georgyev, Cole Wagen, Amir Hosseini, Joanne Matsubara

“…The initial section provides a brief overview of blue light’s effects on photoreceptors, followed by a comprehensive analysis of its detrimental impact on RPE. …”
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Multi-target neural circuit reconstruction and enhancement in spinal cord injury by Lingyun Cao, Siyun Chen, Shuping Wang, Ya Zheng, Dongsheng Xu

“…After spinal cord injury, impairment of the sensorimotor circuit can lead to dysfunction in the motor, sensory, proprioceptive, and autonomic nervous systems. …”
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Anesthetic Management of Parturients with Takayasu’s Arteritis: A Series of Three Cases by Nilesh M. Solanki, Nikita Kothari, Nirali Joshi, Monal Ramani, Disha Italiya, Aadil Chauhan

“…Though progression of disease is not affected by pregnancy per se, the effect of multiple pathogenic prices of TA are associated with serious cardiovascular complications. …”
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Overview of Contemporary Penile Rehabilitation Therapies by Peter Hinh, Run Wang

“…Post-prostatectomy erectile dysfunction affects a considerable number of men and is a significant quality of life issue. …”
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Failure of treatment of myasthenia gravis by cyclosporin-A: a case report by Paulo E. Marchiori, J. Lamartine de Assis, Milberto Scaff

“…This drug could be employed in some patients refractory to classic treatments or that develop undesirable side effects. It is reported the case of a 22 year-old woman with generalized and severe MG, and diabetes mellitus. …”
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Advanced glycation end products and human diseases by Hamad Abu Zahra

“…This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the role of AGEs in the etiology of vascular dysfunction, cognitive decline, renal impairment, cerebrovascular accidents, and cardiovascular disease. …”
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T1 and T2 Mapping in Uremic Cardiomyopathy: An Update by Luca Arcari, Giovanni Camastra, Federica Ciolina, Massimiliano Danti, Luca Cacciotti

“…It is characterised by a left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy phenotype, diastolic dysfunction and generally preserved LV ejection fraction. …”
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Protein, fiber, and exercise: a narrative review of their roles in weight management and cardiometabolic health by Liana L. Guarneiri, Carol F. Kirkpatrick, Kevin C. Maki

“…Lifestyle interventions have minimal side effects and are the most economical, yet long-term adherence is poor. …”
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Metabolic reprogramming of fetal hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by maternal obesity by Oleg Varlamov

“…Maternal obesity leads to hormonal imbalances, increased inflammatory cytokines, placental insufficiency, and altered nutrient availability that disrupt normal HSPC function, potentially predisposing offspring to immune dysfunction, metabolic disorders, and cardiovascular diseases later in life. …”
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The significance of calcium ions in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury: mechanisms and intervention strategies by Yong-Wang Li, Yu Liu, Sheng-Zhen Luo, Xiao-Juan Huang, Yan Shen, Wei-Si Wang, Zhi-Chen Lang

“…Despite the proposal of certain intervention strategies, their effectiveness and safety in clinical settings warrant further scrutiny. …”
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Possibilities of Using Social Marketing in the Prevention of Child Abuse in the Family by G. M. Tsinchenko

“…The introduction of social marketing tools and their development can increase the effectiveness of preventive activities of state and non-state organizations focused on working with families and children.…”
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Inherently imperfect, inherently evolving – The pursuit of precision through biomarkers by Aila Akosua Kattner

“…Further articles elucidate the role of the nuclear receptor HNF4 in Schistosoma, mitochondrial dysfunction in acute kidney injury, the effects of astragalus polysaccharides on prostate cancer, and the use of deep learning to predict mortality from electrocardiograms.…”
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PAIN IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: SPECIFIC FEATURES OF ITS DEVELOPMENT AND METHODS OF CORRECTION by Yuri Aleksandrovich Olyunin

“…Local glucocorticoids may be used if the sparing routine and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs fail to control the pain syndrome effectively.…”
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Successful Radiofrequency Ablation of the Right Lateral Accessory Pathway with Modified Carpentier Reconstruction Surgery in a Patient with Ebstein Anomaly Concomitant of Secundum... by Van Dan Nguyen, Xuan Tuan Nguyen, Van Tung Pham, Le Tra Pham

“…The severity of EA occurs on a spectrum that results in varying degrees of tricuspid regurgitation, atrial dilation, RV dilation, and dysfunction. These effects have the potential to create substrates that can give rise to atrial arrhythmia, ventricular arrhythmia, and a greater incidence of Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW) syndrome Wackel et al. (2018) accounting for 0.5% of all congenital heart diseases (Oh et al. 1985). …”
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Anticoagulant-induced oral bleeding by Victor Costa, Estela Kaminagakura

“…A 69-year-old male patient reported episodes of four heart attacks, stroke, pulmonary emphysema, varicose veins, thyroid dysfunction, and a history of angioplasty. They use daily dose of 5 mg. …”
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Exploring the role of traditional Chinese medicine in sarcopenia: mechanisms and therapeutic advances by Jianjun Yao, Sheng Xia

“…Its pathogenesis is multifactorial, involving aging-related processes, imbalances in skeletal muscle homeostasis, mitochondrial dysfunction, immune-mediated inflammation, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. …”
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