Factors Influencing Early Diagnosis of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: The Role of Neutrophils by Zhang J, He Z, Zheng L, He X, Li J, Zhang L

“…Jing Zhang,1,* Zhaopeng He,1,* Lihua Zheng,1,* Xinqi He,1 Jian Li,2 Lei Zhang1 1Department of General Surgery, Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lei Zhang, Email 57002230@hebmu.edu.cnBackground: Currently, there is no effective and convenient indicator for the early differential diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAAs) from unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).Objective: The aim of this study was to explore indicators for the early differential diagnosis of rAAAs in a clinical setting.Methods: This case‒control study included 276 subjects within the last 5 years (220 patients with unruptured AAAs; 56 patients with rAAAs) in the initial analysis and 229 subjects (186 patients with unruptured AAA’s; 43 patients with rAAA’s) after subgroup analysis. …”
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Jackson–Vanik Amendment and Development of Soviet-American Relations in 1972-1975 by V. Yungblyud, D. Ilyin

“…It was officially canceled only in 2012, but only in order to give way to a law that allows the United States, at its discre tion, to impose sanctions on individuals allegedly responsible for human rights violations in Russia (the so-called Magnitsky Act) and remains an obstacle to the development of equal Russian-American economic ties.…”
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The Effect of 3-Month Growth Hormone Administration and 12-Month Follow-Up Duration among Heart Failure Patients Four Weeks after Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Double-Blinded... by Afshin Amirpour, Mehrbod Vakhshoori, Reihaneh Zavar, Hadi Zarei, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Behzad Yavari

“…They were randomly assigned equally to groups received 5 IU subcutaneous GH or placebo. …”
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D-Dimer/Platelet Ratio Predicts in-Hospital Death in Patients with Acute Type a Aortic Dissection by Zhao A, Peng Y, Luo B, Chen Y, Chen L, Lin Y

“…This study was aimed at the potential of the D-dimer to platelet count ratio (DPR) as a prognostic indicator of ATAAD.Patients and Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed ATAAD patients who were admitted to the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital from January 2022 to April 2023. …”
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The impact of the number of aneurysms on the course of the acute period of subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with multiple intracranial aneurysms by Yulia O. Solodovnikova, Anatoliy S. Son

“…Patients from group 1 and group 2 were equally likely to present with WFNS grade 4 (p=0.978). …”
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Genetic and Plasma Proteomic Approaches to Identify Therapeutic Targets for Graves’ Disease and Graves’ Ophthalmopathy by Ke C, Yu Y, Li J, Yu Y, Sun Y, Wang Y, Wang B, Lu Y, Tang M, Wang N, Chen Y

“…We aimed to identify the causal proteins and potential targets for Graves’ disease (GD) and Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) via systematic genetic analyses.Methods: Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) on the UK Biobank- Pharma Proteomics Project (UKB-PPP) collected 2923 Olink proteins from 54,219 participants. …”
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Electroacupuncture versus sham electroacupuncture in treating low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. by Zi-Yue Wang, Guang-Xia Shi, Yu Wang, Wei Pei, Ying-Chi Yang, Jing-Wen Yang, Xiao-Ya Wei, Jin-Ying Jia, Jian-Feng Tu, Cun-Zhi Liu

“…A total of 136 patients with LARS who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly allocated, in equal proportions (1:1), to either the EA or SA group. …”
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Predictors of perinatal mortality in emerging regions of Ethiopia: Evidence from EDHS 2016. by Fikreab Desta, Girma Beressa, Biniyam Sahiledengle, Telila Mesfin, Lemlem Daniel Baffa, Yordanos Sintayehu, Demisu Zenbaba, Daniel Atlaw, Lillian Mwanri

“…Therefore, this study aimed to assess the factors that contribute to perinatal mortality rate in emerging region (Afar, Gambela, Somali, and Benishangul Gumuz) of Ethiopia's.<h4>Methods</h4>This study relied on data from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS). …”
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The Combination of D-TACE-HAIC, Lenvatinib, and PD-1 Inhibitors Shows Significant Clinical Efficacy in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Wu Y, Zhu J, Zhang H, Xia N

“…Yintao Wu,&ast; Jianyong Zhu,&ast; Hong Zhang, Nianxin Xia Senior Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Nianxin Xia, Senior Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, People’s Republic of China, Email doctorxnx@163.comPurpose: This study was developed to compare the efficacy of combined D-TACE-HAIC + lenvatinib + PD-1 inhibitor treatment to that of TACE + sorafenib treatment for patients with intermediate and advanced HCC.Patients and Methods: Here, a retrospective analysis of patients with unresectable HCC who underwent transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) from March 2018 to March 2022 at the our hospital was conducted. …”
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Health behavior and disease self-management indicators in patients with cardiovascular diseases using a health app: Findings from an RCT by Sonia Lippke, Luisa Korte, Vinayak Anand Kumar, Andreas Fach, Tiara Ratz

“…A total of N = 40 CVD patients were randomized equally to the CG (45% women; mean age = 60.6 years) and the IG (35% women; mean age = 61.5 years).ResultsFindings support H1 with correlations between behaviors (r = −0.66–0.79) and disease self-management (r = −0.06–0.70). …”
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Mortality trends from 2003 to 2009 among adolescents and young adults in rural Western Kenya using a health and demographic surveillance system. by Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Frank O Odhiambo, Mary Hamel, Kubaje Adazu, Marta Ackers, Anne M van Eijk, Vincent Orimba, Anja van't Hoog, Caryl Beynon, John Vulule, Mark A Bellis, Laurence Slutsker, Kevin deCock, Robert Breiman, Kayla F Laserson

“…<h4>Background</h4>Targeted global efforts to improve survival of young adults need information on mortality trends; contributions from health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) are required.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This study aimed to explore changing trends in deaths among adolescents (15-19 years) and young adults (20-24 years), using census and verbal autopsy data in rural western Kenya using a HDSS. …”
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Embryological considerations and evaluation of congenital anomalies of craniovertebral junction: A single-center experience by Reddy Ravikanth, Pooja Majumdar

“…The CVJ anomalies were more common in young adults (28%), almost equal in both sexes. The most common anomaly was basilar invagination (52.3%), followed by atlanto-occipital assimilation (33.3%), and Arnold–Chiari malformation is the most common soft tissue anomaly. …”
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Impact of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation on Mortality in Critically Ill Patients by Zhang HD, Ding L, Mi LJ, Zhang AK, Liu YD, Li XN, Yan XX, Shen YJ, Tang M

“…This study sought to evaluate the impact of new-onset AF on mortality in a critically ill population.Methods: This study identified 48018 adult patients admitted to the ICU from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC)-IV database. …”
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Comparative Assessment of the Dynamics of Visual Performance of a Patient with Visually Intense Work with Binocular Cataract after Various Technologies of Cataract Phacoemulsificat... by D. F. Pokrovsky, I. B. Medvedev, N. I. Ovechkin, I. G. Ovechkin, A. I. Pavlov

“…Comparative assessment of the dynamics of visual performance (VP) of a patient with visually intense work with binocular cataract after various technologies of cataract phacoemulsification (PEC).Methods. There were 300 patients with binocular cataract under our observation. …”
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A Risk Model Based on sCD25 for Early Mortality in Adult Patients with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis by Li C, Lv K, Zhou Y, Cheng X, Li F

“…We aim to investigate the characteristics of the early death (ED) in adults with HLH and develop a reliable risk model to predict early mortality.Materials and Methods: Between September 2013 and July 2024, 254 adult patients with HLH were examined. …”
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Preferences for home-based care services during China’s long-term care market transition: evidence from a discrete choice experiment by Zihan Ni, Xiuyuan Zhu, Jing Guo, Shiyu Xie, Shimeng Liu, Xiaoguang Yang

“…Results For respondents, the service attitude of nursing staff (relative importance 29.59%), and the nursing program (29.30%) are of almost equal importance, followed by the monthly cost (20.62%). …”
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Multiomics-Based Deep Learning Prediction of Prognosis and Therapeutic Response in Patients With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Chemoimmunotherapy: A Retrospectiv... by Nie F, Pei X, Du J, Shi W, Wang J, Feng L, Liu Y

“…Fang Nie,&ast; Xiufeng Pei,&ast; Jiale Du, Wanting Shi, Jianying Wang, Lu Feng, Yonggang Liu Department of Thoracic Oncology, Baotou Cancer Hospital, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, 014000, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yonggang Liu, Email zlnkldf8000@sina.comObjective: This study aimed to develop a clinical early warning prediction model to evaluate the prognosis and response to chemoimmunotherapy in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), thereby guiding clinical decision-making.Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data and radiomics parameters of 309 patients with ES-SCLC hospitalized at Baotou Cancer Hospital from February 2020 to September 2024. …”
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Experimental study of intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion imaging combined with ultrasound renal resistance index in contrast-induced nephropathy by Jinlong Chen, Xiaoyu Song, Zhao Wang, Zhiqiang Wang

“…Abstract Objective This study explored the application of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) diffusion imaging combined with Ultrasound Renal Resistance Index (RRI) for monitoring the pathophysiological changes associated with early contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). Methods In this study, forty-two male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were equally divided into two groups: a contrast media (CM) group and a control group, each containing 21 animals. …”
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EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF A NEW COMBINED MEDICATION WITH RECOMBINANT INTERFERON AND BETAMETHASONE IN THE TREATMENT OF HAY FEVER DURING PERIODS OF EXACERBATION by A. A. Ryabtseva, N. Y. Sotnikova, O. V. Chumikov, N. A. Stupakova

“…Patients were divided into two equal groups. The main group received Allergoferon® beta, the control group was treated with Oftan® Dexamethasone and Nasobek medications. …”
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TWELVE-WEEK MULTICENTER OPEN-LABEL RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF METHOTREXATE AS A CONCENTRATED SOLUTION FOR SUBCUTANEOUS ADMINISTRATION AND AS 15-MG T... by Yu. V. Muravyev, V. I. Mazurov, E. L. Nasonov

“…Objective: to evaluate of the efficacy of methotrexate (MTX) as a concentrated solution (50 mg/ml) for subcutaneous administration versus coated tablets at equal oral doses of 15 mg/week for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Subjects and methods. …”
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