The impact of hypercortisolism beyond metabolic syndrome on left ventricular performance: a myocardial work analysis by Floran Sahiti, Mario Detomas, Vladimir Cejka, Kristina Hoffmann, Götz Gelbrich, Stefan Frantz, Mathias Kroiss, Peter U. Heuschmann, Stefanie Hahner, Martin Fassnacht, Timo Deutschbein, Stefan Störk, Caroline Morbach

“…Myocardial Work analysis is a new echocardiographic method that utilizes left ventricular pressure-strain loops to quantify cardiac performance independent of afterload. …”
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Racial Disparities in Cancer Guideline-Concordant Treatment Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Data for Patients With NSCLC by Eric Ababio Anyimadu, MS, Jacklyn M. Engelbart, MD, Jason Semprini, PhD, Amanda Kahl, MPH, Cameron Trentz, MS, John M. Buatti, MD, Thomas L. Casavant, PhD, Mary E. Charlton, PhD, Guadalupe Canahuate, PhD

“…Introduction: Despite efforts to achieve health care equality, racial/ethnic disparities persist in lung cancer survival in the United States, with non-Hispanic Black patients experiencing higher mortality compared with non-Hispanic Whites. …”
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Association Between Sociodemographic Disparities and Door to Computerized Tomography Time in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Across COVID-19 Periods in the Emergency Department... by Yu-Lin Hsieh, Ching-Fang Tiffany Tzeng, Maha Khan, Andrew Shedd, Thomas Damrow, Dahlia Hassani, Matthew Danley, Jaydeep Shah, Jennifer Walker, Eric H. Chou

“…Only 4468 patients (19.1%) had DTCT times less than or equal to 25 min, and 16,464 patients (70.5%) had DTCT times more than 25 min. …”
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Therapeutic effect of focused-extracorporeal shockwave therapy on muscular and adjacent tissue stiffness and pain changes in myofascial pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial... by Pijakkana Vasvit, Kultida Klarod, Oranat Sukkho, Sirirat Kiatkulanusorn, Phurichaya Werasirirat, Xue-Qiang Wang, Yong-Hui Zhang, Juntip Namsawang, Pornpimol Muanjai, Nongnuch Luangpon

“…This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of fESWT and sham-fESWT in alleviating muscular stiffness, pain, and functional disability. Methods: Sixty-four office workers (mean age 31.4 ± 9.5 years) with myofascial pain syndrome of the upper trapezius were randomly and equally assigned to receive either the fESWT or sham-fESWT. …”
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Effect of Moxibustion on HIF-1α and VEGF Levels in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Yuanyuan Gong, Zeyun Yu, Yingni Wang, Yan Xiong, Yumei Zhou, Chen-xi Liao, Yuan Li, Yun Luo, Yu Bai, Bailu Chen, Yuzhi Tang, Ping Wu

“…To evaluate the effect of moxibustion on serum levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in patients with RA and to explore the possible mechanism of moxibustion. Methods. This study involved 46 RA patients who had fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to a treatment group and a control group in an equal ratio. …”
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Drug utilisation trends in a physical rehabilitation hospital by Ljubojević Gordana, Mastikosa Milan, Dostanić-Došenović Tanja, Novaković-Bursać Snježana, Tomić Nataša, Talić Goran, Škrbić Ranko, Stojiljković Miloš P.

“…The objective of this study was to analyse the drug utilisation patterns in a rehabilitation hospital over the period 2011–2016. Methods. The Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical classification/Defined Daily Dose (ATC/DDD) methodology was used to monitor the drug utilisation expressed as a number of DDD per 100 patient-days (HPD). …”
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A nerve root decompression position identified by 3D CT scan: the modified reversed contralateral axial rotation position for patients with lumbar disc prolapse by Ahmed Raffet, Mark Laslett, Raymond Lee, Noha Khaled, Ghada Abdel Moneim Mohamed, Hossam Y. Sayed, Ahmed H. Omar, Maged M. Hawana, Mahmoud M. Ali, Salam M. Elhafez, Mohamed M. ElMeligie, Hossam Eddein Fawaz

“…Purpose To investigate real-time effects of specific 3 dimensional positioning of the trunk on the cross sectional area (CSA) of the LIVF in patients with lumbar disc prolapse and radiculopathy using 3D-CT scan imaging. Methods Ninety males aged between 20 and 40 years with unilateral lumbar disc prolapse and radiculopathy were separated into three equal groups based on the level of disc prolapse. …”
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Intraoperative Fluoroscopy Decreases Magnitude and Incidence of Leg-Length Discrepancy Following Total Hip Arthroplasty by Christopher L. Blum, MD, Andrew J. Luzzi, MD, Jeremy S. Frederick, MD, H. John Cooper, MD, Roshan P. Shah, MD, JD, Jakub Tatka, MD, Jeffrey A. Geller, MD, Carl L. Herndon, MD

“…Results: Four hundred patients were stratified into 4 equal cohorts. Overall, THA done with fluoroscopy yielded fewer leg length discrepancies than THA done without fluoroscopy. …”
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Investigating the Expression Level of Mir-361 in Patients with Breast Cancer by S Igder, M Sharifat, S Iranparast, A Tallaeizade, M Ghasemi Deh Cheshmeh, M Rashno, A Ghadiri, A Amari, A Saeedi Boroujeni, A Khodadadi

“…The expression level was also significantly reduced in tumors larger than or equal to 3 cm (0.93±0.79) compared to smaller tumors (0.17±0.18) (p=0.031). …”
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Role of Patient’s Age and Comorbidities in Therapy of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by VV Strugov, EA Stadnik, YuV Virts, TO Silina, AYu Zaritskii

“…The overall response rate did not significantly differ between FC and FCR groups and was equal to 81.6 % and 93.4 %, respectively (p = 0.109). …”
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Sedimentologika: a community-driven diamond open access journal in sedimentology by Camille Thomas, Aurelia M-L. J. Privat, Romain Vaucher, Yvonne Spychala, Valentin Zuchuat, Marta Marchegiano, Miquel Poyatos-Moré, Ian Kane, Domenico Chiarella

“…It will publish high-quality research that will advance the field of sedimentary science, and will encourage multidisciplinarity, new teaching practices, tools and methods, and progress in accessibility to science. …”
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Transforming Brain Tumor Care: The Global Impact of Radiosurgery in Multidisciplinary Treatment Over Two Decades by Zerubbabel K. Asfaw, Tirone Young, Cole Brown, Mehek Dedhia, Lily Huo, Kunal K. Sindhu, Stanislav Lazarev, Robert Samstein, Sheryl Green, Isabelle M. Germano

“…Gamma Knife and LINAC had roughly equal representation in US and international publications. …”
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Primary central nervous system lymphomas at a tertiary academic hospital in Johannesburg by Garrick E. Laudin, Vinitha Philip, Sugeshnee Pather, Atul Lakha, Romana Jassat, Faadil Waja, Ahshish Govind, Lindokuhle Goqwana, Moosa Patel

“…Results: The cohort comprised 14 patients, with most cases occurring in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLWH) (n = 10; 71%), with equal representation of male and female patients. …”
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Prevalence of periodontitis based on retrospective radiographic evaluation at dental hospital in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study by Afsheen Tabassum, Marwa Madi, Ahmed Alabdulaziz, Yousif Al Nasrallah, Mohammed Alabdulaziz, Intisar Ahmad Siddique, Farhat Kazmi

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the predictors of periodontitis. A P-value equal to or under 0.05 reflected statistical significance. …”
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Progesterone peak influences embryonic developmental morphokinetics on trigger day? A retrospective study by D. Baldini, V. M. Bartoli, A. Mastrorocco, D. Ferri, M. Dellino, A. S. Laganà, S. Hatirnaz, G. M. Baldini, A. Malvasi, A. Vimercati, G. Trojano

“…Aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of PPR exceeding 1.5 ng/ml at the time of hCG-trigger on embryo morphokinetic parameters and to identify predictive biomarkers of in IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) cycles outcomes. Methods It is a retrospective study including patients underwent ICSI cycles in the period 2020–2023. 58 patients were recruited in the study group showing P levels in the trigger day greater than or equal to 1.5 ng/ml. …”
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Mid-Term Impact of Conduction System Pacing on Overall Cardiac Performance: A Non-Randomized, Prospective, Single-Center Echocardiographic Study by Catalin Pestrea, Ecaterina Cicala, Roxana Enache, Marcela Rusu, Radu Gavrilescu, Adrian Vaduva, Madalina Ivascu, Florin Ortan, Dana Pop

“…</b> HBP and LBBAP are equally protective for harmful changes in both atria and ventricles. …”
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Seroprevalence of Leptospirosis among High-Risk Individuals in Morocco by Mohamed El Azhari, Mathieu Picardeau, Imad Cherkaoui, Mohamed Anouar Sadat, Houda Moumni, Kamal Marhoum El Filali, Hassan Ghazal, Abderrahmane Maaroufi, Salsabil Hamdi, Naima El Mdaghri, Pascal Bourhy

“…In the remaining 8 MAT-positive sera, MAT showed equal titers against more than one serogroup. Conclusion. …”
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Effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in its digital version in reducing anxiety and post-traumatic symptomatology among nursing home workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: secondary anal... by Marianna Purgato, Federico Tedeschi, Corrado Barbui, José Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Roberto Mediavilla, Marianna Riello, Debora Zaccoletti, David MacTaggart, Elena Rusconi

“…Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) face substantial daily work-related pressures, leading to frequent reports of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.Objective To compare the effects of Self-Help Plus in its digital version Doing What Matters in Times of Stress (DWM) to an equally structured activity in reducing anxiety and/or PTSD symptoms among HCWs.Methods We compared the proportion of participants with moderate-to-severe anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder Scale; GAD-7 ≥10) and/or PTSD symptoms (Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R)) ≥26) between DWM and the alternative activity. …”
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Intersectionality and mental health in university students: a jeopardy index approach by Juliana Dias de Lima, Jessica Plácido, Beatriz Andrade, Letícia Dalcero Abend, Aline Josiane Waclawovsky, Daniel Alves Pires, Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Fabianna Resende de Jesus-Moraleida, Helena Ferreira Moura, Nicole Leite Galvão Coelho, Renato Sobral Monteiro-Junior, Thiago Sousa Matias, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Andrea Camaz Deslandes

“…ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To explore the associations between current mental health symptoms and social disparities in university students. METHODS: We recruited participants from nine public universities in Brazil, from August to November 2022, using online advertisements and in-person lectures. …”
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Rationale and design of a large trial of perioperative ketamine for prevention of chronic post-surgical pain by Philip J. Peyton, Sabine Braat, Anurika De Silva, David Story, Lisbeth Evered, Paul S. Myles, Matthew Chan, Stephan Schug, Malcolm Hogg, Alex Holmes, Sofia Sidiropoulos, Kate Leslie

“…Eligible participants are randomised equally to perioperative intravenous ketamine or placebo for up to 72 h. …”
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