Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ACO Prevalence Among AECOPD Patients (2019-2023) and Clinical Characteristics by Blood Eosinophil Levels by Zhang S, Song W, Sun T, Wu S, Wang Z, Meng A

“…EOS thresholds of 50, 150, and 300 cells/μL may serve as markers of disease severity and aid in tailoring individualized treatment strategies.Keywords: type 2 inflammation, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma-COPD overlap, eosinophils, COVID-19 pandemic…”
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The content of hypoxia-inducible factors and mediators of immunosuppression in the blood in diseases associated with hypoxia by S. P. Chumakova, O. I. Urazova, M. V. Vins, V. M. Shipulin, A. S. Pryakhin, E. B. Bukreeva, A. A. Bulanova, A. P. Koshel, V. V. Novitsky

“…The aim of the study was to identify general patterns and features of changes in the content of hypoxia-inducible factors-1 and -2 in association with an imbalance of cytokines (IL-10, IL-13, galectin-2 and -9, IFN-gamma) in the blood in diseases associated with hypoxia.Materials and methods. …”
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FBXL19 Targeted STK11 Degradation Enhances Cigarette Smoke-Induced Airway Epithelial Cell Cytotoxicity by Xiuying Li, Sowmya P. Lakshmi, Kiyoshi Uemasu, Zachary Lane, Rajan T. Reddy, Divay Chandra, Chunbin Zou, Yu Jiang, Toru Nyunoya

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Fully automatic quantification of pulmonary fat attenuation volume by CT: an exploratory pilot study by Luca Salhöfer, Mathias Holtkamp, Francesco Bonella, Lale Umutlu, Johannes Wienker, Dirk Westhölter, Matthias Welsner, Christian Taube, Kaid Darwiche, Judith Kohnke, Jannis Straus, Nikolas Beck, Marko Frings, Sebastian Zensen, Rene Hosch, Giulia Baldini, Felix Nensa, Marcel Opitz, Johannes Haubold

“…Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) showed significantly lower CTpfav and PFI compared to the control group. …”
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Using Text Messaging Ecological Momentary Assessment to Record Changes in e-Cigarette and Combustible Cigarette Use: Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial by Tucker Morgan, Michelle He, Andrew Nicholson, Omar El Shahawy, Scott E Sherman, Elizabeth R Stevens

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Changes in the characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients from the early pandemic to the delta variant epidemic: a nationwide population-based study by Koichi Miyashita, Hironao Hozumi, Kazuki Furuhashi, Eiji Nakatani, Yusuke Inoue, Hideki Yasui, Masato Karayama, Yuzo Suzuki, Tomoyuki Fujisawa, Noriyuki Enomoto, Naoki Inui, Toshiyuki Ojima, Takafumi Suda

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically changed because of virus mutations, vaccine dissemination, treatment development and policies, among other factors. …”
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Diabetic retinopathy: history, modern approaches to management, prospective views of prevention and treatment by Tatiana Y. Demidova, Alexander A. Kozhevnikov

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LONG-TERM EFFECT OF CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE THERAPY (CPAP) IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH SLEEP APNEA AND METABOLIC IMPAIRMENT by M. V. Gorbunova, S. L. Babak, A. G. Maliavin

“…Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with the high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, and such disease manifestations as obesity, arterial hypertension (AH), violation of carbohydrate metabolism, dyslipidemia and endothelial dysfunction. …”
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Dynamics of LV myocardial perfusion according to volumetric CT of the heart with a pharmacological test with ATP in comparison with clinical manifestations of stable coronary heart... by O. F. Egorkina, G. N. Soboleva, S. A. Gaman, S. K. Ternovoy

“…Aim: to evaluate the parameters of left ventricle (LV) myocardial perfusion using volumetric computed tomography (VCT) of the heart with an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) test in patients with coronary artery disease with non-obstructive lesions of the coronary arteries (INOCA) over time against the background of optimal drug therapy (ODT). …”
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Advances in Pathophysiology and Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Coronary No-Reflow Phenomenon by Hubert Borzuta, Wiktor Kociemba, Oliwia Bochenek, Monika Jarowicz, Agnieszka Wsół

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Unveiling the enigma of spontaneous cervical swelling syndrome: A case report by Yazan Dumaidi, Ahmad Rjoub, Ahmad Meri, Ahmed Helou, Mohammed Barakat, Lotof Hamdan, Mahmoud Alawneh, Motaz Daraghma

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A prospective study using questionnaires and urodynamic assessments to evaluate bladder function and continence changes after robotic assisted radical prostatectomy by Ping-Hsuan Yu, Chih-Chieh Lin, Hsiao-Jen Chung, Tzu-Ping Lin, Eric Yi-Hsiu Huang, Tzu-Hao Huang, William J. Huang

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Analysis of incidence and prevalence of the respiratory system diseases of the adult population of Moscow and the Russian Federation by V. M. Kuraeva, S. I. Feiginova, А. М. Podchernina

“…As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that swept the whole world in 2020, the level and structure of morbidity changed, the “center of gravity” of adult mortality shifted towards infectious diseases. …”
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Multicentre study conducted across centres in the USA, Europe and Australia to assess the safety and effectiveness of a bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation system for the treat... by B Tucker Woodson, Maria V Suurna, M Boyd Gillespie, Tod C Huntley, Melyssa Hancock, Angela Santos, Jeyakumar Subbaroyan, Fatima Makori, Grégoire Fesneau, Clemens Heiser, David T Kent

“…Introduction Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by blood oxygen desaturations and sleep disruptions manifesting undesirable consequences. …”
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High‐Definition and Autofluorescence Bronchoscopic Imaging for Evaluating Epithelial Changes in Squamous Cell Lung Cancer After Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy: A Case Report by Kei Morikawa, Koji Kojima, Hideki Marushima, Yoshiya Sugiura, Junki Koike, Hisashi Saji, Masamichi Mineshita

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Changes of blood flow velocity indicating mechanical compression of the vertebral arteries during rotation of the head in the normal human measured with transcranial Doppler sonogr... by Sandro Rossiti, Reinhard Volkmann

“…The dynamical changes of blood flow velocity of the intracranial vertebral arteries (VA's) and proximal basilar artery (BA) provoked by rotation of the head in normal volunteers were measured using pulsed-wave transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD). …”
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Integrating social narratives of flood events into a text network analysis-based decision support framework to reduce vulnerability to climate change in Africa by Thomas E. O’Shea, Lena C. Grobusch, Mary Zhang, Jeff Neal, Joseph Daron, Richard G. Jones, Christopher Jack, Alice McClure, Gilbert Siame, Dorothy Ndhlovu, Sukaina Bharwani

“…In many African countries, the response to climate change is obstructed by a lack of accessible and usable information, such as localised flood maps. …”
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Enteral insufficiency syndrome: current provisions about the terminology, pathogenesis and treatment (review of literature) by S. A. Aliev, E. S. Aliev

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Asthma: What's New, and What Should Be Old But is Not! by Andrew Bush

“…Asthma attacks are a red flag sign of a bad prognosis, and should prompt a full review, and changes in the asthma plan as necessary. Also, regular reviews of progress and treatment need are mandatory, even in the well child with asthma. …”
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Changes in Upper Airway Space in a Patient with Pycnodysostosis Following Primary Surgery and Orthodontic Treatment: A 12-Year Follow-Up Case Report by Edoardo Staderini, Beatrice Castellano, Gioele Gioco, Anna Schiavelli, Davide Gentile

“…Lateral X-rays were evaluated for changes in the posterior airway space (PAS), while polysomnographies provided the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI). …”
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