Evaluating Impact of Surgical Myocardial Revascularization on Global Left Ventricular Systolic Function and Immediate Postoperative Outcome using Transesophageal Echocardiography by Abhijeet Shitole, Veerappa Kothiwale, Sharanagouda Patil, Preeti Lamba, Anand Vagarali, Jabbar Momin, Sweta Sooragonda, Anushri Patil

“…Presence of type II diabetes mellitus, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), higher grade of ischemic MR, larger LV end diastolic volume, use of cardiopulmonary bypass and allogenic blood transfusion during surgery were the determinants of ‘poor’ outcome. …”
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Coronary Anomalies: Left Main Coronary Artery Aneurysm by Rajsekhar Varda, Santosh Kumar Chitimilla, Aslam Lalani

“…Coronary artery aneurysm is one of the rarest anomalies that we see in our medical practice and they are mostly associated with obstructive lesions due to atherosclerotic changes. …”
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The different response of PM2.5 stimulated nasal epithelial spheroids in control, asthma and COPD groups by Paulina Misiukiewicz-Stępień, Elwira Zajusz-Zubek, Katarzyna Górska, Rafał Krenke, Magdalena Paplińska-Goryca

“…Abstract Background Pathobiology of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with changes among respiratory epithelium structure and function. …”
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Сhanges in functional activity of peripheral blood neutrophils in young children with recurrent respiratory infection by I. M. Kurtasova, T. V. Lubnina, E. V. Safontseva

“…The study results showed unidirectional changes in peripheral blood neutrophil phagocytic activity parameters both in children with broncho-obstructive syndrome, and in children with pharyngeal tonsil hypertrophy and recurrent respiratory infection.…”
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Role of Inhaled Steroids in Vascular Airway Remodelling in Asthma and COPD by Alfredo Chetta, Dario Olivieri

“…In chronic obstructive airway diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), changes in bronchial microvasculature are present in response to inflammatory stimuli. …”
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Cigarette Smoking Patterns Among Racial and Ethnic Groups With Chronic Lung Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Vijaya L. Seegulam, MPH, Caretia J. Washington, BS, Parvathy P. Surendran, BPT, Alyssa M. Falise, PhD, MSPH, Diana Gomez-Manjarres, MD, Catalina Lopez-Quintero, MD, MPH, PhD

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease remains the third most prevalent cause of death worldwide, with 90% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease deaths attributed to combustible cigarette smoking. …”
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Is the problem of intact coronary arteries still or is it close to solving? by A. N. Sumin

“…The diagnostic algorithms used until recently led to the fact that in invasive coronary angiography obstructive changes in the coronary arteries were detected in less than half of the cases. …”
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Muscarinic Receptors and Their Antagonists in COPD: Anti-Inflammatory and Antiremodeling Effects by George Karakiulakis, Michael Roth

“…Remodeling of the small airways is a major pathology in COPD and impairs lung function through changes of the extracellular matrix. Glycosaminoglycans, particularly hyaluronic acid, and matrix metalloproteases are among extracellular matrix molecules that have been associated with tissue inflammation and remodeling in lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. …”
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Features of expression of protein Claudin 11 at various forms of male infertility by S. V. Bazalytska, A.M. Romanenko, Yu. V. Persidsky

“…Significant decrease of protein Claudin 11 IHC expression level at the secretory form of male infertility and at syndrome «only Sertoli cells» is revealed in comparison with excretory-obstructive form of male infertility. Results testify to considerable disturbances of blood-testis barrier, which have become the basis of the development of additional immune component and intensification of pathological changes in patients with the secretory form of male infertility.…”
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Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors and Angiographic Profile of Patients with suspected coronary artery disease Undergoing Coronary Angiography in Ekiti, South-West, Nigeria by Opeyemi Ojo, Busayo Onafowoke Oguntola, Richmond Opuye Odele, Favour Chinenye Nnaji, Favour Ojogbane

“…Those who had obstructive coronaries were more likely to be hypertensive and with left ventricular systolic dysfunction compared to those with non-obstructive coronaries (P<0.05). …”
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Pharmacokinetics of drugs in cachectic patients: a systematic review. by Katja Trobec, Mojca Kerec Kos, Stephan von Haehling, Jochen Springer, Stefan D Anker, Mitja Lainscak

“…It leads to changes in body structure and function that may influence the pharmacokinetics of drugs. …”
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa increases viscoelasticity and decreases transportability of artificial mucus by Caitlin Costello, Mikayla Murphree-Terry, Ashley Oden, Sarah Combs, John Keith, Susan Birket

“…Our study provides explanation as to why PA is detrimental to the progression of muco-obstructive lung disease by presenting its ability to actively impede mucus transport through mucin degradation and viscoelastic changes.…”
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SPECIFICS OF BIOAMINE STATUS IN INFANTS AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA by M.A. Smirnova, L.I. Mozzhukhina, E.V. Shubina, V.N. Fedorov

“…Key words: biogenic amines, bronchial asthma, relapsing obstructive bronchitis, children. (Pediatric Pharmacology. – 2010; 7(5):94-96)…”
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Genotype and transcript processing of the tumour necrosis factor receptor TNFRSF1A in epithelial cells: implications for survival in cystic fibrosisResearch in context by Alexander Uden, Inga Dunsche, Sabina Janciauskiene, Simon Gräber, Longhua Feng, Stephanie Tamm, Silke Hedtfeld, Gesa Stege, Kirsten Jahn, Julia Kontsendorn, Nadine Alfeis, Iris Kühbandner, Rebecca Minso, Christian Dopfer, Matthias Griese, Olaf Sommerburg, Felix C. Ringshausen, Lutz Nährlich, Gesine Hansen, Tobias Welte, Peter Braubach, Marcus A. Mall, Burkhard Tümmler, Anna-Maria Dittrich, Frauke Stanke, Josje Altenburg, Els Aertgeerts, Vera Bauer, Johanna M.W. van den Berg, Sebastian F.N. Bode, Carlo Castellani, Raphael Chiron, Owen Dempsey, Angelika Dübbers, Johannes Eder, Helmut Ellemunter, Mary Herzig, Andrea Lakatos-Krepcik, Ulrika Lindberg, Jan ter Maaten, Henry Mazurek, Paola Melotti, Rita Francesca Padoan, Caroline Raynal, Sabina Seehofer, Nicholas J. Simmonds, Christina Smaczny, Prasima Srivastava, Nathalie Stremler, Fiona Thomson, Maria Dolores Pastor Vivero, Paul Vöhringer, Nadine Wollscheid, Domenique D. Zomer-van Ommen

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KEAP1–NRF2 system regulates age‐related spermatogenesis dysfunction by Sohei Kuribayashi, Shinichiro Fukuhara, Hiroaki Kitakaze, Go Tsujimura, Takahiro Imanaka, Koichi Okada, Norichika Ueda, Kentaro Takezawa, Kotoe Katayama, Rui Yamaguchi, Koichi Matsuda, Norio Nonomura

“…In the human study, the frequency of a missense‐type SNP (rs181294188) causing changes in NFE2L2 (NRF2) activity was significantly higher in patients with non‐obstructive azoospermia than in healthy control group. …”
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Comparative assessment of structural and tear film alterations in rabbit meibomian gland dysfunction models using chemical and electrocauterization techniques by Deeksha Prasad, Saumya Jakati, Kiran Kumar Bokara, Sayan Basu, Vivek Singh, Pragnya Rao Donthineni

“…This study compares structural and tear film changes induced by chemical cauterization (CC) and electrocauterization (EC) in establishing a rabbit model of obstructive MGD assessed using non-invasive tear film assessment and histology. …”
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Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatment by E. L. Trisvetova

“…In a significant number of patients with symptoms of angina pectoris or myocardial infarction with ischemic changes in the myocardium, according to the results of instrumental research methods, there is no hemodynamically significant stenosis of the coronary arteries. …”
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Influence of industrial atmospheric pollution on the development of pathology of respiratory organs by M. P. Hrebniak, R. A. Fedorchenko

“…In 53.8 % of the inhabitants of the industrial city, there are deviations in the ventilation function due to the development of obstructive changes in the broncho-pulmonary apparatus of the upper respiratory tract (obstruction combined with a restriction and obstruction). …”
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CONTEMPORARY METHODS FOR MYOCARDIAL FUNCTION EVALUATION IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY BEFORE AND AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT by E. Yu. Van, T. Yu. Kulagina, E. V. Berezina, Yu. V. Frolova, S. A. Abugov, S. L. Dzemeshkevitch

“…The markers of long axis diastolic shift (dL/dt (d)) and diastolic volume changes (dVol/dt (d)) are the most accurate in prediction of left ventricle changes after surgical treatment in HCMPConclusion. …”
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The clinical signifi cance of urethral sphincter hyperkinesis in the treatment of benign prosta???? c hyperplasia by I. I. Belousov

“…After surgery, patients with persistent obstructive urination received therapy with a central muscle relaxant for three months. …”
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