Diverse Presentations in Pediatric Meckel's Diverticulum: A Review of 100 Cases by Chen-Chuan Huang, Ming-Wei Lai, Fang-Ming Hwang, Yu-Chen Yeh, Shih-Yen Chen, Man-Shan Kong, Jin-Yao Lai, Jeng-Chang Chen, Yung-Ching Ming

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Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy by Hilary Shapiro, Laith Alshawabkeh

“…Valvular heart disease is a common cause of peripartum cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The hemodynamic changes of pregnancy and their impact on pre-existing valvular lesions are described in this paper. …”
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Metapneumovirus infection in children in modern conditions: clinical and immunological parallels by O. P. Popova, S. V. Trushakova, I. M. Fedorova, S. I. Koteleva, S. V. Bunin, Ju. V. Shvetsova, R. V. Vartyanyan, I. G. Lyubeznova

“…In patients aged 1—3 years pneumonia was observed more often (55.6 ± 17.6%), obstructive bronchitis — less often (33.3 ± 16.7%), and in 11.1 ± 11.1% bronchitis occurred without symptoms of bronchial obstruction. …”
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Pulmonary function test in children with asthma of 6–14 years visiting asthma and allergy clinic at Birat medical college teaching hospital by Satish Yadav, Ram Bhakta Subedi, Hemsagar Rimal

“…Background: An obstructive pattern and positive bronchodilator response are the typical findings of spirometry in asthmatic children. …”
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The Influence of Working in Stone Crushing Factories on Specific Respiratory Parameters by Belal Rahhal, Raya Sinnokrot, Omar Abuzant, Samah Shahin, Amany Masalmeh, Wala Jarrar

“…Working in stone-cutting factories is a known source for silica dust exposure, which has pathogenic effects on the respiratory system resulting finally in silicosis which may end in malignancy. Many changes may occur in the pulmonary system including restrictive and obstructive respiratory patterns which can be detected by spirometrical testing. …”
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PULSE TRANSIT TIME - RELIABLE MARKER FOR SLEEP DISTURBANCES AMONG ATHLETES by Krassimir Rankov

“…Among all athletes, regardless of the presence of changes in hemoglobin saturation or apnea-hypopnea index changes (AHI), a significant drop in the PTT value with more than 8-15 ms for sleep stages N1 and N2 (p…”
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Sex Differences in Psychosocial Factors and Angina in Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease by Anaïs Hausvater, Rebecca Anthopolos, Alexa Seltzer, Tanya M. Spruill, John A. Spertus, Jesus Peteiro, Jose Luis Lopez‐Sendon, Jelena Čelutkienė, Elena A. Demchenko, Sasko Kedev, Branko D Beleslin, Mandeep S. Sidhu, Anna Grodzinsky, Jerome L. Fleg, David J. Maron, Judith S. Hochman, Harmony R. Reynolds

“…Methods We analyzed the association between sex, stress (Perceived Stress Scale‐4) and depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire‐8) on angina‐related health status (Seattle Angina Questionnaire [SAQ]) at enrollment in the ISCHEMIA (International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness With Medical and Invasive Approaches) trial and CIAO‐ISCHEMIA (Changes in Ischemia and Angina Over 1 Year Among ISCHEMIA Trial Screen Failures With No Obstructive CAD on Coronary CT [Computed Tomography] Angiography) ancillary study. …”
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Behavioral risk factors and clinical course of cardiovascular diseases and other noncommunicable diseases during quarantine in various regions of Russia by M. N. Mamedov, I. V. Druk, E. A. Turusheva, E. Yu. Eremina, T. E. Morozova, B. G. Iskenderov, A. N. Sapozhnikov, S. I. Drozdetsky, N. G. Badalov

“…At the same time, no significant changes of alcohol consumption and smoking was revealed in the cohorts. …”
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Hematocolpos in postmenopause caused by a malignant neoplasm of the vagina (a clinical case) by N. D. Sadovaya, A. A. Bezmenko, I. S. Zakharov

“…In peri- and postmenopausal women obstructive disorders are extremely rare and are associated with hormonal changes or previous interventions.The article presents a rare clinical case of hematocolpos as a result of vaginal carcinoma in postmenopausal woman.…”
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VALVULAR BRONCHIAL BLOCKING IN TREATMENT OF RELAPSING SPONTANEOUS PHEUMOTHORAX IN THE PATIENT WITH PARASEPTAL PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA by O. V. Lovacheva, I. Yu. Shumskaya, D. R. Faizullin, E. A. Shergina, I. V. Sivokozov

“…There were more significant positive changes in blood gas composition: normalization of blood oxygen saturation was achieved.…”
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The importance of impulse oscillometry in bronchial provocation testing in confirming the diagnosis of asthma in male army recruits by Koruga Dragan, Tot-Vereš Kristina, Plavec Goran, Lončarević Olivera

“…Impulse oscillometry (IOS) is a technique valid for measuring the lung function in obstructive lung diseases and bronchial provocation tests. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Prosthodontics: Current Applications and Future Avenues: A Narrative Review by Rishu Koul, Guruprasada Upadhyay, Deepak Kalia, Kamal Verma

“…AI is employed in various aspects of dentistry, including diagnosing, making decisions, predicting outcomes, planning treatments, selecting tooth shades, designing restorations, mapping preparation finishing lines, optimizing casting manufacturing, predicting facial changes in patients with removable prostheses, and determination of treatment outcomes of obstructive sleep apnea, which have a pivotal role in oral health care. …”
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Spontaneous Forniceal Rupture in Pregnancy by Roshni Upputalla, Robert M. Moore, Belinda Jim

“…Hormones such as prostaglandins and progesterone render the ureter more distensible to allow for pressure build-up and an obstructive picture at the collecting system. We will discuss physiologic changes in pregnancies that predispose to this uncommon phenomenon and the most up-to-date management strategies.…”
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Role of bronchophonography in early diagnostics of bronchial asthma in children of preschool age by A. A. Pavlikov, Yu. L. Mizernitsky, V. I. Marushkov, I. M. Melnikova, L. B. Shubin

“…In patients with BA compared to the group of practically healthy children, the indices of acoustic work of respiration in the high-frequency range (the so-called zone of obstructive changes) were increased, and this increase was reversible after pharmacological test with a bronchial spasmolytic. …”
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Hypoxia’s Impact on Hippocampal Functional Connectivity: Insights from Resting-State fMRI Studies by Julia Micaux, Abir Troudi Habibi, Franck Mauconduit, Marion Noulhiane

“…We seek to determine whether distinct or shared patterns of FC changes exist between acute and chronic hypoxia, and how hypoxia indirectly changes hippocampal FC, given the challenges of studying it in isolation. …”
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Interplay of lung microbiome and epigenetics in former smokers: A machine learning and fuzzy logic approach on COPD progression by Hamidreza Taherkhani, Azadeh Kavianfar, Hossein Lanjanian, Nazanin Hosseinkhan, Mahdieh Salimi, Sajjad Nematzadeh, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Sadegh Azimzadeh, Ali Masoudi-Nejad

“…The progression of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has been shown in many studies to be directly related to changes in epigenetic modification. …”
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Assessment of Pre-test and Clinical Probability in the Diagnosis of Chronic Coronary Syndrome — What's New? by A. N. Sumin, A. V. Shcheglova

“…In the 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines, the diagnostic algorithm for chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) was significantly changed, a significant revision of the pretest probability assessment scale (PTP) was made, an assessment of the clinical probability of obstructive coronary artery disease was proposed, the recommendations on the use of diagnostic tests in various groups of patients were updated. …”
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Radiographic methods of examination of the thoracic cavity organs in the elderly: age characteristics, norms and pathology by K. A. Riaskin, L. A. Titova, I. P. Moshurov, M. S. Ganzya

“…However, it is necessary to correctly assess the age‑related processes that cause morphological changes in the chest, and adequately differentiate them from the obvious manifestations of diseases. …”
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Pulmonary manifestations in patients with achalasia by Janković Jelena, Milenković Branislava, Skrobić Ognjan

“…Recurrent micro or macro-aspirations can cause structural changes in the airways and lung parenchyma such as fibrosis, nodular changes, and even pneumonia as an acute pulmonary manifestation. …”
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Camel milk inhibits pulmonary oxidative stress and inflammation in a rat model of COPD induced by cigarette smoke exposure by Sepide Behrouz, Mahla Mohammadi, Hadi Sarir, Nema Mohammadian Roshan, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady

“…Background: One of the main causes of death in the world is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with partially reversible airflow limitation, which is defined as a preventable and treatable pathological condition. …”
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