Treatment of infective endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecalis with a combination of penicillin G and ceftriaxone: a case report and literature review by Li Jiang, Li Jiang, Zhiqiang Lin, Shuifa Wu, Tingting Chen

“…This prompted various changes in antibiotic treatment regimens, with the patient eventually cured after administration of penicillin G combined with ceftriaxone (PC regimen). …”
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Intermittent hypoxia and maxillary growth restriction: evidence from a neonatal rat model by Kochakorn Lekvijittada, Chidsanu Changsiripun, Jun Hosomichi, Takashi Ono

“…Purpose Intermittent hypoxia (IH), a recurring episodes of oxygen deprivation followed by reoxygenation, is a hallmark of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), including obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). IH has been implicated in various neonatal complications: neurodevelopmental impairments, cardiovascular dysfunction, and growth restriction. …”
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Morpho–functional monitoring of the esophagus status as the base for the dispenser observation in the patients with achalasia of cardia after surgical esophagocardiomyotomy by S. D. Myasoyedov, S. A. Andreieshchev

“…The proposed procedure of morpho-functional esophagological monitoring in the program of early dispenser examination in the patients with achalasia of cardia after esophagocardiomyotomy performance is based on data of chromoendoscopy with biopsy and timed esophagography about obstructive, reflux and preneoplastic esophageal changes, and guarantees a timely diagnosis of operative complications and the disease recurrence.…”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Color Doppler in Peripheral Artery Occlusive Disease by Sarah Nishat, H K Shrivastava, Manoj Gopinath, Ganesh Saravagi, Deepak Bindal, Nitesh Yadav

“…Aim: This prospective study aims to determine the accuracy of Duplex Ultrasound compared with CT angiography in identifying and estimating the degree of obstructive arterial lesions in lower limbs. Method: The decision to image is reserved to those patients in whom suitable lesions for intervention can be identified; these include those patients with pain at rest, trophic changes, and a few patients with intermittent claudication. …”
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Burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension in children globally, regionally, and nationally (1990–2021): results from the global burden of disease study by Lili Deng, Jingxuan Xiong, Jiaoli Xu, Qinhong Li, Zugen Cheng

“…IntroductionPediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and severe disorder characterized by obstructive vascular changes that can lead to right heart failure. …”
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Place of carbocysteine in the treatment of acute respiratory viral infections and bronchitis in therapeutic practice by A. L. Vertkin, M. M. Shamuilova, G. Yu. Knorring

“…A violation of mucociliary clearance becomes inevitable along with changes in the volume and viscosity of sputum, which further aggravates the severity of cough and the patient's condition. …”
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Reactivity of cardiorespiratory system in bronchial asthma patients according to the tests with respiratory maneuvers performance by O. P. Romanchuk, V. I. Velychko, Ya. I. Bazhora

“…The basis of asthma clinical picture forms broncho-obstructive syndrome, which is polymorphic in the mechanism of formation, and this determines the heterogeneity of asthma pathogenesis. …”
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Hemodynamic status of patients with different comorbidities of ischemic heart disease before and after coronary artery bypass grafting by B. I. Geltser, E. A. Sergeev, V. N. Kotelnikov, A. A. Silaev, R. S. Karpov

“…The first comorbidity was represented by a combination of IHD and multifocal atherosclerosis, the second – by IHD and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the third – by IHD and metabolic syndrome (MS). …”
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Effect of a Multidimensional Pharmaceutical Care Intervention on Inhalation Technique in Patients with Asthma and COPD by Wanqing Wang, Tao Xu, Qiong Qin, Liyan Miao, Jian’an Bao, Rong Chen

“…Quality of life improvement evaluated according to score changes of ACT in asthma and CAT in COPD and patient satisfaction were measured postintervention. …”
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Lentinan Alleviated PM2.5 Exposure-Induced Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Pulmonary Epithelial Cells by Inhibiting the GARP/TGF-β/Smad Pathway by Zhi Wang, Shiqing Xu, Bohao Bian, Zhida Hu, Feiyang Wu, Siqi Zhao, Xiaohui Wang, Li Wang, Teng Ma

“…Specifically, long-term exposure to PM2.5 could lead to various lung diseases, including pulmonary fibrosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The Glycoprotein A Repetitions Predominant (GARP) protein, a key receptor and regulator for TGF-β1, has recently emerged as a vital cytokine in PM2.5-induced pulmonary pathological changes. …”
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Bariatric Surgery in the United Kingdom: A Cohort Study of Weight Loss and Clinical Outcomes in Routine Clinical Care. by Ian J Douglas, Krishnan Bhaskaran, Rachel L Batterham, Liam Smeeth

“…The main outcome measures were change in weight and body mass index over 4 y; incident diagnoses of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, angina, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, fractures, obstructive sleep apnoea, and cancer; mortality; and resolution of hypertension and T2DM. …”
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Metabolic dysregulation and decreased capillarization in skeletal muscles of male adolescent offspring rats exposed to gestational intermittent hypoxia by Wirongrong Wongkitikamjorn, Wirongrong Wongkitikamjorn, Eiji Wada, Jun Hosomichi, Hideyuki Maeda, Sirichom Satrawaha, Haixin Hong, Haixin Hong, Ken-ichi Yoshida, Takashi Ono, Yukiko K. Hayashi

“…Gestational intermittent hypoxia (IH) is a hallmark of obstructive sleep apnea that occurs frequently during pregnancy, and effects caused by this environmental change during pregnancy may be transmitted to the offspring. …”
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Blood eosinophil count correlates with alveolar damage in emphysema-predominant COPD by Saya Nakamura, Keiko Wakahara, Suguru Majima, Eito Yokoi, Eriko Fukutani, Ryo Otsuki, Shingo Iwano, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa, Fumie Kinoshita, Takashi Abe, Toyokazu Sashio, Tomoki Kimura, Kenji Izuhara, Naozumi Hashimoto, Makoto Ishii, Yoshinori Hasegawa

“…Abstract Background Although blood eosinophil count is recognized as a useful biomarker for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the impact of eosinophils in COPD has not been fully elucidated. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of revascularization in coronary artery disease according to dynamic PET/CT of the myocardium with 13N-ammonium by Elena Z. Golukhova, Irakliy P. Aslanidis, Irina V. Shurupova, Anzhelika A. Shakhova, Margarita G. Rumyantseva, Irina V. Ekaeva, Tatiana A. Trifonova

“…Positive changes of stress MBF values were in coronary PCI-territories as well as in remote areas. …”
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Brachial artery constriction during brachial artery reactivity testing predicts major adverse clinical outcomes in women with suspected myocardial ischemia: results from the NHLBI-... by Tara L Sedlak, B Delia Johnson, Carl J Pepine, Steven E Reis, C Noel Bairey Merz

“…Obstructive CAD and traditional CAD risk factors were not predictive of BAC. …”
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Second hand smoke attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Zheng Su, Ying Xie, Zhenxiao Huang, Anqi Cheng, Xinmei Zhou, Min Wang, Xin Xia, Tingfen Ji, Liang Zhao, Zhao Liu, Dan Xiao, Chen Wang

“…Abstract Background We aimed to estimate the changes in, second hand smoke (SHS) and potential drivers of its health outcome from 1990 to 2021 worldwide. …”
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Bilateral Stylopharyngeus Transection Alters Respiratory Airflow in Conscious Rats by Eriko Hamada, Thomaz Fleury Curado, Kingman Strohl, Yee-Hsee Hsieh

“…Background/Objectives: Upper airway patency is a key pathophysiological factor in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Research has primarily focused on the role of the genioglossus muscle in maintaining airway patency in OSA. …”
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Efficacy and safety of ensifentrine in treatment of COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials by Bara M. Hammadeh, Osama M. Younis, Muaath I. Alsufi, Muhammad Idrees, Ayham Mohammad Hussein, Abdullah Yousef Aldalati, Fares A. Qtaishat, Banan Qatawneh, Al Bugazia, Raed A. Hamed

“…Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease marked by airway inflammation and obstruction. …”
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Chitosan-Coated Solid Lipid Nano-Encapsulation Improves the Therapeutic Antiairway Inflammation Effect of Berberine against COPD in Cigarette Smoke-Exposed Rats by Hongxiang Liu, Yifan Li, Xiaoying Zhang, Man Shi, Dexu Li, Ying Wang

“…Berberine (Ber) is an isoquinoline alkaloid that has shown therapeutic potential in mice with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the therapeutic efficiency of Ber is restricted by its low aqueous solubility and bioavailability. …”
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The sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors for tuberculosis morbidity between two decades at the beginning of the 21st century at the north of Kosovo, Serbia by Smiljić Sonja, Stanisavljević Dejana, Radović Blagica, Mijović Milica, Savić Slađana, Ristić Siniša, Mandić Predrag

“…During the 2000–2002 period, there were more severe clinical forms, with severe radiological changes, bilateral parenchymal and cavernous forms (p = 0.08). …”
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