Exploring Bidirectional Causality between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Kidney Disease via Mendelian Randomization by Liu X, Liu M, Zhong B, He X, Xu Y, Zhou Z, Qin P

“…More studies are required to better understand the relationship between OSA and CKD and kidney function.Keywords: obstructive sleep apnea, chronic kidney disease, renal function, bidirectional, Mendelian randomization…”
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Hypermagnesemia caused by fecal-mass obstruction in stenotic rectal cancer following preoperative administration of magnesium citrate by Yuri Sato, Eiji Hashiba, Yuuma Yamazaki, Koudai Kato, Hirotaka Kinoshita, Satoko Noguchi, Tomoyuki Kudo, Kazuyoshi Hirota

“…Endoscopic examination showed a rectal obstruction due to fecal impaction. General condition improved after emergency Hartmann’s surgery. …”
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Heterotopic pancreatic tissue presenting as an unusual cause of gastric outlet obstruction in infancy: a case report by Ahmed Oshiba, Karim Darweesh, Hend Sharafeldin, Mostafa Kotb

“…Conclusion Heterotopic pancreas should always be considered as one of the rare differentials of the causes of gastric outlet obstruction in infants. Although many investigations such as sonogram and upper gastrointestinal series help in diagnosis, histology remains the definitive test in reaching the final diagnosis.…”
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Association between nutritional risk and CRP levels in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Peihong Liang, Peihong Liang, Jun Wu

“…Clinical data were analyzed via Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, binary logistic regression, and restricted cubic splines (RCS) to model the nonlinear CRP-nutritional risk relationship. …”
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Assessment of Long-Term Pulmonary Function and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by Sanjay D. Gabhale, Mahavir Satishchand Bagrecha, Mitali Dash, Zeeshan Sheikh, S. Bhuvaneshwari, Rangraze Imran, Tharini Satheesh

“…Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent respiratory condition portrayed by persistent airflow limitation and correlated symptoms. …”
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Radical total gastrectomy for gastric cancer complicated by hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome: a case report by Bin Gao, Jingjing Zhang, Lei Zhu, Yaming Zhang

“…Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (HSOS) is often caused by the ingestion of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs). …”
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A machine learning approach for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea using oximetry, demographic and anthropometric data by Zhou Hao Leong, Shaun Ray Han Loh, Leong Chai Leow, Thun How Ong, Song Tar Toh

“…Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a serious but underdiagnosed condition. …”
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“Single Coronary Artery” from Right Sinus—Uncommon Causes of Ischemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries by Paweł Muszyński, Marlena Święcicka, Dominika Musiałowska, Dorota Pura, Małgorzata Kazberuk, Anna Kożuchowska-Eljasiewicz, Caroline Sasinowski, Urszula Bajda, Wiktoria Grądzka-Matys, Anna Tomaszuk-Kazberuk

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The Diagnostic Accuracy of Overnight Oximetry for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Serena Incerti Parenti, Maria Lavinia Bartolucci, Andrea Fiordelli, Pierangelo Gigola, Corrado Paganelli, Giulio Alessandri-Bonetti

“…Polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); however, high costs and limited availability restrict its use for routine screening. …”
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Clinical features and prognostic risk factors of different sex with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yun-Xia Yu, Jing-Jing Feng, Meng Zhang, Tian-yun Shi, Jin-dong Shi, Yong Du, Jun-qing Li, Zhi-Jun Jie

“…Abstract The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate the clinical characteristics and the outcomes of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) patients between different sex. …”
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Effect of combined exercise and N-acetylcysteine supplementation on inflammatory markers in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Amirreza Ebrahimi, Shadmehr Mirdar

“…Background and Aim: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease in which inflammation plays a significant role in its progression. …”
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Outcome of patients admitted to respiratory intensive care unit with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease by Khaled F. Alkhayat, Kamal Atta, Abdellah Ali, Ahmed Elkholi

“…Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is now the third leading cause of death in the United States, and its rising mortality trend is unique among the top 5 causes of death. …”
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Efficacy of Vaccine Prophylaxis for Pneumococcal Infection in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Various Comorbidity Indix by G. L. Ignatova, V. N. Antonov

“…The aim of this work was to study the vaccine prophylaxis effectiveness for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients having the different Charlson comorbidity index. …”
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Functional status and cytokine profile assessment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure by Roman E. Tokmachev, Sergey N. Avdeev, Andrey Ya. Kravchenko, Andrey V. Budnevsky, Evgeny S. Ovsyannikov

“…Objective — to evaluate the effect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on the level of cytokines and the functional status of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) with different categories of left ventricular ejection fraction. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Intranasal Estrogen on Nasal Obstruction in Menopausal Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study by Behrouz Barati, Ali Goljanian Tabrizi, Mahboobe Asadi, Khadijeh Moghadam

“…The data were analyzed using t-test with SPSS software, version 21. Results: 46 menopausal patients with nasal obstruction,an average age of 52.58±0.667 years, and an average body mass index of 23.33±3.42 kg/m2 were included in the study.then, the patients were randomly divided into two groups,an intervention group (23 people) and the control group (23 people). …”
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Facilitates Identification of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Type B Aortic Dissection by Dandan Jiang, Qu Chen, Weiming Su, Dinghui Wu

“…To determine whether the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) aids in the detection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with type B aortic dissection (TBAD). …”
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Construction of a sleep staging prediction model for obstructive sleep apnea patients based on hypoxia parameters by YANG Mengdie，PENG Cheng，CUI Yiran，XU Shaorong，WANG Yan

“…Objective To compare the differences in hypoxia parameters between rapid eye movement（REM）and non - rapid eye movement（NREM）sleep stages in patients with obstructive sleep apnea（OSA）and to construct an artificial neural network（ANN）sleep staging prediction model. …”
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Relationship between obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome and the occurrence and progression of type 2 diabetic nephropathy by 钱科威, 顾晓琦, 曹蓓, 袁婕, 孙晓红, 章敏

“…Objective To explore the correlation between obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome（OSAHS）and diabetic nephropathy（DN）in type 2 diabetes mellitus（T2DM）patients.Methods A total of 92 T2DM patients with DN during June 1-May 30,2020 were selected while 75 T2DM patients without DN during the same period designated as controls.All patients were tested for serum cystatin C,γ-aminobutyric acid（γ-GABA）and urine albumin excretion（UAE）on the basis of routine diagnosis and treatment.Polysomnograph was utilized for 8-hour continuous recording and apnea-hypopnea index（AHI）,minimum night blood oxygen saturation（LSaO₂）and night average blood oxygen saturation（MSaO₂）were recorded.Results No inter-group statistical differences existed in age, gender composition, body mass index（BMI）,fasting blood glucose, hypertension or hypercholesterolemia.The average diabetic duration was prolonged in DN patients, the incidence of OSAHS spiked.The levels of HbA1 c, CysC and AHI rose while the levels of LSaO₂,MSaO₂ and γ-GABA declined（all P<0.05）.They were divided into three groups of normal albuminuria, micro-albuminuria and massive albuminuria according to the level of UAE.The disease courses of DN and AHI became elongated markedly while LSaO₂,MSaO₂ and γ-GABA declined markedly（all P<0.05）.Further multivariate Logistic regression analysis indicated that AHI was an independent risk factor for an onset of DN（P=0.044）while LSaO₂,MSaO₂ and γ-GABA were independent protective factors for DN in T2DM patients（all P<0.01）.Conclusion OSAHS is correlated with DN occurrence so that alleviating OSAHS may delay the progression of DN.…”
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Predictive value of Frank’s sign for obstructive coronary artery disease confirmed by coronary computed tomography angiography by Truong Phi Hung, Nguyen Minh Kha, Dang Tuong Vi, Tran Trong Nhan, Hoang Van Sy

“…The prevalence of obstructive CAD was significantly higher in those with Frank’s sign (52.5%) compared to those without it (13.6%), with p<0.001. …”
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DIAGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF NOVEL MARKERS FOR ASSESSMENT OF MYOCARDIUM CONDITION IN OBSTRUCTIVE DIFFUSE-GENERALIZED FORM OF HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY by Yu. V. Frolova, O. V. Dymova, M. A. Babaev, S. Yu. Kim, E. Yu. Van, V. E. Sinitsin, E. A. Mershina, S. L. Dzemeshkevich

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