Frequency of depression in patients who suffering from insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome diagnosed by nocturnal polysomnography by O Aminian, K Sadeghniiat Haghighi, N S Shams-Hosseini

“…Also, no significant statistical difference was noticed in this study in the Beck questionnaire scores between the two groups diagnosed for sleeplessness and obstructive apnea during sleep (P>0.05). Conclusion: In the present study we noticed that the Beck depression score for patients suffering from sleeplessness was higher than those suffering from obstructive apnea during sleep, although this difference was not significant. …”
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Laparoscopic treatment of intestinal obstruction due to a vitelline vascular remnant and simultaneous appendicitis: a case report by Kenjiro Date, Taro Yokota, Naoki Maehara

“…We herein describe a case of intestinal obstruction caused by a vitelline vascular remnant with mild chronic appendicitis successfully diagnosed and treated with laparoscopic surgery. …”
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Trans-Coronary Sinus Intra-Septal Radiofrequency Ablation (TIRA) for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: First-in-Human Results by Ji-Soo Oh, Jae-Young Seo, Cheol-Min Lee, Su-Jin Jung, June-Hong Kim, Min-Ku Chon

“…Background: Current treatments for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), including medication, surgery, and alcohol septal ablation (ASA), have limitations in terms of efficacy and safety. …”
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Beneficial Bacteria in the Gut Microbiota May Lead to Improved Metabolic and Immunological Status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Fabine Correia Passos, Lucas Matheus Gonçalves de Oliveira, Fabíola Ramos Jesus, Dalila Lucíola Zanette, Odilon Lobão Leal Neto, Margarida Célia Lima Costa Neves, Antônio Carlos Moreira Lemos, Gyselle Chrystina Baccan

“…The progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by functional changes in the airways. …”
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Association of free thyroxine with obstructive lung pattern in euthyroid middle-aged subjects: A population-based study. by Hye Jeong Kim, Sang Joon Park, Hyeong Kyu Park, Dong Won Byun, Kyoil Suh, Myung Hi Yoo

“…<h4>Results</h4>Overall, 10.9% of the subjects had an obstructive lung pattern. The mean fT4 levels were significantly higher in those with obstructive lung pattern than in those with normal lung function (1.26 vs. 1.20 ng/dL, p<0.001). …”
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Evaluation of DAZ1 Gene Expression in Spermatogenic Failure among Infertile Non-Obstructive Azoospermic Iraqi Males by I Abd Ali Al-Humairi, HA Karbal, AA Abid Albdairi

“…Background and Objective: Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is one of the causes of male infertility. …”
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Evaluation of the Results of Polygraphy and Polysomnography Performed at Consecutive Times in the Detection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: a Retrospective Analysis by İnci Şule Özer, Dilara Mermi Dibek, Cansu Ağırcan, İbrahim Öztura, Barış Baklan

“…We aimed to investigate the adequacy and deficiencies of polygraphy (PG) in diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in adults who underwent PSG and PG recording at our center. …”
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The clinical nursing effect of empowerment-based continuing nursing combined with pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Qianqian Wang, Hui Tang, Min Zhang

“…Abstract Objective Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often lack continuous care after discharge, with limited disease knowledge, poor self-care ability, and low self-efficacy. …”
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Predictive Value of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio for Cerebral Infarction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Nomogram-Based Analysis by Hou Z, Chen C, Liu H, Wang Y, Li Z

“…Data on admission, biochemical tests, and clinical characteristics were collected and compared. …”
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The Effectiveness of Patient-Oriented Correction of Adherence to Treatment in Patients with Arterial Hypertension and Comorbid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Voloshyna O., Dychko T., Lysyi I., Zbitneva V.

“…For today, the treatment of patients with comorbid pathology arterial hypertension (AH) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains insufficiently effective. …”
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EVALUATION OF CYTOKINE-MEDIATED MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF RESPIRATORY MUSCLE DYSFUNCTION IN THE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE by E. P. Kalinina, B. I. Geltser, I. G. Kurpatov, T. V. Gorborukova, T. A. Gvozdenko

“…Respiratory muscle (RM) strength was studied in 85 men with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The strength indicators of expiratory (MEP) and inspiratory pressure (MIP, SNIP) in oral cavity were registered by means of the MicroRPM device (CareFusion, UK), as well as intranasal pressure levels by SNIP test. …”
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Predictive Value of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Pulmonary Embolism by Jing Wang, Zongren Wan, Qing Liu, Baolan Wang, Liang Wang, Dan Yang, Lixin Wang, Yongqing Hong, Rong Zhu

“…This study is aimed at investigating the relationship between red cell distribution width (RDW) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between serotonergic gene polymorphisms and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. by Huajun Xu, Jian Guan, Hongliang Yi, Shankai Yin

“…<h4>Background</h4>5-Hydroxytryptamine receptor (5-HTR) and 5-hydroxytryptamine transporter (5-HTT) gene polymorphisms have been reported to be associated with susceptibility to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The associations, derived from sporadic, inconsistent, small-sample-size studies, need to be evaluated further in a meta-analysis.…”
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Comparative Assessment of the Clinical Course, Drug Therapy and Outcomes in Myocardial Infarction without or with Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease by O. A. Fomina, S. S. Yakushin

“…To compare clinical features, drug therapy and outcomes in patients with non-obstructive and obstructive coronary artery infarction.Material and methods. …”
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Clinical Diagnostic Value of Stromelysin-2 and Highly Sensitive-Cardiac Troponin I in the Severity of Coronary Artery Obstruction by Amal A. Hammoodi, Basil O. Saleh, Ameen A. Al-Alwany

“…Receiver operating characteristic curve and area under curve tests revealed that hs-cTn I and Str-2 have a high diagnostic ability of coronary artery obstruction along with a high discriminative ability of hs-cTn I in assessment of severity of coronary artery obstruction. …”
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The differential diagnostic value of left ventricular segmental myocardial strain in cardiac amyloidosis and non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Yang LIU, Fangmin MENG, Nianwei ZHOU, Lina LUAN, Cuizhen PAN, Xianhong SHU

“…ObjectiveTo explore the difference of the left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) and the segment strains between cardiac amyloidosis (CA) and non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). MethodsTwenty patients with immunoglobulin light chain cardiac amyloidosis (AL-CA) as CA group and 20 patients with non-obstructive HCM selected as controls (HCM group) were enrolled from January 2016 to April 2022 in Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. …”
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Symptom Network and Subgroup Analysis in Patients with Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yu C, Xu M, Pang X, Zhang Y, Cao X, Xu Y, Huang S, Zhao H, Chen C

“…This study identifies core symptoms, bridge symptoms, and symptom subgroups, offering valuable insights for precision symptom management in ECOPD.Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, exacerbation, precision care, network analysis, latent class analysis…”
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Lactococcus lactis D4 Decreases NF-κB and α-SMA in Rat Models of Obstructive Jaundice by Avit Suchitra, Alvarino Alvarino, Eryati Darwin, Harnavi Harun, Muhammad Iqbal Rivai, Ade Sukma

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of LLD4 on NF-κB, α-SMA, and IL-6 in obstructive jaundice rat models. METHODS: This post-test randomized controlled study involved 15 male Wistar rats divided into three groups: sham, bile duct ligation (BDL), and BDL+LLD4 groups. …”
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Clinical efficiency of exogenous L-arginine in patients with essential hypertension against the background of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by O. V. Kraidashenko, O. S. Tiahla

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and essential hypertension (EH) are one of the most common, leading and current problems of practical public health. …”
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Correlation between serum inflammatory factors and psychosomatic syndrome in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an observational study by Wenjing Zhang, Yujuan Cui, Ling Sun, Chunlin Tu, Yanfang Yu

“…This study aimed to explore the correlation between acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in patients and psychosomatic syndrome, alongside peripheral blood inflammatory factors and symptom burden (e.g., modified Medical Research Council [mMRC] and COPD assessment test [CAT]). …”
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