The Influence of Genotype on the Cardiopulmonary Test Response in Patients Affected by Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Maria Felicia Gagliardi, Gabriella Malfatto, Claudia Baratto, Alessia Giglio, Valeria Rella, Paolo Cerea, Davide Mariani, Sabrina Salerno, Silvia Ravaro, Silvia Castelletti, Gerardina Fratianni, Chiara Alberio, Matteo Pedrazzini, Mariam Khujadze, Luigi P. Badano, Denisa Muraru, Gianfranco Parati, Franco Cecchi, Sergio Caravita, Lia Crotti

“…Few data exist on the effects of these genetic variants on cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) performance in HCM patients. We analysed asymptomatic and slightly symptomatic HCM patients (NYHA I-II) whose genetic analysis and CPET were available; at baseline, left ventricular function was normal and severe left ventricular outflow trait obstruction was excluded. …”
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Berlin and Epworth Surveys to Predict Obstructive Sleep Apnea for Adults on Biomimetic Oral Appliance Therapy: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial by Noor Al Mortadi, Basheer Khassawneh, Lina Khasawneh, Osama Alzoubi, Karem H. Alzoubi

“…Findings were analyzed statistically using paired t-tests. Result. As per sleep test results, pre-BOAT AHI measures versus post-BOAT AHI measures showed significant improvement. …”
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Obstructed foramina of Monro, cerebral aqueduct, 3rd or 4th ventricles are reliable predictors of hydrocephalus in hemorrhagic stroke patients by Petra Octavian Perdana Wahjoepramono, Aloysius Bagus Sasongko, Danny Halim, Kurnia Wahyudi, Abrar Arham, Achmad Adam, Yeo Tseng Tsai, Eka Julianta Wahjoepramono, Julius July, Tri Hanggono Achmad

“…Tandem testing suggested that choke point obstructions are more sensitive (p < 0.001), yet less specific (p = 0.004) in predicting hydrocephalus compared to the mGraeb score. …”
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced anti-Hu antibody-associated gastrointestinal pseudo-obstruction: a case report and literature review by Guang-Qing Shi, Heng-Ning Lian, Xue Wang, Jie-Qiang Xia, Huan Wang, Li-Jie Ma, Zhen-Liang Xiao, Jing Zhou

“…When unexplained bowel obstruction occurs during ICI therapy, antineuronal antibody testing should be performed to exclude GIPO, as early identification and intervention can reduce mortality.…”
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Supporting Nutritional Status and Physical Activity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Feasibility Study of a Complex Intervention by Tanja Sofie Hansen, Pia Søe Jensen, Vibeke Nørholm, Mia Ingerslev Loft, Ingrid Poulsen

“…Objective To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a nurse-led COllective PErson-centred dialogue (COPE-Dialogue) intervention developed though co-production focusing on nutritional and physical activity support to hospitalised patients with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Methods A non-randomised feasibility study according to the Medical Research Council framework for developing and testing a complex intervention. …”
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Risk prediction for acute kidney disease and adverse outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an interpretable machine learning approach by Siqi Jiang, Lingyu Xu, Xinyuan Wang, Chenyu Li, Chen Guan, Lin Che, Yanfei Wang, Xuefei Shen, Yan Xu

“…Background Little is known about acute kidney injury (AKI) and acute kidney disease (AKD) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and COPD mortality based on the acute/subacute renal injury. …”
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The effect of a single oral dose of L-arginine on quadriceps strength in smokers and non-smokers: a non-randomized clinical trial by Goranka Radmilović, Sanja Popović-Grle, Valentina Matijević

“…Smoking is a major risk factor for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is thought to be caused by smoking in even 8 out of 10 cases. …”
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Aspergillosis: Case Series from the Central Public Health Laboratory–Ministry of Health. Asunción, Paraguay. Period 2000–2019 by Aguilar-Fernández, Gustavo, Araujo-López, Patricia, Lird, Graciela, Arguello-Velaztiqui, Rocío del Carmen, Blasco-Gavilán, Raquel

“…In chronic rhinopulmonary forms, tuberculosis, tumors, chronic obstructive disease, cystic fibrosis, and asthma were the predisposing factors. …”
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Galactomannan detection in sputum samples of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A promising marker for diagnosis of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis? by Sabrieh Asadi Shahi Sarae, Masoud Aliyali, Vida Mortezaee, Hamidreza Jamaati, Hossein Asgarian Omran, Siavash Abedi, Hossein Mehravaran, Jamshid Yazdani Charati, Maryam Sadat Mirenayat, Mihan Pourabdollah, Kosar Najmi, Sabah Mayahi, Mona Ghazanfari, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Mahdi Abastabar, Mohammad T. Hedayati, Abdullah M.S. Al Hatmi

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Rare filamin C variants among patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy referred for septal myectomy by S. E. Andreeva, A. V. Gurshchenkov, V. V. Zajcev, A. A. Kozyreva, A. I. Mihaleva, A. S. Murav'ev, V. K. Grebennik, L. B. Mitrofanova, M. L. Gordeev, O. M. Moiseeva, A. A. Kostareva

“…To determine the prevalence and profile of rare variants of the filamin C gene (FLNC) among patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HCM) referred for septal myectomy, and to provide a clinical description of HCM occurring with these variants.Material and methods. …”
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The effectiveness of dual-task exercises in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Begüm Ünlü, Aysel Yıldız Özer, İpek Özmen, Mine Gülden Polat

“…Mini-BESTest: Balance Evaluation Systems Test will be used to assess balance. Functional balance and mobility assessment will be performed with the Timed Up and Go Test and the 10-m Walk Test. …”
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The impact of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome on cognitive impairment in patients monitored at the University Clinics of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Jean Paul Pholo Manzimbala, Fifi MANANA, Christian MATANDA, Gabriel LEMA, Eddy MBAMBU, Augustin NGE, Thierry MATONA, Boniface TETE, Mireille NGANGA, Richard MATANDA, Jérôme SOKOLO

“…Statistical analyses were performed using Pearson's chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test for qualitative variables, and Student’s t-test for quantitative variables (p < 0.05). …”
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Association of triglyceride-glucose index with all-cause and non-cardiovascular mortality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: an age-stratified analysis by Xiao Hu, Jing Xu, Yang Gu

“…Kaplan–Meier curves indicated that the patients with the higher TyG index had a significantly lower survival probability (All-cause mortality: p for log-rank test < 0.001; non-CV mortality: p for log-rank test = 0.001). …”
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Using a Virtual Game System to Innovate Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Safety, Adherence and Enjoyment in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Rima Wardini, Esther Dajczman, Nathan Yang, Marcel Baltzan, David Préfontaine, Maria Stathatos, Haguit Marciano, Shawn Watson, Norman Wolkove

“…OBJECTIVE: The present pilot study tested the use of a virtual game system (VGS) for exercise training in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). …”
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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of an Instrument to Assess Physical Activity Participation Behavior Among Chinese Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Liao Y, Wang H, Zhan Y, Liu Y, Wang W, Ke H, Lan F, Zhi Q, Li W, Yu J

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A novel data-driven model to define physical activity metrics and predict mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Qichen Deng, Alex van ’t Hul, Hieronymus van Hees, Remco Djamin, Anouk W. Vaes, Martijn A. Spruit

“…Fourier analysis was applied to extract movement frequency and amplitude, which were then used to compute the physical activity (PA) score. Kolmogorov–Smirnov test was conducted to assess whether the distributions of step count and PA score differed, followed by Kruskal–Wallis test to assess day-to-day movement variability. …”
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Management of Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Retrospective Analysis of Demographic Predictors and Treatment Outcomes in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Saba Beigh, Saleh Alzahrani, Mohammed Ali Alshehri, Raed A. Alharbi, Saeed Saleh Aziz Alghamdi, Mohammed Abdullah I. Alghamdi, Abdul Mohsin Ahmed A. Alghamdi, Rabab Morsy Ahmad

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Virtual reality as an adjunct to pulmonary rehabilitation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Yi Li, Hongzhan Jiang, Zhi Lyu

“…Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent chronic lung disease characterised by persistent and progressive airflow obstruction resulting from tracheal and/or alveolar lesions. …”
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Maternal smoking around birth as a risk factor for offspring chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Evidence from Mendelian randomization by Qiliang Jian, Huyan Huo, Fangxiang Mu, Fang Wang

“…The selected outcome was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in offspring, with 454945 controls and 13530 cases. …”
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Association of triglyceride glucose and obesity indices with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in US adults: data from 2013 to 2018 NHANES by Jinzhan Chen, Ayun Chen, Shuwen Yang, Fuhan Zhang, Hongni Jiang, Jiaxin Liu, Congyi Xie

“…Abstract Background The impact of insulin resistance (IR) on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has caught increasing attention, and the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and related indices are deemed reliable indicators for evaluating IR. …”
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