Proposal of a radiation-free screening protocol for early detection of interstitial lung involvement in seropositive and ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis by Frank Reichenberger, Florian Popp, Martin Hoffmann, Carina Fischinger, Werner von Wulffen, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Martin Welcker

“…Methods We propose a non-invasive radiation-free approach to screen for interstitial lung involvement (ILI) by means of pulmonary function tests (PFT) and pleuro-pulmonary transthoracic ultrasound (LUS) with additional cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET) with ECG, and echocardiography. …”
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Residual Volume and Total Lung Capacity at Diagnosis Predict Overall Survival in Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients by Ting Zhai, Yi Li, Robert Brown, Michael Lanuti, Justin F. Gainor, David C. Christiani

“…ABSTRACT Background Residual volume (RV) / total lung capacity (TLC) ratio has been found to better predict functional impairments than spirometry and is associated with mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; however, it is rarely studied in lung cancer. …”
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Non-invasive evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men by Reshma Mangat, Henry S.S. Ho, Tricia L.C. Kuo

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A novel image-based classification system for atlantoaxial deformity caused by mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA: an efficacy evaluation by Qiu-Qi Zhang, Shangguan Wen-ji, Jia Song, Zhi-Hui Liang, Fu-Chao Zhou, Hai-Tao Liu, Jiang Shao, Yue-Hui Zhang

“…Intra- and interobserver consistency tests were conducted by 10 independent observers. …”
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Evaluation of the respiratory function in myasthenia gravis: an important tool for clinical feature and diagnosis of the disease Avaliação da função respiratória na miastenia gravi... by Paulo A. P. Saraiva, José Lamartine de Assis, Paulo E. Marchiori

“…Respiratory involvement occurred in almost all patients with myasthenia gravis in all clinical forms of the disease: 332 lung function tests done in 324 myasthenic patients without respiratory symptoms (age 34.6 ± 18.3 years) were examined. …”
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Voiding urodynamics parameters for women with and without symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse by José Tadeu Carvalho Martins, Gisele Vissoci Marquini, Laura Aparecida Xavier de Abreu, Zsuzsanna Ilona Katalin de Jármy Di Bella, Marair Gracio Ferreira Sartori

“…Abstract Objective: This study aims to characterize voiding urodynamics parameters suggestive of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) diagnosis in women with and without symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse (POP). …”
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Estimation methods of information intensity of the tracklaying vehicle driver's work by M. Y. Manzin

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Arterial communication around the pancreatic tail enabled division of the gastroduodenal artery during pancreaticoduodenectomy in patient with complete celiac artery occlusion: a c... by Ryo Oikawa, Kyoji Ito, Nobuyuki Takemura, Fuminori Mihara, Norihiro Kokudo

“…Abstract Background Stenosis or obstruction of the celiac artery (CA) is known as celiac artery stenosis (CAS) and is usually accompanied by the formation of arterial anastomosis between the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) system and the CA system. …”
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Long-term alveolar-capillary diffusion impairments after severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia by Laura Pini, Jordan Giordani, Guido Levi, Michele Guerini, Simone Piva, Elena Peli, Manuela Violini, Stefano Piras, Yehia El Masri, Alessandro Pini, Dina Visca, Deodato Assanelli, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Nicola Latronico, Claudio Tantucci

“…This study aimed to characterize persistent diffusion impairment in post-ICU patients with prior SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and reduced DLCO.Methods After hospital discharge, patients underwent spirometry, DLCO measurement, and a 6-minute walking test every six months. If DLCO remained impaired at 18–24 months, a combined Lung Diffusing Capacity for Nitric Oxide (DLNO) and DLCO assessment was performed to differentiate alveolar-capillary membrane (DmCO) and pulmonary capillary blood volume (Vc) alterations.Results Among 20 patients with persistent DLCO reduction, 3 had an obstructive ventilatory pattern, 6 had restriction, and 12 had low KCO. …”
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Transient ischemic dilation ratio in regadenoson, single isotope gated single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging by Manolo Rubio, Andre Dias, Nikoloz Koshkelashvili, Jose Codolosa, Mauricio Jalife-Bucay, Mary Rodriguez-Ziccardi, Aman Amanullah

“…Single isotope 99mTc single-photon emission computed tomography-myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI) is the most commonly used protocol for nuclear stress testing. Transient ischemic dilation of the left ventricle (TID) has been considered a specific marker of severe coronary artery disease (CAD). …”
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Blood Pressure Phenotypes in Patients with Hypertension and Chronic Respiratory Diseases (Study of Ambulatory Practice Data of a Cardiologist) by A. S. Kurekhyan, M. I. Smirnova, V. M. Gorbunov, Ya. N. Koshelyaevskaya, A. D. Deev, M. M. Loukianov

“…The clinical measurements and 24-hour BP monitoring, spirometry, clinical and biochemical blood tests, standard examination were performed, initially and after 12 months. …”
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Association of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and CRP with spirometry in COPD patients in North India by Kaushalendra K. Maurya, Shraddha Singh, Sushma Swaraj Rapelly, Ajay K. Verma

“…Statistical Analysis Used: SPSS software with Student t-test, Chi-square t-test, ANOVA, and Spearman correlation with 95% CI is used. …”
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Haemodynamics and post-exercise recovery response in COPD-PH and ILD-PH: An appraisal by Sayoni Sengupta, Parthasarathi Bhattacharyya, Aniruddha De, Sayanti Karmakar, Wrick Chakraborty, Dipanjan Saha

“…Those qualifying as either unmixed restrictive (ILD) or COPD (chronic obstructive airway disease) with PH underwent two-chair test for assessment of post-exercise recovery response. …”
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Dynamic handgrip exercise for the detection of myocardial ischemia using fast Strain-ENCoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance by Andreas Ochs, Michael Nippes, Janek Salatzki, Lukas D. Weberling, Nael Osman, Johannes Riffel, Hugo A. Katus, Matthias G. Friedrich, Norbert Frey, Marco M. Ochs, Florian André

“…Conclusion: DHE-fSENC allows for a reliable and fast detection of obstructive CAD, thereby expanding the applicability of needle-free CMR stress testing.…”
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Diagnostic algorithm in men suspected with nonobstructive azoospermia by Mahdi Bazzi, Matthew Chabot, Amarnath Rambhatla, Eric Chung

“…The importance of medical history, physical examination, endocrine evaluation, imaging, and genetic testing is emphasized. This review highlights the significance of differentiating NOA from obstructive azoospermia (OA) and outlines key considerations for effective management, including surgical sperm retrieval and assisted reproductive techniques. …”
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Pulmonary Disease Classification on Electrocardiograms Using Machine Learning by Aboubacar Abdoulaye Soumana, Prajwol Lamichhane, Mehlam Shabbir, Xudong Liu, Mona Nasseri, Scott Helgeson

“…Pulmonary diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are among the leading causes of death in the US. …”
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Another Face of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia by Mark O Turner

“…After an initially difficult clinical course, the patient responded well to long term treatment with corticosteroids, including improvement of air flow obstruction. This case illustrates a variant of BOOP characterized by a comparatively acute onset, a component of proliferative bronchiolitis, an obstructive rather than restrictive pattern of pulmonary function testing and good clinical response to corticosteroid therapy.…”
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy as a Form of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Diagnosis, Drugs, and Procedures by Sukriti Banthiya, Larissa Check, Jessica Atkins

“…The cornerstone of HCM management remains pharmacological therapy with β-blockers and calcium channel blockers serving as first-line agents to alleviate symptoms and reduce left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. More recently, cardiac myosin inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment paradigm for obstructive HCM. …”
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Intra-breath respiratory mechanics of prematurity-associated lung disease phenotypes in school-aged children by Michael Cousins, Kylie Hart, Bence Radics, A. John Henderson, Zoltán Hantos, Peter D. Sly, Sailesh Kotecha

“…Methods 167 school-aged (7–12 years) children, 14 with prematurity-associated obstructive lung disease (POLD; forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) <lower limit of normal (LLN), FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) <LLN), 11 with prematurity-associated preserved ratio impaired spirometry (pPRISm; FEV1 <LLN, FEV1/FVC ≥LLN), 90 preterm controls (FEV1 ≥LLN) and 52 term controls, performed intra-breath oscillometry at baseline, following maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing and following post-exercise bronchodilation. …”
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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

“…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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