Clinical features and survival analysis of adult patients with severe lower respiratory tract infection positive for respiratory syncytial virus by Jiahua Tian, Ling Zhang, Xunling Wang, Guichuan Huang, Zhu Li, Ling Gong, Daishun Liu

“…The sputum specimens were collected for RSV testing, and the clinical data were collected and analyzed statistically. …”
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COPD-Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Visual Analogue Score (c-LRTI-VAS) validation in stable and exacerbated patients with COPD by Thys van der Molen, Tjip S van der Werf, Hendrik Johannes Prins, Ruud Duijkers, Johannes M A Daniels, Wim Boersma

“…Background We developed the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-Lower Respiratory Tract Infection-Visual Analogue Score (c-LRTI-VAS) in order to easily quantify symptoms during exacerbations in patients with COPD. …”
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Congenital myofibromatosis of the porta hepatis: a case report by Kiyokazu Kim, Masafumi Iguchi, Maho Inoue, Shohei Takayama, Shigehisa Fumino, Shigeru Ono

“…Although IM is expected to undergo spontaneous tumor regression, surgical management of hilar IM presenting with obstructive jaundice can be challenging. Case presentation: A male infant was born at 38 weeks of gestation with a birth weight of 2628 g. …”
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Reduction in systemic glucocorticoid utilization among COPD patients with type 2 inflammation treated with biologics by Truong-An A. Ho, Stephen Dachert, Anugya Mittal, Gerard J. Criner

“…Data collected included demographics, baseline comorbidities, eosinophil count, pulmonary function testing and dispense reports for glucocorticoids. …”
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Digital health interventions for chronic diseases: a scoping review of evaluation frameworks by Mohan Karunanithi, Farhad Fatehi, Nazli Bashi, Mahsa Mosadeghi-Nik, Marzieh S Askari

“…The frameworks developed for providing interventions such as self-management, achieving personal goals and reducing relapse for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and severe mental health. …”
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Computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: redefining our first line of defense by Yvonne J.M. van Cauteren, Marie-Julie D.K. Lemmens, Sebastiaan C.A.M. Bekkers, Bas L.J.H. Kietselaer, Jordi Heijman, Ralph A.L.J. Theunissen, Braim Rahel, Talitha Voorn, Sander M.J. van Kuijk, Robin Nijveldt, Kevin Vernooy, Joachim E. Wildberger, Casper Mihl, Martijn W. Smulders

“…Background: Approximately one-third of patients with suspected non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) have non-obstructive coronary artery disease. Low-risk patients might benefit from early non-invasive diagnostic testing that can appropriately select those without obstructive coronary artery disease and prevent unnecessary invasive coronary angiography (ICA). …”
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Comparison of left ventricular myocardial perfusion parameters according to adenosine triphosphate stress computed tomography myocardial perfusion with clinical parameters of patie... by O. F. Egorkina, S. A. Gaman, G. N. Soboleva, Yu. A. Karpov, S. K. Ternovoy

“…LV myocardial perfusion defects were detected in 74 patients with an established non-obstructive CAD. No significant differences were found between the LV myocardial ischemia volume and the main risk factors for atherosclerosis, but there was an association between ST segment depression and LV myocardial ischemia volume, a significant decrease in global and segmental TPC with ATP stress test.…”
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Сhanges in functional activity of peripheral blood neutrophils in young children with recurrent respiratory infection by I. M. Kurtasova, T. V. Lubnina, E. V. Safontseva

“…Compensatory metabolic capacity of peripheral blood neutrophils was retained in the opsonized zymosan stress tests. The study results showed unidirectional changes in peripheral blood neutrophil phagocytic activity parameters both in children with broncho-obstructive syndrome, and in children with pharyngeal tonsil hypertrophy and recurrent respiratory infection.…”
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Effect of particulate matter exposure on patients with COPD and risk reduction through behavioural interventions: the protocol of a prospective panel study by Hwan-Cheol Kim, Shinhee Park, Seung Won Ra, Sei Won Lee, Sung Yoon Kang

“…Clinical outcomes will be assessed through COPD assessment test scores, the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire for patients with COPD and pulmonary function testing. …”
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Testicular function and fertility outcomes in males with CF: A multi center retrospective study of men with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens based on CFTR mutation... by Rossella Cannarella, Danielle Velez Leitner, Marissa Weiss, Sarah C. Vij

“…While research shows MwCF experience spermatogenic dysfunction alongside obstructive azoospermia, understanding male reproductive health in MwCF remains limited. …”
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Clinical and Functional Characteristics of Subjects with Asthma, COPD, and Asthma-COPD Overlap: A Multicentre Study in Vietnam by Sy Duong-Quy, Huong Tran Van, Anh Vo Thi Kim, Quyen Pham Huy, Timothy J. Craig

“…Subjects with asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap (ACO) share common features of patients with asthma and COPD. …”
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Assessing the Clinical and Functional Status of COPD Patients Using Speech Analysis During and After Exacerbation by Mayr W, Triantafyllopoulos A, Batliner A, Schuller BW, Berghaus TM

“…Our baseline for predicting patient state was an SVM model using self-reported BORG and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) scores.Results: In 50 COPD patients (52% males, 22% GOLD II, 44% GOLD III, 32% GOLD IV, all patients group E), speech analysis was superior in distinguishing during and after exacerbation status compared to BORG and CAT scores alone by achieving 84% accuracy in prediction. …”
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A realist review of factors critical for the implementation of eHealth in chronic disease management by Nida Shahid, Gillian Parker, Joanna M. Bielecki, Valeria Rac, Whitney Berta

“…Future implications include empirical testing CMOs as middle-range theories in real-world settings to determine causality. …”
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Patient-centered assessment of treatment for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: literature review to identify concepts and measures for people with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency by Ekin Seçinti, Karolina Schantz, Laure Delbecque, John Krege, Rikki Mangrum, Sarah E. Curtis

“…Abstract Background Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic disorder that can result in a range of illnesses, with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) being one of the most common. …”
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Clinical Association of Ataxia Telangiectasia-Like Disorder 1 with an Uncertain Significance Variant in the MRE11 Gene: A Case Report by Bita Barazandeh Shirvan, Javad Akhondian, Parvaneh Layegh, Narges Hashemi, Ehsan Ghayoor Karimiani, Razie Rezaie, Paria Najarzadeh Torbati, mehran beiraghi toosi

“…After ventriculoperitoneal shunting due to obstructive hydrocephalus, there was no clinical change; so, we carried out whole exome sequencing. …”
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Are the knowledge of non-malignant asbestos-related diseases and lung function impairment differentially associated with psychological well-being? A cross-sectional study in former... by Jessica Lang, Michael K Felten, Thomas Kraus

“…Psychological strain was operationalised by intrusive thoughts and specific fear of cancer.Results The strongest predictor for mental health was obstructive functional impairment (eg, anxiety: β=0.22, p<0.001). …”
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Clinical correlation study of non-tuberculous mycobacterial isolates from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid by Hongye Ning, Guiqing He, Yanhong Mei, Jiandan Yu, Jichan Shi, Xiaoya Cui, Chaochao Qiu, Xiangao Jiang

“…In drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium abscessus, amikacin exhibited the highest sensitivity, followed by clarithromycin. …”
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A 50-year-old woman with severe resting hypoxia not amendable to high-flow oxygen supplementation by Razi Even-dar, Reem Mhamid, Karwan Badarni, Evelyne Shabad, Yaron Bar-lavie, Yaniv Dotan

“…Case description: A 50-year-old female with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hypertension and compensated cirrhosis presented for pre-operative evaluation. …”
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Pseudo-beer belly disguised and presenting as inguinal hernia swelling: a case of massive retroperitoneal liposarcoma by Junfeng Xie, Kexing Xi, Baolong Ye, Yangbiao Wang, Hongquan Liu, Hefang Xiao

“…Imaging (CT/MRI) and molecular testing (MDM2 FISH) are critical for differential diagnosis. …”
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Fractal Evolution Characteristics of Pore Structure in Coal-Acidified Stimulation by Dan Zhou, Zhiqiang Lv, Yunxing Cao, Gaofeng Liu, Xinsheng Zhang, Bin Shi, Junsheng Zhang, Shimin Liu

“…The acidification mechanism was mainly attributed to the dissolution of carbonate minerals in the coal, which led to the removal of obstructive minerals such as ankerite and calcite that had accumulated in the coal pores. …”
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