Profile of a patient with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in actual clinical practice by V. V. Ryabov, A. E. Gombozhapova, S. V. Demyanov

“…The methods of descriptive statistics and Yates-corrected chi-square test were used.Results. The following clinical and demographic trends of the last decade were revealed: an increase in the number of patients with non-STEMI, proportion of male patients, mean age of patients, proportion of patients with MI with non-obstructive coronary artery disease; no decrease in in-hospital mortality, despite the introduction of modern guidelines, pharmacological and invasive treatment of non-STEMI. …”
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Experience of Hypoxic Conditioning in Rehabilitation Programs for Patients with Chronic Occupational Lung Diseases: a Pilot Study by Xinliang Zhang, Evgeny Е. Achkasov, Elena N. Dudnik, Olga I. Rumyantseva, Oleg S. Glazachev

“…In the IHHE group there was a significant improvement of hypoxic resistance (according to Stange’s and Gench’s tests, hypoxic test), reduction of broncho-obstructive manifestations, improvement of external respiratory function indices and reduction of blood pressure. …”
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Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome from Acute Inhalation of Dishwasher Detergent Powder by Timo J Hannu, Vesa E Riihimäki, Päivi L Piirilä

“…In spirometry, combined obstructive and restrictive ventilatory impairment developed, and the histamine challenge test revealed bronchial hyper-responsiveness. …”
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Association between oxidative balance score and lung function and FeNO and mortality in the US population by Chang Liu, Dan Liang, Guoan Xiang, Kun Xiao, Lixin Xie

“…Subgroup analysis and interaction tests were also conducted. We also used multivariable Cox regression modeling to explore the between OBS/lifestyle OBS/dietary OBS and all-cause and respiratory-related mortality. …”
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Hepcidin and MELD-XI score as markers of multiple organ failure in patients with heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction by V. I. Podzolkov, N. A. Dragomiretskaya, S. K. Stolbova, A. V. Tolmacheva

“…Upon admission, along with standard diagnostic tests, all patients were examined for hepcidin-25 levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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Leveraging near-real-time patient and population data to incorporate fluctuating risk of severe COVID-19: development and prospective validation of a personalised risk prediction t... by Kaitlin Swinnerton, Nathanael R. Fillmore, Austin Vo, Jennifer La, Danne Elbers, Mary Brophy, Nhan V. Do, Paul A. Monach, Westyn Branch-Elliman

“…Summary: Background: Novel strategies that account for population-level changes in dominant variants, immunity, testing practices and changes in individual risk profiles are needed to identify patients who remain at high risk of severe COVID-19. …”
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Transient Presyncope Secondary to Posterior Descending Artery Occlusion by Andrew D. Moffat, Jamal T. Al-Khatib, Jennifer Michael, Vien X. Nguyen

“…Subsequent catheterization revealed severe obstructive disease throughout the coronary arteries. …”
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Successful Treatment of Refractory Inspissated Bile Syndrome Using Gastrografin by Justin J. Guan, Mohammad A. Amarneh

“…Inspissated bile syndrome (IBS) is a rare cause of obstructive jaundice in infants. Despite drainage and irrigation, obstruction may persist in some cases with limited further options. …”
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Incidental diagnosis of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct: Imaging findings from a case report by Imene Chafai, MD, Alba Igual-Rouilleault, MD PhD, Morgane Van Wettere, MD

“…In this case, an 83-year-old woman with an obstructive pattern in liver function tests was incidentally found to have a solid mass in the left hepatic lobe on ultrasound. …”
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Extramedular plasmacytoma in the urinary bladder: Unusual localization by Rabrenović Violeta, Kovačević Zoran, Jovanović Dragan, Rabrenović Milorad, Milović Novak, Cerović Snežana

“…Two years after the treatment, there was a renal failure associated with oligoanuria, hematuria and bilateral hydronephrosis. The urine cytology tests revealed the atypical cells, so was suspected obstructive uropathy to be caused by urothelium cancer. …”
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Bilateral intraocular masses in a child as a first presentation of disseminated tuberculosis: case report by Doaa Maamoun Ashour, Nada Abdel Salam Abdel Aziz, Khadiga Eltonbary, Noha Abdul Khaliq, Yasmeen Abdelaziz Fereig

“…A strongly positive tuberculin test and a history of close contact with a tuberculosis (TB) patient led to the diagnosis of disseminated TB. …”
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Management of BPH then 2000 and now 2016 – From BPH to BPO by Johan Braeckman, Louis Denis

“…The diagnosis and treatment of benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) is based on a number of well-known lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) feared by all ageing males with functional testes. …”
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The Role of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in the Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, and Management of Patients with Diabetes and Chest Pain by Willem R. van de Vijver, Jasper Hennecken, Ioannis Lagogiannis, Candelas Pérez del Villar, Cristian Herrera, Philippe C Douek, Amit Segev, G. Kees Hovingh, Ivana Išgum, Michiel M. Winter, R. Nils Planken, Bimmer E.P.M. Claessen

“…This review examines several key aspects of the utility of CCTA in patients with diabetes: (i) the diagnostic accuracy of CCTA in detecting obstructive CAD, (ii) the effect of CCTA as a first-line test for individualized risk stratification for cardiovascular outcomes, (iii) its role in guiding therapeutic management, and (iv) future perspectives in risk stratification and the role of artificial intelligence.…”
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Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and lung function impairments among woodworkers in Gondar City by Eshetu Abera Worede, Mengesha Genet, Wudneh Simegn, Giziew Abere, Sefinew Tilahun, Mastewal endalew, Eyayaw Adisu Demeke, Garedew Tadege Engedaw, Hailemariam Feleke, Yifokire Tefera Zele, Jember Azanaw

“…Statistical analyses, including ANOVA, t-test, and logistic regression were done in SPSS version 26. …”
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Mortality of COVID-19 pneumonia during anticancer treatment in lung cancer patients by Bursać Daliborka, Zarić Bojan, Bokan Darijo, Kovačević Tomi, Stojšić Vladimir, Petkov Svetlana, Mitrović Kosana, Stojanović Goran

“…The most common comorbidities were arterial hypertension (66.7%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (28.4%), and diabetes mellitus (21%). …”
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Nomogram model for predicting pressure injury in COPD patients using SII: a Chinese clinical study by Yuli Cai, Huimin Chen, Zhaojun Chen, Qinghua Chen, Yihuan Su, Feiju Chen, Feiju Chen, Jingjing Pan, Jingjing Pan, Yitian Yang, Zhongxing Hu, Wenxi Li, Huizhao Liao, Tingting Sun, Junfen Cheng, Wenliang Chen, Baozhi Zhang, Riken Chen

“…Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify risk factors associated with the development of PI, and the Wald chi-square test was used to select variables for constructing a predictive nomogram. …”
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Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Production and Carbapenem Resistance in Elderly Urinary Tract Infection Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Study from Turkey by Çiğdem Yıldırım, Sema Sarı, Ayşe Merve Parmaksızoğlu Aydın, Aysin Kilinç Toker, Ayşe Turunç Özdemir, Esra Erdem Kıvrak, Sinan Mermer, Hasip Kahraman, Orçun Soysal, Hasan Çağrı Yıldırım, Meltem Isikgoz Tasbakan

“…Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed according to CLSI standards. …”
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Gene polymorphism of aldosterone synthetase (CYP11B2) variants and main cardiovascular risk factors by L. Ye. Lobach, V. Ye. Dosenko, M. M. Dolzhenko

“…Exclusion criteria were hemodynamically significant valvular heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, permanent or temporary heart pacing, acute heart failure and implanted cardioverter-defibrillator, permanent form of atrial fibrillation. …”
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Application of pharmacogenomics and bioinformatics to exemplify the utility of human ex vivo organoculture models in the field of precision medicine. by Karen Cowan, Graeme Macluskie, Michael Finch, Colin N A Palmer, Jane Hair, Max Bylesjo, Sarah Lynagh, Pamela Brankin, Marian McNeil, Carolyn Low, David Mallinson, Elaine M Gourlay, Hannah Child, Linda Cheyne, David C Bunton

“…Diseased tissue ethically acquired from patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), was used to investigate inter-patient variability in drug efficacy using ex vivo organocultures of fresh lung tissue as the test system. …”
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Associations of NT-proBNP and hepcidin levels with clinical and laboratory parameters in patients with heart failure with various severity of left ventricular systolic dysfunction by V. I. Podzolkov, N. A. Dragomiretskaya, S. K. Stolbova, I. S. Rusinov

“…Upon admission, along with standard diagnostic tests, all patients were examined for NT-proBNP and hepcidin levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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