Adjunctive dobutamine in patients with septic cardiomyopathy and tissue hypoperfusion: a blinded randomised controlled multicentre trial study protocol of the ADAPT-dobutamine tria... by Bruno Giraudeau, Julie Léger, Philippe Vignon, Marine Goudelin, Bruno Evrard, Julien Vaidie, Samia Brit

“…Non-inclusion criteria will include ventricular rate >130 bpm, severe ventricular arrhythmia, obstructive cardiomyopathy, severe aortic stenosis, ongoing acute coronary syndrome and indication for extracorporeal life support. …”
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A MEMS seismometer respiratory monitor for work of breathing assessment and adventitious lung sounds detection via deep learning by Brian Sang, Haoran Wen, Greg Junek, Wendy Neveu, Lorenzo Di Francesco, Justin Romberg, Farrokh Ayazi

“…Abstract Physicians evaluate a patient’s respiratory health during a physical examination by visual assessment of the work of breathing (WoB) to determine respiratory stability, and by detecting abnormal lung sounds via lung auscultation using a stethoscope to identify common pathological lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia. …”
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360 Using machine learning to analyze voice and detect aspiration by Cyril Varghese, Jianwei Zhang, Sara A. Charney, Abdelmohaymin Abdalla, Stacy Holyfield, Adam Brown, Hunter Stearns, Michelle Higgins, Julie Liss, Nan Zhang, David G. Lott, Victor E. Ortega, Visar Berisha

“…While bedside swallow evaluations are not sensitive/specific, gold standard tests for aspiration are invasive, uncomfortable, expose patients to radiation, and are resource intensive. …”
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Identificação das necessidades do consumidor no processo de desenvolvimento de produtos: uma proposta de inovação ilustrada para o segmento automotivo Identification of costumers n... by Leonardo Ensslin, Shirley Queiroz, Cleci Grzebieluckas, Sandra Rolim Ensslin, Elton Nickel, Marcos Albuquerque Buson, Alceu Balbim Junior

“…This paper presents a case study of primary non-obstructive sources of information, qualitative and quantitative variables, and a constructivist view of knowledge. …”
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Healthcare utilization trends in adults with asthma or COPD during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-pandemic: A population-based study. by Tetyana Kendzerska, Michael Pugliese, Douglas Manuel, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Marcus Povitz, Therese A Stukel, Teresa To, Shawn D Aaron, Sunita Mulpuru, Melanie Chin, Claire E Kendall, Kednapa Thavorn, Andrea S Gershon

“…While pulmonary function test (PFT) rates remained below projected during the first pandemic year, in both populations, a decrease in acute care visits during the pandemic, compared to pre-pandemic, was noted during months with the highest PFT rates (interaction p-values < 0.0001).…”
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Assessment of pharyngeal airway space with MRI In oral submucous fibrosis: A cross-sectional observational study by Ragavendiran Anandan, Krithika C. Lakshmi, Anuradha Ganesan, Yesoda AniyanK

“…The Shapiro-Wilk test determines distribution normality. We utilized one-way ANOVA to compare the means between groups. …”
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Predicting poor self-management behaviors in adults with newly diagnosed COPD: based on the information-motivation-behavioral skills model by Xiaomei Chen, Jia Liu, Yuxuan He, Li Wei, Menghui Deng, Rui Zhang, Huiqin Song, Yanni Yang

“…Abstract Background Self-management is an important measure to control the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the self-management ability of newly diagnosed COPD patients can not be evaluated. …”
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High-flow nasal cannula therapy for initial oxygen administration in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure: study protocol of randomised controlled unblinded trial by Bronagh Blackwood, Murali Shyamsundar, Asem Alnajada, Abdulmajeed Mobrad, Adeel Akhtar

“…Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the most common cause of AHRF. …”
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Role of percutaneous testis biopsy in management of patients with azoospermia by N. G. Gasanov, S. I. Gamidov, T. V. Shatylko, A. Yu. Popova, N. P. Makarova, I. V. Ushakova, O. B. Loran

“…The results of 127 puncture biopsies of testis (TESA) and testicular appendage (PESA) in patients with azoospermia of presumably obstructive origin were analyzed. The sperm production frequency (SPF) was calculated, as well as the frequency of transition to an open testicular biopsy. …”
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Type 2 Myocardial Infarction on the Background of Coronary Vasospasm and Invasive Tactics of Its Diagnosis and Treatment by D. Yu. Gamayunov, A. N. Kalyagin, N. M. Balabina, A. V. Sinkov, E. S. Chujko, E. R. Kiseleva, K. B. Gajnutdinov, A. V. Sorzheev, E. O. Bykov

“…Myocardial infarction without obstructive coronary artery damage occurs in 5-10 % of patients with a myocardial infarction. …”
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Evaluation of Kidney Proximal Tubule Following Immunization with Plasmodium falciparum CIDR1α-PfEMP1 Recombinant Protein in Rats by Rosita Dewi, Erma Sulistyaningsih, Irawan Fajar Kusuma, Sheilla Rachmania, Nafisah Hani Asyifah Rahma

“…Preclinical safety testing is an important step of vaccine development, including safety testing of the kidney as the main excretory organ. …”
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Using spirometry for screening and diagnosis of chronic respiratory diseases in primary health care: findings from a community health project in rural India by Gajanan Sakhare, Yogesh Chitte, Radha Munje, Shardul Joshi, Meenakshi Bhakare

“…# Background Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) such as Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Asthma and post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD) are a growing public health concern in India. …”
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Quantification of respiratory parameters in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy Quantificação de parâmetros respiratórios em pacientes com epilepsia do lobo temporal by Fulvio Alexandre Scorza, Ana Maria Fonseca Abreu, Marly de Albuquerque, Julio B Cota Pacheco, Renato Breviglieri, Josemir Wanderley Sander, Antônio Carlos da Silva, Esper Abrão Cavalheiro, Ricardo Mario Arida

“…None of the patients had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and no significant alterations in respiratory function tests were found among these patients. …”
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The Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on The Expression of Genes Involved in the Production of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilm Isolated from Cystic Fibrosis Patients by Mona Konkuri, Yousef Erfani, Sharmin Kharrazi, Setareh Haghighat

“…After an overnight incubation, the grown colonies were determined and confirmed by biochemical tests. An antibiotic sensitivity test by disk diffusion method (Kirby –bauer) were used to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern. …”
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Myocarditis as the first manifestation of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis by Đorđević-Radojković Danijela, Apostolović Svetlana, Damjanović Miodrag, Kostić Tomislav, Fejsa-Levakov Aleksandra, Dimitrijević Marko, Janković-Tomašević Ružica, Dakić Sonja, Božinović Nenad, Pavićević Milena

“…The diagnostic work included extensive laboratory tests, which ruled out infectious agents. Then, immunological tests, a computed tomography scan of the chest, cardiac magnetic reso-nance imaging (MRI) and a biopsy of the bone marrow, nasal mucosa, and skin were performed. …”
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Overview of imaging methods used in the diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease by I. V. Tarasova, A. L. Vertkin, V. A. Kozhushkov, I. A. Kozhushkov, N. E. Chebotar, E. A. Geydarova

“…Invasive coronary angiography remains the "gold standard" for assessing the anatomy of the coronary bed, however, not all obstructive coronary artery stenosis are functionally significant and require revascularization. …”
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CLINICAL AND PARACLINICAL PARTICULARITIES IN PATIENTS WITH COPD AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION by Simona Steliana Tudor, Gabriela Stoleriu, Ionela Daniela Ferțu, Caterina Nela Dumitru, Camelia Diaconu, Cristina Stanescu, Nicuța Manolache

“…Clinical examination, pulmonary function tests, echocardiography, 6-minute walk test (6MWT), and laboratory evaluations were performed. …”
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CARE: Combination of Acetylcysteine and Acebrophylline in Moderate to Severe Asthma and COPD Patients by Dhar R, Chawla RK, Rahaman M, Chawla AK, Chaudhary G, Gautam A, Singal R

“…The primary endpoint was Quality of Life, evaluated using the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and Asthma Control Test (ACT) questionnaires. …”
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Structure of comorbidity in ascending aortic aneurysm by I. A. Goncharova, D. S. Panfilov, S. A. Belyaeva, B. N. Kozlov, M. S. Nazarenko

“…Comparison of the prevalence of concomitant diseases in the group of patients with ascending TAA between men and women, as well as between patients ascending TAA in the SFD, other groups of patients with this pathology, population samples and patients with other cardiovascular diseases was performed using the χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test in the Statistiсa 12 program.Results. …”
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The Effects of Smoking and Airway Restriction on Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Yeşildağ M, Keskin Z, Yavşan DM, Bekci TT, Osmanoglu UO

“…They were also classified into thickened CIMT (≥ 0.8mm) and normal CIMT (< 0.8mm) groups. Pulmonary function tests (PFT), carotid Doppler ultrasound, and biochemical and haematological tests were applied to all the participants.Results: CIMT values were markedly increased in the COPD group (1.00 [0.90– 1.30] mm), compared to the smoker group without airway obstruction (0.70 [0.58– 0.90] mm) and the non-smoker control group (0.60 [0.50– 0.70] mm). …”
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