Serum expression signature of TUG1, MALAT1, miR-483, and miR-141 and their targets TGF-β1 and STAT3 in severe male factor infertility by Mahmoud A. Senousy, Olfat G. Shaker, Ahmed Gamal, Nesreen M. Aboraia, Ghada Ayeldeen

“…Seminal plasma and serum levels of most of the tested markers were correlated among NOA and SO patients. …”
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Symptom variability in outpatients with COPD and validation of the Colombian COPD Symptom Variability Instrument (EPOC-CoVaSy) by Eidelman Antonio González-Mejía, Olga Constanza Uñate-Suárez, Carlos José Bula- Gutiérrez, Yojana Patricia Patiño-Jiménez

“… Introduction: The variability of respiratory symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered to be low or nonexistent. …”
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Association between visceral fat area and heart rate variability in high altitude migrants with OSA: the mediating effect of insulin resistance by Shanshan Jia, Yongxing Fu, Yong Wu, Hongwei Li, Doudou Hao, Yunhong Wu, Xiaoping Chen, Liming Zhao

“…Abstract Objective This study was conducted to investigate the association between visceral fat area (VFA) and heart rate variability (HRV) in high-altitude migrants with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Method We conducted a cross-sectional study comprising 152 OSA participants from 2022 to 2024. …”
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Digital mindfulness-based intervention for people with COPD – a multicentre pilot and feasibility RCT by Hannah Tschenett, Florian Vafai-Tabrizi, Ralf Harun Zwick, Arschang Valipour, Georg-Christian Funk, Urs M. Nater

“…While the GOLD 2024 report recommends MBIs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), scientific evidence in this specific population is scarce. …”
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Impaired intestinal calcium absorption and osteopathy in ICR/Mlac-hydro mice with hypoparathyroidism and severe hydronephrosis by Panan Suntornsaratoon, Kannikar Wongdee, Nithipak Thammayon, Jarinthorn Teerapornpuntakit, Nattapon Panupinthu, Wacharaporn Tiyasatkulkovit, Sarawut Lapmanee, Krittikan Chanpaisaeng, Surachai Chantip, Narattaphol Charoenphandhu

“…Since the renal tubular cells play a role in the conversion of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3], an important calciotropic hormone, we hypothesized that the ICR/Mlac-hydro mice with bilateral non-obstructive hydronephrosis and hypoparathyroidism plausibly manifested derangements of calcium and bone metabolism. …”
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Intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator and deoxyribonuclease in complex pleural effusion and empyema, clinical outcomes, and predictors by Yub Raj Sedhai, Priyanka Bhat, Roshan Acharya, Nada Qaisar Qureshi, Fawaz Mohammed, Irfan Waheed, Tahir Muhammad Abdullah Khan, Muhammad Altaf Ahmed, Nisarfathima Kazimuddin, Akinchan Kafle, Rodney T. Steff, Karan Singh

“…Comorbidities including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and Diabetes mellitus were present in 41.8%, 41.8%, and 43.6.% respectively. …”
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Cardiopulmonary interactions in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis by L.F. Bogmat, N.S. Shevchenko, T.A. Holovko, M.V. Demyanenko

“…In patients with rheumatic diseases, the formation of cardiopulmonary continuum has been described, which includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in combination with various characteristic lesions of the cardiovascular system: chronic heart failure, especially right ventricular, ischaemic heart disease, arterial hypertension. …”
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Orthostatic blood pressure reactions and resting heart rate in relation to lung function - the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) by Andreas Casselbrant, Christian Zambach, Artur Fedorowski, Gunnar Engström, Per Wollmer, Viktor Hamrefors

“…Abstract Background There is a well-known comorbidity between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) which is only partially explained by common risk factors. …”
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Chlorhexidine oral rinses for symptomatic COPD: a randomised, blind, placebo-controlled preliminary study by Alexa A Pragman, Ann M Fieberg, Cavan S Reilly, Christine Wendt

“…Objectives Determine the effect of twice-daily chlorhexidine oral rinses on oral and lung microbiota biomass and respiratory symptoms.Setting Single centre.Participants Participants were aged 40–85 with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic productive cough or COPD exacerbation within the last year. …”
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Analyzing Pain Patterns in Stroke Survivors in Outpatient Clinics: A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional, Observational Study by Dishman D, Gonzalez C, Thomas TS, Indupuru HK, Kim S, Green C, Sharrief A, Savitz SI

“…Bivariate analyses were performed to test the association between the patient’s demographic and clinical characteristics and pain using t-tests or Wilcoxon rank sum tests for continuous variables and chi-square tests for categorical variables. …”
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The impact of comorbidities on the all-cause mortality of surgically treated non-small cell lung cancer patients - visualization with the aid of a comorbidome by Julia Zimmermann, Julia Walter, Mircea Gabriel Stoleriu, Julia Kovács, Gökce Yavuz, Fuad Damirov, Niels Reinmuth, Martina Merk, Rudolf A. Hatz, Amanda Tufman, Christian P. Schneider

“…We compared numerical outcomes between patients with minimally invasive surgery and patients with thoracotomy using t-test, and categorical outcomes using Chi2-test or fishers exact test when cell counts were < 6. …”
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Calcio-herbal medicine Divya-Swasari-Vati demonstrates acceptable non-clinical safety profile in the repeated-dose 28-day subacute oral toxicity study in Sprague-Dawley rats, under... by Acharya Balkrishna, Acharya Balkrishna, Acharya Balkrishna, Sandeep Sinha, Anurag Varshney, Anurag Varshney, Anurag Varshney

“…Divya-Swasari-Vati was tested at the doses of 100, 300 and 1,000 mg/kg/day, in five males and five female rats of each experimental group.ResultsIn the present study, no mortality or morbidity was observed in any of the test groups. …”
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HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: GENETIC ALTERATIONS, PATHOGENESIS AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY by N. T. Vatutin, G. G. Taradin, M. S. Maron

“…The importance of genetic testing of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and their relatives is underlined.The review concerns the basic pathophysiologic characteristics of the disease according to their diagnostic, clinical and prognostic value. …”
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Assessing the impact of diverse mask types on COPD patients: a randomised controlled trial study protocol by Hong Yang, Shisan Bao, Xuwen Chen, Xiaomei Jiang, Xuhui Zhang, Dong Ren, Caihong Wei, Aihong Xu, Ruijia Bai, Caiyun Li, Feiyan Yue, Jungang Shi, Jingchun Fan

“…Each group will undergo both a 6-minute seated test and a 6-minute walk test (6MWT), without or with their respective masks. …”
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Increased sputum peripheral helper T cells are associated with the severity of rheumatoid arthritis but not with the severity of airway disease by Eito Yokoi, Keiko Wakahara, Saya Nakamura, Eriko Fukutani, Shuji Asai, Nobunori Takahashi, Nobunori Takahashi, Toshihisa Kojima, Toshihisa Kojima, Shingo Iwano, Satoko Shimada, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa, Naozumi Hashimoto, Naozumi Hashimoto, Makoto Ishii

“…Lung and airway disease was assessed by chest computed tomography (CT), pulmonary function test, the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Assessment Test (CAT), and sputum culture. …”
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Association of electronic cigarette use and risk of COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Muhammed Shabil, Ajay Malvi, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Subbulakshmi Ganesan, Mandeep Kaur, Manish Srivastava, G. V. Siva Prasad, Pranchal Rajput, Brijendra Mohan, Diptismitha Jena, Ganesh Bushi, Sanjit Sah, Prakasini Satapathy, Shailesh Kumar Samal, Edward Mawejje

“…Abstract Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a global health concern, primarily linked to cigarette smoking. …”
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Uncovering hidden depression: the critical role of depression screening in sleep disorders at U.S. sleep centers by Silvia Daccò, Silvia Daccò, Silvia Daccò, Massimiliano Grassi, Massimiliano Grassi, Zach Wolpe, Melissa Bruner, Daniela Caldirola, Daniela Caldirola, Giampaolo Perna, Giampaolo Perna, Giampaolo Perna, Archie Defillo

“…Descriptive statistics were compared between patients with/without a confirmed cMDE using non-parametric tests. Additional Mann-Whitney U tests assessed sleep characteristics by cMDE, major depressive disorder (MDD), and bipolar disorder (BD) (statistical significance, p &lt; 0.05).ResultsOf 147 patients, 57 (38.8%) had a PHQ-9 score ≥10. …”
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Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Colon with Clear Cell Component: A Case Report and Literature Review by Andrija Karačić, Gabrijela Stanić, Domagoj Štritof, Branko Bakula, Dubravka Jandrić, Inka Kekez

“…There, the patient developed complete bowel obstruction and was operated urgently, where intraoperatively, a large tumor in the sigmoid fixated to the lateral abdominal wall was revealed. …”
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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome with hirschsprung's disease due to PHOX2B gene mutation in a Turkish infant by Aytekin Kaymakçi, Fatma Narter, Ahmet Sami Yazar, Müberra Seğmen Yilmaz

“…In addition to a high index of clinical suspicion, testing for PHOX2B mutation can assist iq the diagnosis of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome and in the prediction of disease progression. …”
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Bronchial wall T2w MRI signal as a new imaging biomarker of severe asthma by Ilyes Benlala, Gaël Dournes, Pierre-Olivier Girodet, François Laurent, Wadie Ben Hassen, Fabien Baldacci, Baudouin Denis De Senneville, Patrick Berger

“…They also have had pulmonary function tests (PFTs), fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and blood eosinophils count (Eos). …”
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