Hip Arthroplasty in an Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure Patient Followed by Early Live Donor Liver Transplant by S. Aravind, Jai Thilak, Arun Valsan, Mathew George, Koushik Gundavalli, Shine Sadasivan, S. Sudhindran

“…Addressing each of these risk factors, the patient underwent a cemented bipolar hemiarthroplasty under regional nerve block, followed by early live donor liver transplantation with an uneventful post-op recovery and currently mobilizing without support. …”
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Myocardial Infarction after Endoscopic Removal of Foreign Body by Carola Maraboto, Florentino Lupercio, Ileana L. Piña

“…We illustrate the rare case of a 79-year-old man with multiple cardiovascular risk factors who developed a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) after endoscopic removal of a foreign body. …”
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Letter to the Editor by Ishir Narayan

“…Highlighting other risk factors for cardiovascular disease could enhance Adeniji and Obembe's study.…”
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Atherogenic Factors and Their Epigenetic Relationships by Ana Z. Fernandez, Andrew L. Siebel, Assam El-Osta

“…Hypercholesterolemia, homocysteine, oxidative stress, and hyperglycemia have been recognized as the major risk factors for atherogenesis. Their impact on the physiology and biochemistry of vascular cells has been widely demonstrated for the last century. …”
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Acute Diverticulitis in the Young: The Same Disease in a Different Patient by Adolfo Pisanu, Valentina Vacca, Isabella Reccia, Mauro Podda, Alessandro Uccheddu

“…Natural history and risk factors for diverticulitis in young patients are still debatable. …”
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To Predict the Requirement of Pharmacotherapy by OGTT Glucose Levels in Women with GDM Classified by the IADPSG Criteria by Gülen Yerlikaya, Veronica Falcone, Tina Stopp, Martina Mittlböck, Andrea Tura, Peter Husslein, Wolfgang Eppel, Christian S. Göbl

“…This study included 203 GDM patients (108 managed with lifestyle modification and 95 requiring pharmacotherapy). Clinical risk factors and OGTT glucose concentrations at 0 (G0), 60 (G60), and 120 min (G120) were collected. …”
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The Effect of Carpal Tunnel Release on Neuropathic Pain in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Motoki Sonohata, Toshiyuki Tsuruta, Hiroko Mine, Akihiko Asami, Hideki Ishii, Kenji Tsunoda, Masaaki Mawatari

“…The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors of neuropathic pain (NP) in the patient with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) before and after the carpal tunnel release. …”
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Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Nursed at Home or in Long-Term Care Residential Facilities by Guido Arpaia, Federico Ambrogi, Maristella Penza, Aladar Bruno Ianes, Alessandra Serras, Patrizia Boracchi, Claudio Cimminiello

“…This study investigated the prevalence of and impact of risk factors for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients with chronic diseases, bedridden or with greatly limited mobility, cared for at home or in long-term residential facilities. …”
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Epidemiologic Data of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Implication in Cardio-Cerebrovascular Risk in a Southern Italian Population by Rocco Capuano, Federica Marchese, Raffaella Sica, Eduardo Capuano, Marzia Manilia, Anna Grazia Iannone, Alessandro D’Ambrosio, Alvino Bisecco, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Antonio Gallo, Vincenzo Capuano

“…A close association between 25(OH)D and cardio-cerebrovascular (CCV) risk factors and major health problems has been identified. …”
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Safety of dupilumab in Chinese pediatric patients aged 6 months and older: a prospective real-world study by Yanhua Chen, Jiang Ni, Ming Li, Yuan Hong, Kouzhu Zhu, Rong Hong, Li Deng, Zhijie Li, Jie Pu, Ting Yang, Yan Wang

“…Univariate analysis showed that gender, age, duration of medication, frequency of dupilumab use were risk factors for the occurrence of adverse effects (P < 0.05). …”
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The rationale, design of the Assisted reproductive technology cohort nested in a pre-pregnancy family cohort (APP-Cohort) by Wei Xiong, Qinghan Liang, Xiaojie Han, Qiaolu Cheng, Qihang Liu, Xifang Zuo, Huiyu Wang, Huijing He, Guangliang Shan

“…Both spouses filled out a questionnaire covering demographic, socio-economic, and various modifiable risk factors to gather information on their lifestyle. …”
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Unsteady ground: understanding the problem of BPPV in the world of sports by Wojciech Nowak, Mirosław Sawicki, Jagoda Mikołajczyk, Paulina Krzemińska, Maciej Gołębski, Zuzanna Kukla, Sebastian Musialik, Stella Mieruszyńska, Jakub Włosiański, Izabela Sadowska

“…The research focused on studies concerning the prevalence, etiology and risk factors of BPPV, particularly in sports practitioners. …”
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Bibliometric study and visual analysis of postoperative diabetes mellitus in kidney transplant recipients based on WoSCC database by Minhua Qiu, Sheng Chen, Jibing Chen, Hongjun Gao

“…Future studies will mainly focus on exploring the risk factors of PTDM and identifying new therapeutic approaches and targets.…”
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Factors Influencing Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: An Eight-Year Study in a Single Tertiary Care Unit in Thailand by Pallapa Moolmai, Prattana Rattanachamnongk, Buranee Yangthara, Punnanee Wutthigate

“… Objective: To assess the incidence trends of severe BPD or death, identify associated risk factors, and develop a predictive model using Jensen’s BPD grading system. …”
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The impact of age on genetic risk for common diseases. by Xilin Jiang, Chris Holmes, Gil McVean

“…As a consequence, for diseases where genetic relative risk decreases over age, genetic risk factors have stronger explanatory power among younger populations, compared to older ones. …”
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Ischemic Colitis after Colonoscopy with Bisacodyl Bowel Preparation: A Report of Two Cases by Chris Shamatutu, Daljeet Chahal, Isabella T. Tai, Peter Kwan

“…Ischemic colitis is a form of intestinal ischemia that presents with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and hematochezia. Risk factors include advanced age, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. …”
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Epigenetic Markers of Renal Function in African Americans by Samantha M. Bomotti, Jennifer A. Smith, Alicia L. Zagel, Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, Stephen T. Turner, Sharon L. R. Kardia

“…We then evaluated (1) whether epigenetic markers are associated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), (2) whether the significantly associated markers are also associated with traditional risk factors and/or novel biomarkers for eGFR, and (3) how much additional variation in eGFR is explained by epigenetic markers beyond established risk factors and biomarkers. …”
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Construction of a Nomogram Model for Predicting Pleural Effusion Secondary to Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Bing-Mei Zhou, Zhao-Lei Qiu, Kai-Xuan Niu, Yin-E. Wang, Fu-Chen Jie

“…This study aims to investigate the risk factors of pleural effusion (PE) secondary to severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and to build a nomogram model. …”
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Diabetes Risk Score in a Young Student Population in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdel-Ellah Al-Shudifat, Amjad Al-Shdaifat, Ahmad Ali Al-Abdouh, Mohammad Ibrahim Aburoman, Sara Mohammad Otoum, Amro Ghaleb Sweedan, Ibrahim Khrais, Ibrahim Hisham Abdel-Hafez, Asgeir Johannessen

“…However, little is known about risk factors for diabetes in the younger age groups. …”
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The evolution of cell-free fetal DNA testing: expanded non-invasive prenatal testing and its effect on target populations by Shaozhe Yang, Yanqi He, Jingshang Lv, Rongxiang Li, Xiuhong Fu

“…The performance of CNVs screening was not significantly different among different risk factors and age groups. The target population for NIPT-plus should include all pregnant women, not just those at high risk.…”
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