Compulsive Buying Disorder among Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing Undergraduate Students from Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-sectional Study by A Hari Narayanan, Vedapriya Dande Rajasekar, Raja Danasekaran, BN Surya, P Manoj, S Madhush Kumar, Rehana Syed, R Harishma

“…Aim: To estimate the prevalence of CBD and identify associated risk factors among undergraduate medical, dental, and nursing students. …”
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Predictors of Recurrence After Curative Surgery for Stage I Colon Cancer: Retrospective Cohort Analysis of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology Colorectal Cancer Network Collab... by Giulia Turri, MD, Luigi Martinelli, MD, Daniela Rega, MD, Nicolò Tamini, MD, Lucia Paiano, MD, Simona Deidda, MD, QuocRiccardo Bao, MD, Laura Lorenzon, MD, PhD, Raffaele De Luca, MD, Caterina Foppa, MD, PhD, Valentina Mari, MD, Giovanni Taffurelli, MD, Arcangelo Picciariello, MD, PhD, Patrizia Marsanic, MD, Leandro Siragusa, MD, Francesco Bagolini, MD, Riccardo Nascimbeni, MD, Gianluca Rizzo, MD, PhD, Sara Vertaldi, MD, Michele Zuolo, MD, Giorgio Bianchi, MD, Lisa Marie Rorato, MD, Rossella Reddavid, MD, PhD, Gaetano Gallo, MD, PhD, Lorenzo Crepaz, MD, Alberto Di Leo, MD, Mario Trompetto, MD, Enrico Potenza, MD, Mauro Santarelli, MD, Nicola de’Angelis, MD, PhD, Francesco Ciarleglio, MD, Marco Milone, MD, PhD, Claudio Coco, MD, Guido Alberto Tiberio, MD, Gabriele Anania, MD, Giuseppe S. Sica, MD, PhD, Andrea Muratore, MD, Donato Francesco Altomare, MD, Isacco Montroni, MD, PhD, Maurizio De Luca, MD, Antonino Spinelli, MD, PhD, Michele Simone, MD, Roberto Persiani, MD, Gaya Spolverato, MD, Angelo Restivo, MD, Nicolò de Manzini, MD, Marco Braga, MD, Paolo Delrio, MD, Giuseppe Verlato, MD, PhD, Corrado Pedrazzani, MD, Adriana Gioia, Cristina Vacca, Dario Parini, Giovanni Tomasicchio, Marcello Calabrò, Bruno Sensi, Filomena Misuriello, Carlo Alberto Schena, Silvia Picotto

“…However, data on the actual incidence, risk factors, and site of recurrences are scarce. Methods:. …”
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Chronic limb-threatening ischemia under the age of 50 – a single-center 12-year retrospective study by Inês Gueifão, Anita Quintas, Rita Soares Ferreira, Fábio Pais, Tiago Ribeiro, Joana Cardoso, Helena Fidalgo, Maria Emília Ferreira

“…Etiology is multifactorial, with genetics and environmental causes at play, with the most common risk factors being smoking, diabetes, and hypertension. …”
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Premature Coronary Artery Disease Presenting as STEMI in a Teenager by Morni Modi MS, Paul Ndunda MD, Kalgi Modi MD

“…An 18-year-old teenager with significant atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk factors developed acute chest pain. His electrocardiogram showed inferior ST-segment elevations. …”
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Purtscher’s-like retinopathy as a rare complication of acute alcoholic pancreatitis by Michalina M. Wieczorek, Miłosz Caban, Adam Fabisiak, Ewa Małecka-Panas

“…There are a lot of risk factors of AP, but 70–75% of all cases of AP result from alcohol abuse or cholelithiasis [3]. …”
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Why We Should Be Concerned about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by Austin B. Mogen, Kelly C. Rice

“…This 6-page fact sheet provides an overview of MRSA, different strains, risk factors, symptoms, prevention, and the pathogen’s effects on human health and agriculture. …”
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Why We Should Be Concerned about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by Austin B. Mogen, Kelly C. Rice

“…This 6-page fact sheet provides an overview of MRSA, different strains, risk factors, symptoms, prevention, and the pathogen’s effects on human health and agriculture. …”
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An Unusual Case of Spontaneous Bladder Perforation with Associated Autodialysis of the Ensuing Urinary Ascites by A. Aber, S. A. Hyder, V. Arumuham

“…In this case, the patient had none of risk factors associated with urinary bladder.…”
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The Possible Role of Epigenetics in Gestational Diabetes: Cause, Consequence, or Both by J. L. Fernández-Morera, S. Rodríguez-Rodero, E. Menéndez-Torre, M. F. Fraga

“…Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as the glucose intolerance that is not present or recognized prior to pregnancy. Several risk factors of GDM depend on environmental factors that are thought to regulate the genome through epigenetic mechanisms. …”
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Uncommon Occurrences of Air Embolism: Description of Cases and Review of the Literature by Giorgio Berlot, Adriano Rinaldi, Marco Moscheni, Massimo Ferluga, Perla Rossini

“…Many different risk factors have been associated with the occurrence of gas embolism making this potentially lethal complication easily avoidable. …”
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Perioperative ultrasound screening of lower extremity veins is effective in the prevention of fatal pulmonary embolism in orthopedic patients by Haoran Li, Zhi Li, Na Yang, Jian Xing, Huijun Yuan, Zhe Song, Xing Wei, Teng Ma, Qian Wang, Pengfei Wang, Kun Zhang

“…Coronary heart disease was found to be independent risk factors for FPE. Proximal thrombus associated with an FPE. …”
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Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Type II Diabetes Mellitus by Huihui Sun, Lisha Yi, Ping Wu, Yingjie Li, Bin Luo, Shuchang Xu

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of GERD in type II DM patients in Shanghai, China, and to explore its possible risk factors. Methods. 775 type II DM cases were randomly collected. …”
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Comparison of Cardiac Wall Thicknesses and Coronary Artery Obstructions Between Deaths Resulting From Acute Myocardial Infarction and Deaths From Other Causes by Ismail ALTIN, Mucahit ORUC, Osman CELBIS, Emine TURKMEN SAMDANCI

“…Objective: The risk factors for myocardial infarction (MI) can be separated into three general categories: non-modifiable factors, modifiable risk factors, and lifestyle. …”
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Prognostic factors for survival in patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma treated with percutaneous transhepatic drainage by Tomas Rohan, Barbora Cechova, Peter Matkulcik, Matej Straka, Jan Zavadil, Michal Eid, Michal Uher, Marek Dostal, Tomas Andrasina

“…Multivariate analysis identified two significant risk factors for 3-month mortality: mass-forming tumors and bilirubin levels exceeding 185 µmol/L. …”
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Cardiovascular diseases in patients with cancer: A comprehensive review of epidemiological trends, cardiac complications, and prognostic implications by Ali A. Alshahrani, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Catharine Morgan, Rathi Ravindrarajah, Glen P. Martin, Mamas A. Mamas, Rongman Jia

“…This article provides an overview of the current evidence on the epidemiology, overlapping risk factors, and pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with cancer. …”
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Addressing the Triple Trauma of Factors Leading to Perinatal Health and Mental Health Consequences in Two Upstate New York Communities by Robert H. Keefe, Robert A. Rubinstein, Kiara Van Brackle, Sanid Music, Zikora Nnam, Sandra D. Lane

“…Interventions focused on community-based practices that address individual, family, and community-level trauma must also address the multiple risk factors for trauma located in the environmental and social stressors.…”
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Results of long-term follow-up of patients with chronic gastritis after <i>H. pylori</i> eradication by T. L. Lapina, A. S. Tertychny, E. R. Nasretdinova, I. M. Kartavenko, A. V. Paraskevova, Ye. Yu. Yur’yeva, O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…At absence of other risk factors for cancer development further endoscopic follow-up is not required. …”
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Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in older adults and patients with chronic disorders: A position paper from the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Association... by Tiago Alfaro, Filipe Froes, Cláudia Vicente, Rui Costa, Cristina Gavina, Rui Baptista, António Maio, Saraiva da Cunha, João Sérgio Neves, Pedro Leuschner, Sofia Duque, Paula Pinto

“…If it cannot be made available to this population, then the vaccine should be prioritised for individuals aged ≥75 years and those aged ≥50 years with risk factors. The vaccine should preferably be given between September and November and can be co-administered with the influenza vaccine. …”
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Clinical Characteristics Related to Central Lymph Node Metastasis in cN0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study of 916 Patients by Lie-Hao Jiang, Chao Chen, Zhuo Tan, Xiao-Xiao Lu, Si-Si Hu, Qing-Liang Wang, Xiu-Xiu Hou, Jun Cao, Ming-Hua Ge

“…Multivariate analysis showed that age ≤ 35 years, tumor size > 1.5 cm, present capsule invasion/extracapsular invasion, and tumor located in upper/middle pole/whole lobe were risk factors of CLN metastasis. Conclusions. Tumor located in upper/middle pole/whole lobe, less than 35 years old, tumor size > 1.5 cm, and present capsule invasion/extracapsular invasion were risk factors of CLN metastasis. …”
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The Effect of Hyperhomocysteinemia on Motor Symptoms, Cognitive Status, and Vascular Risk in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Bilge Kocer, Hayat Guven, Isik Conkbayir, Selim Selcuk Comoglu, Sennur Delibas

“…There was no correlation between HHcy and the stage of the disease, severity of motor symptoms, cognitive status as assessed by the MMSE, vascular risk factors, carotid artery atherosclerotic findings, and ischemic brain lesions. …”
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