Prevalence and diagnostic value of GPs’ gut feelings for cancer and serious diseases: protocol for a prospective observational study of diagnostic validity by Sebastià March, Magdalena Esteva, María Martín-Rabadán, Bernardino Oliva-Fanlo, David Medina, Gaspar Tamborero, Erik Stolper

“…We aimed to investigate the prevalence and the predictive value of GFs for the diagnosis of cancer and serious diseases.Methods and analysis Prospective observational study of diagnostic validity. …”
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Association of suPAR with progression of cardiovascular calcification and cardiovascular outcomes in peritoneal dialysis patients by Jichao Guan, Haiying Xie, Hongya Wang, Shuting Gao, Shuijuan Shen, Shuangshuang Chen, Shizhu Yuan, Ling Qi, Xiujuan Wu, Shuwen Gong

“…The ROC curve showed that serum suPAR had a predictive value for CAC progression (AUC = 0.701). By multivariate Cox regression analysis, higher serum suPAR remained an independent risk factor for CVEs, but no longer an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality.Conclusion CVC is prevalent in PD patients. …”
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First experience of using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography to assess the association of left atrial strain with atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass... by K. G. Ganaev, E. E. Vlasova, A. A. Avalyan, M. A. Saidova, R. S. Akchurin

“…ROC analysis established the predictive value of PALS as follows: a value of ≤23,0% with a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 78% was a predictor of postoperative AF.Conclusion. …”
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The role of vital signs in predicting mortality risk in elderly patients visiting the emergency department by Karin Erwander, Björn Agvall, Kjell Ivarsson

“…While vital signs are central to triage, their predictive value for short-term mortality in this population remains unclear. …”
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The Comparison of scoring systems: SOFA, APACHE-II, LODS, MODS, and SAPS-II in critically ill elderly sepsis patients by Bilal Tekin, Jehat Kiliç, Gürhan Taşkin, İhsan Solmaz, Onur Tezel, Bilgin Bahadır Başgöz

“…We evaluated the predictive value of frequently used scoring systems on mortality in critically ill elderly sepsis patients. …”
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A prediction model for 30-day mortality in patients with ARDS admitted to the intensive care unit by Fengjuan Jia, Guodong Xia, Lirong Hu, Fanjie Zhang, Yuexi Huang, Chaobing Yang, Li Liu, Xianying Lei

“…Moreover, the model demonstrated better predictive efficacy than this three traditional disease severity scoring systems (OASIS, SAPS-II, APS-III, and SOFA), highlighting its good predictive value. Conclusions We established a 30-day mortality risk prediction model for patients with ARDS who were first admitted to ICU by simple and easily accessible clinical data. …”
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Machine learning for predicting the outcomes and risks of cardiovascular diseases in patients with hypertension: results of ESSE-RF in the Primorsky Krai by V. A. Nevzorova, N. G. Plekhova, L. G. Priseko, I. N. Chernenko, D. Yu. Bogdanov, M. V. Mokshina, N. V. Kulakova

“…The created NN had a predictive value of up to 97,9%, which exceeded the SCORE value (34,9%).Conclusion. …”
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MULTIFACTOR PRIMARY PREVENTION OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE IN MIDDLE-AGED MEN AND ITS EFFICACY (10-YEAR FOLLOW-UP) by A. M. Kalinina

“…For the first time ever long-term prospective follow-up study of the population with standardized assessment of health parameters revealed negative predictive value of multiple RF in respect to coronary atherosclerotic lesions estimated postmortem.…”
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Red cell distribution width–standard deviation to albumin ratio and mortality in acute pulmonary thromboembolism: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Funda Başyiğit, Emine Cansu Yücel, Oğuz Uçar, Nazlı Turan, Belma Yaman, Arzu Neslihan Akgün, Mustafa Mücahit Balcı, Hatice Tolunay

“…Conclusions The predictive value of the sPESI for 6-month all-cause death improved when the RDW-SD/Alb > 13.6 parameter was included. …”
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Prognostic Significance of Dynamic Lymphocyte Changes in Esophageal Cancer Patients Receiving Fluorouracil-Cisplatin Combined with Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analys... by Cong Zhang MM, Zhi Yang MM, Jie Li MM, Lina Zhao MD, PhD

“…Introduction Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is important to the esophageal cancer (EC) management. However, the predictive value of lymphocyte-related parameters, such as lymphocyte count (L), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), is not yet fully understood. …”
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Construction of a prediction model for peripheral lymph node metastasis in patients with colorectal cancer based on enhanced CT texture features by Feng Tong, Longfei Zhang, Xiaobin Jiang, Zhenyu Wu

“…Conclusion The prediction model based on enhanced CT texture features has good predictive value for predicting peripheral lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer.…”
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Correlation between EpCAM expression and cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a study integrating ultrasonographic features by Xia Zhang, Jie Li, Ming Gao, Yan Zhang

“…Further studies evaluating EpCAM expression in fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) samples are required to determine its possible preoperative predictive value.…”
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Ureteral wall thickness at the ureterovesical junction as a significant factor in predicting medical expulsive therapy of ureterovesical junction stones by Tiancan Yang, Jian Ji, Yafei Wang, Xiaowen Gao, Lingmin Lei, Lvyang Chen, Shicheng Fan, Zhida Wu, Wei Pu, Yunbo Shang

“…Conclusions The UWT at the UVJ has a high predictive value for the MET of stones at this position, thus avoiding the adverse consequences of delayed stone discharge caused by unnecessary surgical operation and MET.…”
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Accuracy and reliability of non-invasive pressure-strain loop for myocardial work assessment in functional single ventricle patients by Mengqian Liao, Xuechen Liu, Junxiang Pan, Tianhao Liao, Xuan Li, Zonghui Hou, Jian Cui, Lianyi Wang

“…PSL parameters exhibited good intra- and inter-observer reproducibility and high predictive value for VEDP > 10 mmHg. Conclusions Pressure-strain loop indices can effectively evaluate cardiac function in FSV patients and reveal functional differences between subtypes. …”
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Levels and clinical significance of serum Hcy，PTH and β2⁃MG in maintenance hemodialysis patients with chronic renal failure by LI Min，ZHANG Yuqin，ZHANG Hongxu

“…Receiver operating characteristic（ROC） curves were plotted to evaluate the predictive value of laboratory indicators for patient prognosis.…”
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Relationship between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and pulmonary arterial hypertension in non-dialytic patients with chronic kidney disease stage 5 by 冯世尧, 任伟

“…Objective To investigate the clinical value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)for pulmonary arterial hypertension(PAH)in non-dialytic patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD) stage 5.Methods A total of 144 non-dialysis patients with CKD stage 5 were divided into two groups:PAH group and non-PAH group according to pulmonary artery systolic pressure.Clinical data were compared between the two groups,Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship between pulmonary artery systolic pressure and various factors.Binary classification Logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze the risk factors of PAH.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was adopted to evaluate the predictive value of NLR for PAH.Results There were 64 cases(44.4%)in the PAH group and 80 cases(55.6%)in the non-PAH group.NLR,platelet to lymphocyte ratio,left internal atrial diameter and main pulmonary internal artery diameter in the PAH group were significantly higher than those in the non-PAH group(P<0.05).Lymphocyte count,hemoglobin,serum iron,triglyceride,very low density lipoprotein cholesterol and left ventricular ejection fraction in the PAH group were significantly lower than those in the non-PAH group,with all statistically significant differences(P<0.05).NLR,left atrial diameter and main pulmonary artery diameter were positively correlated with pulmonary artery systolic pressure(P<0.05).Multivariate Logistic analysis showed that,NLR(OR=2.151,95%CI 1.438～3.218,P<0.001),left atrial diameter(OR=1.176,95%CI 1.068～1.294,P<0.05)and main pulmonary artery diameter(OR=1.229,95%CI 1.004～1.504,P<0.05)were independent risk factors for PAH.The results of ROC curve analysis showed that the area under curve of PAH predicted from NLR was 0.711(95% CI 0.626～0.797,P<0.05).When the NLR cutoff value was 3.23,the sensitivity and specificity for predicting the occurrence of PAH in non-dialysis patients with CKD stage 5 were 60.9% and 72.5%,respectively.Conclusions NLR has a good clinical value in predicting the occurrence of PAH in non-dialysis patients with CKD stage 5.Left atrial enlargement and main pulmonary artery enlargement were related to PAH.…”
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Association between sinusitis and incident rheumatic diseases: a population-based study by Ali Duarte-García, Kenneth J Warrington, Ashima Makol, Elena Myasoedova, Cynthia S Crowson, Jeffrey A Sparks, John M Davis, Vanessa L Kronzer, Andrew C Hanson, Robert Vassallo, Mattew J Koster, Alicia M Hinze, Kerry Wright

“…The primary exposure was presence of sinusitis, ascertained by diagnosis codes (positive predictive value 96%). We fit logistic regression models to estimate ORs for incident rheumatic diseases and disease groups, adjusted for confounders.Results We identified 1427 incident rheumatic disease cases and 4281 matched controls (mean age 63, 67% women, median 14 years electronic health record history). …”
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The impact of lacrimal gland characteristics on the clinical presentation of lacrimal gland prolapse in candidates for upper eyelid blepharoplasty by Bahram Eshraghi, Nahid Mirzaei, Samira Chaibakhsh, Ali Aghajani

“…The supine test demonstrated a 90% positive predictive value for LGP. Analysis of the prolapsed lacrimal gland characteristics indicated that the average length in patients with upright prolapse was significantly larger (8.33 ± 3.12 mm) than in those without (6.03 ± 2.91 mm, p = 0.001). …”
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A ROLE OF SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE IN DEVELOPMENT OF POST-OPERATION ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN CORONARY HEART DISEASE PATIENTS by O. A. Rubanenko, O. V. Fatenkov, S. M. Khokhlunov, L. V. Limareva

“…Patients with PSAF had III functional class of angina (72,4% vs 47,8%, р=0,028) and III functional class of congestive  heart failure (38,0% vs 7,5%, р=0,006), they had larger left atrium (43,5±4,1 mm vs 37,9±3,4 mm, р&lt;0,001).After multifactorial analysis, predictive value remained  for the following: left atrium larger than 41 mm — 5,1 (95% CI, 2,1-9,8, р=0,0005), SOD more than 2948 U/g — 4,4 (95% CI, 1,1-8,9, р=0,04).Conclusion. …”
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Comparative analysis of AI support levels in clinical interpretation of traumatic pelvic radiographs by Yu-San Tee, Jen-Fu Huang, Yu-Ting Huang, Chi-Po Hsu, Huan-Wu Chen, Chi-Hsun Hsieh, Chih-Yuan Fu, Chi-Tung Cheng, Chien-Hung Liao

“…Non-radiologists showed substantial improvements, with emergency physicians demonstrating increases in specificity (26.2%, p = 0.006) and positive predictive value (41.5%, p = 0.006). Trauma surgeons with AI-visual guidance achieved comparable accuracy to unaided radiologists (0.940 vs. 0.920, p = 0.556). …”
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