Prognostic impact of carotid plaque imaging using total plaque area added to SCORE2 in middle-aged subjects: the ARteris Cardiovascular Outcome (ARCO) cohort study by Michel Romanens, Ansgar Adams, Michel Wenger, Walter Warmuth, Isabella Sudano

“… AIMS: Many cardiovascular events occur in seemingly healthy individuals.We set out to assess the predictive value of atherosclerosis imaging in combination with cardiovascular risk calculators in subjects aged 40–65 years. …”
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The Impact of Musical Competence on Working Memory and Speech-in-Noise Performance by Yoshita Sharma, Harshada Mali, Divya Chauhan, Kavassery Venkateswaran Nisha

“…Fisher discrimination analysis confirmed the predictive value of tasks like 2n-back and backward-span in group differentiation. …”
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Refinement and validation of the IDIOM score for predicting the risk of gastrointestinal cancer in iron deficiency anaemia by Andrew Clegg, Peter Thomas, Orouba Almilaji, Jonathon Snook, Carla Smith, Elizabeth Williams

“…Objective To refine and validate a model for predicting the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer in iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and to develop an app to facilitate use in clinical practice.Design Three elements: (1) analysis of a dataset of 2390 cases of IDA to validate the predictive value of age, sex, blood haemoglobin concentration (Hb), mean cell volume (MCV) and iron studies on the probability of underlying GI cancer; (2) a pilot study of the benefit of adding faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) into the model; and (3) development of an app based on the model.Results Age, sex and Hb were all strong, independent predictors of the risk of GI cancer, with ORs (95% CI) of 1.05 per year (1.03 to 1.07, p<0.00001), 2.86 for men (2.03 to 4.06, p<0.00001) and 1.03 for each g/L reduction in Hb (1.01 to 1.04, p<0.0001) respectively. …”
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Interim C-reactive protein levels predict the prognosis of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving immunotherapy: a retrospective cohort study by Hai-Yan Fu, Yi-Yang Zhang, Jin-Shan Huang, Jin-Xin Hu, Kun-Hao Bai, Zhi-Qiang Wang

“…Objectives: This study aimed to determine the predictive value of CRP-C3 for immunotherapy response and progression-free survival (PFS) and to compare its performance with other biomarkers, such as tumor mutational burden (TMB). …”
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The usefulness of D-dimer as a predictive marker for mortality in patients with COVID-19 hospitalized during the first wave in Italy. by Shermarke Hassan, Barbara Ferrari, Raffaella Rossio, Vincenzo la Mura, Andrea Artoni, Roberta Gualtierotti, Ida Martinelli, Alessandro Nobili, Alessandra Bandera, Andrea Gori, Francesco Blasi, Valter Monzani, Giorgio Costantino, Sergio Harari, Frits Richard Rosendaal, Flora Peyvandi, COVID-19 Network working group

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The predictive value of D-dimer alone was moderate, and the addition of D-dimer to a simple model containing basic clinical characteristics did not lead to any improvement in model performance.…”
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Quality improvement project to reduce beta-D-glucan turnaround times in an NHS pathology network by Nathan Proudlove, Cassie Pope, Madeline Stone

“…In critically ill patients in an intensive-care unit, where the prevalence of invasive fungal infection is lower, the high negative predictive value of BDG facilitates withholding or discontinuation of empirical antifungal therapy, contributing to antifungal stewardship. …”
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A hybrid parallel convolutional spiking neural network for enhanced skin cancer detection by K. Anup Kumar, C. Vanmathi

“…Furthermore, the system has a false positive rate (FPR) of 10.7% and a positive predictive value (PPV) of 90.8%, demonstrating its capacity to reduce wrong diagnosis while prioritizing true positive instances. …”
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Predicting competitive alpine skiing performance by multivariable statistics—the need for individual profiling by Robert Nilsson, Apostolos Theos, Ann-Sofie Lindberg, Christer Malm

“…In contrast, higher predictive power of competitive performance was achieved on an individual level using the same data (R2 = 0.88 to 0.99 and Q2 = 0.64 to 0.96).DiscussionThe findings of this investigation indicate that the selected tests employed in this study exhibit limited generalizability for the assessment of elite alpine skiers, as the predictive value of specific physiological parameters on competitive performance appears to be highly athlete-dependent.…”
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Evaluating the link between insulin resistance and cognitive impairment using estimated glucose disposal rate in a non-diabetic aging population: results from the CHARLS by Bingqing Wang, Fei Xu, Minheng Zhang

“…Additionally, both eGDR and metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) showed comparable predictive value for cognitive impairment risk, outperforming other metabolic indices, including the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), and the triglyceride glucose index (TyG).ConclusionThese findings position eGDR as a promising biomarker for cognitive risk stratification in non-diabetic adults. …”
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Variability of anti-Müllerian hormone and folliculotropic hormone levels in women of reproductive age in relation to normal or impaired ovarian function by Małgorzata Jusiakowska-Piputa, Maria Kaczmarek

“…FSH marker did not differ compared to the control group in women aged 23–30 and 36–46. The predictive value of AMH in the diagnosis of PCOS is significantly higher than the commonly used FSH. …”
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Comparing the Diagnostic Performance of Micro- Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Versus Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Targeted Biopsy in the Detection of Clinically Significant... by Finín Cotter, Sachin Perera, Niranjan Sathianathen, Nathan Lawrentschuk, Declan Murphy, Damien Bolton

“…Micro-ultrasound can potentially identify and target in real-time suspicious lesions, improving sensitivity and the negative predictive value for clinically significant prostate cancer. …”
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Clinical and Biochemical Markers in Early Pregnancy for Prediction of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Jaya B. Kanwar, Ankit Manglunia, Swayamsidha Mangaraj, Jayshree Swain, Abhay Sahoo, Jaspreet Singh, Manisha Sahoo, Sujata Mishra, Samanyoya Gochhait, Subhashree Ray

“…Current risk prediction models lack a strong predictive value. In this study, we aim to evaluate the early trimester maternal parameters for future prediction of GDM. …”
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Feasibility of fast cardiovascular magnetic resonance strain imaging in patients presenting with acute chest pain. by Johannes H Riffel, Deborah Siry, Janek Salatzki, Florian Andre, Marco Ochs, Lukas D Weberling, Evangelos Giannitsis, Hugo A Katus, Matthias G Friedrich

“…The visual analysis of fSENC bull´s eye maps (blinded to final diagnosis) resulted in a sensitivity of 82% and specificity of 87%, as well as a negative predictive value of 96% for identification of oCAD. Both, global circumferential strain (GCS) and global longitudinal strain (GLS) accurately identified oCAD (area under the curve/AUC: GCS 0.867; GLS 0.874; p<0.0001 for both), outperforming ECG, hscTnT dynamics and EF. …”
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Platelet Distribution Width Levels Can Be a Predictor in the Diagnosis of Persistent Organ Failure in Acute Pancreatitis by Feiyang Wang, Zibo Meng, Shoukang Li, Yushun Zhang, Heshui Wu

“…Multivariable logistic regression analyses were utilized to evaluate the predictive value of serum PDW for POF. Results. 30 patients were diagnosed with POF. …”
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Construction of a macrophage-related prognostic signature and assessment of immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy of HCC by Shouge Zang, Hongwei Chen, Yuqian Han, Di Cui, Jiangtao Yu

“…An eight-gene macrophage-related signature showed strong prognostic and predictive value. High-risk patients had poorer survival and reduced ICI responsiveness. …”
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A novel data-driven model to define physical activity metrics and predict mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Qichen Deng, Alex van ’t Hul, Hieronymus van Hees, Remco Djamin, Anouk W. Vaes, Martijn A. Spruit

“…This retrospective analysis, based on a Dutch COPD database, also evaluates the predictive value of the new score for mortality in COPD patients compared to step count and energy expenditure. …”
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Predicting functional recovery after acute ankle sprain. by Sean R O'Connor, Chris M Bleakley, Mark A Tully, Suzanne M McDonough

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A secondary analysis of data from adult participants (N = 85) with an acute ankle sprain, enrolled in a randomized controlled trial was undertaken. The predictive value of variables (age, BMI, gender, injury mechanism, previous injury, weight-bearing status, medial joint line pain, pain during weight-bearing dorsiflexion and lateral hop test) recorded at baseline and at 4 weeks post injury were investigated for their prognostic ability. …”
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The significance of adiponectin as a biomarker in metabolic syndrome and/or coronary artery disease by Stojanović Sanja, Deljanin-Ilić Marina, Ilić Stevan, Petrović Dejan, Đukić Svetlana

“…The aim of this study was to determine the relationships between serum adiponectin levels and parameters of both insulin sensitivity and obesity in patients with the metabolic syndrome and/or coronary artery disease, as well as to assess predictive value of adiponectin serum levels as a biomarker of these entitetis. …”
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Does 3D-speckle tracking echocardiography improve prediction of major cardiovascular events in a multi-ethnic general population? A Southall and Brent Revisited (SABRE) cohort stud... by Lamia Al Saikhan, Chloe Park, Therese Tillin, Siana Jones, Jamil Mayet, Nish Chaturvedi, Alun Hughes

“…Compared to 3D-EF, both 3D-GLS and 3D-PTS slightly improved the predictive value over CVDRF for MACE, but the improvement was modest(C statistic increased from 0.698(0.647, 0.749) to 0.715(0.663, 0.766) comparing CVDRF with CVDRF +3D-GLS). 3D-STE-derived LV myocardial strains predicted MACE in a multi-ethnic general population sample of elderly individuals from the UK; however the added prognostic value of 3D-STE myocardial strains was small.…”
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Factors associated with severity and persistence of fatigue in patients with primary biliary cholangitis: study protocol of a prospective cohort study with a mixed-methods approach... by Bernd Löwe, Christoph Schramm, Johannes Hartl, Anne Toussaint, Laura Buck

“…In a prospective part, we will longitudinally monitor these variables and assess their predictive value at 12-month follow-up. Within an embedded mixed-methods design, we will conduct an experimental study and qualitative interviews in patients with newly diagnosed PBC.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hamburg Medical Association (2020–10196-BO-ff). …”
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