Comparison between sevoflurane and propofol induction in I-gel insertion in pediatric patients undergoing inguinal herniotomy by Harshita Singh, Harpreet Kaur, Shirin Parveen, Narendra Singh Bafila, Kirtika Yadav, Anam Rizwan, Dhruvraj Singh

“…Heart rate showed no significant differences between the groups (P>0.05). Mean arterial pressure was significantly lower in Group 2 at 5- and 10-min post-induction. …”
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Comparison of First- and Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Prediabetes Based on the Hemoglobin A1c Level by Yong Hoon Kim, Ae-Young Her, Myung Ho Jeong, Byeong-Keuk Kim, Sung-Jin Hong, Seunghwan Kim, Chul-Min Ahn, Jung-Sun Kim, Young-Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Myeong-Ki Hong, Yangsoo Jang

“…Patients with prediabetes are associated with an increased incidence of coronary artery disease. The relative superiority of 1G- and 2G-DES in these patients is not well established. …”
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The change of inflammatory markers may predict long-term major adverse cardiovascular events in elderly patients with coronary heart disease: a retrospective cohort study by Li He, Sisi Chen, Xuan Zhu, Fang He

“…ROC analysis showed that the critical value of MHR to predict MACE was 0.651, the sensitivity of 58.3% and specificity of 90.0% could predict MACE, and the AUC was 0.793 (95% CI 0.702–0.884, p < 0.001) is higher than LHR.ConclusionIn elderly patients, MHR is an independent predictor of CHD and long-term MACE and is positively correlated with the severity of coronary artery lesions.…”
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Insights from social media into public perspectives on investigative genetic genealogy by Sara Huston, Sara Huston, Diana Madden, Andrea Villanes, Nathan Reed, Nathan Reed, Whitney Bash Brooks, Christopher Healey, Christi Guerrini

“…Social media can spark extreme viewpoints and spread biased or inaccurate information while simultaneously allowing for debate around policy-relevant topics. The arrest of Joseph J. DeAngelo in April 2018 ignited a barrage of social media conversations on how DNA and genetic genealogy led to the suspect. …”
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Efficacy of parenteral pantoprazole in patients with acute ulcerative gastroduodenal bleeding at high risk of relapse by S. G. Shapovalyants, S. A. Chernyakevich, A. I. Mikhalev, O. I. Yudin, I. V. Babkova, G. N. Storozhuk, Ye. K. Mayat, P. L. Chernyakevich

“…Endoscopic hemostasis in combination to intravenous sunpraz injection in the majority of patients resulted in arrest of bleeding. Relapse developed only in 2 person. …”
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Evaluation of 30-day mortality in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy in a tertiary hospital: a 3-year retrospective survey by Philippe Bichard, Jean-Louis Frossard, Laurent Spahr, Nicolas Goossens, Olivier Chatelanat, Laurent Bochatay, Caroline Bastid

“…Major causes of death were oncological progression (72/251; 28.68%), cardiopulmonary failure or cardiac arrest of unkown origin (62/251; 24,7%) and liver failure (20/251; 7.96%). …”
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Optic nerve sheath diameter remains constant during robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. by Philip Verdonck, Alain F Kalmar, Koen Suy, Thomas Geeraerts, Marcel Vercauteren, Alex Mottrie, Andre M De Wolf, Jan F A Hendrickx

“…Cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) was calculated as the mean arterial (MAP) minus central venous pressure (CVP).…”
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Editoras cartoneras e a literatura fora do cânone: um olhar crítico para as margens do mundo editorial by Ary Pimentel

“…A partir de la presentación del contexto histórico en el que surge la pionera Eloísa Cartonera - una editorial artesanal que emplea cartoneros y marginados de la sociedad para editar obras de nuevos autores en el campo literario y también de grandes nombres de la literatura latinoamericana - el texto trae una reflexión acerca de la potencia creativa de los sujetos alterizados y acerca de los procesos de asunción de voz de los subalternizados en la periferia del capitalismo. …”
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Proceso de cuidado enfermero aplicado en un paciente con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 by Vanessa Chero Tapullima, Diana Curo Vasquez, Jennifer Huanca Esquivel, Christian Lázaro Lizano, Susan Haydde Gonzales Saldaña, José Gregorio Molina Torres

“…Sale de alta con indicaciones de cuidados paliativos y con diagnóstico médico de sepsis, hipertensión arterial y diabetes mellitus tipo 2. Métodos: Estudio de enfoque cualitativo. …”
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The Relation between Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Ali Cengiz, Suat Konuk, Tuncer Tuğ

“…The participants having rheumatic or systemic inflammatory disease, advanced liver or kidney failure, diabetes, heart failure, hypertension, pregnancy, prerenal azotemia, known history of coronary artery disease, any pulmonary disease, rhinitis, or atopy, history of major trauma or surgery within the last six 6 months, and inhaled nasal or systemic corticosteroid use or other anti-inflammatory medications and those with <18 years of age were excluded. …”
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Right ventricular strain impairment due to hypoxia in patients with COPD: a post hoc analysis of two randomised controlled trials by Konrad E Bloch, Mona Lichtblau, Silvia Ulrich, Felix C Tanner, Talant Sooronbaev, Maamed Mademilov, Michael Furian, Helga Preiss, Laura Mayer, Simon Rafael Schneider, Julian Müller, Stephanie Saxer, Anna Titz, Anwer Shehab, Lena Reimann

“…Background Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction leads to an increase in pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and potentially right heart failure in healthy individuals and patients with respiratory diseases. …”
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Yaşlanan Nüfusa İlişkin Belediyelerin Faaliyetleri by Meryem Arslan

“…Bu çalışmada yaşlı nüfus oranındaki artışa dikkat çekilerek gelecekte yaşlılara yönelik hizmetlerin çeşitlendirilerek artırılması gerektiği ortaya konulmuştur.  …”
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Syphilitic aortitis: from the past to the present (view of a dermatovenerologist) by S.V. Zakharov, T.V. Svyatenko, V.K. Zakharov, V.V. Gorbuntsov, L.A. Pohrebniak

“…Syphilitic aortitis with symptoms of cardiovascular damage, which are caused by aortic valve insufficiency, narrowing of the ascending coronary arteries, aneurysmal dilatation of the ascending part and aortic arch, occurs in the late stages of syphilitic infection. …”
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Second Trimester Umbilical Cord Coiling Index and Perinatal Outcomes by Yusuf Aytaç Tohma, Mehmet Metin Altay, Derya Turgut, Selcan Coşkun, Eylem Ünlübilgin, Sertaç Esin, Orhan Gelişen, Okyar Erol

“…CONCLUSIONS: There was measured correlation between umbilical cord diameter and aUCI between 18-24 weeks and perinatal outcome but new prospective studies about umbilical artery morphology and perinatal outcomes are also needed. …”
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Activation of PTGS2/NF‐κB signaling pathway enhances radiation resistance of glioma by Cheng Tan, Liang Liu, Xiaoyang Liu, Ling Qi, Weiyao Wang, Guifang Zhao, Libo Wang, Yimeng Dai

“…After radiotherapy, the number of cells arrested in G2/M phase decreased after PTGS2 overexpression in U87cells but increased in PTGS2 knockdown in U87R cells. …”
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Exercise interventions to improve bone mineral density in athletes participating in low-impact sports: a scoping review by Anders Gulbrandsen Florvåg, Øyvind Angelshaug Berg, Ola Drange Røksund, Gøril Tvedten Jorem, Bård Erik Bogen

“…Five populations were explored; one cohort of adolescent swimmers (both sexes), one cohort of female Olympic artistic swimmers, one cohort of elite road cyclists (both sexes), one cohort of male competitive amateur cyclists, and one cohort of trained to well-trained cyclists (both sexes). …”
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Malignant Paraganglioma With Calvarial Metastases Presenting With Recurrent Catecholamine-Induced Cardiomyopathy by Beatrice A. Brumley, MD, Run Yu, MD, PhD, Shadfar Bahri, MD, Jane Rhyu, MD

“…Case Report: Our patient was a 31-year-old man diagnosed with periaortic PGL and succinate dehydrogenase subunit B pathogenic variant at the age of 9 years with cardiac arrest. He developed intra-abdominal and skeletal metastatic disease by the age of 14 years and treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. …”
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Jason y los argonautas: temporalidad, usabilidad y conocimiento tácito en el monitoreo oceánico de Argo by Lino Camprubí

“…Estudiar el papel del conocimiento tácito en un contexto aparentemente muy alejado del conocimiento artesanal permite evaluar hasta qué punto las infraestructuras de durabilidad, usabilidad y fiabilidad de Argo producen un nuevo tipo de océano y un nuevo estilo de hacer oceanografía y hasta qué punto mantienen estructuras epistemológicas preexistentes. …”
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In-House Fabrication and Validation of 3D-Printed Custom-Made Medical Devices for Planning and Simulation of Peripheral Endovascular Therapies by Arianna Mersanne, Ruben Foresti, Chiara Martini, Cristina Caffarra Malvezzi, Giulia Rossi, Anna Fornasari, Massimo De Filippo, Antonio Freyrie, Paolo Perini

“…<b>Objectives:</b> This study aims to develop and validate a standardized methodology for creating high-fidelity, custom-made, patient-specific 3D-printed vascular models that serve as tools for preoperative planning and training in the endovascular treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD). <b>Methods:</b> Ten custom-made 3D-printed vascular models were produced using computed tomography angiography (CTA) scans of ten patients diagnosed with PAD. …”
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Sophocarpine inhibits the proliferation and induces apoptosis of glioblastoma cells through regulating the miR-21/PTEN/PI3K/AKT axis by Feng Si, Qian Wang, Fei Chen, Xiangdong Lu

“…The results indicated that SC inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis of LN229 and SF539 cells in a dose-dependent manner. The arrest of the G0/G1 phase of GBM cells was increased after SC treatment. …”
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