Cardiac resynchronization therapy via left bundle branch pacing in heart failure with complete left bundle branch block: is the defibrillator needed? by Dandan Yang, Dandan Yang, Qunchao Ma, Qunchao Ma, Hong Zhu, Lihua Wang, Meixiang Xiang, Meixiang Xiang, Jian’an Wang, Jian’an Wang, Jian’an Wang, Jian’an Wang, Xiaohong Pan, Xiaohong Pan

“…AimsThis retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the efficacy of dual-chamber left Bundle branch pacing (LBBP) as an alternative therapy for heart failure patients with complete left bundle branch block (CLBBB) and indications for defibrillator with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D).Methods34 patients met inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. These criteria included a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of lower than 35%, a New York Heart Association functional class of II–IV, CLBBB meeting Strauss's criteria, intraventricular dyssynchrony, and confirmed correction of CLBBB during LBBP. …”
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Comparative CT with stress manoeuvres for diagnosing distal isolated tibiofibular syndesmotic injury in acute ankle sprain: a protocol for an accuracy- test prospective study by João Carlos Rodrigues, Mario Lenza, Laercio Alberto Rosemberg, Durval do Carmo Santos Barros, Mario Ferretti, Alexandre Leme Godoy Santos, Marcelo Pires Prado, José Felipe Marion Alloza, Renato Amaral Masagão, Adham do Amaral e Castro, Marco Kawamura Demange

“…Participants will be enrolled after they sign the written informed consent form, including the terms of confidentiality. …”
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Effects of autologous platelet-rich plasma in promoting endometrial thickness on patients with thin endometrium following IVF by Gita Pratama, Elizabeth Agustina, Atika Mahira Yanfaunnas, Mila Maidarti, Achmad Kemal Harzif, R. Muharam, Budi Wiweko

“…Materials and Methods: Nine individuals with a thin endometrium who participated in an in vitro fertilization (IVF) program were enrolled in the study. This study occurred in Yasmin Clinic, Dr. …”
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Cohort profile: maternal and child health and parenting practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ceará, Brazil: birth cohort study (Iracema-COVID) by Marcia C Castro, Márcia Maria Tavares Machado, Simone Farías-Antúnez, David Augusto Batista Sá Araújo, Ana Luiza Penna, Francisco Ariclene Oliveira, Camila Machado de Aquino, Antônio Silva Lima Neto, Geziel dos Santos de Sousa

“…Purpose Maternal and child health and parenting practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ceará (Iracema-COVID) is a longitudinal, prospective population-based birth cohort designed to understand the effects of the pandemic and social withdrawal in maternal mental health, child development and parenting practices of mothers and families.Participants A sample of mothers who gave birth in July and August 2020 (n=351) was enrolled in the study in January 2021. Interviews were conducted by telephone. …”
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CO2 levels and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in public schools: A retrospective cohort study in Montreal (Canada) by Olivier Séguin, Dorra Ghorbal, Gabrielle Denault, Karine Trudeau, Patrick Poulin, Catherine Dea, Stéphane Perron

“…Data on building ventilation types, CO2 measurements and school characteristics such as total enrollment and socioeconomic status (SES), were sourced from Ministry of Education’s administrative data for the 2020–2021 school year. …”
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Predictors of treatment outcome in higher levels of care among a large sample of adolescents with heterogeneous eating disorders by Erin E. Reilly, Sasha Gorrell, Alan Duffy, Dan V. Blalock, Philip Mehler, Harry Brandt, Susan McClanahan, Kianna Zucker, Naomi Lynch, Simar Singh, Catherine R. Drury, Daniel Le Grange, Renee D. Rienecke

“…Conclusions Data from our sample are consistent with past work suggesting that adolescents enrolled in higher levels of care report clinical benefit; however, these effects are heterogenous, and a significant portion of individuals may not report reliable change in symptoms. …”
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The diagnostic performance of indocyanine green for the sentinel node biopsy in prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Siyang Ma, Jianxuan Sun, Jinzhou Xu, Ye An, Mengyao Xu, Chenqian Liu, Sihan Zhang, Lintao Miao, Xingyu Zhong, Na Zeng, Haodong He, Shaogang Wang, Qidong Xia

“…Results: A total of 17 articles from databases are enrolled in this study. Using lymph node-based data, our results showed that the pooled sensitivity and specificity of applying ICG alone in PCa were 71% (95% CI 52%–85%) and 68% (95% CI 64%–72%), respectively. …”
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Investigation of 3D iris morphology early alteration after implantable collamer lens implantation by using SS-OCT by Zhengwei Zhang, Shuimiao Chang, Kaiwen Li, Jinhan Yao, Zhao Wang, Jiewei Liu, Lin Jiang, Feiyan Chai, Xiaogang Wang

“…Purpose: Using a fully automated multitask deep learning method, which enabled simultaneous segmentation and quantification of all major anterior segment structures with swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT), we aimed to investigate the three-dimensional (3D) alterations in iris morphology before and after implantable collamer lens (ICL) surgery. Methods: All enrolled patients underwent anterior segment SS-OCT (ANTERION) within one week before and after ICL surgery. …”
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Monitoring of Circulating Tumor DNA and Indication of De-Escalation Adjuvant Targeted Therapy for EGFR-Mutated NSCLC After Complete Resection by Song Dong, PhD, Bingfa Yan, PhD, Si-Yang Liu, PhD, Xuan Gao, PhD, Hui-Zhao Hong, MD, Hong-Ji Li, MD, Wei Gao, PhD, Hong-Hong Yan, PhD, Si-Yang Maggie Liu, PhD, Hai-Yan Tu, PhD, Yi Pan, PhD, Qing Zhou, PhD, Xue-Ning Yang, PhD, Xue-Feng Xia, PhD, Xin Yi, PhD, Wen-Zhao Zhong, PhD, Yi-Long Wu, MD, Jia-Tao Zhang, PhD

“…Methods: From January 2019 to December 2022, 71 patients with stages I to III NSCLC and EGFR (exon 19 deletion or L858R) mutations were enrolled in this observational study. A total of 375 blood samples were analyzed using the MRD_Navigator assay. …”
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Prevalence of Diarrhea Disease and Associated Factors Among Children Under 5 Years in Geshiyaro Project Implementation Sites in Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Zinabu Assefa Alemu, Aderajew Mekonnen Girmay, Kirubel Tesfaye Teklu, Ermias Alemayehu Adugna, Melaku Gizaw Serte, Tsigereda Assefa Alemayehu, Badasa Wagari Likasa, Benjamin Collyer, Zelalem Mehari, Mihretab Salasibew, Getachew Tollera, Masresha Tessema

“…A total of 2937 participants were enrolled in this investigation. Descriptive and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed using STATA version 16. …”
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The Effect of Anterior Uterocervical Angle on Primary Dysmenorrhea and Disease Severity by Mefkure Eraslan Sahin, Erdem Sahin, Yusuf Madendag, Ilknur Col Madendag, Ahter Tanay Tayyar, Fatma Özdemir, Gokhan Acmaz, Iptisam Ipek Muderris

“…Of the 200 participants enrolled in the study, 50 were healthy controls and 150 had primary dysmenorrhea. …”
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End of Pandemic Parental Hesitancy Towards Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination: A Cross-sectional Survey at Two Lebanese Tertiary Hospitals by Sabine Shehab, Lina Anouti, Celina F. Boutros, Christelle Radi, Silma El Baasiri, Arabia Badih, Rawan Korman, Marwa El Masri, Joudie Alwan, Maha Monzer, Yara Bitar, Mona Kassem, Mayse Naser, Yara Salameh, Sarah Khafaja, Murielle Bou Ghosn, Dany Al Hamod, Sarah Ghadban, Soha Ghanem, Ghassan S. Dbaibo

“…Methods: Parents were surveyed from January 4 until May 16, 2023, at two tertiary medical centers in Beirut, the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) and the Saint George Hospital University Medical Center (SGHUMC). Results: The study enrolled 950 participants, predominantly mothers (79.6%) aged 30–49 (79%), highly educated parents (69.8% of mothers and 62.2% of fathers were university graduates). …”
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Colorectal cancer in Lynch syndrome families: consequences of gene germline mutations and the gut microbiota by Xuexin Wang, Zhijun Zheng, Dongliang Yu, Xiaojue Qiu, Ting Yang, Ruoran Li, Jing Liu, Xin Wang, Peng Jin, Jianqiu Sheng, Nan Qin, Na Li, Junfeng Xu

“…Methods This prospective, observational study was performed from December 2020 to March 2023. We enrolled 72 individuals from 9 LS families across six provinces in China and employed 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to analyze the fecal microbiota components among LS-related CRC patients (AS group), their spouses (BS group), mutation carriers without CRC (CS group), and non-mutation carriers (DS group) using alpha and beta diversity indices. …”
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Preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: an integrative approach combining ultrasound-based radiomics and inflammation-related markers by Yu-ting Peng, Jin-shu Pang, Peng Lin, Jia-min Chen, Rong Wen, Chang-wen Liu, Zhi-yuan Wen, Yu-quan Wu, Jin-bo Peng, Lu Zhang, Hong Yang, Dong-yue Wen, Yun He

“…Methods This study retrospectively enrolled 156 surgically diagnosed ICC patients. A region of interest (ROI) was manually identified on the ultrasound image of the tumor to extract radiomics features. …”
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Impact of insurance payer type (medicare vs. private) on the patient reported outcomes after shoulder arthroplasty by Paul V. Romeo, MD, Aidan G. Papalia, MBA, Andrew J. Cecora, BS, Bradley A. Lezak, MD, Matthew G. Alben, DO, Dashaun A. Ragland, BS, Young W. Kwon, MD, PhD, Mandeep S. Virk, MD

“…Methods: Subjects undergoing anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty were prospectively enrolled between March 2019 and March 2021. Subjects completed patient reported outcomes measurement information system upper extremity (P-UE), the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score (ASES), and the simple shoulder test (SST) preoperatively and at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months, postoperatively. …”
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Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation Subtypes in Women and Men in the Tromsø Study by Hilde Espnes, MD, Tom Wilsgaard, PhD, Jocasta Ball, PhD, Maja-Lisa Løchen, MD, PhD, Inger Njølstad, MD, PhD, Renate B. Schnabel, MD, MSc, Eva Gerdts, MD, PhD, Ekaterina Sharashova, MD, PhD

“…Methods: 14,790 women and 13,181 men from the Tromsø Study were enrolled between 1994 and 2008 and followed for incident AF and HF through 2016. …”
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TEACHERS’ PROFILE, MOTIVATION, APTITUDE, AND SATISFACTION IN A VIRTUAL UPSKILLING ENVIRONMENT by Dave E. Marcial, Jan Cynth Palama, Fredlie Bucog, Steven Binarao

“…Two hundred fifty-nine teacher-respondents actively participated and enrolled in this open online course. The results of the study yield a noteworthy finding. …”
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Comparison of Left Ventricular Function after His Bundle Pacing vs Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing Implantation by Kurniawan Prakoso, Kevin Wibawa, Giky Karwiky, Mohammad Rizki Akbar, Januar Wibawa Martha, Mohammad Iqbal

“…Methods: This is a prospective cohort study enrolling patients age >18 years requiring CSP implantation from June 2020 to January 2024 in Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung. …”
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Biological subphenotypes in patients hospitalized with suspected infection in Thailand: a secondary analysis of a prospective observational studyResearch in context by Prapassorn Poolchanuan, Taylor D. Coston, Viriya Hantrakun, Parinya Chamnan, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Pavan K. Bhatraju, Narisara Chantratita, Direk Limmathurotsakul, T. Eoin West, Shelton W. Wright

“…Methods: In a cohort of prospectively enrolled patients hospitalized with suspected infection in northeastern Thailand, we measured 15 circulating biomarkers from a random selection of 585 subjects and developed latent profile models to identify subphenotypes. …”
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Effect of primary tumor volume on survival of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in stage IV non‐small cell lung cancer by Xiaxia Chen, Wei Zhang, Lan Luo, Shimei Fu, Dongdong Cao, Shengfa Su, Qingsong Li, Wengang Yang, Yichao Geng, Bing Lu, Weiwei Ouyang

“…From 2008 to August 2018, 377 treatment criteria were enrolled. GTV was defined as the volume of the primary lesion and the hilus as well as the mediastinal metastatic lymph node. …”
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