Application of the Canon 320 Row Variable Helical Pitch CTA System Combined with Iterative Reconstruction Technology for Lower Limb Vascular Imaging by Wenchao JI, Weili TIAN, Wenya LIU, Lianghao HE, Jian YANG

“…Methods: From March 2023 to June 2023, we enrolled 40 patients who were treated at our hospital for suspected arterial vascular disease of the lower limbs. …”
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Association between air pollutants and blood cell counts in pediatric patients with asthma: a retrospective observational study by Kuo-Chen Huang, Hsiu-Yung Pan, Ting-Min Hsieh, Chih-Cheng Chen, Fu-Jen Cheng

“…Methods This retrospective observational study, performed in 2007–2018 at a medical center, enrolled non-trauma patients aged < 17 years who visited the emergency department and had asthma. …”
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Right ventricular mechanical pattern in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery: a predictor of post‐operative dysfunction? by Márton Tokodi, Endre Németh, Bálint K. Lakatos, Erika Kispál, Zoltán Tősér, Levente Staub, Kristóf Rácz, Ádám Soltész, Szabolcs Szigeti, Tamás Varga, János Gál, Béla Merkely, Attila Kovács

“…Methods and results We prospectively enrolled 42 patients (63 ± 11 years, 69% men) undergoing open‐heart MVR. …”
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Acute kidney injury recovery status predicts mortality and cardiorenal outcomes in patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure by Kavitha Muthiah, Christopher Hayward, James Chong, Kirsty Pringle, Shehane Mahendran, Albert Vien, Sumita Barua, Sanjay Chavali, David Makarious, Phillip Lo

“…Multiclass receiver operator curve analysis was performed to evaluate the relationship between renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers and uAGT in predicting ongoing AKI.Results Among 271 enrolled patients, 121 (44.6%) patients developed AKI, of whom 62 patients had ongoing AKI. …”
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A Study of Combined Onabotulinumtoxin A and Hyaluronic Acid Filler for the Treatment of Enlarged Facial Pores by Vasanop Vachiramon, Sonphet Chirasuthat, Suphagan Boonpethkaew, Nawara Sakpuwadol, Tanat Yongpisarn, Natthachat Jurairattanaporn

“…This study was a prospective, randomized, single-blinded, split-face, controlled trial that enrolled 32 subjects with visibly enlarged pores on both cheeks. …”
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Comparative clinical impact of low-curvature and normal-curvature titanium mesh in cranioplasty: a retrospective analysis of patient outcomes by Shengkai Yang, Weihua Chen, Hongwei Teng, Lei Zhang, Kangkang Ji, Hai Zhou

“…The clinical outcomes associated with the two surgical approaches were compared and analyzed.ResultsA total of 67 patients who underwent skull defect repair surgery were enrolled, with 22 in the low-curvature titanium mesh group and 45 in the normal-curvature titanium mesh group. …”
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Comparative evaluation of non-contrast MRI versus gadoxetic acid-enhanced abbreviated protocols in detecting colorectal liver metastases by Haoran Dai, Cheng Yan, Xi Jia, Yuyao Xiao, Xinyue Liang, Chun Yang, Kai Liu, Mengsu Zeng

“…Methods Ninety-four patients, including 55 with pathologically verified CRLM, were enrolled, totaling 422 lesions (287 metastatic, 135 benign). …”
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Imbalance of Microbacterial Diversity Is Associated with Functional Prognosis of Stroke by Xintong Zhang, Xiangyu Wang, Hong Zhao, Risheng Cao, Yini Dang, Binbin Yu

“…Twenty stroke patients and twenty healthy controls were enrolled in the current study, and their demographics were matched. …”
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Intravenous immunoglobulin for mortality and inflammatory status in patients with sepsis: a retrospective database study by Hayabusa Takano, Hayabusa Takano, Naoki Kanda, Naoki Kanda, Yuji Wakimoto, Hiroyuki Ohbe, Kensuke Nakamura, Kensuke Nakamura

“…Primary outcomes were 28-day mortality, while secondary outcomes included in-hospital mortality, the Barthel Index at discharge, length of hospital stay and laboratory data (albumin, C-reactive protein (CRP), and lymphocyte count) on days 14 and 28.ResultsOf the 17,626 patients enrolled, 15,159 (786 in the IVIG group and 14,373 in the control group) were included in the analysis. …”
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Predictive value of peripheral blood SNORD55 for prognosis of atrial fibrillation patients by WANG Yu, WANG Yu, WU Na, YANG Lanqing

“…Methods‍　‍A total of 133 patients with non-valvular AF admitted in Department of Cardiology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University from January 2014 to December 2017 were enrolled in this study. Their baseline information was collected， and the relative expression level of plasma SNORD55 was detected. …”
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Reference values for the 1-minute sit-to-stand test to assess functional capacity and short-term mortality in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and fibrotic connective tiss... by Meng-Yun Tsai, Kuo-Tung Huang, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Yi-Hsuan Yu, Pin-Kuei Fu

“…Methods This prospective study enrolled participants diagnosed with F-ILD based on multidisciplinary team discussions. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Chemotherapy or EGFR‐TKIs as First‐Line Therapy in NSCLC Patients Harboring Non‐Ex 20 Ins Uncommon EGFR Mutations: A Retrospective Study in China by Chen Liao, Li Bai, Tingting He, Qingle Liang, Defeng Hu, Shipeng Lei, Yong He, Yubo Wang

“…In this real‐world retrospective study, we retrospectively compared the efficacy and safety of chemotherapy or various generations of EGFR‐TKIs as first‐line therapy in NSCLC Chinese patients harboring non‐ex 20 ins uncommon EGFR mutations. Methods We enrolled 139 NSCLC patients with non‐ex 20 ins uncommon EGFR mutations in this study retrospectively. …”
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Urinary NGAL and RBP Are Biomarkers of Normoalbuminuric Renal Insufficiency in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Aimei Li, Bin Yi, Yan Liu, Jianwen Wang, Qing Dai, Yuxi Huang, Yan Chun Li, Hao Zhang

“…This cross-sectional study enrolled 209 T2DM patients with normoalbuminuria whose diabetes duration was more than 5 years. …”
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The efficacy and safety of induction chemotherapy combined with sintilimab followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy plus sintilimab sequencing maintaining with sintilimab for patie... by Ruifeng Wang, Tianhui Guo, Qi Wang, Wen Gao, Yimiao Yu, Jun Zhang, Wenqian Fu, Haiji Wang, Biyuan Zhang

“…Results In total, 29 eligible patients were enrolled and analyzed. The median follow-up time was 20.5 months. …”
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The Value of Combined Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Lung Biopsy and Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for Peripheral Pulmonary Infectious Lesions by Guangsheng Li, Jie Huang, Yuechuan Li, Jing Feng

“…From July 2018 to April 2019, 121 patients from Tianjin Medical University General Hospital diagnosed with PPLs and lung infection were enrolled in this prospective randomized study . Once the lesion was located, either TBLB or R-EBUS-guided-TBLB was performed in randomly selected patients, and mNGS was applied for pathogen detection in lung biopsy tissues. …”
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Inflammatory burden index as a prognostic marker in patients with advanced gastric cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy by Jiao-Bao Huang, Zhi-Yong Zhou, Jun Lu, Ji-Yun Zhu, Bin Lai, Sheng-Xun Mao, Jia-Qing Cao

“…Finally, Inflammatory burden index(IBI) was grouped by X-tile software, and Kaplan-Meier method was used to compare the survival difference between groups.ResultsA total of 163 patients were enrolled in this study. The median age was 63 years(56-68). …”
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The Change of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Independently Predicts Survival of Colorectal Cancer Patients after Curative Resection by Qingqing Chen, Haohao Wu, Xinwei Guo, Ke Gu, Wenjie Wang, Xiaochen Chen, Shengjun Ji, Hui Yang, Jiahao Zhu

“…A total 206 patients were enrolled in this study. Clinicopathologic characteristics and survival were assessed. …”
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Testing the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Potential Efficacy of an Innovative Digital Mental Health Care Delivery Model Designed to Increase Access to Care: Open Trial of the Dig... by Natalia Macrynikola, Kelly Chen, Erlend Lane, Nic Nguyen, Jennifer Pinto, Shirley Yen, John Torous

“…Secondary outcomes included change in functional impairment, self-efficacy in managing emotions, and flourishing. ResultsOf the 258 enrolled participants, 215 (83.3%) completed the 8-week program. …”
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Comparison of photodynamic therapy and LEEP in women of reproductive age with cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 2 (CIN2): A prospective observational study in China by Cheng Li, Xuanhui Wang, Qiulin Cui, Mian He, Ming Chen

“…Methods: 229 patients with CIN2 were enrolled. They were divided into the PDT Group (n=94) and LEEP Group (n=135) according to the patient's willingness. …”
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Risk of Dysglycemia in Pregnancy amongst Kenyan Women with HIV Infection: A Nested Case-Control Analysis from the STRiDE Study by Sonak D. Pastakia, Wycliffe K. Kosgei, Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Benson Kiragu, John N. Hector, Gertrude Anusu, Ponnusamy Saravanan

“…The STRiDE study is one of the largest ever conducted studies of GDM in Kenya. This study enrolled pregnant women aged between 16 and 50 who were receiving care from public and private sector facilities in Eldoret, Kenya. …”
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