The analysis of risk factors for diabetic kidney disease progression: a single-centre and cross-sectional experiment in Shanghai by Shan Huang, Juan Du, Nan Zhao, Wen Liu, Fan Hu, Xiaoxu Ge, Xiaohong Jiang, Wenfang Peng, Lisha Shen, Lili Xia

“…Objective To identify the risk factors for diabetic kidney disease (DKD) development, especially the difference between patients with different courses.Patients and methods 791 patients were considered to be eligible and were enrolled in the cross-sectional study from Shanghai Tongren Hospital Inpatient Department. 36 variables were initially screened by univariate analysis. …”
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Exploring Mortality and Prognostic Factors of Heart Failure with In-Hospital and Emergency Patients by Electronic Medical Records: A Machine Learning Approach by Yu CS, Wu JL, Shih CM, Chiu KL, Chen YD, Chang TH

“…The outcomes of those potential risk factors were visualized by different statistical analyses.Results: In total, 3871 hF patients were enrolled. Logistic regression showed that intensive care unit (ICU) history within 1 week (OR: 9.765, 95% CI: 6.65, 14.34; p-value < 0.001) and prothrombin time (OR: 1.193, 95% CI: 1.098, 1.296; < 0.001) were associated with mortality. …”
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Absence of Standard Modifiable Risk Factors in Middle Eastern Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. The Jordan Absence of Standard Modifiable Risk Factors (SMuRF-Le... by Hammoudeh AJ, Aldalal’ah M, Smadi EA, Alrishoud D, Alomari A, Alkhawaldeh M, Rizik A, Okour MF, Araydah M

“…A total of f 5540 ASCVD patients were enrolled. Mean age was 57.5 ± 11.6 years, and 1333 (24.1%) were women. …”
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The association between neighborhood social vulnerability and community-based rehabilitation after stroke by Shuqi Zhang, Elizabeth R. Mormer, Anna M. Johnson, Cheryl D. Bushnell, Pamela W. Duncan, Fang Wen, Shweta Pathak, Amy M. Pastva, Janet K. Freburger, Sara B. Jones Berkeley

“…Methods We included 6,843 adults (51.6% female; 75.1% White; mean age 70.1) discharged home after a stroke enrolled in the COMprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services study, a pragmatic trial conducted in 40 North Carolina hospitals from 2016–2019. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Preoperative Halo Gravity Traction-Assisted Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery for Severe and Rigid Scoliosis: A Comparative Matched-Cohort Study by Yangpu Zhang, Bo Han, Jianqiang Wang, Yuzeng Liu, Yiqi Zhang, Yong Hai, Lijin Zhou

“…A retrospective matched-cohort study was conducted and a total of 74 patients from January 2018 to December 2021 in our institution were finally enrolled in this study, including 27 patients in the HGT group and 47 patients in the non-HGT group based on whether patients receive HGT or not. …”
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Analysis of central retinal microcirculation in glaucoma after neuroretinoprotective treatment by N.G. Glazko, A.E. Egorov

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Patients and Methods:</b> 50 patients (78 eyes) with moderate POAG and controlled IOP were enrolled. The study group included 25 patients (46 eyes) and the control group included 25 patients (32 eyes). …”
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Enhanced Safety and Efficacy of O‐Arm Navigation Over C‐Arm Guidance in Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for Patients With Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures and Spinal Deformity... by Zhong‐Wei Ji, Min‐Jie Shen, Jia‐Jia Sun, Jia‐Le Wang, Yong‐Kang Deng, Yao Zhang, Xie‐Xing Wu, Kang‐Wu Chen, Hai‐Qing Mao

“…From February 2019 to February 2022, we enrolled 28 patients with OVCF (44 vertebrae) with spinal deformity treated with O‐arm navigation‐assisted PKP and 30 patients with OVCF (42 vertebrae) with spinal deformity treated with C‐arm‐guided PKP. …”
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Realization of a cascade treatment algorithm for glaucoma in St. Petersburg by A.V. Antonova, V.P. Nikolaenko, V.V. Brzheskiy

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Patients and Methods:</b> this study included 500 consecutively enrolled patients who underwent surgery for uncontrolled glaucoma in 2016–2020 and were followed up for 6–24 months. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards Responsible Self-Medication Among Pharmacy Students: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Uganda by Brian B, Goruntla N, Bommireddy BR, Mopuri BM, Easwaran V, Mantargi MJS, Thammisetty DP, Bukke SPN, Yadesa TM, Ayogu EE

“…The study included students enrolled in diploma, bachelor, and master of pharmacy programs in Uganda. …”
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Long-term outcomes of combined optimized YAG-laser trabeculostomy and selective laser trabeculoplasty for primary open-angle glaucoma by A.S. Balalin, V.P. Fokin, S.V. Balalin, B.G. Dzhashi

“…</p> <p> <b>Patients and Methods: </b>this study enrolled three groups of patients. Group 1 (study group, prospective) included 87 patients (87 eyes) with early and moderate POAG before and after optimized YAG-laser trabeculostomy. …”
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Influence of preoperative variables on the 3-month functional outcomes of the Vivity extended depth-of-focus intraocular lens: a prospective case series by Giacomo Savini, Alice Galzignato, Catarina P. Coutinho, Jinhai Huang, Yue Wu, Piero Barboni, João Mendanha Dias, Filomena J. Ribeiro, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello

“…Results Forty-three patients were enrolled. Binocular distance corrected visual acuity was lower than 0.1 logMAR for a defocus between + 1.0 and − 1.5 D. …”
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Indication of frailty transitions on 2-year adverse health outcomes among older Chinese inpatients: Insight from a multicenter prospective cohort study. by Miao Yu, Jiaqi Ding, Xinjuan Wu, Xianxiu Wen, Jingfen Jin, Hui Wang, Dongmei Lv, Shengxiu Zhao, Jing Jiao, Tao Xu

“…Compared with patients who persistently non-frail patients, those who frailty improvement, persistent pre-frailty, worsening frailty, and persistent frailty showcased escalated risks of mortality within 2 years after enrollment [HR (95% CI): 1.32 (1.06-1.64)], 1.71 (1.37-2.13), 2.43 (1.95-3.02), and 2.44 (1.81-3.29), respectively. …”
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Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Intervention (DOT Selfie) in Increasing Treatment Adherence Monitoring and Support for Patients With Tuberculosis in Uganda: Randomized Controlled... by Juliet Nabbuye Sekandi, Esther Buregyeya, Sarah Zalwango, Damalie Nakkonde, Patrick Kaggwa, Trang Ho Thu Quach, David Asiimwe, Lynn Atuyambe, Kevin Dobbin

“…ResultsThe intention-to-treat analysis included 142 participants, with 2 excluded due to discontinuation of medication within the first week after enrollment. The median age of participants was 34 (IQR 26-45) years. …”
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The cardioprotective effects of HTK solution and conventional blood cardioplegia in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing valvular replacement and Cox maze III procedure by BingMei Qiu, Lei Zhang, Dan Wu, Qian Li, Lei Sun, AnLi Wang, Zhilong Xi, HaiWei Wu, ChangTian Wang, ShanWu Feng

“…Methods A cohort of 148 individuals afflicted with AF, who received valve replacement surgery in conjunction with the Cox maze III procedure at our clinic within the period extending from 2015 to 2023, were enrolled. Subsequent to adjustment by propensity score matching (PSM), the patients were categorized into two distinct groups: the HTK group and the BC group. …”
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Safety and efficacy of CD33-targeted CAR-NK cell therapy for relapsed/refractory AML: preclinical evaluation and phase I trial by Ruihao Huang, Xiaoqi Wang, Hongju Yan, Xu Tan, Yingying Ma, Maihong Wang, Xiao Han, Jia Liu, Li Gao, Lei Gao, Guangjun Jing, Cheng Zhang, Qin Wen, Xi Zhang

“…Ten eligible patients with R/R AML aged 18–65 years who received one or more infusions of anti-CD33 CAR-NK cells following the preconditioning regimen were enrolled. We assessed the response rates and treatment-related side effects post-infusion, while also documenting the long-term efficacy of the therapy. …”
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Sex differences in the relationships between 24-h rest-activity patterns and plasma markers of Alzheimer’s disease pathology by Maxime Van Egroo, Elise Beckers, Nicholas J. Ashton, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Heidi I. L. Jacobs

“…Our results contribute to the precision medicine approach, and they have clinical implications for improved early detection and selection of at-risk individuals to be enrolled in preventive interventions.…”
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Preoperative prediction of IDH genotypes and prognosis in adult-type diffuse gliomas: intratumor heterogeneity habitat analysis using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and diffusion-we... by Xingrui Wang, Zhenhui Xie, Xiaoqing Wang, Yang Song, Shiteng Suo, Yan Ren, Wentao Hu, Yi Zhu, Mengqiu Cao, Yan Zhou

“…Methods Sixty-three adult-type diffuse gliomas with known IDH genotypes were enrolled. Volume transfer constant (Ktrans) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps were acquired from DCE-MRI and DWI, respectively. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Breast Ultrasound: A Comparative Analysis of Decision Support Among Radiologists With Various Levels of Expertise by Filiz Çelebi, Onur Tuncer, Müge Oral, Tomris Duymaz, Tolga Orhan, Gökhan Ertaş

“…Materials and Methods: Seventy suspicious breast mass lesions (53 malignant and 17 benign) from seventy women who underwent diagnostic breast US complemented with shear wave elastography, US-guided core needle biopsy and verified histopathology were enrolled. Two radiologists, one with 15 years of experience and the other with one year of experience, evaluated the images for breast imaging-reporting and data system (BI-RADS) scoring. …”
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Identifying psychosocial predictors and developing a risk score for preterm birth among Kenyan pregnant women by Anna Larsen, Jillian Pintye, Felix Abuna, Julia C. Dettinger, Laurén Gomez, Mary M. Marwa, Nancy Ngumbau, Ben Odhiambo, Barbra A. Richardson, Salphine Watoyi, Joshua Stern, John Kinuthia, Grace John-Stewart

“…Methods We used data from a prospective study enrolling HIV-negative women from 20 antenatal clinics in Western Kenya (NCT03070600). …”
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Nomogram to predict 3 month prognosis of acute ischemic stroke among young adults by Qian He, Qian He, Miaoran Wang, Haoyue Zhu, Ying Xiao, Rui Wen, Xiaoqing Liu, Yangdi Shi, Linzhi Zhang, Bing Xu

“…Decision curve analysis (DCA) was applied to assess the clinical utility of the nomogram.ResultsA total of 1,015 patients were enrolled. Gender (male vs. female; Odds ratio[OR], 0.5562[95% Confidence Interval (CI), 0.3104–1.0478]; p = 0.053), family history of stroke (OR, 3.5698[95%CI 1.5632–8.0329], p &lt; 0.001), prior stroke (OR, 2.1509[95%CI 1.2610–3.6577], p &lt; 0.001), previous heart disease (OR, 3.4047[95%CI, 1.7838–6.6976], p &lt; 0.01) toast type (cardio-embolism stroke vs. large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA), OR, 0.0847[0.0043–0.5284], p &lt; 0.01), toast type (stroke of undetermined etiology vs. …”
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