Successful treatment of cardiac dysfunction due to left main trunk obstruction and severe acute aortic regurgitation secondary to acute type A aortic dissection using Impella: a ca... by Ai Sakai, Kenji Iino, Hideyasu Ueda, Yoshitaka Yamamoto, Hirofumi Takemura

“…However, the patient could not be weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass owing to cardiogenic shock, necessitating the introduction of VA-ECMO. …”
Get full text

LIPS and PaO2/FiO2 Combined Plasma Biomarkers Predict Onset of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Patients of High Risks in SICU: A Prospective Exploratory Study by Ziyuan Shen, Zhongnan Yin, Senhao Wei, Zhukai Cong, Feng Zhao, Hua Zhang, Xi Zhu

“…Univariate analysis found 15 risk factors showed differences between ARDS and non-ARDS, namely, interleukin 6, interleukin 8 (IL-8), angiopoietin Ⅱ, LIPS, APACHEⅡ, SOFA, PaO2/FiO2, age, sex, shock, sepsis, acute abdomen, pulmonary contusion, pneumonia, hepatic dysfunction. …”
Get full text

Role of Muramyl Dipeptide in Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated Biological Activity and Osteoclast Activity by Hideki Kitaura, Masahiko Ishida, Keisuke Kimura, Haruki Sugisawa, Akiko Kishikawa, Kazuhiro Shima, Saika Ogawa, Jiawei Qi, Wei-Ren Shen

“…Injection of MDP induces lethal shock in mice challenged with LPS. LPS also induces osteoclast formation and pathological bone resorption; MDP enhances LPS induction of both processes. …”
Get full text

Interactions of ST-elevation myocardial infarction, age, and sex and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events among Chinese adults: a secondary analysis of a single-centre p... by Lin Zhou, Wei Yuan, Cuiping Wang, Yi Liang, Peijing Liu

“…A total of 843 adults were included in the analysis.Primary and secondary outcome measures MACE was defined as any occurrence of cardiovascular mortality, MI recurrence, cardiogenic shock or heart failure. The relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI), attributable proportion (AP) and the synergy index were computed to quantify the interactions. …”
Get full text

Clinical case of a pelvic fracture with massive retroperitoneal hematoma by D.A. Krishtafor, A.A. Krishtafor, A.V. Tsarev, D.V. Balyk, A.Y. Halushchak, V.A. Pelekh

“…The article presents a clinical case of a pelvic fracture with a massive retroperitoneal hematoma in a 30-year-old man who was brought to the regional hospital in hemorrhagic shock 5 hours after falling from the 5th floor. Upon admission, computed tomography (CT) showed a rupture of the pubic joint, a multifragmentary fracture of the sacrum, and the presence of a hematoma in the right parts of the pelvic cavity. …”
Get full text

The Effect of IL-4 Gene Polymorphisms on Cytokine Production in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and in Healthy Controls by Jirina Bartova, Petra Borilova Linhartova, Stepan Podzimek, Tatjana Janatova, Kazi Svobodova, Antonin Fassmann, Jana Duskova, Jaromir Belacek, Lydie Izakovicova Holla

“…Production of cytokines (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-17, TNFα, INFγ, and VEGF) was studied after in vitro stimulation of isolated peripheral blood by mitogens (Pokeweed mitogen, Concanavalin A), dental plaque bacteria (Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Tannerella forsythia, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Prevotella intermedia), and Heat Shock Protein (HSP) 70 by the Luminex multiplex cytokine analysis system. …”
Get full text

The Effects of Body Acupuncture on Obesity: Anthropometric Parameters, Lipid Profile, and Inflammatory and Immunologic Markers by Hamid Abdi, Baixiao Zhao, Mahsa Darbandi, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Shima Tavallaie, Amir Ali Rahsepar, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Parizadeh, Mohammad Safariyan, Mohsen Nemati, Maryam Mohammadi, Parisa Abbasi-Parizad, Sara Darbandi, Saeed Akhlaghi, Gordon A. A. Ferns

“…Subjects were assessed at the beginning, 6 and 12 weeks later. Heat shock protein (Hsps)-27, 60, 65, 70 antibody titers and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels were also assessed. …”
Get full text

Serum IL-18 Is a Potential Biomarker for Predicting Severe Dengue Disease Progression by Josephine Diony Nanda, Chiau-Jing Jung, Rahmat Dani Satria, Ming-Kai Jhan, Ting-Jing Shen, Po-Chun Tseng, Yung-Ting Wang, Tzong-Shiann Ho, Chiou-Feng Lin

“…Based on the clinical hallmarks, the different severities of patients range from mild dengue fever (MDF) to severe dengue diseases (SDDs) and include dengue hemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrome. These are commonly associated with cytokine release syndrome (CRS). …”
Get full text

Risk Factors for Sepsis Based on Sepsis-3 Criteria after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by Yanling Wang, Yu Gu, Fei Huang, Dezhao Liu, Zheng Zhang, Niman Zhou, Jiani Liang, Changyin Lu, Dongdong Yuan, Ziqing Hei

“…This retrospective study determined the pre-, peri-, and postoperative risk factors for sepsis after OLT, using as reference the 2016 Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). Pre-, peri-, and postoperative clinical data of the sepsis-positive (n=85) and sepsis-negative (n=41) groups were analyzed for potential risk factors of OLT-related sepsis. …”
Get full text

Safety profiles of sevoflurane in pediatric patients: a real-world pharmacovigilance assessment based on the FAERS database by Chuang Yang, Bangjian Deng, Qiang Wen, Pei Guo, Xiang Liu, Chen Wang

“…Notable differences in signals were observed between children and adults for “Pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage,” “Anaphylactic shock,” and “Hypotension.”ConclusionOur analysis of the FAERS database identified several significant adverse events associated with sevoflurane in pediatrics, affecting the cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems. …”
Get full text

The association between acute myocardial infarction and constipation and progress in nursing care studies (急性心肌梗死与便秘的相关性及护理研究进展) by FAN Yufei (范羽飞), YANG Yang (杨阳), ZANG Yaning (臧亚宁), ZHANG Dan (张丹)

“…The constipation may induce cardiovascular events such as angina, heart failure, shock and even sudden death. This paper conducts a review of the literature on the definition and diagnosis of constipation, the association between constipation and cardiovascular events, the factors related to constipation and the preventive and intervention measures that can be taken in acute myocardial infarction patients. …”
Get full text

New Potential Weapons for Refractory Scleritis in the Era of Targeted Therapy by Claudia Fabiani, Jurgen Sota, Maite Sainz-de-la-Maza, Laura Pelegrín, Giacomo Emmi, Giuseppe Lopalco, Florenzo Iannone, Lorenzo Vannozzi, Silvana Guerriero, Maria Chiara Gelmi, Donato Rigante, Gian Marco Tosi, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Luca Cantarini

“…Regarding adverse events, only one patient developed pneumonia and septic shock under rituximab treatment. Conclusions. Our results, though limited to a low number of patients, highlight the effectiveness of different biologic therapies in the treatment of noninfectious refractory scleritis, showing to control scleral inflammation and allowing a significant reduction in the number of relapses.…”
Get full text

Short-Term Outcomes of Elective High-Risk PCI with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support: A Single-Centre Registry by Alexander M. Griffioen, Stijn C. H. Van Den Oord, Marleen H. Van Wely, Gerard C. Swart, Herbert B. Van Wetten, Peter W. Danse, Peter Damman, Niels Van Royen, Robert Jan M. Van Geuns

“…Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) provides hemodynamic support in patients with a high risk for periprocedural cardiogenic shock. Objective. This study aims to provide data about short-term outcomes of elective high-risk PCI with ECMO support. …”
Get full text

Experimental Study of Single Expansion Ramp Nozzle Performance Using Pitot Pressure and Static Pressure Measurements by Sergio Nicolas Pachón Laitón, João Felipe de Araujo Martos, Israel da Silveira Rego, George Santos Marinho, Paulo Gilberto de Paula Toro

“…In this work, a complete hypersonic vehicle based on scramjet propulsion is installed in the test section of a hypersonic shock tunnel. Therefore, the SERN inlet conditions are the real conditions from the combustor exit. …”
Get full text

A Scenario for Origin of Global 4 mHz Oscillations in Solar Corona by Li Xue, Chengliang Jiao, Lixin Zhang

“…We also confirmed that acoustic shock waves alone cannot heat the corona to the observed temperature, and found mass upflows in the height range ∼<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>7</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mn>3</mn></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>–<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>7</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mn>4</mn></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> km in our model, which pumped the dense and cool plasma into the corona and might be the mass supplier for solar prominences.…”
Get full text

Real-World Experience of Imipenem–Relebactam Treatment as Salvage Therapy in Difficult-to-Treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections (IMRECOR Study) by Isabel Machuca, Arantxa Dominguez, Rosario Amaya, Cristina Arjona, Irene Gracia-Ahufinger, Maravillas Carralon, Rosa Giron, Isabel Gea, Natividad De Benito, Andres Martin, Fatima Galan, Jose Antonio Martinez, Rayden Iglesias, Jaume Revuelto, Juan Jose Caston, Angela Cano, Elisa Ruiz-Arabi, Luis Martínez-Martínez, Julian Torre-Cisneros

“…All our patients had a Charlson Score of ≥ 3. Septic shock was observed in 64.3% (9/14) of patients. The median treatment duration was 15 days, and no patient experienced an adverse event that required treatment interruption. …”
Get full text

“Unmasking the Uncommon”: A case series of multi-drug resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica causing late-onset sepsis and meningitis in preterm neonates [version 2; peer review:... by Anisha Maria Fernandes, Sinchana Bhat, Suchitra Shenoy M., Prajnha U.P.

“…Case 1 was a one-day-old preterm low-birth-weight infant who presented with respiratory distress syndrome and septic shock. The patient was intubated and administered empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics and antifungal agents. …”
Get full text

The Optimum Dietary Phenylalanine Requirement of Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelusfuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinepheluslanceolatus ♂) Juveniles: Effects on Growth Performance, Gut Micromorpholog... by Pinxian Yang, Haijiao Wang, Lei Ma, Haoran Yin, Zhanying Zhu, Cong Liu, Wei Huang, Zhiyu Zhou, Xiaoyi Wu, Sehrish Taj

“…In addition, fish fed Phe 10.1 had lower levels of nuclear factor erythroid 2 (Nrf2) and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in the head kidney, and Cu/Zn-superoxide (Cu/ZnSOD) dismutases in the midgut compared to fish fed other Phe levels. …”
Get full text

On the Magnetosphere‐Ionosphere Coupling During the May 2021 Geomagnetic Storm by M. Piersanti, D. Del Moro, A. Parmentier, M. Martucci, F. Palma, A. Sotgiu, C. Plainaki, G. D’Angelo, F. Berrilli, D. Recchiuti, E. Papini, L. Giovannelli, G. Napoletano, R. Iuppa, P. Diego, A. Cicone, M. Mergé, C. De Donato, C. De Santis, R. Sparvoli, P. Ubertini, R. Battiston, P. Picozza

“…Storm effects also included a small Forbush decrease driven by the interplay between the interplanetary shock and subsequent magnetic cloud arrival.…”
Get full text

Association of preoperative body mass index with postoperative complications and survival for patients with gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zhenzhen Li, Lili Cui, Jing Sun, Wanlu Liu

“…In terms of specific postoperative complications, preoperative underweight was associated with an increased risk of septic shock (OR: 3.40; 95%CI: 1.26-9.17; P = 0.015) and a reduced risk of fever (OR: 0.39; 95%CI: 0.18-0.83; P = 0.014). …”
Get full text