To compare fluidized positioners and gel pads for skin protection in neurosurgery patients placed in lateral and prone positions. It is one of the major challenges that operating room nurses...
While the GRIPHON study and others have confirmed the efficacy and safety of selexipag with single, dual, and initial triple combination therapy for patients with pulmonary arterial hyperten...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia. Future estimations suggest an increase in global burden of AF greater than 60% by 2050. Numerous studies provide growi...
Multidisciplinary heart team (HT) evaluation is recommended for patients with severe primary mitral regurgitation to optimize treatment decisions. However, its impact on patient outcomes rem...
In May 2022, the American College of Cardiology updated their guideline-directed medical therapy for congestive heart failure (CHF) to include four pillars of therapy. These pillars aim to b...
The ratio of nonhigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) has been shown associated with various metabolic diseases and atheroscleros...
Several mutations in this gene for the α subunit of the cardiac sodium channel have been identified in a heterogeneous subset of cardiac rhythm syndromes, including Brugada syndrome, progre...
Artificial intelligence (AI) applied to cardiovascular disease (CVD) is enjoying great success in the field of scientific research. Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are the cornerstone form of exam...
Levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) are known to be associated with lifestyle determinants such as smoking and oral contraception (OC) use. When measuring AMH in clinical practice, it is...
Asthma is a common respiratory disease. In asthma, the small airways have more intensive inflammation and prominent airway remodelling, compared to the central airways. We aimed to investiga...
The most widespread chronic condition observed amid children globally is asthma. Only half of children with asthma adhere to their prescribed inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) therapy. Parents' ...
A novel 3D bio-printing vascular microtissue biosensor was developed to detect fish parvalbumin quickly. The graphite rod electrode was modified with gold and copper organic framework (Cu-MO...
Combined allergic rhinitis and asthma syndrome (CARAS) is an airway-type 2 immune response with a profuse inflammatory process widely affecting the world population. Due to the compromise of...
The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the expression levels of TNF-α, omentin-1, and IL-6 in periodontitis patients before and after treatment with biological antimicrobia...
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