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Adherence to single inhaler triple therapy and digital inhalers in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a literature review and protocol for a randomized controlled trial (TRICOLON study)
BackgroundMedication non-adherence is a significant problem in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Efforts to address this...
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An observational study to understand burden and cost of care in adults diagnosed with refractory chronic cough (RCC) or unexplained chronic cough (UCC)
BackgroundRefractory and unexplained chronic cough (RCC and UCC) necessitate frequent referral for specialist evaluations, but data on healthcare...
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Predictors of appropriate therapies delivered by the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with coronary artery disease during long-term period
This prospective study aimed to investigate the ability of cardiac autonomic nervous system (CANS) activity assessment to predict appropriate...
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The role of LDH and ferritin levels as biomarkers for corticosteroid dosage in children with refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
BackgroundThis study explored the relationship between inflammatory markers and glucocorticoid dosage upon admission.
MethodsWe conducted a...
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Comprehensive analysis and identification of subtypes and hub genes of high immune response in lung adenocarcinoma
BackgroundThe advent of immunotherapy targeting immune checkpoints has conferred significant clinical advantages to patients with lung adenocarcinoma...
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Assessing the diagnostic value of left ventricular synchrony indices derived from phase analysis by D-SPECT in identifying obstructive coronary artery disease
This study aimed to assess the diagnostic efficacy of left ventricular synchrony (LVS) for detecting coronary artery disease (CAD). We explored...
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Invasive fractional-flow-reserve prediction by coronary CT angiography using artificial intelligence vs. computational fluid dynamics software in intermediate-grade stenosis
Coronary computed angiography (CCTA) with non-invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) calculates lesion-specific ischemia when compared with invasive...
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Bioelectrical impedance and lung function—associations with gender and central obesity: results of the EpiHealth study
BackgroundObesity is a major public health concern associated with various health problems, including respiratory impairment. Bioelectrical impedance...
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Diagnostic and therapeutic delays in lung cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single center experience at a German Cancer center
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has had negative drawbacks on the healthcare system worldwide and on individuals other than those directly affected...
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Prevalence and disease burden of chronic cough in nine cities of China: an observational study
BackgroundChronic cough (CC) is common in the general population of China, creating a difficult-to-ignore public health burden. However, there is a...
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Skeletal muscle quantity and quality evaluation in heart failure: comparing thoracic versus abdominopelvic CT approaches
Given the critical role of skeletal muscle in healthy aging, low muscle mass (myopenia) and quality (myosteatosis) can be used as predictors of poor...
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Establishment and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Non-Invasive Ventilation Failure After Birth in Premature Infants with Gestational Age < 32 Weeks
ObjectivesThis study was performed to construct and validate a risk prediction model for non-invasive ventilation (NIV) failure after birth in...
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The efficacy and safety of combined therapy with endobronchial tamponade and bronchial artery embolization for massive hemoptysis
BackgroundMassive hemoptysis is characterized by its life-threatening nature, potentially leading to airway obstruction and asphyxia. The objective...
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Genetics and sleep bruxism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies with twins
ObjectiveTo systematically review the literature regarding the concordance of sleep bruxism (SB) between monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins.
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Inferior vena cava ultrasound to predict hypotension after general anesthesia induction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
PurposeHypotension after induction of general anesthesia is common and is associated with significant adverse events. Identification of patients at...
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Potential prognostic impact of left-ventricular global longitudinal strain in analysis of whole-heart myocardial mechanics in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) feature-tracking (FT) has an important diagnostic role in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM). To date, the...
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Primary pulmonary myxoid sarcoma in the interlobar fissure of the left lung lobe: a case report
BackgroundPrimary pulmonary myxoid sarcoma (PPMS) is a rare, low-grade malignant tumor, constituting approximately 0.2% of all lung tumors. Despite...
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Development and validation of a scoring system to predict the mortality of hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron: a nationwide, multicentre study
BackgroundThe Omicron variant broke out in China at the end of 2022, causing a considerable number of severe cases and even deaths. The study aimed...
