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Open AccessVertebropexy as a semi-rigid ligamentous alternative to lumbar spinal fusion
To develop ligamentous vertebral stabilization techniques (“vertebropexy”) that can be used after microsurgical decompression (intact posterior structures) and midline decompression (removed posterior structur...
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Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome
“Hypoplastic right heart syndrome is a rare collection of congenital heart defects characterized by the hypoplasia of right heart structures and subsequent cyanosis in neonates.” Its etiology is still unknown ...
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Tricuspid Atresia
Tricuspid atresia (TA) “is a rare cyanotic congenital heart defect, defined by total agenesis or absence of the tricuspid valve, resulting in an obstruction of the blood flow between the right atrium and ventr...
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Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome
Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW) is a rare syndrome in which an accessory conduction pathway causes a form of ventricular pre-excitation. To date, the genetics and the origin of the syndrome have not been completel...
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Atrial Septal Defect
“Atrial septal defects (ASDs) are a frequent type of congenital heart disease characterized by an abnormal communication between the two atria of the heart, which leads to a left-to-right shunt.” They are form...
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Open AccessThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on language deserves more attention: evidence from university students in Greece—a research note
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Correction to: The thyroid gland might have been misspelled for centuries: a recommendation for the reinstatement of the legitimate term “thyreoid” and/or introduction of the hybrid term “thyr(e)oid”
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The thyroid gland might have been misspelled for centuries: a recommendation for the reinstatement of the legitimate term “thyreoid” and/or introduction of the hybrid term “thyr(e)oid”
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Impact of religious fasting on metabolic and hematological profile in both dyslipidemic and non-dyslipidemic fasters
Religious fasting (RF) is practiced annually by millions of Christian and Muslim followers worldwide. Scarce data exist on the impact of RF on the metabolic and hematological profile of individuals with or wit...
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Open AccessGlycemic control and atrial fibrillation: an intricate relationship, yet under investigation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and diabetes mellitus (DM) constitute two major closely inter-related chronic cardiovascular disorders whose concurrent prevalence rates are steadily increasing. Although, the pathogen...
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Spiritual Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts on Orthodox Christianity Devotion Practices, Rituals, and Religious Pilgrimages
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on multiple aspects of physical and social health, including spiritual and religious dimensions, has been discussed not only by numerous theologians, scientists, and politic...
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Open AccessEmergence of highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 variants in Bangladesh: the need for systematic genetic surveillance as a public health strategy
Bangladesh, a low-middle-income country in South Asia is facing one of its worst public health emergencies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in the number of cases from the disease, since the second h...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Epidemic of plague amidst COVID-19 in Madagascar: efforts, challenges, and recommendations
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Open AccessEpidemic of plague amidst COVID-19 in Madagascar: efforts, challenges, and recommendations
The plague has been wreaking havoc on people in Madagascar with the COVID-19 pandemic. Madagascar’s healthcare sector is striving to respond to COVID-19 in the face of a plague outbreak that has created a new ...
