![Loading...](https://link.springer.com/static/c4a417b97a76cc2980e3c25e2271af3129e08bbe/images/pdf-preview/spacer.gif)
-
Article
Open AccessExcessive accumulation of epicardial adipose tissue promotes microvascular obstruction formation after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion through modulating macrophages polarization
Owing to its unique location and multifaceted metabolic functions, epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is gradually emerging as a new metabolic target for coronary artery disease risk stratification. Microvascular...
-
Article
Open AccessNirmatrelvir and ritonavir for inpatients with severe or critical COVID-19 beyond five days of symptom onset: a propensity score-matched, multicenter, retrospective cohort study
There is an urgent need for therapeutic strategies for inpatients with severe or critical COVID-19. The evaluation of the clinical benefits of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (Nmr/r) for these patients beyond five ...
-
Article
Open AccessEffects of perineal massage at different stages on perineal and postpartum pelvic floor function in primiparous women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Perineal massage, as a preventive intervention, has been shown to reduce the risk of perineal injuries and may have a positive impact on pelvic floor function in the early postpartum period. However, there is ...
-
Article
Open AccessImpact of Immune Cells on Stroke Limited to Specific Subtypes: Evidence from Mendelian Randomization Study
Stroke is one of the common diseases that pose a severe threat to human health, with immune cells playing a crucial role in its onset and recovery. However, the specific mechanisms and causal relationships of ...
-
Article
Osteoporosis and Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Trans-ethnic Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Osteoporosis is a major clinical problem in many autoimmune diseases, including primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), the most common autoimmune liver disease. Osteoporosis is a major cause of fracture and relate...
-
Article
Post-endovascular treatment, blood-brain barrier disruption, predicts patient outcomes better than pre-treatment status
Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption is an important pathological change after cerebral infarction that exacerbates brain injury. We aimed to investigate and compare the predictive utility of pre-treatment BBB...
-
Article
Open AccessPhysical activity trajectories and their associations with health outcomes in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: a national cohort study
Physical activity (PA) is a promising non-pharmacological intervention for this population. However, few studies have investigated their PA trajectories, influencing factors, and their relationship with health...
-
Article
Open AccessGenetic polymorphism of WNT9A is functionally associated with thumb osteoarthritis in the Chinese population
In a recent genome-wide association study, novel genetic variations of WNT9A were reported to be involved in the etiopathogenesis of thumb osteoarthritis (TOA) in Caucasians. Our purposes were to replicate the as...
-
Article
Lymphoma-related intussusception in children: diagnostic challenges and clinical characteristics
Intussusception is a common cause of acute abdominal pain in children and the most frequent cause of intestinal obstruction in infants. Although often idiopathic, it can stem from conditions like lymphoma. Thi...
-
Article
Open AccessIntegrating TSPO PET imaging and transcriptomics to unveil the role of neuroinflammation and amyloid-β deposition in Alzheimer’s disease
Despite the revealed role of immunological dysfunctions in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through animal and postmortem investigations, direct evidence regarding the impact of gene...
-
Article
Open AccessLINC02086 promotes cell viability and inhibits cell apoptosis in breast cancer by sponging miR-6757-5p and up-regulating EPHA2
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are critical regulators in the initiation and progression of breast cancer. Our study aims to characterize the functions of LINC02086 which few published in breast cancer and dec...
-
Article
Open AccessPrevalence and associated risk factors for chronic kidney disease in the elderly physically disabled population in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study
The global prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general population is relatively clear. Our previous study showed that elderly individuals who are physically disabled are more likely to experience...
-
Article
Open AccessAssociation of blood pressure trajectories with coronary heart disease among the disabled population in Shanghai, China: a cohort study of 7 years following up
Much less is known about the importance of blood pressure (BP) trajectories concerning the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in people with disabilities. Our aim was to evaluate this association.
-
Article
Open AccessCarbon nanoparticles localized clipped node dissection combined with sentinel lymph node biopsy with indocyanine green and methylene blue after neoadjuvant therapy in node positive breast cancer in China: initial results of a prospective study
This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of applying carbon nanoparticles (CNs) to visualize clip-marked metastatic nodes in combination with indocyanine green (ICG) and methylene blue (MB) as sentinel lym...
-
Article
Open AccessAssociation of demographics, cardiovascular indicators and disability characteristics with 7-year coronary heart disease incident in persons with disabilities
Previous studies had demonstrated that disability increases mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). However, for people who had been disabled but do not have baseline cardiovascular disease, t...
-
Article
Remodeling morphology of the subluxated osteotomy vertebra in closing–opening wedge osteotomy in ankylosing spondylitis: would the anterior bony beak blunt?
To investigate the remodeling morphology of subluxated osteotomy vertebra in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with thoracolumbar kyphosis after single-level closing–opening wedge osteotomy (COWO).
-
Article
Risk factors of hip joint structural changes following pedicle subtraction osteotomy for ankylosing spondylitis-related thoracolumbar kyphosis: a minimum two-year observation
To determine the clinical- and surgical-related factors of hip joint structural changes in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with thoracolumbar kyphosis who underwent PSO.
-
Article
Open AccessAssociation of statin use and increase in lipoprotein(a): a real-world database research
There is an increased concern that statins may have an unintended effect of elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)]. We conducted a large sample real-world study to test the association.
-
Article
A meta-analysis on the prevalence of Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease and related inherited peripheral neuropathies
Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease and related inherited peripheral neuropathies (CMT&RIPNs) brings great suffering and heavy burden to patients, but its global prevalence rates have not been well described.
-
Article
Open AccessPostoperative recurrence of mixed extragonadal germ cell tumor in the right shoulder: a case report
Extragonadal germ cell tumours (EGGCTs) originated in Shoulder are extremely rare, with 1 case described in the literature. We report a case of a patient with a primary Right Shoulder mixed EGGCT.