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Prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders among participants of the Uganda Genome Resource: Opportunities for psychiatric genetics research
Genetics research has potential to alleviate the burden of mental disorders in low- and middle-income-countries through identification of new...
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PET imaging of neuroinflammation: any credible alternatives to TSPO yet?
Over the last decades, the role of neuroinflammation in neuropsychiatric conditions has attracted an exponentially growing interest. A key driver for...
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Relationship between the severity of functional mitral regurgitation at admission and one-year outcomes in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction
BackgroundThe epidemiological distribution of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) in heart failure (HF) and mildly reduced ejection fraction...
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A bipolar disorder-associated missense variant alters adenylyl cyclase 2 activity and promotes mania-like behavior
The single nucleotide polymorphism rs13166360, causing a substitution of valine (Val) 147 to leucine (Leu) in the adenylyl cyclase 2 (ADCY2), has...
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Sequencing of Targeted Therapy in Psoriasis: Does it Matter?
With the continued development of biologics for the treatment of psoriasis, some patients have achieved optimal control, but a recommended biologic...
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DNA Methylation-derived biological age and long-term mortality risk in subjects with type 2 diabetes
BackgroundIndividuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) face an increased mortality risk, not fully captured by canonical risk factors. Biological age...
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Breathing difficulties in a nonagenarian: a self report
This is a self report. It is age related because I am 96 years old; about 5 years ago I was asymptomatic in this respect. I describe the difficulties...
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Enhancing patient acceptance of ICD implantation through structured shared decision making: conversation is key
BackgroundImplantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D) are lifesaving treatments for...
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Application of a Novel Mitral Valvuloplasty Strategy in Children with Mitral Regurgitation
To retrospectively analyze the clinical efficacy of an innovative mitral valvuloplasty strategy in the treatment of mitral regurgitation in children....
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Lecithin and cardiovascular health: a comprehensive review
BackgroundCardiovascular diseases are one of the prime causes of mortality globally. Therefore, concerted efforts are made to prevent or manage...
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Interatrial Communications: Prevalence and Subtypes in 12,385 Newborns–a Copenhagen Baby Heart Study
The prevalence of interatrial communications in newborns, i.e., patent foramen ovale or atrial septal defect, was previously reported to be between...
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Application of GWAS summary data and drug-induced gene expression profiles of neural progenitor cells in psychiatric drug prioritization analysis
Common psychiatric disorders constitute one of the most substantial healthcare burdens worldwide. However, drug development in psychiatry remains...
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Uric acid to albumin ratio as a novel predictor for coronary slow flow phenomenon in patients with chronic coronary syndrome and non-obstructive coronary arteries
BackgroundThe plasma uric acid to albumin ratio (UAR) is considered as a novel indicator for Inflammation. However, the association between UAR and...
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Next-generation atrial fibrillation ablation: clinical performance of pulsed-field ablation and very high-power short-duration radiofrequency
IntroductionPulsed-field energy (PFA) and very high-power short-duration radiofrequency (vHPSD-RF) are two novel ablation methods for pulmonary vein...
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RET Inhibitors in RET Fusion-Positive Lung Cancers: Past, Present, and Future
While activating RET fusions are identified in various cancers, lung cancer represents the most common RET fusion-positive tumor. The clinical drug...
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Comprehensive analysis of the association between triglyceride-glucose index and coronary artery disease severity across different glucose metabolism states: a large-scale cross-sectional study from an Asian cohort
BackgroundThe triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is associated with the development and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the impact...
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Targeting DNA Damage Response Deficiency in Thoracic Cancers
Thoracic cancers comprise non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs), small cell lung cancers (SCLCs) and malignant pleural mesotheliomas (MPM)....
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Astrocytic Neuroligin-3 influences gene expression and social behavior, but is dispensable for synapse number
Neuroligin-3 ( Nlgn3 ) is an autism-associated cell-adhesion molecule that interacts with neurexins and is robustly expressed in both neurons and...
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Predictors of left atrial appendage thrombus in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing cardioversion
BackgroundAtrial fibrillation and atrial flutter represent the most prevalent clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias. While the CHA2DS2-VASc...
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Outcomes of deep venous thrombosis management and associated factors among patients in tertiary hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
BackgroundPulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) are the two most important manifestations of venous thromboembolism (VTE). DVT...