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Correction to: RFC1‑related disorder presenting recurrent syncope
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RFC1-related disorder presenting recurrent syncope
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A clinicopathological study of low back pain due to middle cluneal nerve entrapment: case series
The middle cluneal nerve (MCN) is a pure sensory nerve around the middle buttock. Its entrapment between the iliac crest and the long posterior sacroiliac ligament elicits low back pain (LBP) that can be treat...
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Impact of osteoporotic risk in women undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Low body weight and advanced age are reported to be among the best predictors of osteoporosis, and osteoporosis self-assessment tool (OST) values are calculated using a simple formula to identify postmenopausa...
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Development and implementation of real-time anomaly detection on tool wear based on stacked LSTM encoder-decoder model
A severe tool wear is often encountered during the process of turning/milling difficult-to-cut materials like Inconel 718. To protect the cutting process from the tool failure, the countermeasure is currently ...
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Impact of periprocedural bleeding on mid-term outcome in nonagenarians who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation: insights from LAPLACE registry
Data from several recent studies have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis (AS) even in nonagenarians. However, the impact of peripr...
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Effect of cerebrospinal fluid drainage pressure in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic repair: a prospective multicenter observational study
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage (CSFD) is recommended during open or endovascular thoracic aortic repair. However, the incidence of CSFD complications is still high. Recently, CSF pressure has been kept high to a...
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Open AccessEvaluation of airway involvement and treatment in patients with relapsing polychondritis
Airway involvement in relapsing polychondritis (RP) can be debilitating and life threatening, often requiring interventional procedures. If standard therapies including systemic corticosteroid and immunosuppre...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Reevaluation of antibody-dependent enhancement of infection in anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic antibodies and mRNA-vaccine antisera using FcR- and ACE2-positive cells
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Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in failed surgical valve in patient with Tetralogy of Fallot: first experience in Japan
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Open AccessReevaluation of antibody-dependent enhancement of infection in anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic antibodies and mRNA-vaccine antisera using FcR- and ACE2-positive cells
Many therapeutic antibodies (Abs) and mRNA vaccines, both targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S-protein), have been developed and approved in order to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In consideration of ...
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Prevalence and impact of fracture on postmenopausal women with aortic stenosis who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Information regarding fracture in patients with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is limited. We investigated the prevalence and impact of fracture in patients with severe aortic stenosis who had u...
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Open AccessAnti-nucleocapsid antibodies enhance the production of IL-6 induced by SARS-CoV-2 N protein
A cytokine storm induces acute respiratory distress syndrome, the main cause of death in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. However, the detailed mechanisms of cytokine induction due to severe acute...
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Open AccessNationwide cross-sectional survey of patients with relapsing polychondritis in 2019 demonstrates reduction of airway involvement compared with that in 2009
We conducted retrospective cohort studies of patients with relapsing polychondritis (RP) twice in 2009 and 2019, using a physician questionnaire. We compared the patients’ clinical statuses between the years. ...
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Open AccessThe potential of COVID-19 patients’ sera to cause antibody-dependent enhancement of infection and IL-6 production
Since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), many vaccine trials have been initiated. An important goal of vaccination is the development of neutralizing antibody (Ab) a...
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Cerebellar Ataxia as a Common Clinical Presentation Associated with DNMT1 p.Y511H and a Review of the Literature
The phenotypes of patients with disease-associated variants in DNMT1 have been classified into two syndromes: hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 1E (HSAN1E, MIM614116, https://www....
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Cerebrospinal fluid drainage to prevent postoperative spinal cord injury in thoracic aortic repair
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage (CSFD) is recommended as a spinal cord protective strategy in open and endovascular thoracic aortic repair. Although small studies support the use of CSFD, systematic reviews have ...
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Open AccessPembrolizumab on pre-existing inclusion body myositis: a case report
Cases of exacerbation of pre-existing neuromuscular diseases induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have rarely been reported because patients with autoimmune diseases have generally been excluded from...
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Open AccessElucidation of predictors of disease progression in patients with relapsing polychondritis at the onset: potential impact on patient monitoring
In patients with relapsing polychondritis (RP), organ involvement developed in those with progressive and/or long disease courses. For their management, elucidation of a subgroup suggesting disease progression...
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation-related futility: prevalence, predictors, and clinical risk model
Futility denotes failure to achieve the projected outcome. We investigated the prevalence, predictors, and clinical risk model of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)-related futility. We included 46...
