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Open AccessAssociation between intraoperative blood salvage and coagulation disorder after cardiopulmonary bypass
This study investigated whether intraoperative blood salvage was associated with coagulation disorder diagnosed by conventional coagulation tests and thromboelastography (TEG) after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
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Open AccessEffect of postoperative delirium after cardiovascular surgery on 5-year mortality
Postoperative delirium is a common complication after cardiovascular surgery. A meta-analysis revealed that postoperative delirium was associated with cognitive decline and dementia, which may affect long-term...
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Open AccessThe association between experience of COVID-19-related discrimination and psychological distress among healthcare workers for six national medical research centers in Japan
Discrimination is an important determinant of negative mental health outcomes. This study determined the association between the experience of COVID-19-related discrimination and psychological distress among h...
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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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Quantitative regional cerebral blood flow measurement using near-infrared spectroscopy and indocyanine green in patients undergoing superficial temporal to middle cerebral artery bypass for moyamoya disease: a novel method using a frequency filter
Measuring regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) after revascularization for moyamoya disease, as a type of ischemic cerebrovascular disease, is crucial. This study aims to validate our novel technology that comb...
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Open AccessHeterogeneous vascular response after implantation of bare nitinol self-expanding stents in the swine femoropopliteal artery
Mechanism of femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis has been underappreciated.
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A digest from evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline for Polycystic Kidney Disease 2020
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Open AccessEffect of vitamin D on cognitive decline: results from two ancillary studies of the VITAL randomized trial
Low vitamin D levels have been associated with cognitive decline; however, few randomized trials have been conducted. In a trial, we evaluated vitamin D3 supplementation on cognitive decline. We included parti...
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Open AccessLong-term participation in community-based group resistance exercises delays the transition from robustness to frailty in older adults: a retrospective cohort study
How community-based group resistance exercises affect the transition from robustness to frailty remains unclear. Thus, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine whether the trajectory from robustn...
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Open AccessHeatstroke predictions by machine learning, weather information, and an all-population registry for 12-hour heatstroke alerts
This study aims to develop and validate prediction models for the number of all heatstroke cases, and heatstrokes of hospital admission and death cases per city per 12 h, using multiple weather information and...
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Open AccessLong-term participation in community group exercise improves lower extremity muscle strength and delays age-related declines in walking speed and physical function in older adults
The effects of group exercise on the physical function of community-dwelling older adults remain unclear. The changes in lower extremity muscle strength, timed up and go (TUG) time, and the motor fitness scale...
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Open AccessAssessing timewise changes over 15 months in life-space mobility among community-dwelling elderly persons
The purpose of this study was to examine the differences of timewise changes in life-space mobility between elderly people living alone and those living with others among community-dwelling elderly people from...
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Open AccessLong-term changes in renal function after treatment initiation and the importance of early diagnosis in maintaining renal function among IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis patients in Japan
The present study aimed to investigate associations between long-term renal function, whether IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) was diagnosed by renal biopsy at initial examination, chronic kidne...
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Open AccessComparison of the 2018 and 2003 International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society classification in terms of renal prognosis in patients of lupus nephritis: a retrospective cohort study
Although the 2018 revised International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) classification was proposed recently, until now, no reports have been made comparing the association of renal pro...
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Open AccessComparing the differences in three measures of healthy life expectancy among prefectures in Japan
An ecological study using secondary open data from Japanese government statistics was conducted. The study aimed to verify differences in three measures of healthy life expectancy (HLE); namely, disability-fre...
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Open AccessStatin treatment can reduce incidence of early seizure in acute ischemic stroke: A propensity score analysis
A previous study showed early statin administration in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) was associated with a lower risk of early-onset seizure (ES), which is a high risk of epilepsy, but this retrosp...
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Vascular responses to abrupt blood flow change after bypass surgery for complex intracranial aneurysms
Bypass surgery for complex intracranial aneurysms (IAs) results in drastic blood flow changes in intracranial arteries. The aim of the study was to elucidate how vessels adapt to blood flow changes after bypas...
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Open AccessFrequency-specific genetic influence on inferior parietal lobule activation commonly observed during action observation and execution
Brain activity relating to recognition of action varies among subjects. These differences have been hypothesised to originate from genetic and environmental factors although the extent of their effect remains ...
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Association between salivary flow rate and depressive symptoms with adjustment for genetic and family environmental factors in Japanese twin study
The association between salivary flow rate (SFR) and depressive symptoms have been inconclusive. The present study aimed to investigate the association between SFR and depressive symptoms with and without adju...
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Association between subjective memory complaints and depressive symptoms after adjustment for genetic and family environmental factors in a Japanese twin study
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between subjective memory complaints (SMCs) and depressive symptoms, with and without adjustment for genetic and family environmental factors.
