Adherence to Antihypertensive Therapy: A Systematic Review of Russian Prospective Studies from 2000 to 2019 by E. V. Bochkareva, E. K. Butina, I. V. Kim, A. V. Kontsevaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…A higher adherence was noted in women, people over 50 years old, with higher education, working, with concomitant diabetes mellitus and a history of myocardial infarction. …”
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Low rate of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) in patients followed for type 2 diabetes: A single center’s experience in Turkey by Abbas Ali Tam, Didem Ozdemir, Nagihan Bestepe, Fatma Dilek Dellal, Muhammet Cuneyt Bilginer, Sevgul Faki, Cemile Bicer, Reyhan Ersoy, Bekir Cakir

“…Subjects and methods Patients over 30 years of age diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who did not require insulin for a minimum of 6 months following diagnosis were included. Data from 324 patients (163 women; 161 men), with a mean age of 54.97 ± 7.53 years, were analyzed in the study. …”
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CLINICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COVID-19 ASSOCIATED MYOCARDITIS by М.К. Bukeshov, SH.B. Zhangelova, D.А. Kapsultanova, А.М. Мukatova, А.G. Tuykabaeva

“…Its clinical manifestations develop within 4-6 months or more than a year after acute COVID-19 in the form of myocardial infarction or progressive heart failure. …”
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Ultrasound Atherosclerosis Burden Score as a tool for predicting adverse cardiovascular events in patients with various cardiovascular risks aged 40-64 years by V. V. Genkel, A. S. Kuznetcova, L. R. Pykhova, I. I. Shaposhnik

“…The follow-up period lasted 23,6 (15,5; 51,2) months, providing 632,6 patient-years of follow-up. …”
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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Differential Diagnosis During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic by Ayşe Sağmak Tartar, Ayhan Akbulut, Kutbeddin Demirdağ, Şafak Özer Balin

“…Epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory findings as well as treatment and prognosis of the patients were investigated.Results:Of the 12 cases, 10 (83.3%) were men and 2 (16.7%) were women. The median (interquartile range) age was 51 (27-64) years. …”
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Influence of Fear of Falling Severity Measured by Falls Efficacy Scale-International on Gait and Balance Performance After Chronic Stroke by Mania Sheikh, Hossein Asghar Hosseini

“…Methods: A total of 76 persons with chronic stroke (including 41 women), who had no cognitive impairment and could walk at least 10 meters without walking aids, participated in this cross-sectional observational study. …”
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CLINICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COVID-19 ASSOCIATED MYOCARDITIS by М.К. Bukeshov, SH.B. Zhangelova, D.А. Kapsultanova, А.М. Мukatova, А.G. Tuykabaeva

“…Its clinical manifestations develop within 4-6 months or more than a year after acute COVID-19 in the form of myocardial infarction or progressive heart failure. …”
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The choice of the X-ray endovascular method for the treatment of uterine fibroids and the possibility of prolonging the remission of the disease by A. E. Markarov, S. V. Apresyan, V. I. Dimitrova, S. A. Papoyan, D. G. Gromov, O. A. Slyusareva, A. M. Melkikyan

“…The use of Gynestril after embolization of the uterine arteries made it possible to statistically reduce the size of the node by 25% within 12 months, 50% after 24 months and 70% – after 36 months. …”
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Fear of COVID-19 among patients with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection: A cross-sectional study in Estonian family practices by Amanda Soomägi, Tatjana Meister, Sigrid Vorobjov, Kadri Suija, Ruth Kalda, Anneli Uusküla

“…Logistic regression models were used to evaluate factors associated with COVID-19 fear.Results Of 341 participants included, 60% were women, 24.2% were hospitalised due to COVID-19 and 22.2% had long COVID, 143 (42%) participants reported high levels of fear (cut-off FCV-19S >17.8). …”
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Clinical characteristics and prognosis of pediatric Listeria monocytogenes meningitis based on 10-year data from a large children’s hospital in China by Xueqian Xia, Lingyu Zhang, Hao Zheng, Xiaoling Peng, Li Jiang, Yue Hu

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Are online interventions for smoking cessation effective alternatives to face-to-face interventions? A retrospective analysis by Karen Lizzette Ramírez-Cervantes, Pedro Aguilar-Cotrina, Estíbaliz García- Rodríguez

“…Smoking cessation rates were similar among both groups at the end of therapy (79% vs. 73%, p=0.192) six months (53% vs. 58%, p=0.32) and one year after enrollment (44% vs. 41%, p=0.66, respectively). …”
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Sleep disturbance in post COVID-19 conditions: Prevalence and quality of life by Rimawati Tedjasukmana, Astri Budikayanti, Astri Budikayanti, Wardah Rahmatul Islamiyah, Wardah Rahmatul Islamiyah, Anastasia Melissa Ayu Larasati Witjaksono, Anastasia Melissa Ayu Larasati Witjaksono, Manfaluthy Hakim, Manfaluthy Hakim

“…Post COVID-19 conditions are complaints and symptoms in patients with a history of probable or confirmed COVID-19 after 3 months of the onset of COVID-19 and last at least 2 months. …”
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Examining the Effect of Chamomile on Clinical Symptoms and Hormonal Parameters Among Patients With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome by Malihe Afiat, Azam Akbari Lor, Mona Najaf Najafi, Masumeh Ghazanfarpour, Mina Jafarabadi

“…The patients were randomly assigned into intervention and control groups, with the former receiving two chamomile capsules 500 mg for three months, and the latter receiving two placebo capsules for 3 months. …”
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Factors associated with breast cancer and role of nutritional status on serum high-molecular weight adiponectin by Rashid, Ainaa Almardhiyah Abd

“…Breast cancer is the leading killer of women in Malaysia. Nutritional status and adiponectin are modifiable risk factors for breast cancer occurrence that can be efficiently targeted. …”
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Longitudinal Coupling between Eating Disorder Psychopathology and Depression in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Treated with Enhanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy:... by Emanuele Cassioli, Eleonora Rossi, Michela Martelli, Francesca Arganini, Gabriele Giuranno, Serena Siviglia, Livio Tarchi, Marco Faldi, Giovanni Castellini, Valdo Ricca

“…Methods: A total of 157 women with AN or BN and no history of childhood trauma or bipolar disorder were evaluated before treatment and after 12 months of CBT-E. …”
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Diagnosing and Treating Infertility via Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery versus Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Yanli Zhang, Yiping Zhu, Mengsong Sui, Xiaoming Guan, Jing Sun

“…Conclusions: vNOTES represents a new, less invasive approach for infertility diagnosis and treatment that is particularly suitable for women who have special esthetic requirements. vNOTES is safe and practical and may be an ideal choice for scarless infertility surgery.…”
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The Diagnostic Value of Trace Metal Concentrations in Hair in Carotid Artery Disease by Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska, Tomasz Urbanowicz, Anetta Hanć, Jolanta Tomczak, Beata Begier-Krasińska, Andrzej Tykarski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Patrycja Rzesoś, Marek Jemielity, Zbigniew Krasiński

“…Materials and Methods: Fifty-seven (n = 31 (54%) men and n = 26 (46%) women) individuals with a mean age of 67.7 ± 7.7 years who were white, European, non-Hispanic, and non-Latino were diagnosed and treated in hypertensiology/internal medicine and surgical departments over three consecutive months. …”
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Comparing the Diagnostic Yield of Antenatal Fetal Ultrasound, Neurosonography, and MRI for Detecting CNS Anomalies: A Prospective Study by Behnaz Moradi, Fatemeh Zare Bidoki, Javid Azadbakht, Mahboobeh Shirazi, Hassan Hashemi, Sedigheh Hantooshzadeh, Mohamad Ali Kazemi, Mohammad Shafiee, Mohammad Hossein Golezar

“…Background: This study is aimed to compare the accuracy of prenatal standard brain ultrasound (US), neurosonography (NSG), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diagnosing central nervous system (CNS) anomalies.Methods: In this prospective study pregnant women were consecutively recruited in their second or third trimester of pregnancy, who either had a positive history of fetal brain anomalies in previous pregnancies or were pregnant with fetuses suspected to have brain abnormalities on ultrasound exam. …”
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Prevalence of Fall and Its Related Factors Among Older People in Bojnurd in 2015 by Seyed Hamid Nabavi, Seyedeh Tayebeh Hatami, Fatemeh Norouzi, Zakieh Gerivani, Seyed Esmaeil Hatami, Hadiseh Monadi Ziarat, Ahmad Delbari

“…Data was collected by a self-made checklist that included demographic characteristics, history of falls in the last six months, and programs prevent of falls at habitat. …”
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Prognostic Value of Lung Ultrasound in Aortic Stenosis by István Adorján Szabó, Luna Gargani, Blanka Morvai-Illés, Nóra Polestyuk-Németh, Attila Frigy, Albert Varga, Gergely Ágoston

“…The development of HF is an inflexion point in the natural history of AS. Pulmonary congestion is a cardinal feature in HF, and lung ultrasound (LUS) evaluation of B-lines has been proposed as a simple, noninvasive tool to assess pulmonary congestion.Aim: To assess the presence and the prognostic value of sonographic pulmonary congestion in patients with moderate or severe AS.Methods: 75 consecutive patients (39 women, mean age 73.85 ± 7.7 years) with moderate or severe AS were enrolled. …”
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