Vincristine as an Adjunct to Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Single-Institution Experience by Seniz Öngören, Ayşe Salihoğlu, Tuğçe Apaydın, Sevil Sadri, Ahmet Emre Eşkazan, Muhlis Cem Ar, Tuğrul Elverdi, Zafer Başlar, Yıldız Aydın, Teoman Soysal

“…Eighty-seven percent of patients achieved remissions in 20 of 22 episodes, with a median duration of remission of 29.5 months (range: 3-105). After a median follow-up of 55 months, 11 patients were alive. …”
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Gambaran Karakteristik Konstipasi pada Pasien Stroke by Maria Valentina Sibarani, Rahmi Ulfah, Esi Afrianti

“…The frequency distribution test results are more constipation suffered by women (68.52%), junior high school education (50%), history of IRT work (37.04%), average age of 53 years, stroke duration of 63 months and long time using laxative 23 months. …”
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Effect of treatment of Helicobacter pylori with combination antibiotic therapy on iron deficiency anemia in patient with H. pylori-associated gastritis by Prashant Tanaji Dond, Rahul Deshpande, Shailesh Patil, Naresh Bhat

“…All patients who have IDA according to the World Health Organization criteria, as a hemoglobin concentration <13 g/dL for men and <12 g/dL for women, a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) <75 fL and a serum ferritin level < 30 ng/mL, both in-patient and outpatient setting were evaluated with detail history, clinical examination, and investigation. …”
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Predictors of surgical outcomes in patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy by I. S. Shelyagin, P. O. Akimova, S. Zh. Stefanov, R. A. Sufianov

“…The study included 31 (45%) men and 38 (55%) women. The median age was 28 (21; 36). Surgical treatment outcomes were assessed at 6, 12, 36, and 60 months after surgical intervention according to the Engel Epilepsy Surgery Outcome Scale. …”
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ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS CONSUMPTION AND CEREBRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS by Kavian Ghandehari, Hadi Akhbari, Mehdi Shams, Abolfazl Atalu, Azadeh Afzalnia, Fahime Ahmadi, Mojtaba Khazaei, Mohsen Kalhor

“…<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p class="abstract"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> Short term oral contraceptive pills consumption is the most common cause of cerebral venous thrombosis in Iranian women. Programs for public awareness should be conducted for reducing use of these pills in short term periods during Ramadan and Hadj months.…”
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Identifying the reasons for delayed presentation of Pakistani breast cancer patients at a tertiary care hospital by Gulzar F, Akhtar MS, Sadiq R, Bashir S, Jamil S, Baig SM

“…Results:&nbsp;Among 125 women with breast cancer fulfilling the inclusion criteria, aged 24&ndash;75 years, 88.8% (n=111) presented late (&ge;3 months) and 59% presented with advanced stage of disease (stage III/IV). …”
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Intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol with 80 mg versus 20 mg simvastatin daily in 12,064 survivors of myocardial infarction: a double-blind randomised trial. by Armitage, J, Bowman, L, Wallendszus, K, Bulbulia, R, Rahimi, K, Haynes, R, Parish, S, Peto, R, Collins, R

“…</p> <h4>Methods</h4> <p>We undertook a double-blind randomised trial in 12 064 men and women aged 18–80 years with a history of myocardial infarction. …”

The first thousand days: global health and the politics of potential in Khayelitsha, South Africa by Pentecost, M

“…Since 2013, the first thousand days focus has directed nutrition policy in over forty countries. Drawing on fourteen months of multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in Cape Town, I examine the first thousand days as a policy object, as part of perinatal clinical care, and in the everyday contexts of women and children who are the focus of this intervention. …”

3110 The association between components of the Life’s Simple Seven and incident end stage renal disease in the Southern Community Cohort Study by Mindy Pike, Cassianne Robinson-Cohen, Jennifer Morse, Thomas G. Stewart, William J. Blot, T. Alp Ikizler, Loren Lipworth

“…Our objective is to examine the association between the LS7 score and incident ESRD in a cohort of white and black men and women in the southeastern US, where rates of CVD and ESRD are high. …”
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Detection and persistence of Zika virus in body fluids and associated factors: a prospective cohort study by Guilherme Amaral Calvet, Edna Oliveira Kara, Camila Helena Aguiar Bôtto-Menezes, Marcia da Costa Castilho, Rafael Freitas de Oliveira Franca, Ndema Habib, Armando Menezes Neto, Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira, Silvana Pereira Giozza, Ximena Pamela Díaz Bermúdez, Tatiana Jorge Fernandes, Kayvon Modjarrad, Patrícia Brasil, Nathalie Jeanne Nicole Broutet, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, ZIKABRA Study Team

“…A total of 260 individuals (184 women and 76 men) with confirmed ZIKV infection were enrolled and followed up for 12 months. …”
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Use of Oral Corticosteroids to Treat HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy (HAM) in São Paulo, Brazil by Flavia Esper Dahy, Tatiane Assone, Rosa M. N. Marcusso, João V. Luisi de Moura, Michel E. J. Haziot, Jose E. Vidal, Jerusa Smid, Augusto C. Penalva de Oliveira, Jorge Casseb

“…Thirty-nine patients met this criterion and were included for analysis. The majority were women (71.8%), the mean age was 56.51 years old (SD ± 9.74), and the median time of use of prednisone was 16 months. …”
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The Profile of Glucose Lowering Therapy in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in an Aging Russian Population by Sofia Malyutina, Elena Mazurenko, Ekaterina Mazdorova, Marina Shapkina, Ekaterina Avdeeva, Svetlana Mustafina, Galina Simonova, Andrey Ryabikov

“…A random population sample (<i>n</i> = 3898, men/women, 55–84) was examined in Novosibirsk, during 2015–2018 (HAPIEE Project). …”
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Associations of Tinnitus Incidence with Use of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitors among Patients with Autoimmune Conditions by Nirvikalpa Natarajan, Shelley Batts, Saurabh Gombar, Raj Manickam, Varun Sagi, Sharon G. Curhan, Konstantina M. Stankovic

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Early Femoral Insufficiency Fractures After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty by T. David Tarity, MD, William Xiang, BS, Paul Guirguis, BA, Elizabeth B. Gausden, MD, Brian P. Chalmers, MD, Friedrich Boettner, MD, Alberto V. Carli, MD, Peter K. Sculco, MD

“…Methods: A retrospective study of all patients who underwent a revision surgery for periprosthetic fracture within 6 months of primary TKA between 2007 and 2020 was performed. …”
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Competing risk analysis of cardiovascular disease risk in breast cancer patients receiving a radiation boost by Yvonne Koop, Femke Atsma, Marilot C.T. Batenburg, Hanneke Meijer, Femke van der Leij, Roxanne Gal, Sanne G.M. van Velzen, Ivana Išgum, Hester Vermeulen, Angela H.E.M. Maas, Saloua El Messaoudi, Helena M. Verkooijen

“…Mean follow-up was 80.3 months (SD37.1) and the mean age 57.8 years (SD10.7). …”
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Nail Plate Constructs: A Novel Technique for Treatment of Unstable Charcot Ankle and Hindfoot Deformity by Braden J. Boyer MD, Carson Smith MD, Clayton C. Bettin MD

“…Follow-up ranged from 4-12 months. All patients were made non-weight bearing, but all reported weightbearing in the perioperative period. …”
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Results of the prospective observation in routine practice of hypertensive patients with concomitant chronic respiratory diseases. Part II. Predictors of adverse events by M. I. Smirnova, V. M. Gorbunov, A. S. Kurekhyan, G. F. Andreeva, Ya. N. Koshelyaevskaya, А. D. Deev

“…Regression analysis evaluated clinical and anamnestic data and blood pressure (BP) in outpatients with stage II-III HTN (n=156): 49 patients had asthma, 20 — chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; age — 63,4±8,8 years, women — 72,4%, followup duration 29,3±8,0 months. …”
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Mental Health Home Intensive Care during Spanish national lockdown due to COVID-19 Pandemic by L. Alba, L. Alonso, H. Pérez, S. Saez, C. Coll, S. Palma, S. Ortiz

“… Introduction The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic situation forced the Spanish Government to declare a home confinement that was prolonged for three months. The Health System had to focus almost entirely on the treatment of patients with Covid-19 infection and vulnerable populations such as people with severe mental illness were overlooked. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging analysis of work-related chronic low back pain: comparisons of different lumbar disc patterns by Jiang X, Chen D

“…Moreover, multiple parameters were investigated in the MRI analysis.Results: The mean age of all 283 patients was 41.8&plusmn;12.0&nbsp;years (range, 18&ndash;80) and the mean duration of CLBP for all patients was 24.5&plusmn;24.9 months. There were no significant differences in the patients&rsquo; BMI, history of smoking, and education level (P&gt;0.05). …”
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Clinicopathological and Histomorphological Evaluation of Colorectal Cancers for Features of Microsatellite Instability by LIZA LOREN DSOUZA, NISHA JAYASHANKAR MARLA, JAYAPRAKASH CHANDRA SHEKAR

“…Introduction: Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer in men and third most common cancer in women. Microsatellite Instability-High (MSI-H) is a distinctive feature of Hereditary non-polyposis CRC syndrome (HNPCC) and it accounts for 15% of sporadic CRC. …”
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