Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired clonal hematopoietic disorder which occurs on a background of bone marrow failure (BMF). In PNH, chronic intravascular hemolysis caus...
Intracranial meningioma resection is associated with multiple acute post-operative complications, including cerebrovascular accidents, surgical site infections, and pneumonia. There is a pau...
Sepsis patients have a high risk of developing in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), which portends poor survival. However, little is known about whether the increased incidence of IHCA is due ...
Corynebacterium striatum occasionally causes nosocomial infections, such as catheter-related bloodstream infection and pneumonia; however, C. striatum-related infective endocarditis or septi...
After a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), dizziness and balance problems are frequently reported, affecting individuals' daily lives and functioning. Vestibular rehabilitation is a standar...
Our primary objectives were to identify clinical practice guideline recommendations for children with acute mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) presenting to an emergency department (ED), app...
Ventricular assist devices (VADs) play a critical and increasing role in treating end-stage heart failure in pediatric patients. A growing number of patients are supported by VADs as a bridg...
Left-sided or segmental portal hypertension (SPHT) is a rare entity, most often associated with pancreatic disease or antecedent pancreatic surgery. The starting point is splenic vein obstru...
Age is the strongest contributor to 10-year predicted atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk. Some older adults have a predicted ASCVD risk ≥7.5 %, without established risk f...
BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis is a small-vessel vasculitis characterized by the deposition of IgA immune complexes primarily in the skin, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract. ...
Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) are relatively common findings in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Despite this, the indication for percutaneous revascularization (PCI)...
Adiponectin, an adipocytokine produced and secreted by adipose tissue, has anti-diabetic, anti-atherogenic, and anti-inflammatory properties. This case-control study was aimed to assess the ...
We aimed to evaluate the clinical parameters, histopathological findings of nephrotic syndrome (NS) patients, and independent factors predicting steroid resistance in a single tertiary cente...
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) causes mortality and morbidity. High levels of occupational physical activity (OPA) increases IHD risk, and occupational lifting (OL) is suggested as a detriment...
The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guideline for diabetes management in chronic kidney disease (CKD) was updated in 2022, just 2 years after the previous update. The need ...
Cleaning product use has been associated with adverse respiratory health effects such as asthma in cleaning staff and healthcare workers. Research in health effects from cleaning products ha...
Decision making consists of gathering quality data in order to correctly assess a situation and determine the best course of action. This process is a fundamental part of medicine and is wha...
Type I and III interferons are among the most important antiviral mediators. Increased susceptibility to infections has been described as being associated with impaired interferon response i...
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is an inflammatory skin disorder that manifests with itchy wheals, angioedema, or both for >6 weeks. Mast cells (MCs) and basophils are the key pathoge...
Re-operative lung transplantation (LTx) survival has improved over time such that a growing number of patients may present for third-time LTx (L3Tx). To understand the safety of L3Tx, we eva...
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