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Patients' understanding of heart disease: relationships with decisions to seek help with acute symptoms, and with adherence to treatment. [PDF]

, 2006
Pre-hospital delay in seeking help for acute chest pain in patients with coronary heart disease is a major impediment to prompt thrombolysis. Failure to adhere to medication, attend cardiac rehabilitation where appropriate, and change lifestyle, all ...
Perkins-Porras, L., Perkins-Porras, Linda   +1 more
core  

Respiratory pathogen dynamics in community fever cases: Jiangsu Province, China (2023–2024)

Virology Journal
Background Respiratory infectious diseases have the highest incidence among infectious diseases worldwide. Currently, global monitoring of respiratory pathogens primarily focuses on influenza and coronaviruses.
Fei Deng, Zhuhan Dong, Tian Qiu, Ke Xu, Qigang Dai, Huiyan Yu, Huan Fan, Haifeng Qian, Changjun Bao, Wei Gao, Liguo Zhu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiological and etiological investigation of a rare family cluster caused by severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Anhui Province in 2023

Virology Journal
Background Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne infectious disease discovered in the 21st century. Human-to-human transmission of the disease has been documented, but the mechanisms of transmission require further ...
Na Chu, Wan-Hang Lu, Xiu-Jie Chu, Jia-Bing Wu, Wei Chen, Lei Gong, Dan-Dan Song, Xiao-Wei Tan, Han-Bing Liu, Wen-Wen Liu, Yong Sun, Xiu-Zhi Chen, Ming Li, Xu-Xiang Liu   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life-threatening clinical ascorbic acid (vitamin C) deficiency and pyroglutamic acidosis in a patient with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and septic shock

Clinical Infection in Practice
Background: Scurvy, a clinical manifestation of severe ascorbic acid (AA) deficiency, is thought to be rare in high-income countries, including New Zealand. At the same time, pyroglutamic acidosis (PGA) is not often considered in patients with high anion
Hani Mohd Adnan, Paul Huggan, Katie Walland   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

History of depression and survival after acute myocardial infarction [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: To compare survival in post-myocardial (MI) participants from the Enhancing Recovery In Coronary Heart Disease (ENRICHD) clinical trial with a first episode of major depression (MD) and those with recurrent MID, which is a risk factor for ...
Blumenthal, J.A., Steinmeyer, B.C., Czajkowski, Susan M., de Jonge, Peter; id_orcid, Freedland, Kenneth E., Davidson, Karina W., Steinmeyer, Brian, Czajkowski, S.M., Jaffe, Allan S., Freedland, K.E., de Jonge, P., Carney, R.M., Carney, Robert M., Davidson, K.W., Steinmeyer, B., de Jonge, Peter, Jaffe, A.S., Blumenthal, James A.   +17 more
core   +2 more sources

Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perturbations in gut and respiratory microbiota in COVID-19 and influenza patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Medicine
ObjectivesCoronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)/influenza poses unprecedented challenges to the global economy and healthcare services. Numerous studies have described alterations in the microbiome of COVID-19/influenza patients, but further investigation is
Xiu-Jie Chu, Dan-Dan Song, Ming-Hua Zhou, Xiu-Zhi Chen, Na Chu, Ming Li, Bao-Zhu Li, Song-Hui Liu, Sai Hou, Jia-Bing Wu, Lei Gong   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source