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Asymptomatic Giant Right Ventricular Myxoma in an Adolescent: A Rare Case Report With Favorable Surgical Outcome

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
We report a 13‐year‐old female with a giant right ventricular myxoma extending to the pulmonary trunk. The tumor was diagnosed by multimodal imaging and completely resected, with favorable short‐term outcomes. ABSTRACT Right ventricular (RV) myxomas account for < 5% of cardiac myxomas and are often asymptomatic, easily overlooked.
Aizezi Maihemu, Jin Bai, Chongjun Qi, Jian Liu   +3 more
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Mobile Phone Auscultation Accurately Diagnoses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Nonlinear Respiratory Biofluid Dynamics

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a condition with high morbidity, mortality, and misdiagnosis. The gold standard pulmonary function testing with spirometry has limited availability.
Caroline Emily Gosser, Luther Daniel, Martin Huecker, Rodrigo Cavallazzi, Hiram Rivas, Jarred Jeremy Thomas, Ryan Close   +6 more
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Artificial Intelligence Approach to the Monitoring of Respiratory Sounds in Asthmatic Patients

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
Background: Effective and reliable monitoring of asthma at home is a relevant factor that may reduce the need to consult a doctor in person.Aim: We analyzed the possibility to determine intensities of pathological breath phenomena based on artificial ...
Honorata Hafke-Dys, Honorata Hafke-Dys, Barbara Kuźnar-Kamińska, Tomasz Grzywalski, Adam Maciaszek, Krzysztof Szarzyński, Jędrzej Kociński, Jędrzej Kociński   +7 more
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Gut function among children treated for severe acute malnutrition: A cohort study in Uganda

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Impaired gut function in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with morbidity. We aimed to assess changes in six biomarkers representing different domains of gut function among children with complicated SAM during nutritional rehabilitation, and to identify predictors of these changes.
Betty Lanyero, Nicolette Nabukeera–Barungi, Ezekiel Mupere, Bikila S. Megersa, Iris Weidema, Pingping Jiang, Maria Wiese, Musemma K. Muhammed, Henrik Friis, Hanne Frøkiær, Dennis S. Nielsen, Vibeke Brix Christensen, Benedikte Grenov   +12 more
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Design and Development of Hugging Mechanism for Capturing Chest and Back Auscultatory Sounds

Applied Sciences
Robotic auscultation has the potential to solve problems associated with gender issues by allowing examinations that eliminate the need for physical contact between doctor and patient.
Ryosuke Tsumura, Takuma Ogawa, Reina Umeno, Ryuta Baba, Yuko Morishima, Kiyoshi Yoshinaka, Hiroyasu Iwata   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Associated With Systemic Treatment in Osteoradionecrosis: An In Vivo Study

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effects of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT), systemic pharmacological therapy, and their combination on irradiated mandibular post‐extraction bone repair relevant to osteoradionecrosis (ORN) development in a rat model. Methods Twenty‐six male Wistar rats were initially randomized into five experimental groups:
Larissa Lopes Fonseca, Lorena dos Reis Pereira Queiroz, Andréia Luiza Oliveira Costa, Cristina Paixão Durães, Renata Sousa Leite, Ludmila Martins Delazeri, Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos, Alfredo Maurício Batista de Paula, Lucyana Conceição Farias, André Luiz Sena Guimarães   +9 more
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Improving enteral nutrition in patients requiring neurological intensive care unit care: A retrospective study on a novel bedside nasointestinal tube placement technique

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study aimed to develop and assess a bedside nasojejunal tube placement technique designed for resource‐limited settings to address the specific challenges of enteral nutrition (EN) delivery in neurocritical care patients, particularly those at high risk of reflux and aspiration. The technique sought to overcome the drawbacks of
Niuchenglin, Liujuan, Zhushuibing, Dingyuanliang, Yutianhao, Shiguangling   +5 more
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Home Monitoring of the Carotid Arteries Using a Mobile Auscultation Device with App

Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2022
Cerebrovascular diseases like atherosclerosis pose a great threat to health and wellbeing of people worldwide. To enable early diagnosis and treatment of a gradually progressing occlusion of the carotid arteries, we propose the BODYTUNE system ...
Müller Inga, Henze Jasmin, Burmann Anja, Salvi Rutuja, Friebe Michael, Baum Rainer   +5 more
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IS ABDOMINAL AUSCULTATION IMPORTANT? [PDF]

The Lancet, 1982
Peer Reviewed ; http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/23772/1/0000008 ...
West, Miguel, Klein, Michael D.
openaire   +3 more sources

Evaluation of systemic consequences of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome in dogs

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) results from upper airway anatomical abnormalities and may cause systemic effects depending on severity. Methods A prospective, case‒control and observational study was conducted.
Andréia Coutinho Facin, Ariadne Rein, Isabella de Almeida Fabris, Beatriz Gasser, Luiz Paulo Nogueira Aires, Bruna Bressianini Lima, Daniele Azevedo Gandra, Daniela Gomes da Silva, Ricardo Andrés Ramirez Uscategui, Gabriela Castro Lopes Evangelista, Marcus Antônio Rossi Feliciano, Paola Castro Moraes   +11 more
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