ABSTRACT Background Patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis (HD) have limited physiologic reserve and high competing cardiometabolic risk, yet surgery remains central to cure for many gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. Evidence describing oncologic surgery in this population is fragmented across cancer sites and data sources.
Ali Abdelhady +7 more
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Shall we go for a walk? A cross-sectional study comparing the 6 min walk test and cardiopulmonary exercise test for assessing cardiorespiratory fitness in de novo kidney transplant recipients. [PDF]
Vandecruys M +20 more
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ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the estimated dose of radiation to immune cells (EDRIC) in patients with esophageal cancer receiving radical radiotherapy. We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients with esophageal cancer who underwent definitive radiotherapy at our institution.
Yue Ke +6 more
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Validity of Alfred Step Test Exercise Protocol (A-STEP) as a Surrogate VO<sub>2Max</sub> Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET) to Cycle Ergometry in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis. [PDF]
Button B +6 more
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Validity and Reliability of the Six-Minute Walking Test Compared to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Individuals with Heart Failure Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Pepera G +4 more
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ABSTRACT The study aimed to investigate the efficacy of ultrasound‐guided intercostal nerve block (ICNB) with liposomal bupivacaine (LB) comparing ropivacaine‐dexamethasone (RD) for treating postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in adult patients. A total of 108 patients were randomized 1:1 to receive ICNB with LB or ICNB with RD.
Jin Li, Xiang‐Yu Fang
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Case Report: Rehabilitation assessment and exercise using cardiopulmonary exercise test after coronavirus-disease pneumonia. [PDF]
Kouda K, Konishi H, Kubo T, Tajima F.
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Predictive value of cardiopulmonary exercise test parameters for atrial fibrillation risk in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients. [PDF]
Wang L, Liu L, Guo L.
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Development of a standardized single-session cardiopulmonary exercise test for combined assessment of peak oxygen uptake and on/off-kinetics. [PDF]
Santana JL +4 more
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ABSTRACT This study retrospectively analyzed 92 patients who underwent negative‐pressure suction sheath‐assisted flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (observation group) and 85 patients who underwent conventional flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (control group).
Ren‐Hui Qiu +4 more
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