The majority of patients in Malaysia purchase medications at community pharmacies for simple medical conditions. One‐fourth of them are not satisfied with the pricing practices at these pharmacies. The majority rely on medical insurance to purchase routine medications.
Amelia Ravindran +3 more
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Comment on associations of dietary indices with risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertensive adults. [PDF]
Ye F, Zheng Z.
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Evaluating trends and influencing factors of cardiovascular disease mortality over time: a time series analysis in West Azerbaijan province [PDF]
Javad Rasouli +2 more
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Prognostic Utility of the Preoperative Cachexia Index in Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy
The preoperative cachexia index, incorporating muscle mass, nutritional status, and inflammation, predicts in‐hospital and one‐year mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. This simple index may aid in risk stratification and perioperative decision‐making in high‐risk surgical patients. ABSTRACT Aim Emergency laparotomy is associated with
Naoko Fukushima +6 more
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Association of the Composite Dietary Antioxidant Index with All-Cause, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
Abdollahpour N +9 more
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ABSTRACT Background With population aging and extended healthy life expectancy, the management of acute cholecystitis (AC) in patients aged ≥ 85 years has evolved. However, the Tokyo Guidelines 2018 (TG18) for AC provide no specific risk assessment criteria for this population.
Yuta Kobayashi +9 more
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Spatial and racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular mortality attributable to PM2.5 components in the contiguous United States. [PDF]
Hu Y +8 more
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Cardiovascular and Overall Mortality Risk in Relation to Alcohol Consumption in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease [PDF]
Simona Costanzo +4 more
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This study analyzed 58 503 laparoscopic right hemicolectomies for colon cancer in Japan between 2018 and 2022, comparing outcomes between male and female surgeons. No significant differences were found in surgical mortality or severe complications. Tailored surgical training programs for female surgeons may further enhance surgical outcomes.
Akihisa Matsuda +10 more
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Reply to: "Recurrent Takotsubo: Interpreting the 5.9-Fold 30-Day Cardiovascular Mortality Signal". [PDF]
Mirna M, Topf A.
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