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Fractal Anatomy of Human Organs: A Narrative Review of Structure, Function, and Clinical Perspectives

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fractal geometry describes complex, self‐similar patterns that repeat across spatial scales and is increasingly recognized as relevant in anatomical research. Indeed, the fractal organization is consistently observed in respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, nervous, renal, hepatic, and dermatological systems.
Immacolata Belviso, Jacopo Junio Valerio Branca, Giulia Guarnieri, Annamaria Morelli, Alessandra Pacini, Daniele Della Posta, Domenico Ribatti, Ferdinando Paternostro   +7 more
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Risk Factor Analysis for 30-Day Readmission Rates of Newly Tracheostomized Children [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: Pediatric patients undergo tracheostomy for a variety of reasons; however, medical complexity is common among these patients. Although tracheostomy may help to facilitate discharge, these patients may be at increased risk for hospital ...
Barth, MD, Patrick, Briddel, MD, Jenna, Chidekel, MD, Aaron, Levi, MD, Jessica, Shah, MD, Udayan, Strang, MD, Abigail   +5 more
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Factors related to depression and anxiety in adults with bronchiectasis

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2016
Elif Yelda Özgün Niksarlioglu,1 Gülcihan Özkan,2 Gülşah Günlüoğlu,1 Mehmet Atilla Uysal,1 Sule Gül,1 Lütfiye Kilic,1 Ayse Yeter,1 Güngör &Ccedil ...
Özgün Niksarlioglu EY, Özkan G, Günlüoglu G, Uysal MA, Gül S, Kilic L, Yeter A, Çamsari G   +7 more
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Endovascular Stenting for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: From Diagnosis to Intervention

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is an uncommon but serious complication of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, often misinterpreted as primary pulmonary disease. Timely identification is essential to prevent irreversible injury and to guide appropriate referral for interventional management. Case Presentations Through the discussion of
Cristina Aurigemma, Marco Busco, Francesco Bianchini, Gabriella Locorotondo, Francesca Graziani, Annalisa Pasquini, Enrico Romagnoli, Mattia Lunardi, Lazzaro Paraggio, Francesco Varone, Andrea Smargiassi, Bruno Iovene, Riccardo Marano, Carlo Trani, Francesco Burzotta   +14 more
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Association between physician characteristics and payments from industry in 2015-2017: observational study. [PDF]

, 2019
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between physician characteristics and the value of industry payments. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:Using the 2015-2017 Open Payments reports of industry payments linked to the Physician ...
Blumenthal, Daniel M, Elashoff, David, Inoue, Kosuke, Tsugawa, Yusuke   +3 more
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Statistical and machine learning approaches for identifying biomarker associations in respiratory diseases in a population-specific region

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
The growing interest in utilizing clinical blood biomarkers for non-invasive diagnostics has transformed the approach to early detection and prognosis of respiratory diseases.
Meshari Alazmi, Meshari Alazmi, Amer AlGhadhban, Amer AlGhadhban, Abdulaziz Almalaq, Abdulaziz Almalaq, Kamaleldin B. Said, Kamaleldin B. Said, Yazeed Faden   +8 more
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Growth differentiation factor‐15 and N‐terminal pro‐BNP in acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 888-899, April 2025.
Abstract Aims Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) continues to be an increasingly common health problem associated with a high mortality rate. Elevated levels of Growth differentiation factor‐15 (GDF15) and N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) are reportedly associated with poor clinical outcomes in a broad range of ...
Yoichiro Otaki, Tetsu Watanabe, Mari Shimizu, Shingo Tachibana, Junya Sato, Yuta Kobayashi, Harutoshi Tamura, Shigehiko Kato, Satoshi Nishiyama, Hiroki Takahashi, Takanori Arimoto, Masafumi Watanabe   +11 more
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Characterization of sarcoidosis at a combined rheumatology-pulmonary clinic

Frontiers in Medicine
ObjectiveThe treatment landscape for sarcoidosis remains poorly defined, as there is no standardized approach to management. This study aims to characterize a cohort of sarcoidosis patients in a combined rheumatology-pulmonary clinic with regard to organ
Megan Schermerhorn, Daniel Seifer, Julianna Desmarais   +2 more
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Real‐world characteristics and treatment of cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis: A multicentre, observational study

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1203-1216, April 2025.
The 366 patients diagnosed with transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR‐CM) were analyzed regarding their clinical characteristics in the first year after approval of tafamidis 61 mg for ATTR‐CM in Germany. Nearly two‐thirds of the patients were in an advanced disease stage and 64% met the key criteria of the “Transthyretin Amyloidosis ...
Richard J. Nies, Svenja Ney, Ingrid Kindermann, Yvonne Bewarder, Angela Zimmer, Fabian Knebel, Katrin Hahn, Sebastian Spethmann, Peter Luedike, Lars Michel, Tienush Rassaf, Maria Papathanasiou, Stefan Störk, Vladimir Cejka, Amin Polzin, Fabian Voss, Malte Kelm, Bernhard Unsöld, Christine Meindl, Michael Paulus, Ali Yilmaz, Bishwas Chamling, Caroline Morbach, Roman Pfister   +23 more
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Kidney after nonrenal transplantation-the impact of alemtuzumab induction [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND.: Calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity in nonrenal allograft recipients can lead to end-stage renal disease and the need for kidney transplantation. We sought to evaluate the role of alemtuzumab induction in this population.
Amit Basu, Calne, Claire Morgan, Deanna Blisard, Demetrius Ellis, Eghtesad, Geoffrey Kurland, George Mazariegos, Henkie P. Tan, Igor Dvorchik, J Wallis Marsh, Jerry McCauley, Kareem Abu-Elmagd, Kenneth R. McCurry, Kirk, Knechtle, Ojo, Parmjeet S. Randhawa, Ron Shapiro, Shapiro, Shapiro, Shapiro, Steven Webber, Stuart, Tan, Thomas E. Starzl, Vivek Sharma, Waldmann   +27 more
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