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Cardiovascular risk factors among people with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) and its risk factors are independently associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). We determined the prevalence and associations of CVD risk factors among people with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB) in Uganda.
Baluku, Joseph Baruch, Nabwana, Martin, Nalunjogi, Joanitah, Muttamba, Winters, Mubangizi, Ivan, Nakiyingi, Lydia, Ssengooba, Willy, Olum, Ronald, Bongomin, Felix, Andia-Biraro, Irene, Worodria, William   +10 more
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Pregnancy outcome in a pregnant patient with idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare and progressive condition which is aggravated by the physiologic changes during pregnancy.
Farid Rashidi, Hossein Sate
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Identification of new cases of tuberculosis during the COVID-19 pandemic using model strategic management

Healthcare in Low-resource Settings, 2023
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a world health problem that causes the third-largest death after cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. One of the causes of transmission of environmental factors is controlling the mobilization of individuals ...
Eppy Setiyowati, Umi Hanik, Ni Njoman Juliasih, Priyo Susilo   +3 more
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Comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance for monitoring the response to therapy in pericardial tuberculosis [PDF]

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, 2013
A Caucasian 25-year-old man with cardiac tamponade underwent urgent pericardiocentesis with the removal of 100 ml of siero-ematic essudative fluid. Smear microscopy detected acid-fast bacilli, and pericardial tuberculosis was confirmed by positive culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Grigoratos, Chrysanthos, Mariani, Massimiliano, Barison, Andrea, Lombardi, Massimo, Masci, Pier Giorgio   +4 more
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Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
wiley   +1 more source

Tobacco smoking-attributable mortality in Kenya, 2012–2021

Tobacco Induced Diseases
Introduction Tobacco smoking poses a significant risk for various diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and cancers.
Lazarus Odeny, Gladwell Gathecha, Valerian Mwenda, Anne Kendagor, Samuel Cheburet, Beatrice Mugi, Caroline Mithi, Florence Jaguga, Kennedy Okinda, Rachel K. Devotsu, Shukri F. Mohamed, Jane Rahedi Ong’ang’o   +11 more
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Unlocking the Potential of MXene‐Based Electrochemical Biosensors: A Review of Biofunctionalization Strategies and Biosensing Principles

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electrochemical biosensors enable the accurate and timely detection of clinical biomarkers, improving healthcare and precision medicine. MXene nanosheets, a class of 2D transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides, are promising materials for developing next‐generation electrochemical biosensors due to their unique physicochemical ...
Muhsin Ali, Sharat Chandra Barman, Isobel Steer, Aya H. Alshareef, Dana Alsulaiman   +4 more
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Autoimmune Encephalitis in Acute Care—Pathology, Diagnosis, and Management

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is characterized by immune‐mediated inflammation of the brain parenchyma, presenting with various neurological syndromes, including but not limited to seizures, altered consciousness, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and movement disorders.
Suneesh Thilak, David Okoh, William Scotton, Shanika Samarasekera, Vikram Patil, Suresh Renukappa, Andrew Macduff, Subashini Suresh, Rajeev Krishnadas, Tonny Veenith   +9 more
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Inclusion of patient-centered, non-microbiological endpoints and biomarkers in tuberculosis drug trials

Frontiers in Antibiotics
Tuberculosis drug trials are primarily designed to identify antibiotic regimens with the strongest potency to kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, microbiologic cure is not synonymous with improved health and recovery. Beyond antimicrobial efficacy,
Andrew R. DiNardo, Andrew R. DiNardo, Wilbert Sabiiti, Stephen H. Gillespie, Sophia B. Georghiou, Norbert Heinrich, Norbert Heinrich, Norbert Hittel, Sami Taghlabi, Danna Carrero Longlax, Mikashmi Kohli, Ursula Panzner, Ursula Panzner, Collins Musia, Christoph Lange, Christoph Lange, Christoph Lange, Christoph Lange, Anca Vasiliu, Anca Vasiliu, Anca Vasiliu, Rob J. W. Arts, Anna M. Mandalakas, Anna M. Mandalakas, Anna M. Mandalakas, Morten Ruhwald, Lieven J. Stuyver, Reinout van Crevel, Reinout van Crevel   +28 more
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Endogenous Engineering Reprograms Extracellular Vesicles for Enhanced Therapeutic Function

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review explains how Extracellular vesicles‐producing cells can be endogenously engineered to load therapeutic proteins and nucleic acids. We summarize physiological and genetic strategies that harness native sorting pathways for selective cargo loading.
Jinghui Wang, Wenxuan Zhao, Xiaoming Hu, Yishu Wang, Peidong Yang, Diwei Zheng, Yugang Wang, Guanghui Ma, Min Shi, Wei Wei, Shuang Wang   +10 more
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