Annals of medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Mézières Method as a practice of embodiment in patients with low back pain: a mixed study.
The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of the Mézières Method (MM) on pain and disability related to low back pain (LBP), compared to a program of heat, massage and exercise, and to understand the meaning of the bodily experience with the MM. ⋯ Both treatment were similarly beneficial but MM had superior effects on pain in the short term. MM is perceived by the participants as a teaching-learning process focused on body awareness that facilitate effective management of LBP.
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Observational Study
A retrospective observation of virologically suppressed people living with HIV by comparing switching to BIC/TAF/FTC with initial use BIC/TAF/FTC.
The objective of this study was to observe retrospectively the clinical response of virologically suppressed people living with HIV (PLWH) by comparing switching to BIC/TAF/FTC with initial use BIC/TAF/FTC. ⋯ 'Switching to' is superior to 'initial use' BIC/TAF/FTC in immune response among PLWH. The effect of BIC/TAF/FTC on metabolism is not obvious. BIC/TAF/FTC related thrombocytopenia needs to be further explored.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effects of Danzhi Jiangtang capsule on clinical indices and vascular endothelial function in patients with impaired glucose tolerance of Qi-Yin deficiency type.
To observe the effect of Danzhi Jiangtang capsule (DJC) on the clinical indexes and vascular endothelial function indexes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). ⋯ Treatment with DJC could significantly improve the physiological and biochemical indicators, vascular endothelial function, and TCM syndrome points of IGT patients, indicating that DJC could be a potential drug to treat patients with IGT of Qi-Yin deficiency type.
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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a significant mode of death causing 15-20% of all deaths in high-income countries. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cause of SCD in both sexes, and SCD is often the first manifestation of underlying CAD in women. This case-control study aimed to determine the factors associated with SCD due to CAD in women. ⋯ Underlying LVH and previous MI with myocardial scarring are common and often undiagnosed in women with CAD-related SCD. These results suggest that untreated CAD with concomitant myocardial disease is an important factor in SCD in women.
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To compare the postoperative binocular visual quality in six treatment protocols for bilateral age-related cataract surgery with presbyopia correction for clinical decisions. ⋯ The trifocal protocol showed the best performance, and the monovision protocol presented the worst performance in most perspectives of binocular visual quality for presbyopia correction. The refractive bifocal, mixed, or EROV protocols can provide an approximate performance as a trifocal protocol. Ophthalmologists can customize therapies using different protocols.