The American journal of the medical sciences
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The aim of this study is to summarize the current findings concerning the FOXD2-AS1 expression and cancer prognosis. ⋯ Our findings indicated that FOXD2-AS1 may serve as a potential independent prognostic factor in cancer, especially in the Chinese population.
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Review Case Reports
When too many hits breaks the heart: A case of Radiation Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), or stress induced cardiomyopathy is being increasingly recognized as a cause of acute heart failure. Often seen in women and older individuals with acute stressors, it can cause significant hemodynamic compromise. ⋯ Left ventriculogram revealed apical ballooning, characteristic of TCM. Often linked to physical and emotional stressors, TCM has been found to be more prevalent in patients with malignancies.
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Review Case Reports
Alkalemia and Hepatic Encephalopathy in a Chronic Dialysis Patient.
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) includes cognitive, psychiatric and neuromotor abnormalities observed from brain dysfunction secondary to liver disease and/or porto-systemic shunting. HE can have a wide range of clinical manifestations ranging from trivial lack of awareness, decreased attention span, personality changes to confusion, seizures, coma, and death. ⋯ Alkalemia facilitates the conversion of NH4+ to NH3, which is free to cross the blood-brain barrier exacerbating HE. Prompt recognition and correction of underlying risk factors is central to the management of HE.
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Older kidney transplant recipients (OKTR) are vulnerable to infections and AKI, often prompting hospitalization. This study elucidates etiology of hospitalizations, AKI, and outcomes in OKTR. ⋯ Post-transplant hospitalization and AKI in OKTR significantly impact graft survival. Addressing comorbidities and risks in the pre-transplant and outpatient setting may help alleviate burden of hospitalization and risk of AKI in OKTR and improve graft outcomes.
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Abdominal obesity and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) are indicators of atherosclerosis. But few studies have shown the relationship between baPWV combined with waist-hip ratio (WHR) and cardiac-cerebrovascular events (CCVEs). ⋯ BaPWV and WHR were important risk factors for CCVEs and had synergistic effects. When baPWV increased, WHR may contribute more to the risk of CCVEs in hypertensive patients.