International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Ultrasonographic assessment of femoral cartilage thickness in patients with helicobacter pylori infection.
Helicobacter pylori is a major cause of gastritis and a potential trigger of inflammatory disease. The effect of H pylori infection on distal femoral cartilage has yet to be evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate femoral cartilage thickness in patients with H pylori infection and to find whether this infection affects femoral cartilage thickness. ⋯ Femoral cartilage was thinner in patients with H pylori than patients without H pylori for right and left medial femoral condyles. This study suggests that H pylori infections may affect femoral cartilage thickness and potentially increase the risk of cartilage degeneration.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Effectiveness of ozone therapy in addition to conventional treatment on mortality in patients with COVID-19.
In this study, we aimed to investigate the effectiveness of ozone therapy, which is one of the integrative medicine applications that has been used safely for many years, on the prevalence of mortality in patients receiving COVID-19 treatment. ⋯ In this study, the findings suggested that the administration of ozone therapy along with the conventional medical treatment in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 could reduce mortality.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Evaluation of non-invasive arterial stiffness parameters and their relationship with physical activity, anthropometric indices and lipid profiles in healthy middle-aged adults: results of the PERSIAN cohort study.
Arterial stiffness (AS) indicates the initial stage of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is associated with modifiable and lifestyle risk factors. We aimed to examine the association of AS with anthropometric indices, lipid profiles and physical activity (PA). ⋯ WC, WHR and BRI were associated with both cf-PWV and cAIx. TGs and WHtR were associated with cf-PWV, while cAIx was associated with ABSI, improving these indices may be helpful to prevent CVD.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Effect of Lens Capsular Tension Ring on Preventing Capsular Contraction Syndrome in the Surgery of Retinitis Pigmentosa Combined with Cataract: Retrospective Case Series.
To observe the effect of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation with or without lens capsular tension ring (CTR) on retinitis pigmentosa (RP) combined with cataract patients. ⋯ Phacoemulsification for RP combined with cataract is safe and reliable, and CTR implantation is conducive to reducing the complications caused by capsule contraction.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Interaction between the dietary indices and PPAR-γ Pro12Ala gene variants on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
We investigated the interaction between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) Pro12Ala polymorphism and healthy eating index (HEI), Dietary Quality Index-International (DQI-I), and dietary phytochemical index (DPI) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). ⋯ Higher dietary indices (DQI-I, DPI, HEI) may affect the relationship between PPAR-γ Pro12Ala polymorphism and WC, ghrelin, leptin, HDL, and IL-18 concentration in patients with T2DM.