2026 February - 188 articles
Background and Objectives: Uterine arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare but potentially life-threatening vascular anomalies that most commonly develop after pregnancy-related uterine trauma, such as curettage...
Background and Objectives: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent thrombotic complication associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and is linked to significant early mortality. Accurate early risk stratification in the emergency department (ED) remains ch...
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a heterogeneous inflammatory lung injury marked by increased alveolar–capillary permeability, reduced respiratory system compliance, and impaired gas exchange. Despite advances in supportive care, A...
Background and objectives: Antiseizure medications are essential for epilepsy management but often cause adverse effects that impact treatment adherence and quality of life. This study investigates the incidence rate and determinants of high-burden a...
Background and Objectives: This study aimed to verify the validity of markerless gait analysis using both single-camera markerless system (S-ML) and multi-camera markerless system (M-ML) approaches by comparing them with a gold-standard marker-based...
Background: Vesicourethral anastomotic stricture (VUAS) remains a clinically relevant complication following radical prostatectomy, with important implications for postoperative urinary function. Minimally invasive approaches may offer technical adva...
Sexual dysfunction (SD), more specifically vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (ED) in men and female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) in women, is increasingly recognized as a marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD). While extensive literature documents...
Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is an innovative diagnostic modality that facilitates real-time in vivo optical biopsies of various tissues within luminal and ductal structures. Since its introduction in 2004, the application of this tool has bro...
Background and Objectives: Gestational hypertension (GH) is increasingly recognized as an early manifestation of maternal cardiovascular vulnerability. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) enables the evaluation of circadian blood pressure beh...
Background and Objectives: Sarcopenia is a common yet underrecognized condition in cancer patients and is associated with increased treatment-related toxicity, functional decline, and poor clinical outcomes. Practical, rapid, and bedside-applicable t...
Background and Objectives: Psychosocial symptoms and oral behaviors can complicate routine dental care, yet available screeners yield multiple separate scores. Explainable artificial intelligence offers a pragmatic way to integrate such multidomain m...
Background and Objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been consistently linked to severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and adverse outcomes; however, the extent to which DM independently predicts mortality and cardiovascular complications in re...
Background and Objectives: Long spinal fusion terminating at L5 remains controversial because of the risk of postoperative junctional failure. Although degeneration of the residual L5–S1 disc has been suggested as a contributing factor, the rel...
Background and Objectives: Intra-articular injection of adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF) has emerged as a promising regenerative treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA) because of its heterogeneous cellular composition and potent anti-i...
Trichostrongylus species are zoonotic gastrointestinal nematodes that occasionally infect humans, particularly in rural areas with close contact to livestock. However, the global prevalence of human trichostrongylosis remains uncertain. This systemat...
Background and Objectives: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis characterized by marked clinical heterogeneity and variable disease trajectories, underscoring the need for robust biomarkers of inflammatory burden. Serum calpr...
Background and Objectives: The pathways mediating the beneficial effect of tibial stump preservation for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction remain insufficiently clarified. This study investigated key vascular, neural, and stromal aspect...
Background and Objectives: Hyaluronic acid (HA) is extensively used in dermo-aesthetic medicine for its hydrating and tissue-repairing properties. Beyond cosmetic use, HA has shown therapeutic effects in inflammatory skin diseases such as seborrheic,...
Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly disrupted global healthcare systems, limiting access to diagnostic and therapeutic services for chronic diseases. Patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis were particularly vulnerable due...
Background and Objectives: People with epilepsy frequently complain of poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), and insomnia. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate differences in anxiety and depression symptoms, as well as clinical c...
Background and Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is heterogeneous, and phenotype-based classification may better capture differences in clinical burden and healthcare needs beyond standard GOLD categories. We aimed to describe...
Physiologic changes during pregnancy, advanced maternal age, and cardiovascular comorbidities have been associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular emergencies (CVEs) manifesting during pregnancy and puerperium, thereby adversely affecti...
Background and Objectives: Palmoplantar pustulosis (PPPust) and palmoplantar psoriasis (PPso) are distinct palm/sole dermatoses that have historically shared the abbreviation “PPP”. Though the two—since the advent of advanced biotec...
Background and Objectives: The prognostic significance of pelvic lymph node (PLN) count in surgically staged endometrial cancer remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of PLN count on overall survival (OS), disease-free surviva...
Background and Objectives: With the increasing demand for gender-affirming procedures, facial feminization surgery (FFS) has become an essential component in the management of patients with gender dysphoria. In this study, ‘male’ and &lsq...
Emergency mental health services became the backbone of healthcare delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly when most non-essential health services were curtailed or suspended [...]
Background and Objectives: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability, with radiographic severity influenced by age, biomechanical alignment, and structural joint features. Data describing the association between common radiog...
Background and Objectives: Anatomical staging alone insufficiently explains survival heterogeneity in patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although inflammation-based biomarkers have demonstrated prognostic value, the clinical r...
Sudden unexplained cardiac death (SUCD) is unpredictable, causing major emotional, economic, and productivity loss. In young, apparently healthy individuals, it remains one of the most challenging causes of mortality to understand mechanistically, an...
Background and Objectives: The use of a standard chest X-ray has become a routine diagnostic method in daily clinical practice for the evaluation of a wide range of lung diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic, significant challenges occurred in achie...
Background: Diabetic foot ulceration represents one of the most severe diabetic complications, with 50–60% progressing to diabetic foot infection (DFI). All diabetic wounds and diseases originate from peripheral vasculopathy and neuropathy, whi...
Introduction: Recurrent inguinal hernia remains a clinically relevant outcome that is difficult to quantify in the absence of national prospective registries. In Romania, structural differences between public and private hospitals may further influen...
Background and Objectives: Frontal recess cells (FRCs) are key anatomical variants influencing frontal sinus drainage and disease. The International Frontal Sinus Anatomy Classification (IFAC) provides a standardized system for their identification....
Background and Objectives: Variations in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations have been described among individuals working in different settings. Moreover, published evidence suggests an association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Synd...
Background and Objectives: This systematic review investigates the relationship between preoperative psychological disorders and postoperative satisfaction among patients undergoing aesthetic surgery. While aesthetic procedures can enhance self-image...
Background and Objectives: Functional Ankle Instability (FAI) is a sequela of ankle sprains; however, its associated variables in volleyballers have not been studied. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of FAI and the association between FAI...
Background and Objectives: Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) that has demonstrated metabolic and weight benefits in diabetic and obese patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are not on dialysis; however, evid...
Background and Objectives: Glioblastoma (GBM), defined as IDH-wildtype CNS WHO grade 4, remains the most common and aggressive primary malignant brain tumor in adults. Although the extent of resection (EOR), particularly gross total resection (GTR),...
Background and Objectives: The NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a key innate immune complex, and its aberrant activation contributes to metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases. Brain-derived neurotrophic fac...
The journal retracts the article titled “Effect of Education on Adherence to Recommended Prenatal Practices among Indigenous Ngäbe–Buglé Communities of Panama” [...]
Background and Objectives: Professional voice users (PVUs) are individuals for whom the voice is the primary tool of work, and whose professional success and income largely depend on its quality. This paper’s study population predominantly cons...
Background and Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of immersion and brushing on resins used for temporary crowns, including two 3D-printed resins (Nanolab and PrintaX) and one self-curing resin (Duralay), with different s...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications, including heart failure (HF). HF represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with RA, cont...
Background and Objectives: The risk of cardiovascular events rises when hypertensive patients fail to achieve sufficient blood pressure reduction during nighttime hours. This study examined the association between metabolic and inflammatory biomarker...
Background and Objectives: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but high-mortality clinical condition. The aim of this study was to describe the demographic characteristics, clinical and laboratory findings, management strategies, and clini...
Background and Objectives: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a distinct type of head and neck cancer with unique epidemiological and pathological characteristics. Inflammatory and nutritional markers have been increasingly recognized as prognostic in...
Background and Objectives: Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) has emerged as an important marker of male reproductive potential; however, its relationship with sperm kinematic performance remains incompletely understood. While conventional semen analysis...
Background and Objectives: The regeneration of the pulp–dentin complex represents an alternative to conventional root canal treatment, aiming to preserve tooth biology and function. Cell-free regenerative endodontic therapy (CF-RET) exploits en...
Background and Objectives: Optimal myocardial protection during minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) is debated. We compared four cardioplegia strategies. Materials and Methods: Consecutive MIAVR patients (January 2010–April 2025...
Background and Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common gastrointestinal malignancy in Oman and among the top three cancers nationally, with an increasing burden of early-onset CRC (EOCRC) diagnosed before age 50. Despite national CRC g...
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