Journal of Clinical Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 13

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health concern, with more than 58 million people chronically infected worldwide. The management of HCV, once the domain of specialists only, has been revolutionized by the advent of direct-acting an...

Background: The aim of this review was to analyze training interventions used and their effectiveness in improving pelvic floor muscle function related to urinary continence in postmenopausal women. We then characterized the recommended pelvic floor...

Background: The Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) is widely used to assess the need for orthodontic treatment. IOTN consists of the Dental Health Component (DHC) and the Aesthetic Component (AC), evaluating malocclusion morphologically and a...

Background/Objectives: The variety of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scales available to measure soft tissue and osteochondral changes in joints of persons with hemophilia poses challenges in evaluating published clinical/research studies. To evalu...

Background/Objectives: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a medical emergency with a high mortality rate requiring urgent treatment. This study aimed to identify clinical predictors of inpatient mortality and poor postoperative course after...

Background: Acute Aortic Syndrome (AAS), encompassing aortic dissection (AD), intramural hematoma (IMH), and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer (PAU), presents diagnostic challenges due to its varied manifestations and the critical need for rapid asse...

Background: Up to one-third of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have persistent symptoms despite proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy. E-Gastryal® + MgAlg (Aurora Biofarma, Italy) is a mucosal protective agent that enhances bar...

The natural history of focal non-infected lesions of the abdominal aorta (fl-AA) remains unclear and largely depends on their aetiology. These lesions often involve a focal “tear” or partial disruption of the arterial wall. Penetrating ao...

Background: Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) augments coronary perfusion during high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). We sought to identify patients who benefited from prophylactic IABP (P-IABP) compared to rescue-IABP (R-IABP). Method...

C-reactive protein (CRP) has emerged as a valuable biomarker in acute myocardial infarction (AMI), offering multiple insights into diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic strategies. In the diagnostic domain, elevated CRP levels serve as an early indic...