April-2 2025 - 323 articles
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart disease, affecting 0.5–2% of the population and often leading to early aortic valve degeneration. While surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) remains the gold standard for treat...
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and reliability of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) in the differential diagnosis of azoospermia. Materials and methods: Records of 175 patients who had previously been diagnose...
Background: Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (SZC) is a novel potassium-binding agent with strong evidence supporting its efficacy in normalizing hyperkalemia. However, the long-term prognostic impact of SZC-integrated medical therapy in patients with...
Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in millions of individuals across the globe with high morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Despite advances in asthma treatment, long-term remission is a challenging target to achieve. Obj...
Background/Objectives: Groin hernia repair is a common surgical procedure worldwide, with increasing adoption of minimally invasive techniques. However, the adoption of laparoscopic repair varies significantly across healthcare systems. This study ai...
Cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases are pathophysiologically interdependent, posing a significant global health challenge and being associated with a substantial increase in morbidity and mortality. In 2023, the American Heart Association (...
Background: Chronic disease self-management (CDSM) interventions have shown promise in improving patient outcomes in heart failure (HF), particularly for those with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Patient-centric self-management programs often inc...
Background/Objectives: Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) represents a common ophthalmological disorder that, if untreated, often leads to severely impaired vision. The classic vascular risk factors, aging and glaucoma, represent the core pathogenic factor...
Background/Objectives: The improved long-term survival of rectal cancer patients has led to a major increase in the prevalence of functional complications. Understanding which patients are prone to develop major LARS is important for their preoperati...
Background: Non-specific low back pain is a discomfort that affects individuals at any point in their lives. This study’s aim was to determine the effects of myofascial release and joint mobilization on muscle thickness via ultrasonography in individ...
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