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Diseases, Volume 11, Issue 4

December 2023 - 61 articles

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Cover Story: A meta-analysis was conducted to find out if probiotics are effective in adults with gastroenteritis. In the systematic review, the probiotics were effective in the treatment and/or prevention of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. However, the meta-analysis did not demonstrate any significant protective effects of the probiotics. The studies found that either the short-term or long-term administration of probiotics is safe. View this paper

Articles (61)

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,969 Views
17 Pages

Protective Effects of Sitagliptin on Streptozotocin-Induced Hepatic Injury in Diabetic Rats: A Possible Mechanisms

  • Qamraa H. Alqahtani,
  • Samiyah Alshehri,
  • Ahlam M. Alhusaini,
  • Wedad S. Sarawi,
  • Sana S. Alqarni,
  • Raessa Mohamed,
  • Meha N. Kumar,
  • Juman Al-Saab and
  • Iman H. Hasan

18 December 2023

Diabetes is a ubiquitous disease that causes several complications. It is associated with insulin resistance, which affects the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats and triggers liver diseases such as fatty liver disease, steatohepatitis,...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,047 Views
18 Pages

Istaroxime for Patients with Acute Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

  • Mohamed Abuelazm,
  • Shafaqat Ali,
  • Majd M. AlBarakat,
  • Abdelrahman Mahmoud,
  • Mohammad Tanashat,
  • Husam Abu Suilik,
  • Basel Abdelazeem and
  • James Robert Brašić

17 December 2023

Istaroxime, an intravenous inotropic agent with a dual mechanism—increasing both cardiomyocyte contractility and relaxation—is a novel treatment for acute heart failure (AHF), the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in heart failure....

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,745 Views
15 Pages

Personalized Physical Activity Programs for the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis in Individuals with Obesity: A Patient-Centered Approach

  • Hassan Zmerly,
  • Chiara Milanese,
  • Marwan El Ghoch,
  • Leila Itani,
  • Hana Tannir,
  • Dima Kreidieh,
  • Volkan Yumuk and
  • Massimo Pellegrini

14 December 2023

Physical activity (PA) plays a vital role in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) management. However, engaging individuals with KOA in regular exercise is challenging, especially when they are affected by obesity. The aim of the current review is to elucidate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,444 Views
14 Pages

Three-Year Analysis of the Rectal Cancer Care Trajectory after the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Vlad Braicu,
  • Lazar Fulger,
  • Aditya Nelluri,
  • Ram Kiran Maganti,
  • Uday Shree Akkala Shetty,
  • Gabriel Verdes,
  • Dan Brebu,
  • Catalin Dumitru,
  • Ana-Olivia Toma and
  • Ovidiu Rosca
  • + 1 author

11 December 2023

The global pandemic period from 2020 to 2022 caused important alterations in oncology care. This study aimed to describe the trends and variations in patient characteristics, comorbidities, and treatment approaches during this time in Romania. We con...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,466 Views
18 Pages

Ophthalmomyiasis Externa and Importance of Risk Factors, Clinical Manifestations, and Diagnosis: Review of the Medical Literature

  • Hugo Martinez-Rojano,
  • Herón Huerta,
  • Reyna Sámano,
  • Gabriela Chico-Barba,
  • Jennifer Mier-Cabrera and
  • Estibeyesbo Said Plascencia-Nieto

11 December 2023

Objective: This review aims to describe and compare the risk factors, clinical course, diagnosis, and parasitologic features of external ophthalmomyiasis. We also discuss the different preventive measures and the effect of global warming in a large c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,912 Views
10 Pages

Mortality Trends in Alzheimer’s Disease in Mississippi, 2011–2021

  • Elizabeth A. K. Jones,
  • Brenda Jenkins and
  • Clifton Addison

11 December 2023

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth most common cause of death in the United States (U.S.), with one in three adults 65 years of age and older dying of the disease each year. Deaths from Alzheimer’s have more than doubled between 2000 and 20...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2,217 Views
7 Pages

Multivessel Coronary Artery Dissection in a Patient with Co-Occurrence of Aortic Dissection and Dilated Cardiomyopathy in the Postpartum Period

  • Takahiro Kurihara,
  • Eisuke Amiya,
  • Masaru Hatano,
  • Junichi Ishida,
  • Shun Minatsuki,
  • Shunsuke Inoue,
  • Seitaro Nomura,
  • Hiroyuki Morita and
  • Issei Komuro

10 December 2023

The co-occurrence of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and aortic dissection has been rarely reported. Here, we present the case of a patient with co-occurrence of DCM and aortic dissection, wherein multivessel coronary artery dissection eventually occurr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,312 Views
19 Pages

10 December 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on societies, public health, healthcare systems, and the world economy. With over 771 million people infected worldwide and a staggering death toll exceeding 6,960,783 as of 4 October 2023 (according to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,231 Views
12 Pages

1 December 2023

(1) Background: The evidence indicates that comorbidities are associated with an increase in the risk of death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is unclear whether such an association is different for various combinations of chronic diseas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,085 Views
21 Pages

30 November 2023

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the immediate and long-term complications that are associated with the utilized techniques for the insertion of indwelling central venous catheters, that is the open surgical technique, the ultraso...

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