Biomedicines, Volume 13, Issue 5

Background/Objectives: Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most prevalent valvular disease among older adults. Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes, its specific impact on patients with severe AS remains u...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is often associated with left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction, which affects a substantial proportion of patients. This obstruction results from a range of anatomical abnormalities involving both the val...

Background: Clinical data indicate that at least half of patients with malignancies receive radiotherapy. While radiotherapy effectively kills tumor cells, it is also associated with significant ionizing radiation (IR) damage. Moreover, the increasin...

Background: Infections of the biliary tract are found frequently in pathologically or surgically altered bile ducts. Mostly these infections result from the ascent of bacteria or fungi from the small bowel, although hematogeneous infections of the bi...

Background/Objectives: Migraines contain neurological and gastrointestinal manifestations. The first specific migraine preventive drugs, CGRP monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), though efficacious and very well-tolerated in general, induce constipation as...

Purpose: To analyze the retinal and choriocapillaris changes in diabetic patients with no or with early signs of diabetic retinopathy using high-definition (HD) angio optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) software and spectral-domain (SD) O...

Background and Objective: This observational study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of combined oxygen–ozone (O2-O3) therapy under CT guidance with the oral administration of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), palmitoylethanolamine (PEA), and myrr...

Background: As a pivotal point for the development of liver diseases, liver fibrosis (LF) is closely associated with cellular senescence and ferroptosis. However, there is a lack of effective markers that accurately predict LF status. This study aims...

Background/Objectives: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a challenging condition often associated with bisphosphonate use, leading to impaired bone healing and difficult clinical management. Given the lack of predictable therapeu...

Background/Objectives: The various head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) subtypes are among the most common cancers globally, with significant recurrence rates within the first two years post-treatment. Despite advancements in treatment, stru...