We are pleased to present the notable papers published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM, ISSN: 2077-0383) in Q4 of 2023. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the exceptional individuals and teams who worked on these papers. These articles are from multiple fields within the scope of JCM, and we hope they can provide insights and references for scholars in related fields. Learn more about the latest research below.

1. “Hypertensive Heart Failure”
by Filippos Triposkiadis, Pantelis Sarafidis, Alexandros Briasoulis, Dimitrios E. Magouliotis, Thanos Athanasiou, John Skoularigis and Andrew Xanthopoulos
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(15), 5090; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12155090
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/15/5090

2. “Outcomes of Social Egg Freezing: A Cohort Study and a Comprehensive Literature Review”
by Pragati Kakkar, Joanna Geary, Tania Stockburger, Aida Kaffel, Julia Kopeika and Tarek El-Toukhy
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(13), 4182; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12134182
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/13/4182

3. “Is It All about Surface Topography? An Intra-Individual Clinical Outcome Analysis of Two Different Implant Surfaces in Breast Reconstruction”
by Ines Schoberleitner, Angela Augustin, Daniel Egle, Christine Brunner, Birgit Amort, Bettina Zelger, Andrea Brunner and Dolores Wolfram
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(4), 1315; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041315
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/4/1315

4. “Long-Term Adverse Effects of Mild COVID-19 Disease on Arterial Stiffness, and Systemic and Central Hemodynamics: A Pre-Post Study”
by Mario Podrug, Pjero Koren, Edita Dražić Maras, Josip Podrug, Viktor Čulić, Maria Perissiou, Rosa Maria Bruno, Ivana Mudnić, Mladen Boban and Ana Jerončić
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(6), 2123; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12062123
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/6/2123

5. “Perioperative Outcomes, Comorbidities, and Complications following Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Wheelchair Users: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of a Nationwide Database”
by Kevin Prabhu, Andrew J. Nasr, Donald Kasitinon, Alison Cabrera and Yen-Sheng Lin
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(18), 5799; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12185799
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/18/5799

6. “The Incidence of Myocarditis and Pericarditis in Post COVID-19 Unvaccinated Patients—A Large Population-Based Study”
by Ortal Tuvali, Sagi Tshori, Estela Derazne, Rebecca Regina Hannuna, Arnon Afek, Dan Haberman, Gal Sella and Jacob George
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(8), 2219; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11082219
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/8/2219

7. “Characteristics of Long COVID: Cases from the First to the Fifth Wave in Greater Tokyo, Japan”
by Kouichi Hirahata, Nobutoshi Nawa and Takeo Fujiwara
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(21), 6457; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216457
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/21/6457

8. “Clinical Characteristics of Youth with Autism or Developmental Disability during Inpatient Psychiatric Admission”
by Emily Neuhaus, Anthony Osuna, Daina M Tagavi, Sina Shah-Hosseini, Shannon Simmons, Jennifer Gerdts and Alysha D Thompson
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(21), 6328; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216328
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/21/6328

9. “Vasopressor-Sparing Strategies in Patients with Shock: A Scoping-Review and an Evidence-Based Strategy Proposition”
by Pierre-Grégoire Guinot, Audrey Martin, Vivien Berthoud, Pierre Voizeux, Loic Bartamian, Erminio Santangelo, Belaid Bouhemad and Maxime Nguyen
J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10(14), 3164; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10143164
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/14/3164

10. “Gastrointestinal Transit Times in Health as Determined Using Ingestible Capsule Systems: A Systematic Review”
by Gursharan Kaur Nandhra, Phakanant Chaichanavichkij, Malcolm Birch and S. Mark Scott
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(16), 5272; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12165272
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/16/5272

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