Primary Care

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Robotic pancreas transplantation in a type 1 diabetic patient with morbid obesity: A case report.

RATIONALE: Obesity is considered a relative contraindication to pancreas transplantation due to incr...

Comparison of machine-learning algorithms to build a predictive model for detecting undiagnosed diabetes - ELSA-Brasil: accuracy study.

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:: Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease associated with a wide range of serious...

Machine Learning and Molecular Dynamics Based Insights into Mode of Actions of Insulin Degrading Enzyme Modulators.

BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common lethal neurodegenerative disorders ha...

A Decision Support System for Cardiac Disease Diagnosis Based on Machine Learning Methods.

This paper proposes a decision support system for screening pediatric cardiac disease in primary hea...

CD-KES: An Ontology Based Knowledge Education System for Patients with Chronic Diseases and Its Constructing Approach.

Patients' participation plays a crucial role in the management of chronic diseases. Educating patien...

Lactate levels and risk of lactic acidosis with metformin in diabetic kidney disease patients.

Metformin as an oral antidiabetic drug (OAD) is not recommended in renal failure due to the presumed...

Current state of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in Egypt.

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) continue to increase in number worldwide, especially in...

Pattern and predictors of urine protein excretion among patients with type 2 diabetes attending a single tertiary hospital in Lagos, Nigeria.

Testing for proteinuria is used to screen for diabetic nephropathy. However, significant proportion ...

Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in an african semi-urban area: Results from a cross-sectional survey in Gueoul, Senegal.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health priority worldwide; however, its prevalence and inci...

Predicting Length of Stay for Obstetric Patients via Electronic Medical Records.

Obstetric care refers to the care provided to patients during ante-, intra-, and postpartum periods....

Fruit Wines Inhibitory Activity Against α-Glucosidase.

BACKGROUND: Fruit wines are well known for their profound health-promoting properties including both...

Renal Function in Type 2 Diabetes Following Gastric Bypass.

BACKGROUND: Metabolic surgery for obese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) yields short- and long-t...

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor as a novel biomarker of portopulmonary hypertension.

Portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) is a poorly understood complication of liver disease associated w...

Relevance of angiopoietin-2 and soluble P-selectin levels in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension receiving combination therapy with oral treprostinil: a FREEDOM-C2 biomarker substudy.

UNLABELLED: Studies have suggested roles for angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) and soluble P-selectin (sP-selec...

The effects of pulmonary vasodilating agents on right ventricular parameters in severe group 3 pulmonary hypertension: a pilot study.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)-approved vasodilators improve right ventricular (RV) function ...

Exhaled nitric oxide in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic sclerosis.

The fractional exhaled concentration of nitric oxide (FE) has been shown to be reduced in idiopathic...

Successful Treatment of Suspected Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in a Mealy Amazon Parrot (Amazona farinose).

A 25-year-old, male mealy Amazon parrot (Amazona farinose) with a history of polycythemia, hepatomeg...

The role of urotensin II and atherosclerotic risk factors in patients with slow coronary flow.

BACKGROUND: Slow coronary flow (SCF) is an angiographic finding characterized with delayed opacifica...

Risk Factors for Hearing Impairment among Adults with Diabetes: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).

AIM: The aim was to examine risk factors for hearing impairment among Hispanic/Latino adults with di...

P673Improvement of arterial stiffness and myocardial deformation in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus type 2 after optimization of antidiabetic medication.

BACKGROUND: Arterial stiffness is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The pur...