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Background Obstructive urolithiasis commonly affects male goats. Perineal urethrostomy (PU) can be a permanent treatment option but is generally considered undesirable because of the risk of stricture of the urethral sto...

Abstract Background Hypertensive or obstructive hydrocephalus is a common complication in dogs with tumors affecting the third ventricle for which few therapeutic options are available. Objectives To describe signalment,...

ABSTRACT Background Phenazopyridine is used for ancillary pain management in the treatment of goats with obstructive urolithiasis. However, there are no published studies on the pharmacokinetics, safety, or efficacy of p...

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effects of air pollution and urbanization on the rate of allergic rhinitis and COPD in Turkey. Allergy and COPD rates compiled from the Turkish Ministry of Health Statistical ...

Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with a variable spectrum of sleep abnormalities and has been connected with memory impairment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between OSA, m...

Abstract BackgroundPulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a cornerstone for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet global uptake remains low due to geographic and resource barriers. Dig...

ObjectiveObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increasingly recognized for its association with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in understanding OSA’s impacts, the role of systemic inflammation in this...

Tiantian Wen,1 Bo He,2 Miaomiao Ma,3 Liqun Ma2 1Graduate School, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Xinjiang Military Comma...

Akila R Jayamaha,1,2 Chamilya H Perera,1,2 Mark W Orme,2,3 Ravini De S Karunatillake,4 Amitha Fernando,4 Andy Barton,2,3 Michael C Steiner,2,3 Jesse Matheson,5 James Manifield,2,3 Amy C Barradell,2,3 Suresh Chathurantha,...

Abstract Purpose Currently, there is a lack of early biomarkers to identify the risk of dysglycemia in patients with concurrent hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim of our study is to evaluate the effi...

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health burden, with emerging evidence implicating gut microbiota dysbiosis via the gut-lung axis. The Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota (D...

Asthma is linked to increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the causal relationship remains uncertain due to confounding factors. Eosinophilic and neutrophilic inflammation are known pathwa...

Aim: to systematize data on the clinical, diagnostic, and prognostic significance of pulmonary arterial stiffness (PAS) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to elucidate its pathogenetic role in pulmonary ...

To evaluate the relationships between nasal obstruction and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), this report provides a simple review of the literature relating to this subject. Patients with OSA have exhibited a hig...

BackgroundIn 2021, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) emerged as the forth leading cause of death in the world. However, the impact of air pollutants on COPD is still inconsistent across current studies. Object...

A abordagem das uropatias diagnosticadas no período pré-natal é controversa, principalmente, porque o prognóstico desses fetos é variável. Contudo, trabalhos pioneiros têm demonstrado que a drenagem pré-natal do ...

Galenic dural arteriovenous fistulas (GDAVFs) are rare, high-risk vascular malformations within the vein of Galen (VoG), commonly acquired due to factors like venous thrombosis, trauma, or infection and often resulting i...

Iliac artery aneurysms are commonly associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms, and isolated Iliac artery aneurysms are rare. Isolated Iliac artery aneurysm is commonly asymptomatic at diagnosis, though it can present ru...

"Patients that suffer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) undergo a procedure called Pulmonary Rehabilitation that helps them to improve disease prognosis. Pulmonary Rehabilitation consists of different physical...

Leclercia adecarboxylata is an uncommon pathogen causing infective endocarditis, with limited number of infections reported in the literature. A literature review showed only three cases of infective endocarditis caused ...

OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate the clinical and laboratory findings of patients with AAamyloidosis. MATERIAL and METHODS: Fifty-nine patients with AA-amyloidosis were included in this study. The patients were d...

"In the present work, an ischaemic process, mainly focused on the reperfusion stage, is studied using the informational causal entropy-complexity plane. Ischaemic wall behavior under this condition was analyzed through w...

Study objective: To evaluate whether impaired ventriculo-aretrial interaction characterizes chronic ischemic heart disease (CIHD) caused by stable chronic obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), using wave intensity a...

Objectives: The loss of vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) is a problem that affects stomatognathic system performance, mainly in edentulous patients. Thus, diseases related to musculature failure such as obstructive ...