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Objectives Although inter-arm blood pressure difference (IAD) and inter-ankle blood pressure difference (IAND) have been shown to be associated with c......
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Objective: Asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis (aBV) is prevalent in the general population, while a previous study only investigated the natural history......
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Background Despite their poor tolerance, weak opioids are still the most commonly-prescribed medicine for osteoarthritis (OA)-related pain. The object......
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Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a severe facial pain disorder that often requires surgical treatment. Neurovascular compression (NVC) has been widely acc......
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Background Acute pancreatitis (AP) is the most common pancreatic disease. Predicting the severity of AP is critical for making preventive decisions. H......
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Objective Machine learning (ML) model has not been developed specifically for ischemic heart failure (HF) patients. Whether the performance of ML mode......
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Objectives To compare the effect of berberine and bicyclol on patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods Chinese nonalcoholic and......
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Objectives We sought to fill the research gap on the effects of statins on the risks of ischemic stroke and heart disease among individuals with human......
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Objective This cohort study aimed to evaluate the protective effects of zoledronic acid (ZA) in lipidemia in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. M......
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Objective Frailty is a prevalent complication predicting morbidity and mortality in cirrhosis. However, the association between thyroid hormone levels......
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Background Large common bile duct (CBD) stones often require lithotripsy. In this study, we aimed to introduce a novel device-elbow basket catheter fo......
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Objectives Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmias, which significantly jeopardizes global cardiovascular health through the complicat......
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Background and aims The doses of medications may influence the success of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication. This real-world observational s......
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Background The CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score is a guideline-recommended stroke risk stratification scheme for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Accurat......