The prognostic value of ferritinemia level in patients with chronic hepatitis C by N. C. Sargsyants, E. H. Grigoryan

“…The level of ferritin was determined in 67 patients with CHC by two solid-phase sandwich immunoenzymatic assays. …”
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Disutility Study for Adult Patients with Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease by Melany Worbes-Cerezo, Beenish Nafees, Andrew Lloyd, Katy Gallop, Imran Ladha, Cicely Kerr

“…**Methods:** Health states were developed by literature review and interviews with CD patients (n=6) and gastroenterologists (n=3). Draft health states were validated in cognitive debrief interviews with patients (n=4) and gastroenterologists (n=2). …”
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QuickStroop for screening for minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis by Christian Labenz, Simon J. Gairing, Leonard Kaps, Alena F. Ehrenbauer, Eva M. Schleicher, Sophie Mengel, Julius F.M. Egge, Maria M. Gabriel, Peter R. Galle, Heiner Wedemeyer, Alexander Zipprich, Cristina Ripoll, Robin Greinert, Benjamin Maasoumy

“…Background & Aims: QuickStroop, a shortened version of the Stroop EncephalApp, has recently been proposed for screening for minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) in patients with cirrhosis in the USA. At present, there are no data on its clinical utility for MHE screening in patients in Europe, and only limited data are available regarding its comparison to the Animal Naming Test (ANT). …”
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Intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with spontaneous onset of orthostatic headache by Linda D’Antona, Sanjay Cheema, Dwij Mehta, Fion Bremner, Laurence Dale Watkins, Ahmed Kassem Toma, Manjit Singh Matharu

“…Diagnosing SIH can be challenging for clinicians, as patients frequently present with normal investigation findings. …”
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STR profiling in a cohort of Saudi patients with acute leukemia by Husein A. Alhatim, PhD Student, Muhammad NH Abdullah, PhD, Suhaili A. Jamaludin, PhD, Armania B. Nurdin, PhD, Sayed A. Amer, PhD

“…Results: Approximately 59.3% of patients with leukemia exhibited mutations at the STR loci. …”
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Rules for investigation of patients with asymptomatic elevation of serum aminotransferase activity by M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. N. German

“…Publication is intended for clinicians dealing with patients who have abnormal blood biochemical tests. …”
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The role of the patients register in early diagnostics of familial adenomatosis coli by A. M. Kuzminov, A. V. Karpuhin, Yu. Yu. Chubarov, I. Yu. Sachkov, T. A. Savel’yeva

“…To estimate efficacy of the Register of patients with familial adenomatosis coli.Material and methods. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Patients With Agitation in Alzheimer Dementia by Christie Teigland, Zulkarnain Pulungan, David Bruhn, Steve Hwang

“…Patients with severe psychiatric disorders were excluded. …”
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An Observational Study to Assess Smartphone Usage in Patients of Anxiety and Depression by Aditya Satish Nair, Ankit Halder, Roma Shahani, Nikhil Avula, Devavrat Harshe, Gurudas Harshe

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Clinical characteristics of patients with coronary artery disease by smoking status by Olga V. Nakhratova, Daria P. Tsygankova, Joseph M. Tsenter, Evgeny D. Bazdyrev

“…RESULTS: More than half of patients with CAD had mild [34 (31.8%)] or moderate [33 (30.8%)] nicotine dependence, and a quarter of patients had high [25 (23.4%)] or very high [15 (14%)] dependence. …”
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Collagen turnover biomarkers to predict outcome of patients with biliary cancer by Leonard Kaps, Muhammed A. Genc, Markus Moehler, Stephan Grabbe, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Detlef Schuppan, Rasmus Sund Pedersen, Morten A. Karsdal, Philipp Mildenberger, Annett Maderer, Nicholas Willumsen

“…The majority of patients (62%) were diagnosed with intrahepatic bile duct adenocarcinoma. …”
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Pharmacological regression of atherosclerotic plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes by Loredana Bucciarelli, Daniele Andreini, Giulio Stefanini, Roberta Maria Fiorina, Marco Francone, Federica Catapano, Maria Elena Lunati, Edoardo Conte, Davide Marchetti, Paolo Fiorina

“…In this review, we are revisiting the existence of atherosclerosis regression in preclinical and clinical studies, with a focus on the latest mechanistic insights and on the newest pharmacological agents, particularly in patients with diabetes. Interestingly, we suggested that based on literature insights and preclinical studies, a combination of drugs to target hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and inflammation may be desirable for a fast-track Pharmacological regression of atherosclerotic plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes.…”
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Predictors of infliximab efficacy in patients with severe attack of ulcerative colitis by A. O. Golovenko, I. L. Khalif, O. V. Golovenko, V. V. Veselov

“…Colectomy due to inefficiency of infliximab was executed in 11 patients (36,7%). In groups of the patients, who undergone surgery and those, who avoided resection of the large intestine, various clinical, laboratory and endoscopic parameters were compared. …”
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Patients' perspectives on buprenorphine subcutaneous implant: a case series by Claudio Pierlorenzi, Marco Nunzi, Sabino Cirulli, Giovanni Francesco Maria Direnzo, Lucia Curatella, Sandra Liberatori, Annalisa Pascucci, Edoardo Petrone, Generoso Ventre, Concettina Varango, Maria Luisa Pulito, Antonella Varango, Cosimo Dandolo, Brunella Occupati, Roberta Marenzi, Claudio Leonardi

“…All patients were on stable traditional OAT before transitioning to buprenorphine implants. …”
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Placental Location Affects Cesarean Complications in Patients with Placenta Previa by Gulsen Dogan Durdag, Hakan Kalayci, Safak Yilmaz Baran, Seda Yuksel Simsek, Songul Alemdaroglu, Serdinc Ozdogan, Esra Bulgan Kilicdag

“…Study Design: This is a retrospective cohort study which was conducted in one center including 83 patients followed with placenta previa in three years’ duration. …”
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Biochemical Status of Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients in Erbil City by Omar Surchi, Sarkawt Ali

“… Background and objectives: β -thalassemia major patient is one of the hereditary hemolytic diseases, which can cause many hematological and biochemical changes in the affected patient. …”
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Recovery of the Intestinal Microbiota Metabolic Activity in Patients with Bronchial Asthma by O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. D. Potskhverashvili, N. I. Kokina

“…The study included 30 patients with allergic bronchial asthma (BA). All patients underwent a generally accepted range of clinical laboratory tests, functional respiratory tests and a hydrogen breath test with lactulose to detect SIBO. …”
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Maintaining optimal physical activity of patients following cardiac rehabilitation by Anna L. Persiyanova-Dubrova, Marina G. Bubnova, David M. Aronov, Inna F. Matveeva

“…Various strategies, including motivational, are used to maintain patients’ PA after cardiac rehabilitation program. …”
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Intestinal Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Patients with Bronchial Asthma by O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. D. Potskhverashvili, N. I. Kokina, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Tostudy the content and profile of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in faeces of patients with bronchial asthma and healthy individuals, as well as to evaluate possible correlations between the SCFA spectrum and clinical phenotype of patients with bronchial asthma. …”
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Thyroid disorders among patients with type II Diabetes Mellitus by Mariwan Abdulla Hama Salih

“…Recently hospitals are full of patient suffering from several chronic diseases. Two of these diseases are Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Thyroid diseases. …”
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