To evaluate the differential associations of high-risk plaque characteristics (HRPC) with resting or hyperemic physiologic indexes (instantaneous wave-free ratio [iFR] or fractional flow reserve [FFR]), a total of 214 vessels from 127 patients with stable angina or acute coronary syndrome who underw...
International migration is rising globally due to political and economic events, conflict, and climate change. In 2020, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations’ migration agency, recorded 281 million international migrants and over 30 million refugees and asylum seekers, of whic...
Development of a vaccine against gonorrhoea is a global priority, driven by the rise in antibiotic resistance. Although Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng) infection does not induce substantial protective immunity, highly exposed individuals may develop immunity
aureus and it could be an important risk factor for AD patients as it can lead to increased rates of infection, host-to-host transmission, and environmental contamination [46,47,48,49]. Furthermore, nasal carriage has been associated with increased S. aureus intestinal colonization, suggesting ...
Myanmar has the eighth highest prevalence of STH of any country worldwide, with an estimated 40.8 million people at risk, and requiring preventive chemotherapy, including nearly 13 million children living in endemic areas [16]. A Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) parasitological survey in 2002...
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Exposure to antenatal infection/inflammation is a leading cause of brain injury and neurodevelopmental impairment [1]. For example, exposure to infection/inflammation increases the risk of cerebral palsy by 2- to 12-fold in near-term/term infants [2,3]. Improving our understanding of the pathogen...
Drinking a little each week protects your heart if you have a cardiovascular condition, study finds - "If you are living with heart disease, having a small amount of alcohol each day is linked to a lower risk of having another heart attack, stroke, angina (heart pain because of constricted...
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Temporal variation of risk of death caused by COVID-19, April through August 19, 2020, Chile. Upper two rows; Male risk of death, Lower two rows; Female risk of death. Observed and posterior estimated of crude case fatality ratio of persons aged a 0–9, b 10–19, c 20–29, d 30...