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Front Pharmacol
January 2025
Center for Integrative Medicine, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Background: In China, 80% of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is associated with cirrhosis. Portal hypertension, the most common outcome of cirrhosis progression, has a high incidence. Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio (PSL) with a cut-off value of 909 can predict the presence of esophagogastric varices and thus portal hypertension, which is also an independent risk factor for early recurrence and late recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after resection.
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January 2025
Center for Quality Health IT Improvement (CQHII), McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Background: Remote patient monitoring (RPM) for hypertension management has become increasingly popular, demonstrating benefits for both clinics and patients. However, patient engagement in self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring remains low despite healthcare providers' efforts. This study aimed to assess adherence and acceptance of RPM for SMBP among Texas Federally Qualified Health Center patients.
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January 2025
Liver Transplantation & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Background: Gastro-esophageal variceal hemorrhage (GEVH) is one of the major causes of life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding in children. Medical, endoscopic, angiographic, and surgical interventions can be utilized in treatment. In this case report, we describe partial splenic artery embolization for refractory GEVH due to portal vein thrombosis.
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January 2025
Development of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, No.28 Wangyuan Road, Qingxiu District, Nanning, 530000, China.
Front Immunol
January 2025
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China.
Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) complicated by thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) and non-cirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) is rare. We present a case of a female patient with SLE who developed TMA and NCPH and responded positively to rituximab and plasma exchange treatment.
Case Description: A 53-year-old woman was admitted with 6 h of confusion.
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