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Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets
January 2025
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, USA.
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent cause of death. Acute PE may be treated either with full anticoagulation (AC) alone or thrombolytic therapy with systemic tissue-- type-plasminogen-activator (tPA) based on risk assessment. Currently, AC is the standard of care for most patients with intermediate-high-risk PE, with low-dose tPA emerging as an effective alternative.
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January 2025
Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P.R. China.
Garlic has been consumed globally as a functional food and traditional medicine for various ailments. Its active organosulfur compounds (OSCs) have demonstrated significant anticancer properties, particularly against gastric cancer. However, a comprehensive review of these effects and the underlying molecular mechanisms, including their role in overcoming drug resistance, is currently lacking.
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December 2024
Family Medicine, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Chatsworth, USA.
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare, chronic B-cell malignancy with an indolent course that typically responds well to purine nucleoside analogs, such as cladribine. We present the case of a 74-year-old woman with nearly three decades of recurrent HCL, marked by multiple relapses and significant toxicities to various treatments, including purine analogs, BRAF inhibitors, BTK inhibitors, a cytoreductive agent, and the monoclonal antibody rituximab. Despite severe allergic reactions and intolerances to standard therapies, the patient achieved multiple remissions.
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December 2024
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, JPN.
Retained needles are rarely observed in multiple locations. Furthermore, although case reports on retained needles have been published, there are no standardized guidelines for managing retained needles. A 42-year-old man with schizophrenia was referred to our hospital for intensive care because of a pericardial effusion and 12 needles from needle pricks being retained in both his chest and abdomen.
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January 2025
Administration, Endocrinology Research Center, Moscow, Russia.
Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is one of the rarest malignant neoplasms of the human endocrine system, with a prevalence of approximately 0.005% of all oncological diseases. Despite its indolent course, PC generally relapses in about 40%-60% of cases.
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