Cystatin C as a Predictor of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Without Cardiogenic Shock and Renal Impairment After Coronary Intervention.

Purpose: To prove that cystatin C is a predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), either with ST-segment Elevation (AMI-EST) or without ST-segment elevation (AMI-NEST), without cardiogenic shock or renal impairment.

Patient And Methods: This was an observational cohort study. Samples were obtained from AMI patients who underwent PCI between February 2022 and March 2022 at the Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit.

A Complicated Case of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in an Elderly Presenting with Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding Successfully Treated with R-mini CHOP.

Gastrointestinal lymphoma accounts for up to 20% of all extranodal lymphoma cases. Among them, the ileum is the second most commonly affected site after the stomach. The majority of gastrointestinal lymphoma originates from the B cell lineage.

Effect of Oral N-Acetylcysteine Supplementation on the Immunity System in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Background: inflammation, oxidative stress, and fibrosis play important roles after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) event. The most studied inflammatory biomarker in cardiovascular disease is C-reactive protein (CRP). It has been demonstrated that myeloperoxidase (MPO) and Galectin-3 (Gal-3) have some essential roles on immune system when an AMI event occurs.

Benefits and costs of home pedometer assisted physical activity in patients with COPD. A preliminary randomized controlled trial.

Background And Objective: There are barriers to providing pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) such as the high number of patients, difficult access to health facilities and high costs of programs. Pedometers can monitor and improve physical activity (PA). The aim of this study was to evaluate benefits and costs of home pedometer assisted PA, as compared to a standard outpatient supervised exercise training program in patients with COPD.

The Effect of Hypnosis on Adherence to Antituberculosis Drugs Using the Health Belief Model.

An RCT on the efficacy of hypnosis in improving adherence to antituberculosis treatment using the Health Belief Model (HBM). Sixty study subjects were sampled at random from tuberculosis patients who visited the Center for Pulmonary Community Health in Solo, Indonesia. Hypnotherapy with posthypnotic suggestions was delivered once a week over 6 months.

The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia.

Exclusively occurred during pregnancy, preeclampsia causing complex multisystem disorders that lead to maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. The major burden in discovering pathogenesis of preeclampsia is still widely noticed. Oxidative stress believed to be one of the major causalin its pathophysiology.

Diagnosis and treatment of scleroderma.

Scleroderma is a rare disease. Approximately 80% of patients are females, and one-half present before the age of 40. Some studies suggest a higher incidence and severity of disease in black females than in whites.