To investigate factors associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) undergoing endovascular therapy.A retrospective review of 265 patients with AIS treated in the First Hospital of Jilin...
We use genome-wide data from the 1992-2016 Health and Retirement Study (n = 12,090) to characterize obesity among older adults as genetically or socially oriented. To illustrate the significance of this approach for social...
Describe the characteristics, hospital course, and outcomes of adult ICU patients receiving extremely high dose insulin infusions compared to those with lower insulin requirements.Retrospective observational study of 128 adult...
Pyogenic liver abscess is important cause of hospitalization and life threatening disease in low-middle income countries. Clinical spectrum of ruptured GFPLA can mimic hollow viscus perforation as it usually accompanied by...
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative condition characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms causing a great burden in patients’ quality of life. PD has been associated with various...
Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common neurological disorder with a high recurrence rate. This study investigates the effect that atorvastatin has when used as a postoperative adjuvant therapy on the prevention of CSDH...
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) and stimulating adaptive thermogenesis have been implicated as anti-obese and anti-diabetic tissues due to their ability to dissipate energy as heat by the expression of UCP1. We have recently...
A growing number of studies have investigated the effect of increasing temperatures on morbidity and health service use. However, there is a lack of studies investigating the temperature-attributable cost burden.This study...
The stroke mortality rate has gradually declined due to improved interventions and controlled risk factors. We investigated the associated factors and trends in recurrence and all-cause mortality in ischemic stroke patients from...
Adolescent overweight and obesity is a public health concern globally, especially in lower- and middle- income countries where there is an additional burden of undernutrition. The prevalence of adolescent overweight/2obesity has...
Acanthosis nigricans is a skin symptom in obesity that helps to identify patients at high risk for dyslipidemia, hypertension, insulin resistance, and diabetes. It is the most important complication of obesity in metabolic...
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) has proven to be indicative in the development of microvascular complications. In this study, the contribution of HbA1c variability to microvascular complications was evaluated.Twenty-one cases with...
