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Cytokine IL6, but not IL-1β, TNF-α and NF-κB is increased in paediatric cancer patients
PublicationCytokines are responsible for maintaining homeostasis as cell growth, differentiation, migration and apoptosis mediators. They play a pivotal role in immune responses to inflammatory reactions. In oncological diseases, the cross-talk between cells of the immunological system and cells of the tumour microenvironment is led by cytokines. Also, the overproduction of cytokines may change the tumour microenvironment and stimulate tumour...
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What matters most to patients? On the Core Determinants of Patient Experience from Free Text Feedback
PublicationFree-text feedback from patients is increasingly used for improving the quality of healthcare services and systems. A major reason for the growing interest in harnessing free-text feedback is the belief that it provides richer information about what patients want and care about. The use of computational approaches such as structural topic modelling for analysing large unstructured textual data such as free-text feedback from patients...
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The non-invasive evaluation of heart function in patients with an acute myocardial infarction: The role of impedance cardiography
PublicationBackground: The purpose of this study was to analyze hemodynamic changes in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at an early stage of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and at one-month follow-up. Methods: Patients with AMI (n = 27) who underwent PCI were analyzed using impedance cardiography (ICG). ICG data were collected continuously (beat by beat) during the whole PCI procedure and thereafter at every...
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Entropy Measures of heart rate variability for short ECG datasets in patients with congestive heart failure
PublicationWe investigated the usefulness of entropy measures calculated for short ECG series in distinguishing healthy subjects from patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Four entropy measures were tested: Approximate Entropy (ApEn), Sample Entropy (SampEn), Fuzzy Entropy (Fuzzy En) and Permutation Entropy (PE), each computed for ECG series of 1000, 500, 250 and 100 RR intervals. We found that with a reduction of the data set length...
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Entropy measures of heart rate variability for short ECG datasets in patients with congestive heart failure
PublicationWe investigated the usefulness of entropy measures calculated for short ECG series in distinguishing healthy subjects from patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Four entropy measures were tested: Approximate Entropy (ApEn), Sample Entropy (SampEn), Fuzzy Entropy (FuzzyEn) and Permutation Entropy (PE), each computed for ECG series of 1000, 500, 250 and 100 RR intervals. We found that with a reduction of the data set length...
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Assessment of hearing in coma patients employing auditory brainstem response, electroencephalography, and eye-gaze-tracking
PublicationThe results of the study conducted by Tagliaferri et al. in 12 European countries indicate that the ratio of registered brain injury cases in Europe amounts to 150-300 per 100 000 people, with the European mean value of 235 cases per 100 000 people. The project presented in the paper assumes development of a combined metric of patients’ state remaining in coma by intelligent fusion of GCS (subjective Glasgow Coma Scale or its derivatives)...
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Host and pathogen factors in Klebsiella pneumoniae upper urinary tract infections in renal transplant patients
PublicationPurpose . To analyse the role of virulence factors (VFs) and host in Klebsiella pneumoniae upper urinary tract infections (UTIs) in renal transplant (RTx) recipients. Methodology. Clinical and demographic data were registered prospectively. Phylogenetic background of K. pneumoniae isolates was analysed by PCR melting profiles (MP) and the following VFs genes: fimH-1, uge, kpn, ycfM, mrkD, rmpA, magA, hlyA, cnf-1, irp-1, irp-2,...
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Antibiotic Resistance of Uropathogens Isolated from Patients Hospitalized in District Hospital in Central Poland in 2020
PublicationThe aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance patterns and the prevalence of uropathogenes causing urinary tract infections (UTIs) in patients hospitalized in January–June 2020 in central Poland. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the disk-diffusion method. Escherichia coli (52.2%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (13.7%), Enterococcus faecalis (9.3%), E. faecium (6.2%), and Proteus mirabilis (4,3%) were...
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Reactivation of seizure‐related changes to interictal spike shape and synchrony during postseizure sleep in patients
PublicationOBJECTIVE: Local field potentials (LFPs) arise from synchronous activation of millions of neurons, producing seemingly consistent waveform shapes and relative synchrony across electrodes. Interictal spikes (IISs) are LFPs associated with epilepsy that are commonly used to guide surgical resection. Recently, changes in neuronal firing patterns observed in the minutes preceding seizure onset were found to be reactivated during postseizure...
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EP-1817: Radiotherapy-related changes in serum proteome patterns of head and neck cancer patients
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Peripheral neuropathy and health-related quality of life in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a preliminary report
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Coexistence of HFE and rare UGT1A1 genes mutations in patients with iron overload related liver injury
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Host genetic background affects the course of infection and treatment response in patients with chronic hepatitis B
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Urinary 5-hydroxymethyluracil and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine as potential biomarkers in patients with colorectal cancer
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8-Oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine and uric acid as efficient predictors of survival in colon cancer patients
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A different methylation profile of circadian genes promoter in breast cancer patients according to clinicopathological features
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Evidence for attenuated cellular 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine removal in cancer patients
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NF-κB deficit in spinal motoneurons in patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – a pilot study
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Awareness of patients suffering from selected chronic diseases of the importance of physical activity in treating their disorders
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When to Resume Bariatric Surgery after COVID-19 Pandemic? – Results of Patients’ and Surgeons’ Survey.
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When to resume bariatric surgery after COVID-19 pandemic?: results of patients’ and surgeons’ survey
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Comparison of RP-HPLC columns used for determination of nucleoside metabolic patterns in urine of cancer patients
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Cardiovascular risk and response to lipid lowering therapy in patients with HIV infection according to different recommendations
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The Assessment of Risk and Predictors of Sleep Disorders in Patients with Psoriasis—A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Analysis
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Circulating MAdCAM-1 and ITGB7 in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis and Eruptive Lichen Planus—Preliminary Data
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Research Protocol of the Polish Adaptation and Validation of HOPE Scale: Qualitative Measurement of Patients' Spiritual Needs
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The Level of FGF 21 as a New Risk Factor for the Occurrence of Cardiometabolic Disorders amongst the Psoriatic Patients
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The effects of short-term group psychodynamic psychotherapy on the personality traits of patients treated in a daily ward
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Efficacy of daratumumab monotherapy in real-world heavily pretreated patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
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The CRBN, CUL4A and DDB1 Expression Predicts the Response to Immunomodulatory Drugs and Survival of Multiple Myeloma Patients
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Assessment of urinary cystatin C levels in HIV-1-infected patients with preserved kidney function
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POEMS Syndrome: Real World Experience in Diagnosis and Systemic Therapy - 108 Patients Multicenter Analysis
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Fasting Hyperglycemia and Long-term Outcome in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated with Mechanical Thrombectomy
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Depression and neuroticism in patients with chronic hepatitis C: Correlation with peripheral blood mononuclear cells activation
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Evaluation of early cerebral metabolic, perfusion and microstructural changes in HCV-positive patients: A pilot study
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Maintenance therapy with everolimus for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in patients with tuberous sclerosis (the EMINENTS study)
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Safety and outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in patients older than 60: a case-control study
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The analysis of human leukocyte antigen‐G level in patients with endometrial cancer by Western blot technique
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Selected Psychosocial Factors, Nutritional Behavior, and the Analysis of Concentrations of Selected Vitamins in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases
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Preoperative nutritional support in cancer patients with no clinical signs of malnutrition—prospective randomized controlled trial
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Reaction to Disease and Coping Strategies in Stressful Situations among Psoriasis Patients: Cross-Sectional Study
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Consulted by a Multidisciplinary Pulmonary Embolism Response Team: 5-Year Experience
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Renal artery denervation for treatment of patients with self-reported obstructive sleep apnea and resistant hypertension
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Telomere Length and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Events and Cancer in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients
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Contribution of Tonic Chemoreflex Activation to Sympathetic Activity and Blood Pressure in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Daytime, home and office blood pressures in treated hypertensive patients according to accretion of cardiovascular risk
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Negative Correlation between Fasting Plasma Insulin and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis
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Add‐on therapy with doxazosin in patients with hypertension influences arterial stiffness and albuterol‐mediated arterial vasodilation
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Augmentation index, pulse pressure amplification and superoxide anion production in patients with coronary artery disease
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Influence of increased arterial stiffness on myocardial work efficiency in patients with stable coronary artery disease
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