Current Volume 27, 2021

31 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

A Prospective Observational Study of 42 Patients with COVID-19 infection and a History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Thyroid Disease with Follow-Up Thyroid Function and Autoantibody Testing

Dumitru Cristinel Badiu, Gabriel Cristian Popescu, [...] Anca Zgura, Adriana Mercan Stanciu, Mihai Daniel Dodot, Claudia Mehedintu, Letitia Toma, Simu Razvan, Xenia Bacinschi, Bogdan Haineala - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.935075

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e935075

30 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

A Questionnaire-Based Study to Evaluate Health-Related Behaviors in 602 Women of Reproductive Age in Poland

Grażyna Bączek, Anna Studnicka, [...] Sylwia Rychlewicz, Agnieszka Iwan, Ewa Rzońca , Mansur Rahnama - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.935429

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e935429

30 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

Retrospective Study of Outcomes and Hospitalization Rates of Patients in Italy with a Confirmed Diagnosis of Early COVID-19 and Treated at Home Within 3 Days or After 3 Days of Symptom Onset with Prescribed and Non-Prescribed Treatments Between November 2020 and August 2021

Serafino Fazio, Paolo Bellavite, [...] Elisabetta Zanolin, Peter A. McCullough , Sergio Pandolfi, Flora Affuso - Show fewer authors

29 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

Value of Ocular Endoscopy in Extraction of Intraocular Foreign Bodies of Cilia in Patients with Open Ocular Trauma

Youyou Zha, Shu Du, [...] Shaoli Wang, Hui Ren, Jie Yu, Xun Yang - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932970

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932970

28 Dec 2021 : Review article  

A Review of the Impact of Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) on the Development of Aortic Aneurysms in Animal and Human Studies

Milena Michalska , Tadeusz Grochowiecki, [...] Tomasz Jakimowicz , Sławomir Nazarewski - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.935134

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e935134

27 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

A Comparative Study of the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Pneumatic Trabeculoplasty and Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension

Yanling Song, Qiujie Song, [...] Yanhui Qin, Jinfeng Xu, Ping Chen, Hong Li, Wenjie Han - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933454

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933454

27 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

A Retrospective Single-Center Study of 23 Patients to Compare Gait Before and After Total Hip Arthroplasty Using the S-ROM Modular Hip System

Jacqueline Bahr, Dietmar Rosental, [...] Tim Classen, Sonja Krebs, Marcus Jäger - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.934558

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e934558

26 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

A Retrospective Evaluation of Operative and Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Spinal Metastases from a Single Center to Compare Vertebrectomy with Combined Vertebrectomy and Radiofrequency Ablation

Xiuxin Han, Chao Zhang, [...] Lili Li, Yulin Ma, Guowen Wang - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932995

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932995

25 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

Association of Perioperative Myocardial Injury with 30-Day and Long-Term Mortality in Older Adult Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery in China

Wenlan Hu, Youzhou Chen, [...] Kaiping Zhao, Jihong Wang, Mei Zheng, Ying Zhao, Hao Han, Qiong Zhao, Xingshan Zhao - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932036

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932036

24 Dec 2021 : Animal Research  

Lotus Seedpod Proanthocyanidins Protect Against Light-Induced Retinal Damage via Antioxidative Stress, Anti-Apoptosis, and Neuroprotective Effects

Jianmei Wang , Tao Yu, [...] Liuqing Sheng , Hui Zhang, Fei Chen, Jie Zhu, Mingxing Ding - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.935000

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e935000

23 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

Postoperative Complications Associated with Moderate Sedation in Endoscopic Procedures Among Patients with Cirrhosis

Yan Wang, Huisheng Xu, [...] Hui Li, Lingyang Chen, Ye Xin, Hongtan Chen, Xiangming Fang, Baoli Cheng - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933082

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933082

22 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

Permanent Maxillary Odontometrics for Sex Estimation Based on a 3-Dimensional Digital Method

Jialin Liu, Yanshi Liu, [...] Jian Wang, Shupeng Ge, Yangyang Zhang, Xiaohe Wang, Lijuan Du, Huiyu He - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933450

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933450

21 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

Remote Home-Based Exercise Program to Improve the Mental State, Balance, and Physical Function and Prevent Falls in Adults Aged 65 Years and Older During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Seoul, Korea

Donghyun Yi, Jongeun Yim

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.935496

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e935496

20 Dec 2021 : Database Analysis  

Identification of Feature Autophagy-Related Genes and DNA Methylation Profiles in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

Bo Gao,

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933425

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933425

20 Dec 2021 : Animal Research  

Electroacupuncture Ameliorates Depressive-Like State and Synaptic Deficits Induced by Hyper-Cholinergic Tone During Chronic Stress in Rats

Jing Gao, Mingyin Lai, [...] Wen Fu, Mengyu Wang, Thi Thanh Tam Mai, Baile Ning, Wenbin Fu - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933833

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933833

19 Dec 2021 : Hypothesis  

Tissue-Engineered Skin Regenerative Units for Epidermal Keratinocytes Expansion and Wound Healing

Xinjian Zhang, Wen Xu, [...] Xinlei Hu - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932978

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932978

18 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

Age-Stratified Cut-Off Values for Serum Levels of N-Terminal ProB-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Mortality from Sepsis in Children Under Age 18 Years: A Retrospective Study from a Single Center

Yan-na Sun, Chun-wang Lin, [...] Wen Tang, Jiang-ping Zhang - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933400

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933400

17 Dec 2021 : Animal Research  

Galangin Enhances Anticancer Efficacy of 5-Fluorouracil in Esophageal Cancer Cells and Xenografts Through NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 (NLRP3) Downregulation

Cong Zhang, Cui-Lian Luo, [...] Guan-Sheng Shang, De-Xiong Jiang, Qi Song - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931630

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931630

16 Dec 2021 : Animal Research  

Forkhead Box Protein M1 Promotes Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cell Tumorigenesis Possibly via the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway

Chao Yu, Hongyan Chen, [...] Yanli Zhao, Yuedong Zhang - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931970

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931970

15 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

Risk Factors for Cryptococcal Meningitis Recurrence in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Patients in a Large Chinese Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Treatment Center

Yue Zhou, Feng Li, [...] Rui Li, Yuan Peng, Mei He, Fengjun Sun, Ming Yang - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933688

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933688

14 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

Finite Element Analysis of Horizontal Screw-Screw Crosslink Used in C1-C2 Pedicle Screw-Rod Fixation

Beiping Ouyang, Xiaobao Zou, [...] Chunshan Luo, Tingsheng Lu, Hong Xia, Xiangyang Ma - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932026

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932026

13 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

Comparison of Outcomes Following Neuronavigation-Assisted Aspiration and Thrombolysis Using Single and Multiple Catheter Insertion for Moderate-Volume Supratentorial Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Single-Center Retrospective Study of 102 Patients

In-Hyoung Lee , Jong-Il Choi 

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.934935

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e934935

13 Dec 2021 : Database Analysis  

Integrated Analysis of Angiogenesis-Mediated Tumor Immune Microenvironment Pattern in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) and a Novel Prognostic Model Construction to Predict Patient Outcome

Chengqian Lv, Qianqian Huang, [...] Xu Zhang, Huimin Cai, Xuechun Ji, Jing Shao, Bingrong Liu  - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.934937

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e934937

12 Dec 2021 : Laboratory Research  

Influenza and Influenza-Like Respiratory Virus Infections in Children During the 2019/20 Influenza Seazon and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland: Data from the Department of Influenza Research, the National Influenza Center at the National Institute of Public Health, National Institute of Hygiene-National Research Institute and 16 Voivodeship Sanitary and Epidemiological Stations

Katarzyna Kondratiuk, Ewelina Hallmann, [...] Katarzyna Łuniewska, Karol Szymański , Małgorzata Niedzielak, Lidia B. Brydak - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.934862

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e934862

11 Dec 2021 : Clinical Research  

Retrospective Study of 1255 Non-Anticoagulated Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation to Determine the Risk of Ischemic Stroke Associated with Left Atrial Spontaneous Echo Contrast on Transesophageal Echocardiography

Kesen Liu, Yukun Li, [...] Kui Wu, Junlei Li, Yong Zhu, Fei Guo, Rong Bai, Jianzeng Dong - Show fewer authors

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.934795

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e934795