Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3966/1710054

Cardiovascular Disease as a Chronic Sequel to COVID-19: A Case Report

Oscar Rene Vazquez Melo, Ramon Eduardo Garcia Cahuich, Jose Julián Sosa Rodriguez and María Valeria Jiménez Báez

Article Type: Case Report | Publication Updated: January 26, 2023

COVID-19 infection has shown cardiovascular involvement, particularly when it has a moderate to severe presentation. This alteration has been manifested in arrhythmias, myocarditis, and acute myocardial infarction, among others; persistence of these cardiovascular alterations in the short and medium term has been documented. In Latin America there are no reports of long-term cardiovascular sequelae. We present the case of a 46-year-old female with no previous history of cardiovascular disease wh...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410416

Yellow Ligament Ossification of Cervical Spine-Must Know for a Clinician

Sharat Agarwal

Article Type: Letter to Editor | Publication Updated: January 26, 2023

I read with great interest, the case report entitled “Unusual site of yellow ligament ossification-cervical spine” with citation details as Mahmoodkhani M, Askariardehjani N (2022) Unusual site of yellow ligament ossification cervical spine. Clin Med Rev Case Rep 9:397. doi.org/10.23937/2378-3656/1410397, published in your esteemed journal recently....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710068

Patient Invaded by 99 Mango Fly Larva - A Case Report

Köhler P, MD, Glosse H, Dogan, Oezguer, MD, Loff S and Staubach R, MD

Article Type: Case Report | Publication Updated: January 30, 2023

We report a 35-year-old patient that presented himself to volunteering doctors in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The patient has been suffering of a sensation of crawling on his back and the dorsal side of his arms. Furthermore, he mentioned multiple painful swelling increasing in size. Upon clinical status, multiple noduli was discovered in differing clinical stages....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410165

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Monocentric, and Placebo- Controlled Blood Glycemic Response Evaluation of Sweetch, a Natural Sugar Replacement Blend, on Healthy Volunteers

Le A Minh, Do A Tu and Khaiat Alain, PhD

Article Type: Clinical Study | Publication Updated: January 25, 2023

Diabetes mellitus is a serious global concern due to its long-term health-related effects and the financial burden it poses to healthcare systems and families around the world. Excess consumption of sugar is one of the main causes of the issue. There are many sweetening ingredients that claim to be the solution to substitute normal sugar while maintaining the blood sugar level at a low level, yet the evidence is lacking and not always substantiated....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410273

The Impact of Novel Active Fixation Left Ventricular Leads and Conventional Passive Fixation Leads in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Makoto Takano, MD, Hisao Matsuda, Tomoo Harada and Yoshihiro J Akashi

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: January 27, 2023

Left ventricular (LV) leads are important devices for stimulating the most delayed site in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Since April 2020, the Attain Stability Quad (ASQ) lead, which has a side helix for facilitating active fixation, has become available in Japan. We evaluated the benefits of ASQ leads compared with those of conventional passive fixation LV leads....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4193.1510130

Combining Artificial Intelligence and Automatic Analysis to Study of the Closure Characteristics of Healthy Human Vocal Cords during Phonation Using Synchronous Electroglottography and Laryngeal High-Speed Videoendoscopy

Wang Xi, Xuan Jiacheng, Zhao Caidan, Zhuang Peiyun and Huang Lianfen

Article Type: Original Research | Publication Updated: January 09, 2023

To use an artificial intelligence neural network to automatically analyze images from high-speed videoendoscopy and synchronous electroglottographic signals in healthy vocal folds to obtain the accurate glottal opening and closing instants in the glottal cycle. This method will be compared to the traditional electroglottography point derivation method to explore the glottal opening and closing characteristics of the vocal folds and better interpret the opening and closing instances of the electr...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510119

A Core Outcome Set for Exercise and Physical Activity Interventions for Musculoskeletal Disorders

Alexander Thompson, Ross Mallett, Tanzila Potia, Deb Harrop, Matthew Kirk and Sionnadh McLean

Article Type: Research Article | Publication Updated: December 30, 2022

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSKD) create a significant burden on individuals and society. Physical activity is an effective way of self-managing MSKD. Global health policy routinely recommends the instigation of management approaches to support people with MSKD to engage in physical activity. However, there is considerable heterogeneity in outcome measurement and establishing whether interventions are effective or not....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510289

Patient Characteristics and Outcomes among Two COVID-19 Therapeutics Registries in Maine

Kyle D Massey, PharmD, BCIDP, Astha Kakkad, MBBS, MSPH, Jennifer L Trumbo, MS, MPH, Krysta Anderson, BS and Rebekah Gass, MD

Article Type: Brief Report | Publication Updated: January 06, 2023

This study compared protocolized use of investigational COVID-19 therapies and determined trends among risk factors, disease severity, and outcomes in two patient registries representing 75% of hospitalizations state-wide. Establishing a local pandemic registry provides greater insight into pattern of disease, patient care, and safety of therapeutics during the pandemic....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510288

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM Antibodies and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women Consulted at the Bamenda Regional Hospital, Cameroon

Yamssi Cédric, Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Niba Felicien Ambe, Gamago Nkadeu Guy- Armand and Vincent Khan Payne

Article Type: Research Article | Publication Updated: December 31, 2022

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection with public health importance. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and its risk factors among pregnant women consulted at the Bamenda Regional Hospital. This study was a hospital-based cross-sectional study carried out on pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic at the Bamenda Regional Hospital....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510287

COVID-19 Histamine Theory: Why Anti-Histamines Should Be Incorporated as the Basic Component in COVID-19 Management?

Harold L Mashauri

Article Type: Perspective | Publication Updated: December 31, 2022

Since the emergency of COVID-19 in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, WHO declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic crisis on March 11, 2020 [1]. The key in facing this outbreak lies greatly on proper understanding of its pathophysiology. A number of mechanisms have been proposed up to date with some supported clinical findings from the cases which has been successful treated [2]....