Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286/1510099
Demographic Profile and Viewpoints of Living Kidney Donors: An Example from Iraq
Maha Sulaiman Younis, MD, F.I.C.M.S, C.A.B.P and Omaima Khalid Yassen, MD, MB.Ch.B
Article Type: Research Article | Publication Updated: 2024/09/02
Kidney transplantation is an advanced life-saving technique for treating patients with kidney failure. This procedure has been performed in Iraq since 1973 and relies on living kidney donors. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the demographic characteristics of kidney donors in Iraq and to analyze their knowledge and motivations....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2690-3172/1710018
Investigation of the Relationships between Digital Games and Neuropsychological Test Scores and Cognitive Functions
Selim Gunuc
Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: 2024/08/31
This study aimed to examine the relationships between digital games and neuropsychological test scores (card sorting, verbal memory and digit span tests. This study was designed using the Descriptive Cross-Sectional Research method. The data were collected at a state university. The study was conducted with 117 volunteering university students. Of all the participants, 66.9% of them were women, and 33.1% were men. The mean age of the participants was calculated as 21.3 years. In the study, demog...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410456
New Position for Hip Arthroscopy: No Perineal Column Traction Combined with Trendelenburg Position
Ma Ji Peng
Article Type: Case Report | Publication Updated: 2024/08/31
38 patients in our hospital from December 2021 to February 2022, including 28 males and 10 females; aged 13 to 68 years, average of 41.3 years. Physical examination and pain assessment were performed on the same day, 3 days and 4 weeks after surgery. During the operation, the tilt angle of Trendelenburg and the initial traction force were measured by pulling scale, and the operation time, traction time and the occurrence of complications were measured....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3966/1710063
Left Ventricular Function and Myocardial Longitudinal Strain Analysis in Patients with Chagas Disease: Case Series and Systematic Literature Review
José Victor da Nóbrega Borges, Kiran Sooraj Thirukonda Jegadeesh Babu, Karma Jashvantbhai Patel, Kavya Hitesh kumar Shah, Mahitha Reddy, Abdul Majid Shaik, Muhammad Ahmed Shaikh and Sahithi Burra
Article Type: Case Series and Systematic Review | Publication Updated: 2024/08/29
Left ventricular dysfunction in an independent predictor of mortality in Chagas disease. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is an emerging echocardiographic modality with possible incremental value in early detection of cardiac involvement. Compare left ventricular function with multiple echocardiographic parameters between patients with the indeterminate and chronic forms of Chagas and perform a literature review....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510124
Visceral Fat Thickness and Abdominal Girth as an Independent Determinant of Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross Sectional, Single-Centre Study
Ankush Govindwar, MBBS, DMRD, DNB, Nilesh Suryawanshi, MBBS, DNB and Vrutti Mistry, MSc
Article Type: Original Research | Publication Updated: 2024/08/30
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a health condition marked by abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, elevated blood pressure, and dyslipidaemia, with various diagnostic criteria proposed by international organizations. MetS affects 25% of adults globally and around 30% in India, with significant risk factors including age, physical inactivity, diet, and tobacco use. Visceral Ft Thickness (VFT) is a crucial indicator of MetS, with ultrasonography (USG) being a reliable, cost-effective tool for its as...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410156
A Decepting Refractive Surprise - Post Cataract Surgery Revealing a Dark Secret Beneath
Bala Saraswathy, MS and Kalpana Narendran, MS, DO
Article Type: Case Report | Publication Updated: 2024/08/26
Refractive surprise postoperative cataract surgery is quite an anxious situation for both patients and surgeons, in this modern era where cataract surgery has evolved to a refractive surgery. Here we present an interesting case of post-cataract refractive surprise, where intraoperative events were uneventful and no preoperative fundus pathology of significance. Postoperatively refractive surprise was hyperopic, but on detailed fundus evaluation was diagnosed as pachychoroid syndrome....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410295
Improving Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction with AHA'S Life's Simple 7: A 25-Year Clinical Experience
Gunadhar Panigrahi, MD, FACC, DipABLM, FACLM and Thomas Amabile, MPH
Article Type: Clinical Research | Publication Updated: 2024/08/26
Heart failure is a terminal illness and has multiple contributing factors including suboptimal practice of best lifestyle choices. This study was undertaken to incorporate lifestyle practices as described by the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (and recently updated to - Life's Essential 8) to improve left ventricular systolic function, in addition to the standard Guideline-Directed Medical Treatment (GDMT)....