https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093280
This study found that oral health status is positively correlated with systemic health status and cognitive function in Korean elders, and oral health variables predicted cognitive function differently in different age groups.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093279
This study identified five distinct patterns of combined triglyceride-glucose levels and lifestyle scores, and found that higher triglyceride-glucose levels are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease even with healthier lifestyles, highlighting the importance of evaluating and reducing triglyceride-glucose levels for cardiovascular disease prevention.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093278
The 2017 Classification of Periodontal Diseases was used to associate periodontitis stages with self-reported non-communicable diseases in a Norwegian population, finding that participants with Stage II, III/IV periodontitis had greater occurrence of coincident comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, hyperglycemia in participants with diabetes and COPD/emphysema.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093277
Patients with biopsy-confirmed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have a higher incidence of cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, bradyarrhythmias, other supraventricular arrhythmias, and ventricular arrhythmias/cardiac arrest, compared to matched controls, with the highest risk observed in cirrhosis.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093276
This 25-year follow-up study found a consistent association between a stronger Sense of Coherence (SOC) and better self-rated health in women, with the likelihood of reporting good health increasing with higher SOC scores.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093275
This systematic review investigates methods for creating process maps for care pathways using the time-driven activity-based costing method, finding that direct observational practices and multidisciplinary team involvement are common, while process mining techniques can automate and improve the process visualization.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093274
The study found that increased Tom70 expression in pulmonary vascular endothelial cells improves hypoxia-induced dysfunction and alleviates hypoxic pulmonary hypertension by enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis through TFAM protein transport into mitochondria.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093273
This study is the first to describe a specific, organized arrangement of cardiomyocytes and structural discontinuities in the basal inferoseptal left ventricle region of human hearts, which may provide a better understanding of clinical phenomena like RVIP-late gadolinium enhancement or uncommon idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from this region.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093272
The abstract reports a study finding that the rate of non-fatal opioid overdose among harm reduction clients in British Columbia, Canada, more than doubled following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was higher in cis men and unstably housed participants.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093271
This study will examine the implementation and acceptance of a new blended-care app called “blended ALMAMAR” for Arabic and Farsi speaking refugees receiving inpatient mental health care in Germany.