
Gender Differences in the Recovery Rate Following PR in Patients With Long COVID-19
Post Acute COVID-19 SyndromeThe goal of this retrospective analysis is to compare the magnitude of improvement in respiratory and peripheral muscle strength, following the completion of a hybrid pulmonary rehabilitation programme, in men and women with long COVID-19 syndrome. The main question it aims to answer is the following: • does gender limits the effects of a hybrid pulmonary rehabilitation programme on respiratory and peripheral muscle strength?

Pericoronary Fat Attenuation Index and High-risk Plaque in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome...
Acute Coronary SyndromeThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between CCTA-based pericoronary inflammation and plaque features as well as local immune-inflammatory biomarkers in ACS patients. It is hypothesized that perivascular FAI might serve as a reliable sensor of coronary immune-inflammatory disorder, and closely related to the plaque vulnerability.

Neutrophil Elastase, Elastase Alpha-1 Proteinase, Periodontitis, Gingival Crevicular Fluid and Acute...
Acute Coronary SyndromePeriodontitisPeriodontitis may contribute to vascular damage, resulting in the destabilization of atherosclerotic plaque leading to acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In this study, we explored the effect of non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) on cardiovascular blood biomarkers and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) Neutrophil Elastase (NE) and α1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha-1PI) levels in periodontitis (P) participants with and without ACS. Medical and dental examinations were performed to diagnose ACS and periodontitis, respectively. Seventeen patients with diagnosis ACS and periodontitis were included in this study, as a test group (Group ACS). Twenty-six, age and sex-matched control patients with periodontitis (Group P) were otherwise systemically healthy. Both groups received NSPT. Plasma levels of cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), C-reactive protein (CRP), GCF NE activity, and GCF α1-PI levels were measured baseline, at1st and 3rd months after NSPT.

Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine Versus Placebo as Prophylaxis of Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome in...
Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome (SOS)Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT)Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) or hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a serious complication that occurs, most often occurring in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), especially in its first thirty days. The morbidity and mortality in this syndrome are considerable, since severe SOS is associated with a mortality of more than 90% in the first hundred days of HSCT. Some risk factors are modifiable, especially those related to transplantation, but when non-alterable factors are present, preventive measures are needed that can reduce the incidence and / or severity of SOS.

Assessment of CAI in Adults With PWS.
Central Adrenal InsufficiencyPrader-Willi SyndromeIntroduction: The prevalence and clinical significance of central adrenal insufficiency (CAI) in adult patients with Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS) remains unclear. Aim: To assess the prevalence of CAI in adults with PWS and to analyse the effects of replacement therapy with hydrocortisone (HCT) in patients with suspected CAI. Material and Methods: Twenty one adult patients with PWS were evaluated. Based on peak cortisol at the 30 minute of the high dose short Synacthen test (HDSST), patients were divided into three groups: CAI (central adrenal insufficiency) - peak cortisol <500nmol/L, intermediate (partial AI) - peak cortisol ≥500 nmol/L and <600 nmol/L and AS (adrenal sufficiency) - peak cortisol ≥ 600 nmol/L. In patients with diagnosed CAI HCT replacement treatment was initiated. Body weight, body fat percentage, signs, and symptoms of CAI were evaluated after 6 and 12 months of treatment.

Social Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis, From a Study of Eye Movement and Gaze Strategies Using Video-oculography...
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Relapsing Remitting5 moreThis study aims to: analyze prospectively the prevalence of subclinical oculomotor disorders (OMDs) in different phenotypes of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and to study correlations with brain MRI T2 data. highlight link between modification of visual exploration strategies to decode emotions, and social behavioral disorders, in patients with demyelinating disease, from early to clinically definite stages.

Predictive Value of Induced Sleep Endoscopy on Surgical Indication in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndromes...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea SyndromeObstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) is a pathology that affects 2 to 15% of the French adult population and more than 30% of subjects over 65 years old. It consists of repeated collapses of the upper airways during sleep leading to interruptions in ventilation (apneas) or significant reductions in ventilation (hypopneas). Balagny et al. have demonstrated the occurrence of hypertension in patients screened positive for sleep apnea syndrome in a French general population cohort. It is also established that sleep apnea increases the risk of cardiovascular disorders, such as metabolic syndrome (combining abdominal obesity and metabolic disorders), hypertension, heart rhythm disorders, especially at night, atherosclerosis (deposits of atheromatous plaques on the artery walls) or type 2 diabetes. These different complications increase the risk of cardiovascular accidents such as cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, stroke, and expose to a risk of premature death (Inserm). The treatment of choice is night-time positive pressure ventilation, made possible by the use of a breathing apparatus (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or CPAP). Alternatives to CPAP are the use of a nocturnal Mandibular Advancement Orthosis (MAO) which advances the jaw and allows a pharyngeal opening, and surgery in selected patients. The phenomenon at the origin of apneas is due to a relaxation of the muscles of the pharyngeal wall located at different heights. This obstruction is favored by anatomical particularities specific to each individual. The clinical examination can detect certain anomalies (enlarged tonsils, obstructive soft palate, prominent tongue base, abnormal epiglottis) and propose surgery to remove the obstruction. Nevertheless, it remains difficult to affirm that the detected anomaly is really at the origin of the obstruction and surgical failures are frequent. Endoscopy under induced sleep has been developed for about 10 years in France. This examination, widely used in the world, remains confidential in France. It consists, in the operating room, in inducing a medicated sleep (specific drugs delivered by an anesthetist) and performing a pharyngolaryngeal fibroscopy. The ENT physician can then visualize "live" the site and origin of the obstruction during an apnea. The main objective is to evaluate the interest of endoscopy under sleep before making a surgical indication in a patient presenting a sleep apnea syndrome. The secondary objective is to evaluate the reliability of sleep endoscopy.

The Efficacy and Safety of Interventions on the Pelvic Veins in Pelvic Venous Disorders
Pelvic Venous DisordersPelvic Congestive Syndrome1 moreThis retrospective study will enroll patients with pelvic venous disorders who have undergone pelvic vein surgery and endovascular interventions. Three groups of patients will be formed. The first will include patients who underwent open retroperitoneal resection of the gonadal veins and endoscopic trans- and retroperitoneal resection of the gonadal veins. The second group will include patients who underwent embolization of the gonadal veins with coils, the third - patients who underwent stenting of the common iliac veins, or stenting of the iliac veins in combination with embolization of the gonadic veins with coils. Evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of interventions on the pelvic veins will be carried out by assessing the effect of the intervention on pelvic pain, morphological and functional state of the pelvic veins. The assessment of the safety of interventions on the pelvic veins will be carried out by assessing the severity of post-procedural pain, the frequency of complications of operations on the pelvic veins, and complications of anesthesia. In addition, the duration of pelvic vein interventions will be compared with the length of time the patient is in hospital. Based on the data obtained, an algorithm will be proposed for determining the choice of the method of interventions on the pelvic veins in patients with pelvic venous disorders.

Homocysteine in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Coronary SyndromeThis study aims to determine the relation between high homocysteine levels and increased incidence of acute coronary syndrome in young patients

Physical Activity Level, Aerobic Capacity and Dietary Habits Among a Cohort of Females With Premenstrual...
Premenstrual SyndromeThe aim of the study is to investigate the physical activity level, aerobic capacity and dietary habits among a cohort of females with premenstrual syndrome