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93% very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and 210.42% total cholesterol), and increases in aorta thickness and atherosclerotic plaque sizes compared to rats fed standard diet. Treatment of hypercholesterolemic rats with the extract mitigated these alterations and restored blood glucose and blood lipid levels to normocholesterolemic values.

Our findings suggest that I. batatas leaves have hypolipidemic and anti-atherosclerogenic properties and justify their use in traditional medicine.

Our findings suggest that I. batatas leaves have hypolipidemic and anti-atherosclerogenic properties and justify their use in traditional medicine.

To evaluate the effects of remineralizing agents on the shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic brackets bonded to intact and demineralized enamel.

In this in-vitro study, 160 human premolars were divided into 8 groups, including group 1 with intact enamel as the positive control, group 2 with demineralized enamel as the negative control, groups 3-5 treated with fluoride varnish, Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate (CPP-ACP) and resin infiltrant on intact enamel, and groups 6-8 treated with the same agents on demineralized enamel. Brackets were bonded using the conventional method, and the samples were thermocycled. SBS of the brackets was measured using a universal testing machine, and the adhesive remnant index (ARI) was assessed. Data were analysed with one-way ANOVA and post hoc statistical test at the significance level of 0.05.

SBS of the brackets in all groups with intact enamel was higher than that of their counterparts on demineralized enamel, which was only significantly different between groups 1 and 2 (P-value<0.001). SBS values of groups 7 and 8 were not significantly different from group 1 (P-value=1), yet the application of fluoride varnish on both intact (P-value=0.091) and demineralized enamel (P-value<0.001) created less SBS than in group 1.

All pre-treatment methods increased SBS of the brackets bonded to demineralized enamel, yet only the resin infiltrant and CPP-ACP produced SBS similar to that of intact enamel. Also, the use of fluoride varnish on intact enamel significantly reduced SBS.

All pre-treatment methods increased SBS of the brackets bonded to demineralized enamel, yet only the resin infiltrant and CPP-ACP produced SBS similar to that of intact enamel. Also, the use of fluoride varnish on intact enamel significantly reduced SBS.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minorities in the United States and has been devastating for residents of nursing homes (NHs). However, evidence on racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19-related mortality rates within NHs and how that has changed over time has been limited. This study examines the impact of a high proportion of minority residents in NHs on COVID-19-related mortality rates over a 30-week period.

Longitudinal study.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nursing Home COVID-19 Public Use File data from 50 states from June 1, 2020, to December 27,2020.

We linked data from 11,718 NHs to (1) Nursing Home Compare data, (2) the Long-Term Care Facts on Care in the U.S., and (3) US county-level data on COVID cases and deaths. Our primary independent variable was proportion of minority residents (blacks and Hispanics) in NHs and its association with mortality rate over time.

During the first 6weeks from June 1, 2020, NHs with a higher proportion required to mitigate the impact of systemic racial injustice on health outcomes of people of color residing in NHs.

To describe the ocular manifestations of disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infection after cardiothoracic surgery.

Retrospective, observational case series.

Patients with disseminated M. read more chimaera infection treated at the University of Alberta Hospital and Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Seven patients (14 eyes) with systemic M. chimaera infection after aortic graft and/or valvular surgeries were reviewed for ocular involvement. Cases were identified based on histopathologic analysis of cardiac tissue, repeat positive mycobacterial blood cultures, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Clinical ocular findings, fundus autofluorescence, fluorescein angiography, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), and autopsy results are described.

The mean age of our patients was 63 years (range, 22-76 years). Aortic graft and/or valvular surgeries were performed between June 2015 and April 2016. The mean duration from surgery to diagnosis of infection was 27 months (range, 19-36arly clinical finding, with good correlation to systemic disease severity. Ophthalmological assessment and multimodal imaging may aid in early diagnosis and can be used to monitor disease progression.

To compare the weight and insulin-like growth factor-1 in neonatal retinopathy (WINROP) to the growth and retinopathy of prematurity (G-ROP) model in a Portuguese cohort.

Retrospective case series.

Clinical records of consecutive infants who underwent retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening from April 2012 to May 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Both WINROP and G-ROP models were accessed for sensitivity and specificity for type 1 ROP. A separate analysis of both algorithms was performed in infants with gestational age (GA) <30 weeks.

Of the 375 infants included in the study, 313 were eligible for G-ROP analysis and 311 for WINROP. In the G-ROP group, 22 infants developed type 1 ROP (sensitivity 90.91%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 70.84%-98.98%). In the WINROP group, 23 infants needed treatment (sensitivity of 86.96%, 95% CI 66.41%-97.22%). Both models reached 100% sensitivity for type 1 ROP if restricted to GA <30 weeks.

Both models were easy to use and had similar sensitivities. If restricted to GA <30 weeks, both models detected all type 1 ROP.

Both models were easy to use and had similar sensitivities. If restricted to GA less then 30 weeks, both models detected all type 1 ROP.Increasing numbers of patients are undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT); however, further characterization of late kidney outcomes in HCT recipients is needed. This study investigated long-term kidney outcomes in HCT survivors and compared the risk of late kidney morbidity/mortality in these survivors with that in non-HCT cancer survivors and the general population. A cohort of long-term (≥2 years) allogeneic and autologous HCT survivors treated for cancer at our institution between 1992 and 2009 (n = 1792) was compared with a non-HCT cancer cohort selected from the state cancer registry (n = 5455) matched on diagnosis, sex, and age at year of cancer diagnosis/HCT (index date). Additional comparisons were made with a matched general population sample drawn from state driver's licensing files (DOL; n = 16,340). Statewide hospital discharge codes and death registry codes (International Classification of Diseases 9/10) were used to identify cases of acute kidney failure (AKF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) occurring ≥2 years after the index date.