Leslie M. Peard¹, Belinda Li¹, Stacy Dorris², Shilin Zhao³, Cyrus Adams¹, Douglass B. Clayton¹, John C. Thomas¹, John C. Pope IV¹, Mark C. Adams¹, John W. Brock III¹, Abby S. Taylor¹

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.31, No.2, pp. 11840-11846, 2024

Abstract Introduction: There are multiple historic reports linking lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in children with food allergies (FA), but contemporary studies are sparse. The objective of this study was to evaluate a potential link between FA and LUTS in the pediatric population. We hypothesized that children with FAs are more likely to have LUTS.
Materials and methods: After local IRB approval, pediatric patients (6-17 years [y]) with FAs proven by positive skin prick and/or serum IgE testing were invited to participate. A control group of pediatric patients without FAs was also recruited. All families/legal guardians signed informed… More >

Yang Hua^#, Jinyu Sun^#, Yuxuan Lou, Hao Zhang, Jing Shi^*, Wei Sun^*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.19, No.3, pp. 279-291, 2024, DOI:10.32604/chd.2024.051190 - 26 July 2024

Abstract Background: White matter lesion (WML) is common in aging brain and is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. However, recent studies reported an association between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and WML in migraineurs, especially in young, middle-aged migraineurs. Our retrospective, case-control study aims to describe the clinical characteristics of WML in this population and to explore potential risk factors. Methods: 226 patients with migraine and PFO were consecutively initially screened. Relevant factors were selected by the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression and multivariable logistic regression model. A Nomogram was employed to visualize… More >

Siegfried Geyer^1,*, Claudia Dellas², Thomas Paul², Matthias Müller², Kambiz Norozi^2,3,4

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.18, No.3, pp. 337-348, 2023, DOI:10.32604/chd.2023.028827 - 09 June 2023

Abstract Objectives: To examine whether patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are less likely to have a partner or children than individuals from the general population. Methods: Longitudinal study with two assessments of the same patients (n = 244) from a hospital population and controls (n = 238) from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) using parental education, patients age, and sex as matching criteria. The first patient study was conducted between 5/2003 and 6/2004, the second one between 5/2017 and 4/2019. Controls were drawn from GSOEP-surveys 2004 and 2018. CHD-severity was classified according to type of… More > Graphic Abstract

Ali Kheradmand¹, Sahar Ashrafzadeh², Farzane Rouzegari³, Samin Aliakbarian¹, Ali Naseh^4,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 265-274, 2023, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.024773 - 02 February 2023

Abstract Drug abuse by pregnant women is one of the significant problems for mothers and their neonates. This study aimed to investigate the effects of maternal substance use disorder during pregnancy on neonatal developmental criteria. In a case-control study, clinical records of 90 neonates diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome who were admitted to NICU in one of four hospitals affiliated with Shahid-Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran between 2017 and 2020 were compared to 90 neonates without neonatal abstinence syndrome (control group). Demographic information and data for neonatal developmental characteristics and complications were extracted… More >

Eszter Vojcek^1,2,*, V. Anna Gyarmathy^3,4, Rozsa Graf⁵, Anna M. Laszlo⁶, Laszlo Ablonczy⁷, Zsolt Prodan⁷, Istvan Seri^1,8

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.17, No.4, pp. 447-461, 2022, DOI:10.32604/chd.2022.022274 - 04 July 2022

Abstract Objective: Neonates with congenital heart disease (CHD) and perinatal stroke have high mortality and survivors are at risk for poor long-term neurodevelopmental outcome. The aim of this study was to assess the risk factors and outcome of neonates with both CHD and MRI-confirmed perinatal stroke (Study Group) and compare those to the risk factors and outcome of infants matched for CHD without stroke (Control-1) and of infants matched for MRI-confirmed stroke without CHD (Control-2). Methods: We conducted a population-based case-control study enrolling 28 term neonates with CHD and MRI-confirmed acute perinatal stroke born between 2007–2017 in… More > Graphic Abstract

Fábio C. M. Torricelli, Guilherme K. M. Ogawa, Fábio C. Vicentini, Giovanni S. Marchini, Alexandre Danilovic, Miguel Srougi, William C. Nahas, Eduardo Mazzucchi

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.25, No.2, pp. 9245-9249, 2018

Abstract Introduction: Currently, there is limited data evaluating the outcomes of supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in septuagenarian and octogenarian patients. This study aims to compare the perioperative outcomes of supine PCNL in elderly patients (≥70 years) with those of a younger population (<70 years). Materials and methods: A matched case-control study was conducted from January 2009 through December 2015 using our prospectively maintained kidney stone database. The case group consisted of patients aged over 70 years, while the control group included patients under 70 years. Patients were randomly matched based on Guy’s Stone Score as a surrogate for… More >