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Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness as a Reliable Marker of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes MellitusEpicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a distinct visceral adipose tissue that is present in between the visceral pericardium and myocardium, in which the coronary arteries are lodged. This tissue releases several inflammatory and atherogenic mediators which lead to the initiation and/or progression of coronary atherosclerosis ...
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Association of Diabetes and Severe COVID-19 Outcomes: A Rapid Review and Meta-AnalysisAddressing the urgent need for evidence on diabetes as a serious comorbidity for severe illness and death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), we investigated the association between diabetes and COVID-19 disease severity in patients hospitalized due to COVID-19.
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Effects of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors on Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Chart-Based AnalysisThe presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLDs) and type 2 diabetes was associated with elevated risks of cardiovascular events as well as the progression of NAFLD to fibrosis/cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Effects of Policosanol in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: A Six-Month StudyThe metabolic syndrome comprises a set of cardiovascular risk factors represented by obesity of central distribution, dyslipidemias, glucose metabolism abnormalities and arterial hypertension, closely associated with insulin resistance. The aim of this study is to investigate in the medium term the effects of policosanol in patients with metabolic syndrome, as well as its safety and tolerability.
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Acute Pancreatitis in a Patient With Parathyroid CarcinomaParathyroid carcinoma is a rare endocrine malignancy. Clinical features of parathyroid carcinoma are mainly due to the effects of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Hypercalcemia produced by primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism is a rare and unclear cause of acute pancreatitis.
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Vol. 11, No. 5, Oct 2021
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| Efficacy of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in the Weight Loss Among Obese Individuals: A Systematic Review | Abstract HTML PDF |
Raed Aldahash
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95-107 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jem745 |
Original Article
| Total Calcium and Ionized Calcium (pH = 7.4) Tests Are Equal When Screening Patients for Hypercalcemia at Admission in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Descriptive Study | Abstract HTML PDF Suppl1 Suppl2 |
| Regitze Wittenberg, Trine Rennebod Larsen, Lis Stilgren, Steen Antonsen | 108-114 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jem757 |
| Evaluation of Visceral Adiposity Index and Vitamin D Status in Colon Cancer: Is Visceral Obesity the Missing Link? | Abstract HTML PDF |
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Mohamed M. Aboelnaga, Engy M. Aboelnaga, Seham E.A. Abdelkhalek, Mostafa El Shaer, Nahed Abdallah
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115-122 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jem762 |
| The Kidney Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) Pods Extract Affects the Central and Peripheral Serotonergic Systems in Rats With High-Calorie Diet-Induced Obesity | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Alona Yurchenko, Daryna Krenytska, Olesya Kalmukova, Nataliia Raksha, Tetiana Halenova, Tetiana Vovk, Olexii Savchuk, Mycola Dzerzhynsky, Ludmyla Ostapchenko, Victor Tomchuk | 123-133 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jem650 |
| Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Does Not Reduce Arterial Stiffness in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes After One Year of Follow-Up | Abstract HTML PDF Suppl1 |
| Christoffer Krogager, Anne Margareta Banghoj, Per L. Poulsen, Martin G. Kirkegaard, Birger Thorsteinsson, Lise Tarnow, Esben Laugesen, Klavs W. Hansen | 134-139 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jem773 |
| Glucose Transporter 4 and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Alpha Overexpression Association With Cardioprotective Effects of Myoinositol and Metformin Combination in Type 2 Diabetic Rat Model | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Dalia Abdel-Wahab Mohamed, Wael M. Elayat, Asmaa A. Abozeid, Mohamed F. Abdel-Salam, Nahla Mohamed Teama, Dina Sayed Abdelrahim, Yomna M. Tamim | 140-151 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jem765 |